IFC Films
Description
George is a man whose struggle to find food and a place to sleep in New York City is beautifully captured with remarkable realism and heartrending compassion. Shuffled into the unforgiving bureaucracy of a men's shelter, George seems destined to wind up as just another lost soul swallowed up by the system, until he meets a gregarious, down-and-out ex-jazzman who inspires George to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
4) The trip
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Steve Coogan has been asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, but after his girlfriend backs out on him he must take his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.
5) The D Train
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
All his life, Dan Landsman has never been the cool guy. That's about to change, if he can convince Oliver Lawless, the most popular guy from his high school, to show up with him at their class reunion. Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargained for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and life.
6) Vesper
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a thirteen-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed father, meets a woman with a secret who will force her to use her wits, strengths, and biohacking abilities to fight for the possibility of having a future.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, the film follows Clare, a 21-year-old native Irish wife and mother held captive beyond her 7-year sentence, desperate to be free of her obsessed master, British lieutenant Hawkins. Clare's husband Aidan intervenes with devastating consequences for all. When British authorities fail to deliver justice, Clare pursues Hawkins, who leaves his post suddenly to secure a captaincy up north. Unfamiliar with...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Emilia, a law school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After they marry, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.
10) God's Country
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
11) Cow
Pub. Date
c2022.
Description
Andrea Arnold returns with an intimate portrait of a dairy cow's life. The film chronicles the daily life of dairy cow Luma in an attempt for humans to understand her reality. Sharing both the beauty and the challenge of dairy cow life, the film highlights the dairy cow's great service to us all.
12) Buck
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Explores the life and career of real life "horse-whisperer" Buck Brannaman.
13) Boyhood
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
A story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen. The film was shot intermittently over a twelve-year period from May 2002 to October 2013, showing the growth of Mason and his older sister, Samantha, to adulthood.
A groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen.
Pub. Date
2010
Description
The cameras follow trailblazing comic, Joan Rivers, for a year and cover her entire career from her break on the Carson show, to her heartbreak over the suicide of her husband, and her role on Celebrity Apprentice. Rivers reveals her relentless desire to keep working with humor and empathy.
16) Gates of heaven
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
When a pet cemetery in California is forced to close its gates, its dearly departed must be moved to a neighboring cemetery. This begins a strange journey involving eccentric cemetery operators and anguished animal lovers.
17) Resistance
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.
19) God's pocket
Description
After Mickey Scarpato's stepson Leon, is killed in a construction "accident", Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news along with the body. But even in the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, PA, no secret can stay hidden forever. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, Mickey quickly finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle compounded by a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please, and a debt he can't pay....
20) A Perfect Man
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
To everyone around them, James and Nina seem to have a perfect marriage. But the timeless problem of miscommunication between women and men is gnawing at their relationship. When Nina catches James cheating, she leaves him. When he finds comfort talking to a sympathetic receptionist on the phone, Nina decides to pretend to be this woman. Nina begins talking to James about the problems his relationship suffered and a new connection begins to grow between...
