Character (1997), The Hedgehog (2009), Lies My Father Told Me (1975), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Tiger Bay (1959), Harrison Montgomery (2008), The Regeneration (1915), Blondie of the Follies (1932) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Tenement House movies.
Storyline: Young lawyer Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt) is the chief suspect in the murder of the cold-hearted bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir). The two have long been rivals, waging personal battles through the courts, and Katadreuffe was observed leaving the scene of the crime. Giving his testimony to police, Katadreuffe effectively tells his life story, in which his ambition for success in the legal world was driven by a hatred of his biological father -- who was, secretly, Dreverhaven.
Plot Keywords: lawyer, bailiff, mother, love interest, police detective, dense, fiery ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: While planning her suicide, a precocious 11-year-old (Garance Le Guillermic) befriends a new neighbor (Togo Igawa) and a prickly recluse (Josiane Balasko).
Plot Keywords: hedgehog, child, neighbor, engaging, court, tenement house, fate ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: David (Jeffrey Lynas) is a young Jewish boy growing up in Montreal in the 1920s. His father, Harry (Len Birman), a self-consumed inventor who yearns for assimilation and acceptance, is not religious. His loving grandfather Zaida (Yossi Yadin) is devout, with his heart still back on the old continent. Every Sunday, as David and Zaida collect scrap metal in a horse and carriage, grandfather preaches Judaism to grandson. David must come to his own conclusions on his Jewish identity and faith.
Plot Keywords: boy, grandfather, father, mother, uncle, horse, touching ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The widow Rosaria moves to Milano from Lucania with her 4 sons, one of whom is Rocco. The fifth son, Vincenzo, already lives in Milano. In the beginning, the family has a lot of problems, but everyone manages to find something to do. Simone is boxing, Rocco works in a dry cleaners, and Ciro studies. Simone meets Nadia, a prostitute, and they have a stormy affair. Then Rocco, after finishing his military service, begins a relationship with her. A bitter feud ensues between the two brothers, which will lead as far as murder...
Plot Keywords: widow, son, boxer, wife, prostitute, student, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Gille Jenkins (Hayley Mills), a twelve-year-old tomboy and compulsive liar living in a sordid tenement with her single parent mother, witnesses the murder of an immigrant Polish woman living in an nearby apartment by her former boyfriend, Bronislaus Korchinsky. The young merchant marine becomes distraught when he discovers that she has become the mistress of a married British sports announcer and shoots her with her own gun. Gillie lies about the circumstances in order to keep the gun which she discovers where Korchinsky hid it. She ultimately bonds with him and misleads the police in their investigation.—duke1029@aol.com
Plot Keywords: young girl, murderer, detective, street urchin, sailor, witness, suspenseful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In a rundown apartment complex in San Francisco's Tenderloin, a septuagenarian seer is waiting for his final message. For decades the eccentric recluse has chronicled the phrases of the Wheel of Fortune and deciphered their hidden meaning - the details of a mission to save his neighbors from their troubles.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: abusive boyfriend, artist, drug dealer, young girl, old man, neighbor, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: At 10 years old, Owens becomes a ragged orphan when his sainted mother dies. The Conways, who are next door neighbors, take Owen in, but the constant drinking by Jim soon puts Owen on the street. By 17, Owen learns that might is right. By 25, Owen is the leader of his own gang who spend most of their time gambling and drinking. But Marie comes into the gangster area of town and everything changes for Owen as he falls for Marie. But he cannot tell her so, so he comes to her settlement to find education and inspiration. But soon, his old way of life will rise to confront him again.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: gang leader, socialite, district attorney, gangster, alcoholic, orphan, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Blondie, a New York tenement dweller, and Lurlene are best friends. When Lurlene makes the cast of a big Broadway show, she arranges for Blondie to join the cast as well. But the friendship goes awry when Lurlene's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, catches Blondie's act and falls for the fair-haired newcomer. Though she is attracted to Larry as well, Blondie spurns his attentions out of loyalty to her friend. But the attraction proves to be stronger than any of them could have imagined.—Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>
Plot Keywords: showgirl, young woman, friend, performer, boyfriend, father, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Snooty concert pianist Eric Phillips is tired and beginning to fear he's losing his talent. His condition is not helped when he discovers he's the owner of an apartment building and the tenants have a long list of grievances. His manager suggests he move into the building for a rest, an idea that initially does not appeal to Eric. He begins to feel differently as he becomes involved in the lives of his eccentric tenants, especially a pretty model named Polly.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: pianist, model, manager, insurance salesman, owner, neighbor, playful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
Plot Keywords: teen boy, doctor, neighbor, orphan, mother, police officer, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
Plot Keywords: philanthropist, young man, leader, sister, gang member, love interest, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his immigrant grandparents arriving in the same neighborhood with a new life. This is the urban frontier filled with comic mixture of gentrifies, homeboys, dealers and local residents simply bent on staying a float.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: new yorker, stripper, frenchwoman, boxer, drug dealer, uncle, hilarious ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young artist is almost driven to murder as a result of the pressures of living in a Glasgow slum.
Plot Keywords: artist, neighbor, family, amusing, tender, winsome, spirited ...
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