Pleasantville

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Pleasantville (1998)

Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

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Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

1993 ★ 7.0

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.

Wish Upon a Star

Wish Upon a Star

1996 ★ 6.5

A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.

Drop Dead Fred

Drop Dead Fred

1991 ★ 5.8

An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

2005 ★ 5.9

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024 ★ 7.5

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."

Sweetie

Sweetie

1989 ★ 6.0

The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.

The Giver

The Giver

2014 ★ 6.6

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

1991 ★ 7.1

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021 ★ 6.1

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012 ★ 6.1

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

South Park the Streaming Wars Part 2

South Park the Streaming Wars Part 2

2022 ★ 7.1

A drought has brought the town of South Park to the brink of disaster.

Mr. K

Mr. K

2025 ★ 6.3

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 ★ 7.6

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Duplex

Duplex

2003 ★ 6.1

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

2012 ★ 6.1

Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008 ★ 6.0

When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

1993 ★ 7.0

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart

1986 ★ 6.1

Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 ★ 7.5

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994 ★ 6.1

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

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