Movies and TvShows featuring "penny-arcade" theme.
Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin is humiliated at a carnival when he is too small to go on a ride. He makes a wish to be big and wakes up the next morning in the body of an adult. Now he must try to make his own way in the adult world, getting a job and navigating the complexities of romance. As he learns to balance the responsibilities of adulthood with the exuberance of youth, he realizes the importance of maintaining a youthful spirit. In the end, he finds a way to undo his wish and return to his mother.
During World War II, Batman battles the villainous Dr. Daka, a Japanese spy mastermind, who plans to use a death ray to destroy Gotham City.
An aging boxer, on the verge of retirement, is convinced by his manager to participate in a rigged fight. As he steps into the ring, he must confront his own fears and insecurities while fighting to regain his self-respect.
A young girl celebrating her last night out in her hometown is stalked by a mysterious killer in a Mr Punch mask.
The Glass Wall tells the story of a displaced person from Hungary who arrives in New York City seeking refuge. He becomes wrongly accused of a murder and must navigate the gritty streets and nightclubs of the city to prove his innocence. Along the way, he forms unexpected connections and faces numerous challenges in his quest for justice.
Bruce Blakely, a meek, mild-mannered certified public accountant, finally gets fed up with his money-grubbing family sponging off of him, and decides to partake of a different side and slice of life. A blonde secretary helps guide him.
After his girlfriend is brutally sexually assaulted, a man seeks revenge against the perpetrators. Along the way, he confronts his troubled past and faces his own inner demons.
Lucky Night tells the story of a happy-go-lucky man who experiences a winning streak in New York City. He encounters various characters and gets involved in comical and dramatic situations. The film explores themes of luck, deception, and the pursuit of happiness.
When a young boy finds a yellow balloon, he becomes entangled with a criminal who uses him to commit thefts. As the boy navigates the dangers of London, he must navigate his own moral choices and confront the consequences of his actions.
Donald Duck visits a penny arcade and tries to have a good time, but his mischievous nature gets him into trouble.
In this action-packed crime drama, a bodyguard, a hitman, and an attorney must work together to protect a witness from official corruption and the Sicilian mafia. As they navigate a dangerous web of deceit and violence, they form unlikely alliances and confront their own demons.
A con man and his partner inherit a dead gangster's precocious daughter.
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however, is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts. Dodie next meets Pete, who she thinks is rich, but she soon finds out that he is just a boat mechanic. They have fun on their date and Pete proposes and Dodie accepts. Then Dodie meets Neil Patterson who is rich. They go to Mexico on his yacht and have fun on their date. Neil proposes and Dodie accepts. Now she has to choose.
Sinners' Holiday is a melodramatic pre-code film that revolves around the lives of a brother and sister involved in rum-running and witness to a murder. The plot further explores themes of manipulative and possessive relationships, oedipus complex, and wrongful accusation. Set in the Prohibition era, the film takes viewers on a thrilling journey into the world of speakeasies and police investigations.
A virtual remake of Customers Wanted, with Popeye and Bluto running competing penny arcades showing customer Wimpy clips from past shorts, though in this case, rather than each arcade owner showing clips from the same story, they show different stories.
Discover the untold story of Pinball and Arcade in Australia in this heart-warming, and at times heart-breaking, nostalgic journey through the golden era of gaming.
Popeye and Bluto are running competing penny arcades, trying to bring in customer Wimpy. Of course, he would gladly pay Tuesday for a penny today. And of course, their competing arcades show clips featuring each of them, with well over half of this short thus recycled.
A married couple working together at a pinball museum explore the state of pinball and what it means to them.
A man, his wife and his overgrown son visit a penny arcade, where he drops a penny in the moviola and he (and we) watch The Perfectly Formed Woman (1910), and another penny to watch The Song of the Wildwood Flutes (1910). The man encounters the disdain of his goody-two-shoes plump wife because of his lascivious ogling.
A group of female tourists visit Rome and meet Emperor Caligula, Messalina, and their lecherous centurions.