Category Archives: Romance

The Age of Innocence

IMDB Rating: 7.10
12505 votes

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Society scion Newland Archer is engaged to May Welland, but his well-ordered life is upset when he meets May's unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. At first, Newland becomes a defender of the Countess, whose separation from her abusive husband makes her a social outcast in the restrictive high society of late-19th Century New York, but he finds in her a companion spirit and they fall in love.
Actors
Newland ArcherDaniel Day-Lewis
Ellen OlenskaMichelle Pfeiffer
May WellandWinona Ryder
Also posted in 1993, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Vertigo

IMDB Rating: 8.60
70622 votes

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John "Scottie" Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, because she believes she is possessed by a dead ancestor. Scottie is skeptical, but agrees after he sees the beautiful Madeleine.
Actors
Det. John 'Scottie' FergusonJames Stewart
Madeleine ElsterKim Novak
Judy BartonKim Novak
Also posted in 1958, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

On the Waterfront

IMDB Rating: 8.40
30783 votes

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The Waterfront Crime Commission is about to hold public hearings on union crime and underworld infiltration. As workers are turned against each other, Terry Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of fellow longshoreman Joey Doyle. Union boss Johnny Friendly orchestrates the murder along with other illegal dockside activities, aided by Terry's brother Charley. Terry begins to feel pangs of conscience. When Joey's sister Edie sees more in Terry than he sees in himself and Father Barry urges him on, Terry reassesses his past and begins to regain responsibility for his actions.
Actors
Terry MalloyMarlon Brando
Father BarryKarl Malden
Johnny FriendlyLee J. Cobb
Also posted in 1954, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Muppets Take Manhattan

IMDB Rating: 6.60
4925 votes

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The Muppets are back in a brand-new full-length musical comedy! After graduating college, the Muppets travel to Manhattan to have someone produce their musical "Manhattan Melodies". When it doesn't happen, the gang splits up. Kermit makes friends with Jenny (Juliana Donald) and Piggy is jealous, thinking that Kermit found a new girl. Now Rowlf is a vet secretary, Fozzie's living in a cave, and Piggy is working at a hotel with her partner, but apparently they get fired and now Piggy lives next door to where Kermit works at Pete's with Jenny. When Jenny and Kermit find producer-in-training Ronny Coleman (Lonny Price), he promises to produce their show. The gang returns to Manhattan, but after getting hit by a car in joy, Kermit gets amnesia and now finds work making ads with other frogs. When Kermit is found at Pete's, they try to restore his memory.
Actors
Kermit the FrogJim Henson
RowlfJim Henson
Dr. TeethJim Henson
Also posted in 1984, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating, Musical | Comments (0)

Spanglish

IMDB Rating: 6.70
23332 votes

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John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. When they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous!
Actors
John ClaskyAdam Sandler
Deborah ClaskyTéa Leoni
Flor MorenoPaz Vega
Also posted in 2004, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Happy Gilmore

IMDB Rating: 6.90
41966 votes

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When his grandmother's house is taken from her, Happy Gilmore, a failed hockey player, heads out to win money from golf games to help pay for her home. Gilmore's hidden talent is soon noticed by everyone in the golf industry, and soon starts to begin feuds with the top players, like champion Shooter.
Actors
Happy GilmoreAdam Sandler
ShooterChristopher McDonald
VirginiaJulie Bowen
Also posted in 1996, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)

Houseboat

IMDB Rating: 6.50
2322 votes

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Tom Winston, a widower, is trying to understand and raise three precocious children alone. He gets a little unexpected help from Cinzia, when the children decide she is be the new maid. She is actually an Italian socialite who is trying to get away from her overprotective father.
Actors
Tom WintersCary Grant
Cinzia ZaccardiSophia Loren
Carolyn GibsonMartha Hyer
Also posted in 1958, Comedy, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

All the Days Before Tomorrow

IMDB Rating: 6.20
117 votes

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In this quirky episodic tale about a friendship that's almost something more, Joey Kern and Alexandra Holden play pals who ought to be lovers, but their timing has never been right. When Alison (Holden) makes a late-night visit to Wes (Kern) on the eve of leaving for Tokyo to rejoin her beau, the two chums travel down an emotional memory lane, discovering truths about their relationship in the process. Richard Roundtree also stars as El Doctor, Wes' mysterious and comical guardian angel.
Actors
WesJoey Kern
AlisonAlexandra Holden
El DoctorRichard Roundtree
Also posted in 2007, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Immortal Beloved

IMDB Rating: 7.10
7622 votes

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Ludwig van Beethoven dies and his assistant/friend Schindler proceeds to deal with his affairs (last will and testament). There is a question as to who really is his "immortal beloved", and so tries to find out who this might be.
Actors
Ludwig van BeethovenGary Oldman
Anton Felix SchindlerJeroen Krabbé
Anna Marie ErdödyIsabella Rossellini
Also posted in 1994, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (0)

Indecent Proposal

IMDB Rating: 5.30
15093 votes

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A young couple very much in love are married and have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. When the recession hits, they stand to lose everything they own, so they go to Vegas to have one shot at winning the money they need. After losing at the tables, they are approached by a millionaire who offers them a million dollars for a night with the wife. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship.
Actors
John GageRobert Redford
Diana MurphyDemi Moore
David MurphyWoody Harrelson
Also posted in 1993, Drama | Comments (0)
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