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In the Loop (2009)

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The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armando Iannucci
CAST:  Peter Capaldi  •  Tom Hollander  •  Gina McKee  •  James Gandolfini

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armando Iannucci
CAST:  Peter Capaldi  •  Tom Hollander  •  Gina McKee  •  James Gandolfini

Soapdish (1991)

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Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Hoffman
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Kevin Kline  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Cathy Moriarty

Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Hoffman
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Kevin Kline  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Cathy Moriarty

Wilson's Reward (1980)

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A missionary in the West Indies tries to change the ways of a drunken womanizer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick O'Neal
CAST:  Sandy Dennis  •  Gerald S. O'Loughlin  •  Fred Morsell  •  Rosemarie Vis

A missionary in the West Indies tries to change the ways of a drunken womanizer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick O'Neal
CAST:  Sandy Dennis  •  Gerald S. O'Loughlin  •  Fred Morsell  •  Rosemarie Vis

National Velvet (1945)

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Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Donald Crisp  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Anne Revere

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Donald Crisp  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Anne Revere

The Thin Man (1934)

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A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Nat Pendleton

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Nat Pendleton

Fletch (1985)

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When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Chevy Chase  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Richard Libertini

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Chevy Chase  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Richard Libertini

The Trip (2011)

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When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Rob Brydon  •  Claire Keelan  •  Margo Stilley

When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  Rob Brydon  •  Claire Keelan  •  Margo Stilley

Sons of the Desert (1933)

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Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Charley Chase  •  Mae Busch

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Charley Chase  •  Mae Busch

Date Night (2010)

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Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shawn Levy
CAST:  Steve Carell  •  Tina Fey  •  Mark Wahlberg  •  Taraji P. Henson

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shawn Levy
CAST:  Steve Carell  •  Tina Fey  •  Mark Wahlberg  •  Taraji P. Henson

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

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A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Jerry Adler  •  Alan Alda

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Jerry Adler  •  Alan Alda

The Music Man (1962)

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A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morton DaCosta
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Shirley Jones  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Ron Howard

A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morton DaCosta
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Shirley Jones  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Ron Howard

Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

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Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Betty Hutton  •  Howard Keel  •  Louis Calhern  •  J. Carrol Naish

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Betty Hutton  •  Howard Keel  •  Louis Calhern  •  J. Carrol Naish

Kronk's New Groove (2005)

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Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliot M. Bour  •  Saul Blinkoff
CAST:  Patrick Warburton  •  Tracey Ullman  •  Eartha Kitt  •  John Goodman

Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliot M. Bour  •  Saul Blinkoff
CAST:  Patrick Warburton  •  Tracey Ullman  •  Eartha Kitt  •  John Goodman

Love and Death (1975)

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In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Georges Adet  •  Frank Adu

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Georges Adet  •  Frank Adu

K-On! The Movie (2011)

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Graduation draws near for Yui, Ritsu, Mio and Tsumugi, the four 3rd-year students of the Light Music Club. They, together with Azusa, decide to go on a post-graduation trip. Their destination, decided by Lot, is London!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Yamada
CAST:  Aki Toyosaki  •  Yoko Hikasa  •  Minako Kotobuki  •  Satomi Sato

Graduation draws near for Yui, Ritsu, Mio and Tsumugi, the four 3rd-year students of the Light Music Club. They, together with Azusa, decide to go on a post-graduation trip. Their destination, decided by Lot, is London!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Yamada
CAST:  Aki Toyosaki  •  Yoko Hikasa  •  Minako Kotobuki  •  Satomi Sato

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)

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When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Carl Reiner  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  Alan Arkin  •  Brian Keith

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Carl Reiner  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  Alan Arkin  •  Brian Keith

Midnight (1939)

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An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Claudette Colbert  •  Don Ameche  •  John Barrymore  •  Francis Lederer

An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Claudette Colbert  •  Don Ameche  •  John Barrymore  •  Francis Lederer

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

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

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Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Danny Kaye  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Boris Karloff  •  Fay Bainter

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Danny Kaye  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Boris Karloff  •  Fay Bainter

Down by Law (1986)

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A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Jarmusch
CAST:  Tom Waits  •  John Lurie  •  Roberto Benigni  •  Nicoletta Braschi

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Jarmusch
CAST:  Tom Waits  •  John Lurie  •  Roberto Benigni  •  Nicoletta Braschi
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