After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.

Life of the Party

2018

English

5.6

♡ 97

38%

Ben Falcone Director

Adria Arjona as Amanda

Sarah Baker as Gildred

Molly Gordon as Maddie

Julie Bowen as Marcie

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

Cat Ballou

1965

English

6.7

♡ 19

90%

74%

Action

alcoholic

based on novel or book

Elliot Silverstein Director

John Marley as Frankie Ballou

Ethelreda Leopold as Townswoman

Harry Harvey as Train Conductor

John Roy as Train Passenger

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

Beauty and the Beast

1946

French

7.9

♡ 28

96%

Jean Cocteau Director

Josette Day as Belle

Ana María Martinez as Félicie

Gilles Watteaux as Footman

Noël Blin as Footman

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

Phoebe in Wonderland

2008

English

7.0

♡ 6

61%

Daniel Barnz Director

Max Baker as 2nd Teacher / King of Hearts

Peter Gerety as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty

Bill Pullman as Peter Lichten

Elle Fanning as Phoebe Lichten

The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but anguished mother looks to Phoebe herself for inspiration.

Scoop

2006

English

6.6

♡ 72

41%

Woody Allen Director

Ian McShane as Joe Strombel

Charles Dance as Mr. Malcolm

Hugh Jackman as Peter Lyman

Scarlett Johansson as Sondra Pransky

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

Music Box

1989

English

7.4

♡ 13

75%

Costa-Gavras Director

Jessica Lange as Ann Talbot

Frederic Forrest as Jack Burke

Michael Rooker as Karchy Laszlo

Lukas Haas as Mikey Talbot

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

English

7.4

♡ 466

53%

Gore Verbinski Director

Tom Hollander as Cutler Beckett

Bill Nighy as Davy Jones

Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann

Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow

Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Victoria

2016

French

♡ 4

82%

Justine Triet Director

Laure Calamy as Christelle, l'avocate de Victoria

Marc-Antoine Vaugeois as Leader blogeurs

Virginie Efira as Victoria Spick

Melvil Poupaud as Vincent Kossarski

Victoria is a thirty-something divorced lawyer who's struggling to raise her two daughters. She is canny and cynical but on the verge of an emotional breakdown. At a friend's wedding she reconnects with Vincent, an old friend, and Sam, an old client. Her life is about to take a new turn.

Affairs of State

2018

English

4.7

♡ 22

54%

Eric Bross Director

Thora Birch as Callie Roland

Mimi Rogers as Judith Baines

David Corenswet as Michael Lawson

Adrian Grenier as Rob Reynolds

A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate, sending him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail.

Drunk Parents

2019

English

4.0

♡ 62

Fred Wolf Director

Mick O'Rourke as Kidnapper #3

Salma Hayek as Nancy

Aasif Mandvi as Nigel

Kelly AuCoin as Tyler Rector

Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.

Pusher III

2005

Danish

7.3

♡ 21

93%

Nicolas Winding Refn Director

Slavica Knezevic as Derikonja

Kurt Nielsen as Kusse Kurt

Zlatko Buric as Milo

Slavko Labovic as Radovan

Milo is aging, he is planning his daughter's 25th birthday, and his shipment of heroin turns out to be 10,000 pills of ecstasy. When Milo tries to sell the pills anyway, all Hell breaks loose and his only chance is to ask for help from his ex-henchman and old friend Radovan.

The Frighteners

1996

English

7.1

♡ 59

65%

Peter Jackson Director

Melanie Lynskey as Deputy

Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister

Jake Busey as Johnny Bartlett

Peter Dobson as Ray Lynskey

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

8 Women

2002

French

7.0

♡ 29

79%

François Ozon Director

Isabelle Huppert as Augustine

Catherine Deneuve as Gaby

Fanny Ardant as Pierrette

Virginie Ledoyen as Suzon

Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.

The Weather Man

2005

English

6.5

♡ 64

60%

Gore Verbinski Director

Nicolas Cage as David Spritz

Nicholas Hoult as Mike

Michael Caine as Robert Spritzel

Bruce Jarchow as Viewer

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

English

6.8

♡ 42

79%

81%

Action

christmas movie alternative

Sharon Maguire Director

Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones

Colin Firth as Mark Darcy

Honor Blackman as Penny Husbands-Bosworth

James Faulkner as Uncle Geoffrey

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance into whom Bridget cannot seem to stop running or help finding quietly attractive.

1,000 Convicts and a Woman

1971

English

4.2

♡ 4

Ray Austin Director

Alexandra Hay as Angela Thorne

Tracy Reed as Linda

Ray Austin as Paul

Neil Hallett as Warden Thorne

The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.

Another Soul

2018

English

2.2

♡ 1

Paul Chau Director

Rebecca Lovett as Mrs. Willow

Anthony Misiano as Skip

Brianne Wigeland as Susan

Bailey Newman as Willow Girl

A couple on the run battle to save their daughter from possession by a demon.

Corrina, Corrina

1994

English

6.6

♡ 16

37%

Jessie Nelson Director

Sean Moran as 2nd Delivery Man

Whoopi Goldberg as Corrina Washington

Joan Cusack as Jonesy

Tina Majorino as Molly Singer

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

Through a Glass Darkly

1961

Swedish

7.9

♡ 37

100%

electroconvulsive therapy

island

mental illness

schizophrenia

Ingmar Bergman Director

Gunnar Björnstrand as David

Harriet Andersson as Karin

Max von Sydow as Martin

Lars Passgård as Minus

Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.

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Pusher III

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