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The Tale of Sweeney

The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997)

IMDb: 6.1
1997

The fictional tale of the murderous nineteenth century barber Sir Ben Kinglsey who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher Joanna Lumley for her renowned meat pies A young innocent Selina Boyack and the dashing inspector C

Yanks (1979)

Yanks (1979)

IMDb: 6.4
1979

Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK Matt and John arrive in 1942 Each see a local woman married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)

IMDb: 7.2
1971

The emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship between young artist Bob and his two lovers a lonely male doctor and a frustrated female office worker

Eye for an Eye (1996

Eye for an Eye (1996)

IMDb: 6.1
0

When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice

The Day of the Locus

The Day of the Locust (1975)

IMDb: 7.1
1975

An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father

The Believers (1987)

The Believers (1987)

IMDb: 6.1
1987

Cal Jamison, a police psychologist, is forced to deal with a series of ritualistic murders and a malevolent cult

Marathon Man (1976)

Marathon Man (1976)

IMDb: 7.5
1976

After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad (1983)

IMDb: 7.5
1983

The actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow and meets a mysterious Englishman It turns out that hes the notorious spy Guy Burgess

Visions of Eight (19

Visions of Eight (1973)

IMDb: 7.0
1973

Eight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives

Cold Comfort Farm (1

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

IMDb: 7.3
1995

A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives

Midnight Cowboy (196

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

IMDb: 7.9
0

A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process

The Innocent (1993)

The Innocent (1993)

IMDb: 5.7
1993

A British telecommunication expert comes to 1950s Berlin to help the Americans spy on USSR He meets a cute, mysterious local woman

A Kind of Loving (19

A Kind of Loving (1962)

IMDb: 7.4
1962

After his girlfriends pregnancy forces him to marry her, a young man must adjust to his new life and contend with his domineering mother in law

Honky Tonk Freeway (

Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

IMDb: 5.0
1981

A satire of American progression in which a mayor tries to bribe an official to ensure a ramp connects Ticlaw to an up and coming intrastate When his plan fails, the town residents are forced to take matters into their own hand

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing (2000)

IMDb: 4.7
2000

Abbie, tired of failed relationships, has a one night stand with her gay friend they agree to raise the resulting baby together

The Falcon and the S

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

IMDb: 6.8
1985

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk in spies for the Soviet Union

Madame Sousatzka (19

Madame Sousatzka (1988)

IMDb: 6.7
1988

Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student Bengali piano prodigy Manek They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly When Maneks single mothers business fails, he must make a career decision

Terminus (1961)

Terminus (1961)

IMDb: 7.1
1961

The movie follows the routine of a busy train station Londons Waterloo Station making a brief yet important cultural portrait of 1960s England, mixing reality and fiction

Darling (1965)

Darling (1965)

IMDb: 7.3
0

Beautiful but amoral model Diana Scott sleeps her way to the top of the London fashion scene at the height of the Swinging Sixties

Billy Liar (1963)

Billy Liar (1963)

IMDb: 7.4
1963

A lazy, irresponsible young clerk Sir Tom Courtenay in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family

Pacific Heights (199

Pacific Heights (1990)

IMDb: 6.4
1990

A couple work hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it Unfortunately, one of their tenants has plans of his own

Far from the Madding

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

IMDb: 7.3
0

Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men