Eastern Promises 2007
7.6 /10
THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS. - In London, the Russian pregnant teenager Tatiana arrives bleeding in a hospital, and the doctors save her baby only. The Russian descendant midwife Anna Khitrova finds Tatiana's diary written in Russian language in her belongings and decided to find her family to deliver the baby, she brings the diary home and ask her uncle Stepan to translate the document. Stepan refuses, but Anna finds a card of a restaurant owned by the Russian Semyon inside the diary and she visits the old man trying to find a lead to contact Tatiana's family. When she mentions the existence of the diary, Semyon immediately offers to translate the document. However, Stepan translates part of the diary and Anna discovers that Semyon and his sick son Kirill had raped Tatiana when she was fourteen years old and forced her to work as prostitute in a brothel of their own. Further, Semyon is the dangerous boss of the Russian mafia "Vory v Zakone", jeopardizing the safety of Anna and her family. Meanwhile, Semyon's driver Nikolai Luzhin gets close to Kirill and Semyon, climbing positions in the criminal organization, but he helps Anna, her family and the baby.
Run Time: . MMPA: 18 . Release: Sep 14, 2007
Director: Director: David Cronenberg,
The Accused 1988
7.1 /10
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Run Time: 111 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 14, 1988
Director: Director: Jonathan Kaplan,
Stars: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn,
Anatomy of Hell 2004
4.4 /10
A man rescues a woman from a suicide attempt in a gay nightclub. Walking the streets together, she propositions him: She'll pay him to visit her at her isolated house for four consecutive nights. There he will silently watch her. He's reluctant, but agrees. As the four nights progress, they become more intimate with each other, and a mutual fascination/revulsion develops. By the end of the four-day "contract", these two total strangers will have had a profound impact on each other.
Run Time: 77 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jan 28, 2004
Director: Director: Catherine Breillat,
Stars: Amira Casar, Rocco Siffredi, Jacques Monge, Catherine Breillat, Alexandre Belin,
The Hot Chick 2002
5.5 /10
Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her to switch bodies with Clive, a sleazy crook. Jessica, in the form of the repulsive Clive, struggles to adjust to this radical alteration and sets out to get her own body back before the upcoming prom.
Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Dec 13, 2002
Director: Director: Tom Brady,
Stars: Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Eric Christian Olsen,
Bad Santa 2003
7.1 /10
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
Run Time: 92 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Nov 26, 2003
Director: Director: Terry Zwigoff,
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Bernie Mac, John Ritter,
Sexy Beast 2000
7.3 /10
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.
Run Time: 89 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 13, 2000
Director: Director: Jonathan Glazer,
Stars: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall,
City of Hope 1991
7.3 /10
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Oct 11, 1991
Director: Director: John Sayles,
Stars: Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton, Jace Alexander, Todd Graff,
The Doom Generation 1995
6 /10
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex and violence-filled journey through an United States of psychos and quickie marts.
Run Time: 80 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 27, 1995
Director: Director: Gregg Araki,
Stars: Rose McGowan, James Duval, Johnathon Schaech, Cress Williams, Dustin Nguyen,
Switch 1991
5.8 /10
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: May 10, 1991
Director: Director: Blake Edwards,
Stars: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Roberts,
Summer of Sam 1999
6.7 /10
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Run Time: 142 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jul 02, 1999
Director: Director: Spike Lee,
Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli,
Boys on the Side 1995
6.4 /10
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Feb 03, 1995
Director: Director: Herbert Ross,
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, MaryLouise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey, James Remar,
When Night Is Falling 1995
6.5 /10
A prudish woman working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university finds herself attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival.
Run Time: 96 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Feb 01, 1995
Director: Director: Patricia Rozema,
Stars: Pascale Bussires, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, David Fox, Don McKellar,
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