Drama
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tango
International Prostitution : Brigade criminelle
The Man from London
The Stranger
47 Ronin
Waiting to Exhale
Brownsville Bred
The Country Girls
The Pool Boys
The Beguiled
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
On the Beach
Kwaidan
Love's Unending Legacy
The Wedding Banquet
Jet Boy
City for Conquest
On Dangerous Ground
Tim
Shares in Murder
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tango
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1977
International Prostitution : Brigade criminelle
IMDB 2.8 | Jun , 1980
A French police inspector with the help of Tazzi, a woman involved in a prostitution ring, track down the man who murdered Tazzi's sister.The Man from London
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2008
A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.The Stranger
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1967
Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.47 Ronin
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1994
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.Waiting to Exhale
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 1995
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.Brownsville Bred
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2025
Set against the vibrant yet challenging backdrop of her urban neighborhood, the complexities of adolescence are explored as Elaine faces an unexpected upheaval in her life due to her father, Manny, an aspiring salsa musician whose struggles lead him away from his family.The Country Girls
IMDB 6 | Apr , 1984
The lifelong friendship of two rural Irish girls is put on the test when they grow up and leave for the big city, each with different life goals in mind.The Pool Boys
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2009
A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women who belong to the world's oldest profession.The Beguiled
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1971
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.Next Stop, Greenwich Village
IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 1976
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.On the Beach
IMDB 6.2 | May , 2000
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.Kwaidan
IMDB 7.7 | Jan , 1965
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.Love's Unending Legacy
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 2007
Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scuffle. She and Maddy move back in with her parents Clark and Marty. She finds a new home, and finds a new teaching position that she settles right into, but Missie has lost all faith in herself, until a chance encounter at her father's church where she adopts homeless orphan Belinda Marshall.The Wedding Banquet
IMDB 7 | Apr , 2025
Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.Jet Boy
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2001
A coming-of-age story of a reluctant 13-year-old hustler named Nathan who will do whatever it takes to feel loved.City for Conquest
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1940
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?On Dangerous Ground
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1951
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.Tim
IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 1979
Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.Shares in Murder
IMDB 8 | Jan , 1964
Beth Tyson is murdered in her mansion. Chief Inspector Fields, Inspector Bramell and Detective Philbert present three different versions of this crime.