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2025
6.3
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
7.4
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
Mommy Dead and Dearest
2017
7.5
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
6.0
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
Strange but True
2019
6.9
If you ever find yourself traveling down Interstate 49 through Missouri, try not to blink—you may miss Rich Hill, population 1,396. Rich Hill is easy to overlook, but its inhabitants are as woven into the fabric of America as those living in any small town in the country. This movie intimately chronicles the turbulent lives of three boys living in said Midwestern town and the fragile family bonds that sustain them.
Rich Hill
2014
6.1
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Naqoyqatsi
2002
7.2
In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page manuscript along with hundreds of paintings depicting The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glodeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Cased by the Child Slave Rebellion.
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2004
6.5
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
Heart of a Dog
2015
6.5
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
Downloaded
2013
6.6
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
The Mother
2023
5.9
In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Shadow Dancer
2012
5.9
A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
Fast Color
2019
7.3
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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012
6.0
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2025
6.4
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1971
7.1
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Stories We Tell
2012
6.8
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
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1996
6.9
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2003
6.2
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2017