Susan Pourfar

A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargined for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities.

Released after 20 years in prison, ex-con Charlie Sundstrom returns to his home town to find that his estranged son, who has disappeared into the criminal underworld, is being hunted by a ruthless gang leader. Charlie enlists the help of a rogue corrections officer to help in the search. (imdb)

Griffin is divorced, living in a flat in Manhattan while his sons and ex live in the family home in Westchester. He gets bad news from his oncologist: cancerous lesions have spread through his chest, and he has only a year or so to live. He audits a psychology class on death and dying at a nearby college where he chats up a woman who turns out to be an assistant dean... (imdb)

A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. (imdb)