Mississippi Mermaid

Mississippi Mermaid 1969

6.61

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.

1969

Ghost World

Ghost World 2001

7.08

Accentuate the negative. 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.

2001

Beyond Therapy

Beyond Therapy 1987

3.90

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.

1987

Personals: College Girl Seeking...

Personals: College Girl Seeking... 2001

5.80

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.

2001

Wonderland

Wonderland 1999

6.60

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.

1999

Long-Term Relationship

Long-Term Relationship 2006

5.70

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.

2006

Come to Uncle

Come to Uncle 1950

6.80

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.

1950

Just Add Love

Just Add Love 1997

1

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?

1997

A Fine Feathered Frenzy

A Fine Feathered Frenzy 1954

7.80

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

1954

The Personals

The Personals 1982

3.70

A touching yet humorous tale of a divorced man searching for love in the personals column and finding out about life in the process.

1982

Casual Encounters

Casual Encounters 2013

2.00

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

2013