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Alex Nikoladis is a young man released from prison after being involved in years of rebellion and thuggery. The town he knew however, has declined. Alex struggles to stay straight, but falls back into this world in order to buy back the family boat.

Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is an average social worker who is investigating the mysterious deaths of people in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they were suffering from sleep-paralysis. When Kate investigates further into the case, she opens herself up to the creature's wrath, and soon finds herself, and her family suffering from an ancient evil.

A sex-addicted man's life starts to unravel when he becomes the subject of a school documentary by a bookish yet beautiful young PhD student. This comedy mockumentary examines the life of Rex, whose addiction to the many vices of sexual pleasure have left him at his witless end.

Academically bright teenager Liam Heap's best friend truly is his single mother, Claire Heap. In fact, she is his only friend, he, having been home schooled his entire short life by her, not having been exposed to socializing with others his age. Claire is also his protector and controls all aspects of his life in the goal for Liam to become the next Stephen Hawking in attending Cambridge in the Astronomy program after he gets his high school equivalency certificate. Subverting Claire, Liam is able to convince her to let him attend public high school, which she feels is only for losers, she having had to endure the pain when she was his age, until he takes and aces the next available equivalency test to graduate in four months. Liam's true goal in attending high school is to meet and befriend "her", Anastasia, the one-legged girl who would be his classmate and to who he is attracted. That socialization process is not only affected by the deal he and Claire make with the school principal, Mr. Kelly, the only way Liam will be allowed to attend the high school, but also by Anastasia's own socialization, and how Claire will insert herself into it all, not only when he's at school but for any official and unofficial extracurricular activities.

After moving to Palm Springs, a young married couple puts their love to the test when they discover their neighbors are swingers.

After the death of her father, on a small tobacco farm in NC, a woman wrestles with letting go – of the past, her memories, and the legacy that has defined her.

Longing to wipe the slate clean and move on with his life, the invisible, down-to-earth professional audience member, Eddie Krumble, travels from one studio to another with his best friend, Chris, to make a living cheering for products on countless infomercial shows. Having learned to content himself with his anonymity, when he doesn't put his hands together for dubious merchandise or ask softball questions, Eddie is looking for excuses to visit his secret crush, Judy: a mousy cashier at a small gas station on Melrose Avenue. Then, Eddie catches the eye of the famous late-night talk show host, Jayme Stillerman, and just like that, anonymous Krumble becomes an overnight sensation. But, sometimes, love prefers to be quiet, and fame can be so loud and exhausting. Can there be a future between the clapper and the gas-station girl?

A festive gathering in a secluded small-town farmhouse in the mountains is brought to a halt when a bright burst of light explodes from the barn. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, they carefully investigate, making a discovery not of this world.

Youngstown, Ohio and teaching at Youngstown High was supposed to be a short stop in Debbie Taylor's life as she figured out a way to get back into the pop music business, of which she has been a part since she was fifteen. But close to one year later and having been provided an opportunity to reenter the business, she sees Youngstown, teaching the music program and running the music studio as her life. The main part of her happiness in Youngstown is falling in love with the school's guidance counselor, Noah Burns. So when he asks her to marry him, she accepts. Because of their commitments to the school, they have to plan their wedding quickly to coincide with the summer break while being able to squeeze in a honeymoon to Paris. However, the closer the wedding approaches, the more music business opportunities come Debbie's way. With Debbie's life tugging at her in opposite directions, she and Noah have to decide if they being married to each other and living in quaint Youngstown are in the cards for them, despite their love for each other.

It's 1967 and Eli Rosenberg has a problem; only one medical school in the country will accept him: Meharry Medical College, an all-black medical school in Tennessee, a considerable distance from his life in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Dubois also has a problem; only one medical school in the country will do for him: Meharry Medical College, his successful father's alma mater, and therefore his, whether he likes it or not. Both Eli and Michael have a problem: they are two outsiders from radically different backgrounds forced to work together inside the pressure cooker of medical school in the turbulent 1960s. Together they battle the intricate mysteries of medicine, demanding professors, and each other in their quest to, ultimately, become healers in the Service To Man.

A down on his luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer’s child.

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.

In 1821, during the first year of the Greek War for Independence and the rebellion against the Ottoman Empire, the twenty-year-old Greek woman, Anna-Christina, falls for the conflicted Turkish officer, Colonel Tariq, who is having second thoughts about his compatriots' brutal approach to governing. However, Tariq and Anna's fledgeling romance is bound to bring suffering not only to her family but also her community. As a result, bent on retaliating, Christina summons up the courage to take part in the Revolution, and, unintentionally, she becomes a local symbol of the ever-growing Greek resistance movement, inspiring her fellow brothers and sisters-in-arms to take action. But, sooner or later, Christina will have to face her long-buried feelings for the man who still cares for her; a pivotal moment that will lead to tragic results.

Dylan Derringer (Wendell Pierce), a lonely dentist in Florida, is encouraged by his dental assistant Jaime (Joanne Froggatt) to reunite with his long-lost daughter Lucy (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) after years apart sending him on an eventful and ultimately life-changing journey of discovery. Written and directed by Tim Rouhana.

Sometimes the thrill when starting a new relationship leads to a downfall of irrepressible emotions. Our main character leaves an intimate voice message while confronting her doubts.

When Mara returns to her childhood home of Belize for her father's 70th birthday, she brings her new lover Aaron and hopes to reconnect with her estranged father and brother Ben who both live there. She is surprised when Linda, her father's protégée, picks them up; Linda tells Mara that her father has just died. Mara is upset but lies about calling Ben. Linda brings them to a gathering in honor of her father and Mara and Aaron sleep alone at his house. Furious he wasn't informed, Ben barges in on Aaron and Mara there, and tensions build between the three of them. Mara runs off for a tryst with Aaron, and Ben overdoses on their father's medications, forcing Mara to care for him. The wake starts, an all-night affair, and Mara, drunk, reveals buried secrets about her father, changing irrevocably the relationships of those closest to him.

A hitman in Koreatown meets a Karaoke hostess only to find out she is his next target.

Tapestry is the story of a man (Stephen Baldwin) in the midst of a heavy personal and spiritual crisis. Aided by his Father (Burt Young), and his family, he embarks on a personal journey that will forever change him.

After the dead body of a talented painter is found in a bathtub, a local bartender and a young policeman become involved in a complicated mystery, uncovering scandalous secrets and shocking twists as they search for the truth.

A middle-aged Israeli bachelor is forced to evaluate his life choices when he discovers an ex-girlfriend had given birth to his son 20 years before, in this affecting drama from writer director Savi Gabizon.

After the loss of her family, a young woman struggles to survive in a world long-since destroyed by disease, but when a lonely traveler offers her a place in his community, she must decide if the promise of a better life is worth the risk of trusting him.

A migrant ranch hand contacts an aging rancher's estranged daughter when it becomes apparent that the rancher is suffering from the onset of dementia.

When her best friend goes missing at a rodeo, Heidi goes on a search across the desert, digging up secrets and encountering the violence of life on the road.

Hoping to reignite their frayed relationship, Brian and Cassie rent a romantic villa in Italy. Soon after settling into the house, Cassie befriends Federico, a kind and handsome neighbor who makes Brian jealous. Federico uses this jealousy to manipulate the couple.