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Two neighbors in a small New England town go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with a so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space. The neighborhood is turned upside down as the families try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
2) High-rise
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Dr. Laing is the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.
3) The sandlot
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English
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"It's the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork -- he can't even throw a baseball. But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It's the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner (James...
4) Holy boom
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Greek
Description
This is a drama feature film with multiple storylines, taking place in a multicultural area of Athens during orthodox Easter. The lives of four strangers, who live in the same neighborhood, change dramatically when, on Palm Sunday, the neighborhood's postbox is blasted just for laughs. The consequences are relentless.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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The likeable, magnetic, bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life. Meanwhile, his tight-knit community faces the challenge of gentrification, losing their homes while trying to better themselves and hold on to their cultures.
6) Last call
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A real estate developer returns to his old Philly neighborhood and must decide to raze or resurrect the family bar.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The story of what happened to Mission Hill is the story of many of America's older ethnic neighborhoods. Seventy years ago, Mission Hill was an Irish neighborhood of homes and small stores in which people lived near their schools, their church, and their shopping area. But between 1940 and 1980 it changed: thousands of units of public housing were built and decayed there. Nearby hospitals expanded, displacing people from their homes. Developers and...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After Monica finally proposes to her boyfriend Shane, the two are too busy planning their wedding to notice a pair of bumbling thieves planning to burglarize the entire neighborhood on the wedding day! Monica's two kids, their beloved family pup Houdini, and the rest of the neighborhood puppy pals must devise a plan to stop the robbers and save the neighborhood!
10) Gospel Hill
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the town of Julia, the residents of the black neighborhood of Gospel Hill, are being forced out of their homes to make way for a multimillion-dollar golf course development. Thirty years ago Peter Malcolm, a black civil rights activist, was assassinated and race relations in the town have been strained ever since. Dr. Ron Palmer is an influential black community leader who is supporting the development. John Malcolm, Peter's brother, withdrew from...
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This outrageous comedy hit had critics and audiences roaring with laughter! From block parties and beepers to high tops and high-powered weapons, it's everything that's funny about growing up in the 'hood ... the Wayans Brothers' neighborhood, that is! Get ready for a good time, because there are plenty of laughs in this neighborhood!
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When a home robbery occurs in their peaceful neighborhood, two best friends looking for adventure attempts to discover the culprit. But in a small community where their closest neighbors are also the most likely suspects, solving a mystery is tricky business for these junior detectives. Nothing can stay hidden forever though, and their investigation digs up bigger secrets than they ever expected.
13) Fenced off
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Josh and Anne just moved into their first house. George and Tia live next door. George is retired and ready for life to slow down. Josh is a young and idealistic social worker ready to be welcomed into the neighborhood. Much to Tia's chagrin, George has little interest in giving Josh a warm welcome. What starts as a day of yard work and random to-dos for the new neighbors turns into a series of misunderstandings and confrontation.
15) Café
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When tragedy strikes in a West Philadelphia neighborhood, the regular patrons at a coffe shop discover how connected their lives are.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The fun kicks off in Friday (Director's cut) when Craig and Smokey must come up with the $200 they owe a bully. Craig is a marked man when Next Friday rolls around, so he moves in with family in the suburbs. Friday after next brings holiday time, but a sleazy Santa robs Craig of his loot.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The fun kicks off in Friday (Director's cut) when Craig and Smokey must come up with the $200 they owe a bully. Craig is a marked man when Next Friday rolls around, so he moves in with family in the suburbs. Friday after next brings holiday time, but a sleazy Santa robs Craig of his loot.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A single mom with a son named Cory is trying to recover from a vicious attack and in-home robbery. To put the trauma behind her, she has moved into a new home, in a new town, and looks forward to starting a new life. She's even made a new friend and Corey has a new friend as well. His name is BJ and he comes out of the walls to play. Soon she learns that her new neighborhood is the kind of neighborhood that no-one ever leaves... alive!
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Español
Description
"The brainchild of Roberto Bola©łos, renaissance man actor/director/producer, the show aired originally in the 70s and spawned characters (El Dr. Chapatin, Los Chifladitos, El Botija, La Chimoltrufia)so beloved by the Mexican public that it ran for fifteen years"--http://www.nulime.com.
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