The White Countess
Oct 30, 2005 | IMDB 6.2
135 min Watch NowDrama, Romance, War
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
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IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1975
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.Ironweed
IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 1987
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IMDB 5.6 | Sep , 1995
For 16 years Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como. This year, 1937, her London society artist father has recently died and the only other English-speaking guests are brash Americans. Then Major Wilshaw arrives. He suggests they meet for cocktails and Miss Bentley stands him up -- not even thinking about it -- as she helps the new nanny of an Italian family settle in. Miss Beaumont, a tall, young American who has dropped out of finishing school in Switzerland, is bored and finds some amusement in flirting with the major, whose libido is awakened for the first time since before the great war. And Miss Bentley now finds more about the major to admire than his ears.The Blood Countess
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 8.5 | Mar , 1980
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IMDB 5 | Nov , 2009
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IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1982
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.Sex and the City 2
IMDB 6.1 | May , 2010
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IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 2016
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IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1949
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IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1995
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IMDB 6 | Sep , 1936
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IMDB 7.9 | Oct , 1957
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IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1957
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1958
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.Amsterdam
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2022
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