Comedy, Drama
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
L.I.E.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
They Were Expendable
Sink the Bismarck!
Run Silent, Run Deep
Across the Pacific
Head in the Clouds
The Jackals
Bells of San Angelo
Spring Breakdown
Private School
The Captain
Around the Fire
Fugitive Pieces
G.I. Blues
King Creole
Fun in Acapulco
Speedway
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sands of Iwo Jima
SIMILAR MOVIES
L.I.E.
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2001
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 1944
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.They Were Expendable
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1945
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.Sink the Bismarck!
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1960
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.Run Silent, Run Deep
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 1958
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.Across the Pacific
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1942
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz? Any motive for getting close to attractive traveler Alberta Marlow would however seem pretty obvious.Head in the Clouds
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 2004
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.The Jackals
IMDB 5 | Nov , 1967
Bad bank robber falls in love with granddaughter of miner he and his men planned to rob of gold, has change of heart.Bells of San Angelo
IMDB 4.1 | Apr , 1947
Gridley is mining silver from an old Mexican mine and bringing it into the USA thru a passage into his worthless mine. Border guard Rogers suspects Gridley and finally finds the secret entrance to the Mexican mine. He sends Lee Madison for help only to have her captured by Gridley. Trigger brings help that takes care of Gridley's men and now Roy has to rescue Madison.Spring Breakdown
IMDB 5.4 | May , 2009
Three women in their thirties head to a popular Spring Break destination and try to relive the Spring Break they never had.Private School
IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 1983
Private-school student Christine loves Jim. But her classmate, Jordan, is also vying for Jim's attention and trying to end his relationship with Christine. Meanwhile, Jim's friend Bubba embarks on a series of sexual escapades, including dressing up as a woman to access the girls' locker room. Despite Jim and Christine's efforts to spend some time alone, various shenanigans and schemes interfere.The Captain
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 2018
Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.Around the Fire
IMDB 3.3 | Sep , 1998
Simon is an intelligent and privileged young man whose family expects him to become a Princeton graduate. Crying out for attention from his reserved and cool hearted family, Simon commits numerous petty crimes and is soon sent away to boarding school where he befriends a "Deadhead," adopts the "hippie" lifestyle and dabbles in many drugs in his search for acceptance.Fugitive Pieces
IMDB 6.2 | May , 2008
A child escapes from Poland during World War II and first heads to Greece before coming of age in Canada.G.I. Blues
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1960
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.King Creole
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1958
Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.Fun in Acapulco
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 1963
Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard—who is also the champion diver of Mexico.Speedway
IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 1968
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.Jack and the Beanstalk
IMDB 5.6 | Apr , 1952
A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold him the beans, he faces the giant terrorizing his village.Sands of Iwo Jima
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1950
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.