Film Index
American cinema: Romance
Mary of Scotland (1936)
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland...
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John Ford
Mata Hari (1931)
George Fitzmaurice
France, 1917. Mata Hari is an erotic dancer that no man can resist - which makes her job as a German spy all the more easy...
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George Fitzmaurice
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....
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Frank Capra
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Vincente Minnelli
In 1903, St Louis is home to the Smith family, a typical middle-class American household which comprises successful business man Alonzo Smith, his wife Anna, their grown-up son Lon and four daughters, Rose, Esther, Agnes and Tootie...
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Vincente Minnelli
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...
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Woody Allen
The Merry Widow (1925)
Erich von Stroheim
Dancer Sally O'Hara has barely set foot in Monteblanco before she is swept off her feet by the dashing Prince Danilo. On the day of their wedding, Danilo is persuaded by his uncle, King Nikita I, that he cannot marry a commoner, and so Sally ends up marrying Baron Sadoja, whose wealth is bankrolling the country... [More...]
Erich von Stroheim
Dancer Sally O'Hara has barely set foot in Monteblanco before she is swept off her feet by the dashing Prince Danilo. On the day of their wedding, Danilo is persuaded by his uncle, King Nikita I, that he cannot marry a commoner, and so Sally ends up marrying Baron Sadoja, whose wealth is bankrolling the country... [More...]
The Merry Widow (1934)
Ernst Lubitsch
Madame Sonia is not only the wealthiest person in the remote East European country of Marshovia, she is also the most beautiful... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Madame Sonia is not only the wealthiest person in the remote East European country of Marshovia, she is also the most beautiful... [More...]
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Woody Allen
Lenny Weinrib is a Manhattan sportswriter who is happily married to Amanda, a career-minded art gallery curator. Over dinner one evening, Amanda admits to wanting to have a child of her own but is unwilling to give up work and so raises the possibility of adoption... [More...]
Woody Allen
Lenny Weinrib is a Manhattan sportswriter who is happily married to Amanda, a career-minded art gallery curator. Over dinner one evening, Amanda admits to wanting to have a child of her own but is unwilling to give up work and so raises the possibility of adoption... [More...]
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Frank Capra
When her father, a church minister, dies from a broken heart after having been dismissed by his parish, Florence Fallon turns on his congregation, bitterly charging them with ingratitude and hypocrisy... [More...]
Frank Capra
When her father, a church minister, dies from a broken heart after having been dismissed by his parish, Florence Fallon turns on his congregation, bitterly charging them with ingratitude and hypocrisy... [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...]
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
Otto Preminger
Patty O'Neill is an aspiring young actress who puts up no resistance when architect Don Gresham attempts to chat her up on top of the Empire State Building... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Patty O'Neill is an aspiring young actress who puts up no resistance when architect Don Gresham attempts to chat her up on top of the Empire State Building... [More...]
Moonrise (1948)
Frank Borzage
In a small town in Virginia, a man is sent to the gallows for murder and his son, Danny, is thereafter endlessly tormented by his classmates... [More...]
Frank Borzage
In a small town in Virginia, a man is sent to the gallows for murder and his son, Danny, is thereafter endlessly tormented by his classmates... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
Morning Glory (1933)
Lowell Sherman
Eva Lovelace is a struggling young actress from the provinces who hopes to make a name for herself on Broadway. She attends an audition for producer Louis Easton's latest play but fails to land even a small part... [More...]
Lowell Sherman
Eva Lovelace is a struggling young actress from the provinces who hopes to make a name for herself on Broadway. She attends an audition for producer Louis Easton's latest play but fails to land even a small part... [More...]
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock
David and Ann Smith have been happily married for three years and so the latter is mildly surprised when, one day, the former admits that he would have preferred to have stayed single if they had their time over again... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
David and Ann Smith have been happily married for three years and so the latter is mildly surprised when, one day, the former admits that he would have preferred to have stayed single if they had their time over again... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [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. 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... [More...]
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... [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...]
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...]
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Lewis Milestone
In 1787, the HMS Bounty sets sail from Portsmouth, England, bound for the island of Tahiti. There, specimens of breadfruit plant are to be gathered and transported to Jamaica, to provide a cheap food supply for plantation slaves... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
In 1787, the HMS Bounty sets sail from Portsmouth, England, bound for the island of Tahiti. There, specimens of breadfruit plant are to be gathered and transported to Jamaica, to provide a cheap food supply for plantation slaves... [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...]
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...]
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...]