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Plot Summary:
After returning home from the war, Vietnam veteran Julius Vrooder resides in a veteran's hospital, where he has been vaguely diagnosed as "psychiatrically impaired." Taking the news with an air of initially lighthearted defiance, Vrooder escapes and sets up camp under a highway, where he builds a paranoia-driven booby-trapped bunker for himself. Falling in love with not-so-bright nurse Zanni, Vrooder soon plans to elope with her to a remote Canadian outpost.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Six vignettes pit an assortment of characters against each other in everyday situations.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)
Plot Summary:
Henry Fonda plays Elegant John, an old trucker who steals back his prized rig in California and takes off with almost no money. His Kenworth tractor has the name Eleanor on it. Elegant John once met Eleanor Roosevelt. He pulls a Fruehauf van with a "sunroof". Why is he called Elegant John? Well, sonny, if you drive five million miles without being late or having a wreck, you deserve to be called Elegant. Elegant John picks up Bible-thumping hitchhiker Beebo Crozier, who is going to Florida to learn motel management. Elegant John stops and gets fuel. Beebo reluctantly pays for fuel. The two stop at a whorehouse for truckers at Cheyenne, Wyoming, a possible homage to Fonda's movie The Cheyenne Social Club. The prostitutes are about to be raided, and the madam hires Elegant John to take them to the coast of South Carolina to start another prostitution business. Thus Elegant John's trip will be coast to coast.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: road movie, crying, independent film
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Two couples. Two cars. What had to be a romantic night, little by little takes on a bittersweet flavor, and we discover that couples are not what they appear to be.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 72 min
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Revenge Is My Destiny (1971)
Plot Summary:
Chris Robinson plays an eyepatched Vietnam vet named Ross Archer, who comes home to find that his wife had left him and become involved with some shady business dealings.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Line (1972)
Plot Summary:
An American soldier sent to Vietnam goes AWOL and returns to his hometown. His parents turn him over to military authorities. He is court-martialled and sent to the toughest military prison in the US - the Army Stockade of the Presidio base near San Francisco. There he is subjected to horrendous treatment. He, along with others, spoke out about the treatment of prisoners.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Workaholic attorney Bob O'Hara (Asner) is devastated when his wife (Hartley) dies suddenly. She returns to "haunt" him, however, (a la "Topper") and her mission is to persuade him to slow down, watch his own health, and renew relationships with his two grown children (Foster and Lang.).
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 289
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Country: USA
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The Forgotten Man (1971)
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A Marine officer reported as killed in Vietnam but was actually a POW returns home. Instead of being welcomed home, however, he discovers that his father has died, his wife has remarried, his daughter has been adopted, his business has been sold and his life has completely changed.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Drama, War
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The Naked Ape (1973)
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Somewhat based on Desmond Morris's fascinating book of pop anthropology, this partially animated satirical docudrama produced by Playboy Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner, traces the evolution of human kind and offers insight into the reasons why we behave the way we do. Though often dealing with sexuality, nothing in the film is terribly offensive or graphic. A prime example of mainstream experimental film-making from the early 70's featuring a young and breathtakingly lovely Victoria Principal.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)
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An American soldier manages to endure his captivity in a Vietnamese POW camp by keeping alive the memories of life in his home town. When he is finally released from the camp, and is discharged from the military, he goes back to his town - but he can find no trace whatsoever of it.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a Veterans Administration benefits counselor who teams up with Coleman to fight a lopsided batted against the bureaucratic system for its cover up of the possible dangers of Agent Orange.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, UK
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The Woman Inside (1981)
Plot Summary:
A Vietnam vet decides to undergo a sex change operation in the 1970's. Canadian / American production.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
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The Bad Bunch (1973)
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A white ex-GI goes to a black ghetto to deliver a letter from his buddy, a black soldier who died in Vietnam. When he arrives there he encounters hostility and trouble from all sides.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Coach of the Year (1980)
Plot Summary:
An ex-football star, paralyzed from the waist down during Vietnam, accepts the challenge of coaching football in a juvenile reform school.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min
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Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers. Written by Pfyre Caidmon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 310
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Country: USA
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Tin Men (1987)
Plot Summary:
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Heroes (1977)
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A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
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Alex in Wonderland (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. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. Alex has a few thoughts in mind, such as a biopic of Lenny Bruce, or a movie about a black uprising in Los Angeles. As he makes the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in. These fantasies are influenced by his movie idols, some who he meets such as Italian director Federico Fellini and French actress Jeanne Moreau. Concurrently, he is considering what to do about his personal life. He is wondering if he and his middle-class family should "move up". The need for commercial success may ultimately take artistic control out of his hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 970
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Article 99 (1992)
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Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and a corrupt administration. To succeed, the staff may have to bend the rules and circumvent the villainous "Article 99," a bureaucratic loophole that prevents veterans from receiving the benefits they deserve.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
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Welcome Home (1989)
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An Air Force officer (Kris Kristofferson) returns to his father (Brian Keith), son and remarried wife (JoBeth Williams) in Vermont after 17 years in Vietnam.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
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A soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by train to California for burial. During the trip, he falls in love with a gentle college student. But their relationship is shattered by his flashbacks to combat.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 591
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Country: USA
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There Goes My Baby (1994)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school seniors meets in the summer of 1965 and all struggle with the choices they have to make.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, nostalgic
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, cult classic, independent film, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Jacknife (1989)
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A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
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A busy executive (Ted Danson) learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him (Jack Lemmon) than ever before. Estranged from his own son (Ethan Hawke), the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Terms of Endearment (1983)
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Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 64000
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Country: USA
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A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
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Country: USA
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