The Personals

Mississippi Mermaid

June 1969 •French

A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a French woman he does not know. The woman that arrives does not look like the picture he received, but he marries her anyway.

Ghost World

July 2001 •English

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.

Just Add Love

January 1997 •English

Charlotte is getting a divorce. Leonard is her attorney and her partner. He's already divorced. Nick is the new guy at the firm, a young stud on the prowl. Will these middle-aged professionals find love in the personal ads, of all places?

A Fine Feathered Frenzy

October 1954 •English

Woody Woodpecker notices a personal ad in the newspaper for a gorgeous rich gal, with plenty of food, looking for a husband.

Personals: College Girl Seeking...

April 2001 •English

Lacking experience to write her research paper on sexual behavior, a 22-year old college student responds to personal ads to broaden her erotic horizons.

Beyond Therapy

February 1987 •English

Manhattanites Bruce and Prudence are each looking for a meaningful romantic relationship and have been encouraged by their psychiatrists to find someone through the personal ads. Their first meeting is disastrous, but they begin to hit it off during their second date. However, Bruce's bisexual, live-in lover does not want to share Bruce and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep him to himself.

Casual Encounters

May 2013 •English

An ensemble film with five stories of lonely New Yorkers seeking connection through internet personals.

Long-Term Relationship

January 2006 •English

Tired of the unsatisfying singles scene, Glenn answers a personal ad and meets Adam, a handsome Southern man seeking a long-term relationship. The two hit it off immediately, but their initial attraction is soon put to the test. Glenn's gay friends say he'd be happier playing the field again, but his straight pals encourage him to work at the budding relationship.

Come to Uncle

December 1950 •Greek

Antonis is the nephew of the good-hearted grocer Harilaos Toukouras. He is slothful and lazy but he is the only heir to his uncle, who considers marriage as the only solution to his nephew’s problems. That’s why he is looking for a bride for him by checking the newspaper ads. Due to a printing error, an ad for the sale of a sewing machine appears in the personal ads column, bringing uncle and nephew to the house of a serious and honest estate agent who has two single sisters.

Wonderland

May 1999 •English

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair salon after hours; her son spends part of the weekend with her ex, a man with a hair-trigger temper. Molly is expecting her first baby and its father acts as if the responsibility is too much for him.

Çiççek Gibi

March 2024 •Turkish

In her first stand-up special, Özge Özel confronts societal norms and embracing her identity onstage. Through humor, she tackles every defining subject that she did not choose - her mixed ethnicity, dating mishaps, and mental health while delivering laughs and poignant insights. It's a comedic manifesto for living unapologetically and finding humor in life's challenges.

Yes or No 2.5

May 2015 •Thai

Roommates Wine and Pii find their lives turned upside down when two more ladies move in next door, bringing up past heartaches and new attractions.

Ein Mädel aus dem Volke

October 1927 •German

Nuori mylläri

February 1958 •Finnish

A young man arrives in the village. He becomes a miller and delights the girls in the village, which evokes bitterness in others. He is subject to moralistic criticism, even though he is in fact only in love with the tailor's daughter.

Malditas sean las mujeres

July 1936 •Spanish

A tragicomic piece based on a novella by Manuel Ibo Alfaro.

Aranmanai 2

January 2016 •Tamil

A ghost enters a palatial mansion and starts attacking the men in the family. What is its back story?