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Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.
Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 184 ratings · 3 Aug 1990 · English · 1h 39m · Released
A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
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Carnal Knowledge
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Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
Cyrus
Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 18 Jun 2010 · English
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.
London
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London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.
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A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
St. Elmo's Fire
Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 28 Jun 1985 · English
Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
How to Be Single
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New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.
Shortbus
Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 4 Oct 2006 · English
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An Unmarried Woman
Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 24 May 1978 · English
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.
Landline
Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 21 Jul 2017 · English
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
Happythankyoumoreplease
Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 4 Mar 2011 · English
Six New Yorkers navigate love, commitment, and adulthood. When struggling novelist Sam takes in an abandoned boy he meets on the subway, his life begins to intertwine with a talented singer who challenges his bachelor ways. Meanwhile, his best friend Annie battles alopecia while torn between two drastically different men, and a long-term couple faces a crossroads that could alter their future together.
The Clique
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Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 9 Mar 2012 · English
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