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Limbo
1999 • Drama • Thriller • Adventure
Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes w…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
Matewan
1987 • Drama • History
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Cloth…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
Lone Star
1996 • Drama • Mystery • Romance
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Matched on: Sayles
Eight Men Out
1988 • Drama • History
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who unde…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
City of Hope
1991 • Drama
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his w…
Why matched: genres Drama
Honeydripper
2007 • Music • Drama
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effo…
Why matched: genres Music, Drama
The Brother from Another Planet
1984 • Science Fiction • Comedy
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Why matched: genres Science Fiction, Comedy
Sunshine State
2002 • Drama
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Why matched: genres Drama
Passion Fish
1992 • Drama
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of he…
Why matched: genres Drama
Lianna
1983 • Drama • Romance
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage to Dick. In order to find in…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994 • Drama • Adventure • Family
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selk…
Why matched: genres Drama, Adventure
Silver City
2004 • Drama • Thriller • Mystery
The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
Baby It's You
1983 • Drama • Romance • Comedy
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Casa de los Babys
2003 • Drama
A group of women, including Skipper, the wealthy young Jennifer and the domineering Nan, journey from the United States to South America in hopes of easily adopting children. Un…
Why matched: genres Drama
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980 • Drama
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got a…
Why matched: genres Drama
Men with Guns
1998 • Drama • Adventure
Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor approaching his retirement and journeys to find old students, with sometimes disturbing results.
Why matched: genres Drama, Adventure