The Playground

Oct 12, 2017

2h 31m

★ 3.7

Overview

A fable of five vastly separate inner-city lives who struggle against their limitations in an interlocking tale assembled by a dark orchestrator.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

SplitWorld Pictures

The Playground Trailers

Cast

Old Homeless Man

Myles Cranford

Grandison

Merrick McCartha

Mr. Vaugn

Shane P. Allen

Joseph

Christopher Salazar

Jill

Ghadir

Hairdresser Coworker

Raye Richards

Playground Girl

Felicity Bryant

Melanie

Marci Krown

Auto Mechanic Clerk

Jennifer Paredes

Salon Patron

Taylor Koster

Karin

Katelyn Katz

A police profiler has just returned from psychiatric leave only to find that he is caught up in a serial killer's rampage. Fighting to keep buried the trauma of his childhood, he must confront the all too-familiar flesh masks that the killer leaves on the faces of his victims. He must face his own demons along with the killer to save his small eroding existence.

2.9

Interstate

Apr 26, 2007

A Montreal DJ, following his girlfriend to Los Angeles, falls into a deadly relationship with a couple of female hitch-hikers.

6.5

The Forbidden Door

Jan 22, 2009

A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.

4.0

Imperfect Quadrant

Dec 15, 2016

A once in lifetime heist brings together four mismatched thieves whose personalities collide with each other. Set against the backdrop of the Australian outback, the thieves are forced into a series of unforgiving events.

5.0

Kranthi

Mar 3, 2023

Ram's life is shattered when his girlfriend Sandhya is found murdered just before their wedding. But when his cousin Ramya disappears under mysterious circumstances,, he must snap out of his stupor before it’s too late.

0.0

Anxiety #5

Sep 22, 2015

A man's fate is sealed within a Brooklyn tenement housing bathroom in 1983.

6.8

The Unbelievable Truth

Jul 20, 1990

After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...

6.8

Educating Rita

Jun 16, 1983

Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.

5.0

Brave Men's Blood

Oct 17, 2014

The head of the Reykjavík police department's internal affairs unit decides to use his investigation into a corrupt police lieutenant to take down a major criminal organization.

5.1

Virtuality

Jun 26, 2009

Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.

7.5

About Elly

Jun 6, 2009

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

0.0

They Call Him Mordecai

Apr 26, 2025

Nez and Dr. Tam meet a mysterious contact. After some tense negotiations, and some foreboding warnings, they continue to prepare for their journey to Champ Island.

7.0

Game Over

Jul 25, 2019

A war vet with severe PTSD is threatened by a online video gamer crew for being too good at beating them. He finds out about a personal connection to him that makes him snap.

5.0

Edna

Nov 4, 2020

Two distanced brothers meet again after some years of silence. In the funeral, they hear about a secret society called Edna, related with forgery and art robbery. They're looking for them to kill the two brothers

6.4

Darkman

Aug 24, 1990

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.

6.2

Alma's Rainbow

Jun 23, 1994

The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.

5.0

Life Love Death

Jan 29, 1969

François Toledo, married businessman and father, falls head-over-heels in love with Janine, a work colleague. However, he is soon found out: after three dates, he strangles some prostitutes, when, the victim of blackmail, he becomes dishonored. He is taken to court, and sentenced to be killed by a guillotine.

5.8

Chen Mo and Meiting

Feb 15, 2002

The touching encounter of two drifting beings - Meiting, a hairdresser, and Chen Mo, a street vendor, in Beijing. A strange relationship on the background of survival and anonymous urbanization, a chronicle on the survival of feelings.

6.0

I.Q.

Dec 24, 1994

Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.