Film Index
American cinema: Comedy/Drama
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
Maurice Tourneur
10-year-old Gwendolyn is miserable beyond belief, despite the fact that her parents are filthy rich and she lives in a palatial mansion waited on night and day by an army of servants...
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Maurice Tourneur
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
Robert Altman
World class couturiers, models and journalists converge on Paris to play their part in France's pret-à-porter fashion show...
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Robert Altman
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Robert Z. Leonard
In England of the early 1800s, Mrs Bennet's constant worry is the fate of her five daughters, each of whom has yet to acquire a suitable husband...
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Robert Z. Leonard
The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
Richard Fleischer
In the mid-16th century, Tom Canty is an urchin boy who is abused by his father and forced to steal to support his family...
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Richard Fleischer
Rain Man (1988)
Barry Levinson
Charlie Babbitt, a brash, twenty-something car dealer, sheds no tears when he learns that his estranged father has died, but he is outraged when he discovers that Babbitt Senior has bequeathed his entire three million dollar estate to an unknown beneficiary...
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Barry Levinson
Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Norman Z. McLeod
Walter Mitty is a mild-mannered young man who lives with his mother in New Jersey and works as an editor for a pulp magazine company... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
Walter Mitty is a mild-mannered young man who lives with his mother in New Jersey and works as an editor for a pulp magazine company... [More...]
The Sound of Music (1965)
Robert Wise
Salzburg, Austria, in the late 1930s. Maria is an idealistic young woman whose only goal in life is to become a nun. Unfortunately, the sisters at the convent where she is preparing to take her vows are unsure whether she is suited for this life and so she is sent away for a period of reflection... [More...]
Robert Wise
Salzburg, Austria, in the late 1930s. Maria is an idealistic young woman whose only goal in life is to become a nun. Unfortunately, the sisters at the convent where she is preparing to take her vows are unsure whether she is suited for this life and so she is sent away for a period of reflection... [More...]
Stage Door (1937)
Gregory La Cava
Against the wishes of her incredibly wealthy family, society gal Terry Randall is determined to make her way as an actress... [More...]
Gregory La Cava
Against the wishes of her incredibly wealthy family, society gal Terry Randall is determined to make her way as an actress... [More...]
Stalag 17 (1953)
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 is a German prisoner of war camp located somewhere on the Danube. In late December 1944, the American airmen housed in barracks four have formed an escape committee but on the night of the escape the two would-be fugitives are shot dead as soon as they cross the perimeter fence... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 is a German prisoner of war camp located somewhere on the Danube. In late December 1944, the American airmen housed in barracks four have formed an escape committee but on the night of the escape the two would-be fugitives are shot dead as soon as they cross the perimeter fence... [More...]
The Star Witness (1931)
William A. Wellman
The Leeds family are sitting down to dinner one evening when they hear shooting from the street. Before they know it, gangster boss Maxey Compo and one of his henchmen have burst into their house and threaten violence if they speak to the police, before they make a quick getaway... [More...]
William A. Wellman
The Leeds family are sitting down to dinner one evening when they hear shooting from the street. Before they know it, gangster boss Maxey Compo and one of his henchmen have burst into their house and threaten violence if they speak to the police, before they make a quick getaway... [More...]
Stardust Memories (1980)
Woody Allen
Sandy Bates is a middle-aged comedy film director whose attempt to make a more serious movie is jeopardised by his producers... [More...]
Woody Allen
Sandy Bates is a middle-aged comedy film director whose attempt to make a more serious movie is jeopardised by his producers... [More...]
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Charles Reisner
For years, Bill Canfield has made a successful living ferrying passengers up and down river in his old steamboat. But now he faces ruin when the town's banker, James King, starts up a rival business with a brand new steamer... [More...]
Charles Reisner
For years, Bill Canfield has made a successful living ferrying passengers up and down river in his old steamboat. But now he faces ruin when the town's banker, James King, starts up a rival business with a brand new steamer... [More...]
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Preston Sturges
John L. Sullivan is a successful Hollywood film director. His lightweight comedies, such as Ants in Your Pants of 1939, have made him a rich man... [More...]
Preston Sturges
John L. Sullivan is a successful Hollywood film director. His lightweight comedies, such as Ants in Your Pants of 1939, have made him a rich man... [More...]
Susan and God (1940)
George Cukor
On her return to New York society after a European vacation Susan Trexel appears to be a changed woman. She is no longer the vacuous, self-interested society matron she once was, but a selfless creature devoted to serving the interests of her fellow man - and woman... [More...]
George Cukor
On her return to New York society after a European vacation Susan Trexel appears to be a changed woman. She is no longer the vacuous, self-interested society matron she once was, but a selfless creature devoted to serving the interests of her fellow man - and woman... [More...]
Suspicion (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life... [More...]
Svengali (1931)
Archie Mayo
In late 19th century Paris, Svengali ekes out a modest existence as a music teacher and pianist. He hopes that by marrying a wealthy woman he will be able to enjoy a more comfortable mode of living, but when his victim leaves her husband without a penny to her name he has no choice but to hypnotise her into drowning herself... [More...]
Archie Mayo
In late 19th century Paris, Svengali ekes out a modest existence as a music teacher and pianist. He hopes that by marrying a wealthy woman he will be able to enjoy a more comfortable mode of living, but when his victim leaves her husband without a penny to her name he has no choice but to hypnotise her into drowning herself... [More...]
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
George Cukor
Fearing that he may be arrested for defrauding his employer, French widower Henry Scarlett decides to flee to England and start a new life... [More...]
George Cukor
Fearing that he may be arrested for defrauding his employer, French widower Henry Scarlett decides to flee to England and start a new life... [More...]
The Talk of the Town (1942)
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
THX 1138 (1971)
George Lucas
The inhabitants of a futuristic underground city live a highly regimented existence, kept in a docile state by compulsory drug consumption... [More...]
George Lucas
The inhabitants of a futuristic underground city live a highly regimented existence, kept in a docile state by compulsory drug consumption... [More...]
The Time of Your Life (1948)
H.C. Potter
Nick's is a popular Pacific Street saloon bar on the San Francisco waterfront. The owner, Nick, welcomes oddballs and dropouts, insisting that they be themselves at all times... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Nick's is a popular Pacific Street saloon bar on the San Francisco waterfront. The owner, Nick, welcomes oddballs and dropouts, insisting that they be themselves at all times... [More...]
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Ernst Lubitsch
Poland, 1939. With Germany poised to launch an invasion that will plunge the world into a long and costly war, Warsaw's leading theatre company is busy rehearsing an anti-Nazi play which pokes fun at Hitler and his jackbooted cohorts... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Poland, 1939. With Germany poised to launch an invasion that will plunge the world into a long and costly war, Warsaw's leading theatre company is busy rehearsing an anti-Nazi play which pokes fun at Hitler and his jackbooted cohorts... [More...]
True Heart Susie (1919)
D.W. Griffith
Countryside neighbours Suzie and William are in love, but being young and inexperienced in the ways of love, neither knows how to open his heart to the other... [More...]
D.W. Griffith
Countryside neighbours Suzie and William are in love, but being young and inexperienced in the ways of love, neither knows how to open his heart to the other... [More...]
True Romance (1993)
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema... [More...]
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema... [More...]
Two Smart People (1946)
Jules Dassin
Ace Connors is a confidence trickster who has managed to get his hands on bonds that will, on maturity, be worth half a million dollars... [More...]
Jules Dassin
Ace Connors is a confidence trickster who has managed to get his hands on bonds that will, on maturity, be worth half a million dollars... [More...]
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Irvin Kershner
On the face of it, Margaret Reynolds has nothing to complain about. She is a happily married mother of two leading a comfortable, if slightly humdrum, existence in New York City... [More...]
Irvin Kershner
On the face of it, Margaret Reynolds has nothing to complain about. She is a happily married mother of two leading a comfortable, if slightly humdrum, existence in New York City... [More...]
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Robert Aldrich
In 1917, Baby Jane Hudson is a child star of the music hall, but her success is envied by her sister Blanche. By 1935, the tables have been turned: Blanche has found fame and fortune as a film star whilst her sister wallows in alcoholism as her own acting career flounders... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In 1917, Baby Jane Hudson is a child star of the music hall, but her success is envied by her sister Blanche. By 1935, the tables have been turned: Blanche has found fame and fortune as a film star whilst her sister wallows in alcoholism as her own acting career flounders... [More...]
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
William A. Wellman
Eddie Smith and Tommy Gordon are two adolescent boys, from comfortable middle-class homes, who are about to leave school... [More...]
William A. Wellman
Eddie Smith and Tommy Gordon are two adolescent boys, from comfortable middle-class homes, who are about to leave school... [More...]
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Billy Wilder
Despite his ill health and the protestations of his nurse, the celebrated barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to defend Leonard Vole, who is charged with the murder of a widow he had befriended... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Despite his ill health and the protestations of his nurse, the celebrated barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to defend Leonard Vole, who is charged with the murder of a widow he had befriended... [More...]