The Fruitless Endeavour

Elite Squad

2007 · ★ 8.1

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

Flame & Citron

2008 · ★ 6.8

Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more labyrinthine.

Animals

2014 · ★ 5

A trio of friends find themselves in a "what if" situation on the road to the movies.

Half Past Ten

2008 · ★ 3.3

An alcoholic married man discovers he has fallen out of love with his moody wife.

Behind The Mirror Family

2023

Follows an influencer family of three brothers (Jack, Freddy, and Edward). In a world where everything is fake, how does one find himself without being tempted to be someone else?

Point Break

1991 · ★ 7.2

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

Alias Nick Beal

1949 · ★ 6.8

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

The Son

2002 · ★ 7.5

A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.

Sensation Seekers

1927 · ★ 6.7

The prohibition is in full swing and Egypt Hagen, a new woman, is the constant subject of controversy in her religious small town. After a scandalous night of partying leaves her publicly shamed, she finds unlikely companionship in the town's new reverend. As their bond intensifies under the watchful eye of concerned townsfolk, her sullied reputation threatens his standing as a respected clergyman.

Stakeout on Dope Street

1958 · ★ 6.6

Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.

Silent Partner

A Black attorney in New York is thrust into a stand-your-ground case by a senior partner. He is asked to defend a white woman who has murdered a Black teen.

On the Road

2018 · ★ 8

A thief while fleeing from the police becomes a witness to an accident.