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Benavides Born
Luz Garcia, a high school student in a forgotten Texas town, wants something different than the options awaiting her after graduation. She's earned a ticket out with admission to the University of Texas at Austin, but she can't afford to go. Her one shot is a scholarship for winning the State Powerlifting Championship. It's all or nothing for Luz...until nothing stares her in the face.

- Metascore50
- 2011
The Burning Plain
The Burning Plain follows the story of several different people separated by time and space -- Sylvia, a woman in Oregon who must undertake an emotional odyssey to rid herself of her past; Mariana and Santiago, two teenagers trying to piece together the shattered lives of their parents in a New Mexico border town; Maria, a little girl who goes on a border-crossing voyage to help her parents find redemption, forgiveness, and love; and Gina and Nick, a couple who must deal with an intense and clandestine affair... because they are both married.

- Metascore45
- 2008
Keep the Lights On
It's 1998 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) first meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationship quickly develops. As the two men start building a home and life together, each continues to privately battle their own compulsions and addictions. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy, and--most of all--love, Keep the Lights On takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times.

- Metascore79
- 2012
Alps
To ease the pain of the bereaved after the loss of a beloved one, a handful of eclectic misfits decide to form a company, The Alps. Of course, for a small fee, its discreet, well-trained staff can be whomever the customer desires, be it a cherished son or a dead spouse; the Alps' employees can even learn the dear deceased's quirks and mannerisms to speed the mourning process up. However, what happens if one of the Alps breaks protocol and becomes too attached to the client?

- Metascore69
- 2011
Cargo
A young Russian woman, smuggled into America by human traffickers, and a notorious Egyptian transporter, hired to drive her from the Mexican border to New York City, form an unlikely bond that transforms them and threatens to derail the traffickers' plans.

- Metascore47
- 2011
You Hurt My Feelings
A melancholy man becomes a nanny to prove to his ex-girlfriend that he's ready to have children.

- 2011
The Corridor
A group of high school friends reunite years later for a weekend of partying and catching up on old times. Isolated deep in the snow covered forest, they stumble upon a mysterious corridor of light. Like a drug, the corridor's energy consumes them, driving them to the point of madness. One by one, they turn on each other, taking their evil to the next level. Mayhem leads to murder as they race to outlast each other, and the corridor's supernatural powers.

- 2010
The Kitchen
Jennifer's thirtieth birthday party is supposed to be a special day. But what starts out as a day of celebration quickly spirals into a most ill-fated day Jennifer wishes she could forget, in this ensemble comedy set entirely in a kitchen.

- 2012
Desert Riders
Camel racing is one of the most popular sports in the Middle East. Desert Riders is the story of some of the thousands of boys who have been trafficked to work as camel jockeys from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritania and Sudan.

- 2011
Mistletoe Over Manhattan
Lucy and Joe ,whose married life is on a verge of a divorce, gets the surprise visit of Mrs. Claus in disguise. Mrs. Claus is on a mission to find the true spirit of Christmas that can inspire Santa Claus. Both Lucy and Joe are consumed by their professional commitments. Lucy's interest in her boss, Parker makes things more complicated. Can Mrs. Claus accomplish her mission, and spread the joy of Christmas.

- 2011
Born of War
Mina, a young college student, has her life ripped away after her family is killed. When she finds out their murders were part of a botched kidnapping to return her to her real father — a terrorist in the Middle East — Mina works with British Intelligence to take him down...and take control of her life again. But she quickly learns that there are two sides to every story.

- 2014
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Following the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife, a man is accused of the murder of his third.

- 2012
Karama Has No Walls
'Karama has no walls' is set amidst Yemen's 2011 uprising. The film illustrates the nature of the Yemeni revolution in stark contrast to the gross violations of human rights that took place on Friday, March 18th 2011. Juma'at El-Karama (Friday of Dignity) marks a turning point in the Yemeni revolution as the tragic events that took place on this day -when pro-government snipers shot dead 53 protestors - shook the nation and propelled hundreds of thousands more to flock to the square in solidarity with their fellow citizens. Through the lenses of two cameramen and the accounts of two fathers, the film retells the story of the people behind the statistics and news reports, encapsulating the tragic events of the day as they unfolded.

- 2012
Damsels in Distress
Whit Stillman’s hilarious comedy about a trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university and help severely depressed students through a program of donuts and tap dancing.

- Metascore67
- 2011
Comes a Bright Day
A romantic thriller set during the armed robbery of one of London's most exclusive jewelers.

- 2012
Forgetting the Girl
Haunted by a traumatic history, photographer Kevin Wolfe struggles to systematically forget all his bad memories, but erasing his past threatens to consume his future.

- Metascore55
- 2012
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
On the day of her wedding, an ambivalent bride (Felicity Jones) locks herself in her bedroom while her family -- and former lover (Luke Treadaway) -- await downstairs.

- Metascore49
- 2012
The Human War
On the eve of the Iraq War, teenager Mark Swift dreams of escape from the realities of his lower-class existence in Youngstown, Ohio, and the fear and bewilderment of a society at war.
- 2011
The Last Flight
Aviator Marie Vallières de Beaumont goes on a journey to find her lover Bill Lancaster after his plane disappears in the Sahara. After her plane is forced down in the Ténéré she meets Lieutenant Antoine Chauvet of the French Camel Corps who joins in the hunt for Lancaster. As the two endure hardships in the desert, they begin to develop feelings for each other.

- 2009
Bro'
After meeting his girlfriend's brother, a college student gets involved in the wild-partying lifestyle of professional freestyle motocross riders, and is taught the ins and outs of their world. The deeper he gets, however, the sooner he’ll find himself in a downward spiral, looking for a way out - and asking himself how far he's willing to go to achieve a sense of belonging.

- 2012
Augustine
A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.

- Metascore74
- 2012
Sightseers
Chris wants to show Tina his world and he wants to do it his way - on a journey through the British isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan.

- Metascore69
- 2012
Ek Tha Tiger
In the dark world of intelligence and espionage, all information is guarded in the name of national security. But some stories escape the fiercely-guarded classified files, stories that become legends. This is one such story, a story that shook the very foundation of this dark world. In a government employees' neighbourhood in New Delhi, lived a rugged, handsome and mysterious bachelor about whom his neighbours knew nothing. That was because he was India's top spy, an officer with the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external intelligence agency. This man was known even in official corridors as TIGER. Tiger is sent on a relatively easy and safe mission to Dublin, Ireland to observe a scientist of Indian origin who is suspected of sharing his research findings with the Pakistan defence establishment. Tiger attempts to meet the scientist but is not successful. He tries to befriend the scientist's part-time home caretaker Zoya. As Tiger gets closer to Zoya, he begins to discover his human side. For the first time in his life, Tiger falls in love. What follows is a tumultuous journey that Tiger and Zoya embark upon, battling the dark world of intelligence and espionage that forbids its soldiers to fall in love.

- 2012
Dharti
Dharti is produced by Darshan Singh Grewal, J.S. Kataria and Jimmy Shergill, and stars Jimmy Shergill, Surveen Chawla, Rannvijay Singh, Japji Khaira, Prem Chopra, Rahul Dev, Binnu Dhillon & Shavinder Mahal. Jimmy Shergill's background comes from Air Force as he is the Squadron leader. Serious Political Suspense Thriller. That's what Dharti is. However the film was promoted as something largely associated with Air Force, but it didn't have much to do with that. It's just that Jimmy Shergill's background comes from Air Force as he is the Squadron leader. plot is quite complex and a lot of characters are involved in the film. There are a lot of twists and turns in the film and the story goes here and there quite often.

- 2011