1958 • Drama • War

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination f…

Similar themes: Drama, War

1979 • Drama • Comedy

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of…

Similar themes: Drama, Comedy

1978 • Romance • Comedy • Fantasy

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover th…

Similar themes: Romance, Comedy

1975 • Drama • Comedy

On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husban…

Similar themes: Drama, Comedy

1987 • Drama

After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently…

Similar themes: Drama

1957 • Drama

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What b…

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1950 • Drama

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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1998 • Drama • Thriller • Romance

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech o…

Similar themes: Drama, Thriller