FR #241 | Movie | Western, Adventure | USA | English
Director
Clint Eastwood
Writer
David Webb Peoples
Cast
Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman
Plot
Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
FR #787 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
Writer
Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Eric Radomski
Cast
Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Plot
Billionaire Bruce Wayne secretly operates as Batman, a vigilante who battles a rouges' gallery of criminals and supervillains in Gotham City with the aid of various sidekicks and allies.
A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
FR #2138 | Movie | Documentary, War | France, UK | Arabic, German
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Cast
Werner Herzog
Plot
This film surveys the disaster of the Kuwaiti oil fields in flames, with little narration and scarcely any interviews. Hell on Earth is presented in such transcendent visions and music that one can only be fascinated by it.
FR #2258 | TV | Animation, Action | Japan, USA | Japanese, English
Writer
Yoshihiro Togashi
Cast
Nozomu Sasaki, Justin Cook, Christopher Sabat
Plot
After a teenage delinquent is killed while saving a child's life from an approaching car, the rulers of the underworld send him back to become an "Underworld Detective" investigating demons apparitions in the human world.
FR #2768 | TV | SuperHeroes, Sci-Fi | USA, Canada | English
Writer
Mark Edward Edens, Sidney Iwanter, Eric Lewald
Cast
Cedric Smith, Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann
Plot
Follows a team of mutant superheroes called the X-Men, who fight against bigotry and hatred for being different while striving for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel comic book universe.
FR #3016 | Movie | Biography, Drama | USA, Japan | Arabic, English
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Arnold Perl, Spike Lee, Alex Haley
Cast
Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo
Plot
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
FR #3260 | Movie | Court-Drama, Comedy | USA | English
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Writer
Dale Launer
Cast
Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio
Plot
Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
FR #3276 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA, UK | English
Director
Tim Burton
Writer
Bob Kane, Daniel Waters, Sam Hamm
Cast
Michael Keaton, Danny Devito, Michelle Pfeiffer
Plot
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Since gaining independence in 1947, India has been a secular state. But now, as religious fundamentalism grips much of India's population, the greatest danger to the nation's extremely strained social fabric may come not from Sikh...
The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present, which helps change his view on life.
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
FR #5075 | TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese, English
Writer
Naoko Takeuchi
Cast
Stephanie Sheh, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kate Higgins
Plot
Usagi is a clumsy but kindhearted girl who transforms into the powerful guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon. Meeting allies along the way, Usagi and her team of Sailor Guardians fight to protect the universe from forces of e...
FR #5310 | Movie | Adventure, Action | Hong Kong, USA | English, Cantonese
Director
Hark Tsui
Writer
Tin-Suen Chan, Tan Cheung, Hark Tsui
Cast
Jet LI, Rosamund Kwan, Mok Siu-Chung
Plot
Arriving by train in Guangzhou, 1895, the trio fight off White Lotus followers, who want to kill all foreigners and the cute, European dressed 13th Aunt. It's not kung fu master Dr. Wong's (Jet Li) last fight.
FR #5389 | Movie | Biography, Drama | Denmark, Finland | Swedish
Director
Bille August
Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Cast
Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max Von Sydow
Plot
In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.
FR #5641 | Movie | Comedy, Action | Turkey, France | Turkish, German
Director
Bay Okan
Writer
Bay Okan, Adalet Agaoglu
Cast
Ilyas Salman, Valerie Lemoine, Micky Sebastian
Plot
The film is based on 'Fikrimin Ince Gulu', a novel by Adalet Agaoglu, which depicts a first generation guest-worker returning home. It covers his land journey in short bursts from Germany to the Turkey's west border and extensivel...
FR #6299 | Movie | Romance, Drama | Japan, UK | English, German
Director
James Ivory
Writer
E.M. Forster, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Cast
Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave
Plot
Set in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.
FR #6597 | Movie | Comedy, Musical | India | Hindi
Director
Aziz Mirza
Writer
Manoj Lalwani, Aziz Mirza, Charandas Shokh
Cast
Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Nana Patekar
Plot
Raju comes to Bombay chasing his dreams, but keeps losing out on opportunities. His love, Renu helps him find a job. Success goes to his head until one day a tragic accident destroys his reputation.
FR #6784 | Movie | Comedy, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English, Spanish
Director
Peter Jackson
Writer
Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
Cast
Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody
Plot
A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
FR #7092 | Movie | Comedy, Action | India | Malayalam
Director
Lal, Siddique
Writer
Siddique, Lal
Cast
Mohanlal, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Kanaka
Plot
Two men tries to persuade a bunch of colony residents to relocate to another location for the sake of a corporate project, while the residents including a number of goons, comes in their way.
Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
On a lazy afternoon, a man shares his memories of a storyteller friend who once narrated a convoluted love story with intertwined plots. As these plots unravel, reality mixes with fiction.
The slightly fictionalized story of an art forger, a journalist desperate for a big story, and the biggest press scandal in German history: the Hitler Diaries.
Kevin is separated from his family again when he accidentally boards a flight to New York City during a Christmas trip to Miami. However he crosses paths with the same burglars, who now plan to rob a toy store on Christmas eve.
FR #8313 | Movie | Romance, Drama | France, Vietnam | French, Vietnamese
Director
Regis Wargnier
Writer
Erik Orsenna, Louis Gardel, Catherine Cohen
Cast
Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh-Dan Pham
Plot
Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.
Two basketball hustlers, black Sidney Deane and white Billy Hoyle, join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts as well as in a tournament.
FR #8778 | Movie | Sci-Fi, Thriller | USA, UK | English
Director
David Fincher
Writer
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Vincent Ward
Cast
Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance
Plot
Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her ide...
In 1929 French Indochina, a French teenage girl embarks on a reckless and forbidden romance with a wealthy, older Chinese man, each knowing that knowledge of their affair will bring drastic consequences to each other.
FR #9315 | Movie | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese
Director
Daisuke Nishio
Writer
Akira Toriyama, Takao Koyama, Neil Bligh
Cast
Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka
Plot
The death of Dr. Gero at the hands of Androids 17 and 18 prompts the activation of Androids 13, 14, and 15. They try to kill Goku, who fights them with the help of Trunks, Piccolo, Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan.
The host invites various personalities who must defend themselves in light of their recent controversies and against the accusations levied on them by the public.
FR #10040 | Movie | Biography, Comedy | USA, France | English, Italian
Director
Richard Attenborough
Writer
David Robinson, Charles Chaplin, Diana Hawkins
Cast
Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys
Plot
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
FR #10339 | Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Malayalam, Hindi
Director
Sibi Malayil
Writer
A.K. Lohithadas
Cast
Mohanlal, Parvathi, Monisha
Plot
Nandagopan is a respected dance teacher. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when his wife commits suicide causing him to become an alcoholic and compulsive rule breaker.
FR #11536 | Movie | Crime, Action | Poland, Russia | Polish, Russian
Director
Wladyslaw Pasikowski
Writer
Wladyslaw Pasikowski
Cast
Boguslaw Linda, Marek Kondrat, Cezary Pazura
Plot
In the good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from the secret police used to live like kings. Now, they all must adapt to a new post-communist environment where they are scorned and losing all privileges. Some, like Franz, ar...
FR #11970 | TV | Drama | Sweden, Finland | Swedish
Writer
Louise Boije Af Gennas, Peter Emanuel Falck
Cast
Bert-Ake Varg, Johannes Brost, Hans V. Engstrom
Plot
"Rederiet" is one of the most successful soap opera in the history of the Swedish television. The story is about the passenger company (Freja), who operates on the Baltic sea between Stockholm -Ã…bo. And it takes place both in Stoc...
FR #12044 | Movie | Biography, Drama | USA, Australia | English, Italian
Director
George Miller
Writer
George Miller, Nick Enright
Cast
Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov
Plot
Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
FR #12133 | Movie | Short | Russia, USA | Russian, English
Director
Aleksandr Petrov
Writer
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aleksandr Petrov
Cast
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Plot
The man decides to die, but falls asleep at the last moment. He dreams that he died and ended up on another planet, very similar to the Earth, but the people living here do not know sin.
