A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

Freedom Writers

2007

English

7.6

♡ 63

69%

87%

Action

based on a true story

based on novel or book

Richard LaGravenese Director

John Benjamin Hickey as Brian Gelford

Dan Warner as Cop #1

Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell

Patrick Dempsey as Scott Casey

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Epic

2013

English

6.6

♡ 138

65%

Chris Wedge Director

Christoph Waltz as Mandrake

Amanda Seyfried as Mary Katherine

Josh Hutcherson as Nod

Colin Farrell as Ronin

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.

Little Voice

1998

English

7.0

♡ 9

80%

parent child relationship

Romance

talent

Mark Herman Director

Ewan McGregor as Billy

Alex Norton as Bunnie Morris

Jane Horrocks as LV

Michael Caine as Ray Say

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

1984

Swedish

7.3

♡ 8

88%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

parent child relationship

Tage Danielsson Director

Philip Zandén as Adelsherre

Per Oscarsson as Borka

Lena Nyman as Lovis

Allan Edwall as Skalle-Per

Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, braving dangerous Witchbirds and Rump-Gnomes. But when their families find out Birk and Ronia have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Indeed, their fathers are competing robber chieftains and bitter enemies. Now the two spunky children must try to tear down the barriers that have kept their families apart for so long.

The Wailing

2016

Korean

7.4

♡ 114

99%

Hong-jin Na Director

Jeong-min Hwang as Il-gwang

Jun Kunimura as Japanese Man

Kim Ji-won as Nurse

Woo-hee Chun as The Mysterious Woman

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Hotel of the Damned

2016

English

4.0

♡ 1

Bobby Barbacioru Director

Florin Kevorkian as Cannibal

Dimitrina Zhivkova as Cannibal

Peter Dobson as Jimmy

Louis Mandylor as Nicky

After a car accident and stranded in the middle of nowhere, an ex-con and his daughter find themselves in an abandoned hotel, populated by sub-human cannibalistic creatures.

After the Wedding

2006

Danish

7.6

♡ 37

87%

Susanne Bier Director

Sidse Babett Knudsen as Helene Hansson

Mads Mikkelsen as Jacob Pederson

Rolf Lassgård as Jörgen Lennart Hansson

Shivam Vichare as Pramods Venner

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.

Inhale

2010

English

6.5

♡ 4

38%

Baltasar Kormákur Director

Walter Perez as Arturo

Rosanna Arquette as Dr. Rubin

David Selby as Henry White

Dermot Mulroney as Paul Stanton

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

The Wrestler

2008

English

7.9

♡ 88

99%

Darren Aronofsky Director

Marisa Tomei as Cassidy

Ben Van Bergen as Deli Customer

David Juskow as Ring Announcer

Todd Barry as Wayne

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

English

6.2

♡ 2

21%

Joseph M. Newman Director

Frank Richards as Burly Man with Saloon Girl

Timothy Carey as Forbes, Regan's Deputy

John Roy as Townsman

Kenneth Gibson as Townsman

Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is killed by hired guns of the corrupt incumbent Bat is determined to settle the score with violence but he is convinced by the townspeople that the best way to avenge his brother's death is by taking Ed's place on the ballot. Bat agrees and wins the election but his new role on the right side of the law will lead him to unexpected confrontations as he finds himself torn between his loyalties to his friends and his duties as sheriff.

The Bank Dick

1940

English

7.1

♡ 3

96%

Edward F. Cline Director

Jack Rube Clifford as Cop

Pierre Watkin as Mr. Skinner

Carey Loftin as Townsman

Mary Field as Woman with Cherries on Hat

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

East Is East

1999

English

6.9

♡ 9

78%

Damien O'Donnell Director

Rosalind March as Helen Karim

Muzz Khan as Kid

Gary Lewis as Mark

Ian Aspinall as Nazir Khan

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Jack & Sarah

1995

English

6.6

♡ 9

74%

Tim Sullivan Director

Samantha Mathis as Amy

Cherie Lunghi as Anna

Lorraine Ashbourne as Jackie

Ian McKellen as William

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1.

Jersey Girl

2004

English

6.2

♡ 40

42%

Kevin Smith Director

Liv Tyler as Maya

Ben Affleck as Ollie Trinke

Matt Damon as PR Exec #2

Will Smith as Self

Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl

2011

Portuguese

6.2

♡ 28

37%

Marcus Baldini Director

Martha Nowill as Gerente do salão de beleza

Juliano Cazarré as Gustavo

Plínio Soares as Publicitário

Deborah Secco as Raquel / Bruna

Rachel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in Sao Paulo to become a sexy call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer she adopted the name "Surfistinha" which means little surfer girl.

Lost Souls

2000

English

4.8

♡ 16

8%

Janusz Kaminski Director

John Hurt as Father Lareaux

Victor Slezak as Father Thomas

Winona Ryder as Maya Larkin

Jamie Denbo as Sharon

A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.

The Monster

2016

English

5.4

♡ 71

81%

Bryan Bertino Director

Aaron Douglas as Jesse

Zoe Kazan as Kathy

Ella Ballentine as Lizzy

Scott Speedman as Roy

A mother and her 10-year old daughter are trapped in a forest. There is something in this forest. Something unlike anything they have heard before. Something that lurks in the darkness and it’s coming after them.

I'll Take Your Dead

2018

English

5.6

♡ 66

67%

Chad Archibald Director

Brandon McKnight as Carter

Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Demarco

Jess Salgueiro as Jackie

Aidan Devine as William

William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. His daughter Gloria has become used to rough-looking men dropping off corpses, and is even convinced that some of them are haunting their house.