Ruth: The Musical

2019

English

5.4

♡ 8

Action

Musical

Jay Moussa-Mann Director

Megan Quince as Apple Seller

Philip Quinton as Landlord

John Noble as Merchant

Grace Robinson as Messenger

When tragedy strikes their family, Ruth, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law are left poor and struggling. Despite the danger, Ruth decides to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to her husband's homeland.

Red Headed Stranger

1986

English

6.6

♡ 9

60%

William D. Wittliff Director

Katharine Ross as Laurie

Julius Tennon as Messenger

Morgan Fairchild as Raysha Shay

R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Reese Scoby - Driscoll, Montana

Reverend Julian Shay (Willie Nelson) strode into the saloon, pulled out his six-shooter, and killed his adulterous wife (Morgan Fairchild) and the man she had left him for. It was the beginning of his violent transformation from God-Loving preacher to ruthless outlaw.

Dragonheart Vengeance

2020

English

5.4

♡ 43

Ivan Silvestrini Director

Edouard Philipponnat as Igor

Ioachim Ciobanu as Messenger

Helena Bonham Carter as Siveth

Cameron Jack as The Blacksmith

Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary, Darius.

Love or Money

4.5

relationship problems

summer

tennis

wall street

Todd Hallowell Director

Robert Stanton as Dudley

Antone Pagan as Messenger

Kevin McCarthy as William Reed

Richard Gant as Zoo

A lucrative real estate deal, or romance with the boss' daughter--that's the dilemma facing a yuppie in this comedy.

A Patch of Blue

1965

English

8.0

♡ 21

89%

grandparent grandchild relationship

Guy Green Director

Ivan Dixon as Mark Ralfe

David Richards as Messenger

John Qualen as Mr. Faber

Shelley Winters as Rose-Ann D'Arcey

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

Japanese

7.8

♡ 12

86%

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Danko Ichikawa as Kesakichi

Seiji Miyaguchi as Mata-yan

Eijirô Tôno as Messenger

Masao Oda as One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?

The Shallows

2016

English

6.3

♡ 289

79%

Jaume Collet-Serra Director

Óscar Jaenada as Carlos

Brett Cullen as Dad

Alice Dinnean as Messenger

Blake Lively as Nancy

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

The Apartment

1960

English

8.3

♡ 96

93%

94%

Action

christmas movie alternative

Billy Wilder Director

Ray Walston as Joe Dobisch

David Macklin as Messenger

Edie Adams as Miss Olsen

Joyce Jameson as The Blonde

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

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Ruth: The Musical

Red Headed Stranger

Dragonheart Vengeance

Love or Money

A Patch of Blue

The Ballad of Narayama

The Shallows

The Apartment