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- DirectorJean-Pierre AmérisStarsBenoît PoelvoordeIsabelle CarréLorella CravottaJean-René, owner of a chocolate factory, and Angélique, a talented chocolate maker, are too shy to admit their love for each other. Will they come together thanks to their common passion?
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth WilliamsLeslie PhillipsKenneth ConnorPupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsSteve McQueenBrigid BazlenJim HuttonA navy lieutenant and his civilian friend use a classified computer to help them break the bank at a Venetian casino.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter ConnollyA rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
- DirectorJim AbrahamsStarsBette MidlerLily TomlinFred WardTwo couples of sisters from New York and from the countryside discover that they are connected in an incredible way.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsSteve MartinEddie MurphyHeather GrahamWhen a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsDavid NivenVera-EllenCesar RomeroA chorus girl gets a ride from millionaire Bruno's driver. The cash-strapped theater director thinks, she's Bruno's girlfriend and makes her the lead. She meets Bruno, thinking he's a reporter. More confusion follows.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsRoger PryorJudy ClarkFrank JenksJoan Hollingsworth is the younger sister of Ethel and their mother believes Ethel is entitles to all the advantages until she acquires a husband, but Joan thinks otherwise. Forbidden to attend a family dinner given for socialite J. Waldo Barnes, the latest entry in the matrimonial sweepstakes, Joan poses as the family maid in receiving the guests. When her mother discovers her ruse, Joan sneaks out of the house and accepts a ride from a man, a burglar casing the house who thinks Joan is one of the gang. The car is wrecked and Joan escapes on foot, but is overtaken on the grounds of a large estate by motorcycle policeman Michael who accepts her story of being a maid on the estate. Her impersonation is aided by the nearsighted housekeeper, Mrs. Wiggins, who orders her to her room. Inside the mansion, Joan is trapped when the owner, J. Waldo Jones, returns. He decides she is a female "Raffles" who is in need of reform.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
- DirectorElaine MayStarsCharles GrodinCybill ShepherdJeannie BerlinA newlywed man on his honeymoon has second thoughts about his marriage and falls for a different woman.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsRex HarrisonKay KendallJohn SaxonWhile visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its "Debutante Season."
- DirectorShu-Kai ChungStarsRichie JenBarbie HsuChangjiang PanAn emperor disguises himself as a commoner and falls in love with the female boss of an inn.
- StarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceThe wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
- DirectorAshwani DhirStarsAjay DevgnKonkona Sen SharmaParesh RawalA couple's married life is turned upside down when a distant relative overstays in their home.
- DirectorKam-Hung YipStarsRichie JenMiriam Chin-Wah YeungKenny BeeHeung, a fisher woman, is determined to help Kai, an amateur aromatherapist, find the ultimate elixir for the princess who has a bad case of body odor. Although Kai's initial aim is to find the cure and win the princess' heart, he and Heung draw closer every day in the quest for the ultimate cure.
- DirectorMandeep KumarStarsRiteish DeshmukhGenelia DeshmukhOm PuriMini isn't eager to wed the rich suitor who's been chosen for her, so she stages her own kidnapping and runs off with a man who works for her father.
- DirectorSamir KarnikStarsTusshar KapoorKulraj RandhawaAnupam KherChandini comes to India to attend Veer's sisters wedding. In those four days, she wins everyone's heart.
- DirectorDon HartmanRudolph MatéStarsGinger RogersCornel WildePercy WaramA woman is noted for leaving her bridegrooms at the altar until a dashing fireman walks into her life.
- DirectorÉtienne ChatiliezStarsSabine AzémaAndré DussollierÉric BergerTanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He doesn't, so they hatch a plan...
- DirectorTze-Chung LamStarsPak-Cheung ChanQiu YuenBosco WongMr. Ho, "King of Gambling," makes himself rich by gambling and is the leader of the Hong Kong Mahjong industry in the 1950s. He has three wives, two sons and one daughter. Though it appears that the three wives are living in harmony, they actually compete against each other for the family's wealth. Since the three wives learned a bit of Kung Fu, they use food, bowls and chopsticks as weapons to attack each other during dinner. Their fighting intensifies when Mr. Ho brings his love child, Ah Fai, back home. Mr. Ho likes him very much but the three wives and two sons want to kick him out. Mr. Ho knows he is getting old so he suggests that his three sons each manage a Mah Jong club for a period of time. The one with the best results will be his heir.
- DirectorKeith HartmanStarsJoanne McGeeCarol GoansStewart CarricoA fish-out-of-water comedy about a conservative Southern mom who discovers that her only son is gay. Determined that he won't go through life alone, she sets out to find him a husband.
- DirectorAnees BazmeeStarsAkshay KumarSonam KapoorBobby DeolThree wives engage the services of a private investigator after they suspect their respective husbands of infidelity.
- DirectorUmesh ShuklaStarsParesh RawalAkshay KumarMithun ChakrabortyA shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
- DirectorShashant ShahInderjeet SinghStarsVinay PathakLara DuttaYana GuptaEnroute to her destination via plane, a busy executive gets stranded with a middle-classed fast-talking male.
- DirectorRohit DhawanStarsAkshay KumarJohn AbrahamDeepika PadukoneTwo friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.
- DirectorSajid KhanStarsAkshay KumarDeepika PadukoneRiteish DeshmukhBelieving himself to be jinxed, a man attempts to find true love, but instead gets caught in a web of lies.
- DirectorAditya ChopraStarsShah Rukh KhanAnushka SharmaVinay PathakA breathtaking, goose flesh igniting, awe inspiring love journey of an ordinary man Suri and his 'total opposite' love Taani.
- DirectorJing WongStarsCharlene ChoiSandra Kwan Yue NgSui-Man ChimTo protect a young girl from criminals, a policewoman must pose as a contestant of a beauty pageant.
- DirectorPatrice LeconteStarsDaniel AuteuilDany BoonJulie GayetCatherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsEdward G. RobinsonJane BryanAllen JenkinsFormer bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanMadhavanMona SinghTwo friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
- DirectorVipul Amrutlal ShahStarsAkshay KumarAishwarya Rai BachchanAditya Roy KapoorA young man tries to revive his parents' wilting marriage by traveling to the 1970s when their romance was budding and make it bloom: something more complex than he expects.
- DirectorSabbir KhanStarsSylvester StalloneDenise RichardsBrandon RouthA romantic comedy about an Indian stuntman who takes Hollywood by storm but cannot find true love.
- DirectorSachin KundalkarStarsRani MukerjiPrithviraj SukumaranNirmiti SawantA woman goes on the hunt for her dream man, armed with her wild imagination, her passion for Masala-films, and her ultra-sensitive sense of smell.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAkshay KumarSuniel ShettyKatrina KaifTwo down on their luck men tries to kidnap a wealthy businesswoman's dog to demand a hefty ransom from her. Things goes haywire when the dog goes missing.
- DirectorJanet ChunStarsCharlene ChoiRaymond LamJoey YungPrincess Yan was determined to marry a vassal state and become a princess. During the long journey of marriage, she became enemies with General Cheng, who was in charge of escorting her. Unexpectedly, the two of them became increasingly in love. The two of them disregarded the incompatibility of heaven and earth and exchanged dowry pearls and family heirloom jadeite as a bond, but were attacked by mountain bandits. In the chaos, Yan stumbled and fell off the cliff, and Cheng fell into the hands of the mountain bandits. A couple of lovers are separated, each having an adventure. Cheng was taken back to the mountain stronghold by the female leader of the mountain bandits, Zhu Sanniang. Yan survived the disaster, but lost her memory. She was rescued by the storyteller Ling Gankai.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsRanbir KapoorKatrina KaifDarshan JariwalaThe wacky adventures of a young man who is willing to sacrifice his own love to insure the happiness of others, even trying to get the girl of his dreams married to the guy of her dreams.
- DirectorIrving ReisStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyShirley TempleA high school girl falls for a playboy artist, with screwball results.
- DirectorAnurag SinghStarsShahid KapoorRani MukerjiAnupam KherIn a village where girls don't play cricket, Veera puts on a turban and beard and becomes Veer to fulfill her dreams and meets Rohan. And fun begins.
- DirectorÉmile GaudreaultStarsMichel CôtéLouis-José HoudeBenoît BrièreTwo touring comedians make fun of a socially shy cook named Roger, not knowing he's actually a serial killing madman. Waking up in a cage the next day, they soon realize their only way to save themselves is to teach Roger how to be funny.
- DirectorAndré DucharmeGuy A. LepageSylvain RoyStarsGuy A. LepageSylvie MoreauNormand D'AmourA man falls for a woman while he is hiding among campers to elude his criminal pursuers.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsCary GrantDoris DayGig YoungA rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsFredric MarchVeronica LakeRobert BenchleyA beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
- DirectorCraig RosenbergStarsAden YoungSaffron BurrowsSimon BossellTwin brothers meet a childhood sweetheart at a tacky hotel and rediscover their love as they renew their competition for her affection.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnPeter O'TooleEli WallachThe daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
- DirectorDavid SwiftStarsJack LemmonRomy SchneiderDorothy ProvineTo help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanCecil ParkerAn actress who has given up on love meets a suave banker and begins a flirtation with him--although he's already married.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGregory PeckLauren BacallDolores GrayA sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
- DirectorLeigh JasonStarsBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaSam LeveneAfter the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
- DirectorRichard BoleslawskiStarsIrene DunneMelvyn DouglasThomas MitchellThe author of a controversially racy best-selling book tries to hide her celebrity status from her provincial small-town neighbors, who would be scandalized if they knew.
- DirectorDeborah ReinischStarsLeslie AyvazianSteve BassettRobert BlumenfeldThe heroine is a rebellious only child of a stuffy Upper East side family who struggle s to assert her independence. She (and her wildly curly hair) bravely fights her overbearing mother's efforts to tame her, and proudly works in a small esoteric publishing house and has a leftist neighbor/ boyfriend and a wacky best friend. She resists her mother's efforts to set her up with a suitable young man, but eventually finds that she was wrong about him.
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseJanis PaigeA Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy HollidayWilliam HoldenBroderick CrawfordA tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.
- DirectorPreston SturgesStarsRex HarrisonLinda DarnellRudy ValleeA man dreams of revenge when he suspects his wife is unfaithful.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAkshay KumarSuniel ShettyParesh RawalThree unemployed men look for answers to all their money problems - but when their opportunity arrives, will they know what to do with it?
- DirectorAziz MirzaStarsShah Rukh KhanJuhi ChawlaAditya PancholiRahul Joshi wants to be a successful businessman so he works hard for his boss Siddharth. One day Rahul meets Seema, an up and coming model, and he feels like he's finally met his match. Will Seema fall for Rahul?
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsShah Rukh KhanJuhi ChawlaSonali BendreIn order to evade the law, a ruthless don tries to kill his lookalike; a chef and tries to take his place.
- DirectorDan ZeffStarsGeraldine SomervilleJames PurefoyPatricia HodgeJoe and Olivia are childhood sweethearts, about to embark on their wedding day. But, the so-called happiest day of their lives is over faster than they anticipated. Olivia doesn't quite make it up the aisle, and Joe is left jilted at the altar. A decade later, Olivia and Joe are walking up the aisle again, but this time it's as bridesmaid and best man. They haven't seen each other since and they have changed. Olivia wears pleated skirts and designs multi-storey carparks; Joe is older, wiser, sexier and married to a Spanish model, Mariana. But all is not as it seems. Will first love get a second chance?
- DirectorAnees BazmeeMayur K. BarotStarsAkshay KumarKatrina KaifNana PatekarA man falls in love with a beautiful woman, but later discovers that her brothers are gangsters.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAkshay KumarJohn AbrahamParesh RawalA rib tickling tale of two flirts who constantly flirt with women despite one of them being engaged. Chaos ensues when the fiancé finds out that her to-be groom is cheating on her.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsJudy HollidayJohn WilliamsPaul DouglasA minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsSanjay DuttArshad WarsiGracy SinghA gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAkshaye KhannaAftab ShivdasaniRimi SenThe story of a bunch of misfits whose misconception about each others backgrounds end up in a series of chaotic, yet comic outcomes.
- DirectorPreston SturgesStarsClaudette ColbertJoel McCreaMary AstorA New York inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire with a capricious high-society sister.
- DirectorRobert HamerHal E. ChesterCyril FrankelStarsIan CarmichaelTerry-ThomasAlastair SimA young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsJoe E. BrownJune TravisGuy KibbeeAlexander Botts is a self-described natural born salesman and master mechanic, who is trying to make a big sale of Earthworm tractors to grouchy lumberman Johnson. Since Botts doesn't really know anything about tractors, and since the old-fashioned Johnson is opposed to tractors of any kind, it isn't going to be an easy sell. But Botts perseveres, encouraged by Johnson's daughter.
- DirectorColin HigginsStarsGoldie HawnChevy ChaseBurgess MeredithA San Francisco librarian picks up a hitchhiker whose car has broken down, which leads to her being stalked and hunted by shady individuals. A cop she briefly met during a function eventually comes to her rescue.
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsMarjorie WoodworthTom BrownZasu PittsMargie Blake, who wants to get married young and have two dozen kids, has a flat tire and traveling salesman Tom Wilson, who believes in "loving 'em and leaving 'em" stops to help.
- DirectorLeo McCareyRay McCareyNorman Z. McLeodStarsHarold LloydAdolphe MenjouVerree TeasdaleTimid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.
- DirectorArthur HopkinsStarsRoland YoungLillian GishMontagu LovePriam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, a mix-up leads to the body being identified as Farrel's. The timid artist then assumes the identity of his former servant, but finds himself faced with constant dilemmas as a result.
- DirectorLewis D. CollinsStarsStuart ErwinGlenda FarrellRuss VincentStuart Erwin plays a small-town real estate agent who owns much property which, for several generations, has failed to sell even while the town has grown. It becomes known, except to Erwin, that the property is being considered for the new airport and the owner will make a small fortune. He is swarmed upon by an unscrupulous swami (Russ Vincent)and his equally-crooked business partner, and Erwin is soon convinced that he hasn't long to live. With his life a mess, he leaves home and family.
- DirectorRussell MackStarsEdward Everett HortonEsther RalstonLaura La PlanteA lonely husband whose wife has been away hires a lookalike impersonator to fill his place and fool his mother-in-law while he plays around with a pretty coquette. Confusion prevails when his wife returns that evening.
- DirectorChristy CabanneStarsWallace FordGloria SheaEdgar KennedyAt Joe's Roadside, a popular but rundown New York roadhouse where the wealthy and not-so-wealthy hang out, a wealthy Manhattan girl and a struggling Brooklyn boy meet and fall in love. She marries him against the wishes of her family, believing that love can solve everything, but she soon wonders if she made the right choice when she finds herself living in a manner, and with the kinds of people, she hadn't counted on.
- DirectorPascal ChaumeilStarsDiane KrugerDany BoonAlice PolA successful woman in love tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce, by dashing to the altar with a random stranger before marrying her boyfriend.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsDanielle DarrieuxDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Mischa AuerNicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution is to try to snare a rich husband, and she enlists the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre d' to catch the eye of Bill Duncan.
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsLeslie HensonHeather ThatcherAustin MelfordSome British citizens meet at the Venetian Lido where they go to play. Between them is naughty Mr. Corner, who under the false name of Mr. Pickles goes after Mimi so his friend's son can be free to marry his own daughter. Only, he does not know that the man is in fact already married to Mimi. Little does he suspect that back home they will all meet at his home, Braystead Castle, where fireworks are to be expected.
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyMelvyn DouglasA man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.
- DirectorJack HulbertRobert StevensonStarsJack HulbertGina MaloRobertson HareJack Warrender (Jack Hulbert) bluffs his way into big business in order to promote his new invention.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsDeanna DurbinCharles LaughtonRobert CummingsIn order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.
- DirectorBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandJeff BridgesLauren BacallA shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRalph BellamyA married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
- DirectorLeigh JasonStarsJoan BlondellJohn HowardBinnie BarnesTo save the reputation of the hotel where they are employed, sisters try to cover up a murder.
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsClaudette ColbertDon AmecheJohn BarrymoreA chorus girl stranded in Paris is set up by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man, while being romantically pursued by a cab driver.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsW.C. FieldsJoan MarshBuster CrabbeA hard-drinking, socially-awkward inventor wrecks his daughter's chances of marriage into a rich family and bungles his own chances of success by selling one of his more practical inventions.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsMargaret LockwoodRenee HoustonLilli PalmerA runaway schoolgirl falls amongst chorus girls planning to marry into nobility.
- DirectorNina CompaneezStarsEvelyne BuyleMathé SouverbieFrancis HusterImitating stars from French pop music is the only leisure activity of a village girl.She decides to go to Paris with her mother in order to try her luck in show business industry.