The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)

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In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Dec 04, 1970
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01h 35m
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In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Forbidden+Dreams
Forbidden Dreams

1987

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A Yank on the Burma Road

A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II China.
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4.0
A+Yank+on+the+Burma+Road
A Yank on the Burma Road

1942

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Black's Game

In the mid to late '90s, the Reykjavik crime and drug scene saw a drastic change from a relatively small and innocent world into a much more aggressive and violent one.. The film tells the story of this change through the fictional gang of pushers that took control of Iceland's underworld.
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6.0
Black%27s+Game
Black's Game

2012

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Under the Skin

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
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6.1
Under+the+Skin
Under the Skin

2014

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Waiting for Anya

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
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6.3
Waiting+for+Anya
Waiting for Anya

2020

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Run Wild, Run Free

A young boy, unable to speak, befriends a wild colt with blue eyes and a falcon named "Lady".
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6.0
Run+Wild%2C+Run+Free
Run Wild, Run Free

1969

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Tender Comrade

Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.
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6.3
Tender+Comrade
Tender Comrade

1944

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Action in Arabia

Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
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5.9
Action+in+Arabia
Action in Arabia

1944

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This Was Paris

British agents operate in Paris during the Second World War.
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5.5
This+Was+Paris
This Was Paris

1942

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Wings for the Eagle

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.
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5.7
Wings+for+the+Eagle
Wings for the Eagle

1942

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Diamonds of the Night

Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Ultimately, they are hunted down by a group of old, armed home-guardists.
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7.1
Diamonds+of+the+Night
Diamonds of the Night

1964

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Geek Charming

Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sights—Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to make a hard-hitting exposé about popularity. Will Josh shoot the film as planned, or show Dylan as the truly interesting person she is?
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6.7
Geek+Charming
Geek Charming

2011

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Tintorera: Killer Shark

Two shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.
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3.9
Tintorera%3A+Killer+Shark
Tintorera: Killer Shark

1977

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Silenced

Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
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8.1
Silenced
Supermarket Woman

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.
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6.5
Supermarket+Woman
Supermarket Woman

1996

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The Intruder

A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble--trouble he soon finds he can't control.
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7.2
The+Intruder
The Intruder

1962

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Special Section

In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.
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7.1
Special+Section
Special Section

1975

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Two Queens and One Consort

At the deathbed of his used-to-be militant mother an older man looks back at his childhood, when he was in love with his sensual aunt Coleta.
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6.0
Two+Queens+and+One+Consort
Two Queens and One Consort

1981

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Stranger in the House

Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer's pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken by a gunshot and catches sight of a young man fleeing the house. Isabelle, his daughter, claims to know nothing about it, even when he finds the body of a young man. Isabelle hangs around with a gang of spoiled young people who have no shortage of money, and is in love with Joel, an ambitious boy involved in drug dealing. Antoine, from a more modest background, is in love with her. When the police start investigating Joel's murder, Antoine becomes the ideal suspect.
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6.4
Stranger+in+the+House
Stranger in the House

1992

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Presence of Mind

A governess, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted and the children are under an evil influence.
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4.6
Presence+of+Mind
Presence of Mind

2000

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Hamsun

Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.
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7.2
Hamsun
A Dog's Way Home

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
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7.4
A+Dog%27s+Way+Home
A Dog's Way Home

2019

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The Sun Is Also a Star

Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.
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7.0
The+Sun+Is+Also+a+Star
The Sun Is Also a Star

2019

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V erbu lvice

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7.0
V+erbu+lvice
V erbu lvice

1995

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The One and Only Ivan

A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
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7.4
The+One+and+Only+Ivan
The One and Only Ivan

2020

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