Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface.
Social & External
The people behind it
Christine Horn
Deena
Jonny Mars
Chris
Antoine McKay
Zeke
Sara Sevigny
Grace
Demetrios Troy
Tariq
Lyric Ross
Ruby
Mike Brunlieb
Carpenter
Deanna Reed-Foster
Vee
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A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion for a forbidden dance, uncovering a shocking family secret.
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A romantic relationship at the breaking point, needs only a moment to understand the beginning and end of the love journey that a couple in love made.
The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Three bachelor brothers—Fadly, Kifly, and Ahmad—were asked by their parents to have a joint wedding due to financial limitations in upholding tradition. However, Fadly's fiancée was suddenly arranged by her parents to marry a more well-off man. Now, Fadly must find a new bride in the short time remaining, or their joint wedding will be in jeopardy!
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A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
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The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.
