Happy Endings 2005
6.3 /10
Three stories of Angelenos linked linearly by people associated with each are told. In story one, Mamie works as a psychologist at an abortion clinic, she, in addition to providing counseling, assessing mental fitness and thus approving or declining the request by potential patients for the procedure. This job is somewhat ironic as she purportedly aborted a pregnancy when she was seventeen, nineteen years ago. Her stepfather urged her to go through with the pregnancy and give the baby up for adoption, he, now dead, the only person in her personal life who knew that she went through with it. She is approached by Nicky, an aspiring filmmaker, who has proof of her son's identity, said son who threw such information away in no longer wanting to contact her. As his application for a scholarship to the AFI, Nicky wants to make a film on Mamie "discovering" her son. Not wanting to have her story splashed across a movie screen, especially as the biological father is still in her life and doesn't know, while wanting to know the identity of her son which Nicky won't divulge unless she agrees to the documentary, Mamie enlists the help of her masseuse boyfriend, Mexican immigrant Javier, to throw Nicky off the track of her plan of stealing the information from him while helping him with his AFI scholarship submission. Mamie, Nicky and Javier's lives may take a turn as documentaries often take on a life of their own. In story two, Charley, Mamie's stepbrother, who is the biological father of Mamie's child from a very brief sexual relationship they had after her mother and his father married, has grown up to realize his homosexual orientation. Managing the last existing of the chain restaurants he and Mamie inherited from their father, Charley is in a long term relationship with Gil, an architect. They are best friends with Gil's friend from high school, Pam, and her current partner, Diane. Pam and Diane had once asked Gil to be the sperm donor to artificially inseminate Pam, but ultimately they decided to use sperm from a bank instead that resulted in their now two year old son, Max. Sharing his belief with Gil but not the extent to which he is going, Charley is convinced that Pam and Diane did end up using Gil's sperm to father Max without telling them, he going on a quest to discover proof. And in story three, twenty-two year Otis has worked at Charley's restaurant for two years. He also plays in a band. Not the best drummer or backup vocalist, Otis' band-mates keep him in the band as his wealthy father, Frank, provides the band with many of their toys, he spreading his money easily to those in his life. Still in the closet in fearing Frank's disapproval, inexperienced Otis secretly has a crush on Charley. Needing a temporary vocalist, the band ends up hiring Jude, who Otis met performing karaoke at the restaurant. Opportunistic Jude knows the situation into which she is walking, she using Otis' naiveté to get to Frank and his money.
Run Time: . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jan 20, 2005
Director: Director: Don Roos,
Bull Durham 1988
7 /10
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jun 15, 1988
Director: Director: Ron Shelton,
Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl,
Love Story 1970
6.9 /10
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.
Run Time: 99 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 16, 1970
Director: Director: Arthur Hiller,
Stars: Ali MacGraw, Ryan ONeal, John Marley, Ray Milland, Russell Nype,
Poltergeist 1982
7.3 /10
Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it's too late.
Run Time: 114 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jun 04, 1982
Director: Director: Tobe Hooper,
Stars: Craig T Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins,
Modern Times 1936
8.5 /10
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Run Time: 87 Min . MMPA: 6 . Release: Feb 05, 1936
Director: Director: Charlie Chaplin,
Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin,
City Lights 1931
8.5 /10
In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.
Run Time: 87 Min . MMPA: 2 . Release: Feb 01, 1931
Director: Director: Charlie Chaplin,
Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann,
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977
8.6 /10
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Run Time: 121 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: May 25, 1977
Director: Director: George Lucas,
Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness,
Caddyshack 1980
7.2 /10
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Run Time: 98 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Jul 25, 1980
Director: Director: Harold Ramis,
Stars: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael OKeefe, Bill Murray,
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
7.8 /10
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 07, 1979
Director: Director: Robert Benton,
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry, Howard Duff,
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
7.9 /10
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: Jun 11, 1982
Director: Director: Steven Spielberg,
Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace,
M*A*S*H 1970
7.4 /10
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
Run Time: 116 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Feb 18, 1970
Director: Director: Robert Altman,
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall,
Gone with the Wind 1939
8.2 /10
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Run Time: 233 Min . MMPA: 10 . Release: Dec 15, 1939
Director: Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood,
Stars: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel,
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