Homer Smith, an itinerant handyman, is driving through the Arizona desert when he meets five impoverished nuns. Stopping to fix their leaky farmhouse roof, Homer discovers that not only will the Mother Superior not pay him for the job, but she also wants him to build their chapel - for free! A wonderful feel-good movie about friendship, community and good, honest hard work with a performance from Poitier that earned him an historic Academy Award. find out more...

The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job suggests. Though economic devastation find out more...

Adapted from the classic, poetic allegory by the French pilot and explorer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, this tale of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara Desert and meets an enchanting young boy who comes from an asteroid somewhere in outer-space is ultimately a sad and touching observation on life. Featuring some beautiful desert landscapes, intergalactic flashbacks and great cameos from Gene Wilder and Bob Fosse. find out more...