Mr. Church (
2016) | IMDb:
7.6
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Starring:
Eddie Murphy
,
Britt Robertson
,
Natascha McElhone
,
Xavier Samuel
,
Lucy Fry
,
Christian Madsen
Mao’s Last Dancer (
2009) | IMDb:
7.3
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
The Contract (
2006) | IMDb:
5.6
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Double Jeopardy (
1999) | IMDb:
6.5
Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.
Starring:
Ashley Judd
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Bruce Greenwood
,
Annabeth Gish
,
Benjamin Weir
,
Jay Brazeau
Paradise Road (
1997) | IMDb:
6.8
A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.
Starring:
Glenn Close
,
Frances McDormand
,
Pauline Collins
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Julianna Margulies
,
Jennifer Ehle
Silent Fall (
1994) | IMDb:
5.9
Having seen the double murder of his parents, autistic youth Tim Warden is sent to therapy with controversial therapist Dr. Jake Rainer. Jake tries to probe the silent child about what he saw, but he gets more details about the Wardens' household dynamics from Tim's teenage sister, Sylvie. As he spends more time with the siblings, Jake learns that the Wardens' marriage was not as perfect as it seemed, and he uncovers other new details that might help solve the crime.
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
Black Robe (
1991) | IMDb:
7.1
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
Starring:
Lothaire Bluteau
,
Sandrine Holt
,
August Schellenberg
,
Tantoo Cardinal
,
Lawrence Bayne
,
Aden Young
Driving Miss Daisy (
1989) | IMDb:
7.3
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Jessica Tandy
,
Dan Aykroyd
,
Patti LuPone
,
Esther Rolle
,
Joann Havrilla
Crimes of the Heart (
1986) | IMDb:
6.3
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
King David (
1985) | IMDb:
5.3
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Starring:
Richard Gere
,
Edward Woodward
,
Denis Quilley
,
Alice Krige
,
Cherie Lunghi
,
John Castle
Tender Mercies (
1983) | IMDb:
7.3
Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Starring:
Robert Duvall
,
Tess Harper
,
Betty Buckley
,
Wilford Brimley
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Allan Hubbard
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
Produced by:
Philip Hobel