The story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy living in Alice Springs, Australia, who is struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education.

Long Long Time Ago

2016

Chinese

6.8

♡ 1

Jack Neo Director

Henry Thia as Hawker

Aileen Tan as Lim Zhao Di

Feihui Li as Mr. Zhang

Bharathi Rani as Rani

The story spans from 1965 to the early 1970s. Heavily pregnant Zhao Di, the unwanted second wife of an older man, was chased out by her husband's family and forced to return to her own family. She gave birth to a pair of twins, Shun Fatt and Su-mei. As Su-mei had two moles on her face, which was said to be bad luck, she decided to give her up due to the pressure of wanting to build a better life for the rest of her family.

Mischka

6.0

Jean-François Stévenin Director

Pascale Bransolle as Béatrice

Claire Stévenin as Elle

Amélie Soupirot as Jumelle 1

Pierre Stévenin as Léo

An old man in dressing gown and slippers is abandoned by his family on an area of highway while on vacation. He later finds himself in a hospital where a nurse, Gégène, calls him Mischka.

Moving On

2019

Korean

6.9

♡ 4

100%

Dan-bi Yoon Director

Heung-ju Yang as Byeong-ki

Seung-jun Park as Dong-ju

Hyun-young Park as Mi-jeong

Choi Jung-un as Ok-ju

During a summer vacation, Ok-ju and Dong-ju move into their grandpa's house. While Dong-ju adapts to his new home, Ok-ju feels awkward about this new environment. Once their soon-to-be-divorced aunt also moves in, and as Ok-ju spends time with her family, the house and her grandpa start to grow on her.

Mandorla

2015

English

5.2

♡ 1

Roberto Miller Director

Christophe Fievet as

Amanda Paige Miller as Amanda

Dylan Diehl as Aura

Henry Matrat as Doorman

The only journey is the one within. Mandorla explores a man's search for a meaningful life despite conflicts between his inner and outer worlds. Ernesto is a visual artist and seeker stuck in a corporate job, who is drawn by dark magical visions to a medieval French city. There he seeks an elusive banker to help him unlock an obscure dream that threatens his job, family, and sanity.

How to Build a Girl

2019

English

6.0

♡ 14

79%

Coky Giedroyc Director

Emma Thompson as Amanda Watson

Alfie Allen as John Kite

Gemma Arterton as Maria von Trapp

Bobby Schofield as Pricey

The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.

Abominable

2019

English

7.0

♡ 414

83%

Todd Wilderman Director

Sarah Paulson as Dr. Zara

David P. Smith as Goon

Fernando Chien as Merchant

Trevor Devall as Van Driver / Goon

A group of misfits encounter a young Yeti named Everest, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his namesake.

Oculus

2013

English

6.5

♡ 162

75%

husband wife relationship

Mystery

supernatural

Thriller

Mike Flanagan Director

Karen Gillan as Kaylie Russell

Katee Sackhoff as Marie Russell

Kate Siegel as Marisol Chavez

Catherine Parker as Phone Store Clerk

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Skellig: The Owl Man

2009

English

6.4

♡ 7

angel

based on novel or book

father son relationship

Mystery

woman director

Annabel Jankel Director

John Simm as Dave

Kelly Macdonald as Louise

Alexander Armstrong as Mr Hunt

Tim Roth as Skellig

An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family has just moved into an unfamiliar house, and his brand new baby sister has fallen ill. One day, while cleaning out the garden shed, he stumbles across something mysterious, a strange creature huddled in the corner; weak of body but strong of will. This is Skellig.

Museo

2018

Spanish

6.9

♡ 25

87%

74%

acapulco mexico

Action

based on a true story

Alonso Ruizpalacios Director

Leonardo Ortizgris as Benjamin Wilson

Gael García Bernal as Juan Nuñez

Alejandro Belmonte as Mesero Puertas

Lisa Owen as Sra. Nuñez

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

A First Farewell

2018

Uyghur

6.8

♡ 1

100%

mother son relationship

school

sick parent

Lina Wang Director

Yasan Kamisu as Isa's Father

Rahmati Kuramu as Kalbinur's Father

Kuramu Kasimu as Kalbinur's Grandfather

Tajigul Heilmeier as Kalbinur's Mother

When Isa is not at school or working on his parents' farmyard, he spends carefree days with his friends - until the outside world starts forcing him to say one goodbye after another.

A Time to Live and a Time to Die

1985

Chinese

7.5

♡ 16

100%

semi autobiographical

taiwan

youth gang

Hsiao-Hsien Hou Director

Feng Tien as

An-Shun Yu as

Fang Mei as

Shu-Fang Chen as

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

The Damned

1969

Italian

7.4

♡ 13

83%

Luchino Visconti Director

Charlotte Rampling as Elisabeth Thallman

Umberto Orsini as Herbert Thallman

Michele Scalera as Innkeeper

Helmut Berger as Martin Von Essenbeck

In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime.

Papanasam

2015

Tamil

8.4

♡ 7

100%

Jeethu Joseph Director

Asha Sharath as IG Geetha Prabhakar

Esther Anil as Meena

Nivetha Thomas as Selvi

Ilavarasu as Shanmugam

A cinephile tries to protect his family by hiding a heat-of-the-moment murder committed by his daughter by taking cues from the films he has watched. With the victim the son of a cop, can he get away with it?

Waiting for the Hearse

1985

Spanish

8.0

♡ 12

Alejandro Doria Director

Luis Brandoni as Antonio Musicardi

China Zorrilla as Elvira Romero de Musicardi

Julio De Grazia as Jorge Musicardi

Mónica Villa as Susana de Musicardi

Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?

The Evening Star

1996

English

5.9

♡ 5

21%

61%

based on novel or book

Comedy

Drama

family relationships

grandparent grandchild relationship

Robert Harling Director

Jennifer Grant as Ellen

Jack Nicholson as Garrett Breedlove

Mary Gross as Sitcom Parent

Mackenzie Astin as Teddy Horton

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.

Snow Angels

2007

English

6.8

♡ 11

68%

David Gordon Green Director

Kate Beckinsale as Annie Marchand

Michael Angarano as Arthur Parkinson

Sam Rockwell as Glenn Marchand

Olivia Thirlby as Lila Raybern

Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter go missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.

Life Itself

2018

English

6.9

♡ 50

13%

intercultural relationship

Dan Fogelman Director

Olivia Cooke as Dylan

Antonio Banderas as Mr. Saccione

Samuel L. Jackson as Samuel L. Jackson

Oscar Isaac as Will

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

Kokowääh

2011

German

6.2

♡ 8

63%

Action

Comedy

family relationships

father daughter relationship

mother daughter relationship

Til Schweiger Director

Meret Becker as Charlotte

Johann von Bülow as Feuerwehrmann

Til Schweiger as Henry

Sönke Möhring as Polizist

Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of Henry door after her husband realized after 8 years of marriage that he is not the father so their relationship now is breaking up... By the way: Kokowääh, is how a German (in this case an 8 Year old child) that has never heard the dish before - would pronounce "Coq Au Vin" (chicken in a wine sauce).

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

Japanese

7.8

♡ 12

86%

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Danko Ichikawa as Kesakichi

Seiji Miyaguchi as Mata-yan

Eijirô Tôno as Messenger

Masao Oda as One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?

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Long Long Time Ago

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How to Build a Girl

Abominable

Oculus

Skellig: The Owl Man

Museo

A First Farewell

A Time to Live and a Time to Die

The Damned

Papanasam

Waiting for the Hearse

The Evening Star

Snow Angels

Life Itself

Kokowääh

The Ballad of Narayama