House of Strangers (1949)
After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
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Last Holiday (1950)
After a lonely, unappreciated farm equipment salesman discovers he has only a few weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a "posh" resort.
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Kokoro (1955)
At the end of Meiji era a young student befriend an older man who as a proof of trust but also as a kind of exorcism entrust him his secret, a story about jealousy, betrayal, shame and guilt.
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Cash on Demand (1962)
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal 97,000 pounds.
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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
At the end of WW2, a German POW doing hard labor in the Soviet Gulag escapes from his Siberian camp to return to Germany but he's pursued by a Soviet NKVD officer.
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Chicken With Plums (2011)
After his prized instrument is broken, a celebrated violinist (Mathieu Amalric) sinks into despair and reverie while awaiting death.
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The Executioner's Song (1982)
In this fact-based film, Gary Gilmore (Tommy Lee Jones), an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker (Rosanna Arquette), a teenaged single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.
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Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Now in her 80s, Susie Parkington (Greer Garson) recalls her marriage six decades earlier, which was followed by the revelation that her husband, Augustus (Walter Pidgeon), was still romantically entangled with French Baroness Aspasia Conti (Agnes Moorehead). She also looks back on the untimely passing of her mother and one of her children, two of the defining events of her life. And with her adult son needing a cash infusion to save his skin, she ponders the fate of her fortune.
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Panfilov's 28 Men (2016)
In 1941, 28 soldiers of the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division stationed near Moscow stop 54 German tanks for several days.
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The Indian Runner (1991)
Family tragedy follows a Nebraska policeman (David Morse) and his bad-streak veteran brother (Viggo Mortensen) in the late 1960s.
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