The Burning Plain

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 7 Nov 2008 · English

A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?

You Can Count on Me

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 3 Mar 2000 · English

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

The Florida Project

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 6 Oct 2017 · English

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

Tuesday

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 7 Jun 2024 · English

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.

Monster's Ball

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 26 Dec 2001 · English

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

Inventing the Abbotts

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 4 Apr 1997 · English

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

The Cement Garden

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 20 Feb 1993 · English

After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunately she also dies and Julie and Jack (the older, teenage children) decide to hide her body in the basement so that they can have free reign of their household. Soon Tom has taken to dressing as a girl whilst Sue has become increasingly reticent, confiding only to her diary, meanwhile Jack and Julie sense an attraction developing for each other. However Julie's new beau, Derek, threatens to unearth the many dark secrets within this family as he becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack.

White Palace

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 19 Oct 1990 · English

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.

Mother and Child

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 7 Nov 2009 · English

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.

Wander Darkly

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 11 Dec 2020 · English

New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.

Broken

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 22 Aug 2012 · English

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.

The Glass House

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 14 Sept 2001 · English

When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.