
The Bad and the Beautiful
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
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2021★ 6.5
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923★ 6.8
When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

The Souvenir
2019★ 6.1
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2020★ 7.3
When a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves.

The Man from Elysian Fields
2001★ 5.9
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004★ 8.1
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Malcolm & Marie
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Newness
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Blind
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My Week with Marilyn
2011★ 6.7
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Love Me Love Me
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The Assistant
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The Safety of Objects
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A Journal for Jordan
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