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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,

Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl,

Breaking the Waves 1996

7.8 /10

In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.

Run Time: 159 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: May 13, 1996

Director: Director: Lars von Trier,

Stars: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgrd, Katrin Cartlidge, JeanMarc Barr, Adrian Rawlins,

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991

8.6 /10

Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.

Run Time: 137 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Jul 03, 1991

Director: Director: James Cameron,

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton,

City Lights 1931

8.5 /10

In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.

Run Time: 87 Min . MMPA: 2 . Release: Feb 01, 1931

Director: Director: Charlie Chaplin,

Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann,

Exotica 1994

7 /10

In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.

Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Nov 30, 1994

Director: Director: Atom Egoyan,

Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley,

The Prestige 2006

8.5 /10

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Run Time: 130 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Oct 19, 2006

Director: Director: Christopher Nolan,

Stars: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall,

Somersault 2004

6.7 /10

Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Jun 19, 2004

Director: Director: Cate Shortland,

Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Nathaniel Dean,

Dangerous Beauty 1998

7.1 /10

Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.

Run Time: 111 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Feb 20, 1998

Director: Director: Marshall Herskovitz,

Stars: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Fred Ward, Naomi Watts,

Lore 2012

7.1 /10

Lore leads her four younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amidst the chaos she encounters a mysterious refugee who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire.

Run Time: 109 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Aug 02, 2012

Director: Director: Cate Shortland,

Stars: Saskia Rosendahl, KaiPeter Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi, HansJochen Wagner,

Love Me If You Dare 2003

7.5 /10

As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.

Run Time: 93 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Sep 17, 2003

Director: Director: Yann Samuell,

Stars: Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Thibault Verhaeghe, Josphine LebasJoly, Emmanuelle Grnvold,

Speak 2004

7.2 /10

Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles, she folds into herself, trying to hide her secret: that star senior Andy raped her at the party. But Melinda does manage to find solace in her art class headed by Mr. Freeman.

Run Time: 89 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Jan 20, 2004

Director: Director: Jessica Sharzer,

Stars: Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Zahn, Michael Angarano, DB Sweeney,

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 2004

5.9 /10

In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.

Run Time: 86 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: Feb 27, 2004

Director: Director: Guy Ferland,

Stars: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery, Jonathan Jackson,