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Science fiction, sexploitation film
Scientist Dr. Jeff Huntley inherits a fortune of US$3 million (equivalent to $ million in ) from his uncle and invests it in the development of a rocket ship, built with the assistance of his mentor, Dr. Nichols.
Comedy, independent film
Cassie Cranston is a newspaper sex columnist returning to her hometown for her mother's funeral for the first time since being slut-shamed by her high school classmates who caught her trying to lose her virginity. In trouble with her publisher because many of the sex stories she has written about were actually fictional, and with her former friends and neighbours because she has often written about them as yokels and rubes, she tries to square the circle by challenging the town to plan an orgy to prove that they are not as provincial as she has depicted them, in turn giving her the opportunity to write a new true story.
musical film
Sonny and Cher appear as themselves in this spoof of various genres, including mysteries, Westerns, Tarzan films and spy thrillers. The plot revolves around a film contract offered to Sonny by powerful executive Mr. Mordicus, played by George Sanders, who also plays the antagonist in each of Sonny's ideas for the proposed film, which are played out in a number of skits featuring music and dancing by the star duo.
romantic comedy
After letting a promising connection slip away on Chicago’s L train, a shy advertising worker tries to find the woman he met.
romantic comedy
A woman who has spent years waiting for her ideal partner finds her life intersecting with his through a threatened apartment complex and a community fight.
Satire, Tragicomedy, war film
A pigeon specialist sent to defuse a bomb finds himself crowned king by asylum inmates who have taken over an evacuated French town.
boxing film, musical film, romantic comedy
Ten years after promising to remain lifelong friends, three former G.I.s reunite to discover how much their lives—and their bond—have changed.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, war film
An underappreciated Navy ensign gets a chance to prove himself when a bitter clash with his captain leaves them stranded together.
buddy film, Coming-of-age, Drama, LGBTQ-related film
Two young goths set out from Ohio for a New York festival celebrating Stevie Nicks, carrying their dreams and unresolved family questions with them.
Comedy, Drama, romance film
A scandal-marked American woman arrives on the Amalfi Coast, where rumors surrounding a newlywed couple threaten to expose secrets and unsettle a marriage.
Comedy, musical film
At a pajama factory, a new superintendent falls for the union representative whose fight for a raise puts them on opposite sides of a labor dispute.
buddy film, Comedy drama, Drama
A determined piglet sets out across the country to find his missing family, changing the lives of the people he meets along the way.
Comedy drama, Drama, teen film
Two sisters, 11-year-old Amanda (nicknamed Manny) and 15-year-old Laurel (nicknamed Lo), run away from several foster homes after the death of their mother, sleeping wherever they can, including in model homes. But when Lo realizes she's pregnant, the two find that they can't make it through this crisis on their own. With nowhere else to turn, they decide to kidnap Elaine, a clerk at a baby supply store.
Comedy, Coming-of-age, Drama, romance film, teen film
Alan Duckworth (known as 'Quack Quack' to his friends) is a socially awkward fourteen-year-old who is obsessed with cricket and Ann Lawton, a girl in his class. Alan daydreams throughout his day (often with a voiceover by cricket commentator John Arlott), showing up late for school and making little academic progress. He is friendly with the groundsman Tommy (Garry Cooper), whom he views as a hero, to Tommy's embarrassment.
Comedy, Splatstick
thumb|left|220px|The Stooges harass defense attorney Bud Jamison in Disorder in the Court thumb|thumbtime=8|Disorder in the Court (1936) The Stooges, musicians by profession, are key witnesses at a murder trial where, Gail Tempest, a showgirl from their nightclub, stands accused of murdering Kirk Robin. Despite being pivotal witnesses, the Stooges are initially absent, preoccupied with leisurely activities, namely playing Jacks. Eventually, Curly takes the stand and recounts the events, ultimately offering a musical interlude with Larry on violin, Moe on harmonica, and Curly on both spoons and upright bass to illustrate the night of the…
Comedy
Budding film director Dennis Morrison, producer Clive Potter, and screenwriter Harris Tweedle are hired by seedy erotic film producer Benny U. Murdoch to make a sexy movie based on the poem "The Ballad of Eskimo Nell". However, they run into difficulty when each of the production's backers want a completely different style of film made.
beach party film, Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy, teen film
Frankie, Dee Dee, and the beach party gang hit Malibu Beach for yet another summer of surfing and no jobs, only to find their secret surfing spot threatened by a gang of bodybuilders led by the dim-witted coach Jack Fanny. All the while a bored Italian countess is trying to steal Frankie from Dee Dee and, much to everyone's surprise, he seems more than happy to go along with it. Her plan is to turn him into a teen idol.
Comedy, Coming-of-age, teen film
Jamie McGregor is a virginal sixth-former in a Swinging Sixties new town, delivering groceries for the local supermarket. However he is more interested in matters sexual and sets out to lose his virginity by attempting to seduce the local girls – Linda, Paula, Caroline, and his dream girl, Mary. He ultimately succeeds in bedding the sexually aggressive Audrey, only to learn too late that sex is not as important as he initially believed.
Comedy
While on a road trip in the Southwest, Rae (Long) discovers that her man, Michael (Foxx), spent the $15,000 they set aside for a home on a vintage Studebaker. Rae promptly dumps Michael at a convenience store and hops a ride to the airport. Soon after, Michael loses the car when a young kid cons him out of the keys.
Comedy, Coming-of-age, romantic comedy, teen film
Palmer Woodrow is a rich prep school kid who rarely attends class and has been expelled from numerous prep schools. His parents are traveling internationally and inform him that he has been enrolled at Hoover Academy and he has one last chance to graduate or he will be cut off financially. Meanwhile, Eddie Keaton is a small-time con artist and high school dropout who has run afoul of a local loanshark named "Dice".
Comedy
Mordecai C. Jonesa self-styled "M.B.S., C.S., D.D. — Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Dirty-Dealing!" — is a drifting confidence trickster who makes his living defrauding people in the Southern United States using tricks such as rigged punchboards, playing cards, and found wallets.
Comedy drama, Horror, thriller film
A Hollywood agent's anonymous hotel encounter draws him into a destabilizing mystery just weeks before his wedding.
Comedy, musical film, war film
A father and son, each drawn into a different world war, find their lives intertwined with two Army musical revues.
Cannibal, Comedy, Comedy horror, Science fiction, Splatter Film, Zombie
A boys' weekend in a quiet English town turns into a fight for survival when the men discover its women have become ravenous man-eaters.