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American cinema: Romance
Moontide (1942)
Archie Mayo
Bobo, a drifter of French origin, arrives in San Pablo, California looking for work. After a night of heavy drinking, he wakes up to find himself on a barge belonging to a Japanese fish bait merchant, Hirota...
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Archie Mayo
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
H.C. Potter
Tired of living in his cramped Manhattan apartment with his wife and two teenage daughters, advertising executive Jim Blandings is smitten by the dream of owning a house in the country...
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H.C. Potter
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. Lucky (1943)
H.C. Potter
Small-time swindler Joe Adams avoids being called up to join the army in WWII by taking the identity of one of his henchmen, Joe Bascopolous, who is unfit for active service...
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H.C. Potter
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
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Kenneth Branagh
In Sicily, the nobleman Don Pedro receives a hero's welcome from Leonardo, the Governor of Messina, having thwarted an uprising led by Don John, his bastard half-brother... [More...]
Kenneth Branagh
In Sicily, the nobleman Don Pedro receives a hero's welcome from Leonardo, the Governor of Messina, having thwarted an uprising led by Don John, his bastard half-brother... [More...]
The Mummy (1932)
Karl Freund
In 1921, a team of British archaeologists led by Joseph Whemple unearth an ancient Egyptian tomb. Inside, they find a burial casket containing a well-preserved mummified corpse... [More...]
Karl Freund
In 1921, a team of British archaeologists led by Joseph Whemple unearth an ancient Egyptian tomb. Inside, they find a burial casket containing a well-preserved mummified corpse... [More...]
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Henry Koster
Southern England in the 1830s. In his early twenties, Philip Ashley lives on the large Cornish estate of his cousin Ambrose whilst the latter, his guardian since childhood, resides in Florence for health reasons... [More...]
Henry Koster
Southern England in the 1830s. In his early twenties, Philip Ashley lives on the large Cornish estate of his cousin Ambrose whilst the latter, his guardian since childhood, resides in Florence for health reasons... [More...]
My Darling Clementine (1946)
John Ford
The Earp brothers - Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil and James - are driving their cattle across open country towards California. Whilst crossing Arizona, they run into Old Man Clanton, a local farmer, who offers to buy their cattle at a derisory price which they turn down... [More...]
John Ford
The Earp brothers - Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil and James - are driving their cattle across open country towards California. Whilst crossing Arizona, they run into Old Man Clanton, a local farmer, who offers to buy their cattle at a derisory price which they turn down... [More...]
My Fair Lady (1964)
George Cukor
London in the late 1800s. One evening, phonetics professor Henry Higgins encounters a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, and is amused by her strong cockney accent... [More...]
George Cukor
London in the late 1800s. One evening, phonetics professor Henry Higgins encounters a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, and is amused by her strong cockney accent... [More...]
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Garson Kanin
Ellen Arden returns to her family home to find that her husband Nick has just married another woman, Bianca. Nick is under the misapprehension that Ellen is dead, having drowned seven years ago during a nature expedition... [More...]
Garson Kanin
Ellen Arden returns to her family home to find that her husband Nick has just married another woman, Bianca. Nick is under the misapprehension that Ellen is dead, having drowned seven years ago during a nature expedition... [More...]
New York, New York (1977)
Martin Scorsese
V-J Day, 1945. At a wild party in New York City to celebrate the end of the war, saxophone player Jimmy Doyle tries and fails to talk Francine Evans, a small-time singer, into spending the night with him... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
V-J Day, 1945. At a wild party in New York City to celebrate the end of the war, saxophone player Jimmy Doyle tries and fails to talk Francine Evans, a small-time singer, into spending the night with him... [More...]
Ninotchka (1939)
Ernst Lubitsch
The Soviet Union is in desperate need of hard cash to buy tractors and other farm equipment from the West. For that reason, three loyal communists, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell a collection of jewels that were seized during the Russian Revolution... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
The Soviet Union is in desperate need of hard cash to buy tractors and other farm equipment from the West. For that reason, three loyal communists, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell a collection of jewels that were seized during the Russian Revolution... [More...]
None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
Clifford Odets
On the eve of WWII, Ernie Mott returns to his home in the East End of London, but he has no intention of staying. He seeks a better life, and hopes that one day, by travelling around, he may find it... [More...]
Clifford Odets
On the eve of WWII, Ernie Mott returns to his home in the East End of London, but he has no intention of staying. He seeks a better life, and hopes that one day, by travelling around, he may find it... [More...]
North by Northwest (1959)
Alfred Hitchcock
Life for advertising executive Roger Thornhill suddenly gets a little complicated on the day he is mistaken for a Federal agent named George Kaplan... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Life for advertising executive Roger Thornhill suddenly gets a little complicated on the day he is mistaken for a Federal agent named George Kaplan... [More...]
Notorious (1946)
Alfred Hitchcock
Shortly after her father is arrested on a charge of treason, Alicia Huberman is recruited by an American government agent, Devlin, to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring in Rio de Janeiro... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Shortly after her father is arrested on a charge of treason, Alicia Huberman is recruited by an American government agent, Devlin, to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring in Rio de Janeiro... [More...]
Now, Voyager (1942)
Irving Rapper
As a direct result of her mother's domineering treatment of her, Charlotte Vale, the youngest child of a wealthy Boston family, has grown up to be a repressed old maid... [More...]
Irving Rapper
As a direct result of her mother's domineering treatment of her, Charlotte Vale, the youngest child of a wealthy Boston family, has grown up to be a repressed old maid... [More...]
Of Human Bondage (1934)
John Cromwell
For the past four years, clubfooted Englishman Philip Carey has been studying art in Paris. When he realises that his work will never amount to anything more than second rate, he returns to England to study medicine... [More...]
John Cromwell
For the past four years, clubfooted Englishman Philip Carey has been studying art in Paris. When he realises that his work will never amount to anything more than second rate, he returns to England to study medicine... [More...]
Oklahoma! (1955)
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance... [More...]
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Nicholas Ray
Jim Wilson is a hard-bitten detective who has no qualms about using violence and underhand methods when it comes to dealing with the city's lowlife... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Jim Wilson is a hard-bitten detective who has no qualms about using violence and underhand methods when it comes to dealing with the city's lowlife... [More...]
On the Town (1949)
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave... [More...]
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Our Hospitality (1923)
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
Out of the Past (1947)
Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey is leading a contented if uneventful life as a petrol station owner in a backwater town when his murky past suddenly catches up with him... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey is leading a contented if uneventful life as a petrol station owner in a backwater town when his murky past suddenly catches up with him... [More...]
The Outlaw (1943)
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [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...]
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
The Paradine Case (1947)
Alfred Hitchcock
Maddalena Paradine is surprised when, one evening, the police call at her London home and charge her with the murder of her recently deceased husband, Colonel Paradine... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Maddalena Paradine is surprised when, one evening, the police call at her London home and charge her with the murder of her recently deceased husband, Colonel Paradine... [More...]
Party Girl (1958)
Nicholas Ray
Chicago, in the early 1930s. Thomas Farrell is a lawyer who makes a healthy living defending the town's mobsters, most notably the feared gangster boss Rico Angelo... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Chicago, in the early 1930s. Thomas Farrell is a lawyer who makes a healthy living defending the town's mobsters, most notably the feared gangster boss Rico Angelo... [More...]
Pat and Mike (1952)
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]