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Lilies of the Field (1963) Ralph Nelson, Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann

Homer Smith, an unemployed construction worker heading out west, stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. Read More »
The Mad Fox AKA Koiya koi nasuna koi (1962) Tomu Uchida, Hashizô Ôkawa, Michiko Saga, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata

In the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white Read More »
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) Arnold Laven, Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried

An earthquake in the Salton Sea unleashes a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters. Read More »
My Wife Is an Actress / Ma femme est une actrice (2001) Yvan Attal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Terence Stamp

Paris can boast a population of 2,125,246. Of these 1,153,000 are women and 10,000 are actresses. Read More »
A Quiet Passion (2016) Terence Davies, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff

A Quiet Passion is Terence Davies’ biographical drama detailing the life of Emily Dickinson her loves, her struggles and her magnificent poetry. Read More »
Death in Brunswick (1990) John Ruane, Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke

Carl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. Read More »
Seconds (1966) John Frankenheimer, Rock Hudson

Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life Read More »
The Satan Bug (1965) John Sturges, George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis

A germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free and killed several scientists. Read More »
I Am Guilty AKA Falscher Bekenner (2005) Christoph Hochhäusler, Constantin von Jascheroff, Manfred Zapatka, Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Armin Steeb is adrift: just finished with school, living with his middle-class parents, clueless about finding work. Read More »
Tiger by the Tail (1970) R.G. Springsteen, Christopher George, Tippi Hedren, Dean Jagger

Steve Michaelis, a Vietnam war hero is unjustly framed for the murder of his brother. Read More »
Adventures of Don Juan (1948) Vincent Sherman, Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas

Don Juan de Marana damages Spanish prestige in diplomatic circles with his indiscreet womanizing Read More »
Hi-Riders (1978) Greydon Clark, Mel Ferrer, Stephen McNally, Darby Hinton

A couple scam a Hi-Rider out of some cash during a drag race, and when he refuses to pay, they track him down to the gang’s hideout. Read More »
Breaking Away (1979) Peter Yates, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern

Best friends Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher have just graduated from high school. Read More »
Night of the Demons (2009) Adam Gierasch, Tatyana Kanavka, Michael Arata, Shannon Elizabeth

Eighty years ago, the Broussard mansion in New Orleans was the site of a suicide and the disappearance of six people. Read More »