Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to…

Isaac’s son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob…

A bored insurance salesman quits his job to go into politics. He first starts preaching about how man is greater than he thinks and that man can live forever. He…

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting…

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop….

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Estelle fights to maintain her sense of self while sleeping with Angus for money.

A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children’s school.

An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her “perfect guy” has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year’s Eve,…

It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a…

Emily, a preacher’s wife, is as faithful a spouse as they come — until her hubby, Ted, takes in a handsome drifter who’s down on his luck. (Red flag!) Emily…