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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 24,290 films · Page 581.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama
Twenty-something Taylor Reed and his teenage brother Tim Reed, whose parents were killed in a hurricane, move to rural Florida where Taylor has obtained a job at a marine life park. They hitch a ride with Clancy Ames, an animal trader traveling by school bus to the same park, and along the way, Tim bonds with the friendly sea lion Salty. They arrive at the park operated by Mrs.
Comedy drama, Tragicomedy
Claude Pierce is an aristocratic and well-bred boy from England, whose parents have received a divorce. According to a child custody agreement signed by his parents, Claude will spend six months living with his father. Jay Pierce, the father in question, has settled in New York City, where he works as an architect.
Comedy
When Rudy Vallee has an accident and cannot meet his engagement at the Garden of the Moon nightclub, Toni Blake, the club's press agent, convinces owner John Quinn to hire young bandleader Don Vincente. Don and his band fly out to California from New York for the engagement, but Don almost quits when he learns he is supposed to perform with a woman singer because, in the past, women singers have caused rifts among the musicians. Don's defiance enrages Quinn, who announces that he will end the engagement as soon as Vallee recovers from his accident.
Comedy
Nora Gilpin is a prim and proper nurse who recognizes rich and famous attorney John Raymond as he passes through the hospital. One night while sleepwalking, she dons a glamorous dress and visits John at his home, behaving seductively. She enchants John, who faintly recognizes her but cannot recall who she is.
Comedy
An old flame of businessman Titus Tillsbury threatens to expose their past, destroying both his marriage and career. He sends his aide to keep her away from a dinner party he and his wife are hosting that evening. Romaine fails to do this, but temporarily smooths things by pretending Peaches is his wife.
Comedy
While departing from choir practice in their small town one night, Wilfred Simpson and his fiancée Phyllis Jenkins meet trick cyclist Harry St. Clair, who wishes to retrieve his bicycles from the railroad station where Wilfred works as a clerk. At the station, Harry exploits Wilfred's preoccupation by walking Phyllis home.
Action, Comedy, Martial arts
Daisy inherits a mysterious aged property from her late grandfather, a martial arts master whom she never met. When she shows up on the grounds, she finds the house is being haunted by ghosts. When burglars stumble into the estate, she calls on the spirits to put a stop to them.
LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy
Gay soap actor Cliff (Chris Bruno) is about to marry an unsuspecting girl (Linda Larkin) for the sake of his image, to the chagrin of his boyfriend Wes (Jack Koenig). However, a prowling reporter (Deborah Gibson) has some interesting photographs which could cause general consternation. The main romance is between the reporter Melissa and the maid of honor's uncoordinated date Jake (Sean Runnette).
Comedy
Christmas card purveyors Stan and Ollie find themselves embroiled in a scheme orchestrated by a discontented wife, aimed at igniting jealousy in her passionless marriage. However, their well-intentioned endeavor takes a perilous turn when the husband, a volatile artist, becomes excessively agitated, ultimately challenging Ollie to a midnight duel, fraught with mortal implications, in a fit of jealousy. Navigating the predicament with characteristic ineptitude, Stan and Ollie seek refuge in a nearby tavern, where they deliberate their predicament.
Comedy, romantic comedy
Brendan (Peter McDonald) is a shy, reserved teacher who takes his profession seriously. Away from the classroom, he has a love of films and classical music. One night, after practicing with his church choir, he meets Trudy (Flora Montgomery), a bright, witty and free-spirited woman whom he believes is a Montessori teacher.
Comedy
The Stooges are the sole beneficiaries of a substantial inheritance, yet encounter obstacles in the form of a duplicitous broker named Icabod Slipp, who has taken control of the funds. Engaging in a series of confrontations with Slipp in his office, the Stooges are subjected to false accusations of being the culprits responsible for the misappropriation of funds. Consequently, Slipp absconds with the inheritance, prompting the Stooges to pursue him to a theater.
Comedy
Dagwood and his boss are frantically searching for an eccentric cookie tycoon in order to sign him to a contract. Unknown to them, Blondie has already met him and the man is enjoying himself making cookies in Blondie's kitchen while Dagwood is at work.
Drama, romance film
An American salesman with radically successful methods visits England ostensibly to learn a more dignified manner of salesmanship. He is mistaken for a millionaire by a cash-poor family of noble ancestry with a stately home to sell which he can't afford to buy. But by working with them instead he finds romance and equal success in business with his old marketing techniques.
romantic comedy
Two fast-talking insurance salesmen — Wilbur Boswell and J. Addington Ganzy — help penniless socialite Mary Marsh to turn a dilapidated hotel, which was willed to her, into a thriving success. They soon run into trouble, however, in the form of two sets of rival gangsters who want to break into the hotel safe; also, Mary's mother, Rebecca Marsh, wants her to marry wealthy lawyer John Blackwell, although Mary has fallen in love with Wilbur.
romantic comedy
The film revolves around Norman, a world-weary manager of a pier theatre in a seaside resort. Norman has worked in the theatre all his life, but will not accept that the local council, which owns the theatre, is planning to install more commercial management in an attempt to boost audience numbers. As the story unfolds, he realises it may be time to move on and put behind him the ghost of 1950s and 1960s singer Alma Cogan, who performed at the theatre many years before.
romantic comedy
A young couple become engaged, but undergo a number of misadventures before their wedding ceremony.
Comedy, comedy television program
When an overworked housewife goes on strike to persuade the rest of her family to share in household chores, she becomes a national celebrity.
Comedy, musical film
World War II is coming to an end, but rather than being sent home, Capt. Bill Willoby and Lt. Frank Schmidt, along with their unit, are assigned to Midi Island, formerly held by the Japanese.
Drama
At the Penyon mansion, Bob Penyon gives his fiancée Joan Bradley a very valuable diamond necklace, a family heirloom. Rose Waverly telephones Clay Beaudine to let him know that the couple have just left with the necklace. Peter Rennick, the husband Joan thought was dead, would rather blackmail his wife, but Beaudine wants the necklace.
Comedy, Drama
American Geoffrey Thompson and Englishman Ken Morgan are reporters from rival newspapers who are sent to a remote Swiss village to find Nobel Prize winner Dr. Hugo Norden. Nodern escaped from a concentration camp and was reportedly killed but there are rumors he is living in the village.
romantic comedy
Arah (Angel Locsin) dreams of a better life—different from the life she knows in Bukidnon. Ranches everywhere are closing one by one. The glory her hometown once knew was slowly disappearing in favour of life abroad, particularly in Australia.
Comedy drama
Henry (Jackie Cooper) is falsely accused of making trouble at school. He must clear himself.
romantic comedy
Two chefs and former high school sweethearts return to their small Texas town. Tylar is a single mother who just lost her job in San Francisco. Khorey is the author of bestselling cookbooks.
Comedy, mystery film
In a New York City club, famous novelist William Halliwell "Mac" Magee makes a $5,000 bet with a wealthy friend, Hal Bentley, that he can write a 10,000-word story within 24 hours at the "lonesomest spot on Earth": a summer resort in the winter. Hal owns the resort, the Baldpate Inn, on a mountaintop 6 hours away by train. Hal asks Mac to write something more thoughtful than his usual melodramatic thriller.