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American cinema: Comedy/Drama
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
George Seaton
When he complains about a drunken Santa at a Thanksgiving Day parade, Kris Kringle quickly finds himself cast as his replacement...
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George Seaton
Modern Times (1936)
Charles Chaplin
Unable to cope with the interminable monotony of work on the assembly line, a factory worker has a nervous breakdown and begins wrecking the machinery...
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Charles Chaplin
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Frank Capra
Longfellow Deeds is unsure how to react when he learns that he has inherited 20 million dollars from his uncle, the magnate Martin Semple...
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Frank Capra
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Vincent Sherman
With a host of eligible young bachelors throwing themselves at her feet, socialite beauty Fanny Trellis surprises everyone by marrying a middle-aged Jewish stockbroker named Job Skeffington...
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Vincent Sherman
The Odd Couple (1968)
Gene Saks
Felix Ungar is a New York newswriter who decides that life is no longer worth living after his wife tells him she wants a divorce...
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Gene Saks
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness... [More...]
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness... [More...]
L'Ours (1988)
Jean-Jacques Annaud
British Columbia, 1885. When his mother is killed in a rock-fall, a young bear cub must learn to fend for himself. The cub attempts to befriend a giant grizzly bear, but the latter, irritated by the youngster's attentions, pushes him away... [More...]
Jean-Jacques Annaud
British Columbia, 1885. When his mother is killed in a rock-fall, a young bear cub must learn to fend for himself. The cub attempts to befriend a giant grizzly bear, but the latter, irritated by the youngster's attentions, pushes him away... [More...]
Pal Joey (1957)
George Sidney
Arriving in San Francisco, two-bit cabaret singer Joey Evans soon talks his way into a night club spot, although his reputation as a serial philanderer precedes him... [More...]
George Sidney
Arriving in San Francisco, two-bit cabaret singer Joey Evans soon talks his way into a night club spot, although his reputation as a serial philanderer precedes him... [More...]
People Will Talk (1951)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Persepolis (2007)
Vincent Paronnaud
Teheran, 1978. The dreams of 8-year-old Marjane are fractured but not crushed when the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Revolution begins... [More...]
Vincent Paronnaud
Teheran, 1978. The dreams of 8-year-old Marjane are fractured but not crushed when the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Revolution begins... [More...]
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
Maurice Tourneur
10-year-old Gwendolyn is miserable beyond belief, despite the fact that her parents are filthy rich and she lives in a palatial mansion waited on night and day by an army of servants... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
10-year-old Gwendolyn is miserable beyond belief, despite the fact that her parents are filthy rich and she lives in a palatial mansion waited on night and day by an army of servants... [More...]
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Robert Z. Leonard
In England of the early 1800s, Mrs Bennet's constant worry is the fate of her five daughters, each of whom has yet to acquire a suitable husband... [More...]
Robert Z. Leonard
In England of the early 1800s, Mrs Bennet's constant worry is the fate of her five daughters, each of whom has yet to acquire a suitable husband... [More...]
Rain Man (1988)
Barry Levinson
Charlie Babbitt, a brash, twenty-something car dealer, sheds no tears when he learns that his estranged father has died, but he is outraged when he discovers that Babbitt Senior has bequeathed his entire three million dollar estate to an unknown beneficiary... [More...]
Barry Levinson
Charlie Babbitt, a brash, twenty-something car dealer, sheds no tears when he learns that his estranged father has died, but he is outraged when he discovers that Babbitt Senior has bequeathed his entire three million dollar estate to an unknown beneficiary... [More...]
Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
The Sound of Music (1965)
Robert Wise
Salzburg, Austria, in the late 1930s. Maria is an idealistic young woman whose only goal in life is to become a nun. Unfortunately, the sisters at the convent where she is preparing to take her vows are unsure whether she is suited for this life and so she is sent away for a period of reflection... [More...]
Robert Wise
Salzburg, Austria, in the late 1930s. Maria is an idealistic young woman whose only goal in life is to become a nun. Unfortunately, the sisters at the convent where she is preparing to take her vows are unsure whether she is suited for this life and so she is sent away for a period of reflection... [More...]
Stage Door (1937)
Gregory La Cava
Against the wishes of her incredibly wealthy family, society gal Terry Randall is determined to make her way as an actress... [More...]
Gregory La Cava
Against the wishes of her incredibly wealthy family, society gal Terry Randall is determined to make her way as an actress... [More...]
Stalag 17 (1953)
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 is a German prisoner of war camp located somewhere on the Danube. In late December 1944, the American airmen housed in barracks four have formed an escape committee but on the night of the escape the two would-be fugitives are shot dead as soon as they cross the perimeter fence... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 is a German prisoner of war camp located somewhere on the Danube. In late December 1944, the American airmen housed in barracks four have formed an escape committee but on the night of the escape the two would-be fugitives are shot dead as soon as they cross the perimeter fence... [More...]
Stardust Memories (1980)
Woody Allen
Sandy Bates is a middle-aged comedy film director whose attempt to make a more serious movie is jeopardised by his producers... [More...]
Woody Allen
Sandy Bates is a middle-aged comedy film director whose attempt to make a more serious movie is jeopardised by his producers... [More...]
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Charles Reisner
For years, Bill Canfield has made a successful living ferrying passengers up and down river in his old steamboat. But now he faces ruin when the town's banker, James King, starts up a rival business with a brand new steamer... [More...]
Charles Reisner
For years, Bill Canfield has made a successful living ferrying passengers up and down river in his old steamboat. But now he faces ruin when the town's banker, James King, starts up a rival business with a brand new steamer... [More...]
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Preston Sturges
John L. Sullivan is a successful Hollywood film director. His lightweight comedies, such as Ants in Your Pants of 1939, have made him a rich man... [More...]
Preston Sturges
John L. Sullivan is a successful Hollywood film director. His lightweight comedies, such as Ants in Your Pants of 1939, have made him a rich man... [More...]
Suspicion (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life... [More...]
Svengali (1931)
Archie Mayo
In late 19th century Paris, Svengali ekes out a modest existence as a music teacher and pianist. He hopes that by marrying a wealthy woman he will be able to enjoy a more comfortable mode of living, but when his victim leaves her husband without a penny to her name he has no choice but to hypnotise her into drowning herself... [More...]
Archie Mayo
In late 19th century Paris, Svengali ekes out a modest existence as a music teacher and pianist. He hopes that by marrying a wealthy woman he will be able to enjoy a more comfortable mode of living, but when his victim leaves her husband without a penny to her name he has no choice but to hypnotise her into drowning herself... [More...]
The Talk of the Town (1942)
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
THX 1138 (1971)
George Lucas
The inhabitants of a futuristic underground city live a highly regimented existence, kept in a docile state by compulsory drug consumption... [More...]
George Lucas
The inhabitants of a futuristic underground city live a highly regimented existence, kept in a docile state by compulsory drug consumption... [More...]
The Time of Your Life (1948)
H.C. Potter
Nick's is a popular Pacific Street saloon bar on the San Francisco waterfront. The owner, Nick, welcomes oddballs and dropouts, insisting that they be themselves at all times... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Nick's is a popular Pacific Street saloon bar on the San Francisco waterfront. The owner, Nick, welcomes oddballs and dropouts, insisting that they be themselves at all times... [More...]
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Ernst Lubitsch
Poland, 1939. With Germany poised to launch an invasion that will plunge the world into a long and costly war, Warsaw's leading theatre company is busy rehearsing an anti-Nazi play which pokes fun at Hitler and his jackbooted cohorts... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Poland, 1939. With Germany poised to launch an invasion that will plunge the world into a long and costly war, Warsaw's leading theatre company is busy rehearsing an anti-Nazi play which pokes fun at Hitler and his jackbooted cohorts... [More...]
True Heart Susie (1919)
D.W. Griffith
Countryside neighbours Suzie and William are in love, but being young and inexperienced in the ways of love, neither knows how to open his heart to the other... [More...]
D.W. Griffith
Countryside neighbours Suzie and William are in love, but being young and inexperienced in the ways of love, neither knows how to open his heart to the other... [More...]
True Romance (1993)
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema... [More...]
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema... [More...]
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Irvin Kershner
On the face of it, Margaret Reynolds has nothing to complain about. She is a happily married mother of two leading a comfortable, if slightly humdrum, existence in New York City... [More...]
Irvin Kershner
On the face of it, Margaret Reynolds has nothing to complain about. She is a happily married mother of two leading a comfortable, if slightly humdrum, existence in New York City... [More...]