
Precocious adolescent Skippy Skinner spends most of his time trying to get around doing those things that his parents want him to do (like brush his teeth) Read More »
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Showgirls (1995) Paul Verhoeven, Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Drama, Erotic

A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls. Read More »
The Man Who Laughs (1928) Paul Leni, Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine’s father’s treachery. Read More »
Smorgasbord / Cracking Up (1983) Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Comedy

Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. Read More »
The Wrecker (1929) Géza von Bolváry, Carlyle Blackwell, Benita Hume, Joseph Striker, Crime, Drama

The Wrecker is a British film that tells the story of a crook who organises train crashes to discredit the railway, in favour of a rival bus company. Read More »
Wild and Wonderful (1964) Michael Anderson, Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann, Larry Storch, Comedy

In this comedy, a Yankee musician is working in Paris when he encounters a movie star chasing after her naughty French poodle Monsieur Cognac. Read More »
Wednesday’s Child (1934) John S. Robertson, Karen Morley, Edward Arnold, Frankie Thomas, Drama

Ten-year-old Bobby and a group of friends see Bobby’s mother kissing a man not her husband. Read More »
Amazing Grace (1974) Stan Lathan, Moms Mabley, Slappy White, Rosalind Cash, Comedy

An elderly woman in a Baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being put up for local office Read More »
So Faraway and Blue (2001) Roy Cross, Nicole Eliopoulos, Daniel Richard Giverin, Julie Ménard, Drama

Julie, our narrator and guide, is a young woman whose father left her when she was young and whose mother recently threw her out of the house because she reminded her too much of him. Read More »
Queen Christina (1933) Rouben Mamoulian, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Queen Christina of Sweden is a dominant European ruler in the 17th century, and has never thought of romance. Read More »