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    Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid 1948 POSTER

    Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

    1948

    English

    6.3

    15

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    marital crisis

    mermaid

    mid-life crisis

    Romance

    swimming underwater

    told in flashback

    underwater photography

    Irving Pichel Irving Pichel Director Ann Blyth Ann Blyth as Mermaid William Powell William Powell as Mr. Arthur Peabody Irene Hervey Irene Hervey as Mrs. Polly Peabody Mary Field Mary Field as Wee Shop Clerk
    As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, a middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Caribbean, hears mysterious, wordless singing on an uninhabited rock in the bay. Fishing in the vicinity, he catches...a mermaid. He takes her home and, though she has no spoken language, falls in love with her. Of course, his wife won't believe that the thing in the bathtub is anything but a large fish.
    Secrets of Women 1952 POSTER

    Secrets of Women

    1952

    Swedish

    7.0

    9

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    told in flashback

    women's issues

    Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Director Gunnar Björnstrand Gunnar Björnstrand as Fredrik Lobelius Eva Dahlbeck Eva Dahlbeck as Karin Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman as Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's Håkan Westergren Håkan Westergren as Paul Lobelius
    The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.
    To Each His Own 1946 POSTER

    To Each His Own

    1946

    English

    7.6

    7

    81%

    84%

    Action

    adopted son

    cosmetics

    Drama

    Romance

    small town

    told in flashback

    world war i

    Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen Director Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as American Officer Roland Culver Roland Culver as Lord Desham Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Man at G.A.R. Hall Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Sam Foreman
    During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to another family, she devotes her life to loving him from afar.
    Supereroi 2021 POSTER

    Supereroi

    2021

    Italian

    6.7

    Action

    broken romances

    cheat on husband

    Comedy

    comic book artist

    Drama

    nonlinear timeline

    rekindled romance

    Romance

    told in flashback

    Paolo Genovese Paolo Genovese Director Jasmine Trinca Jasmine Trinca as Anna Alessandro Borghi Alessandro Borghi as Marco Greta Scarano Greta Scarano as Pilar Angelica Leo Angelica Leo as Sofia
    The story of a loving couple who struggles to keep its relationship alive against the inescapable passing of time, told in a nonlinear way over the course of ten years in their lives.
    Vagabond 1985 POSTER

    Vagabond

    1985

    French

    7.6

    30

    100%

    85%

    Action

    dead body

    Drama

    drifter

    freedom

    homeless person

    Romance

    southern france

    told in flashback

    Agnès Varda Agnès Varda Director Stéphane Freiss Stéphane Freiss as Jean-Pierre, ingéneur agronome Macha Méril Macha Méril as La platanologue Mme Landier Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Mona Bergeron, sans toit ni loi Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau as Yolande, sa bonne
    Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a place to sleep. Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort, but it is this desire to be free that will eventually lead to her demise.
    A Touch of Love 1969 POSTER

    A Touch of Love

    1969

    English

    6.3

    2

    Drama

    graduate student

    london, england

    sexual attitudes

    single mother

    told in flashback

    unplanned pregnancy

    Waris Hussein Waris Hussein Director Ian McKellen Ian McKellen as George Roger Hammond Roger Hammond as Mike John Standing John Standing as Roger Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Woman in Canteen
    Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and adjusts her life to include both her studies and her pregnancy. However, when the baby is born, an unforeseen complication threatens the self-sufficient life Rosamund plans for herself.
    The Hairdresser's Husband 1990 POSTER

    The Hairdresser's Husband

    1990

    French

    7.1

    11

    92%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    falling in love

    hairdresser

    little boy

    man woman relationship

    Romance

    suicide

    told in flashback

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort as Antoine Albert Delpy Albert Delpy as Donecker Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Julien Gora Anna Galiena Anna Galiena as Mathilde
    Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he had always known he would marry one, completing his idealized love fantasy.
    Chaos Theory 2007 POSTER

    Chaos Theory

    2007

    English

    6.6

    44

    30%

    58%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    fight

    groom

    list

    medical test

    Romance

    told in flashback

    underwear

    Marcos Siega Marcos Siega Director Mike Erwin Mike Erwin as Ed Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds as Frank Allen Alessandro Juliani Alessandro Juliani as Ken Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer as Susan
    Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.
    Joseph 1995 POSTER

    Joseph

    1995

    English

    7.6

    15

    85%

    85%

    Action

    Adventure

    ancient egypt

    bible

    Biography

    christianity

    Drama

    History

    jealousy

    old testament

    told in flashback

    Roger Young Roger Young Director Oliver Cotton Oliver Cotton as Architect 1 episode, 1995 Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci as Pharaoh's Wife unknown episodes Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley as Potiphar 2 episodes, 1995 Alice Krige Alice Krige as Rachel 2 episodes, 1995
    Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Rising to become prime minister of Egypt. Joseph governed the country during a seven year famine, during which his brothers visit Egypt seeking grain, only to encounter their brother, presumed long dead.
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