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The Graduate

(1967)

Comedy, Drama

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.

Runtime:

106 min

Director:

Mike Nichols

Cast:

Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, Murray Hamilton, Buck Henry

8.0

91%

77

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The Player

(1992)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Robert Altman

Cast:

Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi Goldberg

7.5

98%

86

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Short Cuts

(1993)

Comedy, Drama

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker start...

Runtime:

187 min

Director:

Robert Altman

Cast:

Julianne Moore, Andie MacDowell, Tim Robbins, Jack Lemmon, Anne Archer

7.7

95%

79

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Serendipity

(2001)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan, Eugene Levy

6.9

59%

52

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Grumpy Old Men

(1993)

Comedy

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.

Runtime:

103 min

Director:

Donald Petrie

Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah

7.0

63%

53

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To Die For

(1995)

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of t...

Runtime:

106 min

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Cast:

Nicole Kidman, Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck

6.8

88%

86

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Catch-22

(1970)

Comedy, Drama, War

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.

Runtime:

121 min

Director:

Mike Nichols

Cast:

Alan Arkin, Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin

7.1

79%

70

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Defending Your Life

(1991)

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.

Runtime:

112 min

Director:

Albert Brooks

Cast:

Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Michael Durrell

7.2

97%

63

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The Man Who Fell to Earth

(1976)

Drama, Science Fiction

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with...

Runtime:

138 min

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Cast:

David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Tony Mascia, Buck Henry

6.7

81%

81

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Heaven Can Wait

(1978)

Comedy, Fantasy

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and ac...

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Warren Beatty, Buck Henry

Cast:

Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Dyan Cannon, Charles Grodin

6.9

89%

72

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Gloria

(1980)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

Runtime:

123 min

Director:

John Cassavetes

Cast:

Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, John Adames, Buck Henry, Tony Knesich

7.2

93%

68

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Eating Raoul

(1982)

Comedy, Crime

A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.

Runtime:

87 min

Director:

Paul Bartel

Cast:

Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Susan Saiger, Richard Paul, John Shearin

6.8

85%

N/A

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Taking Off

(1971)

Comedy, Drama, Music

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.

Runtime:

93 min

Director:

Miloš Forman

Cast:

Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Linnea Heacock, Georgia Engel

7.4

100%

N/A

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The Real Blonde

(1998)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

An aspiring actor and his girlfriend handle life's frustrations, while his friend seeks fulfillment with a blonde.

Runtime:

105 min

Director:

Tom DiCillo

Cast:

Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Elizabeth Berkley, Bridgette Wilson

6.0

32%

48

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Aria

(1987)

Comedy, Drama, Music

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard, Bruce Beresford, Robert Altman, Nicolas Roeg, Julien Temple, Ken Russell, Franc Roddam, Charles Sturridge, Derek Jarman, Bill Bryden

Cast:

Theresa Russell, Bridget Fonda, Buck Henry, Elizabeth Hurley, Stephanie Lane

5.7

54%

N/A

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Breakfast of Champions

(1999)

Comedy, Drama

An unhappy car dealer believes that a dime-store philosopher has the answers to life's important questions.

Runtime:

110 min

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Cast:

Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey, Glenne Headly

4.6

25%

42

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The Absent-Minded Waiter

(1977)

Comedy

Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.

Runtime:

7 min

Director:

Carl Gottlieb

Cast:

Steve Martin, Teri Garr, Buck Henry, Naomi Stevens, Ivor Barry

7.5

N/A

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A Bird of the Air

(2011)

Drama, Romance

A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pursue the origins of a stray parrot in this comedic and romantic drama.

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Margaret Whitton

Cast:

Rachel Nichols, Jackson Hurst, Linda Emond, Buck Henry

6.6

30%

42

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American Swing

(2008)

Documentary

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

Runtime:

81 min

Director:

Jon Hart, Mathew Kaufman

Cast:

Buck Henry, Melvin Van Peebles, Ed Koch

6.1

50%

59

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Town & Country

(2001)

Comedy, Romance

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.

Runtime:

104 min

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell

4.5

13%

34

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Rude Awakening

(1989)

Comedy

In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years, secluded from the outside world. In the later 1980s, the find out that a secret war is about to start in the US, and decide to return to New York to tell someone about it.

Runtime:

98 min

Director:

Cherylanne Martin, Aaron Russo, David Greenwalt, Joel Segal

Cast:

Cheech Marin, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine, Dion Anderson

4.8

19%

N/A

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Homage to Steve

(1984)

Comedy

This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about his art (comedians-segment) and finally a full live performance from September 28, 1979, at the Universal Ampitheater

Runtime:

60 min

Director:

Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Gary Weis

Cast:

Steve Martin, Teri Garr, Buck Henry, Paul Simon, David Letterman

8.2

N/A

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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

(1994)

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls...

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Cast:

Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita, Angie Dickinson, Keanu Reeves

4.3

22%

28

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I Miss Sonia Henie

(1971)

Comedy, Drama

One camera in one setting, one attic and eight young directors – the result is a unique Dadaistic collage of seven short sketches. The original task for each filmmaker was to keep each short under three minutes, to set it in one hotel room, and to include the sentence “I miss Sonja Henie." This experimental film was shot over a single ...

Runtime:

16 min

Director:

Karpo Aćimović-Godina, Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević, Miloš Forman, Buck Henry, Dusan Makavejev, Paul Morrissey, Frederick Wiseman

Cast:

Brooke Hayward, Sonja Henie, Buck Henry, Branko Milićević, Catherine Rouvel

6.1

N/A

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Playboy: The Story of X

(1998)

Documentary

The Story Of X takes you to the earliest days of adult films when men peddled stag reels and projectors out of the trunks of their cars, then through the movie house years to the arrival of the home video business, and now the Internet. Meet the men behind the camera, such as "King of Sexploitation" Dave Friedman and the preeminent bre...

Runtime:

82 min

Director:

Chuck Workman

Cast:

Buck Henry, Buck Henry

5.9

N/A

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1999

(1998)

Comedy, Drama

On New Year's Eve 1999, as a group of neurotic characters gather at a Greenwich Village apartment, everyone struggles to come to terms with their identities, relationships, and self-doubts before the millennium turns.

Runtime:

92 min

Director:

Nick Davis

Cast:

Dan Futterman, Allyson Downey, Jennifer Garner, Matt McGrath, Buck Henry

4.8

57%

N/A

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The Troublemaker

(1964)

Comedy

A naive chicken farmer from New Jersey moves to Greenwich Village to open a coffee house.

Runtime:

80 min

7.0

N/A

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Is There Sex After Death?

(1971)

Comedy

Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.

Runtime:

102 min

Director:

Alan Abel, Jeanne Abel

Cast:

Alan Abel, Buck Henry, Robert Downey Sr.

4.8

N/A

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Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

(2015)

Comedy, Crime, Romance

A nice guy discovers his dark side when his girlfriend reveals her secret weakness.

Runtime:

11 min

Director:

Gillian Wallace Horvat

Cast:

Anton Yelchin, Kate Lyn Sheil, Buck Henry, Emma Agerwald, Sarah Carbiener

5.1

N/A

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First Family

(1980)

Comedy

The president (Bob Newhart) and his boozing wife (Madeline Kahn) go to Africa to bargain for their abducted daughter's (Gilda Radner) return.

Runtime:

97 min

4.1

17%

N/A

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