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Cars(2006)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 57min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 6,286 votes)

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Daddy Day Care(2003)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 32min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 942 votes)

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

I'm Not There(2007)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 15min | Drama, Music
3.3/5 (with 299 votes)

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

FSK: 12+ years
| 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.

Lords of Dogtown(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 322 votes)

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.

Chaplin(1992)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 23min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 450 votes)

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

The Producers(2005)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 14min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 204 votes)

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

A Civil Action(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 184 votes)

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

Boomerang(1992)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 57min | Comedy, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 240 votes)

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.

Beyond the Lights(2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 56min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.5/5 (with 170 votes)

Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Rock Star(2001)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 45min | Music, Drama, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 316 votes)

A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.

Autumn in New York(2000)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 43min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 302 votes)

Autumn in New York follows the sexual exploits of Will Keane - New York restaurateur, infamous verging-on-50 playboy, master of the no-commitment seduction - until he runs into an unexpected dead end when he meets Charlotte Fielding. Charlotte is half Will's age and twice his match, a 21 year-old free spirit yearning to get out and taste the excitement of adult life.

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Just Friends(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 699 votes)

While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with – a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.

Leningrad Cowboys Go America(1989)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 19min | Comedy, Music
3.5/5 (with 61 votes)

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki - With Matti Pellonpää, Silu Seppälä, Jim Jarmusch, Duke Robillard, Kari Väänänen, Leningrad Cowboys, ...

The Secret of My Success(1987)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 51min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 265 votes)

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.

Valentine(2001)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 36min | Horror, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 232 votes)

Four friends start receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is on the loose and Valentine's day is soon approaching.

The Paper(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 52min | Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 80 votes)

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.

The Fabulous Baker Boys(1989)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 133 votes)

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant(1972)

3.7/5 (with 83 votes)

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.

Pollock(2000)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 2min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 129 votes)

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

Leatherheads(2008)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 54min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
2.9/5 (with 194 votes)

A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.

Death to Smoochy(2002)

1h 49min | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 177 votes)

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.

Cadillac Man(1990)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
2.9/5 (with 96 votes)

Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.

Breakfast of Champions(1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama
2.6/5 (with 44 votes)

An unhappy car dealer believes that a dime-store philosopher has the answers to life's important questions.

Talk Radio(1988)

1h 50min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 88 votes)

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Two Sons of Francisco(2005)

2h 12min | Drama, History, Music
3.4/5 (with 171 votes)

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

Spellbound(2002)

1h 37min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 52 votes)

This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

Directed by Jeffrey Blitz

Alex in Wonderland(1970)

1h 50min | Comedy, Drama
2.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in.

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?(1970)

1h 24min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 29 votes)

Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. His wife pushes him to seek a promotion, which may be a long shot after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr Raab run amok?

Between Us(2012)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 30min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 12 votes)

A New York couple and their Midwestern friends find that drastic changes have occurred in their respective lives since they last met.

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