2012 PollyGrind Official Selections
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1. Daddy's Little Girl (II) (2014)
Unrated | 107 min | Horror, Thriller
In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it's the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Director: Chris Sun | Stars: Billi Baker, Michael Thomson, Allira Jaques, Holly Phillips
Votes: 1,689
2. My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous (2012)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Inspired by true events. A nine year old girl disappears and is later found murdered. The movie exploits the events leading up to the death of the girl, why did it happen? What lies beneath... See full summary »
Director: Shane Ryan-Reid | Stars: Katie Noname, Demi Baumann, Teona Dolnikova, Alex Damiano
Votes: 3,294
3. The Video Diary of Madi O, Final Entries (2012)
79 min | Horror
Video diary footage as found by New Zealand police.
Stars: Jenna Sue Berry, Madi O
Votes: 76
4. Mon Ami (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
Two friends try executing their 'get-rich-quick' plan by kidnapping their boss's daughter, but when the plan falls apart, they must scramble to fix the situation and repair their friendship.
Director: Rob Grant | Stars: Mike Kovac, Graham Wardle, Scott Wallis, Charis Hogg
Votes: 220
5. After the Dawn (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A survivor of warfare born chemical attack, Cassie Becker faces a new world of terrible realization. The Human race has suffered terrible recourse in the wake of an attack that never should... See full summary »
Director: Mitchel A. Jones | Stars: Nicole Kruex, Tommy Propson, Aaron Courteau, Shane McCaffrey
Votes: 155
6. Video Diary of a Lost Girl (2012)
96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A rock and roll horror fantasy where we meet the immortal Louise and her beloved Charlie. Unfortunately, due to Louise's supernatural origins, every man she sleeps with must die! Charlie ... See full summary »
Director: Lindsay Denniberg | Stars: Emilie Crewe, Hope Esser, Yael Gabi, Danny Gallegos
Votes: 79
7. Gone (III) (2010)
75 min | Drama
Quiet and hard working, Mike is a young man who works and lives in the city. Due to a dark past, he is forbidden by law to be in his home town and have any prior contacts. One phone call ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew McLaughlin | Stars: John Brotherton, George Castan, Andre Coney, Joey Covington
8. Lowlife (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A lonely musician's descent into the shadowy world of a living drug leads to a mysterious island where a battle of body and soul is waged.
Director: Seth A Smith | Stars: Chik White, Kate Hartigan, Mitchell Wiebe, John Urich
Votes: 79
9. After Death (2012)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Following the sudden death of their last surviving parent - their Dad, two brothers and two sisters return to the family home after many years to face each other, face facts and face the future. But what do they know of the past?
Director: Martin Gooch | Stars: Claira Watson Parr, Ben Shockley, David Wayman, Nicola Goodchild
Votes: 284
10. Moment of Truth: The Andy Meyers Story (2010)
91 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Andy Meyers, the subject of the film, has decided he wants to end his life in front of a camera for the world to see. His depression and array of ailments from his bout with diabetes have ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Canfield Crowley | Stars: D.M. Atlas, Steven Canfield Crowley, Zach Gaus, Jed Gyurina
Votes: 25
11. The City (I) (2009)
72 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Scott Valdez is a struggling writer who finds his inspiration in the form of a psychopathic killer named T.K.
Director: James Vogel | Stars: Matt Franta, Heather Amos, Warren Anderson, Sasha Andreev
Votes: 57
12. Veer! (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jesse Sorensen ruled Florida as a pro skateboarder for over a decade. He had it all - a lucrative skateboarding contract, girls, fame and an extravagant lifestyle. Now six years later, past... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Barry | Stars: Jesse Gay, Erin Cline, James Nguyen, Corsica Wilson
Votes: 81 | Gross: $0.00M
13. President Wolfman (2012)
80 min | Comedy, Horror
The President of the United States has been bitten by a werewolf and is loose on the streets of Washington on a killing rampage! This comedy/horror/political satire is also a 'green movie,'... See full summary »
Director: Mike Davis | Stars: Marc Evan Jackson, Paul Alvarez, Ashley Ann, Robert R. Bloomingdale
Votes: 106
14. Smoked (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three stoner buddies throw a house party that ends in flames after two thugs burn the house down. Now in debt and desperate, the three concoct a half-baked plan to rob a medical marijuana ... See full summary »
Directors: Jamie DeWolf, JD Staley | Stars: Jamie DeWolf, Jaylee Alde, Eric Jacobus, Asher Kennedy
Votes: 22
15. Liar's Pendulum (2007)
94 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Liar's Pendulum is set in the fictitious city of Johanna in the near future. The main character, Alaric Almalquilar (a.k.a. Johnny Joe Blue), is a charismatic, street-smart ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew William Flores | Stars: David Winning, Niki Rubin, Tony DeSean, Joey Klein
Votes: 73
16. Dave O'Shea's Day Job (2012)
107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After working in her home, a mysterious blue-collar worker with a dark past becomes obsessed with an unhappily married woman. He and his roommate set out to eliminate anything and anyone who would stand in the way of winning her affection.
Director: Dave O'Shea | Stars: Dave O'Shea, Dominic Casazza, Vanessa Guajardo, Lauren Stower
Votes: 76
17. Hate Crime (2012)
Not Rated | 73 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A Jewish family, that just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a bunch of crystal-meth-crazed Neo-Nazi lunatics.
Director: James Cullen Bressack | Stars: Jody Barton, Nicholas Adam Clark, Gregory DePetro, Debbie Diesel
Votes: 1,166
18. I Am a Ghost (2012)
76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Emily, a troubled spirit, haunts her own house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia, a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced into a '... See full summary »
Director: H.P. Mendoza | Stars: Anna Ishida, Jeannie Barroga, Rick Burkhardt, Juliet Heller
Votes: 1,425
19. Trash and Progress (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Western
A rookie journalist has returned to the abandoned frontier of Earth with the dream of writing a career-making story about the descendants of those who were left behind. There she finds a ... See full summary »
Director: Abraham Dieckman | Stars: Maryssa Wanlass, Remi Barron, James Camblin, Lindsay Cookson
Votes: 52
20. End of the Road (I) (2011)
TV-MA | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of ghost hunters filming a new reality show are in for the night of their lives when the death of one of their own seems to have awoken supernatural spirits.
Director: J.P. Pierce | Stars: Michael Dorn, Robert Picardo, Zack Ward, Michael Chandler
Votes: 185
21. When Time Becomes a Woman (2012)
73 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Zad is on a mission to convince a woman to go with him in order to save the world.
Director: Ahmad Alyaseer | Stars: Zaid Baqaeen, Najwan Baqaeen
Votes: 423
22. Play Hooky (2012)
74 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Seniors play hooky from high school and get trapped in an abandoned Psychiatric Facility famous for hauntings, witchcraft and demonic possession.
Director: Frank S Petrilli | Stars: Kim Kleemichen, Becky Byers, Vincent Kulish, J. Wright Chester
Votes: 98
23. Escape from Tomorrow (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father's sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two underage girls on holiday.
Directors: Randy Moore, Ben Wheatley | Stars: Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez, Jack Dalton
Votes: 10,096 | Gross: $0.17M
24. The Kronicles of Scott Green and Marty Haze (2011)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy
This Film is based on the true experiences of two university students on April 19, 2009. A run in with campus security leaves Scott and Marty with no marijuana to celebrate their beloved ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Rice | Stars: Sean Batty, Andrew Blasius, Brandon Farrell, Craig Helmle
25. A F**kload of Scotch Tape (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A musical Neo-Noir drama where a patsy is set up to take the fall for a kidnapping that leads to murder. When the money he is paid is stolen, he embarks on a rampage of revenge. Things go ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Grant | Stars: Louie Lawless, Hannah Phelps, Brian Shaw, Anita Nicole Brown
Votes: 85
26. Happily Never After (2012)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramedy redefining the existence of Cole Killian who's large heart and ill judgment leads him into twisted relationship issues causing life destructive consequences.
Director: Jamie Heinrich | Stars: Jason Carrougher, Katherine Bending, Carlos Francisco Morales, Ryan Wichert
Votes: 82
27. The Mannsfield 12 (2007)
105 min | Drama
Andrew Perryman is a young man who has been sent to Mannsfield State Penitentiary on an 18-month sentence. His high-powered father secretly pays the prison warden to put young Perryman in ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Ross Jr. | Stars: Aaron D. Spears, Danny Adams, Thom Barry, Mark Prince Edwards
Votes: 167
28. Bubba Moon Face (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
A down-on-his-luck drifter, stranded without money in the place of his rural Missouri upbringing, hooks up with an old flame, and finds himself caring for his brother's infant child.
Director: Blake Eckard | Stars: Joe Hammerstone, Misty Ballew, Sylvia Geiger, Jennifer George
Votes: 20
29. Yusei Megadolce (2012)
99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When Karin starts working part-time for space physicist Professor Utsunomiya, she begins to see a planet exactly like the Earth in the sky above her. This planet called Megadolce seems to ... See full summary »
Director: Nobutaka Yamaoka | Stars: Juken Kawashima, Kyoko Takahashi, Miki Takeuchi, Shino Utsumi
Votes: 10
30. Race War: The Remake (2012)
95 min | Comedy, Horror
What happens when the white man brings their smack into Soda's hood?
Director: Tom Martino | Stars: Coady Allen, Howard Calvert, Corey Fuller, Joe Grisaffi
Votes: 33
31. Zero in the System (2013)
84 min | Crime, Drama
A vigilante ex-con is determined to clean up his crime-infested community. As he avenges the death of his sister, he begins a series of actions that may lead to his own destruction.
Director: Tim McCann | Stars: Mike Simmons, Tabitha Holbert, Chris Kerson, Darrell Crawford
Votes: 80
32. The Sky Has Fallen (2009)
80 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A new disease kills most of humanity in hours. Survivors see dark figures taking bodies for experiments. Lance and Rachel, determined to survive, seek to kill the leader before the rest of humanity vanishes.
Director: Doug Roos | Stars: Carey MacLaren, Laurel Kemper, Cory Knisely, Grant Anstine
Votes: 4,936
33. Killing Me (2012)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Aaron Schwartz has one big dream to become famous. And he's figured out the surefire way to get him there, becoming an infamous serial killer. The one big problem is - he can't kill a fly.
Director: Henry Weintraub | Stars: Patrick O'Driscoll, Joe Von Appen, Sonya Davis, Jennifer Brian
Votes: 22
34. Beyond the Grave (2010)
89 min | Action, Crime, Horror
In a devastated post-apocalyptic world where the rules of reality are transformed by magic and madness, a vengeful police officer searches for a possessed serial killer in a battle of the not-so-good versus absolute evil.
Director: Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro | Stars: Rafael Tombini, Álvaro Rosa Costa, Ricardo Seffner, Amanda Grimaldi
Votes: 223
35. Exhumed (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror
A warped and mysterious family are unable to leave the house they reside in for unknown reasons. When this strange brood decide to turn their captivity into a sick and violent game, it ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Debbie Rochon, Sarah Nicklin, Michael Reed, Michael Thurber
Votes: 184
36. Road to Hell (2008)
87 min | Action, Fantasy, Musical
A soldier who has been fighting a long war is driven mad because he no longer believes in any purpose or righteous truth behind the killing. He comes home to a surreal world looking for his... See full summary »
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Michael Paré, Clare Kramer, Courtney Peldon, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 948
37. Bulletface (2010)
82 min | Thriller
Horror and Revenge drive this thriller set in the sex and human trafficking underbelly of a nightmarish city where spinal fluid has become the drug of choice...with frightening consequences.
Directors: Albert Pyun, Howie Askins, Joe Baile | Stars: Victoria Maurette, Steven Bauer, Morgan Weisser, Jenny Dare Paulin
Votes: 925
38. Cool Air (2006 Video)
PG-13 | 78 min | Horror
Charlie Baxter, a struggling screenwriter, is searching for accommodation in a rundown mansion somewhere in the isolated mountains above Malibu. An expressionless and creatively bankrupt ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Morgan Weisser, Crystal Laws Green, Jenny Dare Paulin, Norbert Weisser
Votes: 862
39. The Disco Exorcist (2011)
Unrated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
Rex Romanski, a suave playboy with all the right moves and undisputed Disco King, is in for a wild ride as a perfect one-night stand triggers a curse and a visit from hell's blackest demons. Now, make way for the Disco Exorcist.
Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Shadow Faye, Andre Boudreau, Kevin Killavey, Ruth Mahala Sullivan
Votes: 291
40. The Turnpike Killer (2009)
105 min | Horror, Thriller
Hulking and vicious homicidal maniac Jon Beest hears voices that compel him to brutally butcher women. He dumps their bodies on the side of the road on the New Jersey Turnpike. It's up to ... See full summary »
Directors: Evan Makrogiannis, Brian Weaver | Stars: Bill McLaughlin, Edgar Moyé, Lyndsey Brown, Vinny Ward
Votes: 119
41. Blood for Irina (2012)
Not Rated | 70 min | Horror
Irina, a dying 100-year-old vampire, a motel manager, and a broken prostitute live a in a world of literal and figurative decay.
Director: Chris Alexander | Stars: Shauna Henry, Carrie Gemmell, David Goodfellow, Andre Becker
Votes: 125
42. Tak pakhnet lyubov (2012)
66 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The first in the history of the city of Tver (Russian Federation) full-length trash-movie featuring the iconic representatives of Tver fringe elite and the intellectuals, based on the story... See full summary »
Directors: Aleksandra Zhuravlyova, Sergey Semyonov | Star: Aleksey Mogilevskiy
Votes: 26
43. You Can't Kill Stephen King (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of friends visit a lake where horror author Stephen King lives, and start getting killed off one at a time.
Directors: Ronnie Khalil, Monroe Mann, Jorge Valdés-Iga | Stars: Monroe Mann, Ronnie Khalil, Crystal Arnette, Kayle Blogna
Votes: 1,756
44. Johnny Ghost (2011)
76 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The past is inside you everyday of your life.
Director: Donna McRae | Stars: Anni Finsterer, Clara Francesca, Si Francis, Natalie Carr
Votes: 80
45. Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast (2011 Video)
R | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
12 years ago during a scientific expedition 3 animal biologists stumbled upon a great discovery that ended in tragedy. Whatever killed them has awoken and now the legend of the Ancient Snow Beast could prove to be more than just a legend.
Director: Sam Qualiana | Stars: Sam Qualiana, Michael O'Hear, Kathy Murphy, C.J. Qualiana
Votes: 664
46. The Big Black (2011)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
20-year-old Jack hunts the nightmare of his past and crosses paths with mysterious Eve, who is either his Guardian Angel or his Final Doom. Time runs out as Jack tries to escape the demons of the waste lands in order to find redemption.
Director: Oliver Kyr | Stars: Constantin von Jascheroff, Delphine Chanéac, Paul Barrett, David Gant
Votes: 27
47. The Black Dahlia Haunting (2012)
TV-14 | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
While investigating the murder of her father by her blind younger brother, a young woman disturbs the vengeful spirit of Elizabeth Short, known in legend as "The Black Dahlia".
Director: Brandon Slagle | Stars: Devanny Pinn, Britt Griffith, Noah Dahl, Alexis Iacono
Votes: 861
48. Adam Chaplin (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Horror
His life was torn apart when his wife was murdered by Mafia boss Denny. Filled with vengeance, Adam summoned a demon that endowed him with god-like strength so that he might survive his journey through Heaven's Valley.
Directors: Emanuele De Santi, Giulio De Santi | Stars: Emanuele De Santi, Valeria Sannino, Chiara Marfella, Christian Riva
Votes: 2,174
49. Nightmare Factory (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
An inside look at the world of Hollywood special effects and the company paving the way, KNB Effects.
Director: Donna Davies | Stars: Gabriel Bartalos, Howard Berger, Steve Biodrowski, Alex Brewer
Votes: 600
50. American Autumn: an Occudoc (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Crime, News
The first feature length documentary on the Occupy movement, American Autumn: an occudoc offers answers for those who continue to ask: "what does the occupy movement stand for? What are our demands?
Director: Dennis Trainor Jr.
Votes: 29
51. Vakondok 2 - Demoscene (2011)
90 min | Documentary
In the 1980's, something changed the world forever. Computer technology, mostly due to the appearance of affordable Commodore 64's, entered households worldwide, providing the opportunity ... See full summary »
Director: Szilárd Matusik | Stars: Anders Lassen, András Kövér, Balázs Oszvald, Balázs Vasvári
Votes: 293
52. Danland (2012)
91 min | Documentary, Drama
Amateur porn producer Dan Leal, aka 'Porno Dan', searches for commitment and intimacy in spite of his industry and himself.
Director: Alexandra Berger | Star: Porno Dan
Votes: 67
53. Zero Killed (2012)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, Crime
People talk about their murder fantasies and stage them as short films.
Director: Michal Kosakowski | Stars: Uli Aigner, Aylin Ayaz, Teresa Behr, Dietmar Beinhauer
Votes: 81
54. The Cottage (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When Chloe and Michael Carpenter rent out the cottage behind their house to charming romance novelist Robert Mars, their American dream soon turns into a suburban nightmare.
Director: Chris Jaymes | Stars: David Arquette, Kristen Dalton, Victor Browne, Morissa O'Mara
Votes: 1,272
55. Burlesque Assassins (2012)
96 min | Comedy
The Burlesque Assassins. Beautiful, deadly and a vital weapon in the war on communism that threatens the free world. Set in the 1950s, this tale of cold war espionage and intrigue follows ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Joffe | Stars: David A. Crellin, Roxi D'Lite, Carrie Schiffler, Dusan Rokvic
Votes: 257
56. Tight (2011– )
114 min | Reality-TV
"Tight" is a kick-ass, all-girl, hard-rock band. Think Go-Go's meet Metallica. The four member rock band came together in Las Vegas where each hopes they can make the transition from porn star to rock star.
Stars: Bree Olson, Monica Mayhem, Tuesday Cross, Alicia Andrews
Votes: 48
57. Underbelly Blues (2011)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
A cowardly rapper tells a redneck about a mysterious briefcase and a large amount of cash that sets into motion a series of bumbling events that will inevitably involve much of the L.A. underworld and may just bring down corporate America.
Director: Phil Messerer | Stars: Seamus Reed, Emilee Wilson, Andrew Green, Nathan Hurd
Votes: 64
58. Fat Cat (II) (2012)
88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Fat Cat is a gangster comedy set in Italy and in London. It 's the story of two goofy criminals from Italy that get in trouble with their boss, a schizophrenic and flamboyant crime lord ... See full summary »
Director: Michele Fiascaris | Stars: Lorenzo Richelmy, Tommaso Arnaldi, Alberto Onofrietti, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Votes: 11
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