Marking Time

2003

At the turn of the new millennium, as anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by the events of Sept.11 sweeps through Australia, young Hal (Abe Forsythe) falls in love with Randa (Bojana Novakovic), an Afghan refugee. Their love becomes a lightning rod for racism in his small town, and brings Hal to a boiling point. Geoff Morrell and Abbie Cornish co-star in this gripping, timely spin on "Romeo and Juliet."

2.3 Average Rating

Another Planet

1999

Cassandra Jones (Sandy Daley), a disillusioned young black woman searching for more meaning in her life, enters a foreign exchange program and is shipped to a pig farm in Canada. There, she mediates between a husband opposed to change and his more daring wife. But after meeting a homesick African exchange student, Cassandra becomes concerned that none of her own adventurous expectations will come true.

2.3 Average Rating

American Grandson

1990

At age 60, Ku (Ma Wu) is vibrant and enjoying his life in Shanghai, despite an ongoing squabble with a neighbor. The only things missing are his children, who have moved to the United States. Ku is excited when he learns that his American-born grandson will be coming to stay with him, but the boy is not so eager. Finding it hard to adjust, the boy runs away -- only to return a short while later and teach his new friends about life in America.

2.3 Average Rating

Off the Chain

2004

What's a surefire cure for a lazy husband? One angry wife feels that murder might be the best remedy. Unfortunately for her, she hires a cop to pull the trigger, and the media soon has a field day with a story that just gets better and better. It seems her shiftless hubby wants his wife (who's now behind bars) to give him a second chance and prove that love is better the second time around.

2.3 Average Rating

Dragstrip Girl

1994

Unhappy with his station in life, bad boy Johnny Ramirez (Mark Dacascos) works as a parking attendant and falls in with a ring of car thieves. He soon becomes infatuated with rich girl Laura (Natasha Gregson Wagner), who's looking to do a little slumming to get back at her uptight parents. The soundtrack of this remake of the campy 1957 drama features Grammy-winning band Los Lobos. Traci Lords co-stars.

2.3 Average Rating

The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus

1989

An abused woman (Joey Wong) in Hong Kong experiences flashbacks from a prior life when she was Golden Lotus, a beautiful woman in ancient China. As she tries to interpret these visions, she realizes that both versions of her are being victimized. She begins reenacting incidents from the past in her modern life and preparing to stand up to her abusers in both time periods. Wilson Lam, Lap-Man Sin and Eric Tsang also star in this erotic thriller.

2.3 Average Rating

Robin's Hood

2003

After being fired for her caring approach with clients, disenchanted social worker Robin (Khahtee V. Turner) is at a loss as to how to help her impoverished neighborhood, but everything changes when she meets butch lesbian Brooklyn (Clody Cates), a mechanic who moonlights as a thief. In this hip-hop update on the classic Robin Hood fable, sparks fly between the two women, and soon, they hatch a plan to bring relief to their inner-city community.

2.3 Average Rating

The World According to Shorts

2008

Hailing from opposite ends of the globe, six filmmakers contribute to this eclectic collection of short films, masterfully compiled by producer Jonathan Howell to create a stunning mosaic of the world via cinema. Shorts include Adam Guzinski's "Antichrist," Daniel Askill's "We Have Decided Not to Die," Hans Petter Moland's "United We Stand," Jane Malaquias's "The Old Woman's Step," Hugo Maza's "La Perra" and Andreas Hykade's animated "Ring of Fire."

2.3 Average Rating

Short Track

2008

Stock car racer Blake Beckett (Pepper Sweeney) struggles with the fact that he never made it to the nationals like his father (Patrick Gorman). When his daughter (Ann Bratton) falls for a hotshot driver named Indy (Joshua Snyder), Blake sees his own lost opportunities in the young man's ability. Mathis Fender and Barbara Niven co-star as Blake's deaf race car-driving son and sympathetic wife in this heartfelt comedy-drama.

2.3 Average Rating

Durval Discos

2002

Eccentric Durval (Ary Franca) is a bit like the record shop he operates with his mother (Etty Fraser): rundown and pathetic. When their home becomes too much for his mother to care for, Durval hires a maid (Laeticia Sabatella) who no sooner disappears, leaving a young girl (Isabela Guasco) and a note behind. As the 5-year-old charms her way into his mother's heart, Durval uncovers the child is a victim to a massive kidnapping plot.

2.3 Average Rating

Zodiac Killer

1991

A group of idealistic Chinese students (including Cherie Chung and Andy Lau) move into Toyko's Shinjuku district to attend school in a less competitive and less stressful setting. But they soon find themselves hopelessly embroiled in the deadly Yakuza underworld, with little hope of surviving midterm examinations … or anything else!

2.3 Average Rating

I Love Budapest

2001

Aniko (Gabriella Hámori) is a teenage runaway from rural Hungary who heads to Budapest and moves in with her best friend Móni (Martina Kovács). Aniko, always on the lookout for the man of her dreams, gets a job in a factory -- and finds that man in Miki (Sándor Csányi), a security guard. But Miki wants to make more money and decides to give the dope business a try, leading both Aniko and himself into a world of danger.

2.3 Average Rating

Falling

2006

Five former high school friends -- now in their 30s -- reunite for a funeral. What begins as a sad gathering turns into a night of fun, bittersweet memories and surprising revelations in this drama from Austrian director Barbara Albert. The classmates --pregnant Nina, office worker Alex, prison parolee Nicole, actress Carmen and teacher Brigitte -- revisit the past, divulge present disappointments and face their fears about an uncertain future.

2.3 Average Rating

Gasoline

2002

After accidentally causing the death of her mother (Mariella Valentini), a young lesbian, Lenni (Regina Orioli), runs away with her auto mechanic girlfriend (Maya Sansa). To add a degree of difficulty, Lenni's mom's body is stashed in the trunk of their car and a gang of crazies is on their tail. But crazy is a relative term in this case...!

2.3 Average Rating

Terminal City

2005

Maria del Mar stars in this award-winning Canadian drama series as a suburban mother who becomes an overnight sensation when she's diagnosed with breast cancer. Soon after learning that her doctor found a malignant lump, Katie Sampson heads to the hospital for treatment, only to find herself starring in the sagging reality television series "Post-Op!" It seems fans love what Katie has to say -- and the producers will do anything keep her talking.

2.3 Average Rating

Una Historia Comun

2004

Great joy is found in the unexpected. A pharmacist and his wife discover this truth when their ordinary life is altered by the return of an old friend who was thought to have died in Vietnam, and by the arrival of an attractive summer houseguest. Set in a small fishing town on the coast of Puerto Rico, this endearing story of love and loss reveals how four people are emotionally transformed when destiny brings them together.

2.3 Average Rating