Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

Spoiled Children

1977

French

6.5

♡ 5

95%

Bertrand Tavernier Director

Michel Piccoli as Bernard Rougerie

Isabelle Huppert as La secrétaire du député

Christian Clavier as Le réalisateur TV

Thierry Lhermitte as Stéphane Lecouvette

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.

Summer Storm

2004

German

7.2

♡ 6

50%

Marco Kreuzpaintner Director

Kostja Ullmann as Achim

Alicja Bachleda as Anke

Jeff Fischer as Flasche

Miriam Morgenstern as Sandra

Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorological.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

English

7.4

♡ 105

85%

Anthony Minghella Director

Celia Weston as Aunt Joan

Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue

Matt Damon as Tom Ripley

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

Definitely, Maybe

2008

English

7.1

♡ 118

71%

parent child relationship

politics

Romance

Adam Brooks Director

Isla Fisher as April

Bill Clinton as Himself

Abigail Breslin as Maya Hayes

Ryan Reynolds as Will Hayes

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004

English

6.0

♡ 26

27%

Beeban Kidron Director

Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones

Colin Firth as Mark Darcy

Celia Imrie as Una Alconbury

James Faulkner as Uncle Geoffrey

Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a gorgeous co-worker Rebecca and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver - claiming to be a reformed man - they have a short dalliance, and she is arrested at the airport and temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling before Mark, seemingly indifferent, comes to the rescue.

Down to You

2000

English

5.0

♡ 13

3%

man woman relationship

new love

new york city

Romance

Kris Isacsson Director

Julia Stiles as Imogen

Ashton Kutcher as Jim Morrison

Lucie Arnaz as Judy Connelly

Lauren German as Lovestruck Woman

College coeds in New York City, Al, the son of a celebrity chef, and Imogen, a talented artist, become smitten the second they lay eyes on one another at a bar. However, the road to happiness is not a smooth one. Outside forces, including a predatory porn star who wants to lure Al into her bed, threaten to pull apart the young lovers before their romance has a chance to really flourish.

Pretty in Pink

1986

English

6.7

♡ 44

76%

Howard Deutch Director

Andrew Dice Clay as Bouncer

Jon Cryer as Duckie

Gina Gershon as Girl Friend / Gym Class

James Spader as Steff

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

Lilies

1996

English

7.3

♡ 8

89%

based on play or musical

John Greyson Director

Aubert Pallascio as Older Simon

Alain Gendreau as Prison Ensemble

Gary Farmer as Timothée

John Dunn-Hill as Warden

1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.

27 Dresses

2008

English

6.1

♡ 57

40%

Anne Fletcher Director

Judy Greer as Casey

Krysten Ritter as Gina the Goth

James Marsden as Kevin

Malin Akerman as Tess

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

In the Mood for Love

2000

Cn

8.0

♡ 130

92%

husband wife relationship

Kar-Wai Wong Director

Tony Chiu Wai Leung as Chow Mo-wan

Paulyn Sun as Mrs. Chow

Rebecca Pan as Mrs. Suen

Maggie Cheung as Su Li-zhen - Mrs. Chan

In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.

The Apartment

1960

English

8.3

♡ 96

93%

94%

Action

christmas movie alternative

Billy Wilder Director

Ray Walston as Joe Dobisch

David Macklin as Messenger

Edie Adams as Miss Olsen

Joyce Jameson as The Blonde

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

Top Gun

1986

English

7.0

♡ 318

59%

Tony Scott Director

Tom Cruise as Maverick

Tim Robbins as Merlin

Rick Rossovich as Slider

Tom Skerritt as Viper

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

English

8.3

♡ 208

85%

Sergio Leone Director

Robert De Niro as David 'Noodles' Aaronson

Elizabeth McGovern as Deborah Gelly

Joe Pesci as Frankie Manoldi

Jennifer Connelly as Young Deborah

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

La Dolce Vita

1960

Italian

8.0

♡ 63

95%

Federico Fellini Director

Enzo Doria as Fotografo

Adriano Celentano as Himself

Gino Marturano as Pimp

Riccardo Garrone as Riccardo

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin

1957

German

6.6

♡ 3

husband wife relationship

Ernst Marischka Director

Magda Schneider as Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria

Gustav Knuth as Duke Max of Bavaria

Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria / Sissi

Senta Wengraf as Gräfin Bellegarde

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

English

6.8

♡ 123

75%

Nora Ephron Director

Julie Janney as Cynthia

David Hyde Pierce as Dennis Reed

Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin

Bill Pullman as Walter

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.

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