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Billy Madison
1995 • Comedy
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he…
Why matched: genres Comedy
Big Daddy
1999 • Drama • Comedy
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Sophie's Choice
1982 • Drama • Romance • War
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust su…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
The Money Pit
1986 • Romance • Comedy
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare.…
Why matched: genres Romance, Comedy
Jesus Christ Superstar
1973 • Drama • History
As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins t…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
Great Expectations
1998 • Drama • Romance • Comedy
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who wi…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Star 80
1983 • Drama
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen.…
Why matched: genres Drama
The Out-of-Towners
1999 • Comedy
The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
Why matched: genres Comedy
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 • Drama
Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help h…
Why matched: genres Drama
State of Play
2009 • Thriller • Mystery • Crime
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Why matched: genres Thriller, Mystery
City Slickers
1991 • Comedy • Western
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
Why matched: genres Comedy, Western
Radio Days
1987 • Drama • Comedy
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mi…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Little Man Tate
1991 • Drama • Family
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs…
Why matched: genres Drama, Family
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994 • Comedy • Western
Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a w…
Why matched: genres Comedy, Western
Harry and Tonto
1974 • Drama • Adventure • Comedy
Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry…
Why matched: genres Drama, Adventure
Matewan
1987 • Drama • History
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Cloth…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
The Chase
1994 • Adventure • Crime • Comedy
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the…
Why matched: genres Adventure, Crime
City of Hope
1991 • Drama
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his w…
Why matched: genres Drama
Rounders
1998 • Drama • Crime
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he…
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Beneath the Harvest Sky
2013 • Drama
During harvest break, Casper is drawn into smuggling drugs across the Canadian border with his outlaw father, Clayton. Meanwhile, Dominic works his final potato harvest, hoping…
Why matched: genres Drama