Drama, Romance
A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he must decide to either let it close, or join the community's fight to save it.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
A History of Violence
Christmas Twister
The Secret Life of Words
The Conversation
Stalag 17
Catch Me If You Can
Edward Scissorhands
Boys Don't Cry
About a Boy
The Christmas Spirit
Reporting for Christmas
Happiest Season
Our Christmas Wedding
Needful Things
The Olden Days Coat
The Return of the Yuletide Kid
Waitress
The Man Who Wasn't There
Friday After Next
The Muppet Christmas Carol
SIMILAR MOVIES
A History of Violence
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2005
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.Christmas Twister
IMDB 5 | Dec , 2012
During the holiday season, Ethan, a meteorologist, and his wife Addison, a TV news reporter, must put aside their differences and band together to help save others and rescue their missing children from a massive F6 twister that has unexpectedly descended upon their small Texas town.The Secret Life of Words
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2005
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.The Conversation
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1974
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.Stalag 17
IMDB 7.7 | May , 1953
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.Catch Me If You Can
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2002
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.Edward Scissorhands
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1990
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.Boys Don't Cry
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1999
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.About a Boy
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2002
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.The Christmas Spirit
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1956
Story about two boys who want ponies for Christmas but their family can only afford one. The horse owner, who is bitter about the loss of his son in the war, is softened by the boys' sacrifice for each other.Reporting for Christmas
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2023
When an idealistic TV producer is assigned a puff piece about a Christmas toy manufacturer over the holidays, a charming toymaker inspires her to search her heart to find true happiness.Happiest Season
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2020
A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.Our Christmas Wedding
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2023
In the sequel, roles reverse as Nicole's boss plans newly engaged Nicole and Michael's wedding in two weeks at Christmas.Needful Things
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1993
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.The Olden Days Coat
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1981
While at her grandmother's house, a ten-year-old girl finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time.The Return of the Yuletide Kid
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2019
The Christmas Kid stars Craig Roberts (Red Oaks, Submarine,) in a warm-hearted comedy from writer/director Jamie Adams (Black Mountain Poets), about a former child star who learns what’s really important at Christmastime. Anthony Richards (Roberts) – you know, the Anthony Richards, The Actor – is depressed. His agent (Dolly Wells) has just dropped him, he’s unemployed, and he has little choice but to go home for Christmas - home to his doting mother, his jealous brother and a claustrophobic Welsh community that still reveres him as the home town boy who made it big. Back in his childhood home Anthony has demons to confront. But when Patricia (Erin Richards), the Head of Drama at the area’s most prestigious stage school, presents Ant with an offer to write and direct a play, Anthony finally has the chance to leave his Christmas Kid’s baggage in the past, once and for all.Waitress
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2007
A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.The Man Who Wasn't There
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2001
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.Friday After Next
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 2002
Craig and his cousin Day Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own crib, working nights at a local mall as security guards. When their house is robbed on Christmas Eve they set out to track down the culprit.The Muppet Christmas Carol
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1992
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.