Movies and TvShows featuring "spendthrift" theme.
When an 11-year-old boy accidentally receives a blank check for one million dollars, he embarks on a wild spending spree, buying expensive toys and attracting the attention of a ruthless gangster who is determined to get the money back. With the help of his friends, the boy manages to outsmart the gangster and teach him a lesson in the process.
Street of Shame tells the story of women working in a brothel in post-war Japan, highlighting the desperate conditions they face, their struggles with poverty, and their hopes for a better life. The film explores themes of shame, despair, and survival in a society recovering from the ravages of war.
Ludwig is a biographical drama that portrays the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, focusing on his relationships, struggles with mental illness, and his passion for art. Set in 19th-century Bavaria, the film explores Ludwig's turbulent reign and his controversial lifestyle as a homosexual monarch. It delves into his grandiose projects, his artistic patronage, and his ultimately tragic downfall.
In medieval times, the Biskitt Castle is the home of tiny anthropomorphic dogs. Due to their good reputation, many kings have entrusted them to safeguard their treasures. Their main enemy is King Max and his jester Shecky, from a nearby castle, who constantly schemes to steal the royal treasures guarded by the Biskitts.
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.
In 1930s London, a private detective gets entangled with Russian nobility, a broken engagement, and a grand duke. With the help of a wire fox terrier, he navigates through a series of events that include auctions, showgirls, and a romantic rivalry.
A young man falls into the clutches of a nightclub singer who corrupts him.
Phantom is a silent film released in 1922. It tells the story of a man who is haunted by his past as an ex-convict and tries to redeem himself. He falls in love at first sight with a woman and becomes infatuated with her. However, his obsession leads to tragedy and his attempts to win her love only result in further destruction. The film explores themes of love, redemption, and the destructive power of obsession.
A heterosexual man pretends to be gay in order to keep his career in the world of art, which causes many misunderstandings with his wife, and mother.
In 'Gold Diggers of 1935,' a hotel desk clerk aspires to become a doctor but gets caught up in an arranged marriage, romantic rivalry, and a scandal involving payola. With a spendthrift, a snuff box, and a speedboat involved, the plot twists and turns as scheming and rich snobs create chaos. Singing, shopping sprees, and stage shows add to the excitement.
For Heaven's Sake is a silent comedy film from 1926. The film revolves around a young millionaire who is determined to help a young woman and complete a mission. Along the way, he encounters various comedic situations and obstacles, including a car accident, a kidnapping, and a drunken escapade.
A young, newlywed couple learns to make their marriage work—on a budget.
Madame Bovary is a drama and romance film set in the French countryside. It follows the story of Emma Bovary, an ambitious woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She seeks excitement and fulfillment through adulterous affairs, leading to tragic consequences.
Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.
The Cherry Orchard follows the story of a Russian aristocratic family who are forced to sell their beloved estate, including their famous cherry orchard, due to mounting debts. As they face the challenges of changing times and their own personal regrets, the family members grapple with the loss of their wealth and their place in society.
An unemployed man (Kostas Chatzichristos), prone to endless amusements, economically sucks his uncle (Periklis Christoforidis) in order to satisfy his desires. His despair, when his uncle decides to stop the economic benefits, will lead him to sell some furniture of the house. He sells four armchairs and then he learns that in one of them were hidden precious jewels of the aunt. He looks desperately to find and to get them back, but he only discovers three of them, and in these there is no trace of jewelry. To find the fourth and lucky one, whose traces are completely ignored, he accepts partnered with a friend (Takis Christoforidis). He is transformed into an organized, consistent and good working man, and falls in love with his sister's partner (Stella Stratigou) and discovers that the fourth chair was held by his uncle, who set up this whole story to motivate him and make him active.
Double Harness is a 1933 film about a playboy who tries to get out of marriage but ends up falling in love. The story involves deception, debt, and a complicated love triangle.
American heiress Bettina Vanderpoel departs for England to visit her sister Rosalie and her impoverished nobleman husband Sir Nigel Anstruthers. Arriving at their dilapidated estate, Betty finds that Nigel not only has wasted Rosalie's fortune but has treated his wife and their little son cruelly. Betty jumps into action promptly repairing the estate with her own money and seeking to offer some relief to her sister by introducing her into English society. In the process, she meets Lord Mount Dunstan, a proud but penniless nobleman who lives in the adjacent estate. Strongly attracted to Betty, he nonetheless avoids her so as not to appear a fortune hunter. When an epidemic breaks out among the farmers it leads to life changing consequences for both sisters and the men in their sphere.
An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his selfish spendthrift was and the money manager which is is forced/tricked into appointing.