In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when,...

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't...

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado...

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the...

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall...

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community...

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison,...

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

In New York, a Korean immigrant family of four leads separate lives, each facing moments of defeat in their daily existence. As they navigate...

Four thieves attempt to make the richest score in history.

Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as...

Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief...

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the...

Following the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles, and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of...

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with...

On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world...

Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their...

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.

After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson...

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance...

When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their...