Mordecai Richler

Basada en el best-seller homónimo del escritor canadiense Mordecai Richler. Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), un viejo productor de televisión, aficionado a la bebida y fanático del hockey, lleva una vida bastante caótica. Se ha casado tres veces, tiene un padre extravagante (Dustin Hoffman) y un amigo encantador (Scott Speedman).

Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided to buy the groceries for his parents. There is a misunderstanding by the clerk, so Jacob finds himself in court. He is sentenced Two Years, Two months, two weeks, two minutes and five seconds in the Children's Prison hundreds of miles away from civilization. It is a dark, dirty dungeon-like place where the children work and are kept in cells. There are the three head characters, Master Fish, a fish/human, Mistress Fowl, a bird like woman and the Hooded Fang himself. They also have green henchmen who spray "slime resistors" at the children to prevent them escaping. Two child agents try to help him out, as the children also come up with a plan for escape.

Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.

Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.

Nobody ever listens to Jacob, so he always has to repeat himself. A trip to the grocery store leads to a misunderstanding and Jacob falls asleep hiding in a park. When he wakes up, he discovers that he is in trouble for insulting the store clerk. He is sent to a prison for children that is located on Slimer's Island and is run by the Hooded Fang, an ex-wrestler who outwardly hates children. Meanwhile, Child Power representatives the Intrepid Shapiro and Fearless O'Toole try to find the prison's hidden location to help free the children.

Justo cuando están instalando una costosa piscina en casa, Dick es despedido de su bien pagado trabajo como ejecutivo, pero su mujer Jane, que es ama de casa, no se preocupa demasiado porque piensa que la situación será pasajera. Sin embargo, pronto resulta evidente que la prestación por desempleo de Dick es demasiado exigua, sobre todo porque ella es una manirrota. Así que, cuando Jane roba sin darse cuenta 2.000 dólares, se les ocurre una idea para resolver sus problemas: robar todo el dinero que necesiten. Lo que no habían pensado es que ser ladrón es una profesión realmente dura.

This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket.

Relato de un judío canadiense que a mediados de los años cuarenta trata desesperadamente de encontrar un lugar en el mundo donde establecerse él y su familia.

Relato de un judío canadiense que a mediados de los años cuarenta trata desesperadamente de encontrar un lugar en el mundo donde establecerse él y su familia.

Joe Lampton pensó que había realmente hecho bien al casarse con la hija del jefe en la ciudad del molino del norte. Sin embargo, descubre que está siendo marginado en el trabajo y su vida privada manipulada por su padre. Aún así, hace caso omiso de una oferta de un puesto de trabajo en Londres y se mantiene lejos de una atractiva presentadora de televisión, Norah. Cuando se entera de que su esposa está teniendo una aventura, reconsidera ambos casos.

Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play 'rugger' and can't sink a whole pint of beer, and African student Reggie. He also has a way with the girls....

James Mason and John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough colonel and a refined captain who clashed during the war, and continue their personal battle in peace-time Tahiti.

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. His desires to win the next election are endangered by his constant looking for love and he is faced with the choice of giving up a career in politics or giving up the woman he loves.

Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) acepta un trabajo de contable en un pequeña ciudad del norte de Inglaterra. Movido por la ambición, intenta conquistar a Susan (Heather Sears), la hija del hombre más rico y poderoso del lugar, pero éste se interpone en su camino y envía a su hija de vacaciones. Entonces, Joe se lía con Alice (Simone Signoret), una mujer madura cuya experiencia y sofisticación lo fascinan hasta tal punto que llega a pedirle que deje a su marido. Sin embargo, ciertas circunstancias hacen que los planes de Joe den un giro radical.