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1) Frances Ha
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
A woman in her late twenties living in contemporary New York tries to sort out her ambitions, finances, and above all, her tight but changing bond with her best friend Sophie. Frances Ha gets at both the frustrations and the joys of being young and unsure of where to go next.
"Frances Ha is sharply focused on a genuine life issue that doesn't get much play in movies: the challenges of platonic love and of the complicated passions of friendship."--TIME...
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Series
Lovelight novels volume 1
Language
English
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One of Amazon's Best Romances of June!
Two best friends fake date to reach their holiday happily ever after in this first romantic comedy in the Lovelight series.
A pasture of dead trees. A hostile takeover of the Santa barn by a family of raccoons. And shipments that have mysteriously gone missing. Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland of Stella Bloom’s dreams.
In an effort to save the Christmas tree farm she’s...
Two best friends fake date to reach their holiday happily ever after in this first romantic comedy in the Lovelight series.
A pasture of dead trees. A hostile takeover of the Santa barn by a family of raccoons. And shipments that have mysteriously gone missing. Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland of Stella Bloom’s dreams.
In an effort to save the Christmas tree farm she’s...
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Language
English
Description
INTRO
Ladies and gentlemen. This is the tale of shenanigans, foolishness, mayhem, bigotry, racism, sexism and everything else under the sun. These are some of my personal stories on how I should have ended up in HR. If you are easily offended, this is not the place for you. If vulgar, lewd or inappropriate language offends you, please do yourself a favor and walk away. If not, then prepare yourself for the folklore, "How to end up in HR."
All...
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Deutsch
Description
Rund um seinen 60. Geburtstag stellt sich Bernd Stelter dem Älterwerden - das gar nicht so schlecht ist, wie er findet, vor allem, wenn man die Alternative bedenkt. Aber: Jetzt geht's ums letzte Drittel, Zeit für eine Bestandsaufnahme, um barrierefrei Neunzig zu werden. Stelter beginnt zu gehen, 10.000 Schritte täglich, und seine Muskeln so lange zu triezen, bis sie brennen. Aber der Mensch ist ja nicht nur Körper, da ist auch ein Geist, der nicht...
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Deutsch
Description
"Rotzig und respektlos, sexy und sentimental, spannend und politisch unkorrekt." - Frank Goosen
Die Omma ist eine Ruhrpottikone. Sie war mal Wirtschafterin im Puff, bis sie den brutalen Zuhälter nicht mehr ertragen und ihn kurzerhand mit einer Flasche Korn erschlagen hat. Als die Mitzi, ehemalige Prostituierte und enge Vertraute der Omma, plötzlich stirbt, bricht die Omma alle Zelte in Essen ab und zieht zu ihrer Enkelin Bianca. Nach Berlin-Kreuzberg....
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Kinder sind was Wunderbares. Noch schöner ist nur ein Hühnerhof, findet Johann König und holt sich eine Schar aufgeregtes Federvieh ins Haus. Dabei hat er mit drei Kindern ja eigentlich schon genug Arbeit. Vor allem, weil sie während der Seuchenjahre nicht nur gefüttert, gesäubert und befriedet, sondern auch noch unterrichtet werden mussten. Also die Kinder, nicht die Hühner. Hier erzählt er, gewohnt trocken und lakonisch, wie er Lockdown,...
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Deutschland hat eine Obergrenze für Asylsuchende eingeführt, ganz Europa ist bis weit nach Nordafrika hinein abgeriegelt. Jenseits der Sahara entstehen riesige Lager, in denen Millionen von Flüchtlingen warten, warten, warten. So lange, dass man in derselben Zeit eigentlich auch zu Fuß gehen könnte, wäre das nicht der sichere Tod.
Als die deutsche Starmoderatorin Nadeche Hackenbusch das größte dieser Lager besucht, erkennt der junge Lionel...
Author
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne-and her real life husband and high school sweetheart, Anthony LeDonne-comes a new holiday romcom that is sure to warm even the coldest heart.
Katherine, an ambitious NYC attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for 48 hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to updated her emergency contact so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
David Jason returns for a fourth series of the much loved sitcom. Starting with a Christmas episode Granville must use some of his craftiest wiles to persuade some of his most important customers not to travel over Christmas. Times may have changed, but some of the regular customers haven't, including former nurse Gladys Emmanuel and the Black Widow. Assisting Granville is his son Leroy, a young buck who has more female admirers than Granville ever...
11) Bank of Dave
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; BANK OF DAVE tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community bank.
12) Church People
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A comedy about youth pastor Guy Sides and his mission to re-focus on the Gospel, while simultaneously trying to stop church leadership from performing a potentially blasphemous Easter stunt.
13) Fords on Water
Publisher
British Film Institute
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Story of two unemployed youths, Eddie and Winston. Eddie is white, Winston is black. Through coincidence their lives become entangled, and they embark on a series of adventures.
14) Lovesick
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Infectious comedy following Dylan as he contacts ex-lovers to tell them he has Chlamydia.
15) Ladhood: S1
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Liam Wlliams searches for the secret to a less idiotic future. But can he learn from his past mistakes? With his best mate Ralph, reflecting on lad culture and the formative experiences of his youth, Williams skewers modern day masculinity by delving into the memories of his own misspent adolescence, loitering in the streets, parks and graveyards of suburban Garforth.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After beating the competition at the nationals, the Jack family prepares for the International World of Wiener Dog Racing. Without parental consent, the kids must sneak off to the races, otherwise their notorious, beloved underdog, Shelly, will have to forfeit her U.S. title at the competition. But the stiff competition leads several of the other countries to get involved in foul play that only the real winners can sniff out!
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, the award-winning hit comedy is back for a third series of mayhem at the gloriously idiosyncratic Goodman family's traditional Friday night dinner. Adam gains a new female admirer - a 9 year old girl, Jonny gets the world's worst tattoo, Dad gives the boys a graphic lecture on sex education and tries to hide a dead, frozen fox from Mum, Mum practices being a counsellor on her horrified family, Grandma goes back out...
18) Anger Management
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is usually a mild-mannered, non-confrontational guy. But after an altercation aboard an airplane, he is remanded to the care of an anger management therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), who could probably use some ANGER MANAGEMENT himself.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Once again, brothers Adam and Jonny return to Mum and Dad’s house for a Friday night dinner of soup, chicken and crimble-crumble – plus massive side-orders of wind-ups and bickering. Dad buys a grotty old caravan – and starts living in it, Mum almost has a heart attack when the boys both get ‘females’, Jonny buys the world’s most disgusting coat, Adam gaffer-tapes Jonny’s phone to the ceiling, Aunty Val takes up sexting, Horrible Grandma...
20) Ladhood: S2
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Liam Williams' coming of age comedy returns. Freshly heartbroken, Liam looks back at his early-noughties adolescence in search of answers. Could time spent dating, driving and drug taking provide some answers to his modern-day millennial angst?
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