Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.
Casts Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Anh Duong, Hooman Majd, Arian Moayed, Justine Cotsonas, Scott Adsit, Maryann Urbano
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Muffin Top: A Love Story
Keylor Navas, Hombre de Fe
Play Dead
Peter Bell
The Trace of Your Lips
Elvis & Nixon
Habit
Malcolm
Close to Home
Staying Together
The Dancer
Communion
The Wedding Banquet
Personal Best
Poltergay
The Ponder Heart
Turk 182!
Serious Moonlight
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
She's Gotta Have It
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Muffin Top: A Love Story
IMDB 4.6 | Oct , 2014
Suzanne’s body is changing faster than her moods after IVF shots to get pregnant. When she finds out, on her birthday, that her husband has knocked up his younger, thinner co-worker and wants a divorce, she turns to desperate and hilarious measures to lose weight and get a life.Keylor Navas, Hombre de Fe
IMDB 8.1 | Dec , 2017
The story of real life Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, from his humble beginnings in his home town to his rise to greatness as an elite soccer player.Play Dead
IMDB 4.8 | Jan , 2001
While a gay high school student babysits a sassy, precocious kid from a broken home, he learns that the teen wrestler he pines for has died in a car accident and his lesbian friend is to blame. Now, the trio must dispose of the body.Peter Bell
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2002
Peter is a cheerful -- but not very obedient -- boy from a very ordinary family in pre-war Rotterdam. His many pranks amuse some and cause a lot of trouble to others, even making the front pages of the big city newspapers. His growing popularity brings him many new friends, but also some very powerful enemies.The Trace of Your Lips
IMDB 4.9 | Jun , 2023
Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.Elvis & Nixon
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2016
In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.Habit
IMDB 5.4 | Nov , 1997
It's autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious vampire who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.Malcolm
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1986
Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius, who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, to move in to help pay the bills. With Frank's help, Malcolm turns to a life of crime.Close to Home
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 2005
Smadar (Smadar Sayar) and Mirit (Naama Schendar), both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together as part of their military service. Worlds apart in their personality their initial frosty relationship changes to friendship as they deal with their own emotional issues, the crushes and break-ups in their love lives, as well as the political realities.Staying Together
IMDB 5 | Nov , 1989
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys - hot-tempered Brian (Quill), lovelorn Kit (Mulroney) and jokester Duncan (Astin) - find themselves at odds with their parents and each other.The Dancer
IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 2000
A mute female dancer who wows audiences in club competitions but can't get Broadway jobs because of her handicap, develops a "voice" when a young scientist invents a device that allows her to make music via her dance movements.Communion
IMDB 5.3 | Nov , 1989
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.The Wedding Banquet
IMDB 7 | Apr , 2025
Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.Personal Best
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 1982
Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.Poltergay
IMDB 5.1 | Oct , 2006
Marc and Emma move into a new house but have no idea that their basement was a gay nightclub. To make matters worse, the club was destroyed by fire, and now the house is haunted by the ghosts of five gay clubbers.The Ponder Heart
IMDB 4 | Oct , 2001
Uncle Daniel Ponder moves to give away his fortune, while his niece, Edna Earle, tries to tighten the reins on Daniel's generosity. After Daniel marries teenager Bonnie Dee Peacock, her death leads to Daniel's trial for murderTurk 182!
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 1985
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.Serious Moonlight
IMDB 5 | Dec , 2009
After her adulterous husband asks for a divorce, a high-powered attorney takes him captive, refusing to release him until he commits to working on their marriage together. When his impatient mistress shows up, not to mention an opportunistic gardener, things start to get seriously complicated.Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 1991
A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world's most unusual superhuman hero.She's Gotta Have It
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1986
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.