Ocean City Monster Building

Sep 5, 2022

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Are we the dogs or the lab assistants?

Overview

In 1984, the former mayor of a small upstate New York town was found dead in his car with a young girl. In the aftermath, his wife and his adopted daughter have to make sense of this situation, while a detective from out of town tries to solve the case.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

UCLPC

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Cast

Det. Aida Pierre

Evelyn Maria Dia

Sally Lambert

Julie Joy Shin

Sheriff Jonathan White

Rick Schneider

Amy Miller

Tory Delahunt

Jake Miller

Theron LaFountain

Christine Jacobson

Allison Altman

Denise Lambert

Tjasa Ferme

Brandon Gabriel

Austin Conner Burrowes

Principal Reid

Damian Muziani

Officer Stewart

Ryan Nicholas Cooper

Lieutenant Gordon (V.O)

Tomo Lovric

Megan Miller (V.O)

Amanda Harris

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6.9

Mifune

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Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law’s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart. For one thing he has to deal with his loveable, backward brother, who is now all alone; for another, he meets a stunning woman who comes to the farm as a housekeeper, in disguise of her real profession as a call-girl.

6.5

The Idiots

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A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves.

7.7

The Celebration

Jun 19, 1998

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.

6.0

Amerikana

May 15, 2001

Peter and Chris, two young American friends in their late 20s, go from South Dakota to California on a scooter, and as they travel across the American landscape they see their country through different eyes, ranging from Peter's cynically nihilistic point of view, to Chris' high expectations and romantic notions of the United States.

5.5

Kira's Reason: A Love Story

Oct 26, 2001

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3.5

Reunion

Apr 6, 2001

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5.6

The King Is Alive

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5.6

Lovers

Dec 8, 1999

A French woman falls in love with a Yugoslavian man, not realizing that he is an illegal immigrant.

7.0

Julien Donkey-Boy

Oct 15, 1999

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, anorexic would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed German father.

6.2

Truly Human

Apr 27, 2001

P. is a little girl's imaginary friend who lives inside the wall of her room. But one day he magically materialises and so must learn to live in the world like everyone else - a world where he is met with suspicion and hate but also with wonder and love.

5.7

Cabin Fever

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The entire extended family is happily on its way to a nostalgic Christmas at a rented cabin in the mountains. The cabin becomes cramped, however, when mom and dad and four grown-up children with their respective families, a dog and in-laws from Poland squeeze inside the frozen cabin walls in 30-below-zero weather.

0.0

Joy Ride

Nov 16, 2000

For Sandra, a woman in her late teens, life is wonderful. She has recently fallen in love with Daniel, a member of the group of young men she hangs around with frequently. Daniel is flattered by Sandra's affection for him and they begin to spend more time together, apart from the rest of the gang. Their relationship remains diffuse and directionless, provoking tension and threatening to cause a schism within the group.

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0.0

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Mar 1, 2003

The story of a young playwright and his tumultuous affair with his director's wife.

5.4

Interview

Apr 1, 2000

A story of a filmmaker who falls in love with a woman he interviews for his film. The film presents the evolution of a relationship which shifts from the objective to the subjective, and from lies to truth.

5.3

Strass

Nov 8, 2001

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4.1

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4.7

Diapason

Mar 23, 2001

Two stories run on parallel lines in a nocturnal Rome. Marcello is an easygoing sixty-five-year-old film producer trying to convince a beautiful actress to accept a part in a film. The other protagonist is a group of petty criminals and illegal immigrants who pass the night stealing, taking drugs, having sex and drinking. Marcello talks about his experience working with Fellini and Mastroianni during the wonderful years of DOLCE VITA; this strongly contrasts the city experienced by the immigrants.

6.0

Chetzemoka's Curse

Jan 1, 2001

Chetzemoka's Curse is about a young, twenty-something woman, Maya (Maya Berthoud), who is haunted by the memory of her first love and her subsequent betrayal. She still feels the pain, works to exorcise it as she wiles away her life as a maid in a small town hotel. But her road to health seems to include passing the bad karma along. She encourages an older married man to run off with her and betray his wife and kids. Betrayal is in the air. Even an itinerant street musician sings about his infidelity. Bottom line, he says, is that he betrayed himself.

0.0

Gorilla Gorilla

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Anne tries to make a movie.