Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore films with short genres and themes.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 1,016 films · Page 10.
Cartoon
This short showcases Pluto as a military working dog during World War II when he is a guard dog on a U.S. military base. He is told there are saboteurs and is assigned to guard a pillbox (gun emplacement).
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comedy film
In a cinematic adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion, Professor Richmond champions the belief that social behavior is predominantly shaped by environmental factors rather than inherent traits. His colleague, Professor Nic…
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Western film, comedy film
In 1886, Sergeant Bugs Bunny of the United States Cavalry receives orders to guard Fort Lariat while the cavalry goes on a special mission. Bugs patrols the fort, but a Native American army led by Renegade Sam wants to take over it. Sam or…
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children's film, comedy film, fantasy film
The titular highway is a long and winding road that leads to Earth from an area high up in space where newborn babies come from. The plot revolves around a newborn child, referred to as "Bub", as he tries to decide what he wants out of his…
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Crime, Drama
The film is about a poor married couple living in New York City. The husband works as a musician and must often travel for work. When returning, his wallet is taken by a gangster.
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comedy film, silent film
Information about the plot of Humor Risk is sparse. According to Kyle Crichton's 1951 biography of the Brothers, Harpo played Watson, the hero and romantic lead who "made his entrance in a high hat, sliding down a coal chute into the basem…
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children's film, fantasy film, musical film
Paul, a young boy, vows to get even with his bullies. The mad scientist Professor Coldheart tricks him into fixing his "Careless Ray Contraption" after his henchman Frostbite accidentally breaks it. The Care Bears, led by Tenderheart Bear,…
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Documentation, Drama
Saving Face features two women attacked by acid and their struggle for justice and healing. It follows London-based Pakistani plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad as he journeys to Pakistan to perform reconstructive surgery on survivors of a…
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Cartoon
Bugs Bunny finds himself entangled in the lush surroundings of the King's domain. As he attempts to silence an alarm triggered by his pilfering of carrots, he is apprehended by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Facing the grim prospect of torture…
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Christmas film, crossover fiction, ghost film
Casper and his friend Hairy Scary are in a house about to be demolished on Christmas Eve and go out to look for a new place to move to after Christmas in California. Yogi and his friends get lost and arrive at Casper and Hairy's house and …
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Musical
The film opens from a vantage point over the rooftops, showing some of the morning occurrences through the windows of the houses. An unnamed young man dressed in a fashionable mod style prepares for the day from his rooftop flat and cycles…
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Animated Film, Animation, Computeranimation
From a high bridge, Wile E. Coyote is pouring out his usual Bird Seed lure for the Road Runner below, and intends to use an Acme Bungee Cord he ordered to catch him. On his first two tries, he misses grabbing Road Runner, and on his way do…
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Adventure, Fantasy
The film opens with Gobber's house on fire and the Vikings and resident dragons getting it under control. Gobber is convinced that his old nemesis The Boneknapper Dragon, a giant, yet perfectly silent dragon that clothes itself in bones fo…
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comedy film
The Stooges are inept repairmen who undertake the task of repairing the doorbell of a sprawling residence, unaware that it serves as the clandestine headquarters for a group of Nazi agents, led by the formidable Hans. The agents are prepar…
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On a dull Monday morning, Jon Arbuckle realizes how uneventful his life is and sets out to change it. He goes out to various locales to meet girls, but is turned down by every one. At home, Jon watches an advertisement on TV for the Lorenz…
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comedy film, short film
comedy film
The Stooges operate the Pip Boys tailor shop, imperiled by imminent repossession by the Skin and Flint Finance Corporation. Upon learning of a substantial reward for the capture of notorious bank robber Terry "Slippery Fingered" Hargan, th…
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Animation, Drama
The film begins with the narrator telling the audience that they used to believe that all human beings start out as seeds floating in outer space, waiting to be born. The narrator also states that every person's chance of being born depend…
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Horror, Parodie, comedy horror
In a movie theater, a mysterious stranger sits next to two girls and starts to tell them a scary story that he claims is true: Alex moves into an old house at 3 Blood Street. He is excited about moving in, until his friend Thomas points ou…
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animated short film
drama film
The film is mostly the same as the original Biblical story, but with notable differences such as, once again, the expanded and sympathetic role of Delilah (Bauer), the introduction of the garrison commander (Stern) who is friends with Sams…
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LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy
A mother tells her daughter a real life fairy tale of a "Princess Charming" and her Sleeping Beauty. Heather (Lassez) is in love with her girlfriend Cindy (Mitchell) until one day Cindy "wakes up" and breaks up with Heather, saying she wan…
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Drama
Dog Altogether is the story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man who is plagued by a violence and rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As he falls further into turmoil, Joseph scours the landscape in search of a single grain of redempt…
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Komödie, Parodie, romantic comedy
In the film, George Lucas (Martin Hynes) is a 1967 USC college student, suffering from writer's block as he attempts to write a movie about a young space farmer with a bad crop of "space wheat". Taking a break from his work, George goes on…
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