An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
Casts Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, Helen Mirren, Graham Crowden, Peter Jeffrey, Dandy Nichols, Mona Washbourne, Philip Stone
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Fargo
Brazil
Mars Attacks!
Bad Education
To Be or Not to Be
The Godfather
In China They Eat Dogs
Remember Me?
Force Majeure
Wild Tales
Fitzcarraldo
My French Amore
Bad Grandmas
Man Bites Dog
The Kidnapping of a President
Rice Girl
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Timothy
Multiple Maniacs
Jesus' Son
SIMILAR MOVIES
Fargo
IMDB 7.9 | Mar , 1996
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!Brazil
IMDB 7.7 | Feb , 1985
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.Mars Attacks!
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1996
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.Bad Education
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2004
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.To Be or Not to Be
IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1942
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.The Godfather
IMDB 8.7 | Mar , 1972
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.In China They Eat Dogs
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1999
Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.Remember Me?
IMDB 4 | Jan , 1997
A domestic farce exposes the eccentricities of a "typical" middle class, suburban family who find their lives thrown into a crisis with the unexpected arrival of one of the wife's old flames.Force Majeure
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2014
While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.Wild Tales
IMDB 7.9 | Aug , 2014
Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.Fitzcarraldo
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1982
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.My French Amore
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
A black comedy about a man impersonating a spy in the midst of World War I.Bad Grandmas
IMDB 5 | Nov , 2017
Four grandmothers accidentally kill a conman and, to cover it up, they get rid of the body. When the conman's partner shows up, things go south.Man Bites Dog
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 1992
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.The Kidnapping of a President
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
Satirical black comedy based on a true story, about the kidnapping of the first president of Finland.Rice Girl
IMDB 1 | Jul , 2014
To land a role in the movie Hooker X, Asian American actress Windy (Cheryl Ling) researches what life is like as a prostitute. After being mistaken for a real call girl by undercover cops, Windy runs into trouble with a group of thugs and a huge wrestler. Poking fun at the entertainment industry as well as Asian stereotypes, this independent comedy co-stars Pat Morita, Martin Kove and Dean Haglund.Welcome to the Dollhouse
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1996
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.Timothy
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2014
After bankruptcy and a mental breakdown, former high-flyer Timothy returns to live with his parents in Wollongong.Multiple Maniacs
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1970
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.Jesus' Son
IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 2000
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.