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7.5
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78
/104/
73
/79/
3.8
/42634/
80
/5/
78
/12/

Hour of the Star (1985)
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
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Kanopy
75
6.7
/2537/
58
/37/
63
/66/
3.5
/1615/
96
/47/
75
/35/
76
/15/

Silent Souls (2010)
Miron Alekseevich, director of a paper and pulp mill, goes to bury his wife Tanya in the place where they once spent their honeymoon. He goes not alone, but with a photographer named Stork, to whom he tells touching details of his life with Tanya. The narrative weaves together the memories of the characters, as well as the rituals and beliefs of the Meri people, a small Finnish tribe that once lived in the Northern Volga region and dissolved among the Russians.
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The Roku Channel
71
6.9
/108276/
69
/3726/
67
/1829/
3.5
/322479/
78
/156/
82
/4609/
63
/39/

Secretary (2002)
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
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70
7.1
/30754/
69
/588/
67
/372/
3.5
/16572/
71
/21/
78
/673/
63
/14/

The World According to Garp (1982)
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
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Kanopy
67
6.5
/7941/
66
/349/
63
/189/
3.3
/14817/
71
/86/
62
/32/
50
/18/
cc age 15+

My Salinger Year (2020)
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
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Plex
67
6.8
/13146/
71
/502/
66
/591/
3.5
/10619/
72
/60/
71
/143/
58
/25/

Populaire (2012)
An insurance agent and his new secretary become locked in the grip of romance and competition as they train together for a speed-typing contest.
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Kanopy
59
7.0
/21549/
72
/735/
70
/433/
3.1
/4246/
31
/32/
63
/233/
46
/14/
cc age 9+

The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
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Kanopy
63
58
6.3
/10084/
67
/214/
63
/191/
3.3
/11343/
55
/11/
66
/367/
cc age 12+

Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
56
7.3
/1144/
74
/90/
69
/32/
3.6
/1532/
100
/40/
82
/22/
80
/14/

California Typewriter (2017)
A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
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56
6.5
/13243/
66
/348/
59
/181/
3.2
/7821/
19
/26/
73
/1074/

Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
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Kanopy
52
6.0
/44595/
59
/1060/
56
/882/
2.9
/30415/
47
/152/
34
/523/
56
/32/
cc age 17+

On the Road (2012)
Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.
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64
51
6.6
/3233/
59
/61/
59
/71/
3.4
/2115/
60
/5/
70
/29/

Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.
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MGM Plus
48
5.6
/5557/
53
/66/
53
/76/
2.9
/3240/
29
/35/
43
/61/

The End of Violence (1997)
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.
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Criterion Channel
65
42
6.9
/1483/
58
/24/
69
/28/
3.5
/2140/
58
/119/

Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.
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62
37
6.2
/2671/
61
/61/
64
/94/
3.1
/2870/
62
/2/

Revenge of the Dead (1983)
A young journalist buys a used typewriter and notices some text still legible on the ribbon; he reconstructs the story of a scientist who discovered that some types of terrain have the power to revive the dead.
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?
100
/1/

The Infinite Monkey Theorem (2025)
The infinite monkey theorem proposes that if given a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, a monkey hitting keys at random will almost surely type any given text. Including the complete works of William Shakespeare.
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?
6.8
/5/

Royal (2018)
A sentient typewriter, that brings an unseen author's dreams to life, makes itself known.
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?
40
/1/

The Candy Lady (2023)
Debra, a neighborhood candy lady whose quiet day goes awry when she, unbeknownst to her, awakens a magical typewriter bringing all of her short stories to life.
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?
100
/1/

Echo Sonata (2023)
In the 1950s, a communist country. The film follows a retired detective who investigates two enigmatic murders. Both murders are connected to a murder exposing an old secret about a corrupt officer that causes controversy throughout the city and alerts the political security. As he uncovers clues, the detective plunges deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of political and personal intrigue that leads him to a final revelation.
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Sun Nxt
51
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7.1
/120/
25
/2/

Akkare (1984)
Gopi is having a moderate but highly respected life as a Tehsildar(regional land and tax officer) but his wife wants more.
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?
6.1
/36/
20
/2/

The Latent Image (2019)
A young writer retreats to an isolated cabin to work on a mystery thriller. One night, a mysterious stranger arrives at his door needing help.
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?
6.2
/11/
20
/1/
100
/1/

Ensamrummet (2001)
Emma's parents are going to divorce, but before that the family goes on holiday to the countryside. Emma is left alone when the parents just arguing and moving to another room. Soon she discovers that there is something mysterious about the room when a typewriter starts writing a message by itself...
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?
100
/1/

A Beautiful Rush (2022)
Like a ticking time-bomb, Ronnie tries to hold his personal relationships and artistic career together while struggling with a debilitating writers block. "A Beautiful Rush" is a silent film that explores what it means to be selfish and lose sight of the blessings life has graced us with.
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?
10
/1/

Comprehensive School (1962)
The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.
poster
The Roku Channel
52
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5.7
/325/
45
/5/
60
/3/
79
/14/
20
/2/

Lily in Love (1984)
Insulted when his screenwriter wife writes a leading role for a younger man, aging Broadway idol Fitz Wynn disguises himself as a handsome young Italian.
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6.5
/79/
10
/1/
66
/7/

The Master and His Servants (1959)
The Master and His Servants (Norwegian: Herren og hans tjenere) is a 1959 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. The film is based on a 1955 play by Axel Kielland, who also plays a minor character in the film. The play and the film is based on a true story from Sweden. The Master and his Servants was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
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35
/2/
25
/3/

The Tower of Babble (2002)
Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.
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?
100
/1/

Daydreamer's Pursuit
Full of determination and uncertainty, Nutmeg pursues her daydream to escape a dull reality with a Walkman and her case of few sentimental belongings.
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Kanopy
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8.0
/43/

The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) (2012)
30+ interviews in 10 U.S. states with authors, collectors, journalists, professors, bloggers, students, artists, inventors and repairmen (and women) who meet up for ‘Type-In’ gatherings to both celebrate and use their decidedly lo-tech typewriters in a plugged-in world.
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100
/1/

The Typewriting Machine (2020)
A fearful composer writes in his typewriting machine and an intimidating pianist cat plays his music during the magnificent show of Marita, the dancer.
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?

Deaf to Happiness
A writer is trapped in a world where time is broken, memories do not exist, and nothing feels real. His hand moves against his will, endlessly writing something unseen while his mind fights for meaning. Desperate, he begins writing a story—one that must not end in tragedy.
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?

Divine Rivals
Set in the shadow of an ancient war between dueling gods and tells of a pair of young rival journalists that fall in love while writing each other anonymous letters on an enchanted typewriter.
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?

Panopticon (2025)
A man working in an office stumbles upon a truth he may not be ready for.
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?

Entre Nós (2015)
N/A
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Entre les Lignes, La Vérité (2024)
N/A
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We Are Bleach
A multi-awarded 23 minute short film about pansexual punk rockers in a toxic relationship in London’s underground music scene
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?

Modern Business Machines (1947)
An intriguing historical film, demonstrating many expensive business machines found in modern offices of the era, including electromatic and Chinese typewriters and machines for filming, stenciling, folding and lithographing. Among the machines shown are Diebold's Flofilm microfiche recorder, the Fileomatic Desk, the Pierce Electronic Wire Recorder, the Soundscriber with plastic disk, the Elliott Stencil Machine with Graphotype machine, the Davidson Duplicator for litho printing, the Davidson Folder for letters, the Varityper, the Autotypist Perforator, the IBM Chinese character typewriter, and speed typist Stella Pajunas, using an IBM Model A Electric Typewriter, who set a one-hour typing speed record in 1946 of 140 net five-stroke words per minute.


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