The Manchurian Candidate Rating: 6.6/96979 Plot Summary:When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what … Read more
Straight Talk Rating: 5.7/3116 Plot Summary:Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural, and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local … Read more
Darkness Rising Rating: 3.3/1193 Plot Summary:A woman and her friends break into her abandoned childhood home, where her mother went mad and nearly murdered as a child. Director: Austin Reading Running time: 1h 21min Genre: Release date: 30 June 2017 (USA) Cast: Tara Holt, Bryce Johnson, Katrina Law, Christian Ganiere, Heather Mazur, Myk Watford, Ted … Read more
Tommy’s Honour Rating: 6.2/815 Plot Summary:In St Andrews, Scotland in 1866, 15-year-old Tommy Morris is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom Morris. "Old Tom" is greens-keeper for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, as well as the town's club- and ball-maker. He is the two-time winner of the … Read more
The Lost City of Z Rating: 6.6/65270 Plot Summary:The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by … Read more
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Rating: 6.8/1728 Plot Summary:In 1936, Stefan Zweig, the illustrious author of " 24 Hours of a Woman's Life" and "Letter from an Unknown Woman", leaves Austria for South America. Being Jewish and hating the inhumanity that prevails in Germany while threatening his native country, he has decided to escape the … Read more
Motivational Growth Rating: 5.7/434 Plot Summary:Ian Folivor, a depressed and reclusive 30-something, finds himself taking advice from a growth in his bathroom after a failed suicide attempt. The Mold, a smooth talking fungus who was born of the filth collecting in a corner of Ian's neglected bathroom, works to win Ian's trust by helping him … Read more
Okja Rating: 7.3/70083 Plot Summary:For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja-a massive animal and an even bigger friend-at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when a family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New … Read more
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only Rating: 6.6/50 Plot Summary:An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her. Director: Jane Howell Running time: 1h 18min Genre: Release date: TV Movie 3 July 1983 Cast: Deltha McLeod, Andrew Partridge, … Read more
Legion of Brothers Rating: 5.7/237 Plot Summary:Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, fewer than 100 US Troops were sent on a secret mission to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war-origin story and cautionary tale, illuminating the impact of 15 years of constant combat. Director: Greg Barker Running time: 1h 19min Genre: Documentary, … Read more
Grey Lady Rating: 4.3/684 Plot Summary:When Boston homicide detective James Doyle's partner is killed in an ambush, her dying words provide him with a clue that sends him to the remote island of Nantucket. There in the grey off-season when streets are empty, his hunt for the killer leads him to the heart of island … Read more
Barabbas Rating: 7.0/4977 Plot Summary:Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming … Read more
Dr. Giggles Rating: 5.1/5158 Plot Summary:The psychopathic son of a mass-murdering doctor, escapes from his mental institution to seek revenge on the town where his father was caught. The giggling doctor kills his victims with a surgical theme. His goal being to give one of the townfolk a heart transplant. Director: Manny Coto Running time: … Read more
Dragonwyck Rating: 7.0/3183 Plot Summary:In 1844, the Wells family lives in a small farm of their own in Greenwich, Connecticut and the sons and daughters have a rigid discipline and religious education from the patriarch Ephraim Wells. When his wife Abigail Wells receives a letter from her wealthy distant cousin Nicholas "Nick" Van Ryn inviting … Read more
A Few Less Men Rating: 4.8/1152 Plot Summary:A destination wedding in Australia's Blue Mountains goes horribly wrong when Luke gets drunk and falls off a cliff. Our boys, David , Tom and Graham suddenly find themselves transporting their friend's corpse back to London, where his grieving Aunt is already planning the funeral. When their private … Read more
Bonjour Tristesse Rating: 6.9/3900 Plot Summary:Cecile, decadent young girl who lives with her rich playboy father Raymond. When Anne, Raymond's old love interest, comes to Raymond's villa, Cecile is afraid for her way of life. Director: Otto Preminger Running time: 1h 34min Genre: Drama, Romance Release date: 17 March 1958 (Sweden) Cast: Deborah Kerr, David … Read more
House of Strangers Rating: 7.4/2431 Plot Summary:In New York, after seven years in prison, the lawyer Max Monetti goes to the bank of his brothers Joe, Tony and Pietro Monetti and promises revenge to them. Then he visits his lover Irene Bennett that asks him to forget the past and start a new life. Max … Read more
Bull Rating: 6.2/125 Plot Summary:Rupert Bull tries to run an antiques shop, but knows nothing about antiques. He is both helped and hindered by his incompetent staff and his disillusioned sister. Director: Running time: 30min Genre: Release date: TV Series (2015– ) Cast: Robert Lindsay, Maureen Lipman, Claudia Jessie
Shots Fired Rating: 6.6/1793 Plot Summary:Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small Southern town, SHOTS FIRED is a dramatic new event series that is a "why done it?" and a "who done it?" From Gina Prince-Bythewood ("Beyond the Lights," "The Secret Life of Bees," "Love and Basketball") and Reggie Rock Bythewood … Read more
The Affair Rating: 8.0/32809 Plot Summary:At once deeply observed and intriguingly elusive, The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children. Alison is a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long … Read more
Silicon Valley Rating: 8.5/101009 Plot Summary:In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s. Director: John Altschuler, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky Running time: 28min … Read more
Pretty Little Liars Rating: 7.5/141482 Plot Summary:Set in the fictional town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the series follows the lives of four girls, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields, and Spencer Hastings, whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader, Alison DiLaurentis. One year later, the estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving … Read more
iZombie Rating: 7.9/52874 Plot Summary:Liv Moore, a medical student, gets invited in a party which turns into a macabre zombie arena. Liv wakes up from the dead and becomes a zombie. For maintaining her humanity she must eat human brains so she began working in coroner's office to access brains. Eating a brain gives her … Read more
Runaway Train Rating: 7.3/24157 Plot Summary:A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security. Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy Running time: 1h 51min Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, … Read more