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Adventureland (2009)

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In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Mottola
CAST:  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Kristen Stewart  •  Martin Starr  •  Kristen Wiig

In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Mottola
CAST:  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Kristen Stewart  •  Martin Starr  •  Kristen Wiig

The Upside (2019)

UpliftingFunnyCharmingEnjoyable

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Kevin Hart  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Julianna Margulies

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Kevin Hart  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Julianna Margulies

City Island (2009)

UpliftingFunnyCharmingEnjoyable

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Andy García  •  Alan Arkin  •  Dominik Garcia  •  Emily Mortimer

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Andy García  •  Alan Arkin  •  Dominik Garcia  •  Emily Mortimer

Brassed Off (1996)

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A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Herman
CAST:  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Tara Fitzgerald  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stephen Tompkinson

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Herman
CAST:  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Tara Fitzgerald  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stephen Tompkinson

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

FunnyCharmingEmotionalEnjoyable

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Sally Hawkins  •  Alexis Zegerman  •  Eddie Marsan  •  Samuel Roukin

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Sally Hawkins  •  Alexis Zegerman  •  Eddie Marsan  •  Samuel Roukin

Thelma & Louise (1991)

UpliftingPowerfulCharmingDramatic

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Geena Davis  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Brad Pitt

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Geena Davis  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Brad Pitt

Real Life (1979)

FunnyCharmingCleverEnjoyable

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Brooks
CAST:  Albert Brooks  •  Joseph Schaffler  •  Phyllis Quinn  •  Lisa Urette

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Brooks
CAST:  Albert Brooks  •  Joseph Schaffler  •  Phyllis Quinn  •  Lisa Urette

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

FunnyCharmingEnjoyableTear-jerker

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Gillespie
CAST:  Ryan Gosling  •  Emily Mortimer  •  Paul Schneider  •  Kelli Garner

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Gillespie
CAST:  Ryan Gosling  •  Emily Mortimer  •  Paul Schneider  •  Kelli Garner

A Knight's Tale (2001)

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William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Helgeland
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Rufus Sewell  •  Shannyn Sossamon  •  Paul Bettany

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Helgeland
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Rufus Sewell  •  Shannyn Sossamon  •  Paul Bettany

Hallam Foe (2007)

TragicCharmingDramaticEmotional

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackenzie
CAST:  Jamie Bell  •  Sophia Myles  •  Ciarán Hinds  •  Claire Forlani

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackenzie
CAST:  Jamie Bell  •  Sophia Myles  •  Ciarán Hinds  •  Claire Forlani

The Grand Seduction (2014)

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A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McKellar
CAST:  Brendan Gleeson  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Gordon Pinsent  •  Liane Balaban

A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McKellar
CAST:  Brendan Gleeson  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  Gordon Pinsent  •  Liane Balaban

Mister Roberts (1984)

CharmingClassicEmotionalEnjoyable

Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts (Robert Hays, Airplane!), who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Bernhardt
CAST:  Robert Hays  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Raye Birk  •  Charles Durning

Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts (Robert Hays, Airplane!), who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Bernhardt
CAST:  Robert Hays  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Raye Birk  •  Charles Durning

Made in Italy (2020)

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A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D'Arcy
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Micheál Richardson  •  Valeria Bilello

A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D'Arcy
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Micheál Richardson  •  Valeria Bilello

Her Secret Lesson (2020)

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Jincheol and Hyejeong are lovers. However, both of them are bad at sex and are disappointed in each other. Hye-jeong says goodbye to Jin-cheol. Jin-cheol recommends that her friend Kyung-soo be taught that there is a god of sex. Yoon-il, the god of sex, accepts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Seok-man
CAST:  Min Do-yoon  •  Park Soo-bin-III  •  Hae Il  •  Si Woo

Jincheol and Hyejeong are lovers. However, both of them are bad at sex and are disappointed in each other. Hye-jeong says goodbye to Jin-cheol. Jin-cheol recommends that her friend Kyung-soo be taught that there is a god of sex. Yoon-il, the god of sex, accepts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Seok-man
CAST:  Min Do-yoon  •  Park Soo-bin-III  •  Hae Il  •  Si Woo

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

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Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Gene Hackman

Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Gene Hackman

Whip It (2009)

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In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drew Barrymore
CAST:  Elliot Page  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Landon Pigg  •  Sarah Habel

In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drew Barrymore
CAST:  Elliot Page  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Landon Pigg  •  Sarah Habel

Mother's Day (2010)

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Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darren Lynn Bousman
CAST:  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Jaime King  •  Patrick John Flueger  •  Deborah Ann Woll

Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darren Lynn Bousman
CAST:  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Jaime King  •  Patrick John Flueger  •  Deborah Ann Woll

Scandal Makers (2008)

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Former teen idol Nam Hyeon-soo is now in his thirties and working as a radio DJ. One day a young woman named Jeong-nam shows up and claims to be his own daughter. She also has a son whom she claims to be Hyeon-soo's grandson. Their relation is proven via DNA tests ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Hyung-chul
CAST:  Park Bo-young  •  Cha Tae-hyun  •  Park Young-seo  •  Im Ji-gyu

Former teen idol Nam Hyeon-soo is now in his thirties and working as a radio DJ. One day a young woman named Jeong-nam shows up and claims to be his own daughter. She also has a son whom she claims to be Hyeon-soo's grandson. Their relation is proven via DNA tests ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kang Hyung-chul
CAST:  Park Bo-young  •  Cha Tae-hyun  •  Park Young-seo  •  Im Ji-gyu

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

FunnyCharmingEnjoyableFun

A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Julia Roberts  •  Patrick Stewart  •  Cylk Cozart

A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Julia Roberts  •  Patrick Stewart  •  Cylk Cozart

Win Win (2011)

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When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Paul Giamatti  •  Melanie Lynskey  •  Amy Ryan  •  Jeffrey Tambor

When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Paul Giamatti  •  Melanie Lynskey  •  Amy Ryan  •  Jeffrey Tambor
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