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American History X

TMDB8.3

1998·12.6K votes

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

TMDB7.8

2008·7.7K votes

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

TMDB7.7

2002·23.6K votes

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.

Straw Dogs

TMDB7.2

1971·1.1K votes

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.

Water for Elephants

TMDB6.9

2011·2.6K votes

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

TMDB7.0

2011·2.1K votes

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

Hidden Agenda

TMDB7.0

1990·106 votes

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.

Mary Poppins Returns

TMDB6.5

2018·3.5K votes

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

Jimmy's Hall

TMDB6.8

2014·207 votes

Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

Driving Lessons

TMDB6.1

2006·169 votes

A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.

The Boy

TMDB6.0

2016·4K votes

A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

TMDB5.9

1992·651 votes

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.