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The Kingdom of Nek Chand · 1980The Kingdom of Nek Chand
★ 9.01980
MovieDocumentary
A documentary shot in India about the artist Nek Chand who built an extraordinary garden using rock and waste material
Apostasy · 1979Apostasy
★ 7.01979
MovieDrama
Claustrophobic drama sent in the summer of 1973 against the backdrop of day-to-day social and political turmoil including the sacking of the Whitlam government. Two people meet: the gap between their intellectual and emotional response widens as their relationship develops.
Inside Looking Out · 1977Inside Looking Out
★ 7.01977
MovieDrama
The marriage of Robert and Elizabeth is collapsing, both concentrating on their jobs (journalist, mother) rather than each other. The film looks at a week in their lives. Robert sleeps with their babysitter, Marianne, while Elizabeth talks with their friends, Juliet and Alex.
Where the Green Ants Dream · 1984Where the Green Ants Dream
★ 6.91984
MovieDrama
The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us all. The Aborigines' belief is not shared by a giant mining company, which wants to tear open the soil and search for uranium.
Innocence · 2000Innocence
★ 6.32000
Movie
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers. Widowed musician Andreas decides to get back in touch with his one great love, Claire, who is still married to her first husband, John. Andreas and Claire find that the connection they shared when they were young is still there and they soon become involved in a rekindled love affair.
A Woman's Tale · 1991A Woman's Tale
★ 6.31991
MovieComedyDrama
Uplifting and intimate look at the last days of an elderly cancer victim. The film is even more relevant as it was written specifically for the lead actress, Sheila Florance, who was in fact dying of cancer as she created what is essentially a self-portrait.
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien · 1999Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
★ 6.31999
MovieDrama
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
Careful · 1992Careful
★ 6.01992
MovieComedyDrama
The mountain-village passions of a German widow and her sons unfold in the style of a 1920s expressionist movie.
Island · 1989Island
★ 5.61989
MovieDrama
Island is Paul Cox's serene and beautiful film which explores a spectrum of emotions - ranging from extreme passion to fear, leading to murder - from loneliness to sensuality. Three women from Australia, Sri Lanka, and Greece meet on a Greek island. All are exiles escaping from their own personal tragedies. Ultimately, it is the island itself, with the generosity and warmth of the islanders, which leads all three women to revelations about themselves and their place in the world.
Lonely Hearts · 1982Lonely Hearts
★ 5.41982
MovieRomanceDrama
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker.
Man of Flowers · 1983Man of Flowers
★ 5.21983
MovieDramaRomance
An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.
Human Touch · 2005Human Touch
★ 5.12005
MovieDrama
To try to raise money for her choir's trip to China, Anna poses nude for an ageing artist and upon seeing the finished results goes on a journey of self discovery.
Touch Me · 1993Touch Me
★ 5.11993
MovieComedyRomance
Two women escape to the mountains where they enjoy each others company, apparently disappointed with their male partners.
Exile · 1994Exile
★ 5.01994
MovieDramaRomance
Set in the last century, a man is outlawed and condemned to live alone on a small island, his only crime the theft of a few sheep. A girl from the mainland learns of his existence and, compelled by loneliness and romantic dreams, crosses the treacherous sea to join him. Together they create their own truth.
Salvation · 2009Salvation
★ 5.02009
MovieDrama
Aging artist and scholar Barry is disenchanted with his existence - disillusioned by his sexless marriage to a televangelist, and repulsed by her brand of easy-to-swallow self-help Christianity. In dire need of an outlet he turns to Irina, a Russian immigrant and prostitute. Seeking better lives, both Barry and Irina find strength in each other as they seek mutual salvation.
Cactus · 1986Cactus
★ 5.01986
MovieDramaRomance
A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other.
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Ali · 2001Ali
★ 6.72001
MovieDrama
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Patton · 1970Patton
★ 7.41970
MovieWarDrama
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
The Rose of Versailles · 2025The Rose of Versailles
★ 7.02025
MovieAnimationRomance
In an age of revolution, Marie Antoinette and her protector Oscar François de Jarjayes face tough choices as women growing into their distinct roles.
Rob Roy · 1995Rob Roy
★ 6.71995
MovieAdventureHistory
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Pecker · 1998Pecker
★ 6.11998
MovieComedyDrama
A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.
Camille Claudel · 1988Camille Claudel
★ 6.81988
MovieDramaHistory
The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.
Music of the Heart · 1999Music of the Heart
★ 6.71999
MovieDramaMusic
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
Tolkien · 2019Tolkien
★ 6.92019
MovieWarDrama
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Rosewood · 1997Rosewood
★ 6.51997
MovieDramaHistory
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
