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poster The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador

The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador

Count Fernand De Keramic plots against his niece in order to acquire her wealth to pay his debts.

poster Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

85mn - Drama, Comedy

Wealthy Jarvis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and she with him, tho…

poster Crainquebille

Crainquebille

Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protest…

poster Lena and the Geese

Lena and the Geese

20mn - Drama, Comedy, Family

A first-born baby girl is sent away and placed in the care of Gretchen, a trusted peasant woman, who is the widowed mother of a child about the same age. The two children grow up as sisters. Later, upon h…

poster All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

90mn - Short, Crime, Drama

A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.

poster Chicot the Jester

Chicot the Jester

The film based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Duma, is concerned with fraternal royal strife at the court of Henri III. Tragically caught between the millstones of history are the gallant Coun…

poster The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

65mn - Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

Gwen's family is rich, but her parents ignore her and most of the servants push her around, so she is lonely and unhappy. Her father is concerned only with making money, and her mother cares only about he…

poster Purity Falls

Purity Falls

90mn - Thriller, Short

A grieving mother's fresh start in idyllic Purity Falls turns dark when her teenage son becomes entrapped in a neighborhood escort ring run by predatory housewives.

poster The Cradle

The Cradle

107mn - Horror, Thriller

When Frank and Julie move to a small isolated town with their son Sam, both Julie and Sam become ill. Driven by terrifying nightmares of torture that come true Frank begs a local midwife Helen to care for…

poster F*&% the Prom

F*&% the Prom

Maddy and Cole were inseparable friends until high school started and Maddy became the most popular girl on campus. When she starts feeling lonely and heartbroken, she reconnects with Cole and the duo con…

poster Princess Tam Tam

Princess Tam Tam

77mn - Drama, Comedy

A French novelist passes off an African shepherdess as a princess.

poster Dismissed

Dismissed

87mn - Thriller, Horror

A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.

poster Through the Breakers

Through the Breakers

A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wife do…

poster Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

78mn - Drama, Comedy

Behind in the mortgage on Sunnybrook Farm and barely managing to feed seven hungry mouths, mother sends young Rebecca off to Riverboro to be raised by her wealthy Aunt Miranda. The little girl is treated …

poster Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

102mn - Drama, Family

A young boy from Brooklyn discovers he's heir to a British earldom and must win over his cold, aristocratic grandfather while navigating the challenges of his newfound noble status.

poster Little Orphant Annie

Little Orphant Annie

Annie, left orphaned after the death of her mother, goes to live in an orphanage where she tells her fellow orphans stories of ghosts and goblins. The matron of the orphanage finds Annie's closest relativ…

poster Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

poster Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

88mn - Horror, Thriller, Drama

A governess, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted and the children are under an evil influence.

poster J'accuse

J'accuse

140mn - War, Drama, History

The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.

poster The Witch

The Witch

13mn - Family, Fantasy

A penniless troubadour consults witch Carabosse about his future, but offends her by paying with a bag of sand. He evades the witch's revenge, and saves the beautiful princess.

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