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Escape and Evasion
After his men are killed in Burma, Seth returns home in search of solace in the arms of his dead comrade's sister, Rebecca. She struggles her way through what she suspects is a military cover-up as Seth's reality spirals into disarray and imaginary soldiers inhabit his waking nightmares. Confronted by an unrelenting journalist, he's forced to face the ghosts of his past one last time.

- 2019
A Devil's Game
"Bigg Boy" Simms and his gang always throw the flashiest parties with the best drugs. When Bigg's supply runs dry resulting in serious debt, the collectors threaten his girlfriend Julia's life and leave him desperate for a way out. Anthony, Bigg's right-hand man, convinces him that the "way" is to start dealing a different kind of lucrative product - girls. The plan unravels quickly when Julia unknowingly becomes involved and a deadly cat-and-mouse game is sparked, forcing everyone to pick a side or face the consequences. A take on the Faustian Bargain, 'A Devil's Game' is a suspense thriller/crime drama that intricately explores the gray area between good and evil, and the personal price for which one can be bought.

- 2016
First Cow
A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.

- Metascore90
- 2019
Human Traces
Soon after the arrival of a mysterious young man, contact with the outside world is cut off for a husband and wife trying to return a remote island in the Southern Ocean, 1000 kilometres from human life, to its natural state.

- 2017
Lucky
Lucky is an old US Navy veteran of rigid habits and attitudes in a small town. When his routine is interrupted by a sudden collapse at home, Lucky finds himself realizing that his remarkably healthy old age is going to face an inevitable decline and he has to accept it. In that difficult reassessment, Lucky must face up to what he believes in and how much it compares to his neighbors' priorities. In doing so, Lucky finds that his life has its positive side as he searches for some meaning that he can accept.

- Metascore80
- 2017
Island Zero
Inhabitants of a fishing island off the coast of Maine find themselves mysteriously cut off from the outside world after the ferry suddenly stops coming. All the phones have gone dead and every boat sent to the mainland fails to return. When dead bodies turn up along the water's edge, the hardy band of survivors must find out who, or what, is killing them.

- 2018
Dope Fiend
In a methodical scheme for gentrification in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, money, drugs and violence manipulate the lives of three warring families, forcing them to address their ills or face destruction.

- 2017
Driver
Art Mathews (Rick Lundgren) is a washed up drunk. He was a Las Vegas police officer. But after the murder of his wife, Helen, Art's attempt to find and bring the killer to justice ended with multiple incidents of police brutality for which Art was indefinitely suspended. Henry Falcon (Stephen Medvidick) is a driver and a serial killer with multiple personality disorder. The murder of Helen is officially unsolved, but clues from a dead call girl will lead back to Reggie (Lorenzo Lamas, star of Falcon Crest). Reggie manages an escort service, former manager of the dead call girl, and current manager of Henry's new obsession. Detective Hutchins (Jason James Richter, star of Free Willy) is Art's former partner and had been watching over him, but as Art gets closer, Hutchins loses control. Henry begins to break; his inner demons are unleashed; and the casualties begin to rise.

- 2018
A Veteran's Christmas
Captain Grace Garland, a decorated US veteran, returns home after two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When she finds herself stranded in the town of River's Crossing a couple weeks before Christmas, the local judge Joe Peterson, offers her a place to stay on his property and takes it upon himself to show Grace everything she has been missing--Christmas, family, community, and love.

- 2018
Heartbeats
Richard Andrews' latest attempt to set straight his marriage with bitching Michelle is to take his family to India to attend a week-long semi-traditional wedding. Their college-student daughter Kelli Andrews must get over her family frustration and her fate to study law when she really wants to dance, and to start appreciating the exotic splendor of Bombay. Rehearsals for the Bollywood-style dances, notably at the sangeet, bring her and her friends in contact with the charming crew dancing instructors from the countryside, Aseem Kapoor and DJ Basu, who take them along to the nightclub where they pursue their musical dream. Conflicting expectations, debts, and Cupid's arrows complicate life for all, but the end of the week approaches, requiring outcomes before the Americans return to L.A.

- 2017
Fall City
Just before Christmas, recently-paroled thief, Jon Price, is forced to return to his small, rainy hometown of Fall City, Washington where he unexpectedly begins to find joy as he meets a struggling single mother who shows him true kindness, and he begins filling the role of a father for her young daughter.

- 2018
The Untamed
In a small Mexican city, Alejandra and her husband Ángel struggle to maintain their deteriorating marriage, while her brother, Fabián, works as a nurse at a local hospital. Their lives are disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious woman named Verónica, who introduces them to a secluded cabin in the woods. There, she reveals the existence of an extraterrestrial creature that offers otherworldly, intense pleasure to those who interact with it. As the characters succumb to the allure of the creature, they find themselves caught in a cycle of addiction and destruction that forces them to confront their deepest repressed desires and the fragility of their personal lives.

- Metascore72
- 2016
I'm Not Here
Steve is haunted by his past as every object in his home, every sound he hears reminds him of a specific event in his life. Steve connects the events of his life to discover how he ended up alone and broken. As he relives each significant memory, he understands the generational issues that have held him captive like his father before him. Can he move past the pain and forgive his trespassers, and more importantly, forgive himself?

- Metascore45
- 2017
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.

- Metascore69
- 2019
It Comes at Night
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.

- Metascore78
- 2017
American Fango
A coming-to-New York love story about an Italian actor who comes to New York City from Rome, and through a series of misadventures becomes romantically involved with several beautiful women. Sidetracked in Los Angeles, he is ultimately transformed by the power of true love ... and the realization that he is really a New Yorker at heart!

- 2017
The Christmas Cottage
Any couple who spends the night in the Christmas cottage shall have love everlasting - Lacey Quinn did not believe in happily ever after or the legend of the Christmas cottage. As maid of honor for her best friend Ava, her duties included decorating the cottage for the newlyweds. It was a simple enough task, but she hadn't counted on sexy Ean Callahan, the bride-to-be's brother, to be assisting her. Spending the evening ensconced in the overly romantic setting while a blizzard howls outside has Lacey wondering if fairy tales really do come true.

- 2017
All Saints
ALL SAINTS is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock (John Corbett), the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.

- Metascore63
- 2017
Lost in London
Within the course of one night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds him up in jail.

- 2017
Prescience
When Isaac Smith's attraction to his beautiful girlfriend Ashley begins to cool, this hard charging, red-blooded criminal attorney is forced to confront his sexuality when he finds himself attracted to his sister’s friend Mark.

- 2019
A Mother's Nightmare
Vanessa moves fast to claim Chris for her own, taking his time away and distancing him from his family and friends. His mom, Maddie, is disturbed by their sudden relationship and when she discovers a secret of Vanessa's and she uses all her resources to convince Chris to end it. Angered and vengeful, Vanessa accuses Chris of a heinous act that turns the school against him and sparks an online attack. When things get violent, Vanessa plans her next move and Maddie must find out Vanessa's game before she loses her son forever.

- 2012
God's Pocket
When Mickey's crazy step-son Leon is killed in a construction 'accident', nobody in the working class neighborhood of God's Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle between a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please and a debt he can't pay.

- Metascore51
- 2014
The Bad Guys
During a fleeting return trip to his childhood home, a budding filmmaker is confronted by the now-grown ensemble of his old hometown friends - none of whom are aware that he intends to make his fortune off the shared childhood trauma that splintered them apart all those years ago. During an alcohol-fueled weekend of reminiscence and regret, the eccentric 20-somethings open old wounds, make new mistakes, and realize that the consequences of youth can follow you into adulthood.

- 2018
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled 12 years earlier. As memories of an enigmatic and beautiful woman resurface - a woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget - Luo Hongwu begins his search for her. Past and present, reality and dream interweave in Bi Gan's stunningly beautiful and highly innovative film noir.

- Metascore88
- 2018