An up-and-coming video gamer faces his greatest challenge yet as he and his team must overcome a fiery gaming superstar, as well as their own battling egos, to win the ultimate video game championship.

The Challenge

1958

Italian

6.8

♡ 3

challenge

Crime

Drama

Francesco Rosi Director

Guglielmo Spoletini as

Rosanna Schiaffino as Assunta

Rosita Pisano as (uncredited)

Aldo Giuffrè as Vito Polara

Vito Polara is ambitious and wants to get as more power and money as possible. He decides to leave the cigarette smuggling and try to get the total control of the regional fruit and vegetable distribution considered more profitable. He looks for the help of a rural crime Boss.

Love on Fire

2022

English

5.9

♡ 3

Christie Will Director

Beverley Elliott as Betty Anne

Christopher Russell as 'Big' Mo Wagner

Garry Chalk as Don Hamilton

Tegan Moss as Gianna Summers

Gia Summers is ready to start again with a promising new job, a new lakeside neighborhood, and a brand new home! After moving in, Gia soon forms an unexpected friendship with her next door neighbor, firefighter and single dad Jim Dunlap, whose love for barbecuing is equalled only by Gia's passion for cooking.

Mass Appeal

1984

English

6.7

♡ 1

100%

Glenn Jordan Director

Terry Wills as Bill Kelly

Richard Doyle as Faculty Member

Talia Balsam as Liz Dolson

Louise Latham as Margaret

A young seminarian rattles the established order at a Catholic parish run by an older pastor.

Off Track

2022

Swedish

6.2

♡ 3

64%

Mårten Klingberg Director

Ulf Stenberg as Anders

Fredrik Hallgren as Daniel

Mark Lewis as Daniel

Katia Winter as Lisa

A mid-age hipster in Stockholm is a training freak and trains for the 90 km ski race Vasaloppet. His sister is the opposite, no job, drinks but has a daughter. Suddenly secrets reveals and promises are made.

Dirty Deeds

2005

English

5.7

♡ 6

7%

David Kendall Director

Arielle Kebbel as Alison

Alex Solowitz as JD Riplock

Lacey Chabert as Meg Cummings

Zoe Saldana as Rachel Buff

According to a high school's lore, the "Dirty Deeds" are a daunting list of dares almost no student has ever completed. To win the student body's respect and get noticed by his crush, senior Zach is determined to finish the list in the allotted 24-hour time period. As the school's bullying jocks try to thwart him at every turn, Zach embarks on a wild journey, highlighted by beer swilling, grand theft auto and the snagging of an ex-homecoming queen's bra.

Cheap Thrills

2013

English

6.7

♡ 20

87%

E.L. Katz Director

Amanda Fuller as Audrey

David Koechner as Colin

Ethan Embry as Vince

Sara Paxton as Violet

Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.

The Five Obstructions

2003

Danish

7.4

♡ 17

88%

mentor protégé relationship

third world

Lars von Trier Director

Charlotte Sieling as Naked Woman

Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor

Alexandra Vandernoot as The Perfect Woman

Stina Ekblad as Woman with Money

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

Cruel World

2005

English

3.7

♡ 5

27%

Kelsey T. Howard Director

Susan Ward as Ashley

Jaime Pressly as Catherine Anderson

Aimee Garcia as Gina

Edward Furlong as Philip Markham

Following his dismissal from a television reality show, a deranged young man lures a group of beautiful coeds to his abode by telling them they will be the stars of a new show he is creating. What the women do not know is that when they lose their slot on the show, they lose their lives as well.

Relaxer

2018

English

6.0

♡ 8

68%

Joel Potrykus Director

Joe Anderson as Brad Matuzak

David Dastmalchian as Cam

Amari Cheatom as Cortez

Andre Hyland as Dallas

Y2K is approaching fast, but Abbie can’t get off the couch until he beats an unbeatable level on Pac-Man.

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

Japanese

7.5

♡ 12

Hiroshi Inagaki Director

Sôji Kiyokawa as

Eijirô Tôno as Baiken Shishido

Toshirô Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto

Kichijirô Ueda as Priest Ogon

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.

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