High Society

Max and the Jealous Husband

April 1914 •English

A Max Linder comedy short.

Beverly Hills Cop

December 1984 •English

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

Someone to Love

December 1928 •English

A poor but honest sheet-music salesman is parted from his wealthy fiancée when she comes to believe he’s nothing but a golddigger. But circumstance places him on the board of an exclusive girls’ school, where he can prove his integrity as well as his love. This film is believed lost.

Antoine and Colette

June 1962 •French

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

January 1940 •English

Andy wants to buy a new car so he goes into the judge's home office where his father is about to write a $200 check to charity. He asks his dad for the $200 and they go used car shopping.

The Oriental Languages' Teacher

September 1918 •Czech

The Love Punch

January 2014 •English

Retirement at last! Middle-aged and divorced, company owner Richard Jones is looking forward to a worry-free existence as he arrives at his office on his last day of work. Much to his dismay, he discovers that the management buyout of his company was fraudulent. The company is now bankrupt and the employee pension fund — including his own — has been embezzled. Enlisting the help of his ex-wife Kate, Richard sets out to track down the shady businessman behind the fraud.

A Joy Story: Joy and Heron

February 2018 •English

A great animated short story about opportunity and helping each other.

The Promoter

May 1932 •English

Benny Rubin promotes a wrestling show but ends up wrestling Constantine "Strangler" Romanoff himself.

Johannes' hemmelighed

December 1985 •Danish

Johannes is upset because his parents have divorced and because his father never phones him. Before going to bed he wants his mother to read something from the Bible for him, instead of one of the usual stories from Superman. She reads some lines from the Revelation of St. John. Johannes asks her what "the end is near" means. She explains that it is when Jesus comes back, and sends the good people to Paradise and the evil ones to Hell. In the middle of the night Johannes sees a dazzling light and lots of water pouring out from the toilet. Suddenly an androgynous being is standing in the bathroom. Johannes thinks it's Jesus, and the being doesn't deny it. Johannes asks Jesus if his parents are going to Hell, as he thinks they are evil.

Cenizas

October 2019 •Spanish

Two Brothers dealing with the divorce of their parents

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?

November 2019 •English

Forky Asks a Question: What is Money? Hamm attempts to give Forky a lesson on how the US monetary system works.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

December 2019 •English

Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader?

December 2019 •English

Dolly teaches Forky about the qualities of a good leader, and Forky puts those qualities to the test!

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet?

December 2019 •English

Forky meets Rib Tickles and finds her charming and pleasant, only to be schooled by Rib on the dangers of law enforcement.

Express Train of Love

May 1925 •German

Silent romantic comedy set on a train.

A Grand Day Out

May 1990 •English

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

The Wrong Trousers

December 1993 •English

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

A Close Shave

March 1996 •English

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

The Launch

May 2023 •English

When a ruthless tech nerd is faced with pushback right before a big launch, he must find a way to hype up the team—and himself—before going onstage.