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In a cheap brothel at the foothills of an Athenian fortress, a man recounts the magnificent events of his life. His search for love and glory is retold and relived by many: a prostitute with an unredeemable past, a gangster haunted by bad luck, an icon painter who has no faith - In one of the stories, the man finds his riches, in another he becomes a vagabond prophet, in yet another he returns home to his wife. Memories betray him, but he knows for sure that in one of these lives, he will be killed.
A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree and her new husband, Jack, a man whose interest in family may very well outweigh his morals.
Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meegan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on to rescue the pair and get them home in time for Christmas.
Once she'd been a dancer. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice: in a mulitimillion dollar showbiz scam, in the glittering diamonds that spill out of a dead man's vest, in the veins of a small time pusher. As the detectives scramble for evidence, as the city shivers, a killer is one step ahead, and the heat is still on.
He, wakes up. She, materializes in his living environment. They are attracted and make love. She, wakes up. He materializes in the living environment seen in the previous scene.They are attracted and make love. The wish fulfillment happens. Yin and Yang, the eternal accommodation.
Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk, and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth.
Amid the labyrinth of Barcelona’s architecture, two bodies collide and unravel, their movements echoing the rhythms of love's ecstasy and fracture. Pain blooms into grace, each leap a thread stitching their way toward the quiet possibility of healing—only to return and ache for more
Marina di Malombra (Borelli) lives in a castle prior to her wedding. She begins to read letters written by an ancestor called Cecilia. She finds out that Cecilia was driven to her death by her uncle. Marina identifies with Cecilia and take revenge on her behalf by murdering her uncle.
The fourth film of the 5-film series The Best Secret Agent series of taiyupian (Taiwanese-language cinema), which was also dubbed into a Mandarin version.
An amateur sleuth named Morton attempts to uncover the identity of a legendary detective known as “The Eye” during a chaotic and deadly Hollywood luncheon
Twelve years ago, a plague swept through, wiping out most of the population; in San Francisco, only 186 people remain. Two of them use jury-rigged batteries to power a camera and make a documentary. We see a variety of approaches to survival, from the artist and engineer who trade for their needs, to the surfers and woodsmen who fish and hunt, to the scavengers, and a communal farm. We also see how the community deals with those who threaten it, and how the youth are growing up with different values from those who knew our world.
Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to start anew after the loss of his wife and their mother.
While recuperating from cosmetic surgery, an actress stops in a small town expecting peace and quiet, but instead finds herself absorbed into a local legend.
Renzo, an aspiring writer struggling with his work and marriage, finds himself on an oneiric journey where he must face his fears in order to restore his life.
When a nursing home resident tries to embark on her dream trip, the constant disappearances of her suitcase force her into a frantic battle with her own mind.
Sophie, a woman down on her luck and in need of cash, has an interview as a housekeeper for a seemingly mysterious and wealthy homeowner. She finds the true meaning behind why she is there and decides to retaliate.
Watching the Life.
We all heard scary stories as children, but could you ever imagine that they might actually be true? Is that old, abandoned house really so lonely and soulless? What might be lurking in your basement, waiting for its moment to come?
The story takes place on a quiet peninsula away from Buenos Aires, where more than the first generation of Russian Old Believers live, preserving their language, faith and way of life. The main characters are real opposites: she is an Old Believer who lives by the rules of the community, and he is a policeman, an emigrant from Russia, who knows no mercy for criminals. They were not destined to meet, but their paths crossed…
"Illusion" is the story of Teacher Jane, a music teacher at a private high school. She became the target and the victim of her own group of students; Time, Per, Tae and Yu, the children of nationally influential people. Until it became the big news of 2022 and she has to fight and figure out how to restore her reputation through various methods. As a result, she learned some secrets that the powerful clan was hiding... information related to the disappearance of one person!
Fiona Fitzgerald is a woman with early onset Alzheimer's Disease who goes missing. Is she wandering around in an Alzheimer's haze or did something go very wrong with husband Kevin's drug dealing business. The only cop he can turn to, LAPD Lt. Alex Miigs, may actually know something about her disappearance. And he may want a big payoff to have her returned safely.
Kazuo (Otoo Takuma), a young man who has been in love with an anime character for 21 years, finally succeeds in getting a date with Arisa (Takahashi Mai), a girl he sees at a game arcade who looks exactly like the character. But then a mysterious boy named Yuji (Kamiki Ryunosuke) shows up and follows Kazuo home.
In Kabukicho, Lee operates a signless business, assisting people with a range of problems.
Each episode of “One Deadly Mistake” follows a homicide investigation where police work tirelessly against the clock to solve a complex case, until they discover an unlikely piece of evidence that exposes the identity of the killer.
Anime rakugo of classic Japanese horror tales shown in a wide variety of art styles.
A murder has happened in a folk high school in Norway and so close to christmas! It is up to Carl and Madelene to figure out what happened.
Asakura Tomoko obtained her MBA at an American university and is a rookie reporter for a Tokyo newspaper’s local news desk. Although she is good at numerical expressions, she has not much interest in understanding the feelings of her interview subjects. Furthermore, she has nothing but a lot of pride, and seems to have been branded an unqualified reporter by her superior because of this. In an attempt to overturn this perception, Tomoko decides to do a story on home nursing care based on her memories of her grandfather. However, she gets overwhelmed by the harsh reality and unexpectedly stumbles across a series of unexplained deaths of elderly people receiving such care.
Climate disasters are part of everyday life for young people in 2059. Seeking shelter from a forest fire, six strangers find themselves in a disused bunker. When the ventilation system gives up the ghost, not only the heat rises, but also the tension. Food becomes scarce and the struggle for power in the group erupts.
After an accident on their way to Italy, two friends end up on an unknown island, where they soon discover they are not alone.