Personal Problems

Aug 10, 1980

2h 45m

★ 7.0

Overview

An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Johnnie Mae Brown

Vertamae Grosvenor

Charles Brown

Walter Cotton

Mr. Damien

Bill Gunn

Manager of Doggie Diner

Ishmael Reed

Father Brown

Jim Wright

Della

Margo Williams

Raymon

Sam Waymon

Bubba

Thommie Blackwell

Sharon

Michele Wallace

Numbers Man

John H. Wells

Woman in Café

Miamani Mutima

Patient's Uncle

Carey Barnes

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

5.3

In My Life

Sep 16, 2009

Shirley is a woman who wants to be in control of everything. Working as a librarian in a public school, a firm "Sshhh!" from her makes the students tremble in fear. But in her family, her unwarranted intervention in the lives of her children and their families keeps her emotionally detached from them. Realizing that she has lost the command she once had, she goes to New York to reunite with Mark, her estranged gay son who is now suffering from colon cancer. But Shirley doesn't know this, and living with Mark in New York comes with a cost. She has to live with her son's lover, Noel, who is an illegal immigrant. Everything is going right until circumstances force Shirley to go back to the Philippines. Now that she's back with her family, she realizes that something is wrong: she is not happy.

6.7

Isabel's Garden

Apr 11, 2024

The life of an ambitious small town TV reporter is upended when the death of her husband tasks her with having to help raise her 15-year-old stepdaughter.

5.5

All Relative

Nov 21, 2014

Things couldn't be going better for Harry and Grace, a young New York City couple in love, until Grace's mother turns Harry's world upside down.

6.7

An Unmarried Woman

May 24, 1978

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.

5.2

Small Town Saturday Night

May 31, 2010

Just days before Rhett (Chris Pine) is leaving for Nashville to pursue a lifelong dream of being a singer/songwriter, his girlfriend Samantha (Bre Blair) realizes that "his" future may not be "their" future. This news comes as a shock to Rhett, and he is faced with having to choose between following his dream and staying in his hometown in order to be with the woman he loves.

6.8

Love with the Proper Stranger

Dec 25, 1963

Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano. When Angie becomes pregnant, she tracks down Rocky hoping he'll pay for her abortion.

6.9

Baghban

Oct 3, 2003

After dedicating their whole life in upbringing their children, elderly couple Raj Malhotra and Pooja gets homeless. Instead of caring, their children treat them as a burden.

7.3

The Present

Feb 2, 2020

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?

0.0

Love, Me

Apr 29, 2025

An aspiring author, desperate to finish her first novel to secure a spot in graduate school, seeks help from her estranged father, but their unresolved past threatens to derail her dreams.

5.0

Loop

Aug 5, 2017

Some time ago, Mima had a car accident and a man died. She has almost managed to forget about it when someone starts sending her birthday cards perfumed with a man's fragrance.

6.1

Best Christmas Party Ever

Dec 13, 2014

With the holidays approaching, a young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store. When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart, moving forward with the party plans and finding true love in time for Christmas.

7.0

Gipsy Queen

Dec 6, 2019

Ali, once a promising young boxer from the Romani community and the only daughter of a Romani leader, falls in disgrace when she gives birth to her second child out of wedlock.

5.7

Baggage

Jan 1, 2011

Being away for many years, Amir returns to Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to take custody of his parent's remains. They were murdered during the war but their bodies haven't been recovered so far. Amir also decides to visit the place of his birth. There, besides a ruined house, he also finds a forgotten friend and those who know about him more than he knows about himself.

6.3

Echo

Sep 6, 2018

Loss and loneliness linger on a thread that connects two ageing parents far away from each other through a fatal accident. A woman in Germany starts a journey to explore the life of an illegal immigrant and finds her loneliness, and an old man in Kosovo whom loss has brought him to the end of his journey.

7.4

My Family

May 3, 1995

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

0.0

Alone Together

Mar 1, 2025

Shu-Yu (30) travels around Europe. During her journey, she meets Czech woman Margita (65), who lives in a village near mountains. Margita’s sharp nature quickly takes them over the language barrier and creates a strong bond of womanhood. They both find peace in themselves, but mostly, they find understanding, that had been hidden deep inside them.

0.0

Cow Heavy and Floral

Dec 19, 2024

A postpartum writer struggles to make a deadline as she experiences an identity crisis between her various personas.

0.0

Mama’s Little Golddigger

Invalid Date

At their mother's funeral, two simmering siblings clash over old resentments and new responsibilities, as health and financial crises force them to confront their shared past, fragile bond, and the cost of love and loss.

Cast

Johnnie Mae Brown

Vertamae Grosvenor

Charles Brown

Walter Cotton

Mr. Damien

Bill Gunn

Manager of Doggie Diner

Ishmael Reed

Father Brown

Jim Wright

Della

Margo Williams

Raymon

Sam Waymon

Bubba

Thommie Blackwell

Sharon

Michele Wallace

Numbers Man

John H. Wells

Woman in Café

Miamani Mutima

Patient's Uncle

Personal Problems

Overview

Genres

Personal Problems Trailers

Cast

Vertamae Grosvenor

Walter Cotton

Bill Gunn

Ishmael Reed

Jim Wright

Margo Williams

Sam Waymon

Thommie Blackwell

Michele Wallace

John H. Wells

Miamani Mutima

Carey Barnes

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Best Christmas Party Ever

Gipsy Queen

Baggage

Echo

My Family

Alone Together

Cow Heavy and Floral

Mama’s Little Golddigger

Cast

Vertamae Grosvenor

Walter Cotton

Bill Gunn

Ishmael Reed

Jim Wright

Margo Williams

Sam Waymon

Thommie Blackwell

Michele Wallace

John H. Wells

Miamani Mutima

Carey Barnes

You may also like

Funny Lady

Dinner at Eight

In My Life

Isabel's Garden

All Relative

An Unmarried Woman

Small Town Saturday Night

Love with the Proper Stranger

Baghban

The Present

Love, Me

Loop

Best Christmas Party Ever

Gipsy Queen

Baggage

Echo

My Family

Alone Together

Cow Heavy and Floral

Mama’s Little Golddigger

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