A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.

Romero

1989

English

7.1

♡ 12

80%

John Duigan Director

Raul Julia as Archbishop Oscar Romero

Al Ruscio as Bishop Estrada

Claudio Brook as Bishop Flores

Richard Jordan as Father Rutilio Grande

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

The Journey of August King

1995

English

6.5

♡ 9

57%

70%

Drama

John Duigan Director

Thandie Newton as Annalees

John Doman as Bolton

Larry Drake as Olaf Singletary

Graham Paul as Wade

The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home as he does every year after selling his produce and purchasing the stock and goods he will need to survive the winter. On his journey, he comes upon a run-away slave, a young woman about 19 and August King must decide to violate the law and help this slave to freedom or else leave her to be hunted down and, ultimately, returned to her slave owner.

Sirens

1994

English

5.9

♡ 34

73%

John Duigan Director

Hugh Grant as Anthony Campion

Portia de Rossi as Giddy

Ben Mendelsohn as Lewis

Sam Neill as Norman Lindsay

In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela, sensual Pru and virginal Giddy.

Head in the Clouds

2004

English

6.5

♡ 23

18%

spanish civil war (1936-39)

War

world war ii

John Duigan Director

Charlize Theron as Gilda Bessé

Amy Sloan as Linda

Karine Vanasse as Lisette

Penélope Cruz as Mia

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

Molly

1999

English

5.7

♡ 10

13%

John Duigan Director

Lucy Liu as Brenda

Irene Olga López as Carmen

Brian George as Director

Elisabeth Shue as Molly McKay

Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due to budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck forces her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.

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The Parole Officer

Romero

The Journey of August King

Sirens

Head in the Clouds

Molly