The Girl Next Door (2007)
Based on Jack Ketchum’s novel with the same title, which is based on the true story of Sylvia Likens, who was tortured and killed in 1965 in Indiana. The movie…
The Painted Bird (2019)
Based on the acclaimed Jerzy Kozinski novel, The Painted Bird is a meticulous 35mm black and white evocation of wild, primitive Eastern Europe at the bloody close of World War…
Sleepers (1996)
Told through the narration of a grown-up “Shakes”, four young boys: Lorenzo “Shakes”(Joseph Perrino), Michael (Brad Renfro), Tommy (Jonathan Tucker), and John (Geoffrey Wigdor) are the best of friends growing…
Tomboy (2011)
A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old born Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mickäel to the neighborhood children. It is heavily implied that Mickäel is…
The Kite Runner (2007)
The two main characters of the story are Amir, a well-to-do Afghan boy from the dominant Pushtun ethnic group, and Hassan, the son of Amir’s father’s servant Ali, who belongs…
Mysterious Skin (2004)
The beginning of the movie is told from the main characters’ point of view, i.e. Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Brian (Brady Corbet), so for the beginning this will be told…
Happiness (1998)
Happiness is an ensemble drama that skips around between multiple storylines. The protagonist, Joy, is the youngest of three sisters. The film opens with her breaking up with a man.…
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
In New York City, a TV news reporter recounts the details surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a documentary film crew who has gone missing in the jungles of South America…