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A hospital resident is put in the middle of a legal battle between two half sisters on whether to pull their comatose dads life support But more seems to be at stake than dads life his inheritance

At an exclusive boys school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems

An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that tries to capture the essence of the African American experience

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict

Emily, a tough NYPD cop, is sent to an orthodox Jewish community to investigate a missing person plus 720,000 in missing diamonds To solve what becomes a murder case, she has to join the community

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchors ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control

A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boys disturbing obsession with horses

A female lawyer takes an accused wife murderer as a client, but finds herself morally compelled to betray him one way or another

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank A nice, simple robbery Walk in, take the money, and run Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong

Acclaimed director Sidney Lumet brings this marvelous adaptation of a Larry McMurtry novel to life Blythe Danner and Susasn Sarandon star in this complex yet disarmingly fresh look at love

Eddie harbors secret love for his niece Catherine When her cousins, illegal immigrants Marco and Rodolpho, arrive, Catherine falls for Rodolpho Eddie, consumed by jealousy, reports the immigrants, leading to tragic consequences

A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack Can all out war be averted

Dirty cop Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder But during a routine QampA, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course

After a close friend drops out of politics, a political consultant helping to find a replacement finds a web of corruption and deceit as well

A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped

In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects

In 1944, on a Miami to New York train, two paratroopers on furlough meet and fall in love with two kept women who are on their way to meet their sugar daddies

After graduating from a prestigious Eastern university, 8 devoted female friends go their separate ways one leaves for Europe, while the others experience troubled relationships Decades later they get to meet one last time

In a never before seen interview filmed in 2008, three years before his death, Sidney Lumet discusses his life and career

An ex professor offers Adam 1,000,000 to get some plasma from a high tech companys lab Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help Can they convince Adams now honest dad to join

A washed up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger

At the end of a long and hot summer day, members of one family gather in a large house Everyone has something painful and offensive to say, and their silence is even worse

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brothers wife barreling towards a shattering climax

After serving three years in prison covering for her gangster boyfriend, Kevin, Gloria returns to New York City for the money she was promised Inside Kevins base of operations, she finds 7 year old Nicky, whose family has been

A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions

A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal

In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards

Valentine Snakeskin Xavier, a trouble prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem filled women

After ten years in prison to protect a mafia family, Duke Anderson is released and he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper

Daniel Isaacson attempts to determine the true complicity of his parents Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed for espionage in the 1950s

A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding

The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live his own life

A married, egotistical, middle aged head of a corporate empire man and his mistress and protegee, who wants a more serious commitment and ends up dating a younger man, are in a casual lovehate relationship and engage in a battl

A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employees suicide

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises hes in over his head, and nobody can be trusted

Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41