Keyword: success

Prodigals

5.6

2017

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When a young man returns to his hometown to assist with a friends trial it soon becomes clear that he isnt the beacon of success that everyone thought he was.

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

7.4

1970

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With slicked-down hair and three-piece suits, dependable Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. Hes a dutiful husband; his wifes a social climber and pushes him to seek a promotion, but they also share sweet moments. Hes a caring father, helping his son with homework. His parents visit; his mother criticizes his wife. Old School friends drop by, as do neighbors. Some comment on Raabs wifes expensive tastes. His promotion may be a long shot, especially after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr Raab run amok?

Alex in Wonderland

5.3

1970

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Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature-length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic, and surefire commercial success, so Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. Alex has a few ideas, like a biopic of Lenny Bruce or a movie about a black uprising in Los Angeles. As he makes the rounds of both the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of his those everyday situations, influenced by his movie idols, some of whom he actually meets, like Italian director Federico Fellini and French actress Jeanne Moreau. Hes also wondering what to do about his personal life: does it make sense for him to move up with his wife Beth and their two daughters from their middle-class lifestyle? If so, filmmaking must not only achieve his main purpose of saying something meaningful, but also must be commercially successful. But must the need for commercial success ultimately take artistic control out of his hands?

The Astrologer

5

1976

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Craig Alexander, a con-man \psychic\ on the carnival circuit, lucks into a criminal enterprise to pilfer some legendary rubies in Kenya. His luck holds and he winds up the sole beneficiary of the ill-gotten wealth, which he parlays into an astrological empire. But once he reaches the top, theres only one direction he can go...

The Green Grass

6.3

2019

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When money, power and success are at an all- time high Shawn has to dig deep within himself to stop his life from spinning wildly out of control. In the aftermath hell count up the cost of, \The Green Grass.\

Chi-Town

6.3

2018

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An underdog basketball player from Chicago goes on a meteoric rise to become one of the best college point guards in the nation. But while he pursues dreams of the NBA, his success contrasts with the effects of gun violence on his friends back home.