Bleak Moments

Heaven Can Wait

June 1978 •English

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

Empire Records

September 1995 •English

The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.

I Have Sinned

December 2023 •Swedish

Pablo confesses a crime to Anders, who has a hidden agenda.

The People Under the Stairs

November 1991 •English

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

Strangers with Candy

June 2006 •English

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.

The Death Of Us

Invalid date •English

Two best friends are trapped in their home by Martial Law while the world around them falls apart.

Ondine

January 1975 •English

In the forest, knight-errant Hans meets and falls in love with Ondine, a water-sprite who is attracted to the world of mortal man.

The Last Detail

Invalid date •English

A disgraced naval officer and his jaded, bitter “baby sitter” is forced into transfer a detained sailor across state lines to be sentenced for an assault.

Saltburn

November 2023 •English

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

The Wrong Guy

August 1997 •English

Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.

Othello

June 1990 •English

Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confidante Iago begins an insidious campaign of lies and treachery.

Becket

March 1964 •English

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

Advantages of Travelling by Train

November 2019 •Spanish

After interning her insane husband in a remote psychiatric hospital, book editor Helga Pato returns home by train, where she meets a mysterious man who identifies himself as a psychiatrist.

Roach Motel

October 2023 •English

Two runaway, gun-obsessed, outlaw lovers are given a task to kill two political figures in the midst of a civil revolution outside the walls where these characters are trapped, waiting for the phone call to give them a sense of purpose

I was not murdered.

September 2021 •English

After two men find the corpse of a woman in their back garden tensions rise as they debate about what exactly they should do next.

Don't Make Grandpa Angry

December 1934 •Czech

Manic

January 2001 •English

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger - becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.

The Sound of Music

March 1965 •English

In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

A Good Woman

September 2004 •English

Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windemere's Fan."

Falešná kočička

August 1937 •Czech