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Reuben, Reuben
6.8

Reuben, Reuben

Dec. 19, 1983

Reuben, Reuben

Based on a novel by Peter De Vries. Story of an alcoholic, lecherous Scottish poet on a tour of New England Universities, where he goes from one ...
Stuart: A Life Backwards
7.8

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Sep. 23, 2007

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a ...
What Price Hollywood?
7.0

What Price Hollywood?

Jun. 24, 1932

What Price Hollywood?

Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her ...
The Dresser
7.6

The Dresser

Dec. 06, 1983

The Dresser

In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand – the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. ...
The Small Back Room
7.2

The Small Back Room

Feb. 21, 1949

The Small Back Room

At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Sammy Rice, a highly-skilled but haunted ...
Special Treatment
7.2

Special Treatment

Mar. 08, 1980

Special Treatment

Dr. Ilic works in the hospital for compulsory treatment of alcoholics. By conducting his own “special treatment” through physical ...
The Sea of Trees
6.1

The Sea of Trees

Apr. 27, 2016

The Sea of Trees

Arthur Brennan treks into Aokigahara, known as The Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji where people ...
Under the Volcano
7.0

Under the Volcano

Jun. 12, 1984

Under the Volcano

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey ...
You Kill Me
6.5

You Kill Me

Feb. 09, 2007

You Kill Me

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it’s time for him ...
Pollock
7.0

Pollock

Sep. 06, 2000

Pollock

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: “Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the ...
Le Beau Serge
7.1

Le Beau Serge

Jun. 06, 1958

Le Beau Serge

François returns to his village after a long absence. He finds his friend Serge who has married Yvonne, and has developed an alcohol problem ...
Yellow Bird
6.6

Yellow Bird

Feb. 20, 2023

Yellow Bird

A once successful P.R. Specialist deals with the trials and tribulations of managing a local grocery store known as “The Yellow Bird” ...
Mudbound
7.4

Mudbound

Nov. 16, 2017

Mudbound

In the post-World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously ...
The Korean From Seoul
5.3

The Korean From Seoul

Apr. 01, 2021

The Korean From Seoul

Nam-Hong, the ‘Korean from Seoul’, arrives in Australia to begin a new job as head of security for a well established trading company ...
Something to Live For
6.5

Something to Live For

Mar. 07, 1952

Something to Live For

Joan Fontaine plays a famous actress who descends into alcoholism in this classic melodrama directed by George Stevens (A Place in the Sun). Ray ...
Georgia Rule
5.8

Georgia Rule

May. 10, 2007

Georgia Rule

Georgia Rule follows a rebellious, uncontrollable teenager who is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her ...
Dinner at Eight
7.5

Dinner at Eight

Dec. 22, 1933

Dinner at Eight

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot ...
Come Back, Little Sheba
7.5

Come Back, Little Sheba

Dec. 24, 1952

Come Back, Little Sheba

An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger. Doc ...
For I Know My Weakness
7.8

For I Know My Weakness

Her voice is soft and plaintive, her words a slurry of apologies. For I Know My Weakness shows what happens when a woman who has been a homeless ...
Underdog
6.2

Underdog

Mar. 13, 2015

Underdog

23-year-old “Dino” (Bianca Kronlöf) dreams of a different life. Like an abundance of Swedes her age, she has fled the mass ...