Keyword: based on short story

The Dead

7.3

1987

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Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.

Bears Discover Fire

7.8

2015

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Bears Discover Fire is the strange tale of a lonely man, his aging mother, his curious nephew, and a family of bears that have discovered how to use fire.

Bleeders

3.8

1997

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A man travels to an island with his girlfriend in search of his relatives, but he finds maybe more than what he wanted to know.

The Strange Door

6.3

1951

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Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton), an evil madman who cant get over the death of his beloved, 20 years after she married his brother (Cavanagh) instead, then passed away during childbirth. Maletroit is determined to have his revenge: the brother has been stowed away in the dungeon for two decades, while hes convinced his disreputable house guest will make a suitably hellish husband for his niece. As luck would have it, the young couple manage to fall in love, and with the help of manservant Voltan (Karloff), they try to make their escape, but not before a final confrontation with Maletroit in the dungeons crushing deathtrap.

Jindabyne

6.3

2006

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After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.

The Victors

7

1963

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Intelligent, sprawling saga of a squad of American soldiers, following them through Europe during World War II.

Operator 13

5.9

1934

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Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.

The Chess Players

7.8

1977

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Wazed Ali Shah was the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, had sent General Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure was mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court was of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all of their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

6.3

1980

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A TV adaptation of Washington Irvings classic ghost story. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with Jeff Goldblum a nerdish Ichabod Crane, Dick Butkus an appropriately nasty Brom Bones, and Meg Foster as spirited Katrina van Tassel. Angered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane pooh-poohs the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night.

Roommates

6.4

1995

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An elderly yet young-at-heart man moves in with his grandson and both their lives turn upside-down.

They Remain

4.2

2018

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Two scientists who share a romantic history are tasked with investigating unnatural animal behaviour on the site of a Manson Family-style cults compound.

Gabrielle

6.3

2005

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The marriage between Gabrielle and Jean begins to fray after the discovery of a letter that belongs to Gabrielle.