Hikikomori

Heart Full of Rain

October 1997 •English

A young man returns to the family farm after being gone for six years. But it is not until he fights shoulder to shoulder with his father to save the farm from a flood that his father finally forgives him for leaving.

Bronson

March 2009 •English

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela

September 2017 •Malayalam

Sheela Chacko's leads a regular life as a mother, wife and a college lecturer. All this turns around when she learns about a serious affliction facing her. The comedy-drama carries on about how her insecure husband and her three children react to the enfolding situation.

The Woman in the Yard

March 2025 •English

In the aftermath of her husband's death, widow Ramona's struggle to raise her two kids is hindered by the arrival of a mysterious woman with supernatural abilities.

Black Sheep

August 2021 •Polish

The Joy Luck Club

September 1993 •English

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Mulligans

May 2008 •English

When Tyler Davidson brings his college buddy Chase home for the summer holidays a secret is revealed that threatens to tear his perfect family apart.

Pa

August 2021 •English

Andries van Rensburg worked his whole life so that he could retire with his wife. But an unplanned baby and COVID-19 upended their plans.

After Louise

December 2019 •English

Kath, a shy young woman, befriends Bob, the reclusive gardener at a seaside hotel where she's getting married. Kath has never come to terms with her mother leaving home when she was eight and that her overbearing father, Ken, never talks about her. Now she is getting married to escape, only to discover that her fiancée, Steve, is completely dominated by Ken as well. Bob is a gentle, eccentric man with a dry sense of humour and a troubled past. He spent a long time in prison and in the years he's worked at the hotel he has never ventured beyond the gardens, which he tends with obsessive care. Kath sparks a connection to an unresolved relationship from Bob's past with a girl called Louise which resonates so strongly that he feels compelled to leave the safety of the hotel and confront his past.

Camilla Läckberg: The Ice Princess

November 2007 •Swedish

Erica returns to her hometown for her parents funeral and her childhood friend murdered

Flirting with Forty

December 2008 •English

A divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.

Better Things

May 2008 •English

Gail's agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way of numbing his heartbreak over the death of his girlfriend. In his stupor, he dreams of embracing her again. Mr & Mrs Gladwin are going through a shift in their 60 year relationship. Years of resentment and unspoken truths have built a barrier between them that Mrs Gladwin, in her abiding love, tries to erode in little gestures.

Imagine That

June 2009 •English

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

Hour of the Wolf

February 1968 •Swedish

While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

Something to Talk About

August 1995 •English

Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone.

The Last House on the Left

March 2009 •English

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.

Castaway on the Moon

May 2009 •Korean

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River - only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.

A Tale of Two Cities

December 1935 •English

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

July 1997 •English

A sinister seductress vows to destroy a suburban family.

Home Affairs: A Love Story

February 2021 •English

A Valentine's day sequel to Home Affairs: A Christmas Story. The Williams family gathers to celebrate Pieter and Benita's wedding. But secrets surface and threaten their happiness.