Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.
Casts Nicholas Hoult, Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Miranda Richardson, Celia Imrie, Zac Fox, Julian Wadham, Fenella Woolgar, John Matshikiza
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Lymelife
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The Great Santini
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Permanent Midnight
The Women
Anne of the Thousand Days
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
A Star Is Born
Cheeky
Tattoo Bar
Mr. Holland's Opus
Notes on a Scandal
Street Kings
The Soft Skin
Out of Time
An Ice Cream With Two scoops ...
Heartbreak Hotel
A Christmas Tale
Cloud 9
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Lymelife
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2008
A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.Flirting
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1991
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.The Great Santini
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 1979
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.Dorm
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 2006
When 12-year-old Ton transfers to an all-boys boarding school, he's taunted by his peers and terrified by their tales about the ghosts that inhabit the school. Ton is utterly miserable until he befriends a mysterious fellow pupil.Permanent Midnight
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1998
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.The Women
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1939
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.Anne of the Thousand Days
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1969
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 2009
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IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 1937
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.Cheeky
IMDB 5.7 | Jan , 2000
While scouting out apartments in London for her Venetian boyfriend, Carla rents an apartment overlooking the Thames. There, she meets a real estate agent by the name of Moira.Tattoo Bar
IMDB 1.5 | Nov , 2000
Although she's still hung up on the man who broke her heart, club dancer Simona pledges to eradicate all memories of him by removing the tattoos he put on her body. Complicating matters is Mariel, the owner of a Barcelona tattoo shop whose obsession with Simona's undulating form leads him to steal the money to help her pay for the necessary laser treatments.Mr. Holland's Opus
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1995
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.Notes on a Scandal
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2006
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.Street Kings
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2008
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.The Soft Skin
IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 1964
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stay away from her.Out of Time
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2003
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.An Ice Cream With Two scoops ...
IMDB 3.2 | Mar , 1982
A film about a pair of sisters, whose parents are divorcing after their father leaves their mother for a younger woman, and who plot together to try to repair their fractured family.Heartbreak Hotel
IMDB 4.9 | Mar , 2006
Elisabeth and Gudrun are two Swedish divorcées, both over 40, who meet when Elisabeth parks her car on a loading zone and is ticketed by Gudrun. Despite this shaky start, a friendship grows between the two. Elizabeth, a gynecologist, is sexy and confident. She leads the shy Gudrun through the dangerous waters of single life. But as they cavort through the dance floors and bars of Stockholm's nightlife they are led to a deeper examination of the relationships with men.A Christmas Tale
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2008
When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.Cloud 9
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2008
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.