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He Said, She Said
rating:3.1

He Said, She Said

1991Runtime:0 minutes
A conservative cad and a mild-mannered liberal are journalists whose views differ on everything. But when they're pitted against each other in competing newspaper columns and a TV show, they discover they have one thing in common: They're in love.

Directed by:

  • Marisa Silver
  • rating:3.1 3.1 Average Rating

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    The Governess
    rating:3.1

    The Governess

    1998Runtime:0 minutes
    Rosina (Minnie Driver), a young Jewish woman in 1840s England, must find a job after her father dies. Hired as a governess by the Cavendish family, she travels to their Scottish estate, where she quickly becomes involved in an intense affair with Mr. Cavendish (Tom Wilkinson). Sandra Goldbacher directs this moving portrait of consuming love that centers on a religious and emotional struggle against propriety.

    Directed by:

  • Sandra Goldbacher
  • rating:3.1 3.1 Average Rating

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    Maria Isabel
    rating:3.1

    Maria Isabel

    1997Runtime:0 minutes
    This Spanish-language &NFi;telenovela&NFi_; follows the trials and tribulations of the beautiful Maria Isabel (Adela Noriega), a native Mexican woman who nobly agrees to raise her best friend's young daughter. After finding work in the home of wealthy widower Ricardo Mendiola (Fernando Carrillo), Maria Isabel secretly falls in love with him. But because of her &NFi;indio&NFi_; heritage, she holds her feelings back ...

    Directed by:

  • Miguel Corcega
  • Alejandro Frutos
  • Monica Miguel
  • Jesus Acuna Lee
  • rating:3.1 3.1 Average Rating

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    Love & Sex
    rating:3.1

    Love & Sex

    2000Runtime:0 minutes
    Love is war, and sex is the battleground in this wry, funny look at contemporary mating and relating. Kate (Famke Janssen) is a magazine writer who discards boyfriends the way some people change shoes. Adam (Jon Favreau) is a serious-minded serial monogamist. When they meet, it's love at first sight -- but staying together may take more than just love and a liberal dose of sex. Noah Emmerich and Cheri Oteri co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Valerie Breiman
  • rating:3.1 3.1 Average Rating

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    Oscar and Lucinda
    rating:3.0

    Oscar and Lucinda

    1997Runtime:0 minutes
    Adapted from Peter Carey's novel, this romantic drama centers on feminist Australian heiress Lucinda (Cate Blanchett) and British missionary Oscar (Ralph Fiennes). Both have a penchant for gambling, and sparks fly when they meet aboard an Australian-bound ship. When the two make plans to build a glass church in the outback, Lucinda bets Oscar he can't transport the needed glass to the site. Oscar finds the wager -- and the woman -- irresistible.

    Directed by:

  • Gillian Armstrong
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Hanezu No Tsuki
    rating:3.0

    Hanezu No Tsuki

    2011Runtime:0 minutes
    At the center of this drama set in the Asuka region of Japan are two modern characters -- Takumi and Kayoko -- whose destinies are directly influenced by the hopes and dreams of their ancestors.

    Directed by:

  • Naomi Kawase
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Kissed
    rating:3.0

    Kissed

    1996Runtime:0 minutes
    Ever since she was a young girl, Sandra Larson (Molly Parker) has been fascinated with the darkness of death, but when she takes a part-time job as an embalmer at a funeral parlor, her obsession consumes her every desire. As her boyfriend (Peter Outerbridge) struggles to relate to her new lifestyle and her love of the afterlife and the study of necrophilia, he jumps through hoops to prove he'll do anything for love.

    Directed by:

  • Lynne Stopkewich
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Me & Mrs. Jones
    rating:3.0

    Me & Mrs. Jones

    2003Runtime:0 minutes
    Mud-slinging tabloid journalist Liam Marple (Robson Green) pretends he's conducting a political fundraiser just so he can get the inside scoop on the interim prime minister, Laura Bowden (Caroline Goodall). But the story gets stickier when pursued and pursuer fall in love. Directed by Catherine Morshead, this charming film is a classic case of boy meets girl ... then loses girl. Can you guess how it'll end?

    Directed by:

  • Catherine Morshead
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Puccini for Beginners
    rating:3.0

    Puccini for Beginners

    2006Runtime:0 minutes
    Allegra is recovering from a breakup with her girlfriend when she starts to fall for a member of the opposite sex. Philip is the tidy professor who's romancing the ambivalent Allegra while she pursues a straight woman who's recently become single.

    Directed by:

  • Maria Maggenti
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Open Window
    rating:3.0

    Open Window

    2006Runtime:0 minutes
    Engaged professionals Peter (Joel Edgerton) and Izzy (Robin Tunney) have always been there for each other. But when Izzy is brutally raped in the couple's home, she begins to fall apart emotionally, leaving a helpless Peter to watch her spin out of control. As time passes, Izzy struggles to piece her life back together with the help of her parents (Elliott Gould and Cybill Shepherd) and therapist (Shirley Knight).

    Directed by:

  • Mia Goldman
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Journey of the Heart / Heart's Adrift
    rating:3.0

    Journey of the Heart / Heart's Adrift

    1996Runtime:0 minutes
    This pair of made-for-TV movies packs plenty of heartfelt drama. While struggling to raise an autistic son, single mom Janice Johnston (Cybill Shepherd) discovers that he has an amazing aptitude for music in Journey of the Heart. And in Hearts Adrift, an unexpected invitation leads to love for Maxine Deerfield (Sydney Penny) when she accompanies her widowed mother on a weekend visit to San Diego to rekindle an old romance.

    Directed by:

  • Karen Arthur
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Good Dick
    rating:3.0

    Good Dick

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Habitually isolated in her quiet apartment, a vulnerable girl (Marianna Palka) with a penchant for soft-core porn ventures out to a local video store, where she meets a store clerk (Jason Ritter) who vows to break down her emotional walls and win her affections. But as he pursues her in bizarre fashion, it's clear that their budding relationship will be anything but conventional. Lead actress and screenwriter Palka makes her directorial debut.

    Directed by:

  • Marianna Palka
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon
    rating:3.0

    The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    When King Edvard and his new bride, Queen Paige, honeymoon in the idyllic woodland of Belavia, they discover that greedy Prime Minister Polonius is secretly planning to ruthlessly level the forest and drill for oil.

    Directed by:

  • Catherine Cyran
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    30 Years to Life
    rating:3.0

    30 Years to Life

    2002Runtime:0 minutes
    Six friends in New York City face emotional crises as they turn 30. For starters, we meet an investment banker who desperately wants to get married, a bitter stand-up comedian, and a real estate agent who's been struggling with her weight for years. Also foundering are a marketing executive who perceives any career advancement as a sign of getting old and a young man whose girlfriend of four years insists on a greater commitment.

    Directed by:

  • Vanessa Middleton
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Woo
    rating:3.0

    Woo

    1998Runtime:0 minutes
    Shortly after a psychic tells Darlene Bates (Jada Pinkett Smith) that Mr. Right is about to enter her life, the sexy party girl finds herself set up with a reserved law clerk (Tommy Davidson). Seemingly mismatched, they get off to a rocky start -- and a night of misadventures ensues. Dave Chappelle, Paula Jai Parker and Aida Turturro also star in this farcical romantic comedy featuring cameo appearances by LL Cool J and Billy Dee Williams.

    Directed by:

  • Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Recipe for Revenge
    rating:3.0

    Recipe for Revenge

    1998Runtime:0 minutes
    Carly (Kim Huffman) is a businesswoman whose catering company is just getting off the ground. One night, a client (Lori Hallier) calls in a panic, saying she's ruined a meal for her and a date. Carly heads to the woman's home, but when she arrives, she unintentionally witnesses the murder of her client and the date. Now, she must get a detective (Alex Carter) to believe her, even though the killer's (Corbin Bernsen) alibi seems concrete.

    Directed by:

  • Stacey Stewart Curtis
  • rating:3.0 3.0 Average Rating

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    Now and Then
    rating:3.8

    Now and Then

    1995Runtime:0 minutes
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • rating:3.8 3.8 Average Rating

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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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