Thunder Road

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Thunder Road (2018)

Comedy, Drama

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The Meddler

The Meddler

2016 ★ 6.0

With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002 ★ 6.1

In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983 ★ 6.6

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.

Bob Trevino Likes It

Bob Trevino Likes It

2025 ★ 7.5

Lily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.

R.I.P.D.

R.I.P.D.

2013 ★ 5.9

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 ★ 7.0

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

Love You to Death

Love You to Death

2019 ★ 7.6

Inspired by a true story, this film tells the shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder.

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948 ★ 7.4

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

The Judge

The Judge

2014 ★ 7.3

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

Ride Along 2

Ride Along 2

2016 ★ 6.3

As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

Beaches

Beaches

1988 ★ 6.7

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 ★ 7.3

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Ride Along

Ride Along

2014 ★ 6.3

For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

Before and After

Before and After

1996 ★ 5.9

Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.

Foul Play

Foul Play

1978 ★ 6.3

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016 ★ 7.6

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

Ghostlight

Ghostlight

2024 ★ 7.1

When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet alongside his estranged teenage daughter, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.

A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto

2022 ★ 7.8

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

The Shack

The Shack

2017 ★ 7.5

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.

The Detective

The Detective

1968 ★ 5.9

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.

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