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Gorky Park
In Moscow, a city of secrecy, three bodies are discovered buried in the snow in Gorky Park. Leading the murder investigation is Chief Investigator Renko, William Hurt, who untangles a web of violence and upper level KGB corruption. A wealthy American businessman, a New York cop and a beautiful young woman are also all involved.

- Metascore60
- 1983
Canadian Pacific
Newly restored in HD! Western legend Randolph Scott (Western Union, The Caribou Trail) is Tom Andrews, a man desperately trying save the railroad with the help of demolitions expert, Dynamite Dawson (J. Carrol Naish, Sahara).

- 1949
Expresso Bongo
Sleazy talent agent Johnny Jackson discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship begins to go bad.

- 1959
Glass House: The Good Mother
Young siblings Abby and Ethan are adopted by outwardly perfect parents Eve and Raymond Goode, only to find that that their new guardian's remote mansion is far from the idyllic abode that it initially appears to be.

- 2006
The Surrogate
A married couple, struggling to have a child, hires a young woman to be their surrogate, but soon discovers she has a bizarre and deadly agenda.

- 2013
A Little Inside
A professional baseball player tries to single-handedly raise his young daughter while pursuing his own dreams.

- 1999
On the Waterfront
A longshoreman and ex boxer named Terry Malloy witnesses a murder perpetrated by his corrupt union. When a beautiful young woman comes into the picture that just so happens to be the murdered man's sister, Terry feels obligated to stand up to his bosses as a result of his recent relations with her.

- Metascore91
- 1954
Extract
Joel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.

- Metascore61
- 2009
Murderers' Row
Second feature in the Matt Helm series. Secret agent Matt Helm rescues the kidnapped inventor of an ultra-destructive "hello beam" capable of destroying Washington D.C. Stars Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Camilla Sparv, James Gregory, Beverly Adams.

- 1966
Tootsie
Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection.

- Metascore88
- 1982
All Roads Lead Home
The story is about a 12 year old girl who loses her mother in an automobile accident. Her father struggles with the loss of his wife and trying to raise his young daughter who believes her father is partly responsible for her mother's death. Belle's maternal grandfather is a changed man since losing his daughter in the accident. He finds it difficult to have a relationship with Belle since she is a constant reminder of her mother. It is Atticus the new puppy who will change Belle's life and the lives of those who love her.

- 2008
Gang Related
Two corrupt cops murder an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling.

- Metascore49
- 1997
Persuasion
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected Frederick Wentworth, the man she loved, out of a sense of duty and obedience. Now an ignored and faded spinster, she follows her financially stricken family from their home, only to be reintroduced to the now successful and wealthy Captain Frederick Wentworth. With their roles reversed and Captain Wentworth the eligible and wealthy bachelor, Anne navigates the scheming society that still tries to keep them apart.

- 1995
Some Like It Hot
After two Chicago musicians, Joe and Jerry, witness the the St. Valentine's Day massacre, they want to get out of town and get away from the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo. They're desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. They show up at the train station as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They certainly enjoy being around the girls, especially Sugar Kane Kowalczyk who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords.

- Metascore98
- 1959
Now, Voyager
Boston spinster Charlotte has had her life controlled entirely by her wealthy mother, Mrs. Henry Vale. Feeling despondent, she's convinced to spend time in a sanitarium. Soon she is transformed into a sophisticated, confident woman. On a cruise to South America, Charlotte meets and begins an affair with Jerry Durrance, a married architect. Six months later, she returns home and confronts her mother with her independence. One day, after a brief argument, her mother has a heart attack and dies. Charlotte inherits the Vale fortune but feels guilty of her mother's death. She returns to the sanitarium, where she befriends a depressed young adolescent, Tina. The young girl's depression was brought on by being rejected by her mother--Charlotte's former lover Jerry's wife. Charlotte takes Tina home to Boston with her.

- Metascore70
- 1942
Another Time
Just because a journey leads you somewhere you didn't expect, doesn't mean you ended up in the wrong place.

- 2018
Her Only Choice
A woman must decide if she’s willing to end her pregnancy to save her own life after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

- 2018
Chapter Two
Novelist George Schneider, 42, is trying to recover from his wife Barbara's death. They were happily married for 12 years. Meanwhile, 34-year-old actress Jennie MacLaine has just divorced her husband Gus. Wanting each to get on with their lives, George's brother Leo and Jennie's best friend Faye Medwick (who once dated) send George and Jennie respectively on a series of disastrous blind dates. Finally, Leo and Faye run into each other and suggest that George and Jennie go on a date. Both George and Jennie are reluctant, thinking that it'll be just another disaster. But they're pleasantly surprised with each other. After a fortnight's whirlwind courtship, they decide to get married. Jennie in particular realizes that she is the one who has the potential of being hurt if George is not ready to move on without Barbara, especially as they honeymoon in the same resort where George and Barbara once vacationed, and as Jennie will move into the house that was George and Barbara's home.

- 1979
Fandango
Austin, 1971. After graduating from the University of Texas, The Groovers, five close-knit roommates, realise that parting ways is more complicated than expected. So, determined to make the most of their remaining time together, they embark on an epic road trip across the Lone Star State in a teal 1959 Cadillac. As they confront the looming challenges of an impending wedding, the Vietnam draft, and the pressure of finding a job, the young travellers must look life in the eye and embrace the uncertainties of adulthood.

- Metascore50
- 1985
Scum
An uncompromising story of life in a British juvenile offender institution in the '70s.

- Metascore78
- 1979
A Town Called Hell
From Robert Parrish, the director of The Wonderful Country and The Destructors comes this top-notch western set during the Mexican Revolution.

- 1971
Johnny
"Johnny" is an inspirational story about a 10-year-old boy in a group foster home who is dying of leukemia. Although he has every reason to doubt God, all he does is trust Him. He is sent to see Dr. Carter, who ends up taking him into his home where his wife rejects the boy, who reminds her of the son she lost two years before, but their 9-year-old daughter bonds with him. This is a truly inspirational story that will leave you in tears and feeling spiritually fed. Watch as Johnny works to heal this family that has been torn apart by grief.

- 2010
What the Deaf Man Heard
In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear.

- 1997
To Live and Die in L.A.
Two cops in Los Angeles try to track down a vicious criminal named Eric Masters. When one of them is killed by Masters, the other swears revenge - no matter what the cost. He becomes obsessed with getting Masters as the law he once swore to uphold becomes meaningless to him and he and his new partner enter a dangerous game where the stakes are life and death.

- Metascore81
- 1985