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American cinema: Comedy/Drama
Female (1933)
Michael Curtiz
Alison Drake has inherited a large car factory from her father and runs it with ruthless efficiency. She has no time for sentiment in either her personal or professional life...
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Michael Curtiz
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Norman Jewison
Ukraine, 1905. Tevye is a Jewish milkman who lives in Anatevka, a village in Tsarist Russia. His five daughters are a constant cause of anxiety to him, but one day his burden is eased slightly when the butcher Lazar Wolf, a comparatively wealthy man, offers to marry his eldest, Tzeitel...
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Norman Jewison
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Billy Wilder
CBS cameraman Henry Hinkle is covering a football game at Cleveland Stadium when one of the players, Boom Boom Jackson, runs into him, rendering him unconscious...
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Billy Wilder
The Full Monty (1997)
Peter Cattaneo
Sheffield, England in the mid-1990s. Unable to find work, former steelworker Gaz and his best friend Dave are forced to steal scrap metal so that they can make ends meet...
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Peter Cattaneo
Going My Way (1944)
Leo McCarey
Father Fitzgibbon is the ageing pastor of St Dominic's parish, a disadvantaged area of New York where stray boys roam the streets in gangs whilst financier Ted Haines threatens his tenants with eviction unless they pay their rent...
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Leo McCarey
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Barry Levinson
Saigon, 1965. During the Vietnam War, American Airman Adrian Cronauer is seconded to work as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio service... [More...]
Barry Levinson
Saigon, 1965. During the Vietnam War, American Airman Adrian Cronauer is seconded to work as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio service... [More...]
The Graduate (1967)
Mike Nichols
20 year old Ben returns to his parents' home after graduating and wonders what to do with his life. Before he realises what is happening, he is seduced by Mrs Robinson, the middle-aged wife of his father's business partner and is drawn into a compulsive but passionless love affair... [More...]
Mike Nichols
20 year old Ben returns to his parents' home after graduating and wonders what to do with his life. Before he realises what is happening, he is seduced by Mrs Robinson, the middle-aged wife of his father's business partner and is drawn into a compulsive but passionless love affair... [More...]
The Great Dictator (1940)
Charles Chaplin
During World War I, a humble Jewish barber saves the life of an officer, but injures himself in an aeroplane crash. Having spent 20 years in hospital recovering from memory loss, the barber returns to his home in the Jewish ghetto to find his people tormented by vicious soldiers... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
During World War I, a humble Jewish barber saves the life of an officer, but injures himself in an aeroplane crash. Having spent 20 years in hospital recovering from memory loss, the barber returns to his home in the Jewish ghetto to find his people tormented by vicious soldiers... [More...]
The Great Escape (1963)
John Sturges
During the Second World War, German High Command decides to place all of the most troublesome Allied prisoners of war in a single camp managed by Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger... [More...]
John Sturges
During the Second World War, German High Command decides to place all of the most troublesome Allied prisoners of war in a single camp managed by Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger... [More...]
Groundhog Day (1993)
Harold Ramis
Phil Connors, an arrogant, self-absorbed weather forecast presenter, is far from happy about being forced to report on the annual Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney... [More...]
Harold Ramis
Phil Connors, an arrogant, self-absorbed weather forecast presenter, is far from happy about being forced to report on the annual Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney... [More...]
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Woody Allen
Hannah is a successful stage actress who has recently taken an extended career break so that she can raise a family with her second husband, Elliot, a financial adviser... [More...]
Woody Allen
Hannah is a successful stage actress who has recently taken an extended career break so that she can raise a family with her second husband, Elliot, a financial adviser... [More...]
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Ernst Lubitsch
After a life of dissolute pleasure-seeking, Henry Van Cleve considers he has earned his place in Hell. But when he arrives in the entrance hall to Satan's fiery domain, he encounters an imposing figure who is less certain of his credentials... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
After a life of dissolute pleasure-seeking, Henry Van Cleve considers he has earned his place in Hell. But when he arrives in the entrance hall to Satan's fiery domain, he encounters an imposing figure who is less certain of his credentials... [More...]
Holiday (1938)
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
Holiday Inn (1942)
Mark Sandrich
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover are a star New York song and dance act, but their partnership is about to end when Jim makes up his mind to drop out of the entertainment business so that he can run a farm in Connecticut... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover are a star New York song and dance act, but their partnership is about to end when Jim makes up his mind to drop out of the entertainment business so that he can run a farm in Connecticut... [More...]
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Woody Allen
Gabe and Judy are a happily married middle-aged couple living in New York City. He is a respected writer and university professor; she is an editor on an art magazine... [More...]
Woody Allen
Gabe and Judy are a happily married middle-aged couple living in New York City. He is a respected writer and university professor; she is an editor on an art magazine... [More...]
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Frank Capra
On the death of his father, George Bailey has no choice but to take over the management of the family's loan and savings business... [More...]
Frank Capra
On the death of his father, George Bailey has no choice but to take over the management of the family's loan and savings business... [More...]
The Kid (1921)
Charles Chaplin
Extreme personal circumstances drive a young woman to abandon her newborn baby. The infant is discovered by a solitary tramp who decides to adopt it... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
Extreme personal circumstances drive a young woman to abandon her newborn baby. The infant is discovered by a solitary tramp who decides to adopt it... [More...]
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
Robert Aldrich
London, 1968. June Buckridge is a dowdy actress in her early fifties who has become a household name, thanks to her prominent role as Sister George in the popular BBC television soap opera Applehurst... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
London, 1968. June Buckridge is a dowdy actress in her early fifties who has become a household name, thanks to her prominent role as Sister George in the popular BBC television soap opera Applehurst... [More...]
The King and I (1956)
Walter Lang
In 1862, a young English widow, Anna Leonowens, arrives in Bangkok with her infant son to take up the post of private tutor to the numerous offspring of the King of Siam... [More...]
Walter Lang
In 1862, a young English widow, Anna Leonowens, arrives in Bangkok with her infant son to take up the post of private tutor to the numerous offspring of the King of Siam... [More...]
The King of Comedy (1982)
Martin Scorsese
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be famous. Convinced that he is destined to be the next king of comedy, he foists himself on America's premier chat show host, Jerry Langford, urging him to give him a spot on his evening show... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be famous. Convinced that he is destined to be the next king of comedy, he foists himself on America's premier chat show host, Jerry Langford, urging him to give him a spot on his evening show... [More...]
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
Ernst Lubitsch
Unaware that his wife is being courted behind his back by the eligible bachelor Lord Darlington, Lord Windermere is disturbed when he receives a letter from a woman, Mrs Erlynne, he has never met before, offering him information of some importance... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Unaware that his wife is being courted behind his back by the eligible bachelor Lord Darlington, Lord Windermere is disturbed when he receives a letter from a woman, Mrs Erlynne, he has never met before, offering him information of some importance... [More...]
The Last Flight (1931)
William Dieterle
France, 1919. After the First World War, two American aviators, Cary Lockwood and Shep Lambert, are released from hospital, still emotionally and physically scarred by their experience of airborne combat... [More...]
William Dieterle
France, 1919. After the First World War, two American aviators, Cary Lockwood and Shep Lambert, are released from hospital, still emotionally and physically scarred by their experience of airborne combat... [More...]
Lazybones (1925)
Frank Borzage
It is not without reason that Steve Tuttle is known to everyone as Lazybones. He is a young man who is never in a hurry to do anything, even if his life depended on it... [More...]
Frank Borzage
It is not without reason that Steve Tuttle is known to everyone as Lazybones. He is a young man who is never in a hurry to do anything, even if his life depended on it... [More...]
Life Stinks (1991)
Mel Brooks
Goddard Bolt is an unscrupulous, insanely wealthy businessman who would not think twice about bulldozing the Brazilian rainforest to expand his business empire... [More...]
Mel Brooks
Goddard Bolt is an unscrupulous, insanely wealthy businessman who would not think twice about bulldozing the Brazilian rainforest to expand his business empire... [More...]
Limelight (1952)
Charles Chaplin
London, 1914. Calvero, a once famous comedian of the music hall, is unable to find work and drowns his sorrows in drink... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
London, 1914. Calvero, a once famous comedian of the music hall, is unable to find work and drowns his sorrows in drink... [More...]
Love Affair (1939)
Leo McCarey
Michel Marnet, France's most eligible playboy bachelor, is on his way to America by liner so that he can marry the fabulously wealthy heiress Lois Clarke... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Michel Marnet, France's most eligible playboy bachelor, is on his way to America by liner so that he can marry the fabulously wealthy heiress Lois Clarke... [More...]
M.A.S.H. (1970)
Robert Altman
During the Korean War (1950-53), Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest create a stir the moment they arrive at the American Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to which they have been assigned... [More...]
Robert Altman
During the Korean War (1950-53), Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest create a stir the moment they arrive at the American Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to which they have been assigned... [More...]
Manhattan (1979)
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Meet John Doe (1941)
Frank Capra
When Henry Connell takes over as editor-in-chief of the newspaper The New Bulletin, his first act is to sack all of the staff on his payroll.... [More...]
Frank Capra
When Henry Connell takes over as editor-in-chief of the newspaper The New Bulletin, his first act is to sack all of the staff on his payroll.... [More...]