A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.

This Is England

2006

English

7.7

♡ 38

93%

Shane Meadows Director

Michael Socha as Bully

Stephen Graham as Combo

Jo Hartley as Cynth

Hannah Walters as Shoe Shop Assistant

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

The Last Friday

2011

Arabic

5.9

♡ 1

Comedy

Drama

Family

Yahya Alabdallah Director

Faris Batayneh as Bully

Taghreed Al Rushuq as Malak

Nabil Kawni as Sheikh

Ali Suliman as Yousef

When a forty-year-old divorced father discovers that he needs to undergo an operation, which he can not afford, within the next 4 days, he finds himself forced to deal with the life he isolated himself from for the longest time.

Charcoal Skies

2022

English

6.9

Drama

Bill Cooper Director

Marcelo B. Mena as Bully

Bill Cooper as Calvin Rusk

Jim Brockhohn as Donny

Gilbert Asuncion as Gang Member

When a reclusive, artistic 11-year-old boy ventures from the solace of his bedroom, he experiences more than he expected, and his difficult single mother finds a meaningful connection in an unexpected place.

Once Were Warriors

1994

English

7.9

♡ 38

93%

Lee Tamahori Director

George Henare as Bennett

Cliff Curtis as Bully

Temuera Morrison as Jake Heke

Ian Mune as Judge

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

Lady Like

2024

English

6.6

♡ 3

san francisco, california

Luke Willis Director

Adriana Roy as

Arkadii Archie Maznev as Bully

Nina West as Narrator

Rosie Petals as Self

In this rags to riches origin story, Lady Camden struggles to manage the demands of her freshly minted international fame, while Rex is forced to come to terms with the troubling childhood he left behind in Camden which drove him to so desperately seek joy, fantasy and escape through the performing arts.

Boy A

2007

English

7.5

♡ 7

88%

87%

based on novel or book

child abuse

Drama

grave

parent child relationship

rape

rehabilitation

John Crowley Director

Josef Altin as Bully

Shaun Evans as Chris

Andrew Garfield as Jack Burridge

Katie Lyons as Michelle

Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.

Lost River

2014

English

5.7

♡ 21

30%

Ryan Gosling Director

Christina Hendricks as Billy

Matt Smith as Bully

Eva Mendes as Cat

Ben Mendelsohn as Dave

Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive.

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The Curse of Professor Zardonicus

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Flight of the Swan

This Is England

The Last Friday

Charcoal Skies

Once Were Warriors

Lady Like

Boy A

Lost River