Five years after taking the fall for his younger brother, a tormented ex-con flees parole to find his kidnapped baby niece. One step ahead of the police, and one behind an unraveling criminal syndicate, he must once again sacrifice everything in the name of family.

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

English

7.0

♡ 3

100%

uncle niece relationship

Edward F. Cline Director

Anne Nagel as Madame Gorgeous

Eddie Hall as Russian Villiager

Minerva Urecal as The Cleaning Woman

Irving Bacon as The Soda Jerk

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beaten up for ogling a woman, and abused by a waitress. W. C. Fields' last starring role in a feature-length film.

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

English

6.8

♡ 11

100%

Jacques Tourneur Director

John Roy as Guard

Frank McGrath as Guard

Alex Sharp as Guard

Norman Leavitt as Tied Up Palace Guard

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.

Sudden Rain

1956

Japanese

7.2

♡ 3

86%

Mikio Naruse Director

Setsuko Hara as Fumiko

Akemi Negishi as Hinako

Haruko Tôgô as Rin Ameyama

Fuyuki Murakami as Taneda

A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

The Star Packer

1934

English

5.1

♡ 4

22%

Robert N. Bradbury Director

John Wayne as John Travers

Glenn Strange as Loco Frank

George 'Gabby' Hayes as Matt Matlock

Eddie Parker as Parker

John Travers and Yak, his faithful Indian sidekick, pick up where a murdered sheriff leaves off, and try to nab the mysterious Shadow.

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952

Japanese

7.6

♡ 14

93%

husband wife relationship

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Kôji Shitara as Koji Yamauchi

Eijirô Yanagi as Naosuke Yamauchi

Keiko Tsushima as Setsuko Yamauchi

Mie Kitahara as Waitress

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

Worlds Apart

2024

Japanese

6.5

♡ 9

aunt niece relationship

Natsuki Seta Director

Shôta Sometani as Kazunari Tono

Yui Aragaki as Makio Kodai

Yûko Nakamura as Minori Kodai Kaho

Kaho as Nana Daigo

Makio Kōdai is a shy 35-year-old woman. She works as a novelist. One day, her sibling and her sibling's married partner die in a car accident. Makio Kōdai attends their funeral and meets her 15-year-old niece Asa Takumi, who is now left alone due to her parents’ death. The other relatives at the funeral speak insensitive words around Asa Takumi. Makio Kōdai gets furious at them and decides to take in her niece. Makio Kōdai, who has problems having relationships with other people, and Asa Takumi now begin to live together.

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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

The Flame and the Arrow

Sudden Rain

The Star Packer

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Worlds Apart