Suburban secrets

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows suburban secrets

poster St. Urbain's Horseman

St. Urbain's Horseman

Based on the novel by Mordechai Richler - Winner of the 1971 Governor General's Award - this is the story of Jake, a film director of modest success and a man in disgrace. His alter ego, his cousin Joey -…

poster Sin's Kitchen

Sin's Kitchen

Mobsters, ex-cons, grad students and other desperate persons see their various fates converge in the Mojave Desert.

poster Pontypool

Pontypool

96mn - Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into z…

poster A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town

67mn - Crime, Romance

In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiti…

poster Little Dead Rotting Hood

Little Dead Rotting Hood

90mn - Fantasy, Horror, Romance

The residents of a small town discover that something more sinister than killer wolves is lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead...then people.

poster Agent 327: Operation Barbershop

Agent 327: Operation Barbershop

3mn - Action, Animation, Comedy

Agent 327 is investigating a clue that leads him to a shady barbershop in Amsterdam. Little does he know that he is being tailed by mercenary Boris Kloris.

poster Terror Take Away

Terror Take Away

A ruthless businessman exploits an urban legend about a notorious pizza delivery killer to create a twisted game show at his mansion. He invites five random contestants to compete for a job contract, unaw…

poster The American Side

The American Side

103mn - Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.

poster The Unwanted

The Unwanted

95mn - Drama, Horror, Mystery

Carmilla comes to a rural town where her mother mysteriously disappeared years earlier. She is aided in her quest by an emotionally troubled local girl, with whom she becomes romantically involved. Their …

poster A Tale of Two Bunnies

A Tale of Two Bunnies

0mn - Short, Drama

Two small-town girls arrive in Chicago to find fame and fortune. Ruby wants to be a fashion designer; Holly simply wants a city salary to help out her family. Both girls' heads are turned by the chance to…

poster Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

60mn - Mystery, Thriller

Reporter Patsy Reynolds and photographer Eddie Porter are assigned to interview John Foster, head of the Emmerson Foundation regarding a listening device the organization is working on. Foster evades them…

Rukus

87mn - Drama, Animation, Fantasy

A hybrid of documentary and fiction, Rukus is a queer coming-of-age story set in the liminal spaces of furry conventions, southern punk houses, and virtual worlds.

poster Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for …

poster The Black Raven

The Black Raven

One dark and stormy night, an escaped convict, an embezzler, a runaway daughter, her intended and her father, and a gangster take refuge in a remote inn called "The Black Raven" after the nickname of a s…

poster Bootleggers

Bootleggers

110mn - Comedy, Crime

A bunch of bootleggers run booze in the South.

poster You and the Thing That You Love

You and the Thing That You Love

12mn - Documentary

A decade ago, Nick Mullins was one of the most promising skateboarders to come from the Midwest. Then, overnight it all changed. Shot by two strangers on weekends, across three states over two years. Thi…

poster Deadly Vows

Deadly Vows

87mn - Short, Crime, Drama

Tom Weston is a short tempered truck driver who has always aspired to live big. He begins dating Bobbi Gilbert, who is half his age and plans on marrying her, which is a problem since he's already married…

poster Love In Limbo

Love In Limbo

Ken Riddle (Craig Adams), to whom sex is a mystery, joins his two mates from work, Arthur (Russell Crowe) and Barry (Aden Young), on a trip to Kalgoorlie’s infamous red light street in a fumbling attempt …

poster Gone, But Not Forgotten

Gone, But Not Forgotten

90mn - Drama, Romance, Thriller

Questions about the identity of an amnesiac threaten his romance with the park ranger who rescued him.

poster Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry

79mn - Comedy, Action

A young man and his girlfriend unwittingly come into possession of a bag containing one million dollars belonging to a drug-smuggling ring. The mobsters try to catch the couple and retrieve their money.

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