Bob Hope on the Road to China

East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes

Cast

Elisabeth Wiedemann, Sky du Mont

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president to mock the political system and expose corruption in Washington. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly gathers unexpected momentum as his message resonates with frustrated voters.

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Barry Levinson

Cast

Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney

The film mainly consists of various, often grotesque episodes. There is also a frame story from which the episodes are derived. However, the connection between the frame story and the episodes is very weak. Many episodes revolve around surveillance and security. In the frame story, insurance agent Erich and Richard are stuck together i...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Roland Willaert

Cast

Gerd Knebel, Henni Nachtsheim, Ottfried Fischer

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Woody Allen

Cast

Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Stockard Channing

Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Stephen Frears

Cast

Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young