A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
12 Angry Men - 1957
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open-and-shut case of murder soon becomes a detective story that presents a succession of clues creating doubt, and a mini-drama of […]
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble - 1976
Based on a true story, Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system (which is unlike being born with AIDS). As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
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The Devil’s Sleep - 1949
Here’s a generally bad movie. Enjoy! The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women’s health spa as a front for his sleeping pill racket.
Constantine and the Cross - 1962
Italian Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD which has been slightly fictionalized.
The Iron Mask - 1929
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son – an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future […]
The Fast and the Furious - 1955
A man gets wrongfully imprisoned for murder. He wants to clear his name, so he breaks out and steals a woman and runs from the police in a fast sports car. He slips into a large race and guns it for Mexico. Think he makes it?
A Christmas Without Snow - 1980
A divorced woman moves to a new city with her child, trying to build her life again. She joins the choir of a local church but has some personality conflicts with the choirmaster, a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept nothing but perfection from his group. As Christmas approaches and the choir practices for a […]
The Amazing Adventure - 1937
A bored millionaire, played by Cary Grant, makes a wager with his doctor that he can live for a whole year in the working class, working a regular job, without touching his fortune.
