The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen’s Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth.

I Come with the Rain

2009

English

5.3

♡ 4

Thriller

Anh Hung Tran Director

Josh Hartnett as Kline

Shawn Yue as Meng Zi

Takuya Kimura as Shitao

Byung-hun Lee as Su Dongpo

Kline, a former Los Angeles police officer turned private detective, is hired by a powerful pharmaceutical conglomerate boss to investigate in Asia the disappearance of his only son, Shitao, whom he has not seen in person since the boy was ten. Now in his 30s, Shitao has gone missing in the Philippines where he had been helping in an orphanage.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

2009

English

7.4

♡ 11

85%

1970s

Action

based on a true story

husband wife relationship

surgeon

Thomas Carter Director

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ben Carson

Aunjanue Ellis as Candy

Maestro Harrell as Joe - Teen

Kimberly Elise as Sonya Carson

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

Tsar

2009

Russian

6.8

♡ 1

74%

Drama

History

Pavel Lungin Director

Andrey Bronnikov as Ilidor

Aleksey Frandetti as Kai-Bulat

Yuriy Kuznetsov as Malyuta Skuratov

Oleg Yankovskiy as Metropolitanate Philipp

In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia

Endgame

2009

English

6.2

♡ 2

71%

political negotiations

south africa

Pete Travis Director

Matthew Marsh as F.W. de Klerk

Timothy West as P.W. Botha

David Tennant as Self - Host

Langley Kirkwood as Warrant Officer Jack Swart

The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable South Africa and they quietly dispatch Michael Young, their head of public affairs, to open an unofficial dialogue between the bitter rivals. Assembling a reluctant yet brilliant team to pave the way to reconciliation by confronting obstacles that initially seem insurmountable, Young places his trust in ANC leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse. It is their empathy that will ultimately serve as the catalyst for change by proving more powerful than the terrorist bombs that threaten to disrupt the peaceful dialogue.

Play the Game

2009

English

6.3

♡ 2

Marc Fienberg Director

Jack Guzman as Captain

Rafael J. Noble as Doorman

Eve Brenner as Maxine Polachek

Thomas Crawford as Paul

When ladies' man David Mitchell (Paul Campbell) gives his lonely grandfather, Joe (Andy Griffith), some pointers on dating, Joe becomes a big hit with the women in his retirement community. But David strikes out with his own tricks when he tries to woo a girl named Julie (Marla Sokoloff). Now it's up to Joe to teach his grandson how to win at love without playing games. Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan co-star in this award-winning comedy.

Sex, Party & Lies

2009

Spanish

3.9

♡ 13

David Menkes Director

Hugo Silva as Carlos

Ana de Armas as Carola

Asier Etxeandia as Cristo

Mario Casas as Tony

A youth group is preparing for what will be the summer of their life, including secrets, lies, sex, confusion, evenings and holidays.

Hard Times

2009

English

5.9

♡ 3

Comedy

Crime

Tom Reeve Director

Linda Hamilton as Cory Williams

Susan Lynch as Geraldine Gaffney

Tommy 'Tiny' Lister as SixPac Jordan

John Lynch as Tom Gaffney

The village of Kilcoulins Leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to a famous Holy Well, but now offers little by way of employment for its people, and its decline seems inexorable. When local Postie, Podger Byrnes, comes up with a plan to hijack a consignment of Viagra, and sell it on the open market in Amsterdam, his friends are desperate enough to try it. Not counting on the muscular response of Viagra's makers, the boys panic and hide the lorry load of Viagra down the town's Holy Well.

White Material

2009

French

6.9

♡ 10

86%

Claire Denis Director

Christopher Lambert as André Vial

William Nadylam as Chérif, le maire

Nicolas Duvauchelle as Manuel Vial

Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial

In the midst of a volatile regime change in a Francophone African state, Maria Vial is fighting to sustain her family’s coffee plantation. With rebels and the army struggling for control, French peacekeeping forces move out, warning the remaining white residents that they’re on their own. But Maria refuses to be driven off the land, even as tragedy looms.

Skellig: The Owl Man

2009

English

6.4

♡ 7

angel

based on novel or book

father son relationship

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.

Wedding in Bessarabia

7.4

Nap Toader Director

Silvia Berova as mama Vica

Doriana Zubcu as Ofiter granita

Sergiu Voloc as Regizorul Nuntii

Ion Scutelnicu as Tata Vika

“Wedding in Bessarabia” is a story of a young couple who recently got married in Romania. He is a young conductor from Bucharest and she is a gifted pianist from the Republic of Moldova. One day, they decide to have another wedding in Moldova, hoping to get the money to pay the account for a new apartment. The movie exploits the difference of traditions and habits between Romania and Bessarabia, and a sort of a competition which arises between the families involved.

The Road

2009

English

7.2

♡ 166

74%

based on novel or book

post-apocalyptic future

Thriller

John Hillcoat Director

Viggo Mortensen as Man

Molly Parker as Motherly Woman

Guy Pearce as Veteran

Charlize Theron as Woman

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

Adrift

2009

Portuguese

6.7

♡ 4

parent child relationship

Heitor Dhalia Director

Camilla Belle as Ângela

Cauã Reymond as Barman

Josefina Schiller as Isabela

Vincent Cassel as Matias

A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities.

National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son

2009

English

3.7

♡ 3

Comedy

Thriller

Savage Steve Holland Director

Adam DeVine as Chris

Brandon Jay McLaren as Juwann

Yee Jee Tso as Nick

Jay Brazeau as Professor Grubbspeck

The son of a dictator travels to the U.S. to attend college.

The Scouting Book for Boys

2009

English

6.5

♡ 3

55%

61%

Drama

Thriller

Tom Harper Director

Thomas Turgoose as David

Holliday Grainger as Emily

Susan Lynch as Sharon

Rafe Spall as Steve

Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) stars as David, a young boy who lives a carefree life on a coastal caravan park with his best friend Emily (Holliday Grainger). When David learns that Emily is being forced to move away, he helps her hide out in a remote cave on the beach. But as David watches the police close in on his missing friend, their innocent secret takes on a life of its own. When the real reason Emily wants to escape comes to light, David's world is shattered. Swept up in a situation out of his control, and with his feelings for his best friend growing stranger by the day, David is forced to take action.

Incest Death Squad

2009

English

3.3

♡ 4

Comedy

Horror

Cory Udler Director

Tom Lodewyck as Aaron Burg

Ron Mackay as Chino

Lloyd Kaufman as Mr. Reemburg

Sarah French as Scarlet

A reporter follows an incestuous brother and sister who kill tourists in the name of God.

Army of Crime

2009

French

6.7

♡ 6

ss (nazi schutzstaffel)

War

world war ii

Robert Guédiguian Director

Pierre Niney as Henri Keltekian

Virginie Ledoyen as Mélinée Manouchian

Simon Abkarian as Missak Manouchian

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Thomas Elek

This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.

Felicia, înainte de toate

7.1

Melissa de Raaf Director

Ozana Oancea as Felicia Mateescu

Gelu Nitu as Mr. Constantin

Victoria Cocias as Mrs. Constantin

Serban Georgevici as Taximetrist

There's no place like home. As long as you know where your heart is.

The World According to Ion B.

8.0

Alexander Nanau Director

Ion Barladeanu as Ion B.

The fascinating portrait of Ion Bârlàdeanu. The touching and inspiring story of a man who literally lived in the gutter for 20 years - and in the meantime managed to create paintings and collages which are now exhibited alongside works by Andy Warhol or Marcel Duchamp.

Carol I

2009

Romanian

6.6

♡ 2

Sergiu Nicolaescu Director

Mihai Niculescu as Alexandru Marghiloman

Petre Moraru as Iancu Lahovary

Stefan Velniciuc as Otakkar Czernin

Andreea Macelaru as Principesa Maria

The last days of the first Romanian king, Carol I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and the tough decisions he had to make in the summer of 1914 in order to please both Romanian Parliament and his relatives from the German Empire.

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Van Diemen's Land

I Come with the Rain

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Tsar

Endgame

Play the Game

Sex, Party & Lies

Hard Times

White Material

Skellig: The Owl Man

Wedding in Bessarabia

The Road

Adrift

National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son

The Scouting Book for Boys

Incest Death Squad

Army of Crime

Felicia, înainte de toate

The World According to Ion B.

Carol I