Film Index
American cinema: Romance
Father of the Bride (1950)
Vincente Minnelli
Stanley and Ellie Banks are an ordinary middle-class American couple who have lived a well-ordered, trouble-free life - until that awful Earth-shattering day when their daughter Kay announces that she intends to get married...
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Vincente Minnelli
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Vincente Minnelli
With his daughter Kay now happily married, Stanley Banks thinks that his worries are over. How wrong he is. Just when everything appears to be going swimmingly, Kay drops her bombshell - she is expecting a baby...
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Vincente Minnelli
Fazil (1928)
Howard Hawks
Although faithful to the traditions of his race the Arabian prince Fazil is reluctant to take wives so that he may produce an heir...
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Howard Hawks
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
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Francis Ford Coppola
Finian McLonergan absconds from his native Ireland with a stolen crock of gold, accompanied by his daughter Sharon. He arrives in Rainbow Valley, USA, believing that if he buries the crock near to Fort Knox he will become a wealthy man...
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Francis Ford Coppola
Fire Down Below (1957)
Robert Parrish
After the Korean War, Tony and Felix earn a crust by smuggling tobacco and alcohol around the Caribbean on their tramp boat... [More...]
Robert Parrish
After the Korean War, Tony and Felix earn a crust by smuggling tobacco and alcohol around the Caribbean on their tramp boat... [More...]
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Thornton Freeland
During a stay in Miama, bandleader Roger Bond falls for the beautiful Belinha whilst performing at an exclusive hotel. Roger's amorous intentions are thwarted by Belinha's chaperone, who has the band dismissed for improper conduct... [More...]
Thornton Freeland
During a stay in Miama, bandleader Roger Bond falls for the beautiful Belinha whilst performing at an exclusive hotel. Roger's amorous intentions are thwarted by Belinha's chaperone, who has the band dismissed for improper conduct... [More...]
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Mark Sandrich
When his dancing partner, Sherry Martin, declines to marry him, Bake Baker decides to join the navy. Bake soon grows disillusioned with the life of a sailor and, as soon as his ship docks at San Francisco, he heads straight for the nearest nightclub... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
When his dancing partner, Sherry Martin, declines to marry him, Bake Baker decides to join the navy. Bake soon grows disillusioned with the life of a sailor and, as soon as his ship docks at San Francisco, he heads straight for the nearest nightclub... [More...]
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Busby Berkeley
In 1916, Jo Hayden and Jimmy Metcalf scrape a living, touring American towns with their second rate vaudeville act. Jo earns just enough to support her brother Danny as he studies to be a doctor... [More...]
Busby Berkeley
In 1916, Jo Hayden and Jimmy Metcalf scrape a living, touring American towns with their second rate vaudeville act. Jo earns just enough to support her brother Danny as he studies to be a doctor... [More...]
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Sam Wood
Robert Jordan is an idealistic young American who decides to lend his support and demolition expertise to the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War... [More...]
Sam Wood
Robert Jordan is an idealistic young American who decides to lend his support and demolition expertise to the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War... [More...]
Forbidden (1932)
Frank Capra
Tired of her life as a dowdy spinster librarian in a dull provincial town, Lulu Smith withdraws all her savings from her bank and books a luxury cruise to Havana... [More...]
Frank Capra
Tired of her life as a dowdy spinster librarian in a dull provincial town, Lulu Smith withdraws all her savings from her bank and books a luxury cruise to Havana... [More...]
Forever Amber (1947)
Otto Preminger
17th Century England. The Civil War has come and gone, Cromwell has had his day and the monarchy has been restored. Amber St... [More...]
Otto Preminger
17th Century England. The Civil War has come and gone, Cromwell has had his day and the monarchy has been restored. Amber St... [More...]
Frankenstein (1994)
Kenneth Branagh
In 1794, Captain Robert Walton is leading an expedition to the North Pole when his ship becomes trapped in the ice. As Walton and his crew attempt to free their craft, they are met by a stranger, who entreats them to help him... [More...]
Kenneth Branagh
In 1794, Captain Robert Walton is leading an expedition to the North Pole when his ship becomes trapped in the ice. As Walton and his crew attempt to free their craft, they are met by a stranger, who entreats them to help him... [More...]
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Fred Zinnemann
December, 1941. Whilst a fierce war is being waged in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, the United States waits on the sidelines... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
December, 1941. Whilst a fierce war is being waged in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, the United States waits on the sidelines... [More...]
From This Day Forward (1946)
John Berry
On his return to the United States after active service in WWII, Bill Cummings struggles to find work to support himself and his young wife Susan... [More...]
John Berry
On his return to the United States after active service in WWII, Bill Cummings struggles to find work to support himself and his young wife Susan... [More...]
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Sidney Lumet
Having run into trouble with the law in New Orleans, a 30-year-old drifter named Val Xavier leaves town determined to turn over a new leaf... [More...]
Sidney Lumet
Having run into trouble with the law in New Orleans, a 30-year-old drifter named Val Xavier leaves town determined to turn over a new leaf... [More...]
Funny Face (1957)
Stanley Donen
Fashion magazine editor Maggie Prescott is convinced that the next glamour look will combine beauty with intellect. Dissatisfied with her leading model, she arranges a photo-shoot in a Greenwich Village bookshop with her faithful photographer Dick Avery... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Fashion magazine editor Maggie Prescott is convinced that the next glamour look will combine beauty with intellect. Dissatisfied with her leading model, she arranges a photo-shoot in a Greenwich Village bookshop with her faithful photographer Dick Avery... [More...]
Funny Girl (1968)
William Wyler
New York City, circa 1910. Fanny Brice, a girl from the slums, has ambitions to be a star of vaudeville, and it is her wild enthusiasm that lands her her first stage job with a theatre company... [More...]
William Wyler
New York City, circa 1910. Fanny Brice, a girl from the slums, has ambitions to be a star of vaudeville, and it is her wild enthusiasm that lands her her first stage job with a theatre company... [More...]
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Mark Sandrich
After a brief stay in Paris, the celebrated American dancer Guy Holden travels to England with his friend, Egbert Fitzgerald, a lawyer who has agreed to temporarily take the reins at his father's London law firm... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
After a brief stay in Paris, the celebrated American dancer Guy Holden travels to England with his friend, Egbert Fitzgerald, a lawyer who has agreed to temporarily take the reins at his father's London law firm... [More...]
The General (1927)
Clyde Bruckman
America, 1861. Train driver Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life - his locomotive, named The General, and his sweetheart, Annabelle Lee... [More...]
Clyde Bruckman
America, 1861. Train driver Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life - his locomotive, named The General, and his sweetheart, Annabelle Lee... [More...]
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Elia Kazan
Shortly after moving to New York City with his ten-year-old son and mother, journalist Phil Green accepts a commission from magazine proprietor John Minify to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in the United States... [More...]
Elia Kazan
Shortly after moving to New York City with his ten-year-old son and mother, journalist Phil Green accepts a commission from magazine proprietor John Minify to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in the United States... [More...]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Howard Hawks
Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are showgirls who think of nothing but catching the man of their dreams. Lorelei believes she has already landed her man, a wealthy heir named Gus Esmond who can't help showering her with expensive presents... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are showgirls who think of nothing but catching the man of their dreams. Lorelei believes she has already landed her man, a wealthy heir named Gus Esmond who can't help showering her with expensive presents... [More...]
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Recently widowed, Mrs Lucy Muir decides to leave her in-laws in London and start a new life, with her young daughter, by the seaside... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Recently widowed, Mrs Lucy Muir decides to leave her in-laws in London and start a new life, with her young daughter, by the seaside... [More...]
Giant (1956)
George Stevens
In the 1930s, Bick Benedict is the owner of a mammoth Texan cattle ranch which has made him one of the wealthiest men in the state... [More...]
George Stevens
In the 1930s, Bick Benedict is the owner of a mammoth Texan cattle ranch which has made him one of the wealthiest men in the state... [More...]
Gigi (1958)
Vincente Minnelli
Paris, 1900. The wealthy man of leisure, Gaston Lachaille, is bored with society women - unlike his ageing uncle Honoré, who has lost none of his enthusiasm for playing the field... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
Paris, 1900. The wealthy man of leisure, Gaston Lachaille, is bored with society women - unlike his ageing uncle Honoré, who has lost none of his enthusiasm for playing the field... [More...]
Gilda (1946)
Charles Vidor
Not long after his arrival in Buenos Aires, crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is hired by the wealthy entrepreneur Ballin Mundson to work in his illicit casino... [More...]
Charles Vidor
Not long after his arrival in Buenos Aires, crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is hired by the wealthy entrepreneur Ballin Mundson to work in his illicit casino... [More...]
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Richard Fleischer
New York in the early 1900s. As soon as he catches his first glimpse of Evelyn Nesbit, a dazzling young actress, Stanford White finds he is irresistibly drawn to her... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
New York in the early 1900s. As soon as he catches his first glimpse of Evelyn Nesbit, a dazzling young actress, Stanford White finds he is irresistibly drawn to her... [More...]
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Stanley Donen
Broadway producer Felix Jordan has a crisis on his hands when his temperamental lead actress walks out of his latest show Give a Girl a Break... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Broadway producer Felix Jordan has a crisis on his hands when his temperamental lead actress walks out of his latest show Give a Girl a Break... [More...]
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Busby Berkeley
The staff at the Wentworth Plaza, a high class hotel at Lake Waxapahachie, are used to handsome tips from their well-heeled clients... [More...]
Busby Berkeley
The staff at the Wentworth Plaza, a high class hotel at Lake Waxapahachie, are used to handsome tips from their well-heeled clients... [More...]
The Gold Rush (1925)
Charles Chaplin
An anonymous tramp makes the journey to Alaska, hoping to make his fortune in the gold rush. Caught in a snow storm, he takes refuge in a log cabin in which he confronts an escaped convict, Black Larsen, and another prospector, Big Jim McKay... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
An anonymous tramp makes the journey to Alaska, hoping to make his fortune in the gold rush. Caught in a snow storm, he takes refuge in a log cabin in which he confronts an escaped convict, Black Larsen, and another prospector, Big Jim McKay... [More...]