Movies and TvShows featuring "bad-luck" theme.
Curb Your Enthusiasm follows Larry David, a misanthropic writer living in Los Angeles, as he navigates through various comedic misadventures. The show showcases Larry's encounters with celebrity culture, his unconventional behaviors, and the humorous situations that arise from his interactions with others.
Milo Murphy, a 13-year-old boy, experiences a never-ending chain of misfortune and encounters strange and unexpected events during his time in middle school. Despite his constant bad luck, Milo manages to navigate through various bizarre adventures and always finds a way to turn his misfortune into an opportunity for excitement and fun.
Lucky Romance is a romantic comedy TV show set in South Korea. The story revolves around a woman who believes in superstitions and considers herself to be unlucky. She crosses paths with a genius tennis player who is rational and logic-driven. As they spend more time together, they find themselves caught in a love triangle. The show explores themes of love, luck, and the clash between rationality and superstition.
In the movie 'Luck (2022)', 18-year-old Sam, an unlucky orphan, enters the real world and discovers the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck. As she tries to find her place, a mysterious black cat and a lucky penny change her fortune. Will Sam embark on the adventure of a lifetime?
Chance in a Million is a British sitcom broadcast between 1984 and 1986, produced by Thames Television for Channel 4. The series was co-written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen and starred Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn. The producer and director of the series was Michael Mills.
The Innocent follows the story of a man who, after being involved in a mysterious incident, tries to live a normal life. However, a series of shocking events unravel a conspiracy that he must uncover to protect his loved ones.
In 1971, Navy fighter pilot Leland 'Buzz' Harley soars through the skies with reckless abandon, agitating his co-pilot, Dominick 'Mail Man' Farnham. In pursuit of an enemy plane, Buzz pushes the aircraft past its speed limit, and he and Mail Man are forced to eject. Entangled by his seat belt, Mail Man crash lands in a forest. He survives, but is shot by hunters who mistake him for a deer. Twenty years later, Navy Lieutenant Commander Block drives to a remote Indian reservation to convince Buzz Harley's son, Sean 'Topper' Harley, to return to the Navy for a special mission...
Cursed, later renamed The Weber Show, is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 2000–2001. It starred Steven Weber, Amy Pietz, Wendell Pierce, and Chris Elliot. The show is notable for having an abrupt title change in the middle of its first season. The initial premise was that its protagonist had been cursed by an ex-girlfriend and thus constantly encountered bad luck. The show failed to find an audience, and so midway through the season the entire "bad luck" angle was abruptly dropped. The show was revamped as a more traditional sitcom and renamed The Weber Show. In spite of the change, the show still struggled and was canceled at the end of the season, leaving a cliffhanger unresolved. The show's theme song was written and performed by Liz Phair.
Ruby Gloom follows the adventures of a young girl named Ruby and her friends in the eccentric, gothic town of Gloomsville. Despite the dark and gloomy atmosphere, Ruby and her friends find joy and happiness in even the most mundane and spooky situations. They face challenges, embrace their uniqueness, and celebrate their misfit family in this heartwarming animated TV show.
In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invests the family savings in Osteo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him. Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. When he thinks he is stable, he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, and must scramble from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home. At work, there are nineteen other candidates for the one position. One day, he is called into an office and in it were the heads of Dean Witter. Chris thinks that he is about to be told the job will not be his as he says that he wore a shirt and tie for his final day. Then they tell him that he has been an excellent trainee and that tomorrow he will have to wear his shirt and tie again as it will be his first day as a broker. Chris struggles to hold back tears. Outside he begins to cry as the busy people of San Francisco walk past him. He rushes to his son's daycare, hugging him and knowing that after everything him and his son had been through things would be all right. The final scene shows Chris walking with his son down a street. His son is telling him a joke, when a wealthy business man in a suit walks past. Chris looks back as the man continues on. The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner.
Paranormal is a TV show that delves into the terrifying phenomena of a haunted house. Driven by his past experiences and personal demons, Refaat Ismail, a hematologist in his 40s, finds himself confronted by a series of supernatural and paranormal events. Alongside his colleague Maggie, Refaat unravels the mysteries that lie within the house and tries to find logical explanations for the unexplainable. As the truth begins to unfold, Refaat's beliefs and understanding of the world are challenged.
Black Cat, White Cat is a chaotic and humorous tale of love, friendship, and deception. Set in a small Romani village, the story follows the adventures of Matko, a bumbling debt-ridden gangster, and his son Zare, who is searching for love. The film is filled with quirky characters, slapstick humor, and unpredictable twists and turns.
A young scientist and his lab partner study eyes and the chromosome for sight to prove the origins of mankind. They end up challenging the uniqueness of everyone's eyes when their son's eyes match a deceased person's. They discover a girl in India with the same eyes as the scientist's ex-girlfriend who died in an elevator accident, leading to more mysteries.
Just My Luck is a romantic comedy film about Ashley, a lucky woman who switched luck with Jake, a guy with seemingly constant bad luck. As Ashley enjoys her newfound good fortune, Jake struggles to navigate his now unlucky life. They must find a way to reverse the luck before it's too late.
Strange Luck is a TV show about a photojournalist, Chance Harper, who has a unique ability to attract strange and often dangerous situations. Despite his bad luck, Chance uses his photography skills to uncover mysteries and solve crimes.
A divorced couple, David and Georgia, join forces to travel to Bali when their daughter, Lily, falls in love and decides to get married there. They plan to sabotage the wedding but end up realizing their mistakes and reconciling their own relationship. In the end, they choose to stay in Bali to be closer to their daughter.
The Pitts is a short-lived FOX sitcom that aired 7 half-hour episodes between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. It was a satire on typical American sitcoms with over-the-top sight gags.
Spanish Shame is a surreal comedy-drama that follows the lives of a couple in Madrid. Their relationship is tested by unfaithfulness, bad luck, and the absurdity of everyday life. As they navigate the challenges of marriage, adoption, and their eccentric neighbors, they discover that shame can be a powerful force in their lives. With a touch of surrealism and a dose of irony, Spanish Shame takes viewers on a journey through the ups and downs of love, friendship, and family.
The evil grand vizier Iznogoud wants to be "Sultan instead of the Sultan", and will stop at nothing to seize the throne... even though his plans tend to fail time and time again, and again, and again.