The Answer Man

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The Answer Man (2009)

Comedy, Romance

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¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

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How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College

1989 ★ 6.0

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A Nice Girl Like You

A Nice Girl Like You

2020 ★ 5.8

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The List

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Dean

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Splendor

Splendor

1999 ★ 6.1

Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

1995 ★ 6.0

With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma. Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they confront their post-marital challenges, the men take solace in one another's plights.

Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury

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Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

Maintenance Required

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A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.

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After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.

The Right Kind of Wrong

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2013 ★ 5.8

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The Dog Problem

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2006 ★ 5.9

In the film, Solo is a down-on-his-luck writer who is encouraged by his psychiatrist to get a dog. Solo meets his love interest, who he assumes to be a dog owner when meeting her at a dog play park, but dog problems stand in their way.

The Owl and the Pussycat

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1970 ★ 6.2

Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?

Teacher's Pet

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1958 ★ 6.8

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2021 ★ 7.0

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