Movies and TvShows featuring "man-reads-a-newspaper" theme.

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a widower and veteran of three wars, travels from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing news from across the world. In the plains of Texas, Kidd agrees to transport a young girl, Johanna, who was taken by the Kiowa people and raised as one of their own, to her remaining family members. Together, they embark on a treacherous journey across the wilderness, facing challenges such as sandstorms, encounters with dangerous individuals, and the harsh realities of the wild West.

Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist. In the course of the dangerous mission, he discovers a mole has infiltrated British intelligence.

In this sequel to Dear Ruth, teenaged Miriam starts a political campaign to nominate Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, for state senator in opposition to the local political machine. Unknown to Miriam, said machine nominates her father, Judge Wilkins. As support grows for Bill, the presence of rival candidates under one roof poses problems, especially for Ruth, wife to Bill and daughter of the judge.

Paschalis Zoumpoulos, an otherwise decent family man and director of the house Frabalas & Co. belonging to his wife Corinna, is an incorrigible skirtchaser. His assistant Aristos covers as it can, but someday found himself in the dock because Paschalis stung a woman in the street. In court, where he ordered course a poor but clean-cut girl is in dire need of money, and that the way of obliging Paschalis to hire her as a secretary. When Paschalis flirting Alki, she immediately leaves her job and Aristos, resigns.

A group of parapsychology students, as part of their final project, head to a secluded house where a man murdered his entire family. Soon, they discover the dark and terrible secrets that lie within.

A man in Athens, Greece is married to a beautiful but demanding wife. He works as a mechanical engineer but constantly finds himself spending money on nights out and seductions. His cousin, a Greek-American expat, comes to town and gets him into even more trouble. Will he be able to keep his secrets and save his marriage?

The Dentist follows the hilarious misadventures of a dentist as he navigates through absurd situations involving locked doors, reading newspapers, screaming women, and a shotgun. With witty dialogue and slapstick humor, this comedy short is sure to keep you laughing.

Revenge is a 1971 British crime thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers. The movie follows the story of a man seeking vengeance after his wife is assaulted by a gang of criminals. As he hunts down the culprits one by one, he discovers a shocking truth that changes everything.

A man in Istanbul, Turkey, gets fired from his job at a bank and is falsely accused of a robbery. He comes across a suitcase filled with money and must navigate through a series of events involving theft, paranoia, and moral ambiguity. As he tries to decide whether to keep or return the money, his actions have consequences that affect his relationships and challenge his sense of honesty.

Elderly author Guzmán is tasked with taking care of his teenage grandson David for a few days while his mother is out of town. The two are virtual strangers, having met only a few times during the boy's whole life, as a consequence of a deep rift between the cantankerous old man and David's mother. Over the course of the next few days, bonds begin to form and each sees values in the other that they'd never considered before. The question is, can this trend continue?

Cowboy Jeff Larabee returns from the east and meets Doris Halloway, a young girl, that he regards as a vagabond, till he learns that she's the owner of the farm where he works. He tries to win her heart, but without success, until she is endangered by gangsters

A sometimes harsh, sometimes goofy look at the routines that give our lives form.

Speed for Thespians is a comedy movie that follows the story of an actor who gets thrown out of a bus and finds himself in a series of awkward and humorous situations. As he encounters various eccentric characters on the bus, he discovers the true meaning of life and the art of acting.

A gentleman is here shown partaking of a little lunch of bread and cheese, and occasionally is seen to glance at his morning paper through a reading glass. He suddenly notices that the cheese is a little out of the ordinary, and examines it with his glass. To his horror, he finds it to be alive with mites, and, in disgust, leaves the table. Hundreds of mites resembling crabs are seen scurrying in all directions. A wonderful picture and a subject hitherto unthought of in animated photography. Notable for being the first science film made for the general public.

A mysterious videotape seems to cause the death of anyone who views it.

In Regenerative Being, a man finds himself caught in a web of mysterious events when a masked woman leads him through a series of surreal and haunting encounters. As he navigates through a hotel reception, an elevator, and a party on New Year's Eve, he discovers a stolen face and a collection of framed photographs. With no dialogue, the film combines elements of urban fantasy, psychotronic shorts, and music videos to create a mesmerizing and enigmatic experience.