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Sometimes students make the best teachers.
Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 577 ratings · 14 Sept 2012 · English · 1h 37m · Released
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.
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Smart People
Movie · 5.8 / 10 · 11 Apr 2008 · English
Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 15 Nov 1996 · English
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
Harold and Maude
Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 20 Dec 1971 · English
A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.
Broken Flowers
Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 31 Jul 2005 · English
An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
Circle of Friends
Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 7 Apr 1995 · English
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
The Spectacular Now
Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 2 Aug 2013 · English
Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.
Lost in Translation
Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 18 Sept 2003 · English
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 7 Jul 2009 · English
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
Something's Gotta Give
Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 12 Dec 2003 · English
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Catch and Release
Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 20 Oct 2006 · English
For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 29 Jul 2011 · English
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.
The Graduate
Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 21 Dec 1967 · English
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.