Genre: Drama
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Gold Diggers of 1933 1933

Chorus girls Polly, Carol and Trixie are ecstatic when they learn that Broadway producer Barney Hopkins is putting on a new show. He promises all of the girls parts in the new show and even hires their neighbor Brad Roberts, an unknown composer, to write some of the music. There's only one problem: he doesn't have the money to bankroll it all. That problem is solved when Brad turns out to be quite rich but he insists that he not perform. When opening night comes, the juvenile lead can't go on forcing Brad to take the stage. He's recognized of course and his upper crust family wants him to quit. When he refuses, they tell him to end his relationship with Polly or face having his income cut off. When Brad's snobbish brother Lawrence mistakes Carol for Polly, the girls decide to have a bit of fun and teach him a lesson.

Category: Comedy, Drama, Musical

Stars: Warren William,Joan Blondell,Aline MacMahon,Ruby Keeler

8.1 IMDB Rating 2,940 Views
Little Women 1933

Little Women is a "coming of age" drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops. The family, headed by thier beloved Marmee, must struggle to make ends meet, with the help of their kind and wealthy neighbor, Mr. Laurence, and his high spirited grandson Laurie.

Category: Drama, Family, Kids, Romantic

Stars: Katharine Hepburn,Joan Bennett,Paul Lukas,Edna May Oliver

7.4 IMDB Rating 5,757 Views
Alice Adams 1935

In the small town of South Renford, Alice Adams comes from a working class background, although she aspires to be among the upper class. Alice's mother blames her husband for their low social standing, despite his working hard and Alice not blaming him for anything. Regardless, Alice tries to do whatever necessary to put on appearances of wealth and social standing, despite everyone in that class in town knowing who she is, and thus largely ignoring her because of her false airs. First meeting at a society ball, Alice surprisingly catches the eye of Arthur Russell, surprisingly as he purportedly is engaged to débutante Mildred Palmer. As Alice continues to hide her true social standing from Arthur as he courts her, Mrs. Adams pressures Mr. Adams into doing something he doesn't want to do in an effort truly to become part of the business class, that measure which entails sinking all his money into a business venture. Beyond the time when Arthur finds out the true nature behind Alice's facade, other issues may bring the fragile Adams society house of cards tumbling down around them, and thus the happiness Alice is seeking with Arthur.

Category: Comedy, Drama, Romantic

Stars: Katharine Hepburn,Fred MacMurray,Fred Stone,Evelyn Venable

7.0 IMDB Rating 3,110 Views
Werewolf of London 1935

While on a botanical expedition in Tibet Dr. Wilfred Glendon is attacked in the dark by a strange animal. Returning to London, he finds himself turning nightly into a werewolf and terrorizing the city, with the only hope for curing his affliction a rare Asian flower.

Category: Drama, Fantasy

Stars: Henry Hull,Warner Oland,Valerie Hobson,Lester Matthews

6.5 IMDB Rating 3,070 Views
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

Category: Comedy, Drama, Romantic

Stars: Victor Moore,Beulah Bondi,Fay Bainter,Thomas Mitchell

8.3 IMDB Rating 2,878 Views
Casablanca 1942

The story of Rick Blaine, a cynical world-weary ex-patriate who runs a nightclub in Casablanca, Morocco during the early stages of WWII. Despite the pressure he constantly receives from the local authorities, Rick's cafe has become a kind of haven for refugees seeking to obtain illicit letters that will help them escape to America. But when Ilsa, a former lover of Rick's, and her husband, show up to his cafe one day, Rick faces a tough challenge which will bring up unforeseen complications, heartbreak and ultimately an excruciating decision to make.

Category: Drama, Romantic, War

Stars: Humphrey Bogart,Ingrid Bergman,Paul Henreid,Claude Rains

8.5 IMDB Rating 5,672 Views
The Pride of the Yankees 1942

Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his childhood in New York until his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.

Category: Biography, Drama, Romantic

Stars: Gary Cooper,Teresa Wright,Babe Ruth,Walter Brennan

7.8 IMDB Rating 2,596 Views
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942

A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star in his family's vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback at which he received a medal from the president for his special contributions to the US, this is the life- story of George M. Cohan, who produced, directed, wrote and starred in his own musical shows for which he composed his famous songs.

Category: Biography, Drama, Musical

Stars: James Cagney,Joan Leslie,Walter Huston,Richard Whorf

7.8 IMDB Rating 2,787 Views
The Seventh Victim 1943

When her older sister Jacqueline disappears, Mary Gibson is forced to leave her private school and decides to travel to New York City to look for her. A bit naive and out of her depth, she is not quite sure how to go about finding her. Eventually she meets Gregory Ward, her sister's husband and a mysterious psychiatrist, Dr. Louis Judd who claims to know of Jacqueline's whereabouts. What she doesn't realize is that her sister became involved with devil worshipers who now want to eliminate her for having revealed their existence.

Category: Drama, Mystery

Stars: Tom Conway,Jean Brooks,Isabel Jewell,Kim Hunter

6.9 IMDB Rating 2,536 Views
Gaslight 1944

After the death of her famous opera-singing aunt, Paula is sent to study in Italy to become a great opera singer as well. While there, she falls in love with the charming Gregory Anton. The two return to London, and Paula begins to notice strange goings-on: missing pictures, strange footsteps in the night and gaslights that dim without being touched. As she fights to retain her sanity, her new husband's intentions come into question.

Category: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Stars: Charles Boyer,Ingrid Bergman,Joseph Cotten,Dame May Whitty

7.9 IMDB Rating 3,768 Views
Laura 1944

Detective Mark McPherson investigates the killing of Laura, found dead on her apartment floor before the movie starts. McPherson builds a mental picture of the dead girl from the suspects whom he interviews. He is helped by the striking painting of the late lamented Laura hanging on her apartment wall. But who would have wanted to kill a girl with whom every man she met seemed to fall in love? To make matters worse, McPherson finds himself falling under her spell too. Then one night, halfway through his investigations, something seriously bizarre happens to make him re-think the whole case.

Category: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Stars: Gene Tierney,Dana Andrews,Clifton Webb,Vincent Price

8.1 IMDB Rating 3,533 Views
Murder, My Sweet 1944

This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American market to prevent filmgoers mistaking it for a musical (for which Powell was already famous) has private eye Philip Marlowe hired by Moose Malloy, a petty crook just out of prison after a seven year stretch, to look for his former girlfriend, Velma, who has not been seen for the last six years. The case is tougher than Marlowe expected as his initially promising enquiries lead to a complex web of deceit involving bribery, perjury and theft, and where no one's motivation is obvious, least of all Marlowe's.

Category: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Stars: Dick Powell,Claire Trevor,Anne Shirley,Otto Kruger

7.6 IMDB Rating 3,305 Views
Mildred Pierce 1945

When Mildred Pierce's wealthy husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom and her complicated relationship with her daughter.

Category: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Stars: Joan Crawford,Jack Carson,Zachary Scott,Eve Arden

8.0 IMDB Rating 3,650 Views
When You Wake Up 2014

The singer called Punk is no longer of much interest to anyone. After his brush with fame, it only took a few years of drugs and alcohol to reach rock bottom. After yet another small town concert, Punk ends up spending the night backstage, drunk and alone. When he opens his eyes in the morning, he sees a little girl, who introduces herself as his daughter. Two lost souls set out on a trip together - a trip which will not only change their lives, but will also bring them together to appreciate the joy it brings.

Category: Drama, Family, Kids

Stars: Mindaugas Ancevicius,Mantas Jankavicius,Jurgita Jurkute,Janina Matekonyte

6.8 IMDB Rating 2,743 Views
Freetown 2015

Caught in the middle of a brutal civil war, six Liberian missionaries in Monrovia flee the widespread violence of their native country. Their destination: Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the help of local church leader Phillip Abubakar, the missionaries make the difficult journey, only to have their troubles compounded by a rebel fighter bent on killing one of their own.

Category: Action, Drama, Thriller

Stars: Henry Adofo,Michael Attram,Alphonse Menyo,Phillip Adekunle Michael

4.7 IMDB Rating 3,192 Views
Bare 2015

A young girl in Nevada becomes romantically involved with a female drifter who introduces her to a life of stripping, drugs, and metaphysical experiences that teach her what happens when real life catches up with dark fantasy.

Category: Drama, Romantic

Stars: Dianna Agron,Paz de la Huerta,Chris Zylka,Louisa Krause

5.0 IMDB Rating 4,057 Views
Truman 2015

Julián receives an unexpected visit from his friend Tomás, who lives in Canada. The two men, accompanied by Julián's faithful dog, Truman, will share emotional and surprising moments prompted by Julián's complicated situation.

Category: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Ricardo Darín,Javier Cámara,Dolores Fonzi,Eduard Fernández

7.3 IMDB Rating 2,808 Views
Piku 2015

A quirky comedy about the relationship between a daughter and her aging father, whose eccentricities drive everyone crazy.

Category: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Amitabh Bachchan,Deepika Padukone,Irrfan Khan,Moushumi Chatterjee

7.6 IMDB Rating 2,904 Views
1915 2015

In 2015, exactly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, a theatre director (Simon) is staging a play at the Los Angeles Theatre to honor the victims of that tragedy -- a horrifying crime forgotten and denied for an entire century. But as protesters surround his theatre, and a series of mysterious accidents spread panic among his actors, we realize that Simon's mission is more controversial than we think -- and the ghosts of the past are everywhere.

Category: Drama

Stars: Simon Abkarian,Angela Sarafyan,Sam Page,Nikolai Kinski

4.1 IMDB Rating 3,381 Views
My Brilliant Life 2014

16 year old boy, A-Reum has Progeria Syndrome, a rare genetic defect that will cause the baby to show rapid aging from an early age. Although A-Reum has struggled again the disease, he was raised as a brilliant young child than anyone else. Young parents, Mira (SONG Hye-kyo) and Dae-su (KANG Dong-won) are still in their early 30s who had A-Ruem when they both were 17 year old, sometimes act immature but they never expressed their sorrow. A-Ruem only has few month to live, and Mira and Dae-su want to denied the reality. Although knowing that he does not have much time left, they appear on a fundraising TV show in hopes of raising enough money for his medical care. A-Ruem's appearance on a TV brings everyone's attention, and he becomes pen pal with a teenager girl who's also suffering from a disease watching the show. Exchanging letters with her becomes the joy of his days. But his body becomes more weary from aging, and he even loses his vision.

Category: Drama

Stars: Hye-kyo Song,Dong-won Gang,Il-seob Baek,Seong-mok Cho

7.3 IMDB Rating 2,479 Views