Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.
Casts Joe Pesci, Brendan Fraser, Moira Kelly, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Hamilton, Gore Vidal, Deborah Lake Fortson, Marshall Hambro, Melinda Chilton, Harve Kolzow
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Land of Plenty
Flatliners
Amores Perros
Run Lola Run
Basquiat
Soldier of Orange
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Little Shop of Horrors
Happy-Go-Lucky
Loser
The Lovers on the Bridge
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Engel & Joe
Dorm Daze 2
The Pursuit of Happyness
Mala Noche
The Fisher King
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Inland Empire
Some Kind of Beautiful
SIMILAR MOVIES
Land of Plenty
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2004
After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.Flatliners
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1990
Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.Amores Perros
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2000
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog.Run Lola Run
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 1998
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.Basquiat
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1996
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.Soldier of Orange
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1977
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.Down and Out in Beverly Hills
IMDB 5.9 | Jan , 1986
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.Little Shop of Horrors
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1986
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.Happy-Go-Lucky
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2008
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.Loser
IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 2000
On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.The Lovers on the Bridge
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 1991
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.Love Your Female Neighbor!
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1998
Two young and attractive social workers/nuns bring fresh air into a city missionary station, but are also challenged by lust and money, offered by a millionaire.Engel & Joe
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2001
A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.Dorm Daze 2
IMDB 4.6 | Sep , 2006
The gang from Dorm Daze is back, but this time they're on a cruise ship on a tropical voyage through the high seas. The cruise makes an educational stop at the island of San Paradiso, where the students are supposed to explore an important archaeological site. Things go from normal to crazy as their visit coincides with every other college's spring break. The moment the boat docks, classes are over! For these Billingsley students, their Semester at Sea will be an adventure no one will ever forget.The Pursuit of Happyness
IMDB 7.9 | Dec , 2006
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.Mala Noche
IMDB 6.2 | May , 1988
Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in taboo trysts and a tangled love triangle.The Fisher King
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1991
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 2007
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.Inland Empire
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2006
As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.Some Kind of Beautiful
IMDB 5.7 | Jul , 2015
By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his own romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates. But Richard has grown tired of the game and is looking for something more meaningful and lasting. So when Kate, Richard’s tanned, athletic, 25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, Richard is thrilled. He looks forward to having a family of his own, being a father his children could be proud of, not some sex-fueled bobcat. There is only one problem. Richard’s not in love with Kate. Richard is in love with Kate’s sister, Olivia. He had been in love with her ever since he first saw her.