Drama, Documentary
As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
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Red Desert
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Between Something & Nothing
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IMDB 5.9 | May , 2009
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IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2001
When shy, straitlaced George meets vivacious, adorable Alicia, he's instantly smitten -- which puts his imminent arranged marriage in jeopardy. He vows to do the right thing, but then he falls in with Gerard, a lovesick, voluble Frenchman who overcomes George's sense of propriety and takes him on a meandering road trip to amour.Horns and Halos
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 2002
"What if someone wrote your biography? Would there be horns and halos involved?"The War Within
IMDB 5.6 | Sep , 2005
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.Tre
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2006
Gabe and Kakela are happily engaged couple in the mountain of Calabasas, CA. Gabe works as a horse riding instructor and Kakela is a trying-to-be writer. They live in house complex with Nina who is currently separated from her husband. One day, their long-time friend Tre rushes in and asks for short stay after his break-up with his girlfriend. Two men and two women start living under the same roof began its strange journey of the relationship in a isolated world near the city.Watercolors
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IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1997
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IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2004
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IMDB 8 | Aug , 2009
A call girl goes to a priest to confess a sin she hasn't committed yet: she plans to kill herself on her next birthday. Then she disappears and he goes looking for her, enlisting the help of an ad hoc congregation of troubled souls along the way. A story about forgiveness.Electric Shadows
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 2005
For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in custody. Her tiny apartment, he discovers, is a shrine to his favorite escape, the movies.Slingshot
IMDB 3.8 | Mar , 2005
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IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2001
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IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 2008
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IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2003
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IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 2004
Harry is a 23-year-old former boy band idol who is watching his younger brother Max, 16, follow in his footsteps. Harry has detoured on his way to a Japanese concert tour to escort Max on a long-promised camping adventure. Their trip begins on a note of camaraderie but quickly turns serious as old wounds resurface, forcing them to come to terms with their dysfunctional past--Harry's drinking problems, his disconnection from the family, and, most of all, his relationship with Max and the emotional dependency that keeps them from moving into adulthood.Eban and Charley
IMDB 4.5 | Jun , 2000
29-year-old Eban has retreated home to his parent's house in Seaside Oregon after the dissolution of his teaching job in Seattle. There he courts 15-year-old Charlie and eventually the two start a sexual relationship. As the age of consent in Oregon is 18 years and given the age difference, the adults in this drama take a dim view of this development.