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The Philadelphia Story

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The Philadelphia Story
© 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

The Philadelphia Story

Poster for the movie "The Philadelphia Story"
Release Date  5 December 1940 (1 h 52 min)
Directed by  George Cukor
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Comedy, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord throws out her playboy husband C.K. Dexter Haven shortly after their marriage. Two years later, Tracy is about to marry respectable George Kittredge whilst Dexter has been working for "Spy" magazine. Dexter arrives at the Lord mansion the day before the wedding with journalist Mike Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie, determined to spoil things.

  • Year of production  1940
  • Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Local Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English


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Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!

Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord throws out her playboy husband C.K. Dexter Haven shortly after their marriage. Two years later, Tracy is about to marry respectable George Kittredge whilst Dexter has been working for "Spy" magazine. Dexter arrives at the Lord mansion the day before the wedding with journalist Mike Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie, determined to spoil things.


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  • TMDb ID  981
  • Original Title  The Philadelphia Story
  • Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Local Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Runtime  1 h 52 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Romance
  • Director  George Cukor
  • Producer  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Ruttenberg
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0032904
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
© 1939 Columbia Pictures − All right reserved.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Poster for the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
Release Date  19 October 1939 (2 h 09 min)
Directed by  Frank Capra
Writer 
Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
Genres  Comedy, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Local Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Revenue  $9,600,000
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.


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  • TMDb ID  3083
  • Original Title  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Local Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Runtime  2 h 09 min
  • Production  Columbia Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama
  • Director  Frank Capra
  • Producer  Frank Capra
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Walker
  • Original Music Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $9,600,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0031679
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Frank Capra

Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Paint Your Wagon

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Paint Your Wagon
© 1969 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Paint Your Wagon

Poster for the movie "Paint Your Wagon"
Release Date  15 October 1969 (2 h 38 min)
Directed by  Joshua Logan
Writer 
Composer 
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.

  • Year of production  1969
  • Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Revenue  $31,678,778
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Language  English, Spanish


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Stake Your Claim To The Musical Goldmine of '69!

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.


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  • TMDb ID  20391
  • Original Title  Paint Your Wagon
  • Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Runtime  2 h 38 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Alan Jay Lerner Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Spanish
  • Genres  Drama, Action, Comedy, Western, Music
  • Director  Joshua Logan
  • Producer  Alan Jay Lerner, Tom Shaw
  • Director of Photography  William A. Fraker
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Revenue  $31,678,778
  • IMDb Id  tt0064782
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Alan Jay Lerner
Tom Shaw

Companies

Paramount Pictures
Malpaso Productions
Alan Jay Lerner Productions

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Gigi

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Gigi
© 1958 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

Gigi

Poster for the movie "Gigi"
Release Date  15 April 1958 (1 h 56 min)
Directed by  Vincente Minnelli
Writer 
Composer  André Previn, Conrad Salinger
Genres  Comedy, Music, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

  • Year of production  1958
  • Release Date  15 April 1958
  • Local Release Date  15 May 1958
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English, French


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Thank heaven for Gigi

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.


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  • TMDb ID  17281
  • Original Title  Gigi
  • Release Date  15 April 1958
  • Local Release Date  15 May 1958
  • Runtime  1 h 56 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Arthur Freed Production
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, French
  • Genres  Comedy, Music, Romance
  • Director  Vincente Minnelli
  • Producer  Arthur Freed
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Ruttenberg, Ray June
  • Original Music Composer  André Previn, Conrad Salinger
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0051658
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



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André Previn
Conrad Salinger

Production

Arthur Freed

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Arthur Freed Production

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The Goonies

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The Goonies
© 1985 Amblin Entertainment − All right reserved.

The Goonies

Poster for the movie "The Goonies"
Release Date  6 June 1985 (1 h 54 min)
Directed by  Richard Donner
Writer 
Composer  Dave Grusin
Genres  Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.

  • Year of production  1985
  • Release Date  6 June 1985
  • Local Release Date  6 June 1985
  • Revenue  $61,503,218
  • Budget  $19,000,000
  • Language  English, Italian, Spanish, Cantonese


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The pirates map, The villainous crooks, The underground caverns, The booby traps, The skeletons, The monster, The lost treasure, and the magic that is... THE GOONIES.

A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.


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  • TMDb ID  9340
  • Original Title  The Goonies
  • Release Date  6 June 1985
  • Local Release Date  6 June 1985
  • Runtime  1 h 54 min
  • Production  Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Italian, Spanish, Cantonese
  • Genres  Adventure, Comedy, Family
  • Director  Richard Donner
  • Producer  Harvey Bernhard, Richard Donner
  • Director of Photography  Nick McLean
  • Original Music Composer  Dave Grusin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $19,000,000
  • Revenue  $61,503,218
  • IMDb Id  tt0089218
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Harold and Maude

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Harold and Maude
© 1971 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Harold and Maude

Poster for the movie "Harold and Maude"
Release Date  20 December 1971 (1 h 31 min)
Directed by  Hal Ashby
Writer 
Composer  Yusuf Islam
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.

  • Year of production  1971
  • Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Local Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Language  English


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They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.


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  • TMDb ID  343
  • Original Title  Harold and Maude
  • Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Local Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Runtime  1 h 31 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Hal Ashby
  • Producer  Colin Higgins, Charles Mulvehill
  • Director of Photography  John A. Alonzo
  • Original Music Composer  Yusuf Islam
  • Author  Colin Higgins
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0067185
  • Adult 
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Yusuf Islam

Production

Colin Higgins
Charles Mulvehill

Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
© 1967 Stanley Kramer Productions − All right reserved.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Poster for the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Release Date  11 December 1967 (1 h 48 min)
Directed by  Stanley Kramer
Writer 
Composer  Frank De Vol
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

  • Year of production  1967
  • Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Local Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Revenue  $56,666,667
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Language  English


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A love story of today

Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.


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  • TMDb ID  1879
  • Original Title  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Local Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Runtime  1 h 48 min
  • Production  Stanley Kramer Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Stanley Kramer
  • Producer  Stanley Kramer
  • Director of Photography  Sam Leavitt
  • Original Music Composer  Frank De Vol
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Revenue  $56,666,667
  • IMDb Id  tt0061735
  • Adult 
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Duck Soup

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Duck Soup
© 1933 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Duck Soup

Poster for the movie "Duck Soup"
Release Date  17 November 1933 (1 h 08 min)
Directed by  Leo McCarey
Writer  Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Composer  John Leipold
Genres  Comedy, Music
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

  • Year of production  1933
  • Release Date  17 November 1933
  • Local Release Date  17 November 1933
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English


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Overview

War Is Swell ...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.


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  • TMDb ID  3063
  • Original Title  Duck Soup
  • Release Date  17 November 1933
  • Local Release Date  17 November 1933
  • Runtime  1 h 08 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Music
  • Director  Leo McCarey
  • Producer  Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Director of Photography  Henry Sharp
  • Original Music Composer  John Leipold
  • Author 
  • Writer  Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  • Certification 
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0023969
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s
© 1961 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Poster for the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Release Date  5 October 1961 (1 h 50 min)
Directed by  Blake Edwards
Writer 
Composer  Henry Mancini
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.

  • Year of production  1961
  • Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Local Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Revenue  $9,500,000
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Language  English, Portuguese


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Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly to a new high in entertainment delight!

Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.


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  • TMDb ID  164
  • Original Title  Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Local Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Runtime  1 h 50 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Jurow-Shepherd
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Portuguese
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Blake Edwards
  • Producer  Martin Jurow, Richard Shepherd
  • Director of Photography  Philip H. Lathrop, Franz Planer
  • Original Music Composer  Henry Mancini
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Revenue  $9,500,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0054698
  • Adult 
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Henry Mancini

Production

Martin Jurow
Richard Shepherd

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Paramount Pictures
Jurow-Shepherd

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Animal House

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Animal House
© 1978 Universal Pictures − All right reserved.

Animal House

Poster for the movie "Animal House"
Release Date  27 July 1978 (1 h 49 min)
Directed by  John Landis
Writer  Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller, Harold Ramis
Composer 
Genres  Comedy
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

  • Year of production  1978
  • Release Date  27 July 1978
  • Local Release Date  28 July 1978
  • Revenue  $141,000,000
  • Budget  $2,700,000
  • Language  English


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It was the Deltas against the rules... the rules lost!

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.


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  • TMDb ID  8469
  • Original Title  Animal House
  • Release Date  27 July 1978
  • Local Release Date  28 July 1978
  • Runtime  1 h 49 min
  • Production  Universal Pictures, Oregon Film Factory, Stage III Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy
  • Director  John Landis
  • Producer  Judith Belushi-Pisano, Matty Simmons, Ivan Reitman
  • Director of Photography  Charles Correll
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer  Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller, Harold Ramis
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $2,700,000
  • Revenue  $141,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0077975
  • Adult 
  • Homepage  http://www.animalhouse.com/

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