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Charming Christmas
Meredith Rossman is the uptight heiress of Rossman's Department store. She has made the business her entire life, not leaving any time for Christmas or romance, much to the chagrin of her parents. But when she is roped into donning the store's antique Mrs. Claus outfit to play Mrs. Claus at Rossman's famous Santaville, her life takes some unexpected turns. Through the help of the suit and the charming store Santa, Nick, Meredith rekindles her love of Christmas, the store, their employees and possibly even begins a new love with Nick. He is mysterious, great with children and always there when you need him. Just like the real Santa....wait...could he be? One thing is certain: from the moment Meredith put on the magical Mrs. Claus dress, her life would never be the same!

- 2015
Summer '03
Inspired by true events, Summer '03 centers on Jamie, a 16-year-old girl (Joey King) and her extended family who are left reeling after her calculating grandmother (June Squibb) unveils an array of family secrets on her deathbed. Jamie is left to navigate her nascent love life and maintain her closest friendships in the midst of this family crisis.

- Metascore45
- 2018
Native Son
A young African-American living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after he is hired as a chauffeur for an affluent businessman.

- Metascore63
- 2019
The Hole in the Ground
Sarah and her young son Chris move to a new home in the Irish countryside, next to a forest that hides an enormous sinkhole. One night, Chris vanishes, and when he reappears, he seems unharmed and unchanged. But, as his behavior grows increasingly disturbing, Sarah begins to fear that the boy who has returned may not be her son at all.

- Metascore63
- 2019
The Sound of Silence
Peter, a successful New York 'house tuner', studies the ambient sounds in people's homes and helps modify them to create a soothing effect for the residents. However, he faces a challenge when nothing seems to work for Ellen, a difficult client.

- Metascore66
- 2019
Northern Lights of Christmas
Zoey Hathaway (Williams) has been working towards her lifelong goal of being a pilot for years, but everything is thrown off-course when she unexpectedly inherits a reindeer farm, along with the dangerously handsome ranch hand Alec Wynn (Sevier). Now buried in taking care of reindeer and all the Christmas responsibilities, Zoey thinks life has delivered her a strange and cumbersome blow, and she isn't sure about Alec, who has his own ideas how best to run things. Alec, who has never had many people have faith in him, opens up when Zoey invests trust in him, and the two find themselves falling for each other. Could they both find happiness in the most unlikely of circumstances right before Christmas?

- 2018
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
An anthology of 7 short movies about adults thinking back to decisive moments in their pasts/childhoods. "A Walk In Winter": A preteen boy returns as an adult to a wood where the remains of a body is found that may be his mom or dad. "Guests": A preteen boy moves with his mom and seriously-ill dad from Chicago to a small town in New Mexico, where he's bullied from day one at school. "Almost Not Beautiful": Two sisters, one an alcoholic, meet as adults and look back at their childhood. "Miss Famous": A woman cleaning houses and living in a trailer park with her daughter fantasizes about writing a novel and becoming famous. "Lacunae": A son visits his parents after his dad's had a stroke. They bring up his ex Laura, who has a son--his? He sees her. "Smoke": Three teenage boys locked out of the VW in the wilderness sit and talk into the night about sex before hitchhiking back to town. "The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards": A young man takes a detour on his way home from college to a party with plenty of booze and drugs.

- 2015
Grayeagle
In this variant of 1956's THE SEARCHERS, a tough frontier trapper tracks the young Cheyenne warrior who kidnapped his daughter.

- 1977
The Player
Events in the life of a Hollywood studio executive unfold with the same unrealistic positive coincidences, ultimately culminating to a "happy ending," much like the movie scripts with which he works day in and out, after he accidentally murders someone.

- Metascore86
- 1992
Personally Yours
In Alaska, Susannah and Jesse Stanton divorced two years ago. They have a young son Sam and two daughters, teenage Bridget and younger Hannah. Jesse lives in an isolated ranch where he receives guests for fishing and tracking, and he depends on his plane to go to the city of Anchorage, where Susannah has a restaurant. They separated because Susannah felt bored and lonely on the ranch. Susannah is dating a lawyer, and their children decide to find a woman for Jesse, sending a letter to a popular magazine called 'Alaskan Love.' He receives a large number of replies, but the children later feel that his perfect match is probably Susannah, and they try to arrange a plan to bring them together.

- 2000
Popi
Abraham, a Puerto Rican single parent with two boys, is becoming very worried about them living in their rundown neighborhood when one day he notices that Cubans who escape are lionized and given exceptional benefits. He thinks up a plot to have his sons washed ashore as Cuban immigrants who will be adopted by rich Anglos.

- 1969
Durango
In 1939 Ireland, a young man decides to lead a forty mile cattle drive rather than selling his cattle to an unscrupulous local buyer. Brenda Fricker appears as Keeslar's aunt and Mark Lambert is an army deserter, who signs up for the drive.

- 1999
Killer's Kiss
This dazzling film noir from Stanley Kubrick is about a struggling New York boxer (Jamie Smith), whose life is imperiled when he protects a nightclub dancer (Irene Kane) from her gangster boss.

- 1955
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle
Gentle-natured recent ex-Marine Chris Dempsey works in a nursery, but feels he still has a higher calling to save lives, so volunteers for live organ donation. Hesitantly, nursing student Heather Krueger, who is sure to die without Chris's partial liver, agrees to meet him, still unaware that he has already tested compatible and signed up. They immediately strike up a friendship, which naturally grows after the successful transplant. Chris becomes a virtual member of the Krueger family, only there are doubts what's appropriate, but in time their love blossoms.

- 2018
Marry Me at Christmas
Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal-boutique owner Madeline Krug. She loves the challenge of finding the perfect dress for the bride and orchestrating an exquisite event. What Madeline didn't expect was to be swept off her feet by the bride's gorgeous brother, movie star Jonny Blake. Jonny came to the quirky town of Fool's Gold to support his sister--not to fall in love. Yet Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he's ever met. Planning the perfect wedding leads to candlelit dinners and strolls through snow-covered streets. Madeline finds the real Jonny even more captivating than her celebrity crush. Will the action star be brave enough to take on the role of a lifetime?

- 2017
Dead by Morning
A crime writer and his wife go for a break to a country cottage. They receive an unexpected visitor, the bossy Miss Tulip, who needs shelter for the night. In the morning there is a dead body in the house.

- 1955
Feast of the Seven Fishes
December 23, 1983: Just days before Christmas, the Oliverio family readies their Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian tradition stretching back to the old country of Italy. Amidst the preparations, Tony Oliverio, a young man with big dreams and a bigger heart, wonders if he'll find love this Christmas season or spend it alone with his loud and loving family - Great Grandma Nonnie, Grandpa Johnny, Great Uncles Frankie and Carmine, his parents, his brother, and a host of friends. When Sarah, the girlfriend of his best friend Angelo, introduces Tony to Beth, it looks like Tony's holiday experience might take a turn for the better. That is unless Nonnie thinks Beth isn't good enough for her great-grandson, and Beth's Ivy League suitor doesn't steal her heart first. Come on inside, where it's warm, and the smells of cooking fish permeate the air, and let's have a visit.

- Metascore68
- 2019
Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses
Weeks before Christmas, Abbey is hired to decorate the estate of businessman Nick. She must break down the wall between her and Nick, all while keeping the holiday spirit alive.

- 2019
The Nightingale
Robert McCloskey, one of America's most beloved author/illustrators for children, is filmed in his studio on an island in Maine where he discusses the various experiences which have shaped his work.

- Metascore77
- 2018
Illusion
A once-powerful, but now ailing movie director nears the end of his life. As he awaits death, he slips into a "dream" and is shown three "snippets" of the movie of his son's life. At first suspicious, then curious, and ultimately captivated, he watches his son's growth from mid-teens to mid-thirties as the son pursues his life-long love, Isabelle. The two constants through these snippets are his pursuit of Isabelle and the imagined voice of his father, telling him that he is worthless and unwanted. It is not until the story reaches its conclusion, that the old man discovers the surprising truth about his son and himself.

- 2004
The Secret Ingredient
Small-town baker, Kelly, gets a big surprise when she is invited to compete on a Valentine's Day baking show in New York City - and an even bigger surprise when she runs into her ex-fiance.

- 2020
Madame
Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne chases her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.

- Metascore45
- 2017
Shoplifters
A Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs and hence inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. They are not alone in this behaviour. The younger and the older of the household are in on the act. The unusual routine is about to change from care-free and matter-of-fact to something more dramatic, however, as the couple open their doors to a beleaguered young girl. The reasons for the family's habit and their motivations come under the microscope.

- Metascore93
- 2018
The Wretched
A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door.

- Metascore61
- 2019