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Comedy, Computeranimation
Frankie (Jason Jones), a smooth-talking squirrel, finds out that acorns are being stolen by the evil A.C.O.R.N.S. Corporation. Now he must assemble a rag-tag team of forest animals with only three days to pull off their biggest heist yet.
art film, Tragicomedy
Pierce Mundy is a young African-American man working at his mother's dry cleaning business. He is troubled by his brother Wendell's engagement to Sonia, a privileged woman whom he thinks was "spoon-fed". He frequently bickers with his family members about his lack of direction in life, and gets into physical altercations with his father.
Comedy, Drama
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.
Comedy
The film begins with Sallah Shabati, a Mizrahi Jewish immigrant, arriving in Israel by plane with his family: his very pregnant wife, an ancient female relative, and seven children. Upon arrival, he is taken to live in a ma'abara, or transit camp, where he and his family are given a broken-down, one-room shack to live in. The rest of the film follows Sallah's many attempts to earn enough money to purchase an apartment in a nearby new housing development.
Comedy
Casey Meadows is a free-spirited young woman working as a dishwasher in an upscale restaurant. One day she receives a hand-delivered job offer as a driver for Brentwood Limousine Service. The company manager, McBride is appalled at Casey's young, brash presence...and the fact that she's a woman in an all-male establishment.
Comedy, Drama, Tragicomedy
A young homeless woman from New York City named Chloe strikes up a friendship with an Arctic Inuk man named Theo who is looking for the Elders of the Southern world to save his people. Chloe joins him in his quest which takes viewers on a journey of heart and humor.
Comedy, comedy of remarriage, romantic comedy
thumb|300px|left|Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas in That Uncertain Feeling thumb|thumbtime=10|upright=1.2|That Uncertain Feeling At the suggestion of one of her friends, Jill Baker visits psychoanalyst Dr. Vengard for her intermittent hiccups, which appear when she gets nervous or irritated. He soon has her questioning her previously happy marriage to her business executive husband Larry.
stand-up comedy
In the introduction, a nervous Mulaney prepares for his performance before he is ushered onstage by a mysterious chaperone (Carole Shelley). The show begins when, accompanied by organist Jon Brion, Mulaney greets the audience directly and launches into an introspective monologue about his parents' marriage, and his mother's alleged encounters with the supernatural. Following this, Mulaney describes memorable events that have occurred throughout his relationship with his father, who would "pick [him] apart psychologically" rather than enacting physical discipline.
Comedy
romantic comedy
Jane Goodale is a production assistant for a talk show that has recently become nationally syndicated. Her boss, host Diane Roberts is always pushing her staff to book ungettable guests, like Fidel Castro. Jane has a friendly but adversarial relationship with fellow producer, Eddie Alden, a shameless serial womanizer.
Comedy, romantic comedy
Mary (Myrna Loy), a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher (Frank Morgan). Her suitor Jimmie (Robert Montgomery) is determined to break them up. He introduces Mary to the publisher's wife (Ann Harding) without telling Mary who she is.
romantic comedy
The film depicts an unlucky insurance man and the variety of clients that he visits.
Adventure, children's film, Comedy, Computeranimation
In Poppy Meadow, Maya is full of the joys of spring as she tries to wake the hive and Willy to let them know that spring has finally arrived, but the others went back to sleep. Maya and Willy go to the glow worms, but they wreck the hive and the precious sunstone, much to the displeasure of the Queen. Maya overhears that she and Willy are to be separated because of their calamitous partnership and she needs no further invitation to get away from the hive to do something special to prove her and Willy's worth to stay together.
romantic comedy
On vacation in Greece, Ann Stanley is stranded on the coast when her rented car breaks down. A handsome young man on a motorbike, Peter Latham, offers Ann a ride, which she refuses, reluctant to get on a bike at 36 or accept a ride from a stranger. Peter points out that she is overly cautious, lacking spontaneity or a sense of adventure.
romantic comedy
Gujral stars as Shalini Singh/Shelley, an Indian woman who comes to the United States from a Himalayan village to find her fiance and crosses paths with a movie producer who tries to "Americanize" her in order to make her a star.
Action, Action Comedy, Heist, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film
During World War II a crew of Wehrmacht soldiers driving a cargo truck is stopped by a road block of SS commandos who hijack the cargo and kill the passengers. In 1975, Harry Morgan and Sylvester "Sly" Wells plan to recover the cargo - six million dollars of Nazi gold. Harry Morgan, wealthy but heavily in debt, reminisces with old friend Ernst Furben at the London Embassy Hotel and Ernst tells Harry about his connection to the missing gold, which he saw as it was being prepared for transport to the Balkans by Nazi party official Reinhardt Holtz.
Comedy drama, musical film, Tragicomedy
The story follows a young widower, Guy Jones, as he joins an amateur operatic society that is putting on The Beggar's Opera. He rapidly progresses through the ranks to become the male lead, while simultaneously conducting liaisons with several of the female cast.
musical film, romantic comedy
Johnny Nyle (Vic Damone), a young crooner is filming his performance of a song from the musical “Meet me in St Louis” for his television special. Afterwards, while fans line up to meet him, a young woman confirms his identity and hands him a summons. Johnny visits the legal office of his former lieutenant from the navy, Adam Calhorn Shaw (Edmund Purdom).
Comedy, romantic comedy
Simon Sparrow, now a senior doctor at Hampden Cross Hospital, falls in love with Delia, a model and aspiring actress. They eventually move in together, but then she goes to Italy to audition for a film. Meanwhile, Sir Lancelot Spratt injures his back in a fall.
Comedy
It consists of six stories from the fairy tale tradition, all performed by the Muppet characters and narrated by Gonzo and Rizzo at the Muppet Theater: The Three Little Pigs A Papa pig tells his three children Andy, Randy, and Sandy (played by Miss Piggy) that it is time for them all to live on their own. Papa tells Andy and Randy that they are strong smart boys who can take care of themselves, but they need to look after their sister Sandy. While the two brothers build flimsy homes of straw and sticks, Sandy constructs a state-of-the-art brick house.
Biography, Comedy, Drama
thumb|Nixon and Presley in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970. The meeting was kept secret until Jan. 27, 1972, when The Washington Post broke the story.
Comedy, Heist, romantic comedy
Harry Lucas (Jim Hutton) works at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. He has an admirer in sweet co-worker Verna Baxter (Dorothy Provine), who tries to woo him by giving him home-made, yet famously inedible fudge, but he avoids her because he doesn't feel ready for anything serious. He also has a nemesis in co-worker and supervisor Samson Link (David J.
Comedy, Comedy drama, musical film
Larry Poole is a wandering troubadour, having once stowed away on a freighter that turned out to be a smuggling ship. His involvement sends him to prison, where he is approached by inmate J. C.
Comedy, comedy thriller, Coming-of-age, Crime, Drama, thriller film
Three college students, Toby, Casey, and Jude, start up a bookie business taking bets from various clients. Their business immediately booms, arousing suspicion among local campus authorities and Toby's girlfriend, Hunter. They subsequently are able to purchase many expensive items such as big-screen televisions and new computers to help them manage their complex business.