Adopting Trouble

2016

English

4.1

♡ 5

Lee Gardner Director

James C. Morris as Archie

Danny James as Big-Head Mike

Thomas J. Post as Dr. Fendo

Jill Adler as Kathleen

Unable to have kids, Nick an ex-con and Maryann a hard core christian, resort to the extreme to become parents. They kidnap a woman going in for an abortion and force her to have her baby for them.

Sherrybaby

2006

English

6.6

♡ 23

76%

mother daughter relationship

new jersey

woman director

Laurie Collyer Director

Rio Hackford as Andy Kelly

Danny Trejo as Dean Walker

Giancarlo Esposito as Parole Officer Hernandez

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Sherry Swanson

After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a good mother, and Sherry finds her resolve to stay clean slowly weakening.

Lowriders

2016

English

5.7

♡ 56

58%

los angeles, california

street artist

Rupert Wyatt Director

Tony Revolori as Chuy

Theo Rossi as Francisco 'Ghost' Alvarez

Eva Longoria as Gloria Alvarez

Melissa Benoist as Lorelei

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.

Gone Tomorrow

2015

English

4.4

♡ 12

Jordan Brown Director

Christopher Russell as

Scott Gibson as Brian Day

Chuck Shamata as Frank Thompson

Anthony Ulc as Tony

Five years after taking the fall for his younger brother, a tormented ex-con flees parole to find his kidnapped baby niece. One step ahead of the police, and one behind an unraveling criminal syndicate, he must once again sacrifice everything in the name of family.

Luv

2012

English

6.0

♡ 7

35%

Sheldon Candis Director

Danny Glover as Arthur

Meagan Good as Beverly

Russell Hornsby as Detective Pratt

Marc John Jefferies as Newt

Over the course of one day, a shy 13-year-old forms a bond with his troubled uncle.

Blood, Sand and Gold

2018

English

3.7

♡ 9

52%

Gaelan Connell Director

Jenny Sterlin as Charlotte Ainsley

Aaron Costa Ganis as Jack Riordan

Christopher Redman as Matthew Adams

Michael Benyaer as Sheikh Ikram

When an archaeologist discovers Sir Francis Drake's lost treasure in the Sahara Desert, it is promptly stolen and she sets off on a global quest to steal it back.

Sollers Point

2017

English

5.7

♡ 7

85%

Matthew Porterfield Director

Marin Ireland as

Tom Guiry as Aaron

James Belushi as Carol

Zazie Beetz as Courtney

Keith, a small-time drug dealer, is under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore. He re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. There, he pushes back against his surrounding limitations as he tries to find a way out of his own internal prison.

Father of Invention

2010

English

5.7

♡ 10

father daughter relationship

flatmates

inventor

parole officer

Trent Cooper Director

Joe Nemmers as Business Man

Heather Graham as Phoebe

Kevin Spacey as Robert Axle

Johnny Knoxville as Troy Coangelo

Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.

You Only Live Once

1937

English

7.2

♡ 30

100%

77%

Action

based on a true story

Fritz Lang Director

Jack Carson as Attendant in First Gas Station

Sylvia Sidney as Joan Graham

Barton MacLane as Stephen Whitney

Amzie Strickland as Young Woman

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Bait

2000

English

5.7

♡ 13

26%

Antoine Fuqua Director

Jamie Foxx as Alvin Sanders

Arnold Pinnock as Convict

Joe Pingue as Cop

Kimberly Elise as Lisa Hill

Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.

Winter's Flower

1978

Japanese

6.7

♡ 5

Yasuo Furuhata Director

Tôru Minegishi as

Ken Takakura as Hidetsugu Kano

Mitsuko Baishô as Merry

Yoichi Miura as Otohiko Takeda

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!

The Sting II

1983

English

4.9

♡ 6

10%

28%

Action

boxer

brooklyn, new york city

Jeremy Kagan Director

Karl Malden as Gus Macalinski

Bert Remsen as Kid Colors

Carl Gottlieb as Maitre D'

Val Avery as O'Malley

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that Hooker is a somewhat dull boxer who is tired of taking dives for Gondorf. There is a ringer. Lonigan, their victim from the first movie, is setting them up to take the fall.

American Heart

1992

English

6.7

♡ 8

86%

68%

Action

alcoholism

based on novel or book

Martin Bell Director

Jeff Bridges as Jack Kelson

Edward Furlong as Nick Kelson

Marcus Chong as Terry Cosmos

Loyd Catlett as Vernon the Bartender

An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

English

6.8

♡ 5

55%

Alfred Santell Director

Pierre Watkin as Dr. Fearson

Irving Bacon as Jeff

George Lynn as Joe

Ellen Drew as Nurse

Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gangster Hanlon in a tavern back room. Kildare pursues Janet and enlists Hanlon to help her; the gangster's solution, not surprisingly, is violent.

Les Misérables

1934

French

8.3

♡ 7

93%

Raymond Bernard Director

Paul Azaïs as Grantaire

Pauline Carton as La soeur de Gillenormand

Marguerite Moreno as La Thénardier

Jean Servais as Marius Pontmercy

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

The Philly Kid

2012

English

5.6

♡ 7

37%

mixed martial arts (mma)

Sport

sports

Jason Connery Director

Michael Jai White as Arthur Letts

Wes Chatham as Dillon

Devon Sawa as Jake

Neal McDonough as LA Jim

A former NCAA champion wrestler is paroled after 10 years in prison. Now, to save a friend's life, in a series of cage fights he must agree to do the impossible - lose.

Let Go

2011

English

5.2

♡ 8

33%

Brian Jett Director

Kali Hawk as Angela

Brian Palermo as Dress Salesman

Kevin Hart as Kris

Brian Huskey as Man Passing By

Walter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts who have been placed under his supervision.

Trapped in Paradise

1994

English

5.9

♡ 17

10%

George Gallo Director

Nicolas Cage as Bill Firpo

John Ashton as Ed Dawson

Florence Stanley as Ma Firpo

Mädchen Amick as Sarah Collins

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

Reykjavik-Rotterdam

2008

Icelandic

6.7

♡ 7

45%

Óskar Jónasson Director

Jörundur Ragnarsson as Arnór

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Eiríkur

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Elvar

Baltasar Kormákur as Kristófer

A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo between Reykjavik and Rotterdam. He agrees, in the hope to get out of debt, but unexpected events occur.