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1) The Drowning
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Tom Seymour, a child psychologist, is haunted by his testimony that sent a young boy to prison for a chilling murder. When the boy, now a young man, reappears in Tom's life, Tom is drawn into a potentially destructive reinvestigation of the case.
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FACING SUICIDE combines the poignant personal stories of people impacted by suicide with profiles of scientists at the forefront of research to reveal new insights into one of America’s most pressing mental health crises. Shining a light on this difficult topic can destigmatize suicide while revealing that there is help as well as hope for those at risk and their loved ones.
4) Bird People
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In this Paris-set, fairy-tale romance, two strangers - an American businessman (Josh Charles) and a mysterious French maid - find their lives magically linked.
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Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars. The incredible story of John DeLorean is the stuff of a Hollywood screenwriter's dreams. But who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man. For the first time, the story recounts the extraordinary life and legend of the controversial automaker.
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David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. In his exuberantly acclaimed collection, BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN, he combined hilarity and an escalating disquiet in stories that astonish, entertain, and expand our ideas of the pleasures that fiction can afford.
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Based on four best-selling non-fiction books of over 700 Darwin Award cases, an insurance claims investigator teams up with a forensic detective, to team up to investigate potential Darwin Award cases. Winners are saluted for the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways.
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Four brothers: Four adopted brothers come back home to avenge their mother's death at what appeared to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boy's investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local gangster. Two local cops, who are trying to solve the case, may also not be what they seem.
The departed: In South Boston, the state police force are...
12) Facing Suicide
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Facing Suicide combines the poignant personal stories of people impacted by suicide with profiles of scientists at the forefront of research to reveal new insights into one of America's most pressing mental health crises. Shining a light on this difficult topic can destigmatize suicide while revealing that there is help as well as hope for those at risk and their loved ones.
13) Adult Beginners
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A young, hipster entrepreneur (Nick Kroll) crashes and burns on the eve of his company's big launch.
14) Freeheld
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Julianne Moore and Elliot Page star in this stirring real-life inspirational story of a detective and her domestic partner who battled the legal system for equal rights.
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In every life there comes a time when a crucial decision must be made, and the consequences of the choice will have a far-reaching effect. For three teenage friends--Mort, Tim and Danny--that time is at hand. Encouraged to take a risk that could earn them a lot of money--or destroy their futures--the boys weigh the possible ramifications of their actions and decide to accept the challenge. Soon the rules change, and the stakes become all too high....
16) I Smile Back
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Laney (Sarah Silverman) is a smart, attractive wife and mom. But she hides a despair that sends her into a reckless world. Only real danger forces her to face her behavior's effect on those she loves.
17) Little City
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Best friends Adam, and Kevin have a lot in common. Probably too much! In fact, Kevin is carrying on a torrid affair with Adam's girlfriend, Nina! And if this triangle wasn't crowded enough, the arrival of a seductive newcomer in town, Rebecca, promptly ad
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In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.
Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person,' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World,' which reveals...
Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person,' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World,' which reveals...
