Drama
A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a haunting score by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Jack learns how to stage his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.
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IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 2018
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2024
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
A lonely engineer is intercepted by a young thief, to whom he offers to give all his money with the condition that they share a dinner together. This leads to a conversation that will put their thoughts and faith in life to test.Show Me Love
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1998
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IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 1994
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IMDB 1 | Aug , 2008
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IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1995
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 2003
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IMDB 5.5 | Jul , 1999
A young man gets caught up in a conflict between his friends, a skinhead and a gay anarchist.Mona Lisa Smile
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2003
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IMDB 5.1 | Jan , 1988
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1992
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 10 | Apr , 2016
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IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 2015
George's reflection has turned its back on him and he'll go to great depths to get it back.