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poster A Tale of Two Worlds
A Tale of Two Worlds
(2.9/5)
70mn - Drama
A white child is adopted and raised by a Chinese citizen and brought to San Francisco, where no one surmises that she is actually not Chinese.
poster Pharma Bro
Pharma Bro
(2.6/5)
85mn - Documentary
The story of Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical tycoon known for raising the price of an AIDS drug 5500% overnight, buying the sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan album for $2 million dollars and being convicted …
poster Twisted Minds
Twisted Minds
81mn - Drama, Horror
Local banker Bruno Adani's life is turned upside down when his stepbrother, Greg Tillney's darkened past catches up with him.
poster Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt
(2.7/5)
10mn - Animation, Comedy
Mistaking a tiger's tail for a snake, Colonel Heeza Liar puts himself in wrong with a big tiger, who gives him a very bad quarter of an hour, until the matchless courage and ingenuity of our hero overcome…
poster The Phantom Athlete
The Phantom Athlete
89mn - Adventure
In a plot similar to, but predating, the later Superman stories, a young girl, Jenny, is involved in several dangerous adventures as a result of her possession of a valuable jewel. Each time she is saved …
poster The Broken Ones
The Broken Ones
(3.6/5)
82mn - Drama
Based on a true story of one woman’s struggle with the loss of her father on 9/11, this film delves into the struggles of two strangers who meet and help each other overcome personal fears.
poster The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth
10mn - Comedy
A prosecutor instructs the audience of a courtroom to observe the tearful and slightly hysterical wife (Helen Gilmore) who is sitting in the witness box, and claims she is this way due to her husband, who…
poster Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream
Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream
5mn - Fantasy
The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child before tucking them into bed. No sooner has the mite fallen asleep than they begin dreaming of an angel standing over their bed and whis…
poster Unabomber: The True Story
Unabomber: The True Story
(3/5)
97mn - Short, Crime, Drama
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming authorities and society. The movie follows a postal in…
poster Deadly Vows
Deadly Vows
(3.0/5)
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 The Ol' Gray Hoss
The Ol' Gray Hoss
21mn - Comedy
This story revolves around an old man who feels alone in the world aside from the gang who keeps him company and his old horse. He runs a horse and buggy business, but he has new competition: an auto taxi…
poster Lost Woods
Lost Woods
86mn - Horror, Action, Thriller
A story of what happens when a reluctant man is forced to face his fears, which begins as a fun camping trip and ends in a fight for survival in the remote forest of the pacific northwest.
poster The Evidence of the Film
The Evidence of the Film
(3.1/5)
15mn - Crime
A messenger boy is wrongfully accused of stealing bonds worth $20,000. Luckily, a film crew is shooting a moving picture on the same street. The boy's accuser has the police convinced, until...
poster Uncle Josh's Nightmare
Uncle Josh's Nightmare
2mn - Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing film using a stationary camera much more valuable for i…
poster Mary White
Mary White
(3.3/5)
102mn - Drama, Short, Family
The true story of the relationship between famed author William Allen White and his teenaged daughter Mary, who died in a horseback-riding accident at age 16, and the powerful effect the tragedy had on th…
poster Out There
Out There
(2.7/5)
98mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi, Family
A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic enough. After he purchases an old camera at a yard sale, he discovers some undeveloped film in it, including phot…
poster History of a Crime
History of a Crime
(3.1/5)
5mn - Drama, Crime
A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.
poster Dunces and Dangers
Dunces and Dangers
(3.2/5)
10mn - Comedy
Larry and his wife are desperately poor—with no food. However, the butcher and grocer show up to collect money they are owed and they won't take no for an answer. They are ready to take anything and every…
poster Liquid Bridge
Liquid Bridge
98mn - Drama, Action
Nick McCallum is mechanic who trades in his wrench for a surfboard, going against the wishes of his father– a former surfing legend who lost his ability to walk after a horrible accident on the water.
poster White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America
White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America
11mn - Drama, Western
A frantic child reports to the tribal chief that her father killed her mother. The tribe chases and captures the man, dragging him back for tribal justice.
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