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Glorifying the American Girl

1929

Glorifying the American Girl

1929
5.3
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
Modest Reception

2013

Modest Reception

2013
6.4
An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?

1972

Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?

1972
5.4
An eccentric bounty hunter named Providence captures and sets free a criminal in order to collect the same bounty over and over again in different states, until they discover that a local sheriff is up to something crooked.
Don't Go Near the Water

1957

Don't Go Near the Water

1957
5.1
Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.
Terror at Red Wolf Inn

1972

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

1972
5.5
College student Regina comes back to her room from class one day to discover she's won a getaway vacation at the quiet Red Wolf Inn. Before she can even call her parents to let them know where she'll be, the lodge owners arrange her transport and she soon finds herself with two other young women as guests of a kindly old couple. The place is beautiful and the food is fantastic, but something just doesn't seem right. One of the guests has suddenly vanished, and the hosts are certainly reluctant to have anyone poking around the meat locker. Still, the barbecued ribs are delicious, so what's there to complain about?
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

1992

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

1992
5.1
David seriously fancies smart, rich Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still finds him appalling, David manages to change her mind.
Joey

1997

Joey

1997
5.5
Billy is a boy who is trying to save a baby kangaroo called Joey when it is caught and taken to Sydney. Linda, the young daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is helping Billy in his task.
Dear Heart

1965

Dear Heart

1965
6.4
A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Harold's Going Stiff

2011

Harold's Going Stiff

2011
4.5
Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes.
Private Lives

1931

Private Lives

1931
6.3
Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive at a hotel on the same day and are put in rooms with adjoining terraces. Things go well until Amanda sees Elyot on the adjacent terrace.
The Actress

1953

The Actress

1953
6.4
The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
Harmony and Me

2010

Harmony and Me

2010
5.6
Lyricist Harmony insists on wallowing in misery eons after being unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend. While the members of Harmony's family are long over his antics, that doesn't stop him from milking his heartbreak and telling his tale of woe to anyone who will listen.
My Friend Irma Goes West

1950

My Friend Irma Goes West

1950
6.1
Singer Steve, friend Seymour and fiance Jane, along with her dizzy blonde room mate Irma, have a series of misadventures on a California-bound train and end up involved with a gang of murderous gangsters in Las Vegas.
Bless the Beasts & Children

1971

Bless the Beasts & Children

1971
6.8
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
Crazy Eyes

2012

Crazy Eyes

2012
4.2
Zack is a young, divorced father who starts to develop romantic feelings towards his friend Rebecca, whom he refers to as "Crazy Eyes". He spends a lot of time at a bar run by his best friend Dan Drake and hanging out with Autumn. As he pursues a sexual relationship with Rebecca, Zack grows increasingly aware of the importance of his son's role in his life amidst the failing health of his own father.
On Our Merry Way

1948

On Our Merry Way

1948
5.6
Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the day's roving question. Martha suggests, "Has a little child ever changed your life?" Oliver gets answers from two slow-talking musicians, an actress whose roles usually feature a sarong, and an itinerant cardsharp. In each case the "little child" is hardly innocent: in the first, a local auto mechanic's "baby" turns out to be fully developed as a woman and a musician; in the second, a spoiled child star learns kindness; in the third, the family of a lost brat doesn't want him returned. And Oliver, what becomes of him?
Assassin of Youth

1938

Assassin of Youth

1938
2.7
A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.
When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001
5.2
The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.
Many Rivers to Cross

1955

Many Rivers to Cross

1955
6.2
Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.
Special Delivery

2002

Special Delivery

2002
4.7
An unexpected phone call from a certain Kirsch sets off a crisis between Catherine and Raphaël that will affect all those around them, be they close friends or casual acquaintances.