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Once you go full black, you ain't never going back!
Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 1.4K ratings · 10 Nov 2023 · English · 1h 57m · Released
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
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Happiness
Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 11 Oct 1998 · English
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
The Savages
Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 28 Nov 2007 · English
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Where’s Poppa?
Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 10 Nov 1970 · English
When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother, even though he promised his late father that he'd always take care of her. He fears that his batty mom's eccentricities will shortly lead to Louise's departure.
The Edge of Seventeen
Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 18 Nov 2016 · English
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
This Is Where I Leave You
Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 10 Sept 2014 · English
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
Wildflower
Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 17 Mar 2023 · English
The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.
The Onion Movie
Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 31 May 2008 · English
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.
Life of Brian
Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 17 Aug 1979 · English
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
We the Animals
Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 17 Aug 2018 · English
Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah, the youngest, embraces an imagined world all his own.
Bamboozled
Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 6 Oct 2000 · English
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
Diggers
Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 27 Apr 2007 · English
In 1976, four working-class friends come of age in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers, as were their fathers and their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to face the changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.
When You Finish Saving the World
Movie · 5.8 / 10 · 20 Jan 2023 · English
Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.