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1. Katrina's Children (2008)
83 min | Documentary
A multi-faceted portrait of nineteen children from different neighborhoods of New Orleans. Told entirely from the children's point of view, the film explores the impact of Hurricane Katrina... See full summary »
Director: Laura Belsey | Stars: Amanda, Antoine, Corriana, Dakota
Votes: 9
2. The Global Village Project (2011)
Documentary
The Global Village School (GVS) in Atlanta GA is a small nonprofit organization with a mission to '...provide adolescent survivors of war, whose formal education has been significantly ... See full summary »
Directors: Ella Jane New, David Rey | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Amy Lockwood, Alexandra New, Ella Jane New
Votes: 8
3. Father G and the Homeboys (2007)
102 min | Documentary
Narrated by esteemed screen veteran Martin Sheen, director John Bohm's socially conscious documentary details the efforts of Los Angeles-based Jesuit priest Father Greg Boyle in helping to ... See full summary »
Directors: John Bohm, Pete Tapia | Stars: Gregory Boyle, Martin Sheen
Votes: 8
4. Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2007)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Mattie endures an uneventful life, until her grandfather leaves a videotaped will. According to his unorthodox theory, death is no barrier to their relationship and he promises to "always be there", triggering a series of hallucinations.
Director: Phil Gallo | Stars: Angela Pierce, Orson Bean, Carol Alt, Robert Clohessy
Votes: 57
5. A Winter Tale (2007)
100 min | Drama
Shots ring out one winter night, and a bullet meant for a local dealer kills a child. In the aftermath of shock, Gene, a 40 something social worker starts a Black men's support group, at the local Caribbean Takeaway Restaurant.
Director: Frances-Anne Solomon | Stars: Peter Williams, Leonie Forbes, Michael Miller, Dennis Hall
Votes: 109
6. Ballou (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Ballou , a documentary film, follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, as they overcome their negative environment filled with guns, drugs, and violence,... See full summary »
Director: Michael Patrei | Stars: Marion Barry Jr., Chuck Brown, Lewis Franklin, Denyce Graves
Votes: 36
7. The Last Breath (2010)
8 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Do you know when and how you will take your last breath? This short film tells a timeless story of love, life, violence and despair - without uttering a single word.
Director: Asif Akbar | Star: Jon Kazy
Votes: 7
8. Cartoneo y nopalitos (2010)
104 min | Drama
Carla, an immigrant girl from Mexico, has the dream to become her grandpa's doctor in America. She soon realizes that her dream will have to be deferred when her undocumented status ... See full summary »
Director: Pablo Veliz | Stars: Mayra Alejandra, Nova Aragon, Brandi Blevins, Brant Bumpers
Votes: 18
9. One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story (2008)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
ONE BAD CAT is about the transformative role art plays in the tumultuous life of 82 year-old, African-American, renowned "outsider" artist Reverend Albert Wagner. He has been a lightening ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas G. Miller | Stars: Albert Wagner, Delroy Lindo, Camille Billops, Lena Calloway
Votes: 31
10. In Pursuit of a Dream (2010)
83 min | Documentary
What would it be like to go back in time (with no cell phones, IM'ing, Twitter and Facebook or running water) and travel across the country just like the pioneers did. That's what 24 kids ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Noll
Votes: 5
11. Free Spirits (2007)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
The incredible true story of the Renaissance Community commune, one of the largest, most controversial intentional communities of the 1960s and 70s, and its flamboyant founder, Michael Metelica Rapunzel.
Director: Bruce Geisler | Stars: Michael Metelica, Elwood Babbitt, Daniel Brown, Anne Baker
Votes: 17
12. Slayer (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Eric Carlson, a young college student, witnesses a brutal slaying in the hills of Amherst, Massachusetts. After some investigation, Eric slowly discovers the unpleasant reality behind the ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Peduzzi | Stars: Nathaniel Adams, Ian Chisholm, Andrew Friedberg, Tom Gibson
Votes: 73
13. Panman: Rhythm of the Palms (2007)
90 min | Drama, Music
THE PANMAN RHYTHM OF THE PALMS tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places ... See full summary »
Director: Sander Burger | Stars: Earl Duzong, Chet Euton, Gary Euton, Rita Gumbs
Votes: 19
14. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.
Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke
Votes: 27,106
15. Blue Bus (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
Sixty-eight year old August Dupree is pretty certain he is on the down side of Act Three and honestly doesn't know and isn't sure if he cares if there is an Act Four. One day, he wakes from... See full summary »
Director: Phil Scarpaci | Stars: Ron Recasner, Phil Scarpaci, Marty Hileman, Tabitha Reynolds
Votes: 35
16. El inmigrante (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
"El Inmigrante" is a documentary film that examines the Mexican and American border crisis by telling the story of Eusebio de Haro a young Mexican migrant who was shot and killed during one... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Eckenrode, John Eckenrode, John Sheedy
Votes: 65 | Gross: $0.01M
17. Do It for Johnny (2007)
105 min | Documentary, Music
Is Hollywood as impenetrable as notoriously thought? Indie filmmakers, Haylar Garcia, Darcy Grabowski and Scott Baxendale spent two and a half years finding out. In 2004 they completed a ... See full summary »
Director: Haylar Garcia | Stars: Mark Griffin Jr., Mark Steven Grove, Jennifer Summers, J. Michael Weiss
Votes: 43
18. Three Days of Hamlet (2012)
83 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A Hamlet-based fantasy documentary about fathers and sons, mothers and uncles, nature and nurture.
Director: Alex Hyde-White | Stars: Alex Hyde-White, Tom Badal, Richard Chamberlain, Iva Hasperger
Votes: 51 | Gross: $0.00M
19. Juvies (2004)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary
Twelve juveniles, who have been tried as adults, were picked at random for a video workshop at Eastlake Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles. Their stories are inter-cut with commentary from ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Neale | Stars: Yasiin Bey, Gil Garcetti, Eric Kipness, Michael Meade
Votes: 124
20. NightLights (2014)
R | 97 min | Drama
Erin Logan lives with and provides for her twin brother Jacob, who is severely affected by autism. After she stumbles into chances for love and friendship, she is forced to confront what it... See full summary »
Director: David Midell | Stars: Shawna Waldron, Stephen Louis Grush, Kate Black-Spence, Leslie Easterbrook
Votes: 100
21. Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio (2008)
90 min | Documentary, Music
The 50 year struggle between rock pioneers and powerful business/government interests for the soul of music radio, told by America's favorite deejays and the artists they made rock stars.
Directors: Chris Gilson, Carolyn Travis | Stars: Dick Biondi, Jerry Blavat, David Crosby, Raechel Donahue
Votes: 53
22. American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2006)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Crime
With commentary from soldiers on both sides of the conflict, filmmaker Kevin Booth's incisive documentary wades into the murky waters of the American war on drugs, the longest and costliest war in U.S. history.
Director: Kevin Booth | Stars: Joe Arpaio, Jello Biafra, Osama bin Laden, Jeff Blackburn
Votes: 1,644
23. Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (2010)
110 min | Biography, Drama
The story revolves around Sindhutai and her achievements reflecting the fate of millions of exploited women through out the world.
Director: Anant Mahadevan | Stars: Jyoti Chandekar, Ameya Hunaswadkar, Neena Kulkarni, Upendra Limaye
Votes: 160
24. 12 (I) (2003)
124 min | Comedy, Music
A half-sister and brother, illegitimate offsprings of Zeus, are stranded on a Channel Island ranch and face eviction by the US Government. They must find a play fated by Zeus and perform it... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Bridges | Stars: Alison Elliott, Tony Griffin, Allen Lulu, Brenda Varda
Votes: 54
25. Daybreak (2001)
90 min | Drama
Jeff Stokes is an artist whose need to create extends beyond the canvas; in fact, his need/obsession is to procreate. This obsession paves the way for Jeff to strike a damning bargain once ... See full summary »
Director: Michael James Kacey | Stars: Paul Clemens, Debra Henri, Jeff Bergquist, Michael James Kacey
Votes: 15
26. Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door (2011)
57 min | Documentary
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door is an independent documentary on the controversial and FBI repressed 1973 black film The Spook Who Sat By the Door... See full summary »
Directors: Christine Acham, Clifford Ward | Stars: Sam Greenlee, Berlie Dixon, Todd Boyd, Paul Butler
Votes: 24
27. Roxy: The Last Dance (2008)
45 min | Documentary
This is about the New York City Nightclub, The Roxy, from it's beginning in 1979 as a star-studded roller disco to its final night in 2007. All of the key players in the history of the club... See full summary »
Director: Phil Allocco | Stars: Randy Jones, Madonna, Bette Midler, Michael Musto
Votes: 22
28. Coyote Funeral (2006)
87 min | Drama
When Casey Cannon sees the Texas road sign that proclaims 857 miles to El Paso, he takes it as a challenge to traverse the giant state on foot. His brother Dustin can only follow to protect... See full summary »
Directors: Phelps Harmon, Jason May | Stars: Jono Young, Zach Freeman, Nikole Salas, Elizabeth Gwynne Wilson
Votes: 48
29. Behind Forgotten Eyes (2007)
75 min | Documentary
Behind Forgotten eyes combines first-hand accounts from both Korean women and Japanese soldiers who lived through one of the worst atrocities in humankind. This is almost out for these women and their stories.
Director: Anthony Alex Gilmore | Star: Yunjin Kim
Votes: 44
30. Incest: A Family Tragedy (2007)
90 min | Documentary
An intense documentary investigating the dark and hidden world of sexual molestation of children by trusted family members or friends.
Director: Edward Blackoff | Star: James Runcorn
Votes: 107
31. A Line in the Sand (2008)
90 min | Drama
A human story unfolds when detectives aggravated by a major bust gone wrong are forced to deal with a tormented man thrown into the cage after urinating on the Mayor's limo. The explosive ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Chernov | Stars: Jon Bernthal, Bruce McGill, Mark Nassar, Charles Malik Whitfield
Votes: 83
32. Greys Inbetween (2008)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A day in the life of Jane Grey, a struggling Black actress living in London's hard, beautiful city, grappling with unemployment. Her affair with a married man in flames, she slips unnoticed down between the cracks in the pavement.
Director: Andrew Rajan | Stars: Fraser Ayres, Natasha Bain, Lizzie Ballinger, Terry Doe
Votes: 15
33. Mont Reve (2012)
Comedy, Romance
Romance and social politics intertwine at an elite, international prep school.
Directors: Rocky Collins, Lynn Von Kersting | Stars: Joe Bays, Andre Belgrader, Brigitte Buny, Shawn Chiesa
Votes: 19
34. Mountains Without Barriers (2006)
Short, Adventure
Director: Michael Brown | Star: Erik Weihenmayer
Votes: 10
35. American Addiction (2003)
112 min | Drama
American Addiction, an epic drama focussing on the plight of a young man chasing his dreams, is a dramatic depiction of the path taken by a South Asian individual seeking to make a feature ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Poffenberger | Stars: Rita Rani Ahuja, Ajit Bhargava, Sushila Chanana, Christy Coobatis
Votes: 10
37. Make It Funky! (2005)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Music
MAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.
Director: Michael Murphy | Stars: Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Amadee Castenell, Anthony Brown
Votes: 84
38. Yai Wanonabalewa: The Enemy God (2008)
100 min | Drama
Shake is a powerful shaman of the Yanomami people. He wields his power to heal and to protect his people against their enemies in this world and beyond. Tracing his life and the life of his... See full summary »
Director: Christopher M. Bessette | Stars: Martie Ashworth, Denielle Broer, Matthew Castagna, Mateo Coc
Votes: 40
39. Sprawling from Grace (2008)
82 min | Documentary
With more than 250 million cars and trucks on the road and the demand for oil out pacing the Earth's ability to supply it, have we now become slaves to this unsustainable freedom?
Director: David M. Edwards | Stars: Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, Justin Barr, Dena Belzer, George W. Bush
Votes: 68
40. Drug Wars: Silver or Lead (2008)
R | 83 min | Documentary, War
The inside story of the dangerous world of narco-terrorism. The deterioration of Mexico's society and its profound effects on the security of the United States.
Directors: Gary 'Rusty' Fleming, Rusty Fleming | Stars: Chris Blatchford, Fred Burton, John Johnson, Barry McCaffrey
Votes: 35
41. Taking the Waewae Express (2008)
93 min | Drama
When a young man dies in a car accident, blame and bitterness take their toll as love and loyalty are tested within his circle of friends and family.
Director: Andrea Bosshard | Stars: Jessica Aaltonen, Isaac Heron, Evan Hussey, Chong Sin Lim
Votes: 8
42. I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
375 min | Drama
Maxi Amberville tries to save the magazine empire her father built, but her treacherous uncle stands in her way.
Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Barry Bostwick, Francesca Annis, Jane Kaczmarek
Votes: 518
43. Fat Head (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity "epidemic" and healthy eating is wrong.
Director: Tom Naughton | Stars: Peter Paddon, Tom Naughton, Chareva Naughton, Sally Fallon Morell
Votes: 2,071
44. Commit. (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two strangers meet at a coffee shop for what seems like a blind date. But as the conversation progresses, it becomes clear that this couple, who have never seen each other face to face and ... See full summary »
Director: Mickey Blaine | Stars: Nicole Blaine, Forest Erickson
Votes: 57
45. Bedford: The Town They Left Behind (2009)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary
Like the young men in many small American towns during and after the Great Depression, the boys of Bedford, Virginia, joined their local National Guard unit. They were paid one dollar for ... See full summary »
Directors: Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab | Star: Rich Parkerson
Votes: 37
46. Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea (2011)
Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Action
What does a beauty pageant in Suva, Fiji have to do with climate change? Quite a lot, as it turns out. 'Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea' is a short documentary film about the 2009-... See full summary »
Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: William McGoon, Merewalesi Nailatikau, Antonia Singut, Paea Williams
Votes: 11
47. Hit Me with Music (2011)
90 min | Documentary
30 years after Bob Marley's death Jamaica continues to be on top of the world-wide music scene. Reggae has evolved into a new genre, Dancehall.
Director: Miquel Galofré | Stars: Elephantman, Vybz Kartel, Mavado, Yellowman
Votes: 17
48. To End All Wars (2001)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, War
During World War II, four Allied POWs endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle.
Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciarán McMenamin, Mark Strong
Votes: 11,649
49. Splatter: Love, Honor and Paintball (2010)
110 min | Comedy
A paintball tournament becomes the unlikely proving ground for a likable small town loser who sets out to win back the love of his ex-wife and the respect of his son. A poignant quirky ... See full summary »
Director: Lonnie Schuyler | Stars: Matt Geiler, Kimberly Ann Kurtenbach, Max Nelson, Clint Curtis
Votes: 32
50. The Runaway (1961)
85 min | Drama
A young Mexican boy runs away from an orphanage in California to search for his father in Mexico. On the way he takes a greyhound pup from a kennel in which he spent the night, and meets up... See full summary »
Director: Claudio Guzmán | Stars: Cesar Romero, Roger Mobley, Anita Page, Lewis Martin
Votes: 81