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Splatstick
The film begins with Mr. Flip, played by Ben Turpin, in a general store, in which he flirts with the woman behind the counter, for which he is carried out of the building on a hand truck. He travels to a manicurist where he eventually gets the pointed end of a pair of scissors, sticking up out of his chair, when he sits down.
Action, Blaxploitation, Martial arts
Larry Chin, a Chinese martial arts expert, sneaks into the United States at a San Francisco port, looking for his brother Wei Chin who disappeared several years prior, shortly after Larry's wife died in an accident. Larry is waylaid by men working for the crooked police officer Burke, who was told to watch for his arrival, but Larry is able to overwhelm the group and escapes. Larry convinces his cousin to tell him an address in Watts, Los Angeles where his brother had last been seen, unaware that his cousin has been warned not give that information and is later killed in a car bomb.
romantic comedy
Overworked World War II riveter Maisie Ravier becomes irritable and starts involuntarily winking at people, so the factory's doctor prescribes a two-week vacation with pay. She runs into her friend and bandleader Tommy Cutter, who wants her to sing for two weeks in Reno. When she goes to the bus station, she encounters Sergeant Bill Fullerton, who is also going to Reno.
association football film, Comedy drama
Percy Winthram is a 39-year-old socially inept, anxious virgin who pretends to be younger. He travels by coach to London from Manchester with a group of friends to watch the FA Cup Final. The group have a night out in Soho and a £50 bet leads Percy to spend the evening with prostitute Cyrenne.
Comedy, Drama
The film follows a group of friends that are small-time criminals in Sneinton, a suburb of Nottingham. The main protagonists are best friends, Jumbo and Malc. At the beginning of the film we hear Jumbo narrating, "We're not into anything heavy.
romantic comedy
The son of a strict Navy man, O'Connor falls in love with a girl from a performing family. In the end, the families learn to accept their differences and they are allowed to be in love freely.
Coming-of-age, Drama
The first few days of 1970, in an Ontario suburb, and the Field family's fragile domestic peace has come to an end with the death of mother Mary. The story is told in loops and flashbacks over 10 years, opening and closing with the water flowing over Niagara Falls, while the bulk of the film depicts the fall and winter of 1969 leading to Mary's funeral. In the background looms the tragedy of the suspicious death years ago of the first-born child, three-month-old Jimmy; a pervasive and never spoken of subject, Jimmy's existence is only revealed through a single newspaper clipping the (then adolescent) girls find in Mary's purse.
Comedy
Collier "Collie" Laing, a confirmed bachelor, still lives with his mother, a high-powered attorney. When he is unexpectedly called up by the United States Army Reserve with the rank of captain, Collier is given a peculiar assignment. Superior officer Colonel Head, cooperating with law enforcement, tells Collier about a jewel heist and how one of the gems has been spotted in a perfume ad, worn by Marita "Killer" Connell, a young actress.
Action, Comedy, Comedy horror, Zombie
Comedy
A young chef, Huang Da Xia struggles to get the patrons he is looking for. However, contradicting his unpopular cuisine, he is also well known as "Hero Huang" in the local neighbourhood, because he carries out good deeds in helping the community, including filming videos and putting them on his YouTube account. One day, he meets Xiao K, who asks for his help.
Comedy
After growing fed up with crime in South Africa, Schuks decides to move to Australia with his friend Alf. Also introduced is Samoosa Woestyn, a Schuster version of Saddam Hussein, (ruler of fictional Afkaq, which parodies Iraq) who plans to kill U.S. President (at the time George W.
romantic comedy
At Nazi headquarters in occupied Holland, Major Zellfritz assigned to find a downed British pilot, becomes sidetracked by Anita Woverman. He demands that the Wovermans billet him and his men at her house. Upstairs, the butler, Jan, is hiding the escaped pilot, Christopher Reynolds.
Comedy
Jimmy loves dinosaurs and sleeps on the top bunk. Unfortunately, Jimmy is 40 and shares that bunk with Bob, his 10-year-old nephew. Freshly divorced, Jimmy lives with his sister Aiko and her family while boldly searching for a new wife.
Comedy
Comedy
right|thumb|Left to right:Adam Rodness, Samantha Gutstadt, Corey Haim discuss Shark City in 2009 At the infamous club Shark City, successful roommates – real estate agent Dagen and stock broker Kenny, are the popular guys who get all the girls. One night Dagen meets Samantha, who he begins to pursue, but as she rejects him time and time again, he begins to actually fall in love with her though she is the daughter of the dangerous and powerful mob boss Ventura Ritt. Despite the declining housing market as reported by trusted news anchor Veronica Wolf, Dagen is able to sell a million dollar home to none other than Ventura Ritt, who is…
Comedy
The film tells the story of a man (Scott Cohen) who discovers his wife (Annabeth Gish) is having an affair, and the consequences of their resulting relationship with the mistress (Paulina Porizkova).
Comedy
Jeff and Sam, a young couple from Delaware, move to New York City with their five-year-old daughter Beatrice in hopes of getting her into an elite private school. Sam quickly learns that all the schools are full for the current session and their chances are slim. Desperate, she turns to Sue Lemon, an unconventional consultant known for helping families secure admissions.
Comedy
An Ohio teen moves to Los Angeles to find fame as a rock musician and to find a drummer.
Comedy
There are series of unsuccessful assassination attempts by an unknown organisation targeting Melvin Byrd. Byrd is a janitor in a NASA laboratory headed by Major General Smithburn with his security officer being an inept bungler, Lt. Porter.
Comedy drama, musical film, romantic comedy
The musical starts with the busybody postman who reads everybody's mail, Hector, delivering mail to the Dana household and particularly to Cora, the maid he is in love with. Professor Oliver Dana is the head of the household. The oldest sister is Sylvia, an actress, and the youngest is Nancy, who is a bit of a flirt and has all the boys fighting over her.
romantic comedy
As the film opens, Antoine and Julie find themselves seated side by side on a return flight from New York to Paris where Julie is about to marry Franck. Antoine, a womanizing lawyer, is desperate to get to Paris for a job interview. The problem is that Julie and Antoine are former lovers who broke up after a chaotic affair three years before.
Comedy
In 1890s Utah, the adolescent Tom Fitzgerald has a reputation as a schemer. Calling himself "The Great Brain", Tom delights in swindling his friends and the residents of his small town. Soon the townsfolk tire of being bamboozled, and Tom finally faces his comeuppance.
Drama
Eighteen-year-old Anna Morgan becomes a paraplegic after a gymnastics accident. Her whole world has changed. Anna has to repeat her junior year of high school after missing school to go to therapy, her boyfriend ignores her, she loses her friends, and her parents treat her like a helpless child.
romantic comedy
Socialite Jean Howard is stirred to patriotism and eager to help the war effort. When she overhears her father, J. R.