Movies Database
Adventure Girl 17 Aug 1934
Faux documentary told in first-person narration, about an "adventuress" who sets sail to Guatemala with her father and two male crewmen, rescues them when their fresh-water supply is compromised, finds a treasure map, and attempts to steal a fabulous emerald from a ruined temple, much to the aggrevation of a worshipful native princess and her subjects.
Arsenic and Old Lace 1 Sep 1944
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
Applause 24 Sep 2009
When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again.
Muerte lenta 31 Dec 1990
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42 12 Apr 2013
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.
Sleepwalkers 10 Apr 1992
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.
Killer Heat 25 Sep 2024
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
Fathers and Daughters 1 Oct 2015
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
Asphalt 12 Mar 1929
Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.
The Stud 13 Feb 1970
Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...
Brick Mansions 22 Apr 2014
In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.
Tinsel Town 1 Jan 2005
After criminal mastermind Cracker Jack (Paul Taylor) and his offbeat band of cronies pull off a daring counterfeiting heist, the dubious residents of Tinsel Town all want a piece of Jack's stolen money. The stakes for Jack and his gang rise as they try to elude Tinsel Town's corrupt police chief (Gene Terinoni), FBI Agent Hal McNamara (Ed Fry), and Jack's own girlfriend, Officer Lillian Bestaway (Sharon Avendano), who hides a dangerous secret. As tensions mount and each character falls further into the web of greed, who will end up with all the money?
The Animal Kingdom 4 Oct 2023
In a world hit by a wave of mutations transforming humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he and their son Émile embark on a quest that will change their lives forever.
Hernals 31 Dec 1967
Documentary and pseudo-documentary procedures were filmed simultaneously by two cameras from different viewpoints. The material was then divided into phases of movement. In the montage each phase was doubled. The techniques used in this process vary. Also the sound was doubled, again using different techniques. Two realities, differently perceived according to the conditions of this film, were edited into one synthetic reality, where everything is repeated. This doubling up destroys the postulate: identity of copy and image.
The First Time 19 Oct 2012
A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.
The Last Temptation of Christ 28 May 1988
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Revolver 11 Sep 2005
Hotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.
Marriage 31 Dec 1974
Four wedding anniversaries serve to chronicle the beginning and end of a thirty-year marriage.
La Piscine 18 Jun 2014
A young girl, Rebecca, has decided to go to the swimming pool. We follow her exhaustive preparation to leave the house, during which she allows herself to be distracted by anything and everything. The distractions become increasingly comical as she becomes more and more distracted and we realize that she does not truly want to go to the pool at all. Her decision to go is an obligation that she tries to avoid and the situation develops into farce.
Beyond Price 8 May 1921
Sally Marrio, neglected wife of a prominent shoe designer, has three wishes: to be a millionaire's wife, to be famous, and to have a child.