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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 22,365 films · Page 447.

A Woman of Distinction (1950)

romantic comedy

Born to a wealthy and well-respected New England family, Susan Manning Middlecott excelled at school from a young age. Earning her bachelor's, master's and doctorate, she became a teacher, then enlisted during WWII, staying afterwards to care for French orphans. Shortly after her return, Susan becomes dean of a New England school called Benton College and it is her whole life, apart from living with dad Mark and raising her adopted daughter Louisa.

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Kimmy Dora (2009)

Comedy

Kimmy and Dora Go Dong Hae are identical twin daughters of wealthy businessman Luisito GoDongHae. Kimmy is a sharp, high-ranking employee in her father's company with a fiery personality, while Dora is sweet, naïve, and not very bright. On a trip, Dora adopts a stray dog named Mikky, which annoys Kimmy.

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Skin: The Movie (2020)

Comedy

Blanche, a Minnesota woman in her forties, wants to be a writer but settled for the life of a publisher's researcher in Minneapolis. Her long lost father is a born entrepreneur, making a small fortune in the Los Angeles and San Diego porn industry. Though he died, that doesn't keep him from directing Blanche by way of a DVD he left behind.

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On the Beat (1962)

Comedy

Norman Pitkin works at Scotland Yard as a car cleaner, but dreams of becoming a policeman as his late father was. The police reject his request to join the force, but later recruit him to work undercover in disguise. He has turned out to be the double twin of a suspected jewel thief, an Italian crime boss in London.

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Uno Sceriffo extraterrestre – poco extra e molto terrestre (1979)

Action, Comedy, Science fiction, Silly Movie, Sitcom

One morning, the little town of Newnan, Georgia, is thrown into hysteria when a UFO is reported over the nearby lake; even the personnel from the nearby Air Force base is mobilized. The only one remaining untouched by this hubbub is Sheriff Hall (Spencer), the big and punchy keeper of the local law; indeed, he does not believe in aliens, especially since layabouts like Brennan (Joe Bugner) use the excitement to commit all sorts of mischief. Still, strange things begin to happen to some of the citizens who share his point of view: a barber's chair begins to spin rapidly around its axis – along with its customer – and an ice cream cart…

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A Royal Scandal (1945)

Biography, Comedy, Drama, Historie, romance film

The palace of the demanding and iron-fisted Russian czarina Catherine the Great is full of intrigue. Devoted chancellor Nicolai Ilyitch conducts delicate negotiations for a treaty with France while surreptitiously stealing from the imperial treasuries. General Michael Ronsky schemes to overthrow Catherine in a military coup and install his oafish nephew Boris as a figurehead.

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Rock the Casbah (2013)

Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama

After Moroccan entrepreneur Moulay Hassan (Omar Sharif) abruptly dies of a heart attack members of his family come together for a three-day mourning period over his death. Foremost among the mourners are Aicha (Hiam Abbass), his wife, and his three daughters Miriam (Nadine Labaki), Kenza (Lubna Azabal) and Sofia (Morjana Alaoui). Sofia is someone estranged from her family, having left Morocco to act in Hollywood years before.

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Let's Dance (1950)

musical film, romance film, romantic comedy

American performers Katherine ‘Kitty’ McNeil and Donald ‘Don’ Lockwood are performing for allied soldiers in London, 1944. The two have had a distant romantic relationship over the years, due to Don’s non-commitment. At the end of their performance, Don announces that they’re getting engaged, surprising Kitty.

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Since You've Been Gone (1998)

Comedy, romantic comedy

Set in downtown Chicago during one long evening and night, the film follows several characters as they attend a ten-year high school reunion organized by the smarmy Robert S. Levitt who used to be the high school's class president. Among the many guests attending are Kevin MacEldowney, his wife Molly and their friend Zane Levy.

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Witches' Brew (1980)

Comedy horror

As in earlier film versions of Leiber's story such as Weird Woman (1944) and Night of the Eagle (1962), the story is set around a college campus where rivalries for various chairmanships of faculties take place. While the script's touch is notably lighter than in earlier film versions, verging on comedic in places, the story is basically the same. Several of the wives practice witchcraft in order to advance their husbands' careers.

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Boy Culture (2006)

Drama, romance film

A successful escort describes in a series of confessions his entangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic client. The story remains the same as the novel, about a man who goes by only the letter "X" to maintain his anonymity and relationships between his two roommates—one of whom he's in love with—and an enigmatic older client who challenges him to find his heart before he will consent to sex. The film's differences from the novel include Andrew's character (now an African-American) and the location of the story in Seattle, Washington, instead of Chicago, Illinois.

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The Voice of the Turtle (1948)

Comedy

In December 1944 in New York City, naïve young actress Sally Middleton is jilted by her lover, a theatrical producer, for becoming too serious about their relationship. Although she vows to not allow herself to fall in love again, Sally agrees to a dinner date with Bill Page, an Army sergeant on a weekend pass who is rejected by Sally's friend, the sophisticated Olive Lashbrooke. When Bill has trouble finding a hotel room, he spends the weekend at Sally's apartment.

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Prison Ship (1986)

Action, Comedy, Science fiction

On the planet Arous, Captain Bantor, the Sovereign and the Inquisitor attempt to quell an uprising of the defiant resident miners of Taura's planet by capturing her and killing her fellow dwarf miners and the wandering priest Zaal. Taura is forced to defend herself against the marauding starship captain. During their struggle, Taura causes Bantor to lose his hand in a volcanic acid plume.

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Merry Andrew (1958)

Comedy, Drama, musical film, romantic comedy

Andrew Larabee teaches at a school run by his headmaster father Matthew, a traditional man who disapproves of his son's unconventional methods despite their popularity with the students. Andrew's special interest is archaeology, and he hopes to earn his father's respect through this field of study. During the school holidays, Andrew bicycles to ancient ruins in Sussex where he believes a statue of Pan (which had been left behind by a Roman legion) can be found.

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