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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
2) Driveways
Publisher
FilmRise
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, where he ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival** and the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
Author
Series
The Criterion collection volume 1222
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
A treasure of Mexico's cinematic golden age, this deliriously plotted blend of gritty crime film, heart-tugging maternal melodrama, and mambo musical is a dazzling showcase for iconic star Ninn̤ Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as a rumbera a female nightclub dancer who gives up everything to raise an abandoned boy, whom she must protect from his ruthless gangster father.
5) Tokyo story
Author
Series
Criterion collection volume 217
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
日本語
Description
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.When the old woman falls ill, her children hasten to be with her.
8) Anna Lucasta
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An illuminating and provocative drama. Sultry siren Eartha Kitt is vibrantly sexy as a lascivious lady of the night, and cool cat Sammy Davis Jr. displays tremendous appeal and power in this torrid tale of love and greed. When wild child Anna Lucasta is thrown out of the house by her self-righteous father, she falls into the life of prostitution, and the arms of streetwise sailor Danny Johnson. But after Anna shocks them all by finally finding true...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The beloved characters of Downton Abbey take to the big screen, and it turns out that they've got a major event to prepare for. After all, it's not every day that royalty makes an appearance. Of course, it's not long before tensions are running high. The property isn't even close to ready when it becomes clear that Carson the butler will need to come out of retirement to help run this sinking ship before it's too late.
10) Good
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Payton is a young Black man with a chance to marry into the upper echelons of Black society. First, he must abandon a secret, an unborn child with an ex-girlfriend. He is in desperate need of money and time away from his fiancé, who knows nothing about the baby. He finds a solution in wealthy and stubborn Gregory Devereaux, an elderly regular from his favorite late-night diner. Hired by Devereaux's estranged daughter as his caretaker, Payton quickly...
11) The chambermaid
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
A look at the working environment of a chambermaid in one of Mexico City's most luxurious hotels.
12) Steps
Publisher
Cinedigm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Years after a life-altering robbery, a home health aide finds himself assigned to the now-paralyzed gang member who shot him long ago. Face-to-face again, both men must take steps towards recovery, redemption, forgiveness, and love.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Four men, one calling: to serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they are fearless and confident, but at home, they face a challenge none of them is prepared to tackle: fatherhood. When tragedy hits home, they are left wrestling with their hopes, fears, and faith. Protecting the streets is second nature. Resolving to raise their kids in a God-honoring way? That's courageous.
14) Fourteen
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mara and Jo, in their twenties, have been close friends since middle school. It soon becomes apparent that Jo, despite her intellectual gifts, is unreliable in her professional life, losing and acquiring jobs at a troubling rate. Substance abuse may be responsible for Jo's instability, but some observers suspect a deeper problem. Over a decade, the more stable Mara sometimes tries to help, sometimes backs away to protect herself, but never leaves...
15) Graduation
Series
The Criterion collection volume 924
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Romanian
Description
Blending rigorous naturalism with the precise construction of a thriller, this Cannes award-winning drama from Cristian Mungiu sheds light on the high stakes and ethical complexities of life in contemporary Romania. As his daughter nears high-school graduation, Romeo (Adrian Titieni), an upstanding doctor, counts on her winning a competitive scholarship that will send her to university in England. But when an injury sustained during a sexual assault...
16) I am Sam
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In a small southern Georgia community lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude. When a greedy real estate developer sets his sights on Noah's land, Noah rejects his offer, but he must summon all his strength in order to defend his property, his way of life and ultimately his sanity.
18) Alias Nick Beal
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A district attorney rises to political success and the governorship but loses his sense of morality once he starts associating with the shadowy and perhaps diabolical Nick Beal.
20) My Zoe
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following a divorce, geneticist Isabelle is trying to rebuild her life. She has a new boyfriend and plans to revitalize her career. But ex-husband James can't accept this and makes her life difficult as they co-parent their daughter Zoe. When a tragedy strikes, the already broken family's world is shattered, and Isabelle decides to take the girl's fate into her own hands.
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