Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.

The Mastermind

2025

English

♡ 17

90%

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

Wild Nights with Emily

2018

English

6.2

♡ 10

89%

Madeleine Olnek Director

Guinevere Turner as

Cole Escola as

Nick A Fisher as Gilbert Dickinson

Brett Gelman as Higginson

Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman.

The Eve

2015

English

3.9

♡ 1

69%

Ritchie Steven Filippi Director

Jody Mullins as George Francis

Evan Bass as Harrison

María DiDomenico as Jenn

Al Thompson as Scott

Friends head off to the remote island of Martha's Vineyard to celebrate New Year's Eve and reconnect. As tensions rise, an unforeseen presence halts celebrations and instead turns their holiday into a fight to live through to the new year.

A Harvest Wedding

2017

English

6.6

♡ 7

75%

Steven R. Monroe Director

Glynis Davies as Betty Nichols

Jeremy Guilbaut as Payton Ellis

Jill Wagner as Sarah Bloom

Marcus Rosner as Tom Nichols

A career oriented woman, Sarah Bloom, who ran away from her small town life in Massachusetts, is now living in New York City and poised to become the next big wedding planner of the famed NY social scene when she's hired to plan the most anticipated wedding of the season. The problem: The groom is from Sarah's home town of Williamstown, MA and wants the wedding on the family farm which is now being run by the older brother who happens to be Sarah's first love. So, can the sophisticated city girl navigate the pitfalls of her past, possibly find true love in her future, and pull off the wedding of the season even though it might not be the one she planned for?

The Scottish Play

2020

English

7.0

♡ 4

shakespeare in modern dress

Keith Boynton Director

Willie C. Carpenter as Don

Geraint Wyn Davies as Hugh Ali Ahn

Ali Ahn as Lauren

Will Brill as Will

A successful actress accepts the role of Lady Macbeth at a small New England theater, where she begins a flirtation with her charmingly awkward young director, and finds herself haunted by the ghost of William Shakespeare - who's keen to do some rewrites.

Ethan Frome

1993

Italian

6.3

♡ 2

50%

40%

Action

based on novel or book

John Madden Director

Liam Neeson as Ethan Frome

Patricia Arquette as Mattie Silver

Katharine Houghton as Mrs. Hale

Joan Allen as Zeena

Married couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who joins them is a beautiful, spirited person. She and Ethan fall in love much to the dismay of Zeena.

Hot Summer Nights

2017

English

6.4

♡ 64

46%

Elijah Bynum Director

Timothée Chalamet as Daniel

Maika Monroe as McKayla

William Fichtner as Shep

Catherine Dyer as Wife at Beach House

In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.

Mona Lisa Smile

2003

English

6.6

♡ 38

33%

Mike Newell Director

Krysten Ritter as Art History Student

Kirsten Dunst as Betty Warren

Julia Stiles as Joan Brandwyn

Marian Seldes as President Jocelyn Carr

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

John and the Hole

2021

English

5.2

♡ 16

60%

Pascual Sisto Director

Jennifer Ehle as Anna

Michael C. Hall as Brad

Charlie Shotwell as John

Taissa Farmiga as Laurie

While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.

Conviction

2010

English

7.2

♡ 32

67%

Tony Goldwyn Director

Peter Gallagher as Barry Scheck

Owen Campbell as Ben

Sam Rockwell as Kenny Waters

Talia Balsam as Prosecuting Attorney

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

English

5.0

♡ 5

39%

based on novel or book

Norman Mailer Director

Penn Jillette as Big Stoop

Frances Fisher as Jessica Pond

Isabella Rossellini as Madeleine Regency

John Bedford Lloyd as Wardley Meeks III

Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.

Girl Talk

2022

English

6.0

♡ 1

Lucia Small Director

Gil Alon as Self

Bella Ehrlich as Self

Gaby Lewis as Self

Hannah Phan as Self

Set in the cutthroat, boy-dominated world of high school debate where tomorrow’s leaders are groomed, GIRL TALK tells the timely story of five girls on a diverse, top-ranked Massachusetts high school debate team as they strive to become the best debaters in the United States on their own terms.

Slender Man

2018

English

3.3

♡ 83

8%

Sylvain White Director

Jaz Sinclair as Chloe

Michael Reilly Burke as Hallie's Dad

Annalise Basso as Katie

Joey King as Wren

In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.

Same Sex America

2006

English

7.3

♡ 3

Action

boston, massachusetts

Henry Corra Director

Eliza Skinner as Reporter

Matthew Cummings as Reporter

In the spring of 2004, Massachusetts began the final battle of its journey towards legalizing same-sex marriage. This documentary follows a few local couples & their families through the months leading up to & shortly after that defining occasion in LGBTQ+ history, culminating in their respective weddings. Also includes interviews with active opponents attempting to discourage the movement (& failing, of course). Premiered at the Independent Film Festival of Boston in April 2005, just a month short the decision's one-year anniversary.

Her Desperate Choice

1996

English

6.0

70%

Michael Scott Director

Douglas O'Keeffe as Classroom Cop

Jackie Richardson as Frances

Faith Ford as Jody Murdock

Hanna Hall as Samantha, Jody's Daughter

Despite allegations of child sexual abuse against Jody's ex-husband Marcus, the court orders joint custody of their daughter Samantha. Jody faces a choice of turning Samantha over to Marcus or taking her on the run and risk kidnapping charges. Pursued by both the FBI and a private detective, Jody and Samantha are hunted, fleeing from town to town with the help of an underground network set up to help women and children escape from abuse. Based on a true story.

Frankie Meets Jack

2023

English

5.3

♡ 2

Andrew Lawrence Director

Carl McDowell as Boner

Joey Lawrence as Dr. Jack Shaw

Anne Heche as Katrina

Andrew Lawrence as Nathaniel

Perpetually single Frankie decides to give up on men in favor of going all-in as a “dog mom" to her adopted dog, Tucker. But sparks fly when Frankie meets Jack, the veterinarian who rescues her dog from near death. They seem destined to be together, but there's one problem: Jack is already engaged.

CODA

2021

English

8.0

♡ 170

94%

parent child relationship

Sian Heder Director

Amy Forsyth as Gertie

Elbert Kim as Jackie Rossi's Attorney

Owen Burke as Jimmy

Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.