Cost Of A Soul
Wounded in the war, Tommy Donahue and DD Davis return home from Iraq to the slum neighborhood they grew up in. Tommy returns to his wife, Faith, whom he abandoned while she was pregnant to escape a life of crime. Tommy meets his disabled six year-old daughter, Hope, for the first time, and she begins to melt his frozen heart. While DD struggles to make an honest living, his older brother, Darnell, has risen to become the neighborhood kingpin. DD faces the pressure to save his younger brother, James, from following in Darnell’s dangerous footsteps. Tommy and DD find themselves trapped in the same slum they joined the military to escape. As they struggle for redemption, their own families become entangled in a web of crime, corruption and violence.
Director: Sean Kirkpatrick
Stars: Chris Kerson Gregg Almquist Judy Jerome Maddie M. Jones Mark Borkowski Will Blagrove
Against the Ropes
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Stars: Charles S. Dutton Holt McCallany Joe Cortese Kerry Washington Meg Ryan Michael Buffer Omar Epps Tim Daly Tony Shalhoub
Can’t Buy Me Love
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.
Director: Steve Rash
Stars: Amanda Peterson Ami Dolenz Courtney Gains Darcy DeMoss Gerardo Mejía Patrick Dempsey Seth Green Sharon Farrell Tina Caspary
Buried
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés
Stars: Chris William Martin Erik Palladino Ivana Miño José Luis García Pérez Kali Rocha Robert Paterson Ryan Reynolds Samantha Mathis Stephen Tobolowsky Warner Loughlin
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his brother, Stanley, whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
Director: Gene Saks
Stars: Bette Henritze Blythe Danner Bob Dishy Brian Drillinger James Handy Jonathan Silverman Judith Ivey Lisa Waltz Stacey Glick Steven Hill
The Bridges of Madison County
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Annie Corley Christopher Kroon Clint Eastwood Debra Monk Jim Haynie Meryl Streep Phyllis Lyons Richard Lage Sarah Kathryn Schmitt Victor Slezak