Film Index
American cinema: Comedy/Drama
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...
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Robert Aldrich
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...
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Walter Lang
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...
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Martin Scorsese
The Lady in Question (1940)
Charles Vidor
André Morestan, the affable owner of a Parisian bicycle shop, is delighted when he is called for jury service. An attractive young woman, Natalie Roguin, is on trial for the murder of her boyfriend, and Morestan has no doubt over her innocence...
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Charles Vidor
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
Mitchell Leisen
When Broadway star Liza Madden suddenly discovers her maternal instinct one day, she thinks nothing of picking an abandoned toddler off the street and taking him back to her apartment...
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Mitchell Leisen
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...]
Lucky Partners (1940)
Lewis Milestone
Bookseller's assistant Jean Newton is taken by surprise when, whilst walking down the street one day, a perfect stranger wishes her good luck... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
Bookseller's assistant Jean Newton is taken by surprise when, whilst walking down the street one day, a perfect stranger wishes her good luck... [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...]
Magic Town (1947)
William A. Wellman
Rip Smith is convinced that he can steal a march on the polling agencies if he can find a typical American town that, when polled, gives precisely the same results as a nationwide poll... [More...]
William A. Wellman
Rip Smith is convinced that he can steal a march on the polling agencies if he can find a typical American town that, when polled, gives precisely the same results as a nationwide poll... [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...]
Max mon amour (1986)
Nagisa Ôshima
Suspecting that his wife, Margaret, is having a secret love affair, Peter Jones, a British ambassador in Paris, engages a private detective to investigate... [More...]
Nagisa Ôshima
Suspecting that his wife, Margaret, is having a secret love affair, Peter Jones, a British ambassador in Paris, engages a private detective to investigate... [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...]
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Woody Allen
Whilst dining out with friends in a Manhattan restaurant, two playwrights get into an argument over whether life is most naturally tragic or comic... [More...]
Woody Allen
Whilst dining out with friends in a Manhattan restaurant, two playwrights get into an argument over whether life is most naturally tragic or comic... [More...]
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
George Seaton
When he complains about a drunken Santa at a Thanksgiving Day parade, Kris Kringle quickly finds himself cast as his replacement... [More...]
George Seaton
When he complains about a drunken Santa at a Thanksgiving Day parade, Kris Kringle quickly finds himself cast as his replacement... [More...]
Modern Times (1936)
Charles Chaplin
Unable to cope with the interminable monotony of work on the assembly line, a factory worker has a nervous breakdown and begins wrecking the machinery... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
Unable to cope with the interminable monotony of work on the assembly line, a factory worker has a nervous breakdown and begins wrecking the machinery... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
No Reservations (2007)
Scott Hicks
Kate Armstrong has no husband, no children, no family ties - and this suits her find, at the present. The love of her life is the trendy Manhattan restaurant which she runs single-handedly, with an iron fist and an almost obsessive perfectionism... [More...]
Scott Hicks
Kate Armstrong has no husband, no children, no family ties - and this suits her find, at the present. The love of her life is the trendy Manhattan restaurant which she runs single-handedly, with an iron fist and an almost obsessive perfectionism... [More...]
The Odd Couple (1968)
Gene Saks
Felix Ungar is a New York newswriter who decides that life is no longer worth living after his wife tells him she wants a divorce... [More...]
Gene Saks
Felix Ungar is a New York newswriter who decides that life is no longer worth living after his wife tells him she wants a divorce... [More...]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness... [More...]
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness... [More...]
L'Ours (1988)
Jean-Jacques Annaud
British Columbia, 1885. When his mother is killed in a rock-fall, a young bear cub must learn to fend for himself. The cub attempts to befriend a giant grizzly bear, but the latter, irritated by the youngster's attentions, pushes him away... [More...]
Jean-Jacques Annaud
British Columbia, 1885. When his mother is killed in a rock-fall, a young bear cub must learn to fend for himself. The cub attempts to befriend a giant grizzly bear, but the latter, irritated by the youngster's attentions, pushes him away... [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...]
People Will Talk (1951)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Persepolis (2007)
Vincent Paronnaud
Teheran, 1978. The dreams of 8-year-old Marjane are fractured but not crushed when the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Revolution begins... [More...]
Vincent Paronnaud
Teheran, 1978. The dreams of 8-year-old Marjane are fractured but not crushed when the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Revolution begins... [More...]
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Jean Negulesco
When he learns of his wife's infidelity, lawyer David Trask leaves her and takes a flight to Los Angeles. En route, he gets to know fellow passengers Robert Fortness, Binky Gay and Eddie Hoke... [More...]
Jean Negulesco
When he learns of his wife's infidelity, lawyer David Trask leaves her and takes a flight to Los Angeles. En route, he gets to know fellow passengers Robert Fortness, Binky Gay and Eddie Hoke... [More...]