Drama
When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father lives.
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Is It My Fault?
Castle Freak
Pierrot le Fou
As Good as It Gets
Sekunder
Michael
Field of Dreams
Life on the Line
Mystic River
Night on Earth
Rain Man
The Straight Story
La Strada
Popular Music
My Own Private Idaho
Monsoon Wedding
Tahan Na Empoy, Tahan
You (And Everyone Else)
For My Brother
Pools
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Is It My Fault?
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
A hand-drawn animation about a teen boy who must save his younger self from the hideous monster that is his past trauma.Castle Freak
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1996
John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless bloodthirsty creature.Pierrot le Fou
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 1965
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.As Good as It Gets
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1997
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.Sekunder
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
Michael
IMDB 5.7 | Dec , 1996
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.Field of Dreams
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 1989
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.Life on the Line
IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2016
As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau Ginner is haunted by memories of his brother's death by lightning years earlier. Since that tragic day, he has raised his niece Bailey and risen to foreman of a lineman team. However, there is friction when Bailey's on-off boyfriend Duncan joins the crew, while another new recruit is hiding PTSD symptoms. Beau and his team are soon putting their lives at risk in a race to replace miles of power cables to keep the electrical grid running before the deadly lightning storm strikes. Based on a true story; this film is a tribute to the heroes who risk it all to keep us safe.Mystic River
IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 2003
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.Night on Earth
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1991
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.Rain Man
IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1988
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.The Straight Story
IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 1999
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.La Strada
IMDB 7.9 | Sep , 1954
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.Popular Music
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2004
Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.My Own Private Idaho
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1991
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.Monsoon Wedding
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2001
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.Tahan Na Empoy, Tahan
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1977
Because his mother is too poor to feed her young children, Empoy is sent to work for his exploitative and cruel aunt.You (And Everyone Else)
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2016
Jack has a bit of a mattress-sized problem and Elly has some pillows she's gotta get rid of. The two cross paths and figure out the best way to get rid of their baggage together.For My Brother
IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 2014
The two brothers Aske and Bastian live with their father, Lasse, in a world of fear, violence and alcohol but the brothers' strong and close relationship means everything. Aske must serve his father's sexual needs, as well as paying customers and his father's friend, Hans. Aske tries everything to keep his little brother out of it all so that he won't experience the same as himself. But one day Bastian is abused by their father. The brothers choose to move to Norway, far away in the beautiful mountains. Their friendship outshines everything! They are together and far away from their evil father...Pools
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2020
A young woman takes a road trip across rural Australia to terminate her pregnancy, alongside her reluctant mother.