British artist Colin Ware discovers that his fiancée, Vera, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of Hope in New England. At first, Colin is depressed, but he soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy, a beautiful nurse. All's going well and Colin has almost forgotten his old flame until Vera shows up with a surprise of her own.

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

English

5.5

♡ 5

20%

suitcase full of money

venice, italy

Mark Herman Director

Alex Norton as Alfio

Andy Bradford as Italian Victim

Dudley Moore as Melvyn Orton

Alison Steadman as Rosemary Horton

Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them was sent by his employer to inspect a property his boss wants to buy. All three men stay at the same hotel. But when the bellboy gets their names mixed up and gives info meant for someone else. So one of them meets a Realtor who will whatever she has to, to close the sale. And another follows a woman looking for romance. And another goes to the home of the mobster who thinks he's sent there to kill him.

Little Voice

1998

English

7.0

♡ 9

80%

parent child relationship

Romance

talent

Mark Herman Director

Ewan McGregor as Billy

Alex Norton as Bunnie Morris

Jane Horrocks as LV

Michael Caine as Ray Say

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

Purely Belter

2000

English

6.7

♡ 3

78%

Mark Herman Director

Trevor Fox as Car park attendant

Kevin Whately as Mr. Caird

Su Elliot as Mrs. Brabin

Brendan P. Healy as Park worker

Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008

English

7.7

♡ 140

65%

85%

Action

based on novel or book

Mark Herman Director

Asa Butterfield as Bruno

David Thewlis as Father

Rupert Friend as Lieutenant Kotler

Vera Farmiga as Mother

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

Brassed Off

1996

English

7.2

♡ 10

79%

Mark Herman Director

Ewan McGregor as Andy

Kenneth Colley as Greasley

Adrian Hood as Heavy 2

Stephen Moore as McKenzie

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.

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