Black or White / Black and White (2014)
Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Mackie, Octavia Spencer, Gillian Jacobs, Bill Burr
Director: Mike Binder
But I'm a Cheerleader / Make Me Over (1999)
Comedy | Drama
Confident and opinionated, 17-year-old Megan is a high school student who has it all. She's popular, pretty, a model student, dates the captain of the football team and is a cheerleader. But she's also a vegetarian, likes Georgia O'Keefe and hates kissing her boyfriend, leading her horrified parents to conclude that she's… a lesbian! Their solution is to send Megan to True Directions, a "rehabilitation camp" run by homophobic counselor Mary Brown. At first, Megan resists "rehabilitation." Then she meets Graham, a sexy tomboy who shows her exactly what her "true direction" is.
Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, RuPaul, Cathy Moriarty, Michelle Williams, Bud Cort
Director: Jamie Babbit
Tada's Do-It-All House / Mahoro ekimae kyôsôkyoku (2014)
Comedy | Drama
In the fictional Tokyo suburb of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada (Eita) works as a "benriya" – a general problem solver for hire. One day in January, former classmate Haruhiko Gyoten (Ryuhei Matsuda) appears unannounced. Back in their schooldays Haruhiko was a quiet person who rarely talked. Now, Haruhiko is talkative. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. Without giving an explanation, Haruhiko suddenly asks to spend the night at Keisuke's home. Keisuke turns down Haruhiko, but Haruhiko is persistant and finally Keisuke allows him to sleep over for one night. What Keisuke is unaware of is that Haruhiko plans to stay for more than one night. Eventually, Keisuke accepts Haruhiko as his assistant and they become involved in various cases involving an assortment of people from different walks of life.
Starring: Eita, Ryûhei Matsuda, Kengo Kôra, Yôko Maki
Director: Tatsushi Ohmori
The Railroader / Railroad Man / Poppoya (1999)
Drama
A solitary middle-aged station manager is haunted by troubling memories of his past when he learns the line his station is on will be decommissioned for lack of profitability. He is visited by a young woman, who mysteriously appears to cheer him up.
Starring: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masanobu Andô, Ken Shimura, Tomoko Naraoka, Yoshiko Tanaka, Nenji Kobayashi
Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Selma (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that prompted change that forever altered history.
Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport
Tom Cruise gives his best performance to date as a sports agent who suddenly discovers his scruples — and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, Jerry Maguire learns that loving well is the best revenge. Written & directed by Cameron Crowe.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jay Mohr, Jerry O'Connell
Director: Cameron Crowe
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Laura is a young woman who thinks she's found the man of her dreams in Martin. But after they are married, Laura discovers the "real" Martin: compulsive, controlling and dangerously violent. She escapes by faking her own death and relocating to a small Midwestern town. But even with a new identity, Laura lives in fear, stalked by the memory of Martin's brutality…a memory that comes to life with a vengeance when he discovers that she is still alive!
Starring: Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, Kyle Secor, Claudette Nevins, Nancy Fish
Director: Joseph Ruben
After the Sunset (2004)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama
Max "The King of Alibis" Burdett and his beautiful accomplice Lola have come to Paradise Island in the Bahamas, fresh off their final big score, ready to relax and enjoy their hard-earned riches. But Stan, the FBI agent who has spent years pursuing Max, refuses to believe that his nemesis is actually quitting.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Chris Penn
Director: Brett Ratner
Cape Nostalgia / Fushigi na misaki no monogatari (2014)
Drama
A story set in a café situated along a small cape and run by an elderly woman named Etsuko and aided her nephew Koji.
Starring: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Takeuchi, Tsurube Shôfukutei
Director: Izuru Narushima
Black Vengeance / Tragic Hero / Rich and Famous 2 / Ying hung ho hon (1987)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Kok and Yung were raised up together and like brothers. They are assistants of Chai, a native of Chiu Chow, a leading man in the underworld. However a misconception broke out which overshadwoed the relation amongst the three of them. It made Chai and Yung divergence, Kok went to Malacca nd Yung went after Chu Lo Dai, the business partner of Chai. On attempt of killing Yung as he was no longer under control, Chu was failed and killed by Yung, On the other hands, Chai faced a series of betrayal by his friends and almost.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Alex Man, Siu Fong Wong, Carina Lau, Danny Lee, Chun Hsiung Ko
Director: Taylor Wong
The Right Stuff (1983)
Adventure | Drama | History
The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Starring: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey
Director: Philip Kaufman
50 to 1 (2014)
Drama
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world's racing elite.
Starring: Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, William Devane
Director: Jim Wilson
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24 Days / 24 jours (2014)
Drama | Thriller
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".
Starring: Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé, Jacques Gamblin, Sylvie Testud, Éric Caravaca
Director: Alexandre Arcady
Vikings (TV Series 2013- )
Action | Drama | History | War
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods, legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Starring: Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, Maude Hirst, Alyssa Sutherland, Jefferson Hall
Creator: Michael Hirst
Twilight: Saya in Sasara / Twilight Sasarasaya / Towairaito Sasara Saya (2014)
Drama | Fantasy
A drama about a struggling young widow with a baby whose dead husband returns to the world of the living to help her.
Starring: Yui Aragaki, Yô Oizumi
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Fifty Shades of Grey / 50 Shades of Grey (2015)
Drama | Romance
When Anastasia Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey, as a favor to her roommate Kate Kavanagh, she encounters a beautiful, brilliant and intimidating man. The innocent and naive Ana startled to realize she wants him, despite his enigmatic reserve and advice, she finds herself desperate to get close to him. Not able to resist Ana's beauty and independent spirit, Christian Grey admits he wants her too, but in his own terms. Ana hesitates as she discovers the singular tastes of Christian Grey- despite of the embellishments of success – his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family – Grey is consumed by the need to control everything. As they get close Ana starts to discover Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own desires.
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford, Victor Rasuk, Luke Grimes
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Still Alice (2014)
Drama
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, Alec Baldwin, Victoria Cartagena, Hunter Parrish
Director: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
The Way He Looks / Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)
Drama | Romance
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
Starring: Fabio Audi, Ghilherme Lobo
Director: Daniel Ribeiro
Fantastica (1980)
Drama | Musical
In this oddball mix of music and drama, an actress (Carole Laure) in a traveling musical revue is involved with the show's director until she meets and falls for an aging ecological activist. He too is drawn to her, and together they try to stop a factory from being built over an old-growth forest.
Starring: Carole Laure, Lewis Furey, Serge Reggiani, Claudine Auger, John Vernon
Director: Gilles Carle
The Americans (TV Series 2013- )
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, who have two children – 13-year-old Paige and 10-year-old Henry, who know nothing about their parents' true identity – grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control.
Starring: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, Annet Mahendru, Richard Thomas, Susan Misner, Alison Wright, Lev Gorn, Costa Ronin
Creator: Joseph Weisberg
