Book when readers struggle

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poster Unwritten
Unwritten
84mn - Thriller
An agoraphobic failed writer living in a remote bookstore becomes convinced that a mysterious customer is actually the villain from an unfinished story he wrote as a child, forcing him to confront his dee…
poster The Young Lady and the Hooligan
The Young Lady and the Hooligan
(3.2/5)
44mn - Drama, Romance
A young woman arrives in her school where she must teach for the first time. Her task consists in teaching a class of adults to read and write. All her students are male, ranging from boys to old men, and…
poster Study Hell
Study Hell
80mn - Horror
What starts as routine after-school detention becomes a nightmare when their supervising teacher, a troubled war veteran with PTSD, finally snaps under pressure. Drawing on his deadly military training, t…
poster The Magic Book
The Magic Book
(3.1/5)
3mn - Fantasy
Characters from a large magic book come to life.
poster Betrayed by a Handprint
Betrayed by a Handprint
8mn - Crime
Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number …
poster Lamb
Lamb
(3.2/5)
93mn - Drama
Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his…
poster Someone Somewhere
Someone Somewhere
(3/5)
82mn - Drama
In the shadows of Hollywood's glittering facade, five dreamers chase stardom in a city that promises everything but delivers heartbreak. When the only spotlight is a broken streetlight and rejection becom…
poster The Green Sea
The Green Sea
(2.7/5)
105mn - Drama, Mystery
A solitary writer on a downward spiral life changes when the lead character of her novel comes to life in a physical from unrecognizable to her and will force her to face her dark past.
poster Don't Talk to Strangers
Don't Talk to Strangers
0mn -
Emotionally fragile Emmy travels to Ireland seeking answers about her family's dark past, where a mysterious stranger guides her investigation into an ancient curse. As she delves deeper into sinister fam…
poster Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible?
25mn - Comedy
Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with…
poster Goofy Goofy Gander
Goofy Goofy Gander
(3.1/5)
7mn - Animation
Little Audrey isn't interested in reciting Mother Goose rhymes with the other kids in class. She'd rather read her modern comic book. When she's caught not paying attention by the teacher, she is ordered …
poster The Little Match Seller
The Little Match Seller
3mn - Drama
A short melodrama based on Hans Christian Andersen's harrowing tale. A poor little girl tries to sell matchsticks in the freezing December cold. She lights matches for some light and warmth. There are vis…
poster The Little House in Kolomna
The Little House in Kolomna
(3.1/5)
31mn - Comedy
Based on the story by Pushkin. Pretty young Parasha is living with her widowed mother. Parasha diligently takes care of many household tasks, but she also enjoys flirting with the guards's officers who pa…
poster Violation of Trust
Violation of Trust
(3/5)
89mn - Crime, Drama, Short
Single mother Susan Essex admirably picks up the pieces after the split from her husband Matthew, and she can depend upon her daughter Justine for support. When Justine learns that her friend Vicky has be…
poster Heckle
Heckle
(3/5)
98mn - Drama, Comedy
A supermarket cashier with dreams beyond checkout lines discovers her calling when a washed-up comedian challenges her to face her fears on stage, launching a journey of self-discovery where bombing on st…
poster Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
(3.3/5)
74mn - Drama
Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse, later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker, and eventually is taken in by a gang of thi…
poster Going to Bed Under Difficulties
Going to Bed Under Difficulties
(3.4/5)
2mn - Comedy
A man takes off his clothes in preparation for bed, only for new clothes to spontaneously generate, leading to comical consternation.
poster The Danger Game
The Danger Game
(3.4/5)
50mn - Comedy
Wealthy Clytie Rogers writes a novel in which a society girl commits a burglary, but it is "roasted" by critic Jimmy Gilpin, who writes that her story is completely implausible. To prove him wrong, Clytie…
poster Struggle Through Death
Struggle Through Death
(2.9/5)
92mn - Action
Those who enter the castle of Ching never return. Forced into slavery, every day becomes a punishing ritual down the Castle's secret gold mine. One worker, Kang, decides enough is enough, and tries but fa…
poster X's & O's
X's & O's
93mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance
Relationship issues arise between a researcher with a theory to explain away all his failed dating experiments, a player who wants out of the game, a deejay whose head spins with thoughts of God, a hoodra…
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