A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Jan 24, 2018 | IMDB 6.5
101 min Watch NowComedy, Drama
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Comedy, Drama
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
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IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1986
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2025
Tab Hunter’s first-person account of his struggle to come to terms with his sexual orientation in 1950s Hollywood, an era in which being openly gay was taboo.The Photographer of Mauthausen
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2018
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IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2014
1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2007
Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.The Glorias
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 2020
An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.Capote
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2010
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IMDB 5.1 | Apr , 1991
Ricky Bell, an all-pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who died of a rare muscle disease in the prime of his career. The plot centers on Bell's relationship with a father-less handicapped boy, and his efforts to be a big brother to him. The boy ends up being an inspiration for Bell when his disease makes the athlete more afflicted than the boy.Robin
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 1953
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IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 1972
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.I'm Not There
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2025
The story of how Jim Henson tried to convince broadcasters that The Muppets was a great idea and how he worked to get the characters on air where they became a comedy staple.