Sound and Fury (2000), The Landlord (1970), The Brothers McMullen (1995), The Cheat (1915), Trust (1990), North by Northwest (1959), The Kennel Murder Case (1933), Another Thin Man (1939) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Long Island, N.y. movies.
Storyline: Cousins Heather and Peter Artinian -- ages 6 and almost 2, respectively -- are deaf. Their condition could be changed by a cochlear implant, a device that stimulates hearing. The benefits are obvious, but this documentary focuses on why the children's families face a tough decision. There are concerns about how the device will change the recipient's relationship with deaf culture and whether there can ever be a true connection between those who hear sounds and those who hear only silence.
Plot Keywords: child, doctor, family member, cousin, deaf child, emotional, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: As his 30th birthday nears, the aristocratic Elger Winthrop Enders (Beau Bridges) finally decides to leave his parents' home, and he purchases an apartment complex in the slums of New York. The coldhearted Elger plans to boot out the current residents and refashion the crumbling dwelling into a luxurious bachelor pad. But after the spoiled young man befriends locals Francine (Diana Sands) and Margie (Pearl Bailey), he abandons his plans and instead focuses on charming his lovely neighbors.
Plot Keywords: wealthy man, mother, girlfriend, tenant, wife, neighbor, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Three Irish-American brothers (Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns) ponder women and one another while living together on Long Island.
Plot Keywords: man, brother, girlfriend, love interest, amusing, playful, endearing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After a wealthy man (Sessue Hayakawa) brands a woman (Fannie Ward) for revoking their loan agreement, she shoots him, and her husband (Jack Dean) takes the blame in court.
Plot Keywords: wife, husband, aristocrat, judge, socialite, juror, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: High school dropout Maria Coughlin (Adrienne Shelly) is having a rough time of it on Long Island. Her father recently died of a heart attack, her boyfriend has left her and she's pregnant. To make matters even worse, her mother has now kicked her out of the house. But when electronics genius Matthew Slaughter (Martin Donovan) comes into her life, things start to brighten up for Maria. Sure, he's unemployed and a little unhinged, but together they just might have a chance.
Plot Keywords: young woman, pregnant woman, boyfriend, eccentric, unemployed person, mother, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Madison Avenue advertising man Roger Thornhill finds himself thrust into the world of spies when he is mistaken for a man by the name of George Kaplan. Foreign spy Philip Vandamm and his henchman Leonard try to eliminate him but when Thornhill tries to make sense of the case, he is framed for murder. Now on the run from the police, he manages to board the 20th Century Limited bound for Chicago where he meets a beautiful blond, Eve Kendall, who helps him to evade the authorities. His world is turned upside down yet again when he learns that Eve isn't the innocent bystander he thought she was. Not all is as it seems however, leading to a dramatic rescue and escape at the top of Mt. Rushmore.
Plot Keywords: ad executive, spy, secret agent, mother, henchman, police officer, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Detective Philo Vance sifts through clues and comes up with seven possible suspects in the murder of a sportsman.
Plot Keywords: detective, niece, brother, rival, competitor, murder suspect, suspenseful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit a Long Island estate, where Nick drinks Scotch and solves murders.
Plot Keywords: detective, socialite, son, dog, wife, suspenseful, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In this fact-based film, twins Bob (John Lithgow) and Tom Bradley (also Lithgow) are both teachers. HIV-positive Tom hopes to receive a bone-marrow transplant from Bob in order to slow the progression of the disease. When his insurance company denies coverage of the procedure, Tom goes public with his condition and files a lawsuit against the corporation. Despite his concerns about how the community will react, his friends, students and family -- especially Bob -- rally around his cause.
Plot Keywords: teacher, twin, lawyer, friend, mother, emotional, inspiring ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. After surgery, she falls in love with Steele. The doctor tells her secretary that the tumor will come back and eventually kill her. Learning this, Judith becomes manic and depressive. Her horse trainer Michael, who loves her, tells her to get as much out of life as she can. She marries Steele who intends to find a cure for her illness. As he goes off to a conference in New York failing eyesight indicates to Judith that she is dying.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: heiress, stableman, doctor, best friend, housekeeper, emotional, sad ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two teens (Louisa Krause, Libby Woodbridge) use their cell phones to record their lives and post the videos online.
Plot Keywords: aspiring actress, stripper, sexy woman, celebrity, teenager, teen girl, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Plot Keywords: writer, millionaire, cousin, husband, mistress, young woman, spectacular ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The funloving Kerbys, stockholders in the bank of which henpecked, stuffy Cosmo Topper is president, drive recklessly once too often and become ghosts. In limbo because they've never done either good or bad deeds, they decide to try a good one now: rehabilitating Topper. Lovely, flirtatious Marion takes a keen personal interest in the job. Will Topper survive the wrath of jealous ghost George? Will Mrs. Topper find that a scandalous husband isn't all bad?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: ghost, millionaire, wife, butler, detective, bellhop, madcap ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Documentary filmmaker Doug Block had every reason to believe his parents' 54-year marriage was a good one. But when his mother dies unexpectedly and his father swiftly marries his former secretary, he discovers two parents who are far more complex and troubled than he ever imagined. 51 Birch Street is a riveting personal documentary that explores a universal human question: how much about your parents do you really want to know?—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: documentarian, father, old flame, mother, sister, friend, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Biography of Charles Lindbergh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his design of a small transatlantic plane and the vicissitudes of its takeoff and epochal flight from New York to Paris in 1927.—Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>
Plot Keywords: pilot, friend, inspiring, spirited, positive, st. louis, long island, n.y. ...
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