Over the course of one night, two aspiring writers reckon with harsh truths surrounding their relationship.
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Ed O'Leary
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In an underground fighting ring, two fighters, (gooners) are connected by a former love. After an affair they try to get revenge on each other. Engaging in a brutal fight lasting 3 rounds.
One evening, a couple of women decide to spend the night at home, facing the eternal dilemma of choosing movies to watch and what to order for lunch. As they debate their options, the conversation turns to topics such as movies, religion and politics, revealing their personalities, their differences and the love that unites them.
Khosrow is an elderly man living alone, exercising his daily routine, haunted by the overwhelming fear that one day he will die in solitude and his body will go unnoticed, left to rot. Beneath his strange isolation, however, Khosrow harbors a dark and terrifying secret.
Taro Shiraga (played by Ninomi Kobayashi), nicknamed “Shigarami Taro”, works in the insurance company’s contract management division. Officially, his role is to entertain insurance saleswomen and encourage them to improve their sales performance. Behind the scenes, however, he is a shrewd investigator of insurance pay-outs. Whenever an incident occurs, his “eyes” at the scene are sharp and discerning. Yet this hidden side of him remains unknown to his colleagues and family. One day, Taro is instructed to go to Matsue under the pretence of entertaining saleswomen from the Matsue branch. In reality, it is an assignment to investigate an insurance claim.
Sofia lives in isolation with her father in a house filled with silence, fear, and memories of her missing mother. The girl has never ventured beyond the familiar walls of her home and has never heard the noise of the city—she could only imagine it, building a miniature city of her dreams from the fragments around her. One evening, a boy who had gotten lost in the forest bursts into their lives, and this encounter will change Sofia’s life forever.
Expelled from the ruling party, two young people determines to try their luck in party politics. Having no idea about anything they decides to find a shortcut to attain power.
Mickey, an impressionable youth enticed by the realm of money and narcotics, finds himself in possession of an enigmatic, unreleased product. The intoxicating allure of this substance creates a profound unforgivable dilemma that weighs on Mickey's conscience, as he grapples with the various individuals looking to exploit his newfound position.
As an older man reflects on the shame he feels about his lack of self-awareness in his youth, a younger man embodies that same selfishness, making choices that clash with his young family at home.
In a place that offers no hope, Sabreen, burdened by blame and trapped by expectations, yearns for a fleeting moment of freedom to reclaim what remains of herself.
A boy enjoys his day off by watching his favorite movie. But one event, causes him to realized that there would be no day off for him.
During WWII's crucial Battle of the Scheldt, the lives of a glider pilot, a Nazi soldier and a reluctant Resistance recruit tragically intersect.
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.
During a hike, Romy invents a game to silence Sacha, her chatty little sister, by asking her to pretend to be a mountain chamois. Romy has fun pushing her further and further into her role, but Sacha quickly gets too caught up in the game...
The Chief of Police has been Kidnapped. The Dialogue ensues between the Kidnapped and the Kidnapper...
Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn't recognize him.
The days of Giulia, a young professional dancer, are disrupted when the mirrors in her house begin to reflect a distorted reality, confronting her once again with ghosts of past battles.
After the death of his mother, Kareem decides to write a screenplay based on the lives of him and his friends.
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.
Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.