Drama, Comedy, Romance
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Josée
Für den unbekannten Hund
Frankie and Johnny
The Quiet Man
The Night of the Hunter
Isimeria
Battle Royale
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Frankenstein: The College Years
Video Kings
They Call Me Joy
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Gisela
Trail of the Falcon
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Christmas in Carolina
Lettomania
Émilie
The Broken
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Josée
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2020
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IMDB 3.4 | Nov , 2007
Almost casually, the young concrete worker Bastian kills a tramp. The police believe it was an accident and so the murder remains undiscovered for the time being.Frankie and Johnny
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1991
When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.The Quiet Man
IMDB 7.3 | Jul , 1952
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.The Night of the Hunter
IMDB 7.9 | Jul , 1955
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.Isimeria
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1991
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IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2000
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1996
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.Frankenstein: The College Years
IMDB 4.9 | Oct , 1991
When professor Lippzigger dies, his favorite student Mark inherits the key to his secret laboratory. There he and his friend Jay find the hundreds of years old body of Frankenstein - and revive it. But where to go with him? They take him with them to their dorms. He's dumb as a brick, but makes it into their football team and becomes popular. If there only wasn't Prof. Loman, who wants to become famous with Lipp's inventions...Video Kings
IMDB 5.4 | Jan , 2007
Flo und sein Kumpel Hotte arbeiten in der mies gehenden Neuköllner Videothek Video König. Kein Wunder, denn Hotte glänzt mit null Filmwissen, und Flo muss mit damit fertig werden, von seiner Freundin verlassen worden zu sein. Die beiden Unglücksvögel lassen sich vom Kiez-Gauner Bernhardt abzocken, von Schlägern die Fresse polieren und Inkasso-Unternehmen drangsalieren. Ein Glück, dass für Flo wenigstens wieder die Liebe in Form von Nachbarin Ramona lacht, auch wenn diese möglicherweise eine Prostituierte ist.They Call Me Joy
IMDB 3.8 | Sep , 1997
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IMDB 5.7 | Sep , 2016
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IMDB 4.9 | Jun , 2005
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IMDB 4.2 | Jun , 1968
In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota people. Gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock to the region. Among them is the hard-hearted land speculator Bludgeon, who tries to expel the Lakota using brutal methods. Lakota warriors retaliate, and soon the gold diggers' town becomes a battlefield.Reflections in a Golden Eye
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 1967
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.Christmas in Carolina
IMDB 3 | Nov , 2020
Career-driven investment banker Elle has given up on love until she meets Wesley, who invites her to his hometown in South Carolina, where she rediscovers the spirit of Christmas.Lettomania
IMDB 3.2 | Jan , 1976
Giulio is a young boy who still does not know which path to take in life, his father puts him in his place in the bank, but he's too lazy to accept. In fact, he lives with his friend Max and they just pick up and exchange women. One day during a photo shoot in London, Max meets a girl, Dora who is going to change their lives.Émilie
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 2013
The Broken
IMDB 5.4 | Nov , 2008
The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting to uncover who the imposter could be, she stumbles into a terrifying mystery that her family and closest friends are somehow involved in, leaving her with no one to trust.54
IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 1998
When the mastermind behind New York's infamous Studio 54 disco plucks young Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, he not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar — and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet!