The Mysterious Island 1973
The Mysterious Island 1973
La isla misteriosa (original title)
PG | 1h 36min | Adventure, Sci-Fi | June 1974 (USA)
Storyline:
A group of escaped prisoners, traveling in a hot air balloon, have to land on a remote islands and must try to survive there. They encounter a castaway, pirates, and captain Nemo with his array of scientific gadgets to keep strangers off his island.
The Ewok Adventure 1984
The Ewok Adventure 1984
TV-G | 1h 36min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | TV Movie 25 November 1984
Storyline:
The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani’s are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and father are captured by the giant Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing when they are captured. The next day, the Ewok Deej is looking for his two sons when they find Cindel all alone in the shuttle (Mace and Cindel were looking for the transmitter to send a distress call), when Mace appears with his emergency blaster. Eventually, the four-year old Cindel is able to convince the teenage Mace that the Ewoks are nice. Then, the Ewoks and the Towani’s go on an adventure to find the elder Towanis.
Ses 2008
Ses 2008
TV-PG | 33min | Short, Drama, Family | 25 September 2008 (USA)
Storyline:
When 14 year old Nete’s twin brother Noah is killed in an accident her world collapses. Months later her parents decide to move to Copenhagen to start anew. Nete, still deeply troubled by her brother’s death, begins in a new school – but the day she starts, a new boy, Jonas, also arrives. To everyone else he is just the new boy – but Nete is in deep shock at what she sees.
Hurricane Streets 1997
Hurricane Streets 1997
Hurricane (original title)
R | 1h 26min | Crime, Drama, Romance | 19 February 1998 (Australia)
Storyline:
Marcus is a kid on Manhattan’s mean streets. He’s turning 15, his father is dead, his mother is in prison for smuggling undocumented aliens. His grandmother is raising him. He has four close buddies who have a basement clubhouse; they shoplift and sell the wares to kids. One is moving toward selling drugs. Marcus wants to take a breather from the city and visit family in New Mexico. He also meets Melena, 14, a sweet kid who dreams of going to Alaska; her father is not just protective but angry and uncommunicative. The gang pressures Marcus to move up to burglary and car theft. He just wants to breathe open air. Can anything go right?
A trip to the Moon 2017
A trip to the Moon 2017
A Trip to the Moon (original title)
1h 27min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 1 March 2018 (Argentina)
Storyline:
Tomas is an outcast young teenager trying to pass an exam. His family is constantly pressing him and her mother forces him to take antipsychotic drugs. In his need to escape, Tomas plans an intriguing trip to the moon. In this particular journey where reality and fiction mingles, he will disentangle an old family secret.
The Secret Garden 2020
The Secret Garden 2020
PG | 1h 39min | Drama, Family, Fantasy | 7 August 2020 (USA)
Storyline:
The main character Mary Lennox “Dixie Egerickx” is a spoiled 10-year-old girl of rich parents who grew up in India. After everyone in her family dies from cholera, Mary is sent to live in Misselthwaite manor in Yorkshire with her uncle Archibald Craven “Colin Firth” and the housekeeper Mrs. Medlock “Julie Walters”. Mary discovers that the house holds many secrets. There she finds a key that leads her to a garden held locked for years by her uncle after the death of his wife. Soon she finds a room in the manor where her sick cousin Colin “Edan Hayhurst” has spend his entire life in his bed, completely unable to walk. But with the help of her new friend Dickon “Amir Wilson” the children manage to bring the garden back to life. In the garden Colin learns to walk and he becomes a healthy and happy young boy. When Lord Craven one day sees the children playing in the garden, he is amazed by the sight of his son walking. He feels joy for the first time since years.
Seduction Theory 2014
Seduction Theory 2014
22min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Storyline:
A darkly comic coming-of-age story of a boy, his psychiatrist father, and the girl he can’t get out of his mind. Set in the 1960s, the film is sharp, funny, and moving, with elements of Philip Roth, Woody Allen, and Salvador Dali. Directed by Oscar-nominee Steven Ascher, whose childhood bed was his father’s former psychiatric couch. Starring Tony-nominee Michael Cumpsty and Christian Goodwin.
Four Windows 2006
Four Windows 2006
Vier Fenster (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 20min | Drama | 15 February 2006 (Germany)
Storyline:
Divided into four chapters – Son, Daughter, Father and Mother – “Four Windows” is a look inside the brains of a not-so-normal German family. Son leaves for school but actually cruises the local gay video arcade. Dad hires a hooker, Mom flirts with the handyman and Daughter rides the subways, looking to share some intimate moments. At dinner that night, the secrets they hold come to a head.
The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders 2020
The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders 2020
1h 35min | Drama, Sport | 27 July 2020 (USA)
Storyline:
Four drama-fueled shorts from Germany, France and the UK that explore how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compassion.
