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Goa Girls
Goa Girls is about Priya who is married to a millionaire and has an illegal affair with her PA Aravind. To lead a happy life they plan to kill Priya's husband. Twist in the tale arises when Priya herself gets killed. Finding the killer and the motive behind it forms the rest of the story.
- 2016
Hospitality
A woman with a checkered past must protect her son when a man brings trouble to her isolated bed and breakfast.

- 2018
The Last Man
Tov Matheson is a war veteran with post traumatic stress disorder who perceives that the end of the world is coming. After establishing a relationship with a dubious Messiah, he leaves his normal life to begin the construction of a shelter underground and trains himself, in an extreme way, at the cost of everything in his life. When he also believes the Messiah, something extraordinary happens.

- 2019
Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment
Shelby Quinn is a social justice food warrior working to uplift her gentrifying community. Greg is handsome, successful, and sought after land developer, helping to shape the city he grew up in. What seems like a happy accident in the grocery store leads to a perfect "opposites attract" relationship that runs into issues of unfinished business and different priorities.

- 2019
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
At high school, talented Sidney writes essays that are too daring for his English teacher as are most of the articles he submits to the school paper. Then there's a mysterious girl named Melody. He decides to write a novel that becomes an international bestseller. But then he disappears for years. Where? Why?

- Metascore18
- 2017
Toxic Shark
Off the coast of Puerto Rico, the tropic singles resort of the shady entrepreneur, Reese, becomes a pole of attraction to tanned young holidaymakers, and an unseen underwater menace. With the toxicity levels in the water rapidly rising, and the staff mysteriously disappearing, Sam reunites with his former girlfriend, Eden, in the sunny retreat, unbeknownst to them that a "dirty" shark has already infected one of their mutual friends. Now, as if being the ocean's deadliest predator weren't enough, this particular shark is also poisonous. Who can survive the brutal attack and the bite of the Toxic Shark?

- 2017
The Ticket
A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial.

- Metascore52
- 2016
Jason's Letter
The film takes place in a small town where 72 % of the people who live there are Black, 10 % are Hispanic, 4 % are Asian and the remaining residents are primarily White. While this is the make up of those who live there, with the exception of a few black officers the local police force is predominately white. But sadly, and as is the case in many communities of color, nearly all of those who have been shot and killed by the police are unarmed minority men, women and now more than ever young children, most of whom posed little or no real threat to the officers. While simultaneously dealing with the fact that his grandmother is suffering from dementia and more and more of these cop shootings, 12 year old Jason Mckey whose character is played by new comer Jamol Manigault, looks to his uncle for help, his uncle then seeks to acquire the services of Always Best to assist with the in home Care and comforting of the woman Jason affectionately calls Mom Mom. After a young boy with whom he attended elementary school becomes the latest casualty, Jason realizes that the marching and protesting have done little to nothing to curb these shootings, and decides to approach his uncle whose best friend Samatha Brooks whose character is played by veteran actress Vivica A. Fox, as the city manager and advisor to the city counsel. After agreeing to help, she succeeds in getting him in front of the council to officially present his letter and petition, which contains multiple solutions to these shootings, some of which are controversial but for him, a last resort to stopping the unjustified killings, all of which have gone unpunished.

- 2017
Outside In
Chris, an ex-con (Jay Duplass) struggling to readjust to life in his small town, forms an intense bond with his former high-school teacher, Carol (Edie Falco), who is herself struggling to reconnect with teen daughter Hildy (Kaitlyn Dever).

- Metascore76
- 2017
Mary Queen of Scots
This movie explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But England is under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who wishes to reduce the perceived threat from Mary. Each young Queen beholds her "sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female rulers in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to succeed to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones--and change the course of history.

- Metascore60
- 2018
Entanglement
While searching for the meaning of his existence, Ben Layton uncovers a family secret that leads him to a woman named Hanna... who might have almost been his adopted sister. But when he and Hanna inadvertently fall in love, and his life becomes increasingly and weirdly complicated, Ben starts to realize that everything is incredibly connected - and that the world might just be more inexplicable than he ever imagined.

- Metascore54
- 2017

- 2018
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
An anthology of 7 short movies about adults thinking back to decisive moments in their pasts/childhoods. "A Walk In Winter": A preteen boy returns as an adult to a wood where the remains of a body is found that may be his mom or dad. "Guests": A preteen boy moves with his mom and seriously-ill dad from Chicago to a small town in New Mexico, where he's bullied from day one at school. "Almost Not Beautiful": Two sisters, one an alcoholic, meet as adults and look back at their childhood. "Miss Famous": A woman cleaning houses and living in a trailer park with her daughter fantasizes about writing a novel and becoming famous. "Lacunae": A son visits his parents after his dad's had a stroke. They bring up his ex Laura, who has a son--his? He sees her. "Smoke": Three teenage boys locked out of the VW in the wilderness sit and talk into the night about sex before hitchhiking back to town. "The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards": A young man takes a detour on his way home from college to a party with plenty of booze and drugs.

- 2015
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
A church destroyed. A congregation silenced. A relationship shattered. Yet even in life's darkest valleys, a small flame can light the way toward healing and hope. After a deadly fire rips through St. James Church, Hadleigh University leaders use the tragedy to push the congregation off campus, forcing the church to defend its rights and bringing together estranged brothers for a reunion that opens old wounds and forces them to address the issues that pulled them apart.

- Metascore33
- 2018
Patrick the Pug
The countryside comes alive with Patrick's fiddle music - and children will too!

- Metascore35
- 2018
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Initially drawn together by their shared love of music, a young couple finds themselves at a crossroads 10 years later. As they try in vain to divide their prized music collection, they trace the trajectory of their crumbling relationship.

- Metascore27
- 2017
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.
On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.

- Metascore65
- 2018
A Midnight Clear
Set in 1944 France in the Ardennes forest, an American Intelligence squad locates a German platoon wishing to surrender rather than risk their lives in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, temporarily isolated from the war, set aside their differences and share a Christmas celebration. The plan includes a mock battle that turns deadly because one of the soldiers is unaware of the surrender plan.

- 1992
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Involved crime drama about an intricate plan to rob an airport bank. Watch for the surprise ending and look quickly for a barely-recognizable Harrison Ford in his film debut, playing a bellhop.

- 1966
The Player
Events in the life of a Hollywood studio executive unfold with the same unrealistic positive coincidences, ultimately culminating to a "happy ending," much like the movie scripts with which he works day in and out, after he accidentally murders someone.

- Metascore86
- 1992
Wings
Two young men from the same town but different social classes end up as fighter pilots in WWI. Jack Preston is a keen auto mechanic, building and modifying cars. David Armstrong comes from a wealthy family. They are both in love with the same woman, Sylvia. Her heart belongs to David but she doesn't let Jack know and plays along with his infatuation. Meanwhile, Jack's neighbour, Mary, is deeply in love with him but he just views her as a friend. WWI interrupts the romantic entanglements as Jack and David enlist in the US Army Air Service (Air Service of the AEF at the time). They are initially bitter enemies, due to them both vying for Sylvia's affections. Over time, however, they become very good friends. They are both posted to the same fighter squadron in France, where being a fighter pilot means every day could easily be your last.

- Metascore78
- 1927
Milk Money
Young Frank and his pals get an idea for the ultimate in excitement. They decide to pool their savings, bicycle to the nearby Big City, and hire some woman of the streets to strip for them. Things do not work out that simply, but they do meet V, a Hooker With A Heart Of Gold, who ends up giving them a ride home. Soon she is living in Frank's treehouse, unbeknownst to Frank's widowed father Tom, who thinks she is one of Frank's teachers. Soon, however, the evil Waltzer comes looking for V.

- 1994
Poison
Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, POISON deftly interweaves trio of transgressive tales-“Hero,” “Horror” and “Homo”-that build toward a devastating climax. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

- Metascore67
- 1991
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla returns in a brand-new movie that ignores all preceding movies except for the original with a brand new look and a powered up atomic ray. This time he battles a mysterious UFO that later transforms into a mysterious kaiju dubbed Orga. They meet up for the final showdown in the city of Shinjuku.

- Metascore41
- 1999