The Bad and the Beautiful
Dec 25, 1952 | IMDB 7.3
118 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
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Small Change
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 1963
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 1960
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 2001
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IMDB 8.2 | Jun , 1960
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.Barton Fink
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1991
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IMDB 7.7 | Aug , 1946
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IMDB 8.5 | Apr , 1954
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IMDB 8.6 | Apr , 1957
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IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1994
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IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1966
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.Raging Bull
IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1980
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IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2006
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IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1962
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IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1976
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IMDB 7.8 | May , 1973
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 1976
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IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1960
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1966
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