Beauties at War

Jan 14, 2009

1h 29m

★ 5.0

Overview

A ski resort town struggles to become the top tourism spot.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

Beauties at War Trailers

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Cast

Franck Chevrel

Benoît Poelvoorde

Cécile

Olivia Bonamy

Le maire de Charmoussey

Jacques Mathou

Le maire de Super Charmoussey

Christian Charmetant

Femme maire Charmoussey

Béatrice Michel

Femme maire Super Charmoussey

Michèle Garcia

Camille

Cynthia Groggia

Père du maire Super Charmoussey

Albert Delpy

Gaby (le coiffeur)

Laurent Gamelon

Le présentateur

Jean-Paul Comart

Gérard patron du café

Antoine Chappey

Jeanine, la patronne du café

Juliette Poissonnier

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.

0.0

The American Venus

Jan 31, 1926

A lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most competitive rival in the cosmetics business. Chip Armstrong, a hot-shot public relations man, quits the employ of Hugo Niles and goes to work for Gray, persuading Mary to enter the Miss America contest at Atlantic City, with the intention of using her to endorse her father's cold cream should she win. Mary breaks her engagement with Horace. When it appears that she will win the contest, Hugo lures her home on the pretext that her father is ill, and she misses the contest. Chip and Mary return to Atlantic City, discovering that the new Miss America has told the world that she owes all her success to Gray's cold cream. On this note, Chip and Mary decide to get married.

6.8

Dumplin'

Dec 20, 2018

To prove a point about measuring up and fitting in, Texas teen Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickson enters a local pageant run by her ex-beauty queen mom.

7.2

Miss

Oct 21, 2020

A young man seeking his sexual identity decides to take part in the Miss France beauty pageant.

5.8

Smile

May 10, 1975

It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?

6.0

Miss and Mrs Sweden

Dec 21, 1969

To increase sales of the magazine Veckohatten, the management decides to invest heavily in the beauty contest Miss Sweden. A communist cell is planning to sabotage the competition, because it is sexist.

6.4

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Jul 16, 1999

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

0.0

Space Case

Jan 1, 2021

Space Case follows Bobbie Almond, a social outcast who has dreams to escape her small town life. She has a ticket to Mars! But when Bobbie's ticket to a new life gets stolen by her super Preppy sister, she's forced down a road of conformity, to be a part of the town's Beauty pageant! Will she conform? Or will she bail and follow her dreams!

5.0

Meu Sangue Ferve por Você

May 30, 2024

In 1979, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal is at the peak of his career. On a TV show, he meets Magali and, enchanted by the young woman, decides to win her over. But, in order to do that, he will have to overcome the resistance of his manager, Jean Pierre, and the distrust of her family, friends and even Magali herself.

6.5

Miss Congeniality

Dec 22, 2000

When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

0.0

Älskling på vift

Sep 21, 1964

What happens if a regular housewife picks up in a local beauty contest - and wins? How will it be when the husband forbids her to go to the finals in Mallorca - but she is going anyway?

5.7

Happy, Texas

Dec 3, 1999

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.

5.6

Miss Firecracker

Apr 28, 1989

Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.

9.0

Comme les Filles

May 6, 2021

Fresh out of prison after drugging the matcha latte of her pageant competition, a young and accomplished beauty queen is on the hunt for her ex-boyfriend upon discovering he's robbed her home.

5.7

Miss India America

Mar 24, 2016

Lily is a winner, but when her boyfriend leaves her for a vapid beauty pageant queen, she gets the notion that winning the Miss India America title would bring him back. Since Lily is perfect in everything else she does, it should be a cinch...or so she thinks. The pageant world isn't just pretty smiles and high heels, and her main competition, Sonia, gives her a run for her money.

5.9

Franswa Sharl

Jan 15, 2009

Keeping the position of number one son requires a certain amount of ingenuity. Twelve year old Greg has inherited his father's competitive streak. On a family holiday to Fiji they have different ideas about where Greg should focus his talents. When his creative pursuits fail to amuse his father Greg goes to bizarre lengths to win him back.

7.0

Ella Cinders

Jun 6, 1926

Poor Ella Cinders is much abused by her evil step-mother and step-sisters. When she wins a local beauty contest she jumps at the chance to get out of her dead-end life and go to Hollywood, where she is promised a job in the movies. When she arrives in Hollywood, she discovers that the contest was a scam and the job non-existent. But through pluck, luck, and talent, she makes it in the movies anyway, and finds true love.

0.0

Le ambiziose

Feb 1, 1961

Thirty girls arrive in a seaside town to participate in a beauty contest. Marina has no ambitions of victory: she only wants to have the sewing machine promised to each participant.

4.7

Fast and Furious

Oct 6, 1939

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.

Cast

Franck Chevrel

Benoît Poelvoorde

Cécile

Olivia Bonamy

Le maire de Charmoussey

Jacques Mathou

Le maire de Super Charmoussey

Christian Charmetant

Femme maire Charmoussey

Béatrice Michel

Femme maire Super Charmoussey

Michèle Garcia

Camille

Cynthia Groggia

Père du maire Super Charmoussey

Albert Delpy

Gaby (le coiffeur)

Laurent Gamelon

Le présentateur

Jean-Paul Comart

Gérard patron du café

Antoine Chappey

Jeanine, la patronne du café

Beauties at War

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Beauties at War Trailers

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde

Olivia Bonamy

Jacques Mathou

Christian Charmetant

Béatrice Michel

Michèle Garcia

Cynthia Groggia

Albert Delpy

Laurent Gamelon

Jean-Paul Comart

Antoine Chappey

Juliette Poissonnier

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Miss India America

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Beauties at War Trailers

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde

Olivia Bonamy

Jacques Mathou

Christian Charmetant

Béatrice Michel

Michèle Garcia

Cynthia Groggia

Albert Delpy

Laurent Gamelon

Jean-Paul Comart

Antoine Chappey

Juliette Poissonnier

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Little Miss Sunshine

Carry On Girls

The American Venus

Dumplin'

Miss

Smile

Miss and Mrs Sweden

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Space Case

Meu Sangue Ferve por Você

Miss Congeniality

Älskling på vift

Happy, Texas

Miss Firecracker

Comme les Filles

Miss India America

Franswa Sharl

Ella Cinders

Le ambiziose

Fast and Furious