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    Sweet Charity 1969 POSTER

    Sweet Charity

    1969

    English

    6.9

    13

    80%

    73%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    broken engagement

    celebrity

    charity

    Comedy

    dancehall girl

    Drama

    Music

    Musical

    Romance

    tragic love

    Bob Fosse Bob Fosse Director Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. as Big Daddy Lance LeGault Lance LeGault as Dancer Henry Beckman Henry Beckman as Policeman Barbara Bouchet Barbara Bouchet as Ursula
    Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
    Henry V 1944 POSTER

    Henry V

    1944

    English

    7.0

    4

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on play or musical

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    england

    henry v

    History

    king

    War

    Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Director Robert Newton Robert Newton as Ancient Pistol Arthur Hambling Arthur Hambling as Bates - Soldier in the English Army Robert Helpmann Robert Helpmann as Bishop of Ely Niall MacGinnis Niall MacGinnis as Macmorris - Captain in the English Army
    In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 1976 POSTER

    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    1976

    English

    6.1

    11

    61%

    47%

    19th century

    Action

    annie oakley

    based on play or musical

    buffalo bill

    Comedy

    Drama

    Western

    wild west

    wild west show

    Robert Altman Robert Altman Director Bert Remsen Bert Remsen as The Bartender Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as The Publicist Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as The Relative Paul Newman Paul Newman as The Star
    Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer.
    Bent 1997 POSTER

    Bent

    1997

    English

    7.1

    17

    74%

    76%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    concentration camp prisoner

    Drama

    gay

    gay interest

    gay theme

    History

    nazi

    Romance

    War

    Sean Mathias Sean Mathias Director Paul Bettany Paul Bettany as Captain Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Prostitute Jude Law Jude Law as Stormtrooper Ian McKellen Ian McKellen as Uncle Freddie
    Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.
    The Women 2008 POSTER

    The Women

    2008

    English

    5.0

    25

    13%

    37%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    department store

    divorce

    Drama

    fashion designer

    female friendship

    marriage

    Diane English Diane English Director Joanna Gleason Joanna Gleason as Barbara Julie Nathanson Julie Nathanson as Church Choir Member Eva Mendes Eva Mendes as Crystal Allen Allyssa Brooke Allyssa Brooke as Sweet Woman
    The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
    Stage Door 1937 POSTER

    Stage Door

    1937

    English

    7.7

    6

    96%

    87%

    Action

    audition

    based on play or musical

    boarding house

    Comedy

    Drama

    producer

    Romance

    roommate

    roommates

    Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava Director Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Carmichael Mary Stewart Mary Stewart as Dancer / Singer Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Henry Sims Jack Carson Jack Carson as Mr. Milbanks
    The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.
    One Hour with You 1932 POSTER

    One Hour with You

    1932

    English

    7.0

    12

    86%

    74%

    Action

    adultery

    based on play or musical

    black and white

    Comedy

    divorce

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    unfaithfulness

    George Cukor George Cukor Director Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles as Adolph Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Dance Extra Richard Carle Richard Carle as Henri Dornier - Private Detective Genevieve Tobin Genevieve Tobin as Mitzi Olivier
    Andre and Colette Bertier are happily married. When Colette introduces her husband to her flirtatious best friend, Mitzi, he does his best to resist her advances. But she is persistent, and very cute, and he succumbs. Mitzi's husband wants to divorce her, and has been having her tailed. Andre gets caught, and must confess to his wife. But Colette has had problems resisting the attentions of another man herself, and they forgive each other.
    Operation Mad Ball 1957 POSTER

    Operation Mad Ball

    1957

    English

    6.5

    5

    42%

    42%

    based on play or musical

    black market

    cigar smoking

    Comedy

    jeep

    prisoner of war

    shower

    War

    Richard Quine Richard Quine Director Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as Col. Rousch Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Hospital Guard Richard Bull Richard Bull as Military Police Sergeant Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore as Nurse
    In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
    Richard III 1955 POSTER

    Richard III

    1955

    English

    7.3

    6

    81%

    79%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    betrayal

    Biography

    coronation

    Drama

    england

    History

    hunchback

    king

    War

    Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Director Norman Wooland Norman Wooland as Catesby Michael Ripper Michael Ripper as Forrest, 2nd murderer Stanley Baker Stanley Baker as Henry, Earl of Richmond Timothy Bateson Timothy Bateson as Ostler
    Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
    Love Me Tonight 1932 POSTER

    Love Me Tonight

    1932

    English

    7.5

    11

    100%

    82%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    paris, france

    pre-code

    princess

    Romance

    tailor

    Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian Director William H. Turner William H. Turner as Bootmaker Myrna Loy Myrna Loy as Countess Valentine Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson as First Aunt Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
    A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there.
    Godspell 1973 POSTER

    Godspell

    1973

    English

    6.6

    7

    63%

    71%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    Drama

    film adaptation

    jesus christ

    Musical

    David Greene David Greene Director Jerry Sroka Jerry Sroka as Jerry Victor Garber Victor Garber as Jesus David Haskell David Haskell as John / Judas Lynne Thigpen Lynne Thigpen as Lynne
    In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
    Lemonade Joe 1964 POSTER

    Lemonade Joe

    1964

    Czech

    7.4

    3

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    joyful

    musical

    Musical

    parody

    Romance

    Western

    witty

    Oldrich Lipský Oldrich Lipský Director Jan Pohan Jan Pohan as Bandit #1 Vladimír Mensík Vladimír Mensík as Barman #1 Karel Engel Karel Engel as Fighter #2 Milos Kopecký Milos Kopecký as Horác Badman Alias 'hogofogo'
    A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!
    Major Barbara 1941 POSTER

    Major Barbara

    1941

    English

    6.8

    4

    93%

    58%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    estranged father

    salvation army

    weapons manufacturer

    David Lean David Lean Director Rex Harrison Rex Harrison as Adolphus Cusins Robert Newton Robert Newton as Bill Walker Cathleen Cordell Cathleen Cordell as Mog Habbijam Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Price
    Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
    Androcles and the Lion 1952 POSTER

    Androcles and the Lion

    1952

    English

    6.0

    3

    43%

    40%

    2nd century

    Adventure

    ancient rome

    arena

    based on play or musical

    colosseum

    Comedy

    Family

    lion

    Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray Director Alan Young Alan Young as Androcles Alex Sharp Alex Sharp as Officer Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Soldier Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Town Crier
    George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values. Pascal’s final Shaw production is played broadly, with comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He’s ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
    Cyrano de Bergerac 1950 POSTER

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1950

    English

    7.4

    3

    74%

    80%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    nose

    paris, france

    poet

    Romance

    swordsman

    unrequited love

    Michael Gordon Michael Gordon Director Edgar Barrier Edgar Barrier as Cardinal Elena Verdugo Elena Verdugo as Orange Girl Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as Ragueneau Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as The Meddler
    France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.
    Gypsy 1962 POSTER

    Gypsy

    1962

    English

    7.1

    11

    69%

    74%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    biography

    Biography

    burlesque

    Comedy

    domineering mother

    Drama

    Musical

    stripper

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Audience Member Karl Malden Karl Malden as Herbie Sommers Jack Benny Jack Benny as Jack Benny Frank Sully Frank Sully as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member
    Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial 1988 POSTER

    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    1988

    English

    6.8

    8

    78%

    78%

    1940s

    Action

    based on play or musical

    court martial

    courtroom

    courtroom drama

    Drama

    gay theme

    War

    Robert Altman Robert Altman Director Matt Malloy Matt Malloy as Legal Assistant Daniel Jenkins Daniel Jenkins as Lt. Peter Gallagher Peter Gallagher as Lt. Com. John Challee Brian Haley Brian Haley as Party Guest
    A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
    Miyagino 2010 POSTER

    Miyagino

    2010

    Japanese

    5.8

    2

    Action

    artist

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    History

    japan

    japanese filmmaker

    painter

    Romance

    takarazuka

    Tatsuji Yamazaki Tatsuji Yamazaki Director Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura as A Man like Toshusai Sharaku Kirin Kiki Kirin Kiki as Madam Aimi Satsukawa Aimi Satsukawa as Okayo Ainosuke Kataoka Ainosuke Kataoka as Yatarô
    In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
    Same Time, Next Year 1978 POSTER

    Same Time, Next Year

    1978

    English

    7.2

    10

    40%

    85%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    hotel room

    middle age

    middle ages (476-1453)

    polyamory

    Romance

    Robert Mulligan Robert Mulligan Director Ivan Bonar Ivan Bonar as Chalmers Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn as Doris Alan Alda Alan Alda as George Peters Cosmo Sardo Cosmo Sardo as Second Waiter
    A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year—in the same hotel room—and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.
    Wild Mountain Thyme 2020 POSTER

    Wild Mountain Thyme

    2020

    English

    5.8

    36

    25%

    53%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    John Patrick Shanley John Patrick Shanley Director Jon Hamm Jon Hamm as Adam Dana Delany Dana Delany as Pub Band Emily Blunt Emily Blunt as Rosemary Christopher Walken Christopher Walken as Tony
    Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.
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