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From the Dead
After Janie accidentally murders her husband during disputed infidelity over a stripper, her husband's brother introduces her to an Aztec spell that resurrects him from the dead; Unfortunately, he returns to take revenge.

- 2019
The Flip Side
Mired in debt, Ronnie (Emily Taheny) is a struggling Adelaide restaurateur looking after her elderly mother and living with good-hearted boyfriend Jeff (Luke McKenzie). Five years ago, while catering on a film set in Australia, she had an intense affair with British movie star, Henry (Eddie Izzard). Despite wild declarations of love, as the movie wrapped so did the relationship, crushing Ronnie's heart. When Henry's French girlfriend Sophie (Vanessa Guide) calls to say they will be in Adelaide on a promotional tour Jeff excitedly agrees to meet up and unwittingly creates the perfect opportunity for Henry to seduce Ronnie all over again. 'The Flip Side' taps into the intricacies of relationships, ambition, and love when mixed with a bloody good shiraz.

- 2018
Half Off
Video store owner Ben secretly pines for his employee Leela, until the recession intervenes in more ways than one.
- 2013
Ghostbox Cowboy
A Texan "ghost tech" inventor reinvents himself, as a cowboy in China's industrial wild west. But soon finds himself at the mercy of corrupt American expats looking to reinvent him once more.

- Metascore76
- 2018
The Burnt Orange Heresy
An ambitious art critic steals a rare painting and becomes consumed by his own greed as the operation spins out of control, in Giuseppe Capotondi's (The Double Hour) thriller based on Charles Willeford's noir novel and starring Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland, Claes Bang, and Mick Jagger.

- Metascore57
- 2019
The Wolf Hour
June was once a known counter-culture figure, but that was a decade ago. She now lives alone in her South Bronx apartment, having all but cut herself off from the outside world. It's the notorious "Summer of Sam" and June only has to look out of her window to see the violence escalating with the brutal summer heat. The city is on a knife's edge, a pressure-cooker about to explode into the incendiary 1977 New York blackout riots.

- Metascore42
- 2019
All Square
John Zbikowski (Michael Kelly) is a down-on-his-luck, small town bookie having a hard time collecting on outstanding debts. After a one night stand with an ex-girlfriend (Pamela Adlon), John strikes up an unlikely friendship with her 12-year old son, Brian (Jesse Ray Sheps), and develops a plan to recoup the money owed to him by taking bets on Brian’s Youth League Baseball games.

- Metascore65
- 2018
Ash Is Purest White
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off.

- Metascore85
- 2018
Just Mercy
A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds - and the system - stacked against them.

- Metascore68
- 2019
Backfire
Incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit, framed by his brother, in love with the one woman, he can't have. We open with a commuter bus on a lonely stretch of highway. Derek Russell, a passenger in a sports convertible, peers through the bus's window, and is instantly drawn to the beautiful, Toni Culmer, who glances at him for a moment. Later that day Derek and Toni, meet at a Bus Stop, but when he asks for her telephone number, she refuses, telling Derek, he must find a way to get it, if he has a genuine interest in her. Later that night Derek, in a car with friends, Robert, Wesley and Snake, stop at a convenient store. To everyone's dismay, Robert pulls out an gun and playfully attempts to rob, Nathan Culmer out of $5. The playfulness ends abruptly when the gun accidentally goes off, hitting Nathan in the head. Derek aids the wounded Nathan as his friends flee the scene. Nathan ultimately passes out from a loss of blood and Derek too, flees the scene. Six months later, Derek and Toni meet again. Derek has become somewhat of a recluse, racked with guilt and unable to sleep. Toni's has all but lost her charm, however they instantly connect and go out for lunch.
- 2017
Ms. Purple
A young woman who works as a karaoke hostess in Koreatown reconnects with her estranged brother in the final days of their father's life.

- Metascore71
- 2019
The Icarus Line Must Die
The Icarus Line Must Die is a dramatic narrative feature set against the backdrop of the current LA music scene. The film tracks Joe Cardamone, front man of The Icarus Line, as he navigates his way through the ups and downs of the modern music landscape.

- 2017
Adoration
12-year-old Paul lives an isolated existence with his mother, who works at a private psychiatric hospital in the woods near their house. One day, Paul encounters a young teen named Gloria, a mysterious new patient with whom he quickly becomes infatuated. As the fledgling pair forge a tentative friendship, Gloria convinces Paul to help her escape. But when they embark on a perilous journey together, his devotion is put to the test as Gloria's dangerous unpredictability gradually surfaces.

- 2019
Country at Heart
A struggling country singer meets a Nashville songwriter in need of inspiration. Teaming up to write a song, their work gets complicated but results in both a hit song...and true love.

- 2020
A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love
Multiple coincidences and a chance meeting bring Alice and Jack, two strangers from very different family backgrounds, together for a weekend wedding celebration.

- 2019
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
When Abby (Tuppence Middleton) returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls after her mother dies, she becomes obsessed with a fragmented memory from her childhood, a kidnapping she believes she was witness to. She is reunited with her estranged younger sister, Laure (Hannah Gross), and they attempt to settle their mother's estate involving the sale of the family motel, but Abby's compulsive desire to reconcile her past grows increasingly out of control. Albert Shin's latest is an intense and taut psychological thriller that exposes the seedy underbelly of structural systems through the point of view of its dynamic female protagonists. Middleton delivers a stellar and complex performance as a woman obsessed with her troubled past while trying to uncover a crime to which she's convinced she was an accomplice. Shin and co-writer James Schultz craft a sharp, suspenseful drama, equipped with twists and turns, culminating with a climax that will leave you thinking for days.

- Metascore61
- 2019
The Millennials
Mike is an average twenty-one year old university student. He goes to class, shares an apartment with his two best friends, and he has no luck with women. That is until Mike meets Sam. The two students share a common feeling of disillusionment with the way their lives are progressing and they begin to fall for each other. Their budding romance is the centrepiece of the film and it is through them that we meet the rest of the romantically challenged ensemble.

- 2015
Song of Parkland
Filmed in the months following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, while the Florida school community is grappling with the tragedy, Song of Parkland documents the dedication of drama teacher Melody Herzfeld and her theater students as they return to school and resolve to continue with their production.

- 2019
The Runaways
After their home life is turned upside down three children and the family's donkeys escape across the backbone of Northern England, confronting both the harsh landscapes and what it means to be siblings. A throwback to classic children's adventure films but with a modern aesthetic.

- 2019
Christmas Coupon
Alison Grant begins teaching ice skating students on a friend's frozen pond after being fired from her rink job. On the first day of class her old high school sweetheart and now famous hockey player, Ivan Hall, unexpectedly shows up when he brings his niece for her skating lessons. While an initially cold reunion ensues, eventually Alison warms up to Ivan again. Dove Family Approved for all ages.

- 2019
Dream Killer
Mia (17) wows hit music producer FASA (30s) at her high school talent contest and wins a recording contract, while her BFF/rival Lindsay (18) bombs. Encouraged by her mother Grace (40s), Mia's star rises-while Lindsay and her momager Ellen (40s), convinced Lindsay should have won, set out to destroy them both. When Fasa is found brutally murdered, all signs point to Mia. Grace, convinced Ellen is behind Fasa's death, must prove Mia's innocence before she spends the rest of her life in jail.

- 2019
Immortal Hero
Makoto Mioya, a highly successful Japanese author and publisher, has a life-threatening, near-death experience. Powerful spiritual beings with whom he has communicated most of his adult life visit Makoto to remind him he has the power within to heal himself. Reborn, Makoto commits his life to sharing the almighty wisdom he receives from the spiritual realm. As doubters, including some of his own family, challenge and question his new-found ardor, Makoto must find a way to connect with his family and the 'family of man' to inspire a better world.

- 2019
Invasion Planet Earth
After the death of his young daughter, Thomas Dunn is a broken man. When his wife falls pregnant again, he cannot believe their luck. However, his joy is short lived, as on the very same day, the people of Earth become plagued with terrifying visions of the end of the world.

- 2019
Miss Arizona
Rose Raynes was crowned Miss Arizona - 15 years ago. Now a bored housewife trapped in a less-than-ideal-marriage , and mourning the independence of her 10-year-old-son, Rose accepts an invitation to teach a life skills class at a women's shelter. Digging out the relics of her pageant queen past, Rose attempts to share her "Making Your Presence a Present" platform speech with a room of four disinterested women dodging abusive exes. But when trouble shows up at the shelter, what the women really need is for Rose's shiny Escalade to get them out of dodge. The five embark on an all-night adventure through L.A.'s darkest streets and wildest drag club as the women fight to survive, and in so doing, discover what they need most. This one's an anthem for any woman who's ever been told to sit still and be pretty. This one's for the marginalized. This one's for the girls.

- 2018