I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

1987

Loony but lovable klutz Polly (Sheila McCarthy) lands a job in an upscale art gallery. In a major gaffe, she hangs a piece of art she mistakenly credits to her boss, Gabrielle (Paule Baillargeon), but which really was created by Gabrielle's lover, Mary (Ann-Marie MacDonald). And when she develops an inconvenient crush on Gabrielle, Polly's troubles begin to multiple faster than dabs of paint on a Jackson Pollock canvas.

2.9 Average Rating

Behind the Camera: Charlie's Angels

2004

Get beneath the (lip) gloss and into the heart of the 1970s TV show that became an icon of American culture. This dramatization of the series' first season re-creates the squabbles on the set between stars Farrah Fawcett-Majors (Tricia Helfer), Kate Jackson (Lauren Stamile) and Jaclyn Smith (Christina Chambers). From its rocky start, discover how a T & A trifle became a national sensation that spawned two hit feature films.

2.9 Average Rating

Odessa

2004

In 1969, Odessa, a wise, fortyish black woman, moves into the Spinelli household in upstate New York to care for their 10-year-old daughter, Lisa. The two learn about forgiveness, desegregation and family values during a particularly turbulent time in American history. Lisa mirrors Odessa's strength and wisdom; Odessa, in turn, is inspired to stand up for her son Leonard, who's serving a 10-year jail sentence for a crime he didn't commit.

2.9 Average Rating

Lourdes

2009

Confined to a wheelchair for most of her life, lonely Christine (Sylvie Testud) devises a plan to change her circumstances by journeying to Lourdes, the small town in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where many flock to be healed. The journey yields startling results for our isolated hero in director Jessica Hausner's Austrian drama, an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.

2.9 Average Rating

Malunde

2001

Post-apartheid South Africa is the setting for this drama about a mismatched twosome who end up together on a life-altering journey to Cape Town. Polar opposites Kobus (Ian Roberts), a white ex-soldier who struggles with demons from his past, and Wonderboy (Kagiso Mtetwa), a young black street kid who clings to memories of his family, come together to take on the society that has cast them aside and eventually build a friendship for the ages.

2.9 Average Rating

Come Early Morning

2006

Disgusted with her habit of drinking too much and waking up next to strangers, thirtysomething Lucy (Ashley Judd) re-evaluates her small-town Southern life. But rectifying her present involves delving into her past -- which involves getting to know her family. Director Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) also wrote the screenplay for this independent drama about ending unhealthy habits and getting it right.

2.9 Average Rating

Cavedweller

2004

Kyra Sedgwick produced and stars in this drama, based on Dorothy Allison's novel, about a woman who leaves her abusive husband (Aidan Quinn) and two daughters to start life anew in Los Angeles. Years later, after losing her new love and discovering that her ex-husband is ill, Delia (Sedgwick) returns to her hometown in hopes of reuniting with her daughters. But she's in for an uphill battle as she tries to become part of their lives again.

2.9 Average Rating

Two Legged Horse

2008

After a fierce competition, Mirvais wins the job of carrying a wealthy family's disabled son to and from school on his back every day, like a horse, in this touching drama from acclaimed Persian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf. The two boys soon develop a unique bond, but the wealthy child is disappointed when he realizes that his secret wish will go unfulfilled: for Mirvais to be transformed into a real horse.

2.9 Average Rating

Crossroads

2002

When former childhood friends Lucy (Britney Spears), Mimi (Taryn Manning) and Kit (Zoe Saldana) decide to head to Los Angeles on a road trip, they discover the chance to bond again, fall in love and find out just who they really are in this coming-of-age story. Featuring teen sensation Spears in her first starring role, this road movie is chock full of sass, singing and a few surprises for fans of the peppy pop star.

2.9 Average Rating

Cindy Does Not Love Me

2010

Franz, a carefree bartender with no grand ambitions, falls in love with the purposeful Maria and begins to question his life choices. When Maria suddenly disappears, Franz discovers that she was also involved with David, his polar opposite. Determined to find their lost love, Franz and David team up for a journey that takes them to a psychiatric facility that treated Maria. Now friends, the men continue on to Denmark, where more obstacle await.

2.9 Average Rating

Green Days

2009

Amid the turmoil surrounding the coming election, Iranian playwright Ava is in the throes of a creative crisis. Skeptical that her country can change, she takes to the streets to interview people about their thoughts on their country's future. Young director Hana Makhmalbaf employs a mix of fiction and documentary techniques in her urgent, ripped-from-the-headlines exploration of Iran's presidential election in 2009.

2.9 Average Rating

Kissed by Winter

2005

Consumed with grief in the wake of her young son's tragic death, a Norwegian doctor (Annika Hallin) breaks all ties with her husband and begins a new life, retreating to the relative void of a remote country town. Once there, she finds herself embroiled in an investigation surrounding the death of a Muslim immigrant by getting dangerously close to the man (Kristoffer Joner) everyone suspects of committing the crime.

2.9 Average Rating

Rain in the Mountains

2006

Eric Smallhouse (Steve Pierre) doesn't know the first thing about the traditions and practices of his Native American ancestors, but he's not going to let that little detail dissuade him from leading his people to a resurgence of cultural pride. Renaming himself "Rain in the Mountains," Eric sets out to inspire his people to deny the influences of the white man's world in an effort to recapture their true identity.

2.9 Average Rating

Titus Andronicus

1985

Eileen Atkins and Trevor Peacock star in this BBC production of Shakespeare's tragedy about the brutal war between Roman general Titus Andronicus and Queen Tamora of the Goths. When Titus executes Tamora's son, the queen vows revenge and begins a ruthless war against his friends and family. Shakespeare's bloodiest saga exposes wartime atrocities in a conflict marked by murder, rape, torture and cannibalism. Anna Calder-Marshall also stars.

2.9 Average Rating

Painful Secrets

2000

Seemingly typical teenager Dawn Cottrell (Kimberlee Peterson) deals with her anxieties about school, friends and her dysfunctional family in a very dangerous way: Instead of crying whenever she's upset, Dawn cuts her arms until they bleed. Sean Young stars as Dawn's self-involved mother, and Rhea Perlman offers a stirring performance as the caring therapist who attempts to guide Dawn down the road to recovery.

2.9 Average Rating

First Love

1977

Sensitive and bittersweet, director Joan Darling's romantic drama stars William Katt and Susan Dey as Elgin and Caroline, a college couple experiencing the sensual, heady bliss of -- you guessed it -- first love. But while the two care passionately about each other, Caroline's involvement with an older man threatens to sabotage her burgeoning relationship with Elgin. John Heard, Beverly D'Angelo and Swoosie Kurtz co-star.

2.9 Average Rating