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Luck(2022)

4.0/5 (with 591 votes)

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

Directed by Peggy Holmes

The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)

PG-13
| 1h 57min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 4,623 votes)

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Hot Shots!(1991)

PG-13
| 1h 24min | Action, Comedy, War
3.3/5 (with 921 votes)

The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only inspired laughs with his personal life. He plays Topper Harley, a fighter pilot with an ax to grind: clearing the family name. He gets involved in a relationship with Valerie Golino, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. But his mission is to avenge his father. Lloyd Bridges, late in his career, revealed an aptitude for this kind of silliness, here as a commander who is both incredibly dim and delightfully accident prone. Directed by Jim Abrahams, the film makes fun of a variety of other films as well, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys. It was so successful that they all returned in the sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Just My Luck(2006)

3.0/5 (with 839 votes)

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his.

Invincible(2006)

PG
| 1h 45min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 398 votes)

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(2014)

PG
| 1h 21min | Kids & Family, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 601 votes)

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

R
| 2h 5min | Crime, Comedy, Drama
2.8/5 (with 208 votes)

After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.

Employee of the Month(2004)

R
| 1h 37min | Action, Comedy
2.9/5 (with 59 votes)

"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.

The Cooler(2003)

R
| 1h 41min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.4/5 (with 146 votes)

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

Black Cat, White Cat(1998)

R
| 2h 7min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Crime
3.9/5 (with 310 votes)

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17-year-old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her.

Jinxed(2013)

3.4/5 (with 45 votes)

Meet the Murphys, a family with never ending bad luck. "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," it's Murphy's law! Over a century ago a witch put a magical curse on their great-great grandfather and the whole family has been jinxed for generations! After Meg Murphy (played by Big Time Rush's Ciara Bravo) and her family's house is destroyed in yet another freak accident, the family moves into their grandfather's house in Harvest Hills. In a not-so-strange case of bad luck, Meg's nemesis Ivy is also spending the summer in town. But things start to look up, kind of, when Meg meets a local boy named Brett and he casts another spell on her, a love spell that is! With help from her brother Charlie, Meg more determined than ever, must break the hex on her catastrophically cursed family! Watch this doomed teen try for a normal existence in a world full of hijinks!

Directed by Stephen Herek

Take the Money and Run(1969)

NR
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Crime
3.6/5 (with 329 votes)

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.

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Dog Days(2001)

2h 1min | Drama, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 37 votes)

In a suburb of Vienna during some hot summer days: A teacher who is in bondage to a sleazy pimp, a very importunate hitchhiker, a private detective on the run for some car vandals, a couple with a serious marriage problem and an old man, whose wife died long before on the search for some sexual entertainment live their lives while their lifelines cross from time to time.

Directed by Ulrich Seidl - With Maria Hofstätter, Franziska Weisz, Claudia Martini, Georg Friedrich, Alfred Mrva, Erich Finsches, ...

Emil in Lonneberga(1971)

1h 35min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 31 votes)

Emil Svensson lives with his mother and father, little sister Ida, farmhand Alfred, and maid Lina on a picturesque farm in Småland. He is an unusually lively little boy, who just can't resist trying out every whim that enters into his white-haired head. Always with the best intentions in mind, because he is a good-hearted child, but often with catastrophic results, especially for his short-tempered father. As a result, Emil spends a lot of quality time in the wood shed carving wood figurines and waiting for Anton's temper to cool down. And the father's patience is certainly tried, as Emil gets his head stuck in the family's only soup bowl, hoists little Ida up the flag pole, and arranges a lavish Christmas party for the poor.

The Land(2016)

NR
| 1h 42min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 11 votes)

Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last.

Directed by Steven Caple Jr.

Action Jackson(2014)

2h 24min | Action, Thriller
2.3/5 (with 13 votes)

A man meets his lookalike, who's not just a killer of evil, but also a kind hearted man. Together, they team up to fight against a dreaded gangster.

Bit(2019)

1h 30min | Horror, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 15 votes)

A transgender teenage girl on summer vacation in LA fights to survive after she falls in with four queer feminist vampires, who try to rid the city's streets of predatory men.

Directed by Brad Michael Elmore - With Nicole Maines, M.C. Gainey, James Paxton, Diana Hopper, Friday Chamberlain, Zolee Griggs, ...

Nothing Funny(1996)

1h 35min | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 26 votes)

One day, hospital orderlies, watching corpse in the morgue, recognize film director. Man, even though he died, he begins to remember his life. He made a career making movies, had numerous mistresses, but never realized their dreams. His life was interspersed with many setbacks that enfeebled him from the inside. Although he made a career in film, he was not happy with his life.

The Conman 2002(2002)

1h 37min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Ka-shing has lived his entire life as a luckless guy, until one day he is offered a job by Spring, a gang brother. Spring is a gambler, and turns Ka-shing's bad luck into a Philosopher's Stone. Kau, Spring's enemy, suffers a huge loss at his casino, and vows to get rid of both of them. Kau orders his men to twist Ka-shing's luck by destroying his Feng Shui. But is it all just a gimmick to win the gambling competition, or will Ka-shing surely lose his gambling abilities?

Directed by Aman Chang

Phillauri(2017)

3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

A man is forced to marry a tree to ward off ill-luck that surrounds his love-life which turns into a nightmare when the tree is embodied by a spirit with an unfinished business.

Sedona(2012)

NR
| 1h 27min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

A soul-searching comedic adventure set among famous red rocks and vortexes of Sedona, Arizona, visitors to the mystical town encounter eccentric characters and a series of calamities that lead them to unexpected miracles.

Directed by Tommy Stovall - With Frances Fisher

Oliver Twist(1982)

2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

This animated version of the classic Charles Dickens book faithfully follows the adventures of the young orphan Oliver Twist.

Bad Luck Spot!(2023)

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

When bad luck finds its way into the Land of Luck, the elite team of hazmat bunnies spring into action.

Jettatore(1938)

1h 8min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

A rumor spreads about a man being bad luck. His superstitious friends believe it, but it's all part of an evil scheme to ruin the man's upcoming wedding. Adapted from the play of the same name by Gregorio de Laferrere.

Directed by Luis Bayón Herrera - With Tito Lusiardo, Pedro Quartucci, Enrique Serrano, Severo Fernández, Alita Román, Hilda Sour, ...

Lucky Loser(2012)

2.6/5 (with 3 votes)

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(2024)

1h 18min | Kids & Family, Comedy

Follows a Mexican American family who have recently lost their connection to each other and their roots, as they embark on an epic road trip that immediately goes hilariously wrong.

Anna Susanna(1953)

1h 32min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Like Rabbits(2012)

8min | Animation
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Sticky Ends(2010)

6min | Animation
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Badluck is a man with the head of a fish (this is a play on words in French between « poisse » – bad luck and « poisson » – fish). Bubbles of bad luck come out of his mouth. When one of the bubbles follows somebody, it throws a spell on that person. And the victim is sent into a tailspin of misery and bad luck where the worst that can possibly happen always does, right up until death, in the most incredible circumstances (but meaningless for the other protagonists) ends his or her cycle of bad luck. With dark, scathing irony, the “Badluck” Chronicles will allow you to have a great deal of fun at somebody else’s expense. And you won’t even feel guilty about it !

Die Lüge(1950)

1h 24min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

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