The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.

When Father Was Away on Business

1985

Serbo-croatian

♡ 2

100%

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous, years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

English

7.8

♡ 40

88%

human animal relationship

prison

prisoner

rebel

John Frankenheimer Director

Telly Savalas as Feto Gomez

Michael Masters as Guard

Karl Malden as Harvey Shoemaker

John Indrisano as Inmate

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

All Good Things

2010

English

6.2

♡ 40

34%

dysfunctional marriage

Andrew Jarecki Director

Michael Esper as Daniel Marks

Ryan Gosling as David Marks

Kirsten Dunst as Katie Marks

William Jackson Harper as Moynihan's Assistant

Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.

Urban Hymn

2015

English

6.6

♡ 1

58%

Michael Caton-Jones Director

Shaun Parkes as Charlie

Caroline O'Neill as Fiona

Matthew Steer as Michael

Peter Vollebregt as Principle Council Officer Rob Nicholls

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.

A House Made of Splinters

2022

English

7.2

♡ 2

97%

russian invasion of ukraine

ukrainian politics

Simon Lereng Wilmont Director

Marharyta Burlutska as Self

Anjelika Stolyarova as Self

Olga Tronova as Self

A temporary house for abandoned children near the front line in eastern Ukraine is run by a small group of social workers determined to provide comfort and safety. It may be humble and somewhat run-down, but this house is filled with love and offers up to nine months of refuge to kids whose fate will be determined by the system. During this short time, the caretakers try to nurture within them a sense of stability and normalcy.

Submarino

2010

Danish

♡ 8

Action

based on novel or book

Thomas Vinterberg Director

Dar Salim as Goran

Gustav Fischer Kjærulff as Martin

Jakob Cedergren as Nick

Buppha Witt as Restaurant Guest

As children, Nick and his little brother take care of their baby brother while their mother drinks herself senseless. But the baby dies, and both brothers blame themselves. Many years later, Nick is out of prison after serving time for an assault. He drinks, lives in a shelter and tries to help an old friend. When their mother dies, Nick meets his brother at the funeral. The brother, who remains nameless, is a single father to a young boy, but also supports a drug habit that is spiraling out of control. When an opportunity presents itself, he becomes a drug dealer to secure his son's future. Eventually, the two brothers meet again.

Matilda

1996

English

7.0

♡ 133

92%

73%

Action

based on novel or book

parent child relationship

telekinesis

Danny DeVito Director

Mara Wilson as Matilda

Embeth Davidtz as Miss Honey

Danny DeVito as Mr. Wormwood

Pam Ferris as Trunchbull

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia misunderstand her because they think she is so different. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, she begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, she suddenly turns the tables to stand up to Harry and Zinnia and outwit the headmistress.

Pather Panchali

1955

Bangla

8.2

♡ 47

98%

Satyajit Ray Director

Binoy Mukherjee as Baidyanath Majumdar

Kanu Bannerjee as Harihar Ray

Tulsi Chakraborty as Prasanna, school teacher

Roma Ganguli as Roma

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.

Soulmate

2023

Korean

7.4

♡ 15

97%

Young-Keun Min Director

Da-mi Kim as Ahn Mi So

Park Ji-Yeon as Art teacher

Woo-Seok Byeon as Jin Woo

Oh Min-ae as Yeong-ok

Mi-so and Ha-eun meet in elementary school and quickly become best friends. In high school, Ha-eun meets Jin-woo and starts to have feelings for him, but he starts to have feelings for Mi-so. When they all meet again as adults, they are very different people, but they try to remember what friendship is really about.

Memoir of a Snail

2024

English

7.8

♡ 78

95%

Adam Elliot Director

Sarah Snook as Grace Pudel

Eric Bana as James The Magistrate

Jacki Weaver as Pinky

Magda Szubanski as Ruth

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

May

2002

English

6.6

♡ 50

70%

Lucky McKee Director

Will Estes as Chris, Adam's Roommate

Jennifer Grant as Jill in 'Jack and Jill'

Kevin Gage as Papa Canady

Anna Faris as Polly

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

Black Christmas

2006

English

4.7

♡ 33

14%

Glen Morgan Director

Aaron Pearl as Bludworth

Evan Adams as Doctor

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Heather Fitzgerald

Ron Selmour as Security Guard

As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...

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