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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 9,657 films · Page 165.

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995)

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, family film, fantasy film, Horror, mystery film, romance film, thriller film

In Scotland, 994 A.D., Castle Wyvern is under attack by Vikings, led by the ruthless Hakon. The resident warriors struggle to repel the attack until the sun sets, where at night, the seemingly lifeless stone gargoyle statues awaken, revealing themselves to be real living gargoyles. Led by Goliath, the powerful gargoyle clan subsequently defends the castle and successfully forces the Vikings to retreat.

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Days of Glory (1944)

Drama, partisan film, propaganda film, romance film, war film

In the wintry Russian countryside of the early 1940s, Vladimir leads a squad of partisans operating behind German lines. The group's routine is disrupted when Nina, a ballerina, is brought to their hideout after becoming separated from her troupe. She confesses she has neither handled a gun nor learned to fight, cook, mend, or clean.

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Polish Wedding (1998)

Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama

Jadzia is the matriarch of a family of five children, four sons and a daughter. The household also includes eldest son Ziggy's Syrian-American wife Sofie, who works with Jadzia as a cleaner, and Ziggy and Sofie's baby. Jadzia is somewhat-happily married to Bolek, a baker whom she married after she got pregnant at 15, but she has also been having a long-term secret relationship with Roman.

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Anna Karenina (1948)

Drama

Anna Karenina is married to Alexei Karenin, a cold government official in St Petersburg who is apparently more interested in his career than in satisfying the emotional needs of his wife. Called to Moscow by her brother Stepan Oblonsky, a reprobate who has been unfaithful to his trusting wife Dolly once too often, Anna meets Countess Vronsky on the night train to Moscow. They discuss their sons, with the Countess showing Anna a picture of her son Count Vronsky, a cavalry officer.

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Making Mr. Right (1987)

Comedy, romantic comedy, Science fiction, science fiction comedy

Dr. Jeff Peters is an emotionally repressed scientist who cannot stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time.

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Nadine (1987)

Comedy, comedy thriller, romance film, romantic comedy

It's 1954 in Austin, Texas, and a slightly pregnant Nadine Hightower is in a lot of trouble. She's gone to sleazy photographer Raymond Escobar's studio to reclaim some photos from him because they were "lots more artistic than I bargained for." Escobar assures her that he knows Hugh Hefner and she will certainly make it to the top. But Nadine has second thoughts, as she wants her photos, and when she goes back to the studio to retrieve them, gets caught up in the middle of a murder scene.

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I Passed for White (1960)

romance film

Bernice Lee (Sonya Wilde) is a young woman of mixed African and European ancestry, living in Chicago with her family. She is mistaken for a fully white woman by a white man who repeatedly suggests a romantic encounter. Her brother, more obviously of mixed heritage, fights off the man.

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Jersey Girl (1992)

Comedy drama, romance film, romantic comedy

Toby, a working-class preschool teacher from New Jersey, feels her life is purposeless and uninteresting. While at dinner with her friends, she decides she wants to change her fate. After talking to her friends about what the ideal man is like, she travels to New York to find him.

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Mata Hari (1985)

Biography, Erotic Film, romance film, Secret Agent, sexploitation film, thriller film, war film

The film's convoluted plot is anchored by a fictitious love triangle between Mata Hari and two military intelligence officers, the French Georges Ladoux (Oliver Tobias) and the German Karl von Bayerling (Christopher Cazenove). Ladoux and Bayerling are personal friends but end up on opposing sides of the war, providing ample opportunity to explore the dramatic tension between honor and personal loyalty on the one hand and patriotism and duty to one's country on the other. Their ethical dilemma is contrasted to the amoral scheming of the main villain, Dr.

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Dangerous When Wet (1953)

aqua-musical, Comedy, live-action/animated film, musical film, romantic comedy

Katie Higgins is the wholesome daughter of a dairy farmer. The entire family (Pa, Ma, Suzie, Katie, and Junior) start the day with a brisk song and morning swim. One day, Katie meets traveling salesman Windy Weebe, who is instantly smitten.

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The Good Night (2007)

Comedy, Drama, fantasy film, musical film, romantic comedy

The film follows a man's search for perfection in a world where life rarely measures up to the idealized images that constantly bombard us. Gary Shaller, who gained commercial success in the past as the keyboard player in the band "On the One", is in a failing relationship with Dora, and working for his former bandmate Paul, writing and recording commercial jingles. Gary is having lucid dreams about a woman named Anna, with whom he is deeply infatuated.

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The Unspeakable Act (2012)

Coming-of-age, Drama, romance film

17-year-old Brooklyn high schooler Jackie Kimball lives with her widowed mother, her 18-year-old brother Matthew, and her older sister Jeanne, while her oldest brother is abroad on a student exchange program. Jackie and Matthew have always been extremely close, but their relationship is complicated by her lifelong romantic feelings for him and his lack of reciprocity. Having until now been content with the existing state of affairs, Jackie has no choice but to deal with the disruption of her idyllic childhood world by the harbingers of adulthood.

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Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Comedy, Drama, Groteske, romance film

From his prison cell, Alan Musgrave dictates his experiences of the previous year, which he dedicated to fulfilling the unending wishes and ambitions of high school senior Barbara Ann Greene. The daughter of Marie, a cocktail waitress sinking unhappily into her forties, Barbara Ann wants every kind of success and for everyone to love her. Signing a pact with Alan in wet cement, Barbara Ann soon has the 12 cashmere sweaters needed to join an exclusive girls' club.

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Ice Castles (2009)

Dance Film, romance film, Romantic drama, sport film

Lexi Winston lives on an Iowa farm with her father Marcus Winston. She has a boyfriend named Nick Peterson who plays hockey in college. Lexi's skating talent attracts the attention of Aiden Reynolds, a coach who wants to take her to Boston and train her to win championships.

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In a Heartbeat (2017)

mime, romance film, romantic comedy, short film, silent film

Sherwin, a shy ginger-haired boy, arrives at school awaiting the arrival of his secret crush, Jonathan. Sherwin hides in a tree and watches as Jonathan walks by reading a book and playing with an apple. Suddenly, Sherwin's heart begins to beat rapidly and becomes anthropomorphic, leaving his body and chasing after Jonathan.

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Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

Comedy, romantic comedy

thumb|left|Holliman and Francis in a publicity still Lieutenant (j.g.) Max Siegel and other US Navy personnel are stuck in a public relations unit far from the fighting. Lieutenant Commander Clinton T. Nash, their commanding officer and a stockbroker in civilian life, refuses to allow anyone to transfer out.

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Eight Days a Week (1997)

Comedy, romantic comedy

Peter (Joshua Schaefer) is infatuated with his childhood friend and next-door neighbor Erica (Keri Russell). Based on advice from his grandfather, Peter decides to camp on Erica's lawn until she realizes that she loves him. During his summer-long wait, he frequently comments on their neighborhood.

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Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

Drama, Historie, romance film, war film

In 1682, 16-year-old Sophia Dorothea of Celle has an arranged marriage to Prince George Louis of Hanover, and she and the prince are both unhappy with the alliance. She seeks solace from the dashing Count Philip Konigsmark when her husband, later to become King George I of Great Britain, pays her no attention. The lovers are exposed by the jealous Countess Clara Platen, Philip's previous lover.

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Old Gringo (1989)

Adventure, Drama, romance film

American schoolteacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to work as a governess for the Miranda family and becomes caught up in the Mexican Revolution. The Mexicans transporting her from Chihuahua, secretly soldiers in Pancho Villa's army, use her luggage to smuggle weapons to the servants at the Miranda hacienda. The servants, in turn, aid the attacking revolutionary army of General Tomas Arroyo.

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