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Directed by Nicholas HytnerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Pregnancy films,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Children's films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Jennifer Aniston,
Paul Rudd,
Alan Alda,
Allison Janney,
Timothy Daly,
John PankowRating59%
Social worker Nina Borowski (Jennifer Aniston) is a bright young woman living in a cozy Brooklyn apartment. Nina attends a party given by her stepsister Constance (Allison Janney) and her husband, Sidney (Alan Alda). There Nina meets George Hanson (Paul Rudd), a young, handsome, and gay first grade teacher. Nina tells George that her stepsister is constantly trying to fix her up with somebody from higher society, completely ignoring the fact that Nina has a boyfriend, Vince (John Pankow). During the conversation, Nina offers George a room in her apartment as she has just heard from his boyfriend, Dr. Robert Joley (Tim Daly), that George is looking for somewhere to live. George, not knowing about Robert's plans, is taken aback and heartbroken, and after the party the two split up. George accepts Nina's offer and moves into her apartment., 1h47
Directed by Nicholas HytnerOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
HistoricalThemes Medical-themed films,
Psychologie,
Films about psychiatry,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
Films about royaltyActors Nigel Hawthorne,
Helen Mirren,
Ian Holm,
Amanda Donohoe,
Rupert Graves,
Anthony CalfRating71%
The film depicts the relatively primitive medical practices of the time and the suppositions that physicians made in their efforts to understand the human body. After King George III begins to go mad, his doctors attempt cures such as blistering and purges, led on particularly by the Prince of Wales' personal physician, Dr. Warren. Meanwhile, another of the King's physicians, Dr. Pepys, analyses the King's stool and urine believing that body wastes may contain some clue to the Royal malady; of course, none of these attempts to cure the King actually works. Finally, Lady Pembroke, attendant to the Queen, recommends Dr. Willis, an ex-minister who attempts to cure the insane through behaviour modification, and who begins his restoration of the King's mental state by enforcing a strict regime of strapping the King into a waistcoat and restraining him whenever he misbehaves., 2h4
Directed by Nicholas HytnerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Films about magic and magicians,
Prison films,
Films about religion,
Witches in film,
Films about capital punishment,
Films based on plays,
Children's filmsActors Daniel Day-Lewis,
Winona Ryder,
Paul Scofield,
Joan Allen,
Jeffrey Jones,
Peter VaughanRating67%
Early morning in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, some young village girls meet in the woods with a Barbadian slave named Tituba (Charlayne Woodard). One of the girls, Abigail Williams (Winona Ryder), kills a chicken and drinks the blood, wishing for John Proctor's wife to die. They are surprised by Abigail's uncle, Reverend Samuel Parris (Bruce Davison), who discovers them. As the girls run away, Parris' daughter, Betty (Rachael Bella), falls over unconscious., 1h50
Directed by Richard EyreOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about television,
Bisexuality-related films,
LGBT-related films,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Billy Crudup,
Claire Danes,
Mark Letheren,
Rupert Everett,
Zoë Tapper,
Tom WilkinsonRating70%
Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is one of the leading actors of his day, particularly famous for his portrayal of female characters, predominately Desdemona in Othello. His loyal dresser, Maria (Claire Danes), aspires to perform in the legitimate theatre but is forbidden because of a law enacted by the Puritans prior to the restoration of the House of Stuart. Instead, she appears in productions at a local tavern under the pseudonym Margaret Hughes. Her activity aided by the novelty of a woman acting in public, which attracts the attention of Sir Charles Sedley (Richard Griffiths), who offers his patronage. Eventually she is presented to King Charles II (Rupert Everett)., 1h43
Directed by Bruce RobinsonOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Black comedyThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Films about television,
LGBT-related films,
Buddy films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Paul McGann,
Richard E. Grant,
Richard Griffiths,
Ralph Brown,
Michael Elphick,
Daragh O'MalleyRating74%
The film depicts the lives and misadventures of two "resting" (struggling and unemployed) young actor friends in late-1969 London. They are the flamboyant alcoholic Withnail and "I" (named "Marwood" in the published screenplay but not in the credits) as his more level-headed, anxiety-prone, and ennui-crippled friend and the film's narrator. Withnail is filled with indignation over life’s injustices, despite his privileged background. He rages against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune all the more because he blames others for the adverse consequences of his exuberant arrogance, flagrant narcissism and habitual lying, alcoholism, and drug use. Withnail sets the tone for the friendship, with Marwood going along with whatever Withnail wants to do. They live in a filthy Georgian flat in Camden Town. While they wait for a part, daily life revolves around getting coins to use in the meters that provide gas or electricity, going to collect benefits, and waiting for the pubs to open so they can drink and be somewhere with heating. Their only other company at the flat besides each other is the local drug dealer, Danny; a somewhat distasteful man with far out, often bizarre viewpoints on the current state of affairs and a knack for irritating Withnail., 1h39
Directed by Peter JacksonOrigin Nouvelle zelandeGenres Drama,
Biography,
Fantasy,
CrimeThemes Feminist films,
Seafaring films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
LGBT-related films,
Political films,
Buddy films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Melanie Lynskey,
Kate Winslet,
Jed Brophy,
Clive Merrison,
Peter Elliott,
Elizabeth MoodyRating72%
In 1950s Christchurch, New Zealand, a 14-year-old girl from a working-class family, Pauline Parker (Lynskey), befriends the more affluent English 15-year-old Juliet Hulme (Winslet) when Juliet transfers to Pauline's school. They bond over a shared history of severe childhood disease and isolating hospitalizations, and over time develop an intense friendship. Pauline admires Juliet's outspoken arrogance and beauty. Together they paint, write stories, make Plasticine figurines, and eventually create a fantasy kingdom called Borovnia. It is the setting of the adventure novels they write together, which they hope to have published and eventually made into films in Hollywood. Over time it begins to be as real to them as the real world. Pauline's relationship with her mother, Honora, becomes increasingly hostile and the two fight constantly. This angry atmosphere is in contrast to the peaceful intellectual life Juliet shares with her family. Pauline spends most of her time at the Hulmes', where she feels accepted. Juliet introduces Pauline to the idea of "the Fourth World", a Heaven without Christians where music and art are celebrated. Juliet believes she will go there when she dies. Certain actors and musicians are "saints" in this afterlife., 1h40
Directed by Stanley DonenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Films based on plays,
Children's films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Rex Harrison,
Richard Burton,
Cathleen Nesbitt,
Beatrix Lehmann,
Stephen Lewis,
Shelagh FraserRating53%
Charlie et Harry, 2 homosexuels, vivent en couple. Harry se fait des cheveux blancs parce qu'il en perd tout en dorlotant cette vieille rosse frustrée de Charlie. Ce dernier est en outre d'humeur massacrante car il est menacé de comparaître devant le tribunal pour délit de travesti et incitation à la débauche. Harry et Charlie finiront pourtant par comprendre qu'ils ne peuvent pas vivre l'un sans l'autre., 1h53
Directed by Tyler PerryOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
LGBT-related films,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Janet Jackson,
Tyler Perry,
Jill Scott,
Malik Yoba,
Sharon Leal,
Tasha SmithRating59%
Alors, que chaque hiver, un couple part en vacances avec leurs amis, l'un d'eux vient avec une fille ne laissant pas indifférent les maris. Bientôt, la zizanie…, 1h38
Directed by Herbert RossOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Maggie Smith,
Alan Alda,
Jane Fonda,
Walter Matthau,
Bill Cosby,
Elaine MayRating61%
In Visitors from New York, Hannah Warren is a Manhattan workaholic who flies to Los Angeles to retrieve her teenaged daughter Jenny after she leaves home to live with her successful screenwriter father Bill. The bickering divorced couple is forced to decide what living arrangements are best for the girl.