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    Cold Comfort Farm 1995 POSTER

    Cold Comfort Farm

    1995

    English

    7.2

    22

    82%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    faithful adaptation

    orphan

    Romance

    sussex

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Ian McKellen Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste Ivan Kaye Ivan Kaye as Reuben Starkadder Rufus Sewell Rufus Sewell as Seth Starkadder
    In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
    Darling 1965 POSTER

    Darling

    1965

    English

    7.0

    11

    73%

    70%

    Action

    advertising executive

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    london, england

    paris, france

    Romance

    social climbing

    swinging 60s

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Fortnum and Masons Customer Peter Bayliss Peter Bayliss as Lord Grant Brian Wilde Brian Wilde as Willett
    Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.
    Madame Sousatzka 1988 POSTER

    Madame Sousatzka

    1988

    English

    6.6

    6

    78%

    65%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    child prodigy

    Drama

    london, england

    Music

    pianist

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Twiggy Twiggy as Jenny Roger Hammond Roger Hammond as Lefranc Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Music Critic Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski as Woman
    In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano. As he struggles to meet the challenges, Manek must also deal with his mother, who vies with his teacher for his attention.
    The Day of the Locust 1975 POSTER

    The Day of the Locust

    1975

    English

    6.9

    11

    63%

    75%

    Action

    actress

    based on novel or book

    cinema on cinema

    Drama

    hollywood

    movie business

    social satire

    Thriller

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Billy Barty Billy Barty as Abe David Ladd David Ladd as Apprentice Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as Helverston Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Mr. Odlesh
    Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
    Billy Liar 1963 POSTER

    Billy Liar

    1963

    English

    7.2

    4

    95%

    83%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    lie

    northern england

    Romance

    yorkshire

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Patrick Barr Patrick Barr as Insp. MacDonald Harry Landis Harry Landis as Man on Train Anna Wing Anna Wing as Mrs. Crabtree John Tordoff John Tordoff as Youth in Wimpy Bar
    A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
    Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 POSTER

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    1971

    English

    6.9

    22

    Action

    artist

    bisexuality

    Drama

    london, england

    love triangle

    romance

    sexuality

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Glenda Jackson Glenda Jackson as Alex Greville Martin Lawrence Martin Lawrence as Barmitzvah Guest Arthur Goodman Arthur Goodman as Rabbi Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Woman Under Umbrella
    Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
    The Next Best Thing 2000 POSTER

    The Next Best Thing

    2000

    English

    4.7

    9

    19%

    35%

    Action

    best friend

    Comedy

    custody battle

    Drama

    flush

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    single

    yoga

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch as Abbie's Lawyer Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt as Ben Cooper Mark Valley Mark Valley as Cardiologist Jack Betts Jack Betts as Vernon
    A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
    Yanks 1979 POSTER

    Yanks

    1979

    English

    6.4

    5

    57%

    62%

    Action

    Drama

    england

    jitterbug

    new year's eve

    northern england

    prejudice

    War

    world war ii

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Arlen Dean Snyder Arlen Dean Snyder as Henry William Devane William Devane as John Richard Gere Richard Gere as Matt Dyson Joe Gladwin Joe Gladwin as Plumber at Camp
    During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. One relationship that develops is between married John, an Army Captain, and the aristocratic Helen, whose naval husband is away at war. Helen loves her husband, but Helen and John are looking for some comfort during the difficult times.
    The Believers 1987 POSTER

    The Believers

    1987

    English

    6.1

    19

    35%

    45%

    Action

    barn

    Crime

    cult

    Drama

    gun

    Horror

    Mystery

    new york city

    ritual

    Thriller

    voodoo

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Ana Maria Quintana Ana Maria Quintana as A.C.H.E. Secretary Gary Farmer Gary Farmer as Mover Raúl Dávila Raúl Dávila as Oscar Sezine Jimmy Smits Jimmy Smits as Tom Lopez
    Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
    Honky Tonk Freeway 1981 POSTER

    Honky Tonk Freeway

    1981

    English

    5.3

    56%

    56%

    Action

    Comedy

    florida

    rhinoceros

    small town

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Celia Weston Celia Weston as Grace Frances Bay Frances Bay as Mrs. Lewenowski John Ashton John Ashton as Otto Kemper Anita Dangler Anita Dangler as Saleslady
    Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
    Pacific Heights 1990 POSTER

    Pacific Heights

    1990

    English

    6.4

    34

    53%

    48%

    Action

    attempted murder

    cheating

    con man

    Drama

    Mystery

    psychopath

    san francisco, california

    staircase

    Thriller

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Hal Landon Jr. Hal Landon Jr. as 2nd Deputy Sheriff Michael Keaton Michael Keaton as Carter Hayes Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as Patty Palmer Laurie Metcalf Laurie Metcalf as Stephanie MacDonald
    A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
    A Kind of Loving 1962 POSTER

    A Kind of Loving

    1962

    English

    7.3

    4

    93%

    85%

    1960s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    kitchen sink realism

    manchester

    northern england

    Romance

    working class

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Joe Gladwin Joe Gladwin as Bus Driver James Bolam James Bolam as Jeff Alan Bates Alan Bates as Vic Douglas Livingstone Douglas Livingstone as Window Cleaner
    As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.
    The Falcon and the Snowman 1985 POSTER

    The Falcon and the Snowman

    1985

    English

    6.8

    11

    83%

    70%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    cold war

    Crime

    Drama

    espionage

    kgb

    mexico

    spy

    Thriller

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Sean Penn Sean Penn as Daulton Lee Arthur Taxier Arthur Taxier as FBI Agent Marvin J. McIntyre Marvin J. McIntyre as Ike John Lennon John Lennon as John Lennon
    The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
    Midnight Cowboy 1969 POSTER

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969

    English

    7.8

    69

    89%

    88%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    friendship

    new york city

    prostitute

    rape

    shower

    Western

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Jon Voight Jon Voight as Joe Buck Mary Boylan Mary Boylan as Old Lady in Subway International Velvet International Velvet as The Party
    Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
    Eye for an Eye 1996 POSTER

    Eye for an Eye

    1996

    English

    6.2

    37

    7%

    60%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    grieving parents

    gun

    rape

    rape and revenge

    self-defense

    Thriller

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Olivia Burnette Olivia Burnette as Julie McCann Keith David Keith David as Martin Rolando Molina Rolando Molina as Parent of Murdered Children Group #4 Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland as Robert Doob
    It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
    The Tale of Sweeney Todd 1997 POSTER

    The Tale of Sweeney Todd

    1997

    English

    6.1

    6

    barber

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    murder

    Thriller

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Campbell Scott Campbell Scott as Ben Carlyle Joe Keenan Joe Keenan as Meat Cart Driver Joanna Lumley Joanna Lumley as Mrs. Lovett Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley as Sweeney Todd
    The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned meat pies. A young innocent (Selina Boyack) and the dashing inspector (Campbell Scott) who tries to solve the murders are also thrown into the mix.
    Marathon Man 1976 POSTER

    Marathon Man

    1976

    English

    7.4

    45

    82%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    conspiracy

    Crime

    diamond

    Drama

    government

    nazi

    new york city

    Thriller

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Babe John Heard John Heard as Columbia student on stairs William Devane William Devane as Janeway Jacques Marin Jacques Marin as LeClerc
    A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
    Far from the Madding Crowd 1967 POSTER

    Far from the Madding Crowd

    1967

    English

    7.2

    6

    64%

    77%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    farm

    History

    jealousy

    rage and hate

    Romance

    shepherd

    victorian england

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director Alan Bates Alan Bates as Gabriel Oak Jonathan Newth Jonathan Newth as Gentleman at Cockfight Vincent Harding Vincent Harding as Mark Clark Terence Stamp Terence Stamp as Sergeant Troy
    Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.
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