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Oxford Blues (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Oxford Blues
director: Robert Boris actor: Rob Lowe / Ally Sheedy
other title: Oxford University / Oxford Blues – Hilfe, die Amis kommen
A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with her is to enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team.
Lies (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Lies
other title: Omicidio in 35mm / Lies - Lügen
Struggling actress accepts high paying job to play a rich heiress committed in a lunatic asylum, not knowing she's really being set up as a surrogate for the real girl who'd been murdered.
The Gathering (1977) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Gathering
director: Randal Kleiser actor: Ed Asner / Maureen Stapleton
When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family. Only problem is that most of his family are not exactly fond of him because he walked out on his wife and of his stubborn nature and he hasn't spoken to his youngest son after having an argument with him which he was in the wrong but only realize after his son left and has not been heard from since. But he goes to her to help him find him. But when his doctor says that it won't be good for him to travel, she suggests that they invite them all for Christmas. While most of them come, Adam's attempt at reconciliation won't be easy.
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
director: Jerry Jameson actor: Lee Majors / Hal Linden
other title: Starflight One - Irrflug ins Weltall / Starflight One
Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.
Letters from Frank (1979) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Letters from Frank
director: Edward Parone actor: Art Carney / Maureen Stapleton
When aging newspaper Editor Frank Miller is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly. Frank becomes enraged and starts writing letters to his son, Richard, expressing his fury.
One on One (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
One on One
other title: Domani vinco anch'io / Mann, du bist Klasse!
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the team, Henry is overwhelmed by the demands on his time, the "big business" aspect of college sports, and the fact that he never fully learned to read. Things look bleak for Henry when Janet Hays, a pretty graduate student, is assigned as Henry's tutor. Her intellect and strength lift Henry out of his doldrums just in time to battle the coach, who attempts to rescind Henry's scholarship.
The Drowning Pool (1975) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Drowning Pool
other title: Detective Harper: acqua alla gola / Druknepølen
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.