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Sense and Sensibility(1995)

PG
| 2h 16min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 713 votes)

Based on Jane Austen's classic novel of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Directed by Ang Lee - With Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Tom Wilkinson, ...
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The Quiet Man(1952)

NR
| 2h 9min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 210 votes)

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

Directed by John Ford - With John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, ...
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The King and I(1956)

G
| 2h 13min | Drama, Romance / Love, Adventure, Music
3.6/5 (with 156 votes)

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

Directed by Walter Lang - With Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Carlos Rivas, Martin Benson, Alan Mowbray, ...
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Birds of Passage(2018)

2h 5min | Drama, Crime
3.7/5 (with 124 votes)

During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

Directed by Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego - With Natalia Reyes, Carmiña Martínez
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A Page of Madness(1926)

1h 19min | Horror, Drama
3.8/5 (with 53 votes)

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa - With Masao Inoue

The Miser(1980)

2h 5min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 184 votes)

Based on Molière's play. The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven't spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. When Cléante, at last, tries to speak to Harpagon, the old man informs the family that he wants to marry Marianne, the young girl loved by Cléante. Unaware of his son's sorrow, Harpagon doesn't understand why Cléante has become so angry with him.

Directed by Jean Girault, Louis de Funès - With Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Bernard Menez, Anne Caudry, Gaëlle Legrand, ...

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women(2003)

1h 39min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 8 votes)

A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...

Directed by Manish Jha - With Tulip Joshi

Η Αδελφή Μου Θέλει Ξύλο(1966)

1h 35min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he has to ask for a loan from his boss. The boss refuses to serve him but as soon as he knows Marianna, he changes his mind. Spyros tries to think of Marianna, who is smirked for his boss's mistress, but he only manages to lose his job. He wants to marry her with the poor and honest electrician Manolis, who is in love with her.

The Son-Daughter(1932)

1h 19min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Young Asians in San Francisco find their love thwarted by clan warfare.

Directed by Clarence Brown - With Helen Hayes, Ramón Novarro

Jubilee Trail(1954)

NR
| 1h 43min | Western
2.2/5 (with 3 votes)

A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with child. She continues on hoping to find a man and a home.

Directed by Joseph Kane - With Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Pat O'Brien, Jim Davis, ...

The Child of Another(1975)

1h 40min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Ngando and Ndomé share an extremely perfect love. Yet, tradition demands a dowry for Ndomé’s hand that Ngando, an orphan, cannot afford. Forced to ask his uncle for assistance, Ngando finds himself at the mercy of his uncle’s lust and greed. How can Ngando and Ndomé find peace together? Their journey will be challenging and everyone will learn that not everything special can be saved.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa

Strange Testament(1941)

11min | History

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life.

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The Hundred Million Bath Dowry(2004)

1h 51min | Comedy, Music
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A handsome young man from Bangkok is sent to an upcountry town to try and stamp out corruption. He falls in love with the local beauty, the eldest of three sisters. However, the course of true love never runs smoothly, and the couple have many obstacles to overcome. Not least is the girl's shotgun toting, over-protective father who demands a dowry of one hundred million baht.

Where Are You Going Koumba?(1971)

1h 30min | Drama

Koumba is a brave boy, and a good son who works on a plantation. He leaves his native town of Ngounié to repay the dowry of his sister.