The Narcotics Story (1958)
The Pay-Off (1930)
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug’s gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them…
Where We Go from Here (2019)
This anthology film explores three sudden acts of violence and examines the impact on the innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire: In Binghamton, New York, an ESL instructor faces domestic…
Ménilmontant (1926)
Empire of Silver (2009)
In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family’s Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family…
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now…
Adaptation. (2002)
Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt…
She Monkeys (2011)
Needle Park Baby (2020)
Spring 1995 – after the closure of the Needle Park and the public drug scene in Zurich, eleven-year-old Mia and her heroin addicted mother Sandrine are relocated to the countryside….
The Juror (1996)
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as “the Teacher” tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that…
Alma’s Rainbow (1994)
The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.