In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Casts S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett Jr., Macy Gray, Terrence Howard, Ernie Hudson, Rosie Perez, Liev Schreiber
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2019
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IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1983
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
IMDB 8.8 | May , 2024
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IMDB 7.8 | Aug , 1988
19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight...Matter of Time
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
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IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2017
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IMDB 6.5 | May , 2000
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1964
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.Barbershop
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 2002
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.The Royal Tenenbaums
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2001
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 1981
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 1970
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 1998
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IMDB 7.5 | May , 1993
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IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1993
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IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1999
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IMDB 8 | Jun , 1985
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.Promised Hearts
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 2025
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1998
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.