Ham on Rye

IMDB: 5.9/10

A bizarre rite of passage at the local deli determines the fate of a generation of teenagers, leading some to escape their suburban town and dooming others to remain.

The Myth of the American Sleepover

IMDB: 6.3/10

Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.

Theory of Achievement

IMDB: 6.8/10

Affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.

La marge

IMDB: 5.2/10

Sigismond has a relationship with his wife. On a Paris trip, he becomes obsessed with a prostitute resembling his wife. His interference with her pimp leads to a beating. Receiving news of his wife and son's death, he's devastated.

The Cloud Door

IMDB: 5.5/10

A very clever parrot lives in a Hindu palace, surrounded by many beautiful girls, but the parrot escapes, and is trapped far from the palace. One day, when its new owner is sleeping, the bird convinces a young boy to open the cage...

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)

IMDB: 7.0/10

The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas history.

Phantom of the Paradise

IMDB: 7.3/10

A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.

Dark Blood (2014)

IMDB: 6.3/10

Dealing with nuclear testing and its deadly effects, the story portrays Boy, a young widower living in the desert on a nuclear testing site. Living as a hermit, he waits for the end of the world.