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Four Rooms

IMDB Rating: 6.10
12649 votes

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This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It's New Year's Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He's on his first night on the job, when he's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster's kids for him while he's away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.
Actors
Norman (segment "The Man from Hollywood")Paul Calderon
Leo (segment "The Man from Hollywood")Bruce Willis
Ted the BellhopTim Roth
Also posted in 1995, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Hudsucker Proxy

IMDB Rating: 7.40
14623 votes

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When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.
Actors
Norville BarnesTim Robbins
Amy ArcherJennifer Jason Leigh
Sidney J. MussburgerPaul Newman
Also posted in 1994, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Four Weddings and a Funeral

IMDB Rating: 7.10
20094 votes

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The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will every find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.
Actors
Charles (Wedding one)Hugh Grant
Tom (Wedding one)James Fleet
Gareth (Wedding one)Simon Callow
Also posted in 1994, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Who’s Harry Crumb?

IMDB Rating: 5.30
2634 votes

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Harry is the latest generation of the Crumbs, famous and extremely talented detectives. Unfortunately, talent seems to have skipped a generation, and Harry is reduced to "gumshoe" work at a remote branch of the Crumb detective agency. Back at headquarters, Crumb executive Elliot Draison hatches an evil plan, which requires the inclusion of an incompotent detective. With Harry Crumb on the case, Draison thinks everything will run fine for him. Despite his best efforts, Crumb actually makes some headway in the case...
Actors
Harry CrumbJohn Candy
Eliot DraisenJeffrey Jones
Helen DowningAnnie Potts
Also posted in 1989, Comedy | Comments (0)

Beetle Juice

IMDB Rating: 7.10
24449 votes

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This is the story of Adam and Barbara who live in a beautiful house in New England. One day while driving home they are involved in a terrible auto accident. They manage to walk home only to discover later that they have died and now haunt their house. When their house is purchased by an out of state family, they feel their home is threatened by the over-the-top artists wife and real-estate idea-man husband. Their only relief is the Gothic daughter of the family. Their attempts at scaring the family out of the house are ignored or laughed at. Finally they fall to the temptation to use the people-exorcizer Beetle Juice. When they find his tactics too dangerous, they attempt to contain him and save the family they were trying to boot.
Actors
AdamAlec Baldwin
BarbaraGeena Davis
Jane ButterfieldAnnie McEnroe
Also posted in 1988, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror | Comments (0)

A Fish Called Wanda

IMDB Rating: 7.70
27726 votes

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Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to another secret place. Wanda thinks the best way to find out is by getting close to George's lawyer - Archie Leach.
Actors
Archie LeachJohn Cleese
Wanda GershwitzJamie Lee Curtis
OttoKevin Kline
Also posted in 1988, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Overboard

IMDB Rating: 6.10
6025 votes

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Joanna Stayton (Hawn) is a rich snotty millionairess and Dean Proffitt (Russell) is a struggling carpenter trying to get by with 4 obnoxious children. After doing a job which Joanna is dissatisfied with, she tosses Dean overboard and refuses to pay him, then Joanna gets amnesia and Dean decides to get back at her by claiming her as his "wife" and mother of his 4 brats.
Actors
Joanna Stayton/Annie ProffittGoldie Hawn
Dean ProffittKurt Russell
Grant Stayton IIIEdward Herrmann
Also posted in 1987, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

IMDB Rating: 7.40
17679 votes

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All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. As well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith, Shower Curtain Ring Salesman and all-around blabbermouth, who is never short of advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. And when he decides that he is going the same direction as Neal....
Actors
Neal PageSteve Martin
Del GriffithJohn Candy
Susan PageLaila Robins
Also posted in 1987, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Take the Money and Run

IMDB Rating: 7.30
3512 votes

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This film is presented as a documentary on the life of an incompetent, petty criminal called Virgil Starkwell, played by Woody Allen. It describes the early childhood and youth of Virgil, his failure at a musical career, and his obsession with bank robberies. The film uses a voice over narrative and interviews with his family, friends and acquaintances.
Actors
LouiseJanet Margolin
FritzMarcel Hillaire
Miss BlairJacquelyn Hyde
Also posted in 1969, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

IMDB Rating: 6.60
1230 votes

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Sophisticated New York couple David and Annie Smith have an unusual marriage with an inordinate number of rules and regulations. One rule entitles them to ask each other one question per month which the other must answer completely honestly. Annie asks David if he would marry her again if he could have the time over again and David confides that he misses his freedom and so probably wouldn't. Later that day, an official from the town where they got married calls to see David. He explains that owing to a state boundary dispute, all couples married between 1936 and 1939 in the county were not legally married. David decides to have fun with this fact, but unbeknown to him, the county official calls to see Annie too and disaster results.
Actors
Ann Krausheimer SmithCarole Lombard
David SmithRobert Montgomery
Jefferson (Jeff) CusterGene Raymond
Also posted in 1941, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)