Port of Shadows (1938)
A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a smoky French port city.
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Devi (1960)
A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.
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The Burning Bed (1984)
Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) suffers the abuse of her husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), for almost a decade because she cannot find any help. When a drunken Mickey rapes her and then passes out, Francine pours gasoline over him and lights it on fire. In the ensuing blaze, Mickey dies and the house burns down. During Francine's trial, she testifies about her years of suffering, and her attorney, Aryon Greydanus (Richard Masur), tries to have her declared temporarily insane and acquitted.
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Heartless (2009)
Jamie Morgan, who was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers demons on the streets of East London.
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The Mother (2003)
May (Anne Reid) is a middle-aged grandmother who lives in Northern England with her husband, Toots (Peter Vaughan). When Toots dies while the couple is visiting their children in London, May begins to feel a sense of isolation and falls into a deep depression. Needing something new and vital to cling to, May takes refuge in the arms of Darren (Daniel Craig), a burly handyman who is not only half her age and married, but also sleeping with her daughter, Paula (Cathryn Bradshaw).
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Ever Since the World Ended (2001)
Many years after a global plague wipes out nearly all of humanity, two San Francisco filmmakers traverse the city and beyond to interview fellow survivors. The pair document the day-to-day struggle for survival and the underlying battle between two generations: The elders who wish to hang onto the past, and their children, who want to go forward.
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Run the Wild Fields (2000)
Ruby Miller (Joanne Whalley) has put her life on hold. Her husband, after leaving to fight in World War II, has been missing in action for years. Ruby tends their North Carolina farm and rears their daughter, Pug (Alexa Vega), but cannot bring herself to think about the future. One day a drifter named Tom Walker (Sean Patrick Flanery) arrives in town. Ruby hires him to do some odd jobs around the farm, but he gradually assumes a much more vital role for her and her daughter.
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Virginia's Run (2003)
A girl (Lindze Letherman) develops a strong bond with a horse despite her widowed father's (Gabriel Byrne) objection.
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The Green Pastures (1936)
An all-black cast portrays Noah (Eddie Anderson), Gabriel (Oscar Polk), "De Lawd" (Rex Ingram) and other biblical figures.
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Four Friends (1981)
A Yugoslav emigrant (Craig Wasson), his two buddies and their girlfriend (Jodi Thelen) grow up in the 1960s.
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