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What a Girl Wants · 2003What a Girl Wants
★ 6.32003
MovieFamilyComedy
American Daphne Reynolds heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her boho mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost father is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
The Colditz Story · 1955The Colditz Story
★ 6.81955
MovieWarDrama
The Germans believed that no man could escape from Colditz Castle, set as it was in the heart of the Reich, 400 miles from any neutral frontier. This film, based on Pat Reid's epic novel, tells the story of how the British, French, Dutch and Polish prisoners of war who were incarcerated in Colditz set out to prove their captors wrong.
The Reluctant Debutante · 1958The Reluctant Debutante
★ 6.71958
MovieComedyRomance
While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."
Sleeping Car to Trieste · 1948Sleeping Car to Trieste
★ 6.81948
MovieThriller
Spies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express.
For Them That Trespass · 1949For Them That Trespass
★ 5.31949
MovieDramaCrime
In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to begin wandering about the seamiest side of town where he witnesses a murder. When an innocent man is arrested, the writer refuses to assist him as the knowledge that he has been "slumming" could destroy his career. The young man is sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The Secretary Bird · 2019The Secretary Bird
★ 7.02019
MovieComedy
Liz and Hugh Preston have been living a life of perfect harmony for fifteen years — what one commonly calls “happiness.” But this peaceful bliss has gradually led to a certain boredom, prompting one of the spouses to cheat on the other — what one frankly calls “adultery.” But who, in fact, is responsible for this minor disaster? Hugh claims it’s Liz. His wife, on the other hand, has good reason to believe it’s her husband who strayed. Fortunately, Hugh will find a way to defend his love and save their marriage. He’ll use a tactic that seems absurd at first, but ultimately proves effective…
Le Canard à l'orange · 1979Le Canard à l'orange
★ 6.51979
MovieComedy
Duck in Orange Sauce · 1975Duck in Orange Sauce
★ 6.21975
MovieComedy
When his wife wants a divorce -- in preference of a romantic Frenchman -- husband Livio seemingly accepts. But when he sets up a last weekend together with his secretary and his wife's lover, the trip turns out to be part of an elaborate plan to win his wife back.
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