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Behind the closed doors of a suburban American house, a tumultuous storm brews when Gus finds himself consumed by lust for Henrietta, his older aloof cohabitant.

A short film about who we once were and what we become.

In a noir world of dive bars and mad scientists, a desperate hit-man will take almost any job for a sweet taste of Orchid. But can an assassin afford a conscience? And can Orchid really mend a broken heart?

A prismatic view of grass and flowers; an exploration of mirrored light.

A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?

The show tells the story of a group of songwriters who hung out together at the bar 30 years ago and who penned some of America's most popular music.

A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian, tries to rape her but she escapes. In her flight she meets a man also running away, from two killers.

Three stories set in a specialist clinic designed to liberate it's patients from society's moralistic taboos.

A bold police officer arrives, not without difficulty, to infiltrate a dangerous gang of drug traffickers. With the help of a beautiful young woman, he tries to stop their nefarious activities ...

Romantic drama starring Lily Ho as a tourist in Singapore.

Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.

Winner of the Golden Horse Best Feature Film Award in 1967.

A secret society is out to ruin a nobleman’s reputation and destroy those closest to him while a swordsman returns to find himself embroiled in the plot after discovering that the nobleman has married his childhood love.

Jinpachi Nezu who lost both his wife and daughter during a feud against the yakuza 10 years ago while he was an accountant for their organization. One day he comes across a young idol and rescues her from being kidnapped by the yakuza.

Dr. Ho decides to move to a backward island off the coast of Taiwan to look for his missing father. He meets nurse Ya Lan (Cheng Pei-Pei) who falls in love with him. But dastardly doings are afoot as Dr. Ho's enemies plot against him.

A young Jewish artist has shunned his heritage. Upon the realization that he is alone, doubting humanity's willingness to extend help to one another, he has been referred to as a wimp, subsequently resulting in a fear of weakness and being incapable.

The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.

A screen adaptation of Herbert W. Franke's science fiction novel "The Orchid's Cage". The story is set in a world where humans have been reduced to immobile plants, orchids. They are fed and entertained by machines. They have had everything in life, they have no need for anything but pleasure, and so they have gradually degenerated. Humans appear on the alien planet, but they too are just having fun. Soon they too become orchids.

A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant extended life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.

A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?

This travelogue of Costa Rica, the second smallest of the American republics, starts at San Jose Airport. Transportation is key within the country, boasting among the best roads in the world. San Jose itself is the capital, a small city of about 70,000, with many recreational areas in its suburbs. Heading out of the city, we come to an orchid farm, there being said to be more varieties of the plant in Costa Rica than anywhere else in the world. Next, we move to the volcanic mountains, the range within Costa Rica which contains the largest crater in the world. We then move to the farmland, with coffee and bananas being the primary agricultural export crops.

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

A brother and sister grow beautiful and rare orchids out in the middle of nowhere, however, anyone who visits their house seems to vanish suspiciously. What is the secret of this orchid house?

Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.

After tricking him into marriage, a woman tries to win the love of her philandering husband.

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

The many lives of Henry Azadehdel, aka Armen Victorian, aka Henry X, as told by the peace activists, UFO researchers, botanists and everyday people who encountered him - whoever he was.

A scientist keeps his wife young by killing, stealing the bodies of, and taking the gland fluid from virgin brides.

Orchids are counted among the rarest and most endangered, but also the most beautiful species of plant in Germany. In this movie David Cebulla is in search of these unique plants around his hometown Jena, a university town situated in central Germany. He wants to capture impressive footage in order to make a statement for the protection and preservation of nature.

Lost in a whirlpool of loss and regret, Harry Bradshaw attempts to find innocence.

A live streamer accidentally invites an entity into her apartment.

Mr. Bulge did not water the orchid from Mr. Belly. In order to escape responsibility, he spins a confusing web of lies and conspiracy theories, in which he eventually gets caught.

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.

The summer vacation of a young beautiful girl, at her uncle's country villa.

Five episodes :1) A husband has taken the place of the confessor to find out about his wife's betrayals and while he spends the night at the door of the house, the woman can freely receive her lover. 2) Judge Volfardo, to take revenge for the constant pranks of Lambertuccio, head of the guards, invites Leonetto, a young man whom women yearn for, to take advantage of his wife. But everything is resolved to their own damage 3) While Domitilla's husband sends the boy into his bed to be able to sleep with his lover. 4) Don Casimiro has Don Ciccillo treat his wife who will use a very intimate therapy. 5) Messer Ciccio and Messer Gerbino exchange confidences on how not to be betrayed by their wives, so that...

An old professor rents a mysterious old villa, and finds a tape recorded by a previous occupant, detailing her debauched lifestyle and the events leading to her murder.

"Florida Tales" tells the Emotional Hurricane of a Journey by an Angry Young Man who gets lost on the road down a familiar path of medication, therapy and self reflection seeking the correlation between his and others' creative genius and their mental health.

Lion City (狮子城 in Chinese and “Bandar Raya Singapura” in Malay) tells the love story of Feng Ling, a rubber packer at a factory, and Shao Ming, who is the manager of the rubber factory. When Shao Ming learns that Feng Ling is the daughter of Cheong Ah Choy, he approaches Feng Ling and the two become friends and fall in love with each other. Their relationship goes through many challenges bringing them apart for some time but alas, fate brings them back together in the beautiful Lion City, with consent from their parents to get married. Lion City is the first Chinese film produced by Cathay-Keris in post-war Singapore. The film is highly valued today for its scenic panoramic shots of Singapore in the 1960s as well as references to the political conditions of the time. It is one of the few Chinese films shot from a Chinese perspective during a time when Malay films dominated the industry.

Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

A man drives his children to an abandoned house to harvest food from a very strange source.

Two best friends who create ASMR content together discover a world of personal exploration that leads them both toward harrowing outcomes.

Dito and Martha are two secret agents from PUANAS (National Agency Center), the lowest-ranking secret agency in Indonesia. Ironically, because of this low status, their data was spared from the massive hack that leaked intelligence information across the country. Seizing the opportunity, PUANAS takes on its biggest mission to uncover the nation's most troubling case—online gambling.

This Metaphysical Dark Action Comedy "A MAN CALLED NEREUS" is the debut feature of writer/director Nathan Hill, for Armored Vision. Nereus is an autistic man who is being held captive by the Filaria crime family due to his unique ability to predict the exact outcome of sporting events through time travel. However, this all changes the moment he is kidnapped by a junkie who plans to take him to Las Vegas. Now on the run, the two must weave through madmen, corrupt law enforcement and new-age terrorists.

Based on actual events that took place only a few years ago, it weaves the enigmatic tale of Jonas Littleton...a good, but faulty man whose life had taken a sour detour - to a prison cell. After having admitted his guilt and serving his sentence, he's being picked up outside the prison yard by his probably faithful wife for a long-awaited reunion. Unfortunately, in the following weeks, reality sets in when his felony record makes his repeated attempts to rejoin the workforce humbling and futile. His most recent job interview results in his bending his elbow at a watering hole. Too much to drink and an errant suspicious pill causes our disappointed husband and father to seek advice from a soothsayer who runs a weird little shop a few doors down from the bar. Under the influence and under the gun, a deal is struck in the fortune teller's lair which proves to be "too good to be true"...

A short film about the childhood memories of a trans* non-binary person. Triggered by an old family photograph, a young adult named Azka starts to trace back their childhood – a stage of life when they began learning about the world around them and themselves. While revisiting these long-forgotten memories, Azka discovers unresolved pains they never knew existed. This experience marks the beginning of a journey that unfolds profound self-acceptance.

Portland strippers' lives and struggles showcased. One battles a stalker, transforming from victim to pursuer. Book-inspired fictional narrative with realistic behind-the-scenes glimpses into exotic dancing world.

Struggling debt collector, Jefri, awaits the birth of his second child with Ella in her 8-month pregnancy. Haunted by the loss of their first child, their high hopes for the baby’s arrival. When complications arise, they unknowingly turn to an illegal maternity clinic run by a twisted doctor and nurse couple, Iwan and Sandra. Jefri and Ella must fight for their survival as the clinic sacrifices unborn children to demonic forces. A terrifying night of damnation ensues, with them battling the survival of Ella and their unborn child from the clock-ticking and unexpected horrors.

A feature documentary.

Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his beloved wife, Emily, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered.

OUT OF THIS WORLD IS A SHORT FILM BUILT AROUND THE SONG ‘LONELY STAR’ BY ARIANA AND THE ROSE. IT TELLS THE STORY OF NEBBY, A TEENAGE ALIEN WHO ESCAPES THEIR SPACESHIP TO ENJOY ONE NIGHT OUT ON THE PLANET THEY’VE BEEN DYING TO VISIT: OURS. ON EARTH THEY FORM A STRONG BOND WITH ARIANA, A FORMER SINGER TURNED WAITRESS STUCK IN THE BURBS AT A LONELY DINER WHO YEARNS TO BRANCH OUT BEYOND THE STARS. DURING THEIR DREAM NIGHT OUT THE TWO LEARN THAT SOMETIMES YOU NEED SOMEONE OUT OF YOUR WORLD—OR EVEN OUT OF YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM—TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE YOU, AND REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.

Two friends must find a winning lottery ticket that a recently deceased friend left behind.

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

Two famous comedians from pre-Revolution days perform a series of sketches in a theatre for a group of Party cadres. The stage performances blend over into absurdist, self-contained fantasy episodes where the two comics allegorically parody Party propaganda and ideological orthodoxy.

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Ma Lan (Qin Yi), who was born in the city, was unwilling to be a mediocre housewife and determined to take part in the surging socialist construction. Her parents did not agree with her plans, but she resolutely goes to the construction site. There others look at her strangely, but Ma Lan does not care. The master Hu Agen looks down on women, dismissing Ma Lan, who decides to learn to drive a loader. Even in secret if she must.