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How to Steal a Dog

How to Steal a Dog

Wed, 31 Dec 2014

Ji-so, a young girl who doesn't have a house because of her bankrupted dad. In order to get money to buy a house she plan to steals wealthy people's dogs to earn reward money when she returns them.

Mr. Chen

Mr. Chen

Invalid Date

Two old friends, one severely down on his luck, reunite to attempt a get-rich quick scheme that goes, predictably awry. Hard-luck Paul, recently out of a job and rudely dumped by his girlfriend, has to sell his car in order to pay his rent. Lying around in a depressed fog, he is contacted out of the blue by an old friend, Freddie, a mysterious man ineptly obsessed with all things Asian. He has come to town to conduct some kind of quasi-legal business transaction he is convinced will leave him wealthy. As Paul learns more about the scheme, he becomes inexorably involved until he has to put everything on the line.

Treatment

Treatment

Fri, 25 Sep 2015

Andy, a young, well-mannered, introverted bank teller must do the unthinkable to save his mom from her terminal illness. But at what cost?

Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart

Fri, 28 Dec 1934

A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.

Los líos de Barba Azul

Los líos de Barba Azul

Fri, 28 Jan 1955

A news reporter falls in love with a millionaire's young daughter, but her father tells him he won't let them marry unless he earns one million Pesos first. Helped by a friend, he tries to earn the money by marrying - and murdering - four rich women.

Hot Money

Hot Money

Sat, 18 Jul 1936

Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.

We're Talkin' Serious Money

We're Talkin' Serious Money

Fri, 08 May 1992

When a pair of misfits loses a New York mobster's money, they flee to Los Angeles, where a compromising video of powerful senators falls into their lap.

The Mock Doctor

The Mock Doctor

Tue, 04 Feb 1975

Sganarelle, mistakenly considered a famous doctor because of a prank, is brought in M. Geronte's house to cure his daughter, who went mute overnight.

Los Wánabis

Los Wánabis

Thu, 26 Oct 2023

Based on a real-life case, The Wanabis tells the story of a group of friends who, in an attempt to become overnight millionaires, invest everything they have (and don't have) in a bizarre business proposition that convert dyed black bills into real money. Their quest takes them on a journey fraught with risk and absurdity, risking their lives or at least changing them forever.

The Ringing Bell

The Ringing Bell

Fri, 22 May 2020

Judah is a young man with a condition - he dreams while he's still awake. His imagination makes it difficult for him to process the loss of an important person in his life, so when his cousin contacts him with a ridiculous scheme to get at the riches of their eccentric Uncle Airmid who has disappeared, Judah agrees to go along with it.