A Kiss at Midnight

2008

Dutch

6.2

♡ 2

46%

Action

Drama

Romance

Bradford May Director

Sean Whalen as Frank O'Malley

Cameron Daddo as Josh Sherman

Adam Lieberman as Police Officer

Faith Ford as Susan Flowers

They say the cobbler's children go barefoot, but must the matchmaker's children go motherless? After their widower father moves to a new town and sets up a computerized matchmaking business, two girls set out to find a stepmother. They create a dating application in the company computer for him. Then they cull through all new women applicants to hand pick the perfect woman for him and force the computer to match them. They don't know the woman they picked is the proprietor of the old-fashioned matchmaking service in town who is planning to prove the computer matching is incompetent.

San Saba

2008

English

5.6

♡ 3

50%

Action

Mystery

Mike Greene Director

Benton Jennings as Arthur 'Chip' Miller

Sunny Mabrey as Claire

Jason Stuart as Dylan Clay

Elisabeth Röhm as Leigh

After recovering from a coma, private investigator Bud Fox finds himself implicated in the murder of a businessman he's convinced he's never met. Investigating the man's murder, Bud realizes he can't trust a soul.

The Escapist

2008

English

6.7

♡ 12

67%

Rupert Wyatt Director

Brian Cox as Frank Perry

Ned Dennehy as Jumpy Con

Joseph Fiennes as Lenny Drake

George Seremba as Stan

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.

Nights and Weekends

2008

English

5.8

♡ 5

85%

Greta Gerwig Director

Jay Duplass as James' brother

Joe Swanberg as James / Mattie's boyfriend

Greta Gerwig as Mattie

Kent Osborne as Mattie's sister's boyfriend

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

Tokyo Sonata

2008

Japanese

7.5

♡ 25

94%

israeli–palestinian conflict

middle class

palestinian-israeli conflict

piano lessons

tokyo, japan

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director

Kai Inowaki as Kenji Sasaki

Kazuya Kojima as Kobayashi-san

Kanji Tsuda as Kurosu

Tao Tsuchiya as Mika

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.

City of Ember

2008

English

6.4

♡ 100

53%

post-apocalyptic future

Gil Kenan Director

Lucinda Dryzek as Lizzie Bisco

Mackenzie Crook as Looper

Tim Robbins as Loris Harrow

Bill Murray as Mayor Cole

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.

Jannat: In Search of Heaven...

2008

Hindi

6.9

♡ 17

63%

Kunal Deshmukh Director

Randeep Hooda as

Javed Sheikh as Abu Ibrahim

Vipin Sharma as Arjun's dad

Sonal Chauhan as Zoya

A gambler turns into a cricket bookie banking on his sixth sense for the game. But his urge to make quick money pushes him into match-fixing and he loses control of his life and love.

Winter in Wartime

2008

Dutch

7.0

♡ 7

75%

Martin Koolhoven Director

Dan van Husen as Auer

Tygo Gernandt as Bertus

Jamie Campbell Bower as Jack

Raymond Thiry as Johan

During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.

The One That Got Away

2008

English

5.0

43%

Stacey Stewart Curtis Director

Mary Walsh as Carolyn Johnson Wright

Kelli Williams as Joanna

Inga Cadranel as Laura Lawton

Mac Fyfe as Nathan

Joanna, recently divorced, decided to return with her daughter to the town where she was born. There, she confronts the memories of the past when he meets his former lover, now married.

Fure fure shôjo

2008

Japanese

5.3

♡ 2

Kensaku Watanabe Director

Keisuke Sohma as

Shôta Sometani as Akira Tamura

Tokio Emoto as Jôji Endô

Yui Aragaki as Momoko Momoyama

Momoko (Yui Aragaki) is a quiet and lonely high school girl who's only passion is to cheer traditional cheer squad, but all she could gather were good for nothing guys, who could not find places in school. They start the cheer squad with a disaster, but when they finally find the true meaning of "cheering" someone, their passion becomes power and gives strength to those that are cheered.

Naoko

2008

Japanese

6.2

♡ 3

Tomoyuki Furumaya Director

Gô Ayano as

Aimi Satsukawa as

Tokio Emoto as Kimiyasu Okuda

Haruma Miura as Yusuke Iki

Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figure captivates her eyes and she falls in love with him. But their relationship is soon broken after Yusuke's father dies while trying to save Naoko from drowning. The memory of Yusuke leads Naoko to the track, and six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.

Reykjavik-Rotterdam

2008

Icelandic

6.7

♡ 7

45%

Óskar Jónasson Director

Jörundur Ragnarsson as Arnór

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Eiríkur

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Elvar

Baltasar Kormákur as Kristófer

A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo between Reykjavik and Rotterdam. He agrees, in the hope to get out of debt, but unexpected events occur.

Little Paris

2008

German

4.5

♡ 1

Miriam Dehne Director

Jasmin Schwiers as Eve

Julia Dietze as Silver

Volker Bruch as Stefan

Stipe Erceg as Wassily

"Little Paris" is the nickname given to Luna's hometown in provincial Baden Württemberg. Its name comes from a replica of the Eiffel Tower on a factory roof on an industrial estate next to the A9 autobahn. Luna knows she has to leave her home, the dead-end part-time jobs and a relationship which has about as much going for it as the local market. And that's not a lot. With the arrival of the mysterious dancer G. in the small town, life in the place is suddenly shaken up his erotic vibes and moves. Luna finds herself in love with G. who is different to her childhood sweetheart Ron. G. is the first one to recognize her talent and together they start rehearsing at the "Pink Palace", a huge disco, for an audition for a dance contest in Berlin. If they win, they could end up starring in a music video. With the support of G., with whom she's falling deeper in love..

Faintheart

2008

English

6.2

♡ 1

20%

Vito Rocco Director

Rasmus Hardiker as Comic Book Fan 1

Ewen Bremner as Julian

Bronagh Gallagher as Maggie

Eddie Marsan as Richard

A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.

Our First Christmas

2008

English

5.9

♡ 5

58%

Armand Mastroianni Director

Kat Graham as Assistant Bernie

Julie Warner as Cindy Baer-Neil

Dixie Carter as Evie Baer

Steven Eckholdt as Tom Baer-Neil

Cindy and Tom Baer-Neil have been married for nearly a year, each having lost their first spouse. With the holidays just around the corner, Cindy and Tom are determined to make the new family’s first Christmas perfect. But their respective children have different plans...

The Black Candle

2008

English

6.8

♡ 1

95%

Action

Documentary

kwanzaa

M.K. Asante Director

Jim Brown as Self

Maulana Karenga as Self

Lovensky Jean-Baptiste as Self

Molefi Kete Asante as Self

The origins of Kwanzaa and the seven principles upon which the pan-African holiday derives its meaning are explored in this fascinating documentary. Narrated by Maya Angelou.

Surfer, Dude

2008

English

4.6

♡ 4

S.R. Bindler Director

Woody Harrelson as Jack Mayweather

Travis Fimmel as Johnny Doran

Matthew McConaughey as Steve Addington

Todd Stashwick as Vic Hayes

A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.

Rough Aunties

2008

English

7.0

♡ 1

88%

Kim Longinotto Director

Jackie Branfield as Self Eureka

Eureka as Self

Ladyfair as Self Mildrid

Mildrid as Self

Fearless, feisty and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This newest documentary by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto (SISTERS IN LAW, DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE) follows the outspoken, multiracial cadre of Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie, as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption and greed to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised of their communities.

Courting Condi

2008

English

7.8

50%

Sebastian Doggart Director

George W. Bush as Self

Adrian Grenier as Self

Peter Ratray as Self

Devin Ratray as Self

A spin on the Rapunzel fairy-tale, this unique romantic/political/biographic documentary feature will follow one love-struck soul's hilarious, emotionally engaging quest to woo one of the most mysterious figures in American politics, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Devin Ratray is an American Everyman - a 30 year old New York based website designer, musician and besotted admirer of Condi, who is doing all he can to meet her and penetrate her heart, soul and stretch limo.

Revanche

2008

German

7.5

♡ 6

96%

Götz Spielmann Director

Masoud Tosifyan as

Jana McKinnon as Girl at Grill Party

Johannes Thanheiser as Grandfather Hausner

Andreas Lust as Robert

In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex works in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian sex worker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife, leading to acts of vengeance and redemption.

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A Kiss at Midnight

San Saba

The Escapist

Nights and Weekends

Tokyo Sonata

City of Ember

Jannat: In Search of Heaven...

Winter in Wartime

The One That Got Away

Fure fure shôjo

Naoko

Reykjavik-Rotterdam

Little Paris

Faintheart

Our First Christmas

The Black Candle

Surfer, Dude

Rough Aunties

Courting Condi

Revanche