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undefinedHoly Rollers
Filmmaker: Bryan Storkel
2012
Runtime: 1 Hour 31 Minutes
Rating: R

"Holy Rollers follows the rise of the Church Team, arguably the largest and most well funded blackjack team in America. No one expected a group of Christians to be in the business of card-counting. While they succeed at winning millions, how will they find a place for faith in card counting?"

 

undefinedFlyboys
Filmmaker: Tony Bill
2017
Runtime: 2 Hours 20 Minutes
Rating: PG-13

"Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, this action-packed epic tells the tale of America's first fighter pilots. These courageous young men distinguish themselves in a manner that none before them had dared, becoming the true heroes who experience triumph, tragedy, love, and loss amid the chaos of World War I."

 

undefinedA Royal Affair (Danish)
Filmmaker: Nikolaj Arcel
2012
Runtime: 2 Hours 17 Minutes
Rating: R

"A Royal Affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), the royal physician (and man of enlightenment and idealism) Johann Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen), and the young but strong Queen Caroline Mathilde (Alicia Vikander), A Royal Affair is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in the pursuit of freedom for their people, and of the passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation."

undefinedMy Friend Dahmer
Filmmaker: Marc Meyers
2017
Runtime: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Rating: R

"Disney's Ross Lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent Jeffrey Dahmer – before he became one of America's most infamous serial killers. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Dahmer in high school."

 

undefinedFrida
Fillmmaker: Julie Taymore
2002
Runtime: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
Rating: R

"A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo earned fame as an artist with a unique vision. From her enduring friendship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera, to her scandalous affairs, her uncompromising personality inspired her greatest creations."

 

undefinedThe Soloist
Filmmaker: Joe Wright
2009
Runtime: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Rating: PG-13

"A Los Angeles newspaper reporter discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and a unique friendship and bond transforms both their lives."