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A Christmas Story
1983 • Comedy • Family
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift f…
Why matched: genres Comedy, Family
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 • Drama • Comedy • Family
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find i…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Bound for Glory
1976 • Music • Drama
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of…
Why matched: genres Music, Drama
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 • Drama • Science Fiction
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Why matched: genres Drama, Science Fiction
F.I.S.T.
1978 • Drama • Thriller • Crime
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more rut…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
Absence of Malice
1981 • Drama • Romance
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Cowboy Up
2002 • Drama • Romance • Western
"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the world of professional bull riding, newcomer Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) is the c…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Spontaneous Combustion
1990 • Science Fiction • Horror
A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.
Why matched: genres Science Fiction, Horror
The Prince of Tides
1991 • Drama • Romance
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the process.
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Reign Over Me
2007 • Drama
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help th…
Why matched: genres Drama
Captain America
1990 • Science Fiction • Adventure • War
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi…
Why matched: genres Science Fiction, Adventure
A Painted House
2003 • Drama • Family • TV Movie
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of liv…
Why matched: genres Drama, Family
The April Fools
1969 • Drama • Romance • Comedy
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to th…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 • Drama • Comedy
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag no…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Magnolia
1999 • Drama
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game…
Why matched: genres Drama
Adam & Steve
2005 • Romance • Comedy
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, mee…
Why matched: genres Romance, Comedy
Slap Shot
1977 • Drama • Comedy
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 • Drama • Romance
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and gr…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
The Muppet Movie
1979 • Music • Adventure • Comedy
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Holly…
Why matched: genres Music, Adventure