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romance film, romantic comedy
Emma (Rachel Bilson) and Will (Tom Sturridge) were childhood best friends; they lost touch a long time ago—as far as she knows. She is back in their hometown, because her father Richard is terminally ill. She has a strained relationship with her mother Miranda.
Comedy, family film, short film
Snoopy's persistent mischief is angering the other kids in the neighborhood, and they all demand that Charlie Brown do something about it, as Snoopy is his dog. Charlie Brown will send a reluctant Snoopy back to his birthplace, the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, for obedience training to appease them. As it is a two-day trip, Charlie Brown calls Peppermint Patty and asks to let Snoopy stay there for one night en route; Peppermint Patty agrees, but a scheming Snoopy decides to stay on and has her waiting on him, hand and foot, which confuses her.
Comedy horror, Horror, Slasher, thriller film
Five women, Linda, Jessica, Kimberly, Suzanne, and Janey, buy a new sorority house. They get it cheap because of the bloody incidents that took place five years earlier, committed by a murderer known as Hockstatter. They decide to stay in it for the night so they can meet the movers in the morning.
Comedy, Crime Comedy, Heist
The film is told primarily in flashback, as the film first follows a hitman, Critical Jim, who follows and holds at gunpoint a man he believes is Cletis Tout - but who actually is Finch. Because Critical Jim is so fond of film noir and other classic films (such as Casablanca and Breakfast at Tiffany's), he's willing to listen to Finch as he tells his story, imagining it as a film in progress. Finch obliges, explaining how he got to be mistaken for Cletis Tout.
musical film, romantic comedy
At the turn of the twentieth century, traveling salesman Virgil Smith (Bing Crosby) takes multiple journeys to Vienna, Austria, hoping to sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity with the Austrian people. At the same time, Countess Johanna Augusta Franziska von Stolzenberg-Stolzenberg (Joan Fontaine) and her father, Baron Holenia, are celebrating the fact their black poodle Scheherazade has been selected to mate with the emperor's poodle. As they depart from the palace, they meet Virgil and his white Fox Terrier Buttons, whose scuffle with Scheherazade leads to a…
Comedy, fantasy television program, fiction film, romance film, romance television program
Comedy
Mild-mannered, unassuming Ruben Martinez has a slick, unscrupulous twin brother who now goes by the name Robby Martin. They were orphans raised by a rich landowner named Clifford Downey and his dancer wife, Mona Rowland-Downey. Upon her death, Mona leaves her entire ranch in Santa Barbara, California in the care of only one son, Ruben.
Comedy, musical film
Lionel Q. Devereaux and his alluring girlfriend, Brazilian singer Carmen Navarro, have been engaged for 10 years. They are highly unsuccessful vaudeville performers, due to Lionel's total lack of talent.
Comedy, fantasy film
thumb|upright=1.2|Clint Eastwood and Donald O'Connor in Francis in the Navy U.S. Army officer Lt. Peter Sterling gets mistaken for his lookalike in the U.S.
Action, Adventure, animated film, Christmas film, fantasy film
Popeye is on a quest to find his missing father Poopdeck Pappy. Popeye is dogged by nightmares warning him that his Pappy, who abandoned him as a child, is in danger and needs him, so he bravely sets out on the open sea to find his long-lost father and reunite with him for the Christmas holidays. Accompanied by the admiring Olive Oyl, the brawny Bluto, the hungry Wimpy, and little Swee'Pea, he heads for the Sea of Mystery, which happens to be in the evil Sea Hag's domain.
Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy
World-famous Italian tenor opera singer Giorgio Fini is in Boston for a concert when he gets a phone call asking him to perform at The Met. The call brings up bad memories from his disastrous appearance there seven years earlier. It scares him to the point where he cannot sing at rehearsal.
Comedy
Peter Jones, a British diplomat in France, suspects his wife Margaret of having an affair. He hires a private detective, who reports that Margaret has rented an apartment. It then turns out that her live-in lover is a pet chimpanzee she calls Max.
Comedy horror, LGBTQ-related film, Science fiction, science fiction comedy
After being sent to the principal's office in the previous film, Chrissy Goldberg is blackmailed by Principal Westley, who shows her the video that Zac took of her and Lauren kissing and threatens to air it on TV if Chrissy doesn't delete her blog. Meanwhile, Lauren gives birth to a duck/human hybrid in the gym locker room, explaining to Chrissy that she was impregnated when her pet duck, Kevin, was shoved down her throat. Chrissy and Lauren steal Zac's clothes as revenge for him betraying Chrissy to the principal, causing him to declare war on both of them when he's accepted into the Cretins.
Comedy
After the kind-hearted but clumsy Super Dave Osborne survives a near-fatal accident, he discovers his manager Murray Schneiderman has embezzled from him. This forces him into bankruptcy and causes him to lose his house. Super Dave decides to retire from stunt work, but ends up meeting a single mother named Sandy.
romantic comedy, Tragicomedy
The plot follows the backstage dramas of a turn-of-the-century New York theater company struggling to produce a new work.
Drama, Tragicomedy
Anne Shirley is an orphan who has been adopted by farmer Matthew Cuthbert (O.P. Heggie) and his sister, Marilla (Helen Westley). Although the pair had originally asked to adopt an orphaned young boy to help on their farm, Anne endears herself to them and to the local villagers.
Crime, Horror, Science fiction
Max Dire is a Los Angeles detective who is feeling the strain that his profession entails when his wife of two years, Liza, accuses him of bringing his work home. Max's partner, Jim Sheldon, commits suicide by shooting himself in the head. Realising that Max is experiencing problems, Adam Garou, a high-ranking officer, distinguished by his success in reducing crime in other big cities, invites Max to join him at his apartment for a weekly meeting with other police officers who are experiencing difficulties.
Comedy, Drama
May, a single mom, wants to become an actress. Her next-door neighbor August, a bodybuilder, wants to become a worthy successor to his hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger. They live in a district of Los Angeles known as Echo Park, not far from Dodger Stadium, and dream of a better life.
Drama, romance film, Romantic drama
Jeremy Jones (Benson) is a shy, bespectacled, Jewish fifteen-year-old living in a New York City apartment with his parents, who are busy with their own pursuits and leave him mostly on his own. He attends a private high school that focuses on the performing arts, where he is a serious student of cello who aspires to musical greatness. He has an after-school job as a dog walker.
Comedy
Comedy, Drama, Melodrama
The tailcoat is custom made for renowned stage actor Paul Orman, who seeks to rekindle a romance with former flame Ethel, who is receptive. However, she is now married, and her husband John finds them together. John offers to show Paul his weapon collection, in particular his favorite hunting rifle.
Comedy, independent film, Raunchy comedy
Three young women team up to rent a beach house in Malibu, California. One of them lands a job in a high school, thanks to an investment broker who she meets while jogging along the beach. Another of the women is taking acting lessons and enjoys horseback riding, though the young owner of the stable, John Logan (Kevin Costner), turns out to be more interesting than the riding itself.
Drama, romantic comedy
During the day of the wedding between Dunni Coker a 24-year-old art gallery owner who is the only daughter of Engineer Bamidele and Mrs. Tinuade Coker, and the IT entrepreneur Dozie Onwuka, who comes from a very wealthy family. His mother, Lady Obianuju Onwuka, considers her son to be marrying beneath himself.
Comedy, Drama, romance film
The plot follows Gregor Spring, a television reporter who travels to Italy to cover the upcoming election of the new Pope. While in the beautiful Vatican City, he falls for Maria, who is set to become a nun in just a few days. As the two grow closer, strange events happen to Gregor and he begins to think even God himself is trying to keep them apart.