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The Big Blue 1988

7.5 /10

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

Run Time: 168 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: May 10, 1988

Director: Director: Luc Besson,

Stars: JeanMarc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto,

Monsieur Ibrahim 2003

7.3 /10

Paris, 1960s. Momo, a resolute and independent Jewish teenager who lives with his father, a sullen and depressed man, in a working-class neighborhood, develops a close friendship with Monsieur Ibrahim, an elderly Muslim who owns a small grocery store.

Run Time: 91 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 17, 2003

Director: Director: Franois Dupeyron,

Stars: Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger, Gilbert Melki, Isabelle Renauld, Lola Naymark,

What's Going On With My Sister 2014

4.9 /10

Mitsuki and Yuya become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister. One day, Mitsuki becomes possessed by the spirit of Hiyori. Hiyori likes Yuya and believes Yuya can help her get to heaven. Hiyori places a leather chastity belt upon on Mitsuki and a plan takes place to help send Hiyori to heaven.

Run Time: 117 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: May 17, 2014

Director: Director: Yûki Aoyama, Iggy Coen,

Stars: Tenka Hashimoto, Yukichi Kobayashi, Mayu Mitsui, Kazue Akita, Reiko Hayama,

Louder Than Bombs 2015

6.6 /10

Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in - and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Oct 01, 2015

Director: Director: Joachim Trier,

Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid, Amy Ryan,

Pretty Baby 1978

6.5 /10

Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother's madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

Run Time: 110 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Apr 05, 1978

Director: Director: Louis Malle,

Stars: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas,

Boogie Nights 1997

7.9 /10

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

Run Time: 156 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Oct 07, 1997

Director: Director: Paul Thomas Anderson,

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C Reilly,

Shameless 2011

8.6 /10

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

Run Time: . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jan 09, 2011

Director: Director: ,

Stars: William H Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher, Emma Kenney,

Thirteen 2003

6.8 /10

Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before Tracy's new world and attitude finally takes a toll on her, her family, and old friends.

Run Time: 100 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Aug 20, 2003

Director: Director: Catherine Hardwicke,

Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter, Brady Corbet, Jeremy Sisto,

Lilya 4-ever 2002

7.8 /10

Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.

Run Time: 109 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Aug 23, 2002

Director: Director: Lukas Moodysson,

Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Lyubov Agapova, Liliya Shinkaryova, Elina Benenson,

American Beauty 1999

8.4 /10

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Run Time: 122 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 15, 1999

Director: Director: Sam Mendes,

Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari,

Jumper 2008

6.1 /10

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!

Run Time: 88 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Feb 13, 2008

Director: Director: Doug Liman,

Stars: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Michael Rooker,

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2019

6.2 /10

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Aug 08, 2019

Director: Director: ,

Stars: ,