Refuge

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas — he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard-drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Maria Giese

Cast

Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Craig Kelly

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Runtime

2h 16m

Director

Nancy Meyers

Cast

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law

Serving as Ludwig van Beethoven's copyist gives a conservatory student access to the composer's musical genius, but also exposes her to his cruelty.

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Catherine Breillat

Cast

Charlotte Alexandra, Hiram Keller, Rita Maiden

Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive ...

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Bronwen Hughes

Cast

Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney

Ida's friend Miriam visits the school for three months, but a secret threatens to tear them apart. Miriam is entrusted with the tarsier Fitzgeraldo, while Max, deeply in love, is given the owl Muriel. Meanwhile, the sale of the school is imminent, and the future of the magical community is in peril.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Bernhard Jasper, Maggie Peren

Cast

Emilia Maier, Loris Sichrovsky, Marleen Lohse

After years working as a border patrolman, José has developed a salty crust of cynicism about his work, which places him in a position to decide the fates of many. José's weary attitude is put to the test when he encounters Nathalie, a German tourist assisting a boatload of refugees she discovered landing on the Canary shores. One of t...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Maggie Peren

Cast

Álex González, Hubert Koundé, Nathalie Poza

Director

Maggie Peren

Cast

Karoline Herfurth, Julia Jentsch, Emilia Maier