Drama, Family
A televsion reporter tasked with making a feature about Jean Jacques Rousseau's upcoming 300th birthday uses a local Swiss boy with a remarkable knowledge about the philosopher as her angle for the feature. She then brings in a local professor and Rousseau expert to try to explain how this boy could possibly know so much about a philosopher who died over a hundred years before he was even born. What unfolds is a story about friendship, nature, and the unequal distribution of wealth.
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Tistlebu
Küçük Sevgilim
The Albino's Trees
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
In the Forests of Siberia
Rememory
Spymate
Wit
Murder on the Orient Express
The Adventures of the Wilderness Family
Ether
Le Banc
The Accused
Caminhar
Dead Poets Society
The Blue Angel
Finding Forrester
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Magnolia
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Tistlebu
IMDB 4.5 | Jun , 2022
As a young urban couple on a working holiday hopes to connect with nature at Tistlebu farm, a primordial power comes into play, changing them both forever.Küçük Sevgilim
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1971
Lale, who lost her parents at a young age and lives with her sister Nevin, is studying at medical school. Murat, a renowned brain surgeon, arrives at Lale's school as a teacher. All the girls at school have their eyes on Murat. However, the young man falls for Lale. Murat does everything he can to win Lale's trust and eventually wins her heart. The couple plans to get married after graduation. However, Nevin's illness complicates matters.The Albino's Trees
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2016
A poignant moral dilemma unfolding against lush mountainous landscapes, The Albino’s Trees follows Yuku (Ryohei Matsuoka), an animal control hunter who takes on a lucrative job to kill a rare white deer considered to be a god of the forest by a nearby village. Though Yuku initially steps up to the task in order to support his mother’s medical bills, his will begins to falter as he gets to know the villagers and the reasons behind their difficult choice to live as outsiders.Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1988
There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero respect for the rabidly sociopathic Davi. But Jewish defence attorney Ron Leibman is obsessed with the concept of Due Process, and has vowed that Davi will receive a scrupulously fair trial when the terrorist is extradited to America. The defence mounted by Leibman confounds and aggravates government prosecutor Sam Waterston--but he, like Leibman, remains a man of judiciary integrity.In the Forests of Siberia
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 2016
Fed up with the hectic, senseless world he lives in, Teddy decides to settle down alone in Siberia, in the midst of winter, in a hut by the shore of Lake Baikal. After an initial period of elation in front of the splendor and magic of unspoiled nature, Teddy soon finds himself confronted with the less glossy side of things : solitude, extreme cold, the necessity to find food, danger... One night Teddy gets lost in a blizzard and would be doomed to a certain death, were it not for Aleksei, a Russian convict living hidden away in the forest nearby, who rescues him in extremis. Friendship soon blossoms between the two men...Rememory
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2017
The widow of a wise professor stumbles upon one of his inventions that's able to record and play a person's memory.Spymate
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2006
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.Wit
IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2001
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.Murder on the Orient Express
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2017
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.The Adventures of the Wilderness Family
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1975
The story of a modern family bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles. They head for the wilderness never to return.Ether
IMDB 0 | May , 2024
A movie that provokes reflection on the nature of reality and the veracity of our relationships and experiences. On questions of what is real and what is merely an illusion, the magic of the film's journey through different levels of consciousness, full of mysterious corners and strange memories, is revealed. The borders between dream and reality blur, creating an extraordinary story about feelings and the condition of human existence.Le Banc
IMDB 9 | Mar , 2025
The Accused
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1949
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.Caminhar
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2025
a young artist tired of his lonely life decides to walk through the city and reunite with someone from his past.Dead Poets Society
IMDB 8.3 | Jun , 1989
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.The Blue Angel
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 1930
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.Finding Forrester
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2000
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2012
Over three very personal films, Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has witnessed during his 60-year career.Magnolia
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1999
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1966
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.