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Poster for the movie "Ninotchka" with tagline "Garbo laughs." Illustration of Greta Garbo in formal yellow dress, with a mirror image of her off to the side shaded in blue with her eyes closed, looking romantic.

Ninotchka

Recommended by: Jen Howell

Release Year: 1939

Runtime: 110 min

Genres: Comedy, Romance

The Pitch: Ernst Lubitsch directs Greta Garbo in a script co-written by Billy Wilder. Garbo plays her role to perfection - a Russian Communist true-believer seduced by Paris (and Melvyn Douglas). A classic of American cinema, not to be missed!

Ratings

Funny: Pretty Funny

Scary: Not Scary

Sadness: Not sad

Pacing: Moderate

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Poster for "Reality Bites." Winona Ryder stands between Ben Stiller and Ethan Hawke, with the word "Love" written behind her.

Reality Bites

"Some Kind of Wonderful" movie poster. Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson and Mary Stuart Masterson stare seriously at the camera.

Some Kind of Wonderful

"The Parent Trap" movie poster. Illustrations of Hayley Mills as a teen girl casually sitting on a chair in jeans, talking to her twin sister in a dress, sitting properly in the chair. Below them, two adults, their parents, argue.

The Parent Trap

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