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Christmas film, Drama, romance film
Contractor Robert Woodward visits his ill wife at a nursing home on Thanksgiving Day, while Dr. Catherine Howard, whose husband recently died, winds up at the same nursing home. They meet for the first time despite living within miles of each other for years.
Biography, Drama, romance film
thumb|left|Norma Shearer, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Charles Laughton in The Barretts of Wimpole Street In her bedroom where she has been sequestered for years, Elizabeth ("Ba"), the eldest Barrett daughter, consults with her doctor. She is recovering from an illness and is weak, but the doctor advises that a full recovery is possible. She has a vivacious and brilliant mind, her poetry is frequently published, and she loves joking with her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta.
Drama, drama television series, Historie
The first episode covers Victoria's growth from bullied princess to reigning queen, and includes her romance and marriage with Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The second episode depicts Victoria's life from her first pregnancy to Albert's death, including their family life together and Albert's increasing public role. Each episode is begun and ended by a small section with the 'Old Victoria', at the age of about 78.
Christmas film, Comedy, romantic comedy
Elizabeth is the star of a successful cooking show and the author of several cookbooks. Alexander, her manager, sees a heroic forest ranger named Jefferson on the television news, saying he has lost his cabin in a fire and wishes he could get a home-cooked Christmas dinner. Alexander arranges for Elizabeth to do a special live show on Christmas, where she will cook a Christmas dinner for Jefferson.
Biography, Drama, musical film
Helen Morgan begins her career as a Chicago carnival dancer. She catches the eye of fast-talking, double-dealing Larry Maddux, whose promotion catapults her to fame as a Broadway performer in Show Boat and a headliner in her own nightclub. Helen is involved in two romantic relationships – with Maddux, and with wealthy attorney Russell Wade – each of which cause her great anguish.
Action, Adventure, Drama, thriller film
In 1959 former British Major and mercenary Robert Dapes (Sean Connery) arrives in Cuba under General Bello's (Martin Balsam) orders as part of the dictator Fulgencio Batista's forces. He is to train the Cuban army to resist Fidel Castro's revolt. Before he even begins his task, he encounters an old flame, Alexandra Lopez de Pulido (Brooke Adams), whom he repeatedly pursues.
Drama, romance film
Dr. Austin Sloper is a doctor and resident of a large house on New York's Washington Square. His wife dies in childbirth, leaving a daughter, Catherine, to be raised by her father.
romantic comedy
Marcy Tizard is assistant to Senator John McGlory from Boston, Massachusetts. In an attempt to court the Irish-American vote in a tough re-election battle, the bumbling senator's chief of staff, Nick, sends Marcy to Ireland to find McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the fictional village of Ballinagra (, literally the Town of Love) as it is preparing for the annual matchmaking festival.
Drama
The film cuts between two seemingly unrelated stories. One, set in present-day Montreal, focuses on Antoine, a successful club DJ torn between his new girlfriend Rose and his still-complicated relationship with his childhood friend and ex-wife Carole; the other, set in 1960s Paris, features Jacqueline, the fiercely protective single mother of Laurent, a child with Down syndrome who has a crush on Véronique, a friend and companion who also has Down syndrome. The film builds toward the revelation of how the two stories are linked: after Jacqueline, Laurent, and Véronique are killed in a car accident, Carole, Antoine, and Rose are their…
romantic comedy
Lia uses her grandmother's inheritance money to open an artisanal tea shop in Sydney which, although not being successful she keeps secret from her family. Returning home to Townsville for her younger sister Alice's wedding to Nigel, she brings Mason, her close friend and workmate, for support. At the engagement party, where their bitterly divorced parents constantly bicker, fortune teller Mrs.
Drama, romance film
In 15th century Paris, France, during the reign of Louis XI, the deformed and hunchbacked bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, Quasimodo, falls in love with the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda, who is in love with Captain Phoebus. When Quasimodo's master and adoptive father, Archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, also becomes obsessed with Esmeralda, he tries to force her under his spell. However, when she rejects him, he indicts her for "attempted murder and witchcraft" and sentences her to death by hanging in the town square of Paris.
Comedy
Mrs Sethi is a widow living in Southall who wants to marry off her only daughter, for she is alone and unhappy. Her daughter, Roopi, is a little plump and opinionated. Mrs Sethi finds that all her matchmaking efforts are rudely rejected.
Comedy, Drama, musical film, romance film
The Lemp sisters, Emma (Gale Page), Thea (Lola Lane), Kay (Rosemary Lane), and Ann (Priscilla Lane) are accomplished musicians in a musical family headed by their widowed father, Adam (Claude Rains), who plays the flute. Harpist Emma, the oldest daughter, is the object of a neighbor's affection, but she rebuffs Ernest's (Dick Foran) attentions. Thea, a pianist and the second eldest, is courted by wealthy Ben Crowley (Frank McHugh), another neighbor, but she is not sure she loves him.
romantic comedy
Lonely widow Jamie Rowan helps the war effort by marrying a military research scientist, Patrick Jamieson, who has set up his lab in her house in Washington, D.C. Patrick has had all the worst of love, and Jamie all the best. They both believe a marriage could be a success without love, as it reduces the chances of jealousy and bickering and all the other marital disadvantages.
Drama, romantic comedy
When modestly successful screenwriter Hudson Milbank descends into a strange mood in which he feels detached from the world around him and unable to connect with his surroundings, either physically or emotionally, he initially attributes it to a night of excessive cannabis use. His writing partner Tom is disturbed by the sudden change in Hudson's demeanor and urges him to seek psychiatric help. Dr.
Comedy, Coming Out, Coming-of-age, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romance film, teen film
Steven Carter is an intelligent and introverted 16-year-old middle-class schoolboy in Basingstoke, England, who is secretly gay. Bullied at school and misunderstood by his parents, his only confidante is his best friend and next-door neighbour, Linda. One day, Steven, who occasionally cruises the public toilet in a local park, is surprised to find John Dixon, the school's star athlete, also cruising.
Christmas film, romance film
boxing film, Drama, romance film
Promising young violinist Joe Bonaparte (William Holden) wants to be a professional prizefighter, “to own things and to give things” that a career in music cannot provide. Joe brings Tom Moody (Adolphe Menjou), an almost bankrupt fight manager, the news that Moody's fighter has just broken his hand. Joe—who was sparring with the man when it happened—wants to take the boxer's place in the impending fight.
Drama, musical film, romance film
Celebrity musician Eric Wood plans to record an album of songs written by Carroll Barber, who has been living in England. Carroll's aging manager Susan Moore brings Carroll to Los Angeles for the recording sessions, and rents him a house from real estate agent Ann Goode. Ann is unhappily married to furniture store owner Jack Goode, who is pursuing their young housemaid, Linda Murray.
romantic comedy, screwball comedy film
Sam Bissell works in the art department of a San Francisco advertising agency, but feels that his career is going nowhere after working in the same low-level job for six years without a promotion. He lives in a suburban home with his loving wife, Min, and their two young daughters. At the agency, an extremely important client, puritanical dairy tycoon Simon Nurdlinger, demands that an upstanding "family man" represent his advertising account, or else he will take his business elsewhere.
Drama, musical film, romance film
When songwriter Alex Burke enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters falls for him. The family lives in the fictional town of Strafford, Connecticut. Alex's personality is a match for Laurie Tuttle, and they are seemingly made for each other.
Drama, romance film
Ben spends his days living in Brooklyn and taking on a series of odd jobs, while at night he has meaningless one-night stands that leave him feeling empty inside. He suffers from hypochondria and has a set routine that he frequently goes through with his physician, Dr. Dragone.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, musical film
While dancing at the Palais Royale in Akron, Ohio, Bubbles, a cynical blonde chorine, and Judy O'Brien, an aspiring young ballerina, meet Jimmy Harris, the scion of a wealthy family. Both women are attracted to Jimmy, a tormented young man who is still in love with his estranged wife, Elinor. Back in New York, Bubbles finds work in a burlesque club, while Madame Basilova, the girls' teacher and manager, arranges an audition for Judy with ballet impresario Steve Adams.
Drama, romance film
Adam Stoddard is a wealthy man who falls on hard times after the death of his wife Molly and the stock-market crash of 1907 that eliminates his wealth. Recently arrived governess Emilie works to keep the family together, but with the loss of Adam's fortune, the boys are sent to boarding school and elderly Cousin Phillipa pays the tuition. Emilie must return to France until Adam can afford to repurchase the family estate.