The Awful Truth (1929)
romantic comedy
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romantic comedy
Comedy drama, romantic comedy
The story is about Phileine (Kim van Kooten) and her actor boyfriend Max (Michiel Huisman). He goes to New York City to improve his acting skills. Later on, without Max knowing it, Phileine also travels to New York.
musical film, war film
A reporter is interviewing businessman Eddie Clark on the backstory behind his conglomerate of companies branded the alluring "Bamboo Blonde". During World War II, young Captain Patrick Ransom, Jr., an experienced private recreational pilot, has just been commissioned and given command of a B-29, bomber. Seeking to meet up with his veteran aircrew for the first time before shipping out together the next morning to the Pacific, he is first ditched by the unimpressed and wily bunch, which misdirects him to a declasse New York nightclub, then snubbed by his elitist fiancée, socialite Eileen Sawyer, who refuses to accompany him there.
Comedy horror, romantic comedy
Miri Alvarez is a highly skilled but impulsive agent working for an international organization dedicated to protecting scientists and inventors from a nefarious tech-stealing group known as “The Agency.” Haunted by the belief that she is responsible for her parents' deaths during her childhood, Miri's personal guilt influences her reckless behavior in the field. During a critical rescue operation, Miri's refusal to adhere to protocol results in the death of her long-time partner. This incident leads to her suspension and return to Manila, where she struggles to reconnect with her estranged younger brother, Mark, who harbors resentment…
Coming-of-age, Drama
An aspiring drummer wants his dying mother to get an audience with the pope while he also tries to impress a girl out of his league.
romance film
In the south of France, wealthy American businessman Tony Newlander is fed up with life. It seems everyone is friendly with him only because of his money or influence, including his ex-wife Cecilia and his valet. While on his yacht, he spots Louie, a tramp drowning in the water.
Drama, romance film, war film
After the United States enters World War I in 1917, Wyoming native Jim Baker and his fellow engineer Jersey join the Army and are sent to France with the Engineer Corps. On the battlefield, Baker rescues Patricia Hunter, an American society girl who wanders onto the battlefield. Having worked for the Ambulance Corps, Hunter went AWOL to escape the boredom of her job.
Drama, romance film
Arliss meets Jasmine on a blind date at a coffeehouse, but it turns out Jasmine is bipolar, is carrying a gun, and is contemplating suicide. Jasmine introduces herself to Arliss as "Emily", a fake character she created to pretend she is not his date. She pretends to be somebody else that went to the same coffee shop.
Comedy
Tina, the drudge of the Red Mill Tavern in Holland, works hard and long hours, with her only company being a mouse, named Ignatz. Willem is the mean Tavern proprietor who catches her feeding the mouse. He is outraged and scares away the mouse and takes it out on Tina.
romance film
Drama, romance film
Mary Stevens and her old friend Don Andrews find themselves graduating from medical school at the same time. They decide to set up their respective medical offices in the same building. Mary builds her reputation despite many patients refusing to be treated by a woman.
romantic comedy
A peanut vendor witnesses a man named Sam Sawyer attempting suicide by jumping from a cliff into the water below. The vendor offers Sam a free bag of peanuts in exchange for his story. Through flashback, Sam relates that he and his wife Emily visited Niagara Falls for their honeymoon.
Drama
Sir Brian Brooke, a famous attorney, collapses while acting as defense counsel in a high-profile murder trial. Doctor Thorvald informs his (second) wife Cathy that Brian needs to rest for six months or he will die; Brian is also temporarily blind. They and Brian's daughter Monica relax in Italy.
romance film
Two German rocket scientists are unable to obtain funding for their experiments from the German Government. They travel to Scarp, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Their experiments initially end in disastrous failure.
romance film, Vampire
During a night at the opera, Estelle Henderson is embarrassed by her drunken fiancé, John, but also attracted by a dark and mysterious young man in the audience. After the performance, John attacks Estelle's father, Dr. George Henderson, but is stopped by the young man, who introduces himself as Alex Stone.
romantic comedy
Peter Brooks is a hard-working but struggling college boy who resents girls being allowed to attend college. A wealthy young spoiled socialite named Joan Madison changes his mind when she uses her feminine wiles to entrap him. Later in the film, Brooks's men's basketball team goes up against the college's all-girl team.
Comedy, documentary film, romance film
The film features extracts from hundreds of films, including The Holiday, When Harry Met Sally, While You Were Sleeping, The Big Sick, Kissing Jessica Stein and The Broken Hearts Club. The production made use of Fair Use guidelines to legally include these clips. Other contributors to the film include actor Jessica Barden, director Charlie Lyne, writers Laura Snapes, Anne T Donahue, Simran Hans, Cameron Cook, Brodie Lancaster and radio producer Eleanor McDowall.
Drama, romance film
Stella and Victor (“Vicky”) meet in Europe, fall deeply in love, and marry soon thereafter. They sail back to the States to meet Victor's family, and the honeymoon is over: Victor's ill-mannered but hyper-critical family is dominated by his manipulative mother, who is “too run down” to meet the boat. They bring her a huge bouquet of chrysanthemums, too big for her vase.
romantic comedy
A chorus girl, Gloria Winters (Joan Bennett), is overjoyed that wealthy young Randy Bradford (John Hubbard) is so eager to marry her, he's asked her to elope. Before they can leave, Randy is contacted by Mark Willows (Franchot Tone), a partner with the Wall Street financial organization that Randy's father founded, as well as Randy's financial advisor. Willows stipulates that Randy will be disinherited should he elope with this girl.
romance film
Krishna "Kris" is forcefully sent to Australia by his parents from India to learn business and life, but he struggles to adapt to Australian ways as he was always pampered by his mom. In Australia, he falls in love with Stacey, his co-worker, a school dropout from a broken family. Krishna's struggle with cultural differences create problems in their relationship.
Comedy
Hugo and his best friend Goof have a special hobby, they bed foreign female backpackers in Amsterdam, and then run off with their backpacks. One of the friends finds it more fun to photograph their victims as a souvenir. When Goof falls in love with a foreign girl their hobby is in danger.
musical film, romance film
Stranded in a small town in a downpour, the manager of a traveling musical show convinces the handlers of a boring long-winded local judge running for governor to hire his group to attract people to the politician's rallies. When the show's crooner, Eric Land, upstages the judge, he is fired, but on a return visit he saves the day by standing in for the judge, who is too drunk to speak. Impressed by his poise, the party's bosses ask Eric to take over as candidate.
romance film, Tragicomedy
romantic comedy
A popular actress (Shelly) and a rock star (McNeil) come to a small Canadian town with two competing hotels next door to each other. The rock star is escorted into one of the hotels and the actress checks into the other. Daniel (Duncan), the owner of one of the two hotels, is trying to stay afloat.