Other Halves (1984)
• October 1st, 1984 • 1h 46min
Drama
Overview
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Bride of the Orient
Released on: 1989-03-02
Drama, Romance
After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a fam...
Aita
Released on: 2001-12-31
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
Middle-aged Late is building a fence in his family home for a summer break, but he falls in love wit...
Bamboozled
Released on: 2000-10-06
Comedy, Drama
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst id...
Rosewood
Released on: 1997-02-21
Drama, History, Action, Thriller
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923...
An Education
Released on: 2009-10-29
Drama, Romance
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has...
The Turk Shop
Released on: 2017-01-29
Comedy, Drama
At a creative firm somewhere in Stockholm, there's a short break in a meeting. Cecilia relates an an...
Matewan
Released on: 1987-08-28
Drama, History
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of...
BabaKiueria
Released on: 1986-01-01
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white nat...
The Rat Pack
Released on: 1998-08-22
Drama, TV Movie
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's mai...
The Art of Being Straight
Released on: 2009-06-05
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Twenty-three-year-old John has just moved to L.A. from New York, ostensibly "taking a break" from hi...
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Released on: 2005-06-24
War, Comedy, Drama
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes f...
Beauty
Released on: 2018-05-09
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Set in 1934, a black woman with mysterious abilities interviews to be the housekeeper to an eccentri...
White Girl
Released on: 2008-03-10
Drama, TV Movie
Debbie, a working class single mother from Leeds, moves her family to Bradford, where they find them...
The Charmer
Released on: 2018-05-17
Drama, Thriller
A young Iranian man is desperately trying to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time ...
Lady Sings the Blues
Released on: 1972-10-12
Drama, Music
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic ...
Scum
Released on: 1979-09-12
Drama, Crime
Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Brita...
Ragtime
Released on: 1981-11-20
Drama, History
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the ra...
Liberty Heights
Released on: 1999-11-17
Drama
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Je...
The Passion of Remembrance
Released on: 1986-01-02
Drama
Co-directed by Blackwood and Julien, the first full-length feature film by Sankofa Film and Video of...
The Little Thief
Released on: 1988-12-21
Romance, Drama, Crime
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means...