Some Kind of Beautiful

Some Kind of Beautiful 2015

5.70

By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his own romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates. But Richard has grown tired of the game and is looking for something more meaningful and lasting. So when Kate, Richard’s tanned, athletic, 25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, Richard is thrilled. He looks forward to having a family of his own, being a father his children could be proud of, not some sex-fueled bobcat. There is only one problem. Richard’s not in love with Kate. Richard is in love with Kate’s sister, Olivia. He had been in love with her ever since he first saw her.

2015

Desert Hearts

Desert Hearts 1985

7.00

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

1985

Wit

Wit 2001

7.37

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

2001

Perfect Romance

Perfect Romance 2004

5.80

When Tess Kelley realizes her daughter Jenny Kelley still isn't over her divorce from musician Rick Meadows, the irresponsible, ever-absent father of her little boy Jesse, and thus fails to make progress with friend and promising potential fiance Miles Healey, she places an ad on her daughter's behalf on a lonely hearts internet website. She then starts an anonymous relationship through the dating service with charming British-born literature professor Peter Campbell, who lives in America. Then Peter comes to meet Jenny in person, but who will end up with whom or stay alone?

2004

Surviving Desire

Surviving Desire 1992

7.00

Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm. Flirtation turns to lust and the two become lovers.

1992

Butley

Butley 1974

6.30

Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.

1974

Lova's Game

Lova's Game 2023

1

While on a trip to France, English linguistics professor Dr. Isaac Keiser must decide the fate of his relationship with his younger, wild girlfriend, Francesca, after he learns the disturbing details of her erotic love affair.

2023

The Magic Glass

The Magic Glass 1914

4.50

A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.

1914