Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
As her Parkinson's disease intensifies, a National Parks Ranger struggles to accept her new limitations.
Noé comes into sixth grade at the same time he discovers a new city and a new house where he has just moved with his father, Marc. Coached by him, Noé takes intensive training of combat sport. And Mark does not hesitate to put him in a situation of attack. They are in danger, he must be prepared to respond to any aggression. While keeping the secret of his "double" life, Noé has to learn how to find a place in his new college. He becomes friend with Marine, a young girl full of energy. Noé discovers a world whose vision was shaped by his father so far. A father so near and yet so mysterious. Between them there is a history of complicity and confrontation.
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
Back Home Again is an ethical film that tells the story of two young intellectuals Feng Shibin and Zhou Wansen after their marriage to two country girls, Axiang and Lili
A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.
Lucía is a greedy mother who needs to feel young, seductive and atractive when she is in her sixties. She will do anything at hand to get what she wants, this behaviour will lead to the total destruction of her dysfunctional family.
The happy home life of a high school student who lives with her loving stepfather is put in jeopardy by a painful family secret.
A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the process.
At her young age, Juana has two great responsibilities: preventing her older sister from fleeing the house and passing on the secret of making bricks to her younger sister.
Marta comes home after her mother's funeral. Having devoted the last years of his life to take care of her, it's time to learn how to live with that void. For the first time she will think about the future, but an unexpected visit will force her to travel to the hardest places in her memory.
A loving father grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family.
Jay Austin wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by the masks he wears and the lies he tells. In every man's life, there can be a turning point. When Jay makes his turn, he never looks back.