October Sky
Feb 19, 1999 | IMDB 7.7
108 min Watch NowDrama
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Drama
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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A Midsummer's Fantasia
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I Saw the Light
(Im)Patient
Vincere
The Evening Star
The Black Sheep
Villain
Love Gets a Room
The Riddle of the Stinson
Gods
The Chart of Love
ASIA A
Victory at Entebbe
Conrack
Star 80
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
The Singer
The Virgin and the Gray Hair
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One Hundred Steps
IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 2000
Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tano Badalamenti, Peppino decides to expose the Mafia by using a pirate radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour.A Midsummer's Fantasia
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 2015
Reality and fantasy melds as a Korean documentary film director attempts to capture life in the small town of Gojo, Japan.International Airport
IMDB 5 | May , 1985
Manager of a large metropolitan airport tries to deal with the stress of his job, and the various characters that work for him.I Saw the Light
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2016
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.(Im)Patient
IMDB 2 | May , 2022
A doctor and expert in ethics, Sergio Graf has to fight the Chilean health system as a patient when he gets Guillain-BarreĢ syndrome. It is a journey toward physical deterioration, a loss of safety, and returning to something that he has until now taken for granted: his family.Vincere
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2009
The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.The Evening Star
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1996
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.The Black Sheep
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1949
The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.Villain
IMDB 6.1 | May , 1971
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.Love Gets a Room
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2021
January 1942, in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Thousands of Jews have been confined to the Warsaw ghetto for more than a year. Outside, life goes on; inside, they struggle to survive another day. Still, on a cold winter night, a group of Jewish actors manage to stage a lively musical comedy.The Riddle of the Stinson
IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1988
A true story. In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins his own search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.Gods
IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 2014
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.The Chart of Love
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 2014
Dr. Ichito works at Honjo Hospital. His longtime friend Dr. Tatsuya Shindo, who comes from Tokyo, begins working at Honjo Hospital. In their university days, Tatsuya was referred to as "the conscience of the medical school". Ichito notices a difference in Tatsuya now, as he leaves work on time. Then, Ichito's senior colleague Dr. Nukita collapses.ASIA A
IMDB 9 | Jul , 2018
A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.Victory at Entebbe
IMDB 5 | Dec , 1976
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.Conrack
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 1974
A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor black families. He finds that the basically illiterate, neglected children there know so little of the world outside their island.Star 80
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1983
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
IMDB 4.5 | Jan , 2000
Manos, a Greek school teacher, is forced to travel to Melbourne, Australia when the man who murdered his grandfather 57 years ago surfaces there. While the reluctant Manos is tutored in the art of revenge by old friend Stephanos, he also attempts to patch things up with his former fiance Nicki.The Singer
IMDB 3.3 | Oct , 2018
The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A man who enjoyed speed, American cars, applause and alcohol and who finally lost everything but his unique voice.The Virgin and the Gray Hair
IMDB 7 | Mar , 1983
After a woman loses hope of bearing a child of her own, she adopts an orphan against her husband's will, but when the child becomes a young woman, she falls in love with her adoptive father.