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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 24,273 films · Page 518.

Hotel Sahara (1951)

Comedy

The Hotel Sahara, situated in a desert oasis, quickly empties when the patrons learn that the Italian Army has commenced hostilities in the North African campaign. Emad, the hotel's owner, also wants to flee, but is persuaded by his fiancee, Yasmin Pallas, to stay and try to save the hotel, all he owns. The other two members of the staff also stay: Yasmin's mother, Madame Pallas, and Yusef, the major domo.

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To Jennifer (2013)

Comedy horror, found footage film

The film follows Joey as he travels to meet Jennifer, his long-distance girlfriend of two years. He believes that she is cheating on him and decides to film his trip down to her home in an attempt to elicit guilt from Jennifer over her presumed adultery. Joey persuades his cousin Steven and their friend Martin to join him on the trip, which turns into a car trip after Joey has a mental breakdown on a plane and puts them on the No Fly List.

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Star of Midnight (1935)

Comedy, Mysterie, mystery film, romantic comedy

New York lawyer and playboy Clay "Dal" Dalzell is asked by old friend Tim Winthrop to locate his girlfriend Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in Chicago a year ago. Winthrop cannot stop thinking about her, and he believes she is in New York. Along with Donna Mantin, who has romantic designs on him, Dal attends a hit stage show titled "Midnight" that stars a masked actress, Mary Smith, who vanishes in mid-performance when Winthrop recognizes her and blurts out the name Alice.

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The Wannabes (2003)

Comedy

Danny (Nick Giannopoulos) is a talentless, yet clumsy, and therefore awkward entertainer who is hired by Marcus (Russell Dykstra) and his motley crew to turn them into the biggest kids' group since the Wiggles, the Hooley Dooleys, Hi-5, Bananas in Pyjamas, Play School, and Barney the Bear (a knock-off of Humphrey B. Bear). But while Danny is training them to become The Wannabes, they're secretly planning to use their new identity as cover to pull off a heist of a diamond necklace from the very rich Aurora Van Dyke (Lena Cruz).

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Blue Skies Again (1983)

Comedy

A young female softball player, Paula Fradkin, is obsessed with baseball and travels to Fort Lauderdale during Spring Training and tries to convince the Denver Devils' owner Sandy and manager Lou to let her try out for the team. Her assault on the Major Leagues' gender barrier is finally made possible when team owner Sandy, a male-chauvinist and bachelor, is attracted to Fradkin's personal manager Liz. Paula performs well in training, but the fact that the new player at second base is female leads to resentment among both players and officials.

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Little Old New York (1940)

Biography, Comedy drama, Drama, romance film

Engineer and inventor Robert Fulton (Richard Greene) comes to New York City in 1807, where he meets tavern and inn keeper Pat O'Day (Alice Faye). O'Day comes to strongly believe in Fulton and his dream after he lodges at her establishment. He pursues the investment capital he needs to build his visionary steam-powered ship.

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Live Now - Pay Later (1962)

black comedy film, Tragicomedy

Unsavoury door-to-door salesman Albert Argyle's technique involves bedding his female customers in an attempt to seduce them to buy on credit. As well as being unfaithful to his pregnant girlfriend, the unrepentant Argyle is also cheating his boss out of profits, and trying his hand at a spot of blackmail.

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The Lady Says No (1951)

Comedy

Bill Shelby is a globetrotting author and photographer on assignment for Life magazine to write a story about Dorinda Hatch, the author of the bestselling book The Lady Says No. Bill expects a dour spinster but Dorina is a young, attractive blonde. Her interactions with him cause her to question her beliefs, such as that it is unsuitable for a woman to fall in love with someone whom she also loathes.

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A Business Affair (1994)

romantic comedy

The film centers on the life of Kate Swallow, and her susceptibility to falling in love with different men. At the beginning of the film, she is in love with a famous writer named Alec Bolton, who dismisses any intentions she has of writing a novel herself as nonsense, strongly discouraging her. Later, she falls in love with a man named Vanni Cors, the publisher of the firm for which Alec writes books, and she leaves Alec for Vanni.

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The Flame of New Orleans (1941)

Comedy, romantic comedy

The legend of "Claire of New Orleans" is born after two fishermen find a wedding dress floating around on the Mississippi River one day. The legend tells that the Countess Claire Ledux disappeared on her wedding day in the year of 1840, and when the dress was found, the people of New Orleans assumed that the bride had committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. This is how the story begins, and then we find out what really happened, as the story of Claire Ledux is revealed.

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SuperKlaus (2024)

Comedy, family film, fantasy film, Superhero

Longing for wilder adventures, Santa Claus's wish comes true when he accidentally bumps his head and starts believing he is/has SuperKlaus, the famous super-heroic Christmas Crusader. With the help of Billie a tech-savvy 11-year-old girl, and Leo his "Elf-xecutive" assistant, "SuperKlaus" will take on a megalomaniacal toy-obsessed businessman to save Christmas.

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Hobgoblins 2 (2009)

Aliens, Comedy, Comedy horror, Horror, Science fiction

The film takes place after the original film, where McCreedy has been locked in a psychiatric hospital after blowing up the film studio to destroy the Hobgoblins, which occurred at the end of the first film. Kevin and his friends are now in college, and their Professor introduces them to McCreedy, who warns them that it is still possible to be attacked by Hobgoblins. Despite McCreedy's warning, Kevin and his friends re-encounter the Hobgoblins and must fight against them and their own greatest fears, in order to save their lives.

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A Successful Calamity (1932)

Comedy drama

Henry Wilton is a successful financier who is returning to America after a year away in Europe, where he helped to arrange war debt repayments. He looks forward to being reunited with his family, including his much-younger second wife Emmy, his daughter Peggy and his son Eddie. However, when he arrives in his hometown on the train, the only one there to greet him is his butler, Connors, much to Henry's dismay.

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An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

musical film

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston, an Englishman, is left with a pet alligator by another passenger who abandons it to him. Horrified, his first instinct is to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, he soon develops a bond with Moira, a young Irishwoman, which appears to be centred almost entirely around the animal.

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