The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
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Dummy (2003)
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
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Caterina Goes to Town (2003)
Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rome.
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Mystery Team (2009)
A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
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Cherish (2002)
After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.
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Only Two Can Play (1962)
John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.
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Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
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The Weaker Sex (1948)
Life on the home front during World War 2. Martha Dacre tries to keep her home running as normal, during the run up to the D Day landings. With several lodgers to contend with, and her son and daughter away serving in the Navy, she has chosen to stay as a housewife. After her son's ship is damaged during the landings, she begins to regret not taking a war job.
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The Adventures of Ragtime (1998)
In June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, step-father, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister splits immediately for California, and his mother takes him back to England. Jump ahead eight months, Sebastian is back in New York, knocking on Hank's door. ...Read all
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A Shock to the System (1990)
When you think you're at the top of the corporate ladder and then discover they have managed to pull that ladder away, sometimes you have to take it upon yourself to "level" the playing field, both professionally and personally. Sir Michael Caine delivers an electrifying performance as Graham Marshall, who quickly catches onto the possibilities as he clears all the hu...Read all
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