In the Time of the Butterflies
Oct 21, 2001 | IMDB 6.3
95 min Watch NowTV Movie, Thriller, Drama, History, Romance
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime when members of their family are killed by the government's troops.
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
Down
The Blue Butterfly
The Fool
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Liberty
Esmeralda Bay
The Contender
Marathon Man
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Quiet Earth
Children of Men
House of Flying Daggers
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IMDB 0 | May , 1944
Promotional short extolling the virtues of the American government's wartime Economic Stabilization Plan.Little Ashes
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2008
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.Inside Men
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2015
A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings.The Lives of Others
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2006
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.Wag the Dog
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1997
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1928
Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.V for Vendetta
IMDB 7.9 | Feb , 2006
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.Good Night, and Good Luck.
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2005
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.Down
IMDB 5.1 | Sep , 2001
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans begin separate investigations. Newman gets resistance from superiors at his company, which manufactured the elevator, while additional elevator incidents cause several gruesome deaths. The police get involved and suspect that terrorists are responsible, but a far stranger explanation looms.The Blue Butterfly
IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2004
Based on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the mythic and elusive Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them on a trip to the jungle to search for the butterfly, leading to an adventure that will transform their livesThe Fool
IMDB 7.8 | Aug , 2014
The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
IMDB 4.6 | Feb , 2022
A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.Liberty
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2025
Born with valuable and powerful abilities, a young woman escapes a confidential, brutal experiment. Federal agents will stop at nothing to capture her.Esmeralda Bay
IMDB 4.4 | May , 1989
A priest secretly leads rebels in their struggle against the corrupt military dictatorship of the Central American country of Puerto Santo.The Contender
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2000
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.Marathon Man
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1976
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.The Day the Earth Stood Still
IMDB 5.6 | Dec , 2008
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.The Quiet Earth
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1985
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.Children of Men
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 2004
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.