Taking the Count

Foolish Hearts

December 1935 •English

A little entry from the RKO shorts department serving also as an audition-type (stick 'em in one of these and see if they appeal to a real audience, and make a buck or two at the same time)film for studio contractees and budding starlets. And, surrounded and supported by veteran character actors, such as Jack Norton, Jack Rice and Harrison Green, the likes of Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks and Lucille Ball usually looked pretty good. And soon made for themselves, with studio help, rather nice Hollywood careers.

True Self

Invalid date •English

A young actor faces success, unexpected love, and moral dilemmas that will alter his life forever during a therapy session.

Reborn

September 2022 •English

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Two Days of Luck

August 2015 •Spanish

Mai and Cañas, a couple of small-time criminals, see their luck change dramatically when a winning lottery ticket lands in their laps.

The Sweet Advance of the Knife

November 2010 •Portuguese

A gore story about a girl who learns to use sharp machetes to avenge the death of her beloved murdered by religious fanatics.

Republicans, Get in My Vagina!

May 2012 •English

Kate Beckinsale, Judy Greer and Andrea Savage "spread" the message that the one thing women really want in their vagina is the government.

Heist School

August 2019 •Tagalog

A ragtag group of students try to steal from the faculty room as they save both their grades and friendship.

Family with Benefits

May 2024 •German

Two voyeuristic documentary filmmakers attempt to turn the everyday absurdities of a queer polyamorous shared apartment into offbeat sensational cinema. Only gradually do the roommates begin to question their roles in front of the camera.

Uncle Jake

May 1933 •English

Alison

June 2016 •English

A dysfunctional night with his girlfriend challenges Jay to evaluate whether the rewards of intimacy and commitment are worth the complicated baggage that comes with.

La Magia del Papel

May 2023 •Spanish

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

February 2021 •English

Eep reveals how a comical accident led her and Dawn to discover the joys of tricking their families and set about performing "the world's first pranks."

Blue-Eyed Blonde

September 2015 •French

A Canadian mother travels to Florida with her 4 year-old daughter to take part in a mini-miss contest. Getting ready to compete becomes a cat-and-mouse game for the duo... but no one knows for sure who the cat is!

You Missed a Spot

May 2020 •English

In a world where every single person is a clown, a mime escapes a cabin massacre and must find his voice to save the girl of his dreams.

Internet Court

March 2019 •English

From career-ending LinkedIn posts to life-ruining Yelp posts, Abi's online tomfoolery knows no bounds. However, in a world where online misconduct isn't tolerated, she must confront her online targets face-to-face in this satirical courtroom drama.

Los Díaz felices

January 1998 •Spanish

Every morning, during each breakfast, the Díaz family celebrates by singing of the extreme happiness they enjoy, even on those days that are sinister and stormy.

Raspberry

January 2021 •English

Undertakers wait on a family's final farewells, as one son struggles to say goodbye to his dead father.

Naked in the Streets at Night

February 2019 •French

End of summer. This is the last night Cédric spends with Sofiane and his sick father. To ward off the morbidity taking over the house and create a lasting memory, Cédric suggests to go on a night excursion in the neighborhood... in underwear.

The Heart of the World

September 2000 •

Pure fantasia, a race to save the world from a fatal heart attack, juxtaposed against a love rivalry between two brothers - a mortician and an actor playing Christ - for the heart of a scientist studying the earth's core.

Jim's Apprenticeship

May 1907 •English

Boireau's father keeps trying to apprentice him to a different trade. Each time, the youngster annoys the customers and destroys the goods and property.