The Go-Between 1971

The Go-Between 1971

The Go-Between 1971

The Go-Between 1971
1h 56m | Drama, Romance | Release date: March 23, 1972 (Hungary)

Storyline:

Summer 1900: Queen Victoria’s last, and the summer Leo (Dominic Guard) turns thirteen. He’s the guest of Marcus (Richard Gibson), a wealthy classmate, at a grand house in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian (Julie Christie), Marcus’ twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh (Edward Fox), a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess (Sir Alan Bates), a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he’s betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women.

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Chupa 2023

Chupa 2023

Chupa 2023

Chupa 2023
1h 35m | Action, Adventure, Drama | Release date: April 7, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

Shy 13-year-old Alex (Evan Whitten) flies from Kansas City to Mexico to meet his extended family for the first time. There he meets his grandfather and former lucha libre champion Chava (Demián Bichir), energetic, wrestling-obsessed cousin Memo (Nickolas Verdugo), and fearless, hip cousin Luna (Ashley Ciarra). But just as Alex begins to get his bearings, he discovers a mythical creature living under his grandfather’s shed: a young chupacabra cub, which he recognizes from stories of the feared, full-grown chupacabra, fabled to feed on farmers’ livestock. Alex soon learns that his new friend Chupa has a secret history with his family, and that dogged, dangerous scientist Richard Quinn (Christian Slater) is hunting the misunderstood creature to try and harness his powers. To protect Chupa from impending danger, Alex sets off on the adventure of a lifetime.

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Moondance 1994

Moondance 1994

Moondance 1994

Moondance 1994
1h 32m | Drama, Romance | Release date: September 7, 1995 (Germany)

Storyline:

30ish Patrick and teenage Dominic are two brothers living alone in a remote farmhouse in the Southwest of Ireland, while their mother is away traveling. When their aunt comes visiting, with her arrives Anya, a young woman from Germany who starts helping Dominic with his studies in return for a chance to improve her English. As time goes by, Patrick and Anya fall in love, while Dominic also develops feelings for the girl. And when they marry and decide to move to Dublin together, Dominic comes with them, not being able to let go of his brother.

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The Quest for Tom Sawyer’s Gold 2023

The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold 2023

The Quest for Tom Sawyer’s Gold 2023

The Quest for Tom Sawyer’s Gold 2023
2h 28m | Adventure, Family | Release date: March 28, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

Agatha Armstrong and her trusty sidekick Mrs. Mac were once the world’s most daring adventurers. But when her son Ant came along, everything changed and her devil-may-care ways took a backseat to being over-protective and terrified of anything that posed a risk. When Ant and his three friends discover a letter that hints the gold Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn found might actually be real, they set off to follow its clues, taking up the mantle of explorer which his mom long abandoned. Told through the eyes of JJ Harper, great-grandson to one of the men who helped hide the gold, Aggy must outwit both a nefarious rival from her past, intent on claiming the gold himself, and the dangers of the deep south to rescue her son and students, and along the way, regain her long lost lust for adventure. Based on elements of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain.

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The Nanny 1965

The Nanny 1965

The Nanny 1965

The Nanny 1965
1h 31m | Mystery, Thriller | Release date: January 20, 1966 (Italy)

Storyline:

Bette Davis is an English nanny whose charge is a rude 10-year-old Joey, just discharged from a disturbed children’s home where he’d spent two years undergoing treatment for drowning his little sister in the bath. He returns to an unloving father, fragile mother, and doting nanny — whom he hates. Suspicion arises again when his mother is poisoned, and Joey continues to insist Nanny is responsible. Joey contends the nanny was responsible for his little sister’s death, and only the upstairs neighbour girl believes him.

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Mind Games 1989

Mind Games 1989

Mind Games 1989

Mind Games 1989
1h 33m | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Release date: March 3, 1989 (United States)

Storyline:

Rita and Dana Lund’s marriage is in a crisis, Rita’s frustrated from being just a housewife. To save their marriage, they set out for a camping trip through California with their son. At a camping site they meet the hitch-hiker Eric, who befriends their son. Against Rita’s will, Dana takes him with them, not knowing that he’s a brutal psychopath who’ll force their son to participate in his nightly trips of vandalism.

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Prayer of the Rollerboys 1990

Prayer of the Rollerboys 1990

Prayer of the Rollerboys 1990

Prayer of the Rollerboys 1990
1h 35m | Action, Crime, Drama | Release date: March 21, 1991 (Germany)

Storyline:

Set in an unspecified time in the future, USA has declined and become a country of violence and racial prejudice. Griffin earns his living delivering pizzas while he tries to take care of his little brother. An old friend of his, Gary Lee, is the leader of a gang with big ambitions, the Rollerboys. Griff joins them to help the police keep track of the gang.

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A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 1988

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 1988

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 1988

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 1988
1h 30m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Release date: February 26, 1988 (United States)

Storyline:

A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job. However he decides to defy his father and go to Hawaii. Trouble is he has no money. Along the way he comes to understand his parents and eventually bonds with his father.

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