Your search by 'USA' identified 34 films

3 Backyards
USA, 2010, 88 min.
Edie Falco, Elias Koteas and Embeth Davidtz star in Eric Mendelsohn’s (Judy Berlin) mysterious and strangely affecting drama about one day in the lives of a group of Long Island inhabitants. A near-fairy-tale-like sense of the unreal make this a must-see.... more

Bill Cunningham New York
USA, 2010, 84 min.
As a photographic contributor to the Style section of The New York Times, Bill Cunningham redefined ideas of fashion in post-WWII America. Still snapping pictures, the singular Cunningham—as captured in this joyful and affectionate documentary—gets the celebration he deserves.... more

Brotherhood
USA, 2010, 81 min.
Taut, terrifically well-directed, with a script that drives its nightmarish plot forward with dizzying precision, this cautionary tale of a final night in the rite of passage known as frat pledging makes for utterly engrossing cinema. Winner, Audience Award, Dallas, SXSW Film Festivals.... more

Ceremony
USA, 2010, 89 min.
What to do when the woman of your dreams is about to get married to another guy? According to Sam (Michael Angarano), the “solution” is to crash the wedding… Winkler’s irreverent comedy features some very funny one-liners as well as the welcome return of Uma Thurman.... more

Circo
USA, 2010, 75 min.
A captivating documentary that examines a century-old, family-run circus travelling the landscapes of rural Mexico. Circo is an intimate portrait of a family making a living from their sweat, artistry, wit, and tenacity while exploring the universal themes of family loyalty and cultural heritage.v... more

Down the Shore
USA, 2010, 90 min.
This haunting story boasts superb performances by James Gandolfini and Famke Janssen as Bailey and Mary, lifelong friends (and one-time lovers) who find themselves at a crossroads when childhood secrets return to haunt their present-day lives in a small coastal town on the Jersey Shore.... more

The Encore of Tony Duran
USA, 2010, 90 min.
This bittersweet story of one man’s reawakening to the possibilities of life features terrific performances, abundant Palm Springs locations and a poignantly redemptive tale about the true nature of success.... more

Exporting Raymond
USA, 2010, 86 min.
The export business never seemed so funny as it does in this comic documentary in which Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal attempts to bring his highly successful sitcom to Russian television.... more

Fifty - Nothing
USA, 2010, 82 min.
With 50th birthdays looming, Adam and Jon decide to ditch their worries in Los Angeles for a weekend of battery recharging in Palm Springs. Johnston’s wry comedy deals with the concerns of aging boomers—loves lost, careers stalled, parents needing care—with an ironic wit.... more

Grace Paley: Collected Shorts
USA, 2010, 74 min.
A rich, inspiring portrait of writer, activist and New York icon Grace Paley (1922-2007). Winner, Audience Award, Woodstock Film Festival and Denver Film Festival.... more

How to Live Forever
USA, 2009, 94 min.
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide exploration of what it means to grow old or even live forever. Could a chain-smoking, beer-drinking centenarian marathoner have the answers? An elder porn star? Wexler also includes the insights of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engagin... more

I Am
USA, 2010, 76 min.
Post-concussion syndrome sent Hollywood insider Tom Shadyac—director of Liar, Liar, Bruce Almighty and many other films—on a spiritual journey to find meaning outside of the material trappings of success. This funny, deeply felt and controversial documentary is the result.... more

The Last Lions
USA, 2011, 88 min.
Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. This cogent, beautifully filmed documentary makes a much-needed case for the protection of lions and “big cats” in general. A cri de coeur that is both timely and fascinating.... more

Leading Ladies
USA, 2010, 102 min.
This intoxicating musical explores themes of personal liberation, sexual exploration and the lure of the ballroom dance floor with its tale of two distinctly different sisters and the overbearing mother who holds each of them back from attaining their heart’s desire.... more

Little Murder
USA, 2010, 98 min.
A moody, atmospheric detective thriller with a supernatural twist, Little Murder is set in post-Katrina New Orleans, as a disgraced cop is assigned to routine surveillance on a potential suspect in a recent string of bizarre murders terrorizing the city.... more

Louder Than A Bomb
USA, 2010, 99 min.
Winner of audience awards at major U.S. film festivals, Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of the world's largest youth poetry slam competition held annually in Chicago. The vividly drawn, richly complex cast of characters makes this gripping documentary one of the most inspirational films of the ye... more

My So-Called Enemy
USA, 2010, 89 min.
When six Palestinian and Israeli teenagers travel to the United States to participate in a women's leadership program called Building Bridges for Peace, they find the experience complicates the next seven years of their lives. An ideal companion piece to Precious Life. Winner, Best Conflict and Reso... more

The Myth of the American Sleepover
USA, 2010, 93 min.
Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer. This discovery from the 2010 Cannes Film Festival is a surprisingly original and subtle antidote to Hollywood teen movies.... more

Norman
USA, 2010, 97 min.
Nothing seems to be going right for Norman, a wisecracking teenager who excels at rubbing people the wrong way. But what if he had only three months to live? A casual white lie leads to a web of deception that proves painful to untangle in this witty, poignant coming-of-age film about love and loss.... more

A Not So Still Life
USA, 2010, 82 min.
An inspiring testament to the tenacity and brilliance of artist Ginny Ruffner’s revolutionary artistic achievements, as well as her miraculous and determined recovery from a near-fatal car accident. This documentary will challenge you see the world from a new and unexpected perspective.... more

Out For the Long Run
USA, 2010, 78 min.
Being a gay athlete in high school or college is still a very difficult road to travel. Bloom takes his camera into the campus locker room to record the stories of a new generation of courageous young people as they battle stereotypes and homophobia by speaking out. ... more

The Owls
USA, 2010, 66 min.
With a sly nod to the acronym for “older, wiser lesbians,” Cheryl (Watermelon Woman) Dunye’s neo-noir head twister brings together two forty-something lesbian couples that share a convoluted incident in their past, an unexpected predicament in their present lives and a seriously uncertain future.... more

Paper Moon
USA, 1973, 102 min.
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.... more

Reconciliation: Mandela's Miracle
USA, 2010, 88 min.
An artful and inspiring documentary about how Nelson Mandela chose the wise path of reconciliation over revenge when he became president of South Africa. Director Wilson’s wide-ranging amalgam of historical footage and contemporary interviews shows how the “miracle” became a reality.... more

The Rescuers
USA, 2010, 99 min.
Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List illuminated the story of a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps during WWII. However, there were many such little-known heroes who defied the Nazis to save countless Jews from a similar fate–-chief among them the 13 diplomats... more

Rise
USA, 2010, 77 min.
February marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team on its way to the World Championships. Through personal remembrances of those who knew them, Rise tells the fascinating--and largely forgotten--stories of these remarkable athletes and coaches.... more

Road to Nowhere
USA, 2010, 121 min.
Cult director Hellman returns after 21 years with this noir-ish mystery—arthouse pulp, as one critic aptly named it—about an arrogant young filmmaker whose obsession with an actress threatens both the film he is making and the “real lives” of those making it.... more

The Shooting
USA, 1967, 82 min.
Hellman’s cult classic is an existential Western head-trip in which a bounty hunter (Oates), his sidekick (Hutchins) and a psychotic gunman (the lean and mean Nicholson) accompany a mysterious woman (Perkins) on a desert journey spiked with foreboding and violence. Preceded by Stanley’s Girlfriend,... more

The Sons of Tennessee Williams
USA, 2010, 75 min.
Mardi Gras, drag balls and politics–-where else could these elements come together but in New Orleans? This lively documentary charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene over the decades, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in... more

The Space Between
USA, 2009, 90 min.
In the immediate post 9/11 America, an emotionally damaged flight attendant is thrown together with a 10-year-old Muslim boy whose father worked at the World Trade Center… An intelligent drama that avoids the maudlin while offering that most elusive of post 9/11 emotions: hope.... more

Thanks
USA, 2011, 90 min.
A wry comedy of family foibles set over the course of three successive Thanksgiving dinners, as three adult children and their partners return to the family nest for the traditional holiday feast, discovering over time that even as the world undergoes dramatic change, blood is thicker than gravy.... more

The Way Back
USA, 2010, 133 min.
This epic true story follows the escape of six prisoners from a Stalin-era prison camp. To become free, they must journey out of snow-covered Siberia, across the deserts of Mongolia, the Great Wall of China and, ultimately, over the Himalayas into India.... more

Wild Horse, Wild Ride
USA, 2010, 106 min.
100 trainers. 100 wild mustangs. 100 days. In this moving documentary, a diverse group of characters participate in the annual "Mustang Makeover" competition in Ft. Worth, TX. What begins with mutual suspicion, ends with a profound bond between these remarkable animals and the men and women who trai... more

The Woodmans
USA, 2010, 82 min.
Filmmaker C. Scott Willis places a gripping and disturbing mystery at the center of this brilliantly plotted character study of The Woodmans, a family of exceptional artists: what led up to the suicide of the young photographer Francesca Woodman?... more