Frank Pesce Jr. lives in Queens with his boisterous family. With his parents, his brother, his sister and her husband all living under the same roof it takes the firm hand of Mrs Pesce (Lainie Kazan) to hold things together. However, Frank Sr. (Danny Aiello) is having some problems with a big-time Mafia boss and it's not long before he stands to lose everything. In startling comparison Frank Jr.'s luck couldn't be better - he scoops the jackpot of the first New York State Lottery, a cool 6 mi find out more...

The story of Michael Oher (a real life escapee from Precious), a teenage son of a crack addicted mother and a missing father. Adopted and cared for by a rich white family Michael was transformed from no-hoper to an American Football star. This is the story of his success and of the family who worked so hard to give him a life.
Beloved by the public, belittled by critics this paean to loving care and white loveliness has to be watched. find out more...

A recently separated, middle-aged, landscape painter returns from Paris to the house in the country where he grew up and has since inherited from his mother. He hires a local gardener and soon discovers they were best friends at school together. find out more...

A horse trainer who has lost his skill, a promising young horse with a possibly fatal injury and a young girl with a devotional belief in both of them provide the basis for this heart string tugging tale. A life affirming family film about winning against all the odds. find out more...

When Arctic guide Jerry is pulled out of his remote ice station after the weather closes in, he is forced to leave behind his beloved sled dogs who must fend for themselves in one of the harshest environments known to man or pooch. 8 Below is a likeable, exciting and well made live action Disney adventure. find out more...

Erin Brockovich is an unemployed, single mum with little education or prospects only her gift for the gab and no bullshit attitude keep her above water. Having blagged her way into a law firm she stumbles across a cover up which has left a small community poisoned. The further Erin digs the more obsessed she becomes, and dragging her initially reluctant law firm in with her she prepares to do battle for one of the largest direct-action settlements in American legal history. Similar in style, and find out more...

A biotechnology executive and his wife attempt to save the lives of their 2 children who suffer from a genetic condition, Pompe disease. After contacting a relevant scientific researcher they raise wads of cash to fund the development of a drug. Based on a true story "Extraordinary Measures" effectively portrays the conflicts of interest between the profit motives of the drug companies and the needs of patients. It avoids degenerating into slush and the star cast raises it above your average T find out more...

When Amy is sent to live with the dad she's not seen for 9 years, she's unimpressed by his eccentricity, not to mention his new girl friend. But when Amy's adopted by a gaggle of orphaned goslings who must somehow learn to fly, her father's flying machine is their only hope. Beautiful, magical adventure. find out more...

Don Haskins is the basketball coach for a small Texas University, but he's also a man with a dream and that is to win the National Championship. Based, if somewhat inaccurately, on a true story that took place in the 1960s, Glory Road is a remarkable, if familiar, tale of the underdog, in this instance a predominantly black team, coming from nowhere to powerhouse through the field and face the overwhelming favourites in a final that everyone only thought they'd witness as spectators. An inspirin find out more...

Set in the late 19th century, this light romantic comedy revolves around how idealistic young doctor, Mortimer Granville came up with the world's first electromechanical vibrator. It also skates, very lightly, over the rather more serious issue of ‘hysteria’, applied in a medical term to encompass anyt find out more...