In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.

A film set during World War II - a small partisan unit must ambush a German convoy.

For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN advocated for America’s poorest communities, whil...

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate s...

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and...

When a young woman is shot by an undocumented immigrant on Pier 14 in San Francisco, the incident ig...

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for...

The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on...

Noah McManus is leaving his job with the Boston mayor's office for a dream gig in Washington, D.C. B...

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr....

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that ...

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice ...

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most not...

An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped da...

In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an undergr...

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to u...

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful t...

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the great...

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world an...

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most infl...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...