The Human Stain (2003)

A small town youth finds fulfillment and romance in a big city’s creative writing course, but feels obliged to sacrifice them when his sister’s home life deteriorates in his absence.

A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.

The bitter Trojan War drags on – the Greeks blame Achilles’ apathy for low morale, while Troy’s hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after…

Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to…

Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the…

Follows Toni, who has a complete breakdown and ends up in a mental facility after the unexpected news that his husband was murdered, and even her was a suspect. She…

After the death of her husband, Annie Willows returns to her hometown to become deputy sheriff. Though determined not to stay, a mysterious crime and the town’s warmth draw her…

Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a…

A 13-year-old girl grows up between a boxing ring and the street. Her friends are guys who kill and rob. In the 1990s the whole city hates them, but for…

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

After realising his foolishness in malingering, Ken returns to Tekong to continue his Basic Military Training, and reforms himself as a model recruit. However, this draws dislike and mockery from…

A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.