Beep the beeping man (20 titles)
Beeping well beep the beeping beeper.
92.4% from 4 members
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
"Running's always been a big thing in our family, especially running away from the police" Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay)
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The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, James Bolam
Director: Tony Richardson
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Alan Sillitoe's autobiographical novel about a rebellious 18-year-old living in dreary Lancashire proved to be the perfect material for Tony Richardson to adapt in the early 1960s. The film stars Tom Courtenay as the disaffected Colin Smith, who ends up in a Borstal, or reform school, after robbing ..read more »
69%
from 2,605 members
Animal Crackers
Beep everyone.
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Animal Crackers
on DVD
(1930)
Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Director: Victor Heerman
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Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
68%
from 1,086 member
M.A.S.H.
"I wish they wouldn't land those things here while we're playing golf"
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M.A.S.H.
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt
Director: Robert Altman
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Widely considered to be one of the best comedies ever made. The story focusses on surgeons during the Korean War and their madcap antics to degrade the U.S. military bureaucracy. A Best Screenplay Oscar went to Ring Lardner Jr.
68%
from 6,670 members
Riff Raff
Burn baby, burn!
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Riff Raff
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Ricky Tomlinson, Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt
Director: Ken Loach
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Director Ken Loach's concern for the plight of the working man takes a comic turn in this gritty film starring Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as Stevie, a young Scotsman who finds a construction job in the north of London turning an old hospital into luxury condos. Like most of the largely non-..read more »
63%
from 1,395 member
A Matter Of Life And Death
Dead, who is? Beep you God.
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A Matter Of Life And Death
on DVD
(1946)
Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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In the 1946 film A Matter Of Life And Death, David Niven stars as RAF bomber pilot Peter Carter. With his crew either dead or parachuted out, his craft in flames and falling fast, Carter bails out without a chute. His miraculous survival allows him to pursue a fortuitous romance with a radio ..read more »
69%
from 9,064 members
Pressure / Baldwin's Nigger
The great James Baldwin.
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Pressure / Baldwin's Nigger
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: James Baldwin, Dick Gregory
Director: Horace Ove
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Two features. Set in 1970s London, 'Pressure' follows the story of Tony, the son of West Indian immigrants, as he struggles to find a sense of belonging and social acceptance. In 'Baldwin's Nigger' James Baldwin, accompanied by civil rights activist Dick Gregory, discusses the issues surrounding ..read more »
67%
from 158 members
All The President's Men
Beep Tricky Dicky.
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All The President's Men
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards
Director: Alan J. Pakula
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Alan J. Pakula (KLUTE, THE PARALLAX VIEW) found a story worthy of his gift for conspiracy-driven drama in this adaptation of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their investigation of the Watergate burglary, of which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon...read more »
72%
from 10,104 members
A Nous A La Liberte
Cinema's greatest anarchist.
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A Nous A La Liberte
on DVD
(1931)
Starring: Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy, Rolla France
Director: Rene Clair
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Two prisoners attempt an escape, but only one makes it. He becomes a successful business man and when his friend finally gets out of jail he hires his old escape partner. Many madcap adventures happen everywhere they go. Academy Award Nominations: Best Interior Decoration.
62%
from 596 members
If....
Revolutionary.
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If....
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Arthur Lowe, David Wood
Director: Lindsay Anderson
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Filmed at the time of the 1968 student uprising in Paris, Lindsay Anderson's IF. . . is one of the seminal films of the era of student revolt. The characters' direct psychological and emotional displays are an allegory for how individuals must either conform to or rebel against the autocratic ..read more »
70%
from 3,938 members
Boudu Saved From Drowning
Beep respectability.
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Boudu Saved From Drowning
on DVD
(1932)
Starring: Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Jean Daste
Director: Jean Renoir
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Boudu is a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do bookseller, Edouard Lestingois. The Lestingois family decides to take in the irrepressible bum, and he shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations.
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from 859 members
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