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- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsSteve MartinBernadette PetersCatlin AdamsA simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonJohn BrownPhyllis HaverA hapless amusement park attendant finds his runaway balloon ride has left him in a strange predicament.
- DirectorCharles ReisnerBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonTom McGuireErnest TorrenceThe effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonSally EilersCliff EdwardsA naive and wealthy young man seeks to impress a girl and then unwittingly signs up for army service.
- DirectorDel LordStarsBuster KeatonLorna GrayGino CorradoA millionaire vacationing in Mexico falls for a local girl and sets out to win her.
- DirectorHal RoachStarsHarold LloydBebe Daniels'Snub' PollardAfter a wild bachelor party, our hero finds himself aboard a sailing vessel where he encounters numerous adventures. In a dream sequence, he fantasizes that the ship is seized by a band of female pirates.Harold Lloyd
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsElliott DexterGloria SwansonLew CodyLeila Porter comes to dislike her husband James, a glue king who is always eating onions and looking sloppy. But after she divorces him and marries two-timing playboy Schuyler Van Sutphen the now-reformed James looks pretty good.Gloria Swanson
- DirectorAlan CroslandStarsOlive ThomasTheodore Westman Jr.William P. CarletonGinger grows up in a slow town. Because of her wild attitude, her father decides to send her to a strict boarding school. Despite the strictness, the girls have fun getting into flapper lifestyle trouble including flirting.Olive Thomas
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonBartine BurkettCharles DoretyA drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.Bartine Burkett
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsGloria SwansonTom MooreLilyan TashmanGloria Swanson plays Tessie McGuire, a shopgirl who, when her boyfriend breaks their date one evening, goes to a party with a louche crowd of artists and hangers-on. She wows them with some zesty mimicry, and so gains an introduction to a better-paying job, impersonating a high-toned Russian countess to attract snobby customers into a dressmaker's establishment.Gloria Swanson
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerSam TaylorStarsHarold LloydJobyna RalstonBrooks BenedictA nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.Harold Lloyd as Harold "Speedy" Lamb
- StarsRoy SmeckRoy Smeck, "The Wizard of the String," plays guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and banjo to demonstrate the new Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.Roy Smeck
- DirectorClarence G. BadgerJosef von SternbergStarsClara BowAntonio MorenoWilliam AustinA salesgirl pursues a handsome playboy.Clara Bow
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCarl BrissonLillian Hall-DavisIan HunterTwo boxers compete for the love of a woman.
- DirectorKing VidorStarsEleanor BoardmanJames MurrayBert RoachThe life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.
- DirectorHarry BeaumontStarsBessie LoveAnita PageCharles KingA pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.
- DirectorMillard WebbStarsMary EatonEddie CantorHelen MorganThe rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsRamon NovarroRenée AdoréeDonald CrispA carefree South Seas native falls for the half-caste ward of a religious white man who desires her for himself.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsNorma ShearerRobert MontgomeryChester MorrisWhen a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.
- DirectorClyde BruckmanHarold LloydStarsHarold LloydBarbara KentRobert McWadeAn ambitious shoe salesman who unknowingly meets his boss's daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon has to try to hide his true circumstances.
- DirectorFred NibloStarsWilliam HainesLeila HyamsPolly MoranWise-guy carnival barker Windy bilks a group of cowboys out of their money, gets caught, and is forced into working off the debt on their ranch. He falls in love with Molly, the pretty owner of the ranch, but runs afoul of foreman Steve, who also loves Molly.
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley ChaseWhen Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
- DirectorMonte BriceLaurence SchwabStarsJames DunnJune KnightLillian RothFrom a team 2 girls and 2 not-straight men, a girl leaves to be a star, other stays to keep the boys straight. The star comes back with a producer, who falls in love with the girl who stayed. There are hurdles, the 2 men, and her IOU.
- DirectorGus MeinsStarsScotty BeckettDarla HoodEugene 'Porky' LeeThe gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except they're missing an act.
- DirectorMarc ConnellyWilliam KeighleyStarsRex IngramOscar PolkEddie 'Rochester' AndersonGod, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsDarla HoodEugene 'Porky' LeeGeorge 'Spanky' McFarlandAlfalfa and Our Gang try to win fifty dollars on a radio contest, Alfalfa sings and wins the fifty dollars.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsStuart ErwinPatsy KellyJack HaleyMarried coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.Jack Haley & Patsy Kelly, "You Do the Darndest Things, Baby!"
- DirectorFrank TuttleStarsBing CrosbyBob BurnsMartha RayeA beauty contest winner of the "Miss Pineapple Princess" pageant takes part in a publicity scheme in Hawaii, and is pursued by an advertising executive for the agency doing the promotion.
- DirectorJack ConwayStarsClark GableJean HarlowLionel BarrymoreAfter winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.Cliff Edwards
- DirectorGregory La CavaStarsKatharine HepburnGinger RogersAdolphe MenjouA chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.Ginger Rogers
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsBobby BreenNed SparksIrvin S. CobbAfter being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby Breen sings for his travel fare and, along with sidekick Pua, turns detective to recover stolen naval documents from crooks.
- DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsEleanor PowellRobert YoungGeorge BurnsWanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.Gracie Allen
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsGeorge FormbyDorothy HysonGeorge MerrittA brave wartime copper (policeman) becomes a hero when he thwarts a plot to destroy a battleship. But then the rest of the police get the idea that he is one of the enemy agents.
- DirectorWalter LangStarsAlice FayeBetty GrableJack OakieSongwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited when the boys, now in the army, show up in England.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJune AllysonPeter LawfordPatricia MarshallGolden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor.
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsJohn DallPeggy CumminsBerry KroegerTwo disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
- DirectorRobert PiroshStarsVan JohnsonLane NakanoGeorge MikiThe story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsDebbie ReynoldsBobby VanBarbara RuickPansy is sent off broken-hearted to an eastern school, but with help from Happy Stella Kowalski's all-girl band, several hundred students, and an enraged police force, Dobie secures Pansy's return to Grainbelt.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsHumphrey BogartJosé FerrerVan JohnsonWhen a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship, the first officer is urged to consider relieving him of command.
- DirectorDouglas SirkStarsRock HudsonLauren BacallRobert StackAlcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraDan DaileyA biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
- DirectorRay KelloggStarsDon SullivanFred GrahamLisa SimoneA giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsSandra DeeJames DarrenCliff RobertsonA young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsMarlon BrandoJoanne WoodwardAnna MagnaniValentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsDoris DayDavid NivenJanis PaigeDrama professor turned theater critic balances his home life and career when he moves to the country with his wife and their four sons.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan BlackmanAngela LansburyAfter arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsJames DarrenMichael CallanDeborah WalleyGidget, on vacation in Hawaii, finds a gang of lads vying for her attention, starting a chain of romantic complications when her boyfriend arrives.
- DirectorFred CoeStarsJason RobardsBarbara HarrisMartin BalsamA middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward.
- DirectorNorman TokarStarsFred MacMurrayVera MilesLillian GishA man settles down in a small town and becomes the scoutmaster.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsDoris DayRod TaylorArthur GodfreyAfter a series of misunderstandings, the head of an aerospace research laboratory begins to suspect that his new girlfriend is a Russian spy.
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonKaren BlackBilly Green BushA dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
- DirectorAnthony SimmonsStarsPeter SellersDonna MullaneJohn ChaffeyA retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayHarvey AtkinKate LynchWacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsSteve MartinBernadette PetersJessica HarperDuring the Great Depression, a sheet-music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowJeff DanielsDanny AielloIn 1935 New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
- DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
- DirectorJohn Patrick ShanleyStarsTom HanksMeg RyanLloyd BridgesWhen a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerPenelope Ann MillerPamela ReedA tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.
- DirectorMartin BellStarsJeff BridgesEdward FurlongJohn BoylanAn ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsTim RobbinsPaul NewmanJennifer Jason LeighA naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
- DirectorNora EphronStarsSteve MartinMadeline KahnRobert KleinThe events focus around a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
- DirectorHarry WinerStarsJamie Lee CurtisKevin PollakKyle HowardDesperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsJulia RobertsRichard GereJoan CusackA reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiancés at the altar.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeTrevor Jack BrooksLorelei LinklaterA man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsAdam SandlerDrew BarrymoreRob SchneiderHenry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsKevin BaconColin FirthAlison LohmanKaren O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda BlethynThirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsKristen BellJason SegelPaul RuddDevastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.
- DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsRyan GoslingMichelle WilliamsJohn DomanThe relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJennifer AnistonBrooklyn DeckerOn a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.
- DirectorMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.StarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadJoel EdgertonUlrich ThomsenAt an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
- DirectorMike BirbigliaSeth BarrishStarsMike BirbigliaLauren AmbroseJames RebhornA burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett JohanssonIn a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
- DirectorCameron NugentStarsJ.K. SimmonsKeanu WilsonJulian Atocani SanchezA Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
- DirectorJon S. BairdStarsSteve CooganJohn C. ReillyShirley HendersonLaurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
- StarsArthur GodfreyGeorge BryanArchie BleyerA popular radio personality in the 1940's brought his variety talent contest show to television that continued into the 1950's.
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceRicky gets a sore throat just before a show for the new owner of the Tropicana.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy receives a call from MGM asking Ricky if he wants to perform in a show for the executives. Lucy says he'll do it; if she can perform with him. Ricky won't perform in the show at all, so Lucy uses a dummy that the studio made of Ricky in the act.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLittle Ricky develops a case of stage fright.
- DirectorJack DonohueStarsLucille BallVivian VanceCandy MooreThe girls return to Lucy's college reunion to show Chris the campus. Lucy and Viv decide to relive an old tradition by stealing the school founder's statue, a tradition that is being frowned upon by the Dean.
- DirectorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersMcLean StevensonA visiting general, appearing to be more eccentric than the usual army brass and a stickler for regulations, tries to move the camp closer to the front and court martial Hawkeye before they discover that he's completely loony.Trapper John McIntyre
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsLou RawlsFrank OzJerry NelsonAs Fozzie tries to finalize his roller skating routine, the rest of the acts have to come on stage sooner than scheduled, leading to some Muppetastic chaos."Ukulele Lady"
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsAmy PoehlerRashida JonesAziz AnsariRon's Pawnee Rangers and Leslie's competing scout group, the Pawnee Goddesses, share a weekend in the wilderness, Ben joins Tom and Donna on "Treat Yo Self Day," and Chris takes an interest in Jerry's daughter.
- 2013–20191h 32mTV-MA9.3 (4.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorConstantine MakrisStarsTaylor SchillingUzo AdubaDanielle BrooksSeveral futures hang in the balance as the inmates face and confront their worst nightmares; Life will never be the same again.
- DirectorAlex ReidStarsVanessa HudgensDanny PudiChristina KirkWhen Emily learns that Jackie is in need of some extra cash, she can't help but try and do what she can to help her out. Meanwhile, Van is on a witch hunt and has his eyes set on Teddy, Ron and Wendy.
- DirectorRandy ZiskStarsTony DanzaJosh GrobanMonica BarbaroA man is murdered by a giant white bunny rabbit. Tony Sr. meets a beautiful woman with an ulterior motive. Vasquez has her first case as a detective.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing.
- DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsDaveigh ChaseChris SandersTia CarrereA young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
- DirectorAsh BrannonChris BuckStarsShia LaBeoufZooey DeschanelJon HederA behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
- DirectorGenndy TartakovskyStarsAdam SandlerKevin JamesAndy SambergDracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.
- DirectorTim JohnsonStarsJim ParsonsRihannaSteve MartinAn alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.
- DirectorKyle BaldaPierre CoffinStarsSandra BullockJon HammMichael KeatonMinions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a supervillain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.Stuart
- DirectorTony ColemanStarsJames HillTiki KingJake ShimabukuroMighty Uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other.
- DirectorNina KoocherThis heartfelt documentary shines a well deserved light not only on the ukulele Club of Santa Cruz, but also on the very real pleasure that comes from making music with others. In focusing on Santa Cruz, the film reveals one of the key reasons for the current global resurgence of the ukulele. The film chronicles the history, community, and joyous spirit on the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz. Under the Boardwalk explores how an eclectic community of amateur musicians comes together to find meaning in life's little pleasures.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan O'BrienGary LockwoodMike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse.
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsJames StewartCharlton HestonBetty HuttonThe dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy HollidayAldo RayMadge KennedyFlorence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing, the judge encourages them to remember the good times they have had, hoping that the marriage can be saved. Starring Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray as Florence and Chet.