Killer of Sheep (1977), Crying Ladies (2003), Take a Letter, Darling (1942), Get Bruce! (1999), The Dogwalker (2000), Kenny (2006) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Unusual Occupations movies.
Storyline: Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: patriarch, wife, child, friend, bleak, moving, solemn ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A whimsical comedy about three women who cry at funerals, professionally.
Plot Keywords: mourner, adulterer, actress, hustler, child, amusing, positive ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.—Ken Carson <kcarson@efn.org>
Plot Keywords: painter, ad executive, secretary, brother, sister, escort, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch (1948- ), who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: comedian, actor, writer, politician, amusing, uplifting, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Jerry (Will Stewart) has no job or home, and his unscrupulous nature has left him with few prospects for future success, but things change for him after he meets elderly Alma (Carol Gustafson) while she's taking a stroll with her dog. Alma falls and breaks her hip, and Jerry helps get her to the hospital. Alma's daughter, Helene (Stepfanie Kramer), then rewards Jerry by giving him a job as her mother's live-in assistant. But the rude Alma and her cranky pals soon make Jerry's life a living hell.
Plot Keywords: unemployed person, young woman, teen girl, elderly woman, daughter, friend, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Australian Kenny Smyth (Shane Jacobson) has possibly one of the most thankless and off-putting occupations imaginable: He's a plumber who specializes in delivering and maintaining portable toilets to well-populated events. Mockumentary cameras follow Smyth as he juggles his family life with his excrement-soaked travails and eventually works his way to the highlight of his career -- a visit to the International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, Tenn., a gathering for renowned plumbing pros.
Plot Keywords: plumber, father, professional, fan, son, ex-wife, offbeat ...
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