Breathe In

Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 18 Jan 2013 · English

When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.

Kramer vs. Kramer

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 7 Dec 1979 · English

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Birth

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 29 Oct 2004 · English

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

Synecdoche, New York

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 24 Oct 2008 · English

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

What Maisie Knew

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 2 May 2013 · English

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

A Kid Like Jake

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 1 Jun 2018 · English

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.

tick, tick... BOOM!

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 11 Nov 2021 · English

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

5 Flights Up

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 10 May 2014 · English

A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.

The Pumpkin Eater

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 16 Jul 1964 · English

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

James White

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 13 Nov 2015 · English

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks that force him to assume more responsibility. With the pressure on him mounting, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely.

The Namesake

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 2 Sept 2006 · English

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Boy Erased

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 24 Sept 2018 · English

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.