In the late 1890s, the ambitious, innocent Carrie arrives in Chicago’s South Side and stays with her nagging, dullish married sister. She then runs for help to traveling salesman Charles Drouet. She soon becomes his mistress, but falls in love with married restaurant manager George Hurstwood.

Life After People

2008

English

7.3

♡ 5

60%

boston, massachusetts

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

David de Vries Director

David Brin as Self

Howard Oliver as Self

Nabil Nasr as Self

Struan Rodger as Self - Narrator

In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other experts speculate about what the Earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if, suddenly, humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect humanity's disappearance might have on the artificial aspects of civilization.

Most Guys Are Losers

2020

English

4.1

57%

based on novel or book

Eric Ustian Director

Keith David as Al

Mira Sorvino as Amy

Michael Provost as Bo

Andy Buckley as Mark

College student Sandy's new boyfriend meets all the criteria for a good partner according to her dad's best-selling dating handbook titled "Most Guys are Losers". However, when she brings him home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, her father thinks he knows better. His well-intentioned investigation into the new beau soon leads to awkward misunderstandings, spilled secrets and heartwarming moments.

Call Jane

2022

English

6.5

♡ 28

82%

Phyllis Nagy Director

Geoffrey Cantor as Dr. Falk

Kate Mara as Lana

Aida Turturro as Sister Mike

Sigourney Weaver as Virginia

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.

The Saint of Second Chances

2023

English

7.5

100%

Morgan Neville Director

Michael Joseph Pierce as Bard's Room Associate

Charlie Day as Mike Veeck

Bill Murray as Self

Jeff Daniels as Self - Narrator

Mike Veeck, son of MLB franchise owner Bill Veeck, blows up his father's career. Exiled from the game he loves, the younger Veeck spends the next few decades clawing his way up from rock bottom, determined to redeem himself.

Dillinger

1973

English

6.9

♡ 11

93%

75%

Action

bank robber

based on a true story

John Milius Director

Michelle Phillips as Billie Frechette

John P. Ryan as Charles Mackley

Warren Oates as John Dillinger

Roy Jenson as Samuel Cowley

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.

Till

2022

English

7.2

♡ 43

96%

Chinonye Chukwu Director

Whoopi Goldberg as Alma Carthan

Haley Bennett as Carolyn Bryant

Jackson Beals as Leslie Milam

Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

Logan's War: Bound by Honor

1998

English

5.2

♡ 8

46%

Michael Preece Director

R.D. Call as Albert Talgorno

James Gammon as Ben

Todd Terry as Captain Mackey

Jeff Kober as Sal Mercado

Chuck Norris stars as martial arts extraordinaire Jake Fallon, who, after the death of his brother and sister-in-law, adopts (and trains) his orphaned nephew. Logan (Eddie Cibrian, TV's Invasion). After fifteen years of careful instruction, Logan is determined to avenge his parents Death... And, he'll need Uncle Jake's help to do it.

Hitchhiker Massacre

2017

English

3.1

♡ 2

James L. Bills Director

Stephanie Gerard as Angel

Jasmine Leo as Buffy

Ely LaMay as Sally

Rocky Christopher as Tom

Beautiful, young hitchhiker Sally (Ely LaMay), attempts to survive the night while making her way back home as a sadistic killer and cannibalistic madman (John Blyth Barrymore) haunts the desert highways, probing for fresh roadkill.

Never Been Kissed

1999

English

6.0

♡ 52

56%

Raja Gosnell Director

James Franco as Jason

Drew Barrymore as Josie Geller

Jessica Alba as Kirsten

Sean Whalen as Merkin

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

You May Not Kiss the Bride

2011

English

5.4

♡ 37

Rob Hedden Director

Rob Schneider as Ernesto

Tia Carrere as Lani

Katharine McPhee as Masha Nikitin

Alan Seabock as Wedding guest

Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a Croatian crime lord's daughter, and she is subsequently kidnapped while on their honeymoon in a tropical paradise.

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

English

5.5

♡ 22

5%

39%

Action

based on novel or book

husband wife relationship

Joe Roth Director

Jan Hoag as Choir Director

Arden Myrin as Daisy

Doug Cox as Neighbor #1

Jamie Lee Curtis as Nora Krank

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

High Fidelity

2000

English

7.4

♡ 60

91%

Stephen Frears Director

Jack Black as Barry Judd

Joan Cusack as Liz

Chris Bauer as Paul

Joelle Carter as Penny Hardwick

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".

Capone

1975

English

5.7

♡ 23

32%

Steve Carver Director

Sylvester Stallone as Frank Nitti

Susan Blakely as Iris Crawford

Jack O'Leary as Pool Hall Owner

George Chandler as Robert E. Crowe

Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.

The Lost Sons

2021

English

7.3

♡ 1

83%

Ursula Macfarlane Director

Barbara Walters as Self

Lenny Rocco as Self

Carol Rolnick as Self

Michelle Fronczak as Self

1960s Chicago, a baby is kidnapped from a hospital. Fifteen months later, a toddler is abandoned. Could he be the same baby? In a tale of breathtaking twists and turns, two mysteries begin to unravel and dark family secrets are revealed.

All These Sons

2021

English

7.5

♡ 4

89%

chicago, illinois

Documentary

Bing Liu Director

On Chicago's South and West sides, the scourge of guns and gangs is destroying countless lives. Taking matters into their own hands, two men dedicate their lives educating, empowering and healing young Black men at high risk for being victims—or perpetrators—of deadly gun-violence.

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931

English

6.3

♡ 4

43%

Harry Beaumont Director

Sidney Bracey as Albert

Ann Dvorak as Chorus Girl

Clark Gable as Jake Luva

William Bakewell as Rodney

When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.

How It Ends

2018

English

5.1

♡ 75

17%

David M. Rosenthal Director

Rick Skene as Convict

Nicole Ari Parker as Paula

Forest Whitaker as Tom

Theo James as Will

A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

Ordinary People

1980

English

7.7

♡ 31

90%

88%

Action

based on novel or book

chicago, illinois

depression

Drama

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Robert Redford Director

Mariclare Costello as Audrey

Mary Tyler Moore as Beth

Michael T. Weiss as Extra

Elizabeth McGovern as Jeannine

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

The Lake House

2006

English

6.8

♡ 128

35%

Alejandro Agresti Director

Keanu Reeves as Alex Wyler

Shohreh Aghdashloo as Anna

Sandra Bullock as Kate Forster

Lynn Collins as Mona

A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

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