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    That Sinking Feeling 1979 POSTER

    That Sinking Feeling

    1979

    English

    6.7

    3

    67%

    67%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    cult film

    disguise

    glasgow, scotland

    heist

    scotland

    unemployment

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director Tom Mannion Tom Mannion as The Doctor Eric Joseph Eric Joseph as The Wee Man John Hughes John Hughes as Vic Billy Greenlees Billy Greenlees as Wal
    Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money and comes up with a complicated scheme: to steal sinks from a warehouse dressed as girls and using a stop-motion-potion.
    Gregory's Two Girls 1999 POSTER

    Gregory's Two Girls

    1999

    English

    5.1

    2

    7%

    7%

    Action

    american football

    Comedy

    women's football (soccer)

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director Paul Birchard Paul Birchard as American Executive Dougray Scott Dougray Scott as Fraser Rowan Fiona Bell Fiona Bell as Maddy Underwood Gary Lewis Gary Lewis as Mr. McCance
    Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When two of his pupils uncover evil practices at a local factory they want their teacher to help them expose the wrong-doer, who happens to be Greg's old schoolfriend.
    Comfort and Joy 1984 POSTER

    Comfort and Joy

    1984

    English

    6.6

    4

    100%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    glasgow, scotland

    holiday

    ice cream

    ice cream man  

    ice cream truck

    rivalry

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director David O'Hara David O'Hara as Engineer Ron Donachie Ron Donachie as George Alex Norton Alex Norton as Trevor Alan Tall Alan Tall as Trevor's Workman
    Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
    Housekeeping 1987 POSTER

    Housekeeping

    1987

    English

    7.1

    7

    92%

    84%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    small town

    train accident

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director Betty Phillips Betty Phillips as Mrs. Jardine Dolores Drake Dolores Drake as Mrs. Walker Wayne Robson Wayne Robson as Principal Christine Lahti Christine Lahti as Sylvie
    In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.
    Breaking In 1989 POSTER

    Breaking In

    1989

    English

    6.1

    7

    80%

    43%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    gentle

    thief

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director Gene Dynarski Gene Dynarski as Brock, Ernie's Mob Connection Lorraine Toussaint Lorraine Toussaint as Delphine the Hooker Joseph Burke Joseph Burke as Ted a Detective Maury Chaykin Maury Chaykin as Vincent Tucci, Attorney
    Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
    Gregory's Girl 1980 POSTER

    Gregory's Girl

    1980

    English

    7.1

    4

    Action

    Comedy

    coming of age

    cult film

    Drama

    first love

    football (soccer)

    Romance

    school

    scotland

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director Alex Norton Alex Norton as Alec John Gordon Sinclair John Gordon Sinclair as Gregory Dave Anderson Dave Anderson as Gregory's Dad Billy Greenlees Billy Greenlees as Steve
    A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
    Local Hero 1983 POSTER

    Local Hero

    1983

    English

    7.3

    17

    100%

    87%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    houston

    petrol

    scotland

    small town

    village

    village life

    Bill Forsyth Bill Forsyth Director John M. Jackson John M. Jackson as Cal Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as Felix Happer Denis Lawson Denis Lawson as Urquhart Alex Norton Alex Norton as Watt
    An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
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