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When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.

Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go on the run - as their violent pasts catch up to them, the pair must learn to trust each other if they hope to live out the rest of their days.

Drugs and lines for the the bathroom cause desperate situations.

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.

The police have to recapture an escaped killer who is traveling on a train to Beijing.

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An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.

Stranded in a remote desert town where something evil has awakened, a group of travelers must fight to survive when a sadistic, possessed cop turns routine arrests into a relentless fight for their lives.

Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution. A motivational speaker named Hunt hires one of Angelo's hookers and ends up in deep shit. When someone seeks revenge against Angelo, bullets whiz, roundhouse kicks fly, and Hunt uses his powers of motivation to rally Angelo's prostitutes into a gang war.

Enjoying a peaceful late afternoon, Simon is abruptly greeted by a man named Ken, who warns him of an unstoppable threat.

After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.

A desperate cop on the edge is obsessed over the fact that his beautiful but desperate wife is having an affair. At the same time, he tracks a desperately shrewd bank robber who is falling in love with a desperately obsessed woman whose life he just saved from suicide. As if that's not enough, he is also being blackmailed by two desperately unhinged street criminals who will stop at nothing to get their money. Time is running out for all of them as their worlds collide in in this intensely unique and desperately compelling and unpredictable thriller!

In this emotionally charged thriller, three young people become the unwilling victims of a fourth's obsession. Troubled Sheriff Randall pursues the trail of an unknown assailant who attempted to kill Jane Ellen, a young Goshen woman. Meanwhile, her childhood friend, Tom Lindland, accompanied by his buddy Jeff, heads west, running from memories of youthful tragedy, only to be confronted with a far greater terror than he ever imagined.

Desperate for a potential offer, Kyle stages a full meal that he’s deciding to cook himself, when his closest friend and business partner doesn’t turn up, and his meal doesn’t go to plan, Kyle is left with unwanted stress of what’s to come.

A soldier stranded in another world must fight against the mutants that inhabit it, and his own fractured sanity, if he's to survive.

A short film about strange feelings and loneliness

Based on real events. A total of 22 workers were trapped underground in the Hushan gold mine on the outskirts of Yantai, on China’s eastern coast, following the Jan. 10 2021. blast. Rescuers from Qilu team (Shandong province) will eventually be 200 meters deep underground.

A homeless man wanders the streets of Toronto on a cold, winter day. While taking a rest in an alley, he encounters something terrifying.

In this completely improvised mockumentary, questionably talented documentary filmmaker Angie hopes to save her failed career by turning her camera on the all-time low point in her longtime roommate Diane's desperate search for love.

John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is a respected civil engineer and beloved husband. Following a series of personal tragedies, he comes to believe that people can only appreciate their life when faced with impending death. John decides to dedicate the rest of his life to inspiring the same appreciation in others by testing their will to live in diabolic traps and mortal games. He becomes known as “The Jigsaw Killer.”

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

A German Tiger tank crew is sent on a dangerous mission to rescue the missing officer Paul von Hardenburg from a top-secret bunker behind enemy lines. As they make their way through the lethal no-man's land, they must confront not only the enemy, but also their own fears and inner demons. Fueled by the Wehrmacht's methamphetamine, their mission increasingly becomes a journey into the heart of darkness.

Kate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.

When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream-through his unemployed adult daughter.

A man in his late 20s sets out to take revenge on someone he believes has wronged him. As his pursuit unfolds, the lines between rage fueled vengeance and the truth start to blur.

The desperate parents of a sick teenage son use drastic methods as they feel the doctors are not doing enough.

This unpredictable story follows an agitated fast-food employee, Joe, who's reached his breaking point from being harassed and tormented by his boss...

Pierce Butler, a former Marine and long-retired marijuana smuggler, whose wife is suffering from a rare type of cancer, must return to his drug-running ways and make one Final Load in order to save his house, his company, and his wife.

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

When his father refuses to stop reaching out, a young man groomed online at twelve must decide whether to finally let someone see what was left behind.

The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for "gasolene pills" in wartime oil-short America. They are however soon on the side of the angels helping recover $10,000 for an attractive young lady whose family have themselves been swindled.

Mylene is overwhelmed by desperation and regret. She stares at old photographs and spilled pills. Death stares back.

Fresh out of prison, an ex-con and his girlfriend hit the road in pursuit of a multi-million-dollar stash promised by his former cellmate. However, with the police hot on their heels, getting their hands on the cash turns into a deadly trap.

Chronicling one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young woman struggling to make ends meet while striving to escape her past. As Luciana’s day unfolds, she is whisked, physically and emotionally, through a series of troublesome, unforeseeable extremes.

Four friends drowning in debt come up with an unusual solution: hosting a secret dinner through JantarSecreto.com. But a poorly planned joke turns into a nightmarish reality when a forbidden menu attracts guests willing to go to extreme lengths. Trapped in a spiral of macabre decisions, they soon realize just how far they’re willing to go to survive.

Struggling against the harsh realities of poverty, a devoted father, Mike reluctantly turns to burglary to provide for his daughter. The narrative unfolds through the varied viewpoints of those touched by his actions.