Inspiration

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.

A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch and corrupt college dean.

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.

When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.