A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to…

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by…

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Estranged siblings return home to bury their mother and claim their inheritance, only to discover that their deceased mother has hidden the deed to the entire estate somewhere on the…

A faithful retelling of the 1942 “Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup” and the events surrounding it.

A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan.

A down-on-his-luck bookie befriends an ex-girlfriend’s son and gets the bright idea to take bets on his youth league baseball games; only to realize he’s killed what’s pure about the…

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power…

A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.

The four-year-old Nicolas Shield leads a brash and peaceful life. An annual unpleasant day has arrived: he has to visit the doctor to get an injection against mumps, measles and…