Dragon Girls

2012

German

7.2

♡ 11

78%

Inigo Westmeier Director

Manyu Xu as Dragon Girl

Liu Heike as Principal

Zhou Jin Ji as Trainer

Jang Hualei as Trainer

The documentary film Dragon Girls tells the story of three young Chinese girls training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families, at the largest Kung Fu school in China. These girls, in a crowd of 26,000 children, are under constant pressure to conform to the norms and structures. They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations. It show the controversial world of selection of the fittest in a totalitarian system.

Coconut Hero

2015

English

6.3

♡ 15

29%

Florian Cossen Director

Krista Bridges as Cynthia Tyson

Udo Kier as Mr. Morrow

Duane Murray as Principal

David Tompa as Steven, Social Worker

It's not easy being a teenager and Mike, a sixteen-year-old, has it espcially hard. He lives in the sticks with his mother, a non-stop nagger, in Faintville, a Canadian timber industry town. He has no father, no friends, not even a favorite meal. Basically, his sole wish is simply to vanish from the face of the earth. One day, Mike writes his own obituary and shoots himself. To his great disappointment he wakes up the in the local hospital. During a routine examination, the doctors discover a plum-sized tumor in his brain. Mike can scarcely believe his luck and keeps the illness to himself to avoid undergoing surgery that would save him. Staring death directly in the eyes, however, changes Mike's point of view and he re-evaluates his opinion of both enchanting and crazy Miranda. Somebody seems to understand him after all.

Hurricane Season

2009

English

6.6

♡ 6

69%

Tim Story Director

Forest Whitaker as Al Collins

Taraji P. Henson as Dayna Collins

Courtney B. Vance as Mr. Randolph

Bonnie Hunt as Principal

Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs.

The Letter Writer

2011

English

6.8

♡ 19

58%

Christian Vuissa Director

James Gaisford as Jay

Kylee Thurman as Kim

Peggy Matheson as Principal

Matthew Bellows as Teacher

When a teenager receives a mysterious letter in the mail, she sets out to find the author. It's a journey that will change her life forever.

The Sound of the Spirit

2012

English

5.7

♡ 3

Michael Robert Wolf Director

Jim Dougherty as Eric Posner

Mark A. Nash as Mr. Schott

Paul Nicely as Principal

Glenna Reinhardt as Secretary

Beautiful and precocious Rivka is a twelve-year-old Jewish girl who believes in Jesus. She and her father attend a Messianic Jewish congregation in their community. But when her father suddenly dies, Rivka's life changes forever. She ends up moving in with her traditional Jewish relatives and attending their synagogue. From her stormy relationship with her uncle, to a meeting with the synagogue’s senior rabbi, to the attention of the cutest boy in the synagogue, Rivka learns life lessons that stir her faith to new levels, touching the hearts of those whose lives she has reluctantly impacted. "The Sound of the Spirit" is the never-before-told story of a young girl caught in the crossfire of strong feelings between two faith communities. It’s told with humor, compassion, and grace.

Fimpen

1974

Swedish

5.6

♡ 3

Bo Widerberg Director

Stig Ossian Ericson as Cab Driver

Magnus Härenstam as Mackan

Carl Billquist as Principal

Lennart Hyland as Radio Commentator

Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.

Lemonade

2018

English

6.8

♡ 3

90%

mother son relationship

woman director

Ioana Uricaru Director

Bonnie Mak as Forensic Nurse

Felicia Shulman as Gail

Steve Bacic as Moji

Jane Wheeler as Principal

While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want?

Banging Lanie

2020

English

5.0

♡ 13

64%

Action

Comedy

Allison Powell Director

Carlos Tejeda as Andrew

Juan Felipe Restrepo as Phillip

Gerald McGrory as Principal

Virginia Reece as Susan

An incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.

Girl in Progress

2012

English

5.6

♡ 7

34%

mother daughter relationship

single mother

teenage girl

woman director

Patricia Riggen Director

Eva Mendes as Grace

Patricia Arquette as Ms. Armstrong

Blu Mankuma as Principal

Landon Liboiron as Trevor

As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood after finding inspiration in the coming-of-age stories she's reading for school.

The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus

1989

Cn

5.9

♡ 3

58%

Drama

woman director

Clara Law Director

Joey Wang as Lotus Feng Ku

Feng Ku as Principal

Wilson Lam as Wu Lung

Eric Tsang as Wu Ta

A woman is cursed with beauty in China and becomes prey for men. Raped by the prefect of her ballet school and sent to work camp, she escapes to decadent Hong Kong by marrying a wealthy banker. She finds herself drawn to sadomasochistic affairs and in flashbacks discovers she is the reincarnation of a famous courtesan of ancient China.

Housekeeping

1987

English

7.1

♡ 7

92%

84%

Action

based on novel or book

Bill Forsyth Director

Betty Phillips as Mrs. Jardine

Dolores Drake as Mrs. Walker

Wayne Robson as Principal

Christine Lahti as Sylvie

In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.

Fisher

2021

English

3.4

♡ 3

55%

Cassandra Bryson Director

Jessica Bell as Betty Roberts

Zachary Meiser as Mark Banks

Cassandra Bryson as Paramedic 2

Candy Rachor as Principal

In the small town of Eden, Tennessee, a neglected and naive teenage girl named Clara Banks has made a habit of deceiving people online for gifts, a gambit known as "catfishing." She thinks it's all fun and games until she hooks the attention of the wrong person. A short time later, events set into motion spiral out of control as someone begins stalking Clara and her friends. As the consequences of her actions return to haunt her, twisted messages start showing up at Clara's home, causing her to fear for her life. Will she ever feel safe again now that the evil has come knocking?

Fatal Frame

2014

Japanese

5.7

♡ 9

58%

based on novel or book

Mari Asato Director

Ayami Nakajô as Aya Tsukimori

Karen Miyama as Ikki

Jun Miho as Principal

Kôdai Asaka as Takashi

High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts to communicate with fellow student Michi Kazato, who begins investigating the disappearances of her friends.

Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o yobu! Ora to uchuu to purinsesu

2012

Japanese

6.0

♡ 2

Sôichi Masui Director

Fujiko Takimoto as Child A

Orie Kimoto as Child B

Satomi Kôrogi as Himawari Nohara

Rokurô Naya as Principal

The Noharas get abducted by aliens who claim that Shin-chan's baby sister is their princess! Will she stay on this planet or return to Kasukabe?

Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robotôchan

2014

Japanese

7.2

♡ 4

Wataru Takahashi Director

Satomi Kôrogi as

Fumihiko Tachiki as Akogidesu

Daiki Nakamura as Kawaguchi

Rokurô Naya as Principal

A diabolical plot to empower pushover dads causes Shin-chan's father to return home as a robot. The Nohara family bond is about to be put to the test!

Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell

1977

Japanese

5.8

♡ 6

Masaru Konuma Director

Yûko Asuka as Aiko Tonomiya

Masakazu Kuwayama as Principal

Moeko Ezawa as Torako

Asami Ogawa as Utae Amakawa

Utae and Aiko attend an all-girl private school where the devoutly religious principal seems to be raping some of the students, including Utae.

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

2000

English

4.3

♡ 8

20%

Action

Comedy

Peter MacDonald Director

Billy Barty as Funeral Eulogist

Dan Hedaya as Gil Ruston

David Wells as Principal

Jan Hoag as Woman Fan

Super Dave Osborne, our accident-prone stuntman hero, comes out of a self-imposed retirement to raise money for his new girlfriend's son's heart operation.

The Here After

2015

Swedish

6.5

♡ 4

Magnus von Horn Director

Jan-Erik Olsson as Erik

Oliver Heilmann as Kim

Felix Göransson as Korv-Hannes

Inger Nilsson as Principal

When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven.

Nowhere Girl

2015

Japanese

5.3

♡ 5

Mamoru Oshii Director

Nana Seino as Ai

Nobuaki Kaneko as Homeroom Teacher

Hirotarô Honda as Principal

Kanon Hanakage as Rina

Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, but the adults around her try to use her and her classmates are jealous of her. Ai suffers because of her situation, but doesn't have anywhere to escape. Her daily life becomes like a war and she begins to collapse.

Turn Around

2017

Chinese

6.6

♡ 1

Action

Drama

earthquake

Ta-pu Chen Director

Hsin-Ling Chi as Class monitress

Shu-Hai Chao as Principal

Chang Chien as Temple host

Betty Chi as Wang Cheng-chung's sister

Turn Around is based on the story of Cheng-chung Wang, a passionate Taiwanese teacher who has won multiple educational awards. After graduating from the National Kaohsiung Normal University, he is assigned to teach at a school located at the rural Zhongliao in Nantou County, which is lacking in educational resources. As he is preparing to leave at the end of his assignment, the area is met with the deadly 921 earthquake. Seeing the students breaking down in tears and asking for his return, Wang decides to stay with the school to improve the education of the students.

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Coconut Hero

Hurricane Season

The Letter Writer

The Sound of the Spirit

Fimpen

Lemonade

Banging Lanie

Girl in Progress

The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus

Housekeeping

Fisher

Fatal Frame

Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o yobu! Ora to uchuu to purinsesu

Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robotôchan

Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

The Here After

Nowhere Girl

Turn Around