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  • Death at a Funeral picture
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    Death at a Funeral (2007)

    Secret revelations and chaos reign when members of a dysfunctional British family gather to lay...

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    Surfwise (2008)

    Forsaking a traditional home life, Dorian ``Doc'' Paskowitz and his wife raise their large brood in...

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    On Golden Pond (1981)

    An old professor (Henry Fonda) and his wife (Katharine Hepburn) make peace with their daughter (Jane...

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    The Betsy (1977)

    The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe,...

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    Abu el Banat

    In this Israeli comedy, a father is afraid that after having sired eight daughters, that he will...

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    Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)

    Three sisters and a brother (Beau Bridges) return to their Texas homestead and bicker over their...

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    The House of the Spirits (1994)

    A rancher (Jeremy Irons), his clairvoyant wife (Meryl Streep) and their family face turbulent years...

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    Red Roses and Petrol (2008)

    A dysfunctional Irish family gathers after the death of their patriarch.

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    The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

    A small-town Mississippi boss tries to pair his daughter (Joanne Woodward) with an enigmatic drifter...

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    The House of Rothschild (1934)

    George Arliss plays Nathan Rothschild, the head of a family of celebrated 19th century Jewish...

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    Patriarch Ignatius IV

    Patriarch Ignatius IV appeared in the TV show Antioch in the New World.

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    Por la libre

    Rodrigo and Rocco are cousins who meet at their Grandpa's birthday party. Rodrigo is a preppie, a...

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    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)

    An 1890s sausage maker's (Charles Coburn) bigamist son (Clifton Webb) fathers 17 children by his...

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    Other People's Money (1991)

    A Wall Street raider (Danny DeVito) lusts for the lawyer (Penelope Ann Miller) of the old-fashioned...

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    Blood and Bones

    A cunning but violent man (Beat Takeshi) builds a criminal empire upon the bones of a former...

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    The Man From Laramie (1955)

    A man sets out to avenge his brother's death and runs up against a gang selling weapons to Apache...

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    Devil Times Five

    This quirky psychological thriller involves a quintet of weird kids who stumble into the luxurious...

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    Papa's Delicate Condition

    In his attempt to bring pleasure to everybody, a flamboyant character only brings alienation upon...

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    Rocket Gibraltar (1988)

    Generations of a family converge on a Long Island estate for their patriarch's (Burt Lancaster) 77th...

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    Spencer's Mountain (1963)

    The Wyoming Spencers (Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara) have nine children, too small a house and a son...

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    Man is a Woman (1998)

    Simon is a gay man who is completely at ease with his sexuality. However, his rich, banker uncle...

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    The Hunter's Moon

    A violent and dangerous tyrant who dominates the inhabitants of a mountain sees his authority...

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    La Famiglia (1987)

    At a party given in honor of Carlo, the head of a large Italian family, he reminisces about the...

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    I'm Losing You (1999)

    On the eve of his sixtieth birthday, Perry Krohn learns he has one year to live. He must deal with...

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    Tales From A Southern Island (1988)

    In this film, director Shohei Imamura collides traditional Japanese myth with Japan's current...

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    Friendly Persuasion (1956)

    Indiana Quakers (Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire) disagree over their son's (Anthony Perkins) desire to...

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    The Right Hand Man (1987)

    Harry Ironmaster (Rupert Everett) is an aristocratic and wealthy young man, which in his time and...

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    Temptress Moon (1997)

    Sent to blackmail his wealthy cousin (Gong Li) in 1920s China, a gigolo (Leslie Cheung) realizes he...

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    Brooklyn Lobster (2005)

    A lobster wholesaler (Danny Aiello) faces the loss of his long-suffering wife (Jane Curtin) and his...

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    One More Train to Rob

    Chinese friends help a train robber (George Peppard) get even with a partner (John Vernon) for...