Drama, Comedy
Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Christmas Story
The Mask
Other People
Who Are the Superheroes?
Gandhi
Run for the Roses
Two Weeks Notice
Batman
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart
Typhoon
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
I ♥ Huckabees
Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Metsuboujinrai
The Amber Amulet
The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
Little Miss Sunshine
Daughter of the Sun
Gulmohar
Law of Desire
Fuzzbucket
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IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1983
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IMDB 7 | Jul , 1994
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.Other People
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2016
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”Who Are the Superheroes?
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2012
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1982
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 1977
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IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2002
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IMDB 6.4 | Jul , 1966
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IMDB 5.3 | Mar , 2013
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2020
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1993
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IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2004
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2021
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IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 2013
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2003
When Princess Morebucks finds out that she's been put on Santa's naughty list (in fact, she's the only one on it!), she does a quick re-write, resulting with Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup with nothing but coal for Christmas! On top of all that, Princess gets the one thing she wants for the holidays: super powers! Now, the girls have to stop Princess and make sure that Christmas is saved for children everywhere.Little Miss Sunshine
IMDB 7.7 | Jul , 2006
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 2023
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IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 2023
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1997
The story of Trelita, a Chicana sex worker with an abusive boss and a dead boyfriend (who she may or may not have murdered). It is the second episode made in the Clit-o-matic: The Adventures Of White Trash Girl! series about female superhero White Trash Girl. It has been referred to as part #3 in an ongoing series.Fuzzbucket
IMDB 5.7 | May , 1986
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