John Garrity, a Scottish structural engineer, tries to reconcile with his estranged wife and prepare for a party to watch a passing comet. However, when a series of comet fragments threaten Earth, John and his family must navigate chaos, looting, and a race against time to find safety. Along the way, they encounter kidnappings, military conflicts, and desperate attempts to reach a military base for evacuation. Despite the challenges, they refuse to give up and ultimately reunite and make it to a bunker in Greenland, where they join other survivors as Earth faces global destruction.
Jason Bourne is on the run from the CIA as he tries to uncover the truth about his past as a trained killer. He dodges agents and assassination attempts while searching for answers.
A rookie cop partners with a rogue detective on his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer. They encounter various criminal activities, including abuse of authority, shakedowns, and even murder. The rookie cop begins to question the detective's methods and ultimately confronts him, leading to a shootout and the detective's demise.
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s. The story takes place in affluent Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in 1974, as four neighborhood boys reflect on their neighbors, the five Lisbon sisters. The film begins with the suicide attempt of the youngest sister, Cecilia, as she slits her wrist in a bath. The family therapist Dr. Horniker suggests that Cecilia may have a problem with feeling neglected and advises her parents to pay more attention to her and their other children. After Cecilia's death, the Lisbon parents become even more overprotective, isolating their daughters from the community. Lux, one of the sisters, forms a secret relationship with the school heartthrob Trip Fontaine, but he abandons her after having sex. The sisters are then punished and confined to their house. Lux continues to have anonymous sexual encounters on the roof of the house. The boys across the street, who are obsessed with the sisters, eventually discover that all the sisters have killed themselves in a suicide pact. Devastated, their parents flee the neighborhood, and the community acts as if the Lisbon family never existed. The boys are left haunted by the mystery of the Lisbon sisters' suicides and will spend the rest of their lives trying to unravel it.
The Hill is a movie based on the remarkable true-life story of Rickey Hill, who defied all odds to fulfill his dream of playing Major League Baseball. Set in 1973, the film follows Rickey's journey as he faces numerous challenges and obstacles, from his humble beginnings in a small town to becoming a professional baseball player. It is a story of determination, courage, and the power of chasing one's dreams.
HBO-created featurette on the origins of the Leftovers television series.
In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?
Aaron Cross is a member of a black-ops program called Operation Outcome. As the CIA investigates the exposed Treadstone and Blackbriar programs, they decide to eliminate Outcome and its agents. Cross must survive assassination attempts, including an unmanned drone attack. He teams up with geneticist Dr. Marta Shearing to find a way to viral off the Chems he relies on. Together, they face CIA assassins and escape to Manila, where they initiate the viral-off process. They are pursued by a brainwashed super-soldier and the police, but ultimately manage to escape and leave the country.
A young teacher named Erin Gruwell inspires her racially divided class of at-risk students at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. Based on a true story, Erin uses unconventional methods to engage her students, including having them keep diaries and teaching them about the Holocaust. Through her efforts, the students begin to transform their lives and find hope for the future.
A young F.B.I. cadet, Clarice Starling, is tasked with presenting a questionnaire to the notorious Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a cannibalistic serial killer. In exchange for information about another serial killer, Buffalo Bill, Lecter demands personal details from Starling's traumatic childhood. As Starling investigates the serial killer, she uncovers horrifying details about his victims and must use all her skills to track him down and rescue his latest victim.
Backdraft is an action-packed movie that follows two firefighter brothers as they battle dangerous fires and investigate a series of mysterious arsons in Chicago. Along the way, they uncover a web of political corruption that puts their lives and the lives of others at risk. Tensions rise as they navigate the intense world of firefighting, dealing with personal conflicts and the devastating loss of loved ones.
In the 1950s, a young woman nicknamed Babydoll is institutionalized by her stepfather after being blamed for her sister's death. She devises a plan to escape, utilizing her imagination to create a fantasy world. Alongside her fellow dancers, she embarks on various adventures, fighting samurai giants, infiltrating a bunker, and boarding a train. As her plan unfolds, she confronts her stepfather and ultimately finds freedom within her own inner paradise.
The astonishing secret events behind the Russian submarine, Red October, that went missing on March 8, 1968, taking the Soviet Union and U.S. to the brink of war.
In the wild west, a group of cowboys come together to protect a small town from a corrupt sheriff. They must navigate through fights, gunfights, and enemy confrontations in order to save the day.
After witnessing a murder in the President's suite, a master thief becomes the target of a manhunt led by a ruthless Secret Service agent.
Secretariat tells the true story of Penny Chenery, a housewife and mother who becomes the first female owner of a Triple Crown-winning racehorse. With the help of trainer Lucien Laurin and jockey Ron Turcotte, Penny navigates the male-dominated horse racing industry and leads her horse, Secretariat, to an incredible victory.
In Miss Firecracker, a small-town seamstress named Carnelle competes in a beauty pageant on the Fourth of July. She hopes that winning the pageant will finally give her the recognition and acceptance she has always wanted. Along the way, Carnelle encounters various obstacles, including an escaped psychiatric patient, family drama, and her own insecurities. With a combination of optimism, comedy of errors, and eccentric characters, Miss Firecracker is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of perseverance and self-discovery.
When a group of mountain climbers attempt to reach the summit of K2, they face numerous challenges and life-threatening situations, including avalanches, explosives, and treacherous weather conditions. In their struggle for survival, they must confront their fears and make difficult decisions to overcome the vertical limit of the mountain.
A biker gang seeks revenge on a small town after one of their members is killed in a motorcycle accident.
After a traumatic event in his life, a newspaper reporter, Quoyle, moves to Newfoundland, Canada, to start afresh. He takes up a job at a local newspaper, where he discovers his talent for writing. Through his interactions with the people of the small town, Quoyle begins to heal and find redemption.