Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

Divorce Invitation

2012

English

4.6

♡ 9

23%

S.V. Krishna Reddy Director

Anthony Holiday as Bodyguard / Butler

Lainie Kazan as Elaine Lipnicks

Jonathan Bennett as Michael

Maeve Quinlan as Pam

'Divorce Invitation' centers on Mike Christian, a happily married man who runs into his high school sweetheart Alex, and after all these years, sparks still fly. When Mike is determined Alex is his true soul mate, he realizes he has a huge problem-he signed an iron-clad pre-nuptial agreement and his wife will not let him out of the marriage

Garlic & Gunpowder

2017

English

3.4

♡ 5

Action

Comedy

B. Harrison Smith Director

Judy Tenuta as Evelyn 'Evvy' Hancock

Felissa Rose as Ma

Vivica A. Fox as Mayor Brown

Lainie Kazan as Rose Lusconi, Sonny's Mother

Depending on who's talking, a comet is on track to destroy the planet. Sonny and Archie, two Mafia wise guys, plan on stashing their valuables and retiring just in case they survive.

Beau Jest

2008

English

6.0

♡ 4

67%

James Sherman Director

Seymour Cassel as Abe Goldman

Anne Sward as Aunt Ceal

Willie Garson as Joel Goldman

Lainie Kazan as Miriam Goldman

BEAU JEST is the hilarious, heartwarming story about Sarah Goldman, a beautiful young school teacher from Chicago who is involved with Chris, a great guy with just one apparent flaw, he's not Jewish. Sarah tells her parents that she is no longer seeing Chris, but continues to date him in secret.

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!

2009

English

5.2

♡ 7

58%

Evgeny Afineevsky Director

Vincent Pastore as Carmine Ferraro

John Lloyd Young as Nelson Hirsch

Karen-Eileen Gordon as Reporter

Lainie Kazan as Shirley Hirsch

Nelson and Angelo, a gay couple, decide to come out to their parents. However, when they do so, their parents find it difficult to cope with the news.

Love Is All There Is

1996

English

5.0

♡ 10

47%

Joseph Bologna Director

Angelina Jolie as Gina

Adrian Martinez as High School Dancer

Abe Vigoda as Rudy

Lainie Kazan as Sadie

The Malacicis, a hard-working Italian family recently immigrated from Florence, open a fancy restaurant in the Bronx, N.Y., drawing the ire of another clan. Mike and Sadie Capomezzo, equally hard-working Sicilian caterers from the area, find they cannot stand Piero and Maria Malacici. But things get complicated when the Malacicis' daughter, Gina, and the Capomezzos' son, Rosario, fall in love.

The Engagement Ring

2005

English

6.3

♡ 8

63%

Steven Schachter Director

Lainie Kazan as Alicia Rosa Anselmi

Chuck Shamata as Johnny Anselmi

Tony Lo Bianco as Nick Di Cenzo

Vincent Spano as Tony Di Cenzo

A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years. Now, her daughter (Heaton) and his nephew meet and find that their attraction is hindered by the old feud.

The Cookie Mobster

2014

English

5.7

♡ 3

96%

Action

Family

Kevin Connor Director

Lainie Kazan as Mama

Kent Shocknek as News Reporter

Jenna Ortega as Nita

Mackenzie Foy as Sally

A young mob member goes into the Witness Protection Program and settles into a quiet suburban village, where he falls for a local woman and gets involved with cookie-making fund-raising for her daughter's scout troop while dodging his former associates who have tracked him down.

Beaches

1988

English

7.0

♡ 12

42%

Garry Marshall Director

John Heard as John Pierce

Hector Elizondo as Judge

Lainie Kazan as Leona Bloom

Marc Shaiman as Pianist

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Tango Shalom

2021

English

5.8

♡ 5

63%

Gabriel Bologna Director

Renée Taylor as Deborah Yehuda

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Host

Jordi Caballero as Jose Hernandez

Lainie Kazan as Leah Zlotkin

When a Tango dancer asks a Rabbi to enter a dance competition, there’s one big problem—due to his Orthodox beliefs, he’s not allowed to touch her! But the prize money would save his school from bankruptcy, so they develop a plan to enter the competition without sacrificing his faith, and the bonds of family and community are tested one dazzling dance step at a time in this lighthearted fable.

Out of the Dark

1988

English

5.4

♡ 2

Michael Schroeder Director

Lainie Kazan as Hooker / Nancy

Karen Lorre as Jo Ann

Cameron Dye as Kevin

Irene Olga López as Mexican Woman

A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.

Olympia

2018

English

7.8

♡ 2

83%

Harry Mavromichalis Director

Whoopi Goldberg as Self

Austin Pendleton as Self

Lainie Kazan as Self

Laura Linney as Self

Follow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a stalwart New Yorker and beloved stage and screen treasure.

Lust in the Dust

1984

English

5.9

♡ 10

25%

Paul Bartel Director

Woody Strode as Blackman, Hard Case Gang

Lainie Kazan as Marguerita Ventura

Courtney Gains as Red Dick Barker

Noah Wyle as Young Man

Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

Finding Joy

2013

English

5.2

♡ 2

68%

Action

Comedy

Drama

Carlo De Rosa Director

Lainie Kazan as Gloria

Josh Cooke as Kyle

Tyler Bunch as Marshall

Juliana Harkavy as Pretty Young Woman

Pompous and self-absorbed Kyle, is unhappily stuck in his life, longing to relive the success of his first novel. His not-so-desirable life rapidly unravels forcing him to return home to his wildly eccentric family with his tail between his legs. Life at home begins to show signs of improvement when Kyle meets the spunky, vivacious girl across the street who recruits Kyle to help her make the world a better place, making him feel alive for the first time in ages and inspiring his writing. But its short-lived. Joys been told shes going to die soon and wants Kyle to write her obituary.

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

English

7.5

♡ 18

89%

96%

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Jeffrey Schwarz Director

Terry Moore as Herself

Lainie Kazan as Herself

Clint Eastwood as Himself

Steve Allen as Himself

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

The Amityville Murders

2018

English

4.7

♡ 29

Daniel Farrands Director

Jon Mack as Edith

Lainie Kazan as Nona

Eddie Alfano as Officer Aiello

Eric Brenner as Thug

On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that 'voices' in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.

29th Street

1991

English

7.2

♡ 4

75%

George Gallo Director

Tony Sirico as Chink Fortunado

Rick Aiello as Jimmy Vitello

Lainie Kazan as Mrs. Pesce

Pete Antico as Tony

After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.

Kimberly

1999

English

5.1

♡ 6

14%

Frederic Golchan Director

Sean Astin as Bob

Lainie Kazan as Hanna

Gabrielle Anwar as Kimberly

Molly Ringwald as Nancy

Four young men fall in love with the same woman. When they all find themselves attracted by Kimberly, hey vow not to fight for her affections during the season -- but then she gets pregnant and doesn't know which teammate is the father.

The Cemetery Club

1993

English

5.7

♡ 5

57%

pittsburgh, pennsylvania

widow

Bill Duke Director

Alan Manson as Abe Silverman

Christina Ricci as Jessica

Wallace Shawn as Larry

Lainie Kazan as Selma

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

English

7.0

♡ 20

91%

Jeremy Kagan Director

Campbell Lane as Chicago Moderator

Lainie Kazan as Connie

Stephen E. Miller as Guard

Barry Miller as Parker

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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My Favorite Year

Divorce Invitation

Garlic & Gunpowder

Beau Jest

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!

Love Is All There Is

The Engagement Ring

The Cookie Mobster

Beaches

Tango Shalom

Out of the Dark

Olympia

Lust in the Dust

Finding Joy

Tab Hunter Confidential

The Amityville Murders

29th Street

Kimberly

The Cemetery Club

The Journey of Natty Gann