The Namesake
Sep 02, 2006 | IMDB 6.7
122 min Watch NowDrama, Family
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
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Dorian Blues
Parting Glances
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The Crime of Father Amaro
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IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 1969
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IMDB 4 | Jan , 2009
Joseph McKelheer and Cory Knauf (The Hamiltons, The Violent Kind) star in this intense thriller set in the lingering light of the Alaskan midnight sun. Charlie Shepard, a modern day faith healer with a small flock of believers, is stunned when his family is brutally murdered. Six months later a young, mysterious girl (Courtney Halverson) appears and becomes the link to his family's killing and the murderers themselves, ultimately leading to violent consequences for all.Twisted Roots
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2009
In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.Stockholm Marathon
IMDB 5 | Jul , 1994
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 1969
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IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 1998
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 1970
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IMDB 3.4 | Mar , 2000
Three rebellious teenage girls decide to even the score in the battle of the sexes.Mi Vida Loca
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1994
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.Every Jack Has a Jill
IMDB 5.3 | Jul , 2009
Jack is encouraged to take the romantic Paris vacation he won, despite just being dumped by his girlfriend. His trip soon devolves into chaos and adventure, when his luggage is swapped for a French businesswoman's belongings who soon takes a liking to his belongings -- especially his shoes -- and sets out to find him.The Greatest
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2009
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IMDB 6 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 1986
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IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1936
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2006
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IMDB 5.6 | Sep , 1991
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IMDB 5.2 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1968
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2005
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