The Signal Tower

Summary: A railroad worker accepts a colleague's offer to stay in his home, but when his friend is called out one night to stop a runaway train, he makes a play for the man's wife.

Release Date: July 20, 1924

Genre: Drama

Director: Clarence Brown

Writers: Wadsworth Camp

, James O. Spearing

, Tom Miranda

Runtime: 1 h 12 min

Production: Universal Pictures

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

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Race	White	Latino	Jewish	Mixed / Other	Asian	Arab	Total	Visuals	Info
Forebears	3	3				1	7
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Ethnic	1		1	1			3		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Jew			1				1		Believe it or not, this website is actually ran by proud Jews who just poke fun at themselves. However, they celebrate Judaism and Ashkenazi DNA. Their verdicts are varied and have humorous opinions added, but we filter them into a quantifiable binary Jewish or not variable. Unlike Ethnicelebs, this data set uses religion when determining if a person is Jewish or not, even if they have zero Ashkenazi DNA. Source: http://www.jewornotjew.com/
Total	10	3	2	1	1	1	18
Cast Percentages	55.56%	16.67%	11.11%	5.56%	5.56%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":55.56,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":16.67,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (1980) Percentage	79.6%	6.4%	2.61%	3%	1.55%	0.27%		{"name":"U.S. Population (1980)","series":[{"name":"White","y":79.6,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.27,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":1.55,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":11.7,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":0.16,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":0.6,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":6.4,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":3,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.61,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (1980) Representation	-24.04	+10.27	+8.5	+2.56	+4.01	+5.29		{"name":"U.S. Population (1980)","series":[["White",79.6],["Latino",6.4],["Jewish",2.61],["Mixed \/ Other",3],["Asian",1.55],["Arab",0.27]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":55.56,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.67,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Percentage	81.25%	6.26%		0.76%	3.5%			{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[{"name":"White","y":6413300000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":276400000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":609100000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":40300000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":494000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":60300000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Representation	-25.69	+10.41		+4.8	+2.06			{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[["White",81.25],["Latino",6.26],["Jewish",0],["Mixed \/ Other",0.76],["Asian",3.5],["Arab",0]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":55.56,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.67,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	84.16%	3.04%		2.19%	1.82%			{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":11376792373765,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":245737833331,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1125811369213,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":61530417572,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":411203072000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":296658234120,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	-28.6	+13.63		+3.37	+3.74			{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",84.16],["Latino",3.04],["Jewish",0],["Mixed \/ Other",2.19],["Asian",1.82],["Arab",0]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":55.56,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.67,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
World population (1981) Percentage	19.84%	5.69%	0.35%	1.93%	35.76%	6.45%		{"name":"World population (1981) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":8639477749,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":25523233335,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":5701157013,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":88974743567,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":43207573045,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":160367862653,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":28935386715,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":85464587037,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":1588368798,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (1981) Representation	+35.72	+10.98	+10.76	+3.63	-30.2	-0.89		{"name":"World population (1981) ","series":[["White",19.84],["Latino",5.69],["Jewish",0.35],["Mixed \/ Other",1.93],["Asian",35.76],["Arab",6.45]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":55.56,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.67,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	9.35%	1.11%	1.81%	29.46%	6.38%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+19.08	+7.32	+10	+3.75	-23.9	-0.82		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Latino",9.35],["Jewish",1.11],["Mixed \/ Other",1.81],["Asian",29.46],["Arab",6.38]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":55.56,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Latino","y":16.67,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
Notes		Many Latinos check "White" or "Other" on the Census. So this overlaps with "Mixed" race and "White." Also, when there was a discrepancy with the percentage listed on the Wikipedia table and our calculated numbers, the Wiki table's numbers were used. Likewise, when the population total was missing from the Census pdf, the estimate was calculated using the percentage from the Wiki table. NOTE: It turns out that the reason America doesn't have a separate "Latino" race is because the League of Latin American Citizens protested against discrimination towards Mexicans and got themselves to legally be considered "White." Check the research links in our Google Doc for more info.	If there were any inconsistencies with percentages calculated using our Census data, the Jewish Data Bank percentages were the ones used. Also please review the Jewish Data Bank pdf to understand the difference between the "Core" Jewish population and the "Extended" / "Law of Return" Jewish populations. We are displaying the "Core" Jewish populations since that is what the Jewish Data Bank and Wikipedia articles chose. Also, the 1942 population estimates were used for the 1940 row. For the 2000 estimates, the "Core" definition was not used, so we used the 5.2 mil broader estimate instead of the 4.3 mil estimate since the 5.2 broader estimate seemed too drastic of a drop and the definitions weren't congruent with Core and Law of Return.	The "Mixed / Other" categories overlap, and the 2 or more category was not an option until the 2000 Census. So for the combined column, all data will be taken from the "Other" column except for 2000, 2010, & 2020. For those, the average between the "2 or More Races" and "Some Other Race" will be used.	The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.	Arab Americans are less than 1% of the US population and often check "White" or "Other" on the US Census. And the only data available for them started when the US Census added ancestry in 1980. So assume a less than 1% margin of error and overlap with the "White" and "Other" categories.

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, Albert Brooks

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Santo Domingo Film & Music Video, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Countries: United States, Mexico

Language: English

Domestic: $ 2,694,234

Box office:

Domestic:$2.7MWorldwide:$2.7M

Adaptation/remake:

based on article

-3%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -3% lower than the critics.

25%22%

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17%18%

17% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

18% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White70.59%Black11.76%Jewish11.76%Asian5.88%

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Answers to Nothing (2011)

Summary: Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for meaning and redemption and affect each other in ways they don't always see.

Release Date: September 22, 2011

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: Matthew Leutwyler

Writers: Ric Barbera

, Matthew Leutwyler

, Gillian Vigman

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: R

Production: Ambush Entertainment, Cold Iron Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 22,029

Box office:

Domestic:$22KWorldwide:$22K

27%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 27% higher than the critics.

9%36%

The average Metacritic score is 29%.

Metacritic Meta:

29/100

33%24%

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

24% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White64.71%Mixed / Other17.65%Jewish11.76%Black5.88%

N/A

Possibly woke elements:

interracial,interracial relationship,racism

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The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

Summary: In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.

Release Date: December 07, 2001

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

Director: Charles Shyer

Writer: John Sweet

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Alcon Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 471,210

International: $ 726,903

Box office:

Budget:$30MDomestic:$471.2KInternational:$726.9KWorldwide:$1.2M

Adaptation/remake:

based on true story

27%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 27% higher than the critics.

15%42%

The Metacritic audience rated this 8% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

42/100

Metacritic User:

50/100

28%6%

28% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White88.89%Jewish5.56%Mixed / Other5.56%

2.00

Commonsensemedia

Violence3/5
Sex3/5
Drugs3/5

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The Passenger (1975)

Summary: Unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.

Release Date: February 28, 1975

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Writers: Mark Peploe

, Enrico Sannia

, Michelangelo Antonioni

Runtime: 2 h 06 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia, CIPI Cinematografica S.A.

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), United Artists, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Warner Home Video, Sony Pictures Classics

Countries: Italy, France, Spain

Language: Italian

Domestic: $ 620,155

International: $ 149,348

Box office:

Domestic:$620.2KInternational:$149.3KWorldwide:$769.5K

Box office International:

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-4%

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88%84%

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11%33%

11% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White60%Latino20%Black13.33%Jewish6.67%

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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)

Summary: A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a diminutive crook-back named Lymon. He suggests...

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Director: Simon Callow

Writers: Edward Albee

, Michael Hirst

, Carson McCullers

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Channel Four Films, Merchant Ivory Productions

Distributor: Cohen Media Group, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Home Vision Entertainment (HVE), SVS/Triumph Home Video, The Criterion Collection

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 184,890

Box office:

Domestic:$184.9KWorldwide:$184.9K

Adaptation/remake:

based on novel, based on play

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 6% higher than the critics.

56%62%

No Metacritic ratings imported yet.

33%0%

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

0% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White100%

N/A

Possibly woke elements:

f rated

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Water for Elephants (2011)

Summary: Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their ...

Release Date: April 22, 2011

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writers: Richard LaGravenese

, Sara Gruen

Runtime: 2 h 02 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Fox 2000 Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment, Flashpoint Entertainment, Big Screen Productions, Netter Productions

Distributor: Sea Movies, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, HBO Max

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 38,000,000

Domestic: $ 58,709,717

International: $ 58,385,185

Box office:

Budget:$38MDomestic:$58.7MInternational:$58.4MWorldwide:$117.1M

Adaptation/remake:

based on novel

Possible Big Business:

Production:

3 Arts Entertainment

(Lionsgate subsidiary)

10%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 10% higher than the critics.

60%70%

The Metacritic audience rated this 17% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

52/100

Metacritic User:

69/100

11%6%

11% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White94.44%Black5.56%

1.83

BechdeltestNo women talking

Commonsensemedia

Message2/5
Role model2/5
Violence3/5
Sex2/5
Language2/5
Drugs3/5

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Sex3/5
Language4/5
Violence2/5
Drugs2/5
Nudity2/5

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The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Summary: Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude...

Release Date: March 16, 1991

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Brian Gibson

Writers: Ron Hutchinson

, Michael Zagor

Runtime: 2 h 10 min

MPAA: R

Production: HBO Pictures, RHI Entertainment, Anglia Television

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Hungary

Language: English

Adaptation/remake:

based on true story, based on real person

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HBO Pictures

N/A

The average Rotten Tomatoes audience score is 72%.

72%

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44%38%

44% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

38% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White62.5%Black25%Latino6.25%Mixed / Other6.25%

2.40

Possibly woke elements:

racial segregation,prejudice,race relations,segregation,interracial,interracial marriage,interracial relationship,racism

MPAAR

IMDb

NUDITYMild

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Intimate Strangers (2004)

Summary: A Frenchwoman tells her marital troubles to a man she mistakes for a psychiatrist, and soon they form an unusual relationship.

Release Date: September 03, 2004

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director: Patrice Leconte

Writers: Jérôme Tonnerre

, Patrice Leconte

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: R

Production: Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Zoulou Films

Distributor: Paramount Classics

Country: France

Language: French

Domestic: $ 2,110,589

International: $ 8,375,228

Box office:

Domestic:$2.1MInternational:$8.4MWorldwide:$10.5M

-16%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -16% lower than the critics.

85%69%

The average Metacritic score is 71%.

Metacritic Meta:

71/100

44%0%

44% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

0% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White100%

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White Oleander (2002)

Summary: A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Release Date: October 11, 2002

Genre: Drama

Director: Peter Kosminsky

Writers: Janet Fitch

, Mary Agnes Donoghue

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Gaylord Films, John Wells Productions, Oleandor Productions, Pandora Filmproduktion

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 16,000,000

Domestic: $ 16,357,770

International: $ 5,314,514

Box office:

Budget:$16MDomestic:$16.4MInternational:$5.3MWorldwide:$21.7M

Adaptation/remake:

based on novel

Possible Big Business:

Production:

Warner Bros.

12%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 12% higher than the critics.

69%81%

The average Metacritic score is 61%.

Metacritic Meta:

61/100

50%18%

50% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

18% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White76.47%Latino11.76%Mixed / Other5.88%Jewish5.88%

0.78

LGBTQ content included:

lesbian

BechdeltestPassed!

Commonsensemedia

Violence4/5
Sex5/5
Language4/5
Drugs4/5

Dove

Sex4/5
Language4/5
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Drugs2/5
Nudity2/5

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Hello Again (1987)

Summary: A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.

Release Date: November 06, 1987

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Director: Frank Perry

Writer: Susan Isaacs

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Buena Vista Home Video, Mill Creek Entertainment, Touchstone Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 20,419,446

Box office:

Domestic:$20.4MWorldwide:$20.4M

39%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 39% higher than the critics.

10%49%

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44%0%

44% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

0% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

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The Signal Tower, 1924 - ★★★★½

THE SIGNAL TOWER (Clarence Brown, USA, 1924, 9)

You know going in to a festival like this that the Lubitsches, the Dovzhenkos, the Keatons, etc., are going to be great. And you have a sense of what...

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