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, 1h35
Directed by Deepa MehtaGenres Drama,
Comedy,
AdventureThemes Transport films,
Road movies,
Buddy filmsActors Jessica Tandy,
Bridget Fonda,
Elias Koteas,
Don McKellar,
Maury Chaykin,
Graham GreeneRating59%
, 1h39
Directed by Krzysztof KieślowskiOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Films about sexualityActors Irène Jacob,
Jean-Louis Trintignant,
Samuel Le Bihan,
Jean-Pierre Lorit,
Julie Delpy,
Juliette BinocheRating80%
The film begins with clips that track a telephone call between London and Geneva, where a university student and part-time model, Valentine Dussaut (Irène Jacob), is talking to her emotionally infantile and possessive boyfriend. During her work as a model she poses for a chewing-gum campaign and during the photo shoot the photographer asks her to look very sad. While walking back home Auguste, a neighbour of Valentine's, drops a set of books, notices that a particular chapter of the Criminal Code was open at random, and concentrates on that passage. While driving back to her apartment Valentine is distracted while adjusting the radio and accidentally runs over a dog. She tracks down the owner, a reclusive retired judge, Joseph Kern (Jean-Louis Trintignant). He seems unconcerned by the accident or the injuries sustained by Rita, his dog. Valentine takes Rita to a veterinarian, where she learns that Rita is pregnant. Valentine takes the dog home., 3h20
Directed by Jack BenderOrigin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about television,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Jaclyn Smith,
Brian Krause,
Michael Ontkean,
Joel Gretsch,
John Waters,
Kristin MinterRating64%
Starting in 1951, Faye Price is a famous Hollywood actress who, while entertaining the troops during the Korean War, falls in love with Ward Thayer, a rich heir. Seven years later, they are married, with four children. Ward loses his job and considers suicide, but Faye offers to start acting again. Originally, this upsets Ward, because he wasn't fond of moving to Fairfax, California. On the set of her new movie, the director and producer fight each other and the director eventually leaves the set. Faye offers to direct the scene herself. At first, nobody thinks she will be able to, but she turns out to direct the scene with a lot of success. She is soon offered directing jobs at television series, including Zane Grey Theater. Meanwhile, her home life is less fortunate. Ward has been depressed since going bankrupt and he has started an affair. When Faye finds out, she immediately kicks him out of the house. However, she soon agrees to give him another chance and they decide to work together on films as director and producer. Their film debut becomes a blockbuster success with positive reviews and she is contracted by Universal., 1h15
Directed by Joe Johnston,
Pixote HuntOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about magic and magicians,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Pirate films,
Films about dragons,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Children's films,
Films about school violenceActors Macaulay Culkin,
Christopher Lloyd,
Ed Begley Jr.,
Mel Harris,
Patrick Stewart,
Whoopi GoldbergRating61%
Pessimistic Richard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin) lives life based on statistics and fears everything. His exasperated parents (Ed Begley, Jr. and Mel Harris) have tried multiple ways to build up the courage of their son, but to little success. Richard is sent to buy a bag of nails for building a treehouse. However, Richard gets caught in a harsh thunderstorm and takes shelter in a library. He meets Mr. Dewey (Christopher Lloyd), an eccentric librarian who gives him a library card, despite Richard's protests he doesn't want a book, since he's only there to escape the storm. Searching for a phone, Richard finds a large rotunda painted with famous literary characters. He slips on some water dripping from his coat and falls down, knocking himself out. Richard awakens to find the rotunda art melting, which washes over him and the library, turning them into illustrations.Directed by Gregory DarkOrigin USAGenres ThrillerActors Steven Bauer,
Jennifer Rubin,
William Katt,
Michael Parks,
Michele Greene,
J. J. JohnstonRating46%
Detective Bobby Corcoran and his partner, Detective Larson, are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths. , 1h46
Directed by Christopher MenaulOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Thriller,
ActionThemes Political films,
Alternate history filmsActors Rutger Hauer,
Miranda Richardson,
Peter Vaughan,
Jean Marsh,
Michael Kitchen,
John WoodvineRating63%
In the prologue, the failure of the D-Day invasion forces the United States to withdraw from the war in Europe and Dwight D. Eisenhower to retire in disgrace. The US continues the Pacific war against Japan and wins. In Europe, Germany invades the United Kingdom, resulting in King George VI and the rest of the British Royal Family fleeing to Canada in exile with Edward VIII regaining the British throne. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill also goes into exile in Canada and lives there until his death in 1953.Junior (1994)
on 22 november 1994 , 1h49
Directed by Ivan ReitmanOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Pregnancy films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about sexuality,
Comedy science fiction filmsActors Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Danny DeVito,
Emma Thompson,
Frank Langella,
Pamela Reed,
Aida TurturroRating47%
Austrian Research geneticist Dr. Alex Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has a nightmare about infants urinating in a library. In the real world, he and his colleague Dr. Larry Arbogast (Danny DeVito), an obstetrician and gynecologist, have invented a fertility drug, "Expectane", that is supposed to reduce the chances of a woman's body rejecting an embryo and thus prevent a miscarriage. Unfortunately, they are not allowed to test it on women since the Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved the drug; so Hesse and Arbogast move forward in their research. In response, Hesse breaks into the laboratory and locks himself in. The head of the review board, Noah Banes (Frank Langella), informs Arbogast that while the FDA has denied their team the right of human experimentation, the team has managed to receive a donation from fellow geneticist Dr. Diana Reddin (Emma Thompson) from the ovum cryogenics department. When Hesse questions the chances of a woman taking an unapproved drug during pregnancy, Arbogast reveals that there is no need to identify the gender of the experiment and convinces Hesse to impregnate himself, using an ovum codenamed "Junior"., 1h41
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy-drama,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road movies,
Chase filmsActors Gil Bellows,
Renée Zellweger,
Rory Cochrane,
Jeffrey Combs,
Wiley Wiggins,
Jace AlexanderRating59%
A young couple in love—Watty Watts (Gil Bellows) and Starlene (Renée Zellweger)—are planning a successful convenience store robbery. The next day, they are paid a visit by two collectors for a local mobster who Watty has borrowed money from to buy an engagement ring for Starlene. They are called Creepy Cody and Dinosaur Bob, and they inform Watty that he must get the money very soon. This is followed by a visit by Watts' drug-addicted former prison buddy, Billy Mack Black (Rory Cochrane), who has a plan for a big score. Against the wishes of Starlene, Watty goes along with the plot and the robbery fails, leading to the stoned clerk being shot and killed by Billy, though they do clear the safe of the money., 1h48
Directed by Keenen Ivory WayansOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
CrimeActors Charles Dutton,
Keenen Ivory Wayans,
Jada Pinkett Smith,
Salli Richardson-Whitfield,
Andrew Divoff,
Gregory SierraRating58%
Former LAPD detective Andre Shame is a private investigator who owns A Low Down Dirty Shame Investigations. He runs it with Peaches, whom he arrested six years before and has romantic feelings for him. Despite the high-risk jobs, Shame is unable to keep the firm afloat, and may be forced to close.Genres Comedy,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Christmas films,
Time travel films,
Ghost films,
Children's filmsActors Jean Vander Pyl,
Frank Welker,
Betty Jean Ward,
Russi Taylor,
Henry Corden,
Don MessickRating67%
The Bedrock Community Players are mounting A Christmas Carol, and all of the town's citizens are either planning to attend or be involved in the production: Barney Rubble is playing Bob Cragit, with Betty as Mrs. Cragit and his son Bamm-Bamm as Tiny Tim; Mr. Slate is Jacob Marbley; Wilma Flintstone is serving as the stage manager, while her daughter Pebbles plays Martha Cragit; even Dino has a role, playing the Cragit's family pet. It is Fred, though, who has landed the leading role of Ebonezer Scrooge. Unfortunately, he has let his role go to his head, thinking himself a star and spending all of his time rehearsing his lines rather than focusing on his job or family.