The Biscuit Eater 1972

The Biscuit Eater 1972

The Biscuit Eater 1972

The Biscuit Eater 1972
1h 30m | Adventure, Drama, Family | Release date: March 22, 1972 (United States)

Storyline:

Lonnie, the son of a topflight dog trainer, refuses to give up on a ragged old dog his dad calls “a good-for-nothing biscuit eater.” With the help of his buddy Text, they take on the almost impossible task of turning him into a champion bird dog.

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Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001

Max Keeble's Big Move 2001

Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001

Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001
1h 26m | Comedy, Crime, Family | Release date: October 5, 2001 (United States)

Storyline:

Max Keeble, the victim of his 7th grade class, plots revenge when he learns that he’s moving, but it backfires when he isn’t after all.

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The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976

The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976

The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976

The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976
Escape from the Dark (original title)
1h 44m | Drama, Family | Release date: August 1, 1976 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine’s pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them safe. But when they’re caught, it’s up to the mine owners and the miners themselves to decide what’s right.

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Fragrant Night 2023

Fragrant Night 2023

Fragrant Night 2023

Fragrant Night 2023
1h 20m | Comedy, Horror | Release date: March 1, 2023 (Canada)

Storyline:

15-year-old Dylan finds out he has a terminal heart defect. He uses his friends to carry out a ritual that will potentially extend his life indefinitely. What he doesn’t realize is that there will be only one person standing in the end.

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Tall Tale 1995

Tall Tale 1995

Tall Tale 1995

Tall Tale 1995
1h 36m | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Release date: March 24, 1995 (United States)

Storyline:

A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family’s farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villainous Stiles, his first urge is for his family to flee the danger, and give up their life on a farm which Daniel has come to despise anyway. Going alone to a lake to try to decide what to do, he falls asleep on a boat and wakes to find himself in the wild west, in the company of such “tall tale” legends as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Calamity Jane. Together, they battle the same villains Daniel is facing in his “real” world.

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My Family and Other Animals 2005

My Family and Other Animals 2005

My Family and Other Animals 2005

My Family and Other Animals 2005
1h 30m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: December 27, 2005 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Feeling the depressing effects of a gloomy English summer, the Durrell family decides to pack up and move to the Greek island of Corfu in 1935. Lead by their widowed mother, 13-year old future naturalist Gerald Durrell, his two older brothers and older sister move into a series of villas. Gerald indulges his passion for nature by filling his room with local fauna, while his brothers fill their time with writing or hunting and his sister sunbathes and flirts.

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Noci sonanti 2019

Noci sonanti 2019

Noci sonanti 2019

Noci sonanti 2019
1h 19m | Documentary | Release date: 2020 (Italy)

Storyline:

Siddharta and Fabrizio, one of them nine years old, the other 65, are the core of a community that renounces every civilising comfort. Damiano Giacomelli and Lorenzo Raponi observe the life of the ‘Noci Sonanti’ over one summer marked by sun-drenched days and newborn cats.

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Cherrybomb 2009

Cherrybomb 2009

Cherrybomb 2009

Cherrybomb 2009
1h 16m | Action, Drama, Romance | Release date: April 23, 2010 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Cherry Bomb follows teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle as they embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shoplifting and car-stealing. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can’t get off the wild ride they’ve set in motion.

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