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Strange Brew (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Strange Brew
director: Rick Moranis / Dave Thomas actor: Dave Thomas / Rick Moranis …
other title: La strana voglia / Cerveja Maluca …
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.
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What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) WikiData IMDb TMDB
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
director: George Seaton actor: George Peppard / Mary Tyler Moore …
other title: Una meravigliosa realtà / Hochzeitsnacht vor Zeugen …
A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.
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Simple Gifts (1977) IMDb TMDB
Simple Gifts
director: R.O. Blechman / Phillip Schopper actor: Colleen Dewhurst / Hermione Gingold …
A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.
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A Wedding (1978)
A Wedding
director: Robert Altman actor: Desi Arnaz Jr. / Carol Burnett …
other title: Un matrimonio / Eine Hochzeit …
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.
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The Dion Brothers (1974) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Gravy Train
director: Jack Starrett actor: Stacy Keach / Frederic Forrest …
other title: I fratelli Dion / The Gravy Train
Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.
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Up the Sandbox (1972)
Up the Sandbox
director: Irvin Kershner actor: Barbra Streisand / David Selby …
other title: Voglio la libertà / Além das Fronteiras do Lar …
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.
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HealtH (1980) WikiData IMDb TMDB
HealtH
director: Robert Altman actor: Carol Burnett / Lauren Bacall …
other title: Der Gesundheits-Kongreß / Salud …
At a luxury Florida resort, health food lobbyists choose their new president at their annual convention. As the conference progresses, underhanded tricks, backroom corruption and bizarre personal behavior threaten to undermine the entire affair.
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Employee of the Month (2004) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Employee of the Month
director: Mitch Rouse actor: Christina Applegate / Matt Dillon …
other title: L'impiegato del mese / O Dia Perfeito …
"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.
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Other People (2016) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Other People
director: Chris Kelly actor: Jesse Plemons / Molly Shannon …
other title: Outras Pessoas
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”
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Clockwatchers (1997)
Clockwatchers
director: Jill Sprecher actor: Toni Collette / Parker Posey …
other title: Clockwatchers - Impiegate a tempo determinato / Esperando la hora …
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
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The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) IMDb TMDB
The Great Buster: A Celebration
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Peter Bogdanovich / Buster Keaton …
other title: The Great Buster / Den store Buster Keaton …
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.
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Turbo (2013) IMDb TMDB
Turbo
director: David Soren actor: Ryan Reynolds / Paul Giamatti …
other title: Turbo - Kleine Schnecke, großer Traum
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.
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Popeye (1980)
Popeye
director: Robert Altman actor: Robin Williams / Shelley Duvall …
other title: Popeye - Braccio di ferro / Skipper Skræk …
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
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Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles
director: John Hughes actor: Molly Ringwald / Michael Schoeffling …
other title: Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno da ricordare / Abefest For Viderekomne …
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
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Waiting for Guffman (1996) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Waiting for Guffman
★ 7.8 (5 ratings) director: Christopher Guest actor: Christopher Guest / Eugene Levy …
other title: Sognando Broadway / Wenn Guffman kommt …
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
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Runaway Bride (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Runaway Bride
director: Garry Marshall actor: Julia Roberts / Richard Gere …
other title: Se scappi, ti sposo / Flugtbruden …
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
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Hairspray (2007)
Hairspray
director: Adam Shankman actor: Nikki Blonsky / John Travolta …
other title: Hairspray - Grasso è bello
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
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Breaking Away (1979)
Breaking Away
director: Peter Yates actor: Dennis Christopher / Dennis Quaid …
other title: All American Boys / Udbrud …
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Sunshine Cleaning
director: Christine Jeffs actor: Amy Adams / Emily Blunt …
other title: Sunshine Cleaning - Non c’è sporco che tenga / Trabalho Sujo
A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.