James Thurber Movies

  • 2013
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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    A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • 1947
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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    Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream...

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • 2010
    Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

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    A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous...

    Public Speaking
  • 1960
    The Battle of the Sexes

    The Battle of the Sexes

    The Battle of the Sexes

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    Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she...

    The Battle of the Sexes
  • 1972
    The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

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    A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong...

    The War Between Men and Women
  • 1942
    The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

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    The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also...

    The Male Animal
  • 1953
    The Unicorn in the Garden

    The Unicorn in the Garden

    The Unicorn in the Garden

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    Based on James Thurber's short-story about a mild, henpecked man who, while preparing his breakfast, looks out the window and sees a unicorn eating...

    The Unicorn in the Garden
  • 1952
    She's Working Her Way Through College

    She's Working Her Way Through College

    She's Working Her Way Through College

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    Shapely burlesque dancer Hot Garters Gertie aka Angela Gardner meets her future drama professor. Her new landlady proves to be the professor's wife....

    She's Working Her Way Through College
  • 1966
    Alice of Wonderland in Paris

    Alice of Wonderland in Paris

    Alice of Wonderland in Paris

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    Alice travels to Paris and hears five stories adapted from children's picture books in this anthology film. The books adapted include: "Anatole,"...

    Alice of Wonderland in Paris
  • 1941
    Rise and Shine

    Rise and Shine

    Rise and Shine

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    The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game

    Rise and Shine
  • 1981
    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

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    This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the...

    The Greatest Man in the World
  • 1958
    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

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    Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the...

    The Greatest Man in the World
  • 2014
    James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times

    James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times

    James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times

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    The first major documentary film on James Thurber's life and work includes a look at the humorist's accomplishments as a journalist, playwright,...

    James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times
  • 1976
    James Thurber’s The Night the Ghost Got In

    James Thurber’s The Night the Ghost Got In

    James Thurber’s The Night the Ghost Got In

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    A scared kid starts all kinds of trouble. Kids' "horror" film based on the story by James Thurber.

    James Thurber’s The Night the Ghost Got In
  • 1984
    I Want the Moon

    I Want the Moon

    I Want the Moon

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    The sick princess promises the king to recover if he gets the moon from the sky. A resourceful buffoon easily finds a way out.

    I Want the Moon