Thriller, Crime, Drama
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.
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IMDB 4.4 | Mar , 2006
Alex has a disturbing hobby of following strangers...until one night he gets caught. Instead of calling the police, the couple--fascinated by Alex's resemblance to their dead son--asks him to stay, and Alex finds himself trapped in a horrifying existence of desperation, despair, and insanity.Frieda's Case
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli.Aurore
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2005
After the sudden death of her mother, Aurore Gagnon is abused by her disturbed step-mother as her town remains in the silence followed by her death. Based on a true story.Zero Effect
IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 1998
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 1974
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IMDB 5.3 | Sep , 2004
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IMDB 5.8 | May , 1975
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1962
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IMDB 3 | Jan , 1938
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IMDB 9.5 | Jun , 2018
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IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 1991
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IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2009
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IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 2003
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IMDB 6 | Jul , 2001
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IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1954
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2024
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IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 2014
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IMDB 5.7 | Aug , 1967
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