Liberty Heights
Nov 17, 1999 | IMDB 6.8
127 min Watch NowDrama
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
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Gilles
Jelgava '94
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American Sons
Seandainya
Himeyuri
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RLP: the documentary
Mommy
Rain
Wildflower
Losing Isaiah
Sollers Point
Lys
Sylvia
The Class
SILENTLY UNITED
Midnights with Adam
The Boy Turns Man
Greased Lightning
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Gilles
IMDB 1 | Sep , 2016
On a Saturday night in the "City of Love", two sworn enemies are united in their hatred for someone they despise even more than each other: a gay man.Jelgava '94
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2019
Film takes us deep inside the world of Latvian teenagers in 90s: combining the intimate diary of a teenager Jānis trying to find himself by joining a subculture, as well as a skillful, detailed and almost documentary-like depiction of the beginnings of the second independence of Latvia. “Jelgava ’94” is a portrait of a generation in the 1990s who are searching for their own identity and are fans of alternative culture. This is a touching story about us as youngsters, when everybody is against the whole world and tries not to become “one of them”. But can one keep the promise? The story is based on the best seller by Jānis Joņevs set in the 1994 in the Latvian city of Jelgava.Go North
IMDB 3.9 | Jan , 2017
Set in the wake of unknown catastrophe which has resulted in an adult-free community being led by a cabal of former high school jocks. After two members set out on a dangerous journey into the unknown to find family and hope for the future, Caleb and his vicious underling Gentry follow in hot pursuit.American Sons
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1994
AMERICAN SONS is a provocative examination of how racism shapes the lives of Asian American men. A simple but compelling performance piece featuring four of the country's best Asian American actors, AMERICAN SONS is a challenging exploration of how prejudice, bigotry and violence twists and demeans individual lives.Seandainya
IMDB 5 | Feb , 2012
Cinta and Arkana have a relationship (lover) but not approved by his father. The father was deaf and dumb Cinta changed after Arkana presence. However Cinta not heed his father until his father became very angry and no longer care Cinta. In the midst of all the other reality is revealed, Cinta leukemia disease.Himeyuri
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2012
The 30-minute film centers around a group of high school students who became nurses called Himeyuri and served during the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. The Himeyuri Alumnae Incorporated Foundation, which runs the Himeyuri Peace Museum in Okinawa, produced the film with the aim to convey the experiences of those high school students, many of whom lost their lives during the battle, to children.School Life
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2019
In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own.RLP: the documentary
IMDB 10 | Feb , 2024
"Rola Low Profile" is a compelling documentary that delves into the final journey of a group of friends from the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN) Campus Ceará-Mirim during their last year of high school. Through authentic and intimate moments, the film captures the farewells, expectations, and challenges these young individuals face as they prepare to embark on diverse paths after graduation. With laughter, tears, and a soundtrack that encapsulates the essence of this unique phase of life, "Rola Low Profile" celebrates friendship, resilience, and personal growth, offering an unforgettable portrait of the last chapter of this shared educational journey.Mommy
IMDB 8.2 | Sep , 2014
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.Rain
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2020
The film follows 12-year-old Ats, whose older brother Rain unexpectedly returns to the family home in a small seaside town to face their authoritarian father Kalju and their mother, a woman on the verge of losing love. Ats is a witness to the clash between his father and brother, two stubborn men from different generations with radically different views of the world.Wildflower
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2023
The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.Losing Isaiah
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 1995
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.Sollers Point
IMDB 5.1 | Oct , 2017
Keith, a small-time drug dealer, is under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore. He re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. There, he pushes back against his surrounding limitations as he tries to find a way out of his own internal prison.Lys
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2010
Teenage girl Lys is discovered inside the reactor of the newly build TERRA Power Plant and finds she is developing special powers that connect her to the energy of all living things.Sylvia
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2003
Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.The Class
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2007
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.SILENTLY UNITED
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
Smooth Feather is proud to announce the release of our latest film, "Silently United"! Parker Day, Director of "Silently United, listened to the stories and experiences of his peers to create an authentic telling of what living with anxiety is like. While this movie is just a glimpse of one person's anxiety, we hope that this film creates space for an open dialogue between people to talk more about this unifying topic.Midnights with Adam
IMDB 4.5 | May , 2013
Over the course of one night, a newly out-of -the-closet young man struggles to hold back his feelings for his straight best friend while dealing with the problems and complications of being different in a hetero-normative world.The Boy Turns Man
IMDB 7 | May , 1972
The action centers on Ran and his schoolmates who are in the last year of school. They are only a few days away from the day when they will have to make a decisive choice: what are they going to be, and what is more important, how are they going to live? In the whirlpool of meetings with different people and mainly with three women, the filmmakers are trying to see the future of their main character. His schoolmate Mariana wants to lead him into family life. The pop singer Neli is the very incarnation of adventurism. However, he is most deeply touched by the salesgirl in the near-by coffee shop Tintyava. This is a wordless affair in which each glance exchanged betrays the piercing excitement of impossible love.Greased Lightning
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1977
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.