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"Top Hat" movie poster. A top hat in upper left corner, with a man and a woman in elegant clothing ballroom dancing in the foreground.

Top Hat

Recommended by: Jen Howell

Release Year: 1935

Runtime: 101 min

Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance

The Pitch: Don't say you understand American musicals until you've seen this all-time classic of the genre, featuring the timeless duo of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers! In addition to iconic dance numbers like "Cheek to Cheek", there's also sly humor from a hilarious supporting cast which skirts the edges of the newly created Hays Code.

Ratings

Funny: Pretty Funny

Scary: Not Scary

Sadness: Not sad

Pacing: Moderate

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Criterion collection movie cover for "Design for Living" a film by Ernst Lubitsch. Fredric March, Gary Cooper, and Miriam Hopkins lie on the floor, smiling up at the camera, wearing formal clothes. The men are in tuxes with white ties, Miriam Hopkins in a white sparkly dress. The photo is black and white. Their heads are together as they lie facing different directions.

Design For Living

Poster for movie "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton-John's face with blond hair blown back in front of a futuristic-looking set of silver columns.

Xanadu

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

poster for "American Movie" - two white men with long brown hair (Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank) stand facing the camera. Review from Siskel and Ebert says "Terrific! Funny! Inspiring! Two Very Big Thumbs Up!" Text reads: Winner Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival

American Movie

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