Orpheus Descending

Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town wh...

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to...

Abby, a penniless young drifter, decides to return home. But her plans change when a strange man begins following her.

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.

Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-al...

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin...

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an even...

A drifter and his pet puma stand up against a motorcycle gang in a small American town.

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a t...

Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man...

A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.