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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
A Chinese man travels to America to visit his estranged daughter after her recent divorce. Though his trip starts off as a mission to see his daughter remarry, he sparks to an Iranian woman who, despite their language barrier, captures his heart.

- Metascore64
- 2007
Shifty
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer intent on setting him up for a big fall. As his long time friend Chris confronts the dark past he left behind him, Shifty is forced to face up to the violent future he's hurtling towards.

- 2008
The Sky Crawlers
The Kildren, a group of eternally young fighter pilots, experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.

- 2008
Looking for Eric
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.

- Metascore66
- 2009
The Good Witch's Garden
Middleton prepares for its bicentennial, and Grey House is to be the party venue. Good witch Cassie is remodeling it as B&B. her first and only guest, Nick Chasen, claims to be a distant relative. He produces papers to prove he's the heir of the builder, colonial era captain Hamblin, while the Grey lady was his mistress and stole it. Police chief and lover Jake Russell goes all the way to motivate her to fight and disprove the claim before she's effectively disowned. Brandon is dared to pass a rascals-initiation by local brat Steve and Duke. George's gardening skills lead to romance.

- 2009
Paper Covers Rock
PAPER COVERS ROCK tells the story of Sam, a troubled young woman who loses custody of her six year-old daughter in the wake of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Following a brief stay at a psychiatric facility, Sam moves in with her older sister Ed, who graciously offers to help Sam piece her life back together. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and it's not at all clear whether Ed is out to save or destroy her little sister.

- 2008
A Day in the Life
Bad blood between two urban crime families explodes into an all-out turf war in this gritty, hard-hitting drama set to rap and starring music legend Sticky Fingaz.

- 2009
Gardens of the Night
An eight-year-old girl is taken from her home and convinced that her family does not want her anymore. After enduring years of horror, she and her fellow victim are dumped by their captors. Now, seventeen years old and with no one to turn to except each other, they do their best to survive life on the streets, until one day she finally accepts the help of a shelter counselor to find her way home. However, what she truly finds is the love of her life and that you can never go back. "Gardens of the Night", is a haunting, gritty and topical story which delves deep into the world of child abduction and where it often leads... for the "lucky ones." The writer/director, Damian Harris, bases his story on the kids, counselors, cops and pimps he met during two years of research.

- Metascore43
- 2008
Life in Flight
A successful New York architect (Patrick Wilson) with a beautiful wife (Amy Smart) and an adoring young son is forced to reevaluate his outwardly idyllic life after a chance meeting with an urban designer (Lynn Collins) reveals the cracks in the foundation of his paradise in an existential drama from first-time feature filmmaker Tracey Hecht.

- 2008
Look to the Light
...Life of a wannabe celebrity influencer takes a tragic turn as he chooses fast track insta-fame over love.

- 2024
Protocol-7
With the catastrophic regression of her adopted son, Lexi, a small-town lawyer, is confronted with the reality of corporate fraud at the highest level. Will she hold a massive corporation accountable in this true whistleblower story?

- 2024
The Secret Art of Human Flight
THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT is a magical realist comedy-drama about a New England widower (actor and lead producer Grant Rosenmeyer) who attempts to overcome his grief by embarking on an absurd but personal journey with an eccentric guru (Academy Award nominee Paul Raci) who claims to have unlocked the power to fly.

- 2023
Life After Fighting
A martial arts instructor is confronted with the disappearance of two of his students, leading him into a direct confrontation with a group of international child traffickers.

- 2024
Lucky Heart
Kelly is an American businesswoman that flies to Italy for a company meeting. While there, she has a chance to meet Lukas, the owner of a local ranch, that she'll fall in love with.

- 2024
Disfluency
When Jane fails her final college class, she returns home to her parent's lake house where she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.

- 2021
Operation Nutcracker
When an antique nutcracker set to be auctioned at the Warby family Christmas charity goes missing, a demanding event planner and the heir to the Warby dynasty try to track it down.

- 2024
Long Gone Heroes
Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and his team discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home. Acclaimed actors Andy Garcia, Melissa Leo, Josh Hutcherson, and Frank Grillo star in a nonstop action-thriller that will leave you breathless.
- 2024
All Shall Be Well
When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.

- Metascore82
- 2024
Chosen Family
Yoga teacher Ann cannot escape her manic family, miserable dating life, and inability to say no, leaving her constantly trying to fix everyone else's problems. But can she finally put herself first when a new love walks into her life?

- 2024
The Highest Brasil
Sea monsters, self help and sexual utopia. With his marriage crumbling, Seamus, a struggling fisherman, is unexpectedly offered the delicious pleasures of an unusual new life. But to turn his desperation into hope, Seamus will need to put his trust in a group of misfits whose project becomes more and more deranged. This absurdist dark comedy asks if there really is more out there for each of us or "IS THIS IT?"

- 2023
God's Country Song
God’s Country Song tells the story of Noah Bryan - an up-and-coming country singer determined to become a country music star. Quickly on his way to stardom, Noah is surprised after a show and left with the custody of a son he didn’t know existed. Feeling that his career is now over, he agrees to meet the boy and quickly realizes it’s time to step up and do the right thing to raise him.

- 2023
My Home Unknown
Mina, experiences homelessness and is forced to battle through a spiraling journey of mental illness to find Home. Lost between fragments of her harsh realities, Mina finds a way to accept help in the end with hopes to start a new life.

- 2023
The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race
Penny returns to her childhood home for the Appleton Show and its 'world famous' potato race, she is outraged that the men's first prize pays out $2,000 and the winning woman's prize is only $200. She is determined to right this wrong.

- 2023
A Carpenter's Prayer
The inspiring true story of a pastor and his family building a new church and an afflicted carpenter who becomes their unlikely source of hope, proving that faith in God is the true path to redemption, even in the most tragic circumstances.

- 2024