Il grosso rischio / 1961

Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.

Le lettere di Madre Teresa / 20144.54 voti

Biopic che esplora la vita di Madre Teresa di Calcutta attraverso le lettere che ha scritto all'amico e confessore spirituale, Padre Celeste van Exem, nell'arco di 50 anni.

84 Charing Cross Road / 19877.738 voti

Nel 1949, una scrittrice newyorkese, Helene Hanff, entra in corrispondenza con Frank Doel, libraio londinese specializzato in libri classici di seconda mano. Per lettera tra i due cresce un'amicizia profonda. Lui è sposato e Helene diventa amica della famiglia senza mai conoscerne i componenti. Soltanto nel 1969 va a Londra, dopo che Frank è morto e trova solo il negozio abbandonato.

The Last Letter / 2002

Locked away in the Jewish ghetto of an occupied Ukrainian town in 1941, a mother revisits her life in a last letter to her son.

La donna dai due volti / 1934

Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.

The Last Letter / 2020

Nel mare dei Caraibi / 19455.73 voti

Laurent van Horn è il capo di una banda di profughi olandesi su una nave in cerca di libertà nelle Carolinas, quando la nave naufraga sulla costa di Cartagene. governato da Don Juan Alvardo, sovrano spagnolo. Alvarado fa mettere in prigione Laurent, ma quest'ultimo scappa e cinque anni dopo è un capo dei pirati. Si finge il navigatore di una nave in cui la Contessa Francesca, figlia di un nobile messicano, è in viaggio per sposare Alvarado, che non ha mai visto. I pirati di Laurent catturano la nave e Francesa, per salvare un'altra nave, dà la mano in matrimonio a Laurent, che la conduce al nascondiglio dei pirati. Questo irrita la gelosa Anne Bonney e, anche, il capitano Benjamin Black, che comunque era già irritato. Vincono Laurent e mandano Francesa ad Alvarado, poi Mario du Billar, fidato braccio destro, fa un patto per consegnare anche Laurent ad Alvarado.

Secrets of the Magna Carta / 2017

Secrets of the Magna Carta tells the fascinating story of the legendary document that dates from the time of Robin Hood. It is the most highly valued piece of paper in the world, and has changed the course of history. Magna Carta is a standard against which we can judge how free we are. So how do we measure up today? This film features interviews with...

The Purloined Letter / 1974

Part of a 6-film collection called “Grands Détectives” about famous fictional private detectives.

Lettera d'amore fatale / 20215.01 voti

As Amelia dives back into her intense relationship with Mark and leaves Becca to her own devices at work, suspicious activities and online threats make Amelia question whether the people closest to her have her best interests at heart.

Proprietà riservata / 1937

Vedova americana in difficoltà finanziarie si innamora del funzionario del fisco inviato per verificare la sua posizione.

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles / 2021

"Billie Eilish debutta su Disney+ con Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles. Nel film l'artista si esibisce in tutti i brani di Happier Than Ever ed è affiancata da Romero Lubambo, Finneas, il Los Angeles Children's Chorus e la Los Angeles Philarmonic diretta da Gustavo Dudamel. La regia è di Robert Rodriguez e Patrick Osborne." La regia è di Billie Eilish, Robert Rodriguez e Patrick Osborne.

Zertört Karthago! / 2003

Where It's At / 1969

A "Sixties Generation" comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship. Dad runs a Las Vegas hotel-casino and his son is a college student with a different set of moral and ethical standards. When they meet in Vegas, they immediately clash in their efforts to understand one another.

Lezioni da una strage a scuola: Lettere da Dunblane / 20187.52 voti

In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that took the lives of 20 first graders and their teachers, local clergymen Father Bob Weiss receives a letter from a fellow priest in Dunblane, Scotland, whose community suffered an eerily similar fate in 1996. From across the Atlantic, the two priests forge a poignant bond through the shared experience of trauma and healing.

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball / 20104.310 voti

Walter Weed è un un impiegato senza pretese del FBI quando l'Agenzia scopre un piano per assassinarlo. Una squadra di degenerati e assassini psicotici mandati dal misterioso Hal Leuco cercano di vincere un'enorme taglia che include un'ingegnosa bellezza che ha un metodo unico per uccidere le sue prede, uno psicopatico che maneggia un attrezzo elettrico e un mortale maestro del travestimento. Alla caccia prende parte anche la famiglia Tremor.

Four Dogs Playing Poker / 2000

With the help of their mentor Felix, a group of the best friends and first-time thieves steal a valuable statuette for a ruthless black market art dealer. After the amateurs botch the delivery of the objet d'art, the dealer kills Felix and forces the remaining four to "find" $1 million within a week's time or face certain death.

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game / 19697.01 voti

The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…