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A Little Help begins with an appealing promise: Michael J. Weithorn will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jenna Fischer and Jay Klaitz gives A Little Help an immediate pulse. The story of A Little Help begins from a specific pressure point: A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12 year old son. By the end of its 1h 49m running time, the value

Outside the Law begins with an appealing promise: Rachid Bouchareb will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jamel Debbouze and Roschdy Zem gives Outside the Law an immediate pulse. The story of Outside the Law begins from a specific pressure point: A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII. By the end of its 2h 18m running time, the value of Outside the Law res

Last Night begins with an appealing promise: Massy Tadjedin will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington gives Last Night an immediate pulse. The story of Last Night begins from a specific pressure point: The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. By the end of its 1h 33m runn

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within begins with an appealing promise: José Padilha will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Wagner Moura and Irandhir Santos gives Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within an immediate pulse. The story of Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within begins from a specific pressure point: After a prison riot, former Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is

Bhutto begins with an appealing promise: Duane Baughman will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari gives Bhutto an immediate pulse. The story of Bhutto begins from a specific pressure point: The story focuses on Benazir Bhutto's life, her 2008 assassination while campaigning for Pakistan's elections, its impact on the nation's democracy, and her

The Silence begins with an appealing promise: Baran bo Odar will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ulrich Thomsen and Claudia Michelsen gives The Silence an immediate pulse. The story of The Silence begins from a specific pressure point: 13 year old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. By the end of its 1h 58m running time, the value of The Silence rests less on novelty than on the care of it

Rejoice and Shout begins with an appealing promise: Don McGlynn will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Smokey Robinson and Mavis Staples gives Rejoice and Shout an immediate pulse. The story of Rejoice and Shout begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary on Gospel music's 200 year history. By the end of its 1h 55m running time, the value of Rejoice and Shout rests less on novelty th

8: The Mormon Proposition begins with an appealing promise: Reed Cowan will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Spencer Jones and Tyler Barrick gives 8: The Mormon Proposition an immediate pulse. The story of 8: The Mormon Proposition begins from a specific pressure point: A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8

Rubber begins with an appealing promise: Quentin Dupieux will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Stephen Spinella and Roxane Mesquida gives Rubber an immediate pulse. The story of Rubber begins from a specific pressure point: A homicidal car tire, discovering it has destructive psionic power, sets its sights on a desert town once a mysterious woman becomes its obsession. By the end of its 1h 2

Feed the Fish begins with an appealing promise: Michael Matzdorff will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tony Shalhoub and Barry Corbin gives Feed the Fish an immediate pulse. The story of Feed the Fish begins from a specific pressure point: Follows the journey of Joe Peterson, a burned out children's book writer who's approaching a midlife crisis. By the end of its 1h 32m running time, the value

Freakonomics begins with an appealing promise: Heidi Ewing will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between James Ransone and Morgan Spurlock gives Freakonomics an immediate pulse. The story of Freakonomics begins from a specific pressure point: A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics. By the end of its 1h 25m running time,

Henry's Crime begins with an appealing promise: Malcolm Venville will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Keanu Reeves and Vera Farmiga gives Henry's Crime an immediate pulse. The story of Henry's Crime begins from a specific pressure point: Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing. By the end of its 1h 48m running time, the valu