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napoleonic wars

War

Andrzej Wajda Director

Damian Damiecki as Officer

Beata Tyszkiewicz as Princess Elzbieta

Daniel Olbrychski as Rafal Olbromski

Józef Nalberczak as Soldier Wanderer

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.

Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo

2011

Portuguese

5.4

♡ 2

Comedy

indian guru

Hugo Carvana Director

Antonio Pedro as Delegado Peixoto

Flávia Alessandra as Flora

Herson Capri as Rodolfo Magalhães

Hugo Carvana as Zimba

Lalau (Gregorio Duvivier) is presented by the country's interior with his show jokes, whose main theme is her father, Ramon Velasco (Tarcisio Meira), an actor who always gets into shenanigans. One day, when present in Ceará, Stan receives a tempting proposal by Flora (Flávia Alessandra), which offers $ 100,000 so he pretends to be a famous guru in a motivational speech in Rio de Janeiro. He accepts and goes to Rio without telling his father. After seeing his son on the cover of a newspaper, Ramon decides to go after him and creates many characters to ensure their part.

Tonbi

2022

Japanese

6.4

♡ 3

based on novel or book

family

Family

grieving

shōwa era (1926-89)

single father

Takahisa Zeze Director

Ken Yasuda as Mitsumo

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Taeko

Hiroshi Abe as Yasuo Ichikawa

Yûko Ôshima as Yukie

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.

Here

2018

Persian

5.5

♡ 2

father

Hadi Mohaghegh Director

Mahyar Aberoon as

Mohammad Azarakhsh as

Hamdollah Azizi as

Mahyar Abravan as (as Mahyar Aberoon)

An isolated and lonely old man in the mountains tries to save Sohrab’s, his son, life. But, despite of all his efforts, he cannot change the son’s death sentence and Sohrab is executed. So he takes the body of his son through the mountain and rivers, baptizing him. Meanwhile, the old man also should take care of his grandson.

Christmas for a Dollar

2013

7.0

♡ 2

71%

horse

poor

John Lyde Director

Nancy Stafford as Mrs. Rathbone

Jacob Buster as Norman Kamp

Danielle Chuchran as Verna Kamp

Brian Krause as William Kamp

America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.

Viva

2015

Spanish

7.2

♡ 4

80%

85%

drag queen

Paddy Breathnach Director

Carlos Enrique Riverón Rodríguez as Doctor

Rayma Pérez as Hooker

Libia Batista as Lazara

Luis Alberto García as Mama

Jesús, a young hairdresser, works at a Havana nightclub for drag performers and dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama, Jesús finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when Angel, his estranged father recently released from a 15-year stint in prison, abruptly reenters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down. The macho Angel tries to squash his son’s ambition to perform in drag. Father and son clash over their opposing expectations of each other, struggling to understand one another and reconcile as a family. Shot in a gritty neighborhood far from the Havana most tourists know, Viva is a heartrending story of music, performance, and survival.

Goud

6.0

gymnast

gymnastics

olympic games

Rogier Hesp Director

Sjoukje Boersma as Gymnast

Loes Haverkort as Irene

Marcel Hensema as Ward

Tijs Verheul as Young Timo

Promising young gymnast Timo and his disabled father Ward share a big dream, to win Olympic gold. But when Timo meets physiotherapist Irene, these new and intense feelings conflict with Timo's dedication to his father and the Olympic 'mission'.

The Music Never Stopped

2011

7.5

♡ 4

67%

Music

strained relationship

Jim Kohlberg Director

Julia Ormond as Dianne Daley

Kelly AuCoin as Dr. Gilbert

J.K. Simmons as Henry Sawyer

James Urbaniak as Mike Tappin

Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.

Up for Love

2016

French

6.3

♡ 17

39%

45%

Comedy

Laurent Tirard Director

Jean Dujardin as Alexandre

Éric Berger as Arnaud

César Domboy as Benji

Virginie Efira as Diane Duchêne

Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to experience the best time of her life...

Skellig: The Owl Man

2009

6.4

♡ 7

angel

based on novel or book

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.

Sr.

2022

7.2

♡ 12

biography

Biography

Documentary

Chris Smith Director

Mark Wahlberg as Self

Robert Downey Jr. as Self

Patrick Dempsey as Self

Allen Garfield as Self

A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.

There Was a Father

1942

Japanese

7.5

♡ 4

100%

82%

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Kenji Ôyama as

Reikô Tani as

Chishû Ryû as Shuhei Horikawa

Shin Saburi as Yasutaro Kurokawa

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Last Wishes

2023

Spanish

5.1

♡ 1

thriller

Joaquín Carmona Hidalgo Director

Adriana Ozores as

Toni Medina as

Eva Torres as

Óscar Casas as Andrés

A father sets out to win back the love of his son, whom he abandoned when he was one year old.

A Score to Settle

2019

4.8

♡ 91

16%

Shawn Ku Director

Nicolas Cage as Frank

Benjamin Bratt as Q

Carmel Amit as Simone 2

Ian Tracey as Tank

A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.

Open Wide

2024

5.8

♡ 1

controversy

Documentary

orthodontics

Sara Goldblatt Director

John Mew thinks we're all ugly. And modern living is to blame. For decades he's waged a lonely war against orthodontics and that teenage rite of passage - braces. With his son now taking up the fight, Mew's fringe theories suddenly find an enthusiastic audience online.

Brutal Heat

2023

Czech

4.4

♡ 4

end of the world

Albert Hospodarsky Director

Milan Mikulcík as Father / Mr. K

Ivana Uhlírová as Pumper

Tereza Dockalova as Tereza

Vincent Hospodarsky as Vincent

A massive segment of the Sun has broken off and is heading for Earth, whose surface is slowly heating up to an unbearable level. A strange mood pervades a debilitated world: anything could happen, virtually anywhere, without warning. Even in a sleepy town, where an 18-year-old lad gets stranded on his way to the family cottage. The fact is that no-one knows at what temperature the human character starts to melt...

Red

♡ 4

Lucky McKee Director

Brian Cox as Avery Ludlow

Noel Fisher as Danny

Amanda Plummer as Mrs. Doust

Ashley Laurence as Mrs. McCormack

Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails him, and the boys' father clearly defines right and wrong in his own way, Avery must avenge himself by any means possible.

Boys Don't Cry

2000

Polish

7.6

♡ 8

mafia boss

suitcase full of money

violinist

Olaf Lubaszenko Director

Cezary Pazura as Fred

Leon Niemczyk as Laska's Father

Anna Mucha as Lili

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko as Rector Rudolf

A young aspiring violinist unwittingly becomes involved with a criminal gang.

How I Learned to Fly

2023

6.3

♡ 3

71%

mother son relationship

teenage boy

violent father

Simon Steuri Director

Method Man as Cliff Davis

Marcus Scribner as Daniel Davis

Lonnie Chavis as Eli Davis

Cedric the Entertainer as Louis

Two African-American teenage boys are suddenly and mysteriously abandoned by their parents. The two have to learn how to survive on their own. From this desertion, comes an experience of beauty, meaning and enduring love.

Dad

1989

6.3

♡ 13

58%

61%

based on novel or book

Comedy