In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

Napoleon Dynamite

2004

English

7.0

♡ 76

72%

Jared Hess Director

Tina Majorino as Deb

Sandy Martin as Grandma

Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite

Diedrich Bader as Rex

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Rudy

1993

English

7.5

♡ 35

80%

David Anspaugh Director

Ron Dean as Coach Yonto

Sean Astin as Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger

Jon Favreau as D-Bob

Robert Swan as Father Zajak

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team.

Racing Stripes

2005

English

5.2

♡ 8

35%

Frederik Du Chau Director

Dee Bradley Baker as Animals

Whoopi Goldberg as Franny

Bruce Greenwood as Nolan Walsh

Joshua Jackson as Trenton's Pride

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

A Few Good Men

1992

English

7.7

♡ 196

84%

Rob Reiner Director

Kevin Bacon as Capt. Jack Ross

Demi Moore as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway

Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee

Kiefer Sutherland as Lt. Jonathan Kendrick

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

EFC

2024

English

7.6

♡ 4

mixed martial arts (mma)

Sport

strong woman

underdog

Wayne Wells Director

Richard Zeppieri as Frank

Michael A. Miranda as Omar

Avaah Blackwell as Scarlett Jones

Billy Parrott as Terry

In this adrenaline-fueled story, the world of women's mixed martial arts is rocked by an explosive showdown between reigning champion Cassady Jones and rising star Alexa Star. The clash of these two titans sends shockwaves through the EFC, as the future of the sport hangs in the balance.

3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up

1995

English

4.4

♡ 27

Sang-ok Shin Director

Tierre Turner as Biker

Charles Napier as Jack

Don Stark as Sheriff

Rick Avery as Thug at Indian Ceremony

Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However the town is owned by the rich man and he controls the police and even the mayor. They must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys in this non-stop ninja adventure.

American Gangster

2007

English

7.8

♡ 234

81%

Ridley Scott Director

Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo

Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas

Carla Gugino as Laurie Roberts

Idris Elba as Tango

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Knock Down the House

2019

English

7.4

99%

Rachel Lears Director

Joe Scarborough as Self

Errol Louis as Self

Nancy Pelosi as Self - Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as Self - U.S. House Candidate District New York

In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.

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.

3 Ninjas Kick Back

1994

English

4.6

♡ 11

15%

Charles T. Kanganis Director

Marcus Giamatti as Announcer

Sab Shimono as Koga

Don Stark as Umpire

Jason Schombing as Vinnie

During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to defend him against his ancient enemy, who has returned to exact revenge.

Over the Top

1987

English

5.8

♡ 59

32%

Menahem Golan Director

Sam Scarber as Bosco

Susan Blakely as Christina Hawk

Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk

David Mendenhall as Michael Cutler

Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.

Chariots of Fire

1981

English

7.1

♡ 35

84%

80%

Action

based on a true story

Hugh Hudson Director

Kenneth Branagh as Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd

Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay

Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini

Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

Eddie the Eagle

2015

English

7.3

♡ 146

82%

Action

Adventure

based on a true story

Dexter Fletcher Director

Hugh Jackman as Bronson Peary

Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards

Jo Hartley as Janette

Christopher Walken as Warren Sharp

The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

American Movie

1999

English

7.8

♡ 9

94%

Chris Smith Director

Billy Crystal as Academy Awards EmCee

Mark Borchardt as Filmmaker

Cliff Borchardt as Mark's Dad

Dean Allen as Props / Special effects

American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

Pet Sematary II

1992

English

4.9

♡ 48

Action

based on novel or book

Fantasy

Horror

parent child relationship

Mary Lambert Director

Joe Dorsey as Caretaker

Jared Rushton as Clyde Parker

Clancy Brown as Gus Gilbert

Darlanne Fluegel as Renee Hallow

The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.

Taking Lives

2004

English

6.2

♡ 114

21%

D.J. Caruso Director

Ethan Hawke as Costa

Kiefer Sutherland as Hart

Angelina Jolie as Illeana

Paul Dano as Young Asher

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

A Million Miles Away

2023

English

7.3

♡ 63

89%

94%

Action

astronaut

based on novel or book

Alejandra Márquez Abella Director

Rosa Salazar as Adela

Michael Peña as José

Carlos S. Sanchez as Julio

Sarayu Blue as Kalpana Chawla

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.

When We Were Kings

1996

English

7.9

♡ 26

100%

Leon Gast Director

B.B. King as Himself

George Foreman as Himself

Spike Lee as Himself

George Plimpton as Himself - Writer

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

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