The Apology
Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret.
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1946★ 7.0
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2019★ 6.0
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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2013★ 6.4
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1987★ 6.2
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Beckman
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A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
Maniac
1963★ 6.2
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1959★ 6.6
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1975★ 6.4
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Hollow Triumph
1948★ 6.6
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Side Street
1950★ 6.5
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.
The Glass Key
1942★ 6.6
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
The Verdict
1946★ 6.5
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
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2019★ 5.9
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The Man Who Cheated Himself
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Four friends search for the answers to a series of deadly text messages killing students at their high school.