After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction.
Like most kids, Ned idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps. Unfortunately, his father was a two-bit crook who spent most of his life in jail. Without a family of his ... See full summary »
Director:
Van Fischer
Stars:
Jeremy Renner,
Gabrielle Union,
David E. Allen
The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - who meet in tragedy. Years pass and they must come to terms with themselves and one another.
Director:
Charles Oliver
Stars:
Minnie Driver,
Jeremy Renner,
Bobby Coleman
A young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row. Things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend -- who's imprisoned herself.
Director:
Kyle Bergersen
Stars:
Jonathan Tucker,
Jeremy Renner,
Ginnifer Goodwin
A lyrical telling of the coming of age of a 13-year-old boy who learns to cope with his newfound sexuality and his unrequited love for the cool kid in school.
Director:
Cam Archer
Stars:
Malcolm Stumpf,
Patrick White,
Max Paradise
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Director:
Niki Caro
Stars:
Charlize Theron,
Jeremy Renner,
Frances McDormand
A rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon.
Director:
Jeff Balsmeyer
Stars:
Dallas Roberts,
Jeremy Renner,
Ayelet Zurer
After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction.
When one of four inseperable friends is mistakenly murdered the film explores how grief, love and self-esteem play major roles in the construction of adolescence. See more »
At 48 mins into the movie the game the three children are playing while discussing adoption is called The Game Of Life. See more »
Goofs
Jacob's birthmark changes in location, size, and color throughout the movie. See more »
Quotes
Gus Maitland:
You're going to like Dr. Chuang. This is only my second session. She's really good.
Malee Chuang:
I'm not a patient, I'm her daughter.
[lifts her veil]
Gus Maitland:
Oh yeah. Ah, I see the resemblance.
Malee Chuang:
Are you trying to make me sick?
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Fantastic movie with a multitude of messages. Would make for an excellent movie to show and discuss in schools - I dare you :-) Acting is incredible and pretty much all comes trough the screen as real persons and not some abstractions from a writers imagination.
What hopefully will get through to the viewers is how perceptive children are in reading the adults world both literally and the subtle emotions that adults/parents try to keep them from getting. Since most children doesn't have the experience and information needed to filter all this, it can have some really disturbing consequences when children acts in response as is clearly shown here. Luckily it isn't all children who grow up with these kind of experiences - at least not as extreme, but I'm afraid that a lot of parents would be very scared to know that an awful lot actually can relate to this movie...
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Fantastic movie with a multitude of messages. Would make for an excellent movie to show and discuss in schools - I dare you :-) Acting is incredible and pretty much all comes trough the screen as real persons and not some abstractions from a writers imagination.
What hopefully will get through to the viewers is how perceptive children are in reading the adults world both literally and the subtle emotions that adults/parents try to keep them from getting. Since most children doesn't have the experience and information needed to filter all this, it can have some really disturbing consequences when children acts in response as is clearly shown here. Luckily it isn't all children who grow up with these kind of experiences - at least not as extreme, but I'm afraid that a lot of parents would be very scared to know that an awful lot actually can relate to this movie...