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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 9,657 films · Page 130.

Rain (1932)

Drama

thumb|left|upright|Crawford as Sadie A westbound ship en route to Apia, Samoa, is temporarily stranded at nearby Pago Pago due to a possible cholera outbreak on board. Among the passengers are Alfred Davidson, a self-righteous missionary, his wife, and Sadie Thompson, a prostitute. Thompson passes the time partying and drinking with the American Marines stationed on the island.

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Over Her Dead Body (2008)

fantasy film, Ghost, Modern-Day Fantasy, romantic comedy

Kate and Henry are a happy couple. Henry proposed to Kate and they are about to be married, but on the day of their wedding, Kate is accidentally killed by an ice sculpture angel, because of the actions of an ice sculptor. Unaware that she has died and her soul left her body, Kate awakens in Purgatory and wastes time arguing with an angel who finally leaves before she can explain to Kate what she must do to move on.

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Mala Noche (1985)

Crime, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romance film, Social Drama

The story follows relationship between Walt, a gay store clerk, and two younger Mexican boys, Johnny and Roberto Pepper. Walt and his female friend convince them to come over for dinner, but Johnny and Pepper have to return to their cheap hotel because another friend is locked out. Walt makes his first pass at Johnny by offering him $15 to sleep with him.

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The Cutting Edge III - Chasing The Dream (2008)

Comedy drama, romance film, sport film

Zack Conroy (Matt Lanter) and former lover Celeste Mercier (Sarah Gadon) lose the gold to rivals Jason Bright (Ben Hollingsworth) and Cindy Halyard (Stéphanie Valois) at the International Figure Skating Conference in Tokyo. Zack and Celeste resolve to win the gold at nationals, but Celeste falls in a practice and fractures her ankle. Coach Bryan Hemmings (Stefano Colacitti) initially encounters difficulty in his search for a replacement partner for Zack.

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A Princess for Christmas (2011)

Christmas film, Comedy drama, Drama, romance film

Jules Daly is an antique store worker in Buffalo, New York, who becomes the legal guardian of her niece Maddie and nephew Milo after the loss of her sister and brother-in-law. Maddie is a fun-loving girl and Milo is a rebel and troublemaking teenager. After Jules gets laid off by Arthur due to financial problems and the children's babysitter Mrs.

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Christmas Inheritance (2017)

Christmas film, Comedy drama, romance film

Manhattan business executive Jim Langford wants to retire but fears his daughter Ellen is ill-prepared to take over as CEO. He and his former business partner Zeke yearly exchange Christmas letters in-person in Snow Falls, their New England hometown where their business started. As a test, Ellen is sent to Snow Falls to hand-deliver this year's letter to "Uncle Zeke" within a box containing them all.

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Ask the Dust (2006)

Drama, Melodrama, romance film

The story is set during the Great Depression, specifically around the time of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Camilla (Salma Hayek) is a fiery, beautiful Mexican café waitress who aspires to make something of herself and give her and her future children a place and chance in the world. Arturo (Colin Farrell) is a struggling writer who comes to Bunker Hill, Los Angeles to start his writing career.

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Come See the Paradise (1990)

Drama, prison film, romance film, war film

In the early 1950s, Lily Kawamura tells her pre-adolescent daughter Mini about her father and the life that she barely remembers, as the two of them are walking to a rural train station. In 1936, Jack McGurn is a motion picture projectionist, involved in a campaign of harassment against non-union theaters in New York City. One such attack turns fatal, as one of his fellow union members starts a fire.

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Arlen Faber (2009)

Comedy drama, romantic comedy

Reclusive author Arlen Faber wrote a best-selling spiritual book, Me and God, but rejects the celebrity it has brought him and lives anonymously in Philadelphia. He jealously guards his identity and refuses to cooperate with his publisher, who wishes him to help publicize the 20th anniversary of the book's release. However, his identity is gradually revealed to a mail carrier, bookstore owner Kris, and chiropractor Elizabeth.

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The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)

Comedy, romantic comedy

Misfit Captain Fisby is sent to Americanize the village of Tobiki on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. His commanding officer, Colonel Wainwright Purdy III, assigns him a wily local, Sakini, as interpreter. Fisby tries to implement the military's plans by encouraging the villagers to build a school in the shape of a pentagon, but they want to build a teahouse instead.

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Eros (2004)

anthology film, Drama, romance film

The Hand In the 1960s, high-end call girl Miss Hua is visited by shy dressmaker's assistant Zhang, who has come to take her measurements. He hears the sounds of sex as he waits in her living room, and after her client leaves and he is summoned to her room, Miss Hua sees that he is aroused. Hua orders him to take his pants off, telling him she will supply him with an aid to his memory so he will think about her while designing her clothes, and manually pleasures him.

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A Ring of Endless Light (2002)

romance film, teen film

When 16-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. Her beloved grandfather, the retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be seriously ill, but tries to pretend that nothing is wrong. Vicky met the rich but emotionally troubled Zachary Gray the previous summer, and he reappears to renew the acquaintance.

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Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Comedy, musical film, romance film, romantic comedy

thumb|left|Elvis Presley with Ursula Andress and Elsa Cárdenas in a promotional picture of the film. Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, Mexico. When Janie Harkins, the bratty daughter of the boat owner, gets him fired, Mike must find new work.

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The Sound Barrier (1952)

Drama

After his aircraft company's ground-breaking work on jet engine technology in the Second World War, Sir John Ridgefield, its wealthy owner, employs test pilot Squadron Leader Tony Garthwaite, a successful wartime fighter pilot, to fly new jet-powered aircraft. Garthwaite is hired by Ridgefield after marrying Ridgefield's daughter, Susan. Tensions between father and daughter are accentuated by Garthwaite's dangerous job of test flying.

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Prince Valiant (1997)

Adventure, fantasy film, medieval film, period drama film, romance film, swashbuckler film, Sword-and-sandal

The story is based on the myth of King Arthur. A young, inexperienced squire Valiant, masquerading as Sir Gawain, is sent to accompany the Welsh princess Lady Ilene, a guest at Camelot, on her way back home. Little does he know that meanwhile, Arthur's wicked sister Morgan has retrieved a spellbook from Merlin's tomb and convinced the Viking warlord Sligon, ruler of the kingdom of Thule, to steal the magical sword Excalibur during a jousting tournament.

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Wildhood (2021)

Coming-of-age, Drama, romance film

Lincoln "Link" (Lewitski) is a teenager in his late teens who lives with his abusive single father and younger brother Travis (Winters-Anthony) in a run-down trailer park in Canada. After a particularly brutal beating, and upon learning that his mother, whom he had long believed to be dead, is still alive, Link impulsively runs away with Travis to go find her. At a store buying supplies, Link meets Pasmay (Odjick), a Mi'kmaq powwow dancer, who expresses an interest in Link, but Link rudely ignores him.

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Despite the Falling Snow (2016)

lesbian-related film, Melodrama, romance film, spy film

The film weaves together two stories set 30 years apart: one set in the post-Stalinist Soviet Union, and one from post-Soviet Russia in the early 1990s. A young Soviet woman, Katya, lost her parents during the Great Purge. Though she pretends to be a communist, she hates the regime and spies for the Americans.

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The Mudge Boy (2003)

Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romance film, teen film

In the past, Duncan Mudge's mom dies from a heart attack while riding her bike. In the current day, Duncan works with his grieving father Edgar on their poultry farm, where Duncan has developed a bond with most of the chickens. His relationship with his father has been split due to his father's depression.

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Two If by Sea (1996)

romantic comedy

Frank O'Brien, a small-time thief, and his longtime girlfriend Roz have stolen a Matisse painting and are bickering in their stolen getaway car as they casually evade a string of police cars pursuing them, which can be considered a miracle. Told it is worth 100 thousand, they expect to make 10 thousand upon delivering it in two days. Hearing a train, they ditch the car for Amtrak, but it doesn't take long for the police to catch up.

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