An inspiring feature documentary and love story, about the overnight sensation, actor and international sex symbol, Andy Whitfield, who put the same determination and dedication that he brought to his lead role in "Spartacus" into fighting life-threatening cancer.

Frankie & Alice

2010

English

6.4

♡ 7

24%

Geoffrey Sax Director

Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Admission Nurse

Brian Markinson as Dr. Backman

Halle Berry as Frankie

Anne Marie DeLuise as White Alice

A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.

The Pale Man

2017

English

4.2

♡ 6

John Lerchen Director

Christina Lindsay as Beatrice Stevens

Maurice McNicholas as Dr. Robert Boyle

Scott Myers as Reece

Zoe Leggett as Young Girl

A teachers assistant, trapped in a small town with a strange illness, takes on a local missing persons case aided by a Pale Man down the hall.

Nowhere Mind

2018

English

4.5

♡ 17

81%

out of body experience

Thriller

Ben Nissen Director

Joette Waters as Anna Marshall

Patriac Coakley as Ivan Marshall

Chernise Yvette as Psychiatrist

David Scott Crawford as The Philosopher

Ivan uses experimental meditation to induce out-of-body experiences that might make it possible for him to escape a mysterious illness. His training takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself getting between the marital engagement of two old friends, Emily and John. Unaware of Ivan's secret relationship with his fiancé, John invites Ivan to go on a hiking trip with him. In order to keep up appearances, Ivan agrees to go along. On the trip, John grows ever more suspicious of Ivan's intentions with Emily. A dangerous game of cat and mouse ensues that might provide Ivan an unexpected route to a cure.

Little Women

2018

English

5.3

♡ 19

31%

Clare Niederpruem Director

Ian Bohen as Freddy

Lucas Grabeel as Laurie

Lea Thompson as Marmee

Paris Warner as Sally

A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters.

The Heart of Christmas

2011

English

6.8

♡ 10

60%

Gary Wheeler Director

Karl T. Wright as Dr. Benson

George Newbern as Dr. Don Sandler

Magi Avila as Featured and Background

Dendrie Taylor as Michelle Denford

Told in flashback from the perspective of Megan, the storyline unfolds when her commitment to faith and family is renewed after reading the blog of Julie Locke, the online journal that Julie kept after her 13 months old Dax was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

My Hindu Friend

2015

Portuguese

5.8

♡ 8

80%

Hector Babenco Director

Denise Weinberg as Anita

Willem Dafoe as Diego Fairman

Raquel Karro as Enfermeira #19

Maria Fernanda Cândido as Livia Monteiro Bueno

Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live with the pain and also conversing with death, he meets a Hindu boy who is a fellow patient and who becomes his friend. But one day the boy disappears. Diego is discharged, but his life has changed forever. His marriage fails and, living alone, he begins to wonder whether he may in fact be dying and no one has told him. He tries to find out what happened to his Hindu friend, and eventually meets another woman.

Drifting Flowers

2008

Chinese

6.4

♡ 12

58%

Zero Chou Director

Bai-Hui Chang as Diego's Mother

Alice Tsai-yi Huang as Foster Mother

Robert Chang as John's Lover

Yi-Feng Chiu as Young Yen's boyfriend

Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.

Bubble Boy

2001

English

5.7

♡ 24

32%

Blair Hayes Director

Jake Gyllenhaal as Jimmy Livingston

Arden Myrin as Lorraine

Brian George as Pushpop

Pablo Schreiber as Todd

Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy – bubble suit and all – treks cross-country to stop her.

Cemetery of Splendor

2015

Thai

6.8

♡ 14

96%

Apichatpong Weerasethakul Director

Sasipim Piwansenee as Cream Hostess

Kammanit Sansuklerd as Parasite Doctor

Richard Abramson as Richard Widner

Apinya Unphanlam as Singing Woman

In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in which goddesses can sit casually with mortals, a nurse learns the reason why the patients will never be cured, and forms a telepathic bond with one of them.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976

English

5.8

♡ 11

47%

parent child relationship

Randal Kleiser Director

Robert Reed as Johnny Lubitch

Diana Hyland as Mickey Lubitch

John Travolta as Tod Lubitch

Victor Brandt as TV Installer

Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.

My Skinny Sister

2015

Swedish

6.7

♡ 5

96%

Sanna Lenken Director

Bahador Foladi as Cafébiträde

Annika Hallin as Karin

Åsa Janson as Skolsköterska

Julia Marko-Nord as Sköterska

Just as Stella enters the exciting world of adolescence she discovers that her big sister and role model Katja is hiding an eating disorder. The disease slowly tears the family apart. A story about jealousy, love and betrayal told with warmth, depth and laughter - on and off the ice.

Silverlake Life: The View from Here

1993

English

8.1

♡ 4

85%

Peter Friedman Director

Tom Joslin as

Liane Bonin as

Mark Massi as

An extraordinary video diary about living with AIDS documenting, with guts and humor, the love and dedication of longtime companions Tom Joslin and Mark Massi, from the emotional challenge of living with a fatal illness to the frustration of maintaining daily routines,.

Dear Friends

2007

Japanese

6.6

♡ 4

Kazuyuki Morosawa Director

Maho Nonami as

Masaki Nishina as Bartender

Yuika Motokariya as Maki

Keiko Kitagawa as Rina

Rina is the it girl. She is thin, has long hair, is flaunting and dresses attractively. Every man wants to be with her and every woman wants to be like her. She also happens to be self-absorbed, mean and nasty.

Linkeroever

2008

Dutch

5.9

♡ 1

Pieter Van Hees Director

Tom Dewispelaere as Dirk van Biesbeck

Robbie Cleiren as Dokter Verbeke

Ruth Becquart as Hella Govaerts

Marilou Mermans as Jeanne

When Marie moves into her boyfriend's apartment, she uncovers a disturbing mystery about the fate of the previous tenant.

The Punk Singer

2013

English

7.4

♡ 2

91%

Sini Anderson Director

Gloria Steinem as Self

Tavi Gevinson as Self

Carrie Brownstein as Self

Joan Jett as Self

A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.

The Milk of Sorrow

2009

Spanish

6.7

♡ 4

78%

Claudia Llosa Director

Susi Sánchez as Aída

Daniel Núñez as Amadeo

Magaly Solier as Fausta

Efraín Solís as Noé

Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.

The Better Angels

2014

English

6.0

♡ 3

44%

A.J. Edwards Director

Wes Bentley as Mr. Crawford

Diane Kruger as Sarah Lincoln

Jason Clarke as Tom Lincoln

Jamie Harrold as Vagabond

At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who spends his days at the side of his beloved mother while learning to work the land from his stern father. When illness takes his mother, Abe's new guardian angel comes in the form of his new stepmother, who sees the potential in the boy and pushes for his further education.

A Mere Breath

2016

English

7.5

♡ 1

Monica Lãzurean-Gorgan Director

Denisa Sicrea as Self

Dobrin Sicrea as Self

Lia Sicrea as Self

Romania. Seven years in the life of a family of believers, struck by the illness of a little girl suffering from spina bifida pass before the camera, with a polluted town scarred by unemployment serving as a background.