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Junoon
Nita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her mom and dad in Bombay, India, and works as a Surgeon in a hospital. She is of marriageable age, & is in love with a struggling Musician/Singer named Ravi, much to the chagrin of her mom, who wants her to marry someone who is wealthy. One day a badly wounded male is admitted into the hospital, is pronounced dead, but recovers, and with Nita's help recuperates and is discharged. He visits Nita's home, introduces himself as wealthy Vikram Chauhan and asks her parents for the hand of Nita, who immediately accept. But Nita wants to marry Ravi and plans to elope with him. On that fateful day, Ravi fails to keep his appointment and a heartbroken Nita decides to get married to Vikram. The marriage takes place with great pomp and ceremony. When Ravi attempts to re-enter Nita's life, she forbids him. Little does she know that Ravi's plans had been sabotaged by none other than Vikram - who is in reality a human during daytime, and at midnight is transformed into a ferocious man-eating tiger - and she may well be his next meal.

- 1992
Samba
Samba migrated to France ten years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burn-out. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.

- Metascore53
- 2014
Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart
For several months in 1978 and 1979, inhabitants of Oise live in fright and terror as a serial killer disturbs the peace and quiet.

- 2014
The Beat Beneath My Feet
A teenage boy discovers his unruly neighbour is really a disgraced Rock God who "died" 8 years ago owing a fortune in unpaid taxes. The boy agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.

- 2014
Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla
A lonely ice cream van driver has an unhealthy obsession with a local television soap star.

- 2014
Mizo
Mizo, who was abandoned as a new born baby in a trash can, has a messed-up life. She keeps the tiny blood-stained clothes that she was wearing when she was discovered. She wants to find her real parents who abandoned her. However..
- 2014
Lovesick
Lovesick is the comic tale of Charlie Darby (Matt LeBlanc), a man who has everything going for him: a great job as an elementary school principal, supportive friends and a wonderful life. The one thing that Charlie doesn't have is love because every time he starts to fall for a girl, his brain chemistry changes and he goes clinically insane. When he meets Molly Kingston (Ali Larter), a former dancer who just might be his perfect match, Charlie is confronted with the consequences of his condition. With the help of his friend Jason (Adam Rodriguez) and the often misguided advice from his wacky neighbor Lester (Chevy Chase), Charlie must find a way to overcome his psychosis to claim his chance at true love.

- Metascore31
- 2014
Four Seasons
Christopher Nolen's "Four Seasons" is a story about Xavier Lamar (Keith Robinson), a 35 year old man who is "almost" ready to settle down with one woman and get married. Xavier has decided to step into the dating game one more time before he settles down. He decides to date a different woman each season of the year and from there he will decide which one he will commit to marrying. His best friend Derrick (Christian Keyes) owner of the hottest café in town is there for moral support during his "Four Seasons" journey.

- 2014
Bangistan
The film follows the lives of two blundering terrorists on a mission to change the world. The young guns with lofty ideologies but ordinary talent keep pace with a series of serendipitous high-energy, fast-paced, and exceptionally entertaining events that have a huge impact on world peace.

- 2015
Aasai
A young woman's brother-in-law is infatuated with her and pulls out all the stops to destroy her love affair with another young man.

- 1995
Billy the Kid
All hell breaks loose when a lone bounty hunter kills a member of an outlaw gang. As the gang seeks bloody revenge they kill, soon to be legendary, Billy the Kid's mother, leaving him to team up with the mysterious bounty hunter to enact vengeance on the outlaws. Soon he'll find his and the bounty hunter's lives are fatefully entwined in this shoot 'em up tale of gun smoke and justice in the old west.

- 2013
The Flying Devils
A family of trapeze artists dream of accomplishing the Quad, the most difficult quadruple somersault, for which a $250,000 prize has been offered. Their dream of making the Quad gets sidetracked.

- 1985
It's Not Over
A fresh look on HIV/AIDS through the lens of Millennials. What happened to an 'AIDS free generation'? Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Jenks embarks on a global journey, traveling to South Africa, India, and middle America. PAIGE, a college student and activist, who was born with HIV contracted the disease from her mother at birth. SARANG, who contracted HIV through a partner, is a theater director, and one of the most prominent young advocates for gay rights in India (important given the recent outlawing of homosexual sex). LUCKY, a popular young man who lives in Khayelitsha, South Africa, does not have HIV but is a teacher for young people in a country with the highest number of people infected.

- 2014
Qasam Se Qasam Se
The film is a love story between Rohan (Azim Rizvi) and Faith (Faith Mehra). Set in a college, Rohan's friend Vijay (Faraaz) ends up falling in love with the same girl as Rohan and all hell breaks loose. Rohan fights all odds possible to win his ladylove. He gets jailed, beaten up, humiliated, even labelled a terrorist but nothing comes in between the hero and the heroine. Vijay's father DCP Mahadik (Ashwini Kaushal) pulls all strings to nab Rohan. How the lovers come together after all odds is what follows through the rest of the plot.
- 2012
Zamana
Poona-based Satish is a professional photographer and lives with his pregnant wife, Sudha, and son named Vinod. While developing some photographs with his friend, Shyamlal, they come across one that shows a man strangling another. They report this to the police, and shortly thereafter several men show up at Satish's house, take the photos,the negative, kill Satish, then go to hunt and kill Sudha, Vinod and Shyamlal, but they manage to escape and travel to Bombay, albeit separately. Sudha gives birth to a boy and names him Ravi. Years later, Vinod, who lives with Shyamlal, is a police inspector, while Ravi, who has taken to a life of crime, works for a gangster/respectable citizen named J.D. alias Jogeshwar Dayal - a man who Shyamlal can identify as their father's killer, and the very man who has just given Ravi a contract to kill Vinod.

- 1985
Pyari Behna
Kaali lives a middle class and common-man life with his sister Seeta in a shanty house. He works at a small train station nearby with an Engineer called Vinay. Kaali is the eldest in his household and is stern and class-conscious about his sister with whom she meet and does not meet. One day he happen to meet up with Mangla, his sister's friend and leading companion, Mangla wanted to marry Kaali as she is in love with him but he does not have any interest over her. Kaali sister confronts him and he suddenly falls in love with Mangla and they both get married. A few days later Kaali reach with an accident and looses his left arm and he holds Vinay the Engineer responsible for the accident. Vinay, however falls head over heels in love with Kaali sister Seeta but Kaali reject him of having any relationship with his family since he is responsible for Kaali's condition.

- 1985
Is This the Real World
Mark Blazey is a high school kid who's going to stay young, even if it kills him. Home, school, love, the pressure of the outside world is forcing changes on this headstrong kid.

- 2015
Anger of the Dead
In a world ravaged by a virus that turns people into cannibals, a pregnant woman (Alice) manages to survive. Alice, in the company of two other men, strives to reach an island untouched by the plague. Meanwhile, a dangerous individual is on the trail of a mysterious girl, which causes Alice to realize that the zombies are not her biggest and only threat.

- 2015
Runoff
The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land. An old friend, struggling to keep his own farm profitable by any means necessary-offers Betty a way out. She refuses to get involved, but as the pressures mount for her family and they are on the brink of eviction, her husband, Frank, reveals that he is seriously ill. How far will one to go to take care of one's own? Recalling all that is heartland Americana, this film combines an ecological urgency with a compelling yet sensitive story.

- Metascore64
- 2014
Reset
A young writer sets out to reset his life by returning, incognito, to the city where he was born and raised. While hiding from his dysfunctional family, he goes on a fragmented journey of reinvention – sexually twisted, darkly funny, and soulful.

- Metascore36
- 2015
Twiceborn
In July 1991, Satoru Ichijo is about to give a lecture in Tokyo Dome. The media pays attention to him as a "Great Charisma." People who know Satoru recall him. Time goes back to a spring day right before the college graduation, Satoru receives a message from the spiritual world and realizes he has a mission to lead humankind to happiness. While he has constant contact with the spiritual world, Satoru becomes a successful businessman who everyone envies as an elite employee. He publishes "Spiritual Message" books one after another with his family's support and to enlighten the world. One day, spirits tell him an overwhelming mission. "Your mission as the Buddha reborn, is to save all people by spreading the Truth." Satoru tries to rise up to fulfill his mission, but his decision is shaken by the devil's temptation. In solitude, Satoru chooses to live his mission as "Savior", leaves everything behind including his loved one, and steps out onto the stage of Tokyo dome.

- 2020
Wildland
After the accidental death of her mother, Ida moves in with her aunt Bodil and her three sons, who are already grown up but all still live at home: Jonas, Mads and David. Ida has had little contact with her aunt and cousins until now. This does not stop Bodil from welcoming her niece with open arms. David, Jonas and Mads also immediately take their cousin to their hearts. Ida soon notices, however, that the exuberant cordiality also has a downside. The family sticks together, but the three sons are controlled by their mother, because they are all in the service of the family business: Bodil runs a nightclub and lends money on a large scale on the side. Her sons are responsible for collecting money, if necessary by force. It doesn't take long before Ida is also drawn into Bodil's machinations. But things don't go as smoothly as expected.

- Metascore76
- 2020
The Rising Hawk
During the 13th century, Zakhar Berkut and his wife Rada lead a group of high-landers in Carpathian Mountains. Unfortunately, their tranquil existence is soon threatened by Burunda Khan, a powerful Mongol general who leads his massive armies west in search of new lands to conquer. Forced to protect their village, Zakhar and Rada send their sons, Ivan and Maksim, to ask for help from Tugar Volk, a wealthy boyar who has recently arrived from King. After his strong-willed daughter Myroslava and Maksim survive a dangerous encounter together, Tugar Volk pledges to defend the villagers against the Mongols. But when a mutual attraction sparks between Myroslava and Maksim, Tugar Volk forbids them from continuing their relationship. Meanwhile, Burunda Khan faces questions from his warriors about his motivation and military strategy for the impending invasion. As war breaks out, both sides suffer devastating casualties. Redoubling his efforts, Burunda Khan unleashes the full fury of his forces. Faced with certain doom, Maksim and Myroslava must choose to flee or make the ultimate sacrifice to save their people.

- 2019
The Moneychanger
Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly in over his head with multiple shady book-cooking schemes throughout South America, leading to an ultimate life-or-death decision.

- Metascore61
- 2019