The Absence of Eden

Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitt...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Dagur Kári

Cast

Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Stephanie Szostak

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writ...

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Shona Auerbach

Cast

Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone

While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Peter Weir

Cast

Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look ...

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Alfonso Cuarón

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Cooper

It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior...

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Sam Peckinpah

Cast

James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason