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In Glasgow, Scotland, the Pakistani parents of Casim Khan have decided that he is going to marry his cousin Jasmine. Unfortunately, Casim has just fallen in love with his younger sister's music teacher Roisin. Not only is she 'goree', a white woman, she is also Irish and catholic, things that may no …t go down well with Casim's parents. They start a relationship but Casim is torn between following his heart and being a good son. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicewrestlingterrorismracismweddingdrinkingpoliticsreligionmarriagekidnappingfriendshiplove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | spainairportnightclubhotelchurchrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | mother in law daughter in law relationshipaunt niece relationshipteenage girlcousin cousin relationshipmuslimcatholicinterracial relationshipteenage boychristiansister sister relationshippriestgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboy …brother brother relationshipsingertattoodoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Story: | aerobics teachermusic teachermarriage of conveniencemarriage engagementarranged marriageintercultural romancetalking through a windowmolecular biologyboston universitytake out foodvirgin birthreference to mohammedmale genitaliaglaswegianfamily honor …annulmentafrican anglopet foodphdcross cultural relationshipsignatureslide projectormanchesterglasgow scotlandholy communionbigotprotestantcoconutslide showparadisesikhreference to the virgin maryfanaticdonutmassprophetpakistanihypocritebreaking a windowmosqueelectric shockhinduwhistlegardenerpakistanunited nationsellipsis in titleaccountantdjcontractshameloss of brotherdivorceebigotryracistschool uniformbutterflyinterracial romancemobile phonehypocrisygrocery storepromiseculture clashirishfrogswimsuitpsychologyislamvandalismdiscoteaholidaytrusttwinclassgardenpursuitpianistspeechvacationangelfired from the jobliarinternetimmigrantstabbingambushjournalistorphanf wordguitarreference to jesus christclassroompianocafetearslieundressingdrinkcomputermirrortesticlesunderwearsongcell phonecryingtelephone callpantiesthree word titlechasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexkissnuditydog (See All) |
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingreligionfriendshiplove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholicchristianpriestteacherbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | music teacherholy communionprotestantmassprophetaccountantclasspianistfired from the jobliarorphanreference to jesus christclassroompianotears …lieundressingdrinkmirrorunderwearsongcryingtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | restaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipsister sister relationshipteacherboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | music teachermarriage engagementtrustclasspianistclassroompianocafetearslieundressingdrinkunderwearsongcell phone …cryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexkiss (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | hotelchurchrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipsister sister relationshippriestbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage of conveniencemarriage engagementswimsuitteavacationliarf wordcafetearslieundressingdrinkcryingtelephone callsinging …photographcigarette smokingnuditysexkiss (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Themes: | drinkingreligionmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlcatholicteenage boychristianpriestgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboysingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Story: | bigotryhypocrisyclassgardenliarguitarreference to jesus christclassroomcafetearsliedrinkmirrorsongcell phone …cryingtelephone callpantiessingingphotographfemale nuditykissdog (See All) |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr …eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriagelovefriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | airportnightclubhotelrestaurantbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipcousin cousin relationshipmuslimgirlbrother sister relationshipboysingertattoodoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage of conveniencefamily honorgrocery storediscopursuitliarimmigrantstabbingpianocafetearsliedrinkunderwearsong …cryingtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexkiss (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceweddingdrinkingmarriagefriendshiplove |
Locations: | restaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | catholicsister sister relationshippriestgirlteacherbrother brother relationshipsingerfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | marriage engagementaccountantdivorceegrocery storepromiseirishswimsuitteaclassimmigrantf wordreference to jesus christclassroomtearsundressing …drinkmirrorsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | airportchurchrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipsister sister relationshippriestfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage engagementmobile phonespeechjournalistcafetearsliedrinkmirrortesticlescell phonecryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smoking …female nuditydogkiss (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismweddingdrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendshiplove |
Locations: | airporthotelrestaurantbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipteenage girlcatholicteenage boysister sister relationshippriestbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Story: | racistinterracial romanceteatwinspeechimmigrantcafetearsdrinkmirrorsongcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smoking …kissdog (See All) |
The Father turns 60. His family, which is a big one of the kind, gathers to celebrate him on a castle. Everybody likes and respects the father deeply...or do they? The youngest son is trying to live up to the father's expectations. He is running a grill-bar in a dirty part of Copenhagen. The oldest …son runs a restaurant in France, while the sister is a anthropologist. The older sister has recently committed suicide and the father asks the oldest son to say a few words about her, because he is afraid he will break into tears if he does it himself. The oldest son agrees without argument. Actually he has already written two speeches. A yellow and a green one. By the table, he asks the father to pick a speech. The father chooses green. The oldest son announces that this is the Speech of Truth. Everybody laughs, except for the father who gets a nervous look on his face. For he knows that the oldest son is about to reveal the secret of why the oldest sister killed herself. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | airporthotelrestaurantbar |
Characters: | interracial relationshipchristianbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hypocritewhistleracistinterracial romancehypocrisytwinpianistspeechpianotearsdrinkunderwearsongcell phonecrying …telephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditykisssex (See All) |
It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear-based discipline. The winds of political change are … sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicereligionlove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | catholicchristianpriestgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | music teacherholy communionmasshypocriteschool uniformhypocrisyirishteatrustclassliarclassroomtearsliemirror …songcryingtelephone callsingingphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendshiplove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | nightclubrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | girlteacherboybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | manchesterreference to the virgin maryschool uniformpromisevandalismclassfired from the jobliarclassroomcafetearslieundressingdrinkmirror …underwearcell phonecryingtelephone callphotographfemale nuditykiss (See All) |
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhe …ad pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbeach |
Characters: | girlteacherboysingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | fanaticmasspakistaniracistmobile phonehypocrisyvandalismholidayclassimmigrantcafetearsdrinkunderwearsong …cryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingnuditydogkiss (See All) |
A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional socc …er. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti. (Read More)
Themes: | racismweddingdrinkingreligionmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | airportnightclubhotel |
Characters: | mother in law daughter in law relationshipteenage girlteenage boysister sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage engagementsikhhinduculture clashdiscoimmigranttearsliedrinkunderwearcell phonecryingtelephone callpantieskiss |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | hotelbeach |
Characters: | mother in law daughter in law relationshipsister sister relationshipteacherbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | shameschool uniformteaholidayclassgardenfired from the jobliarclassroomliedrinkunderwearsongcryingtelephone call …singingphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
Themes: | drinkingfriendshiplove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | beachbar |
Characters: | teenage boygirlboysingertattoodoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | gardenerdivorceeswimsuitteaundressingdrinkmirrorunderwearsongtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexnudity |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
Themes: | drinkingreligionlovefriendship |
Locations: | nightclubchurchrestaurantbar |
Characters: | interracial relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | djpianistreference to jesus christpianocafetearsdrinkunderwearsongcryingtelephone callthree word titlesingingcigarette smokingfemale nudity …dogkisssex (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceweddingdrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendshiplove |
Locations: | restaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | teenage girlcousin cousin relationshipteachersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | slide showbigotryschool uniformswimsuitclassspeechfired from the jobliarclassroomcafetearsliedrinksongcrying …telephone callsingingphotographcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismweddingdrinkingmarriagelove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | nightclubhotelchurchbeach |
Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | contractloss of brotherracistswimsuitpianistfired from the jobliarguitarpianotearsliedrinksongcryingsinging …cigarette smokingkisssexdog (See All) |
Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exception …al soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | airportnightclubchurchrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | catholicteenage boyboybrother brother relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | gardenerinterracial romancemobile phonediscofired from the jobimmigrantcafetearsdrinkunderwearcell phonecryingtelephone callphotographkiss …sex (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendshiplove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlcousin cousin relationshipteenage boysister sister relationshipgirlteacherboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | school uniformteaguitarpianocafetearsliedrinkmirrorunderwearsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph …cigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | hotelchurchbeach |
Characters: | priestgirlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | arranged marriagemosquewhistleloss of brotherpromiseteapursuitliarpianotearsliedrinkmirrorunderwearsong …cryingthree word titlechasesingingphotographcigarette smokingnuditydog (See All) |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Themes: | weddingpoliticsreligionmarriagelove |
Locations: | churchbeach |
Characters: | catholicsister sister relationshipgirlbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | arranged marriageannulmentprotestanttrusttearslieundressingsongcryingsingingdogkisssex |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | hotelbeachbar |
Characters: | teenage girlteenage boyboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | swimsuitteaf wordreference to jesus christtearsliedrinkcomputermirrorsongcell phonecryingtelephone callpantiessinging …photographcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexkissnudity (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | teenage boysister sister relationshipgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | accountantclassgardenpursuitf wordreference to jesus christclassroomliedrinkcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callchasephotograph …kiss (See All) |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriagelovefriendship |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipgirlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | school uniformgrocery storespeechreference to jesus christcafetearsliedrinkcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callsexdog |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglovefriendship |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | classpursuitpianistliarorphanguitarpianocafetearsliedrinksongcryingtelephone callchase …singingphotographkiss (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
Themes: | religionmarriage |
Locations: | churchrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | catholicchristianpriestboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | breaking a windowelectric shockshameloss of brotherbutterflypromiseswimsuitvandalismtrustclassgardenfired from the jobliarguitarclassroom …pianocafetearsliemirrorcell phonecryingtelephone calldogkiss (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingfriendshiplove |
Locations: | spainhotelchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlteenage boysister sister relationshipgirlteacherboydoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | promisepursuitvacationjournalistorphanf wordreference to jesus christcafeliedrinkmirrorcryingtelephone callchasephotograph …dogkiss (See All) |
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | airporthotelrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | catholicsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | discotrustpursuitf wordreference to jesus christcafeundressingdrinktesticlesunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpantieschase …singingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditykissnuditysex (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudiceracismdrinkingpoliticslove |
Locations: | hotelchurchbar |
Characters: | teenage girlteenage boyteacherbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | phdbigotryteaclassreference to jesus christclassroomdrinkunderwearsongtelephone callthree word titlechasesingingkissdog …sex (See All) |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | churchbar |
Characters: | girlbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | shamepromiseclassliarstabbingclassroomtearslieundressingdrinkcomputermirrorcell phonecryingtelephone call …photographcigarette smokingdognudity (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingpoliticsreligionmarriagefriendshiplove |
Locations: | airportbar |
Characters: | muslimboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mosquepakistanshamemobile phoneislamteapursuitspeechliarimmigrantorphantearsliemirrorsong …cryingtelephone callthree word titlechasesingingphotographcigarette smokingkisssexdog (See All) |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpoliticsreligionmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | nightclubchurchrestaurantbar |
Characters: | girlbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mosqueinterracial romancegrocery storeculture clashtrustgardenreference to jesus christcafetearslieundressingdrinkmirrorunderwearcell phone …cryingtelephone callcigarette smokingdogsexkiss (See All) |
Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch.
Themes: | wedding |
Locations: | restaurantbeach |
Characters: | girlbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | pianistvacationguitarpianocafetearscomputermirrorsongcell phonecryingtelephone callsingingphotographfemale nudity …kiss (See All) |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's …use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
Themes: | terrorismweddingdrinkingpoliticsreligionfriendship |
Locations: | airportrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | muslimteacherboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hypocritemosqueelectric shockwhistleunited nationspromisevandalismislamtruststabbingambushclassroomcafetearsdrink …underwearcryingtelephone callchasephotographcigarette smokingdog (See All) |
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homem …aking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinking |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipteenage girlteenage boysister sister relationshipgirlteachersingerdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | marriage of conveniencearranged marriageschool uniformteagardenpursuitorphandrinkmirrorunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpantieschase …singingphotographkiss (See All) |
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters, but have spent a summer in Greece on the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send hi …s teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | airporthotelbeach |
Characters: | teenage boygirlboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | promiseswimsuittwinvacationorphanf wordreference to jesus christpianoliedrinkcomputerunderwearcell phonetelephone callpanties …female nuditykissdogsex (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingpoliticsreligionmarriagelovefriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | airportnightclubrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlcousin cousin relationshipmuslimteenage boygirlteacherboydoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | prophetbutterflyhypocrisygrocery storeislamclasspursuitliarclassroomcafetearsliedrinkcryingtelephone call …chasecigarette smokingdogkiss (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | wrestlingweddingdrinkingreligionmarriage |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | singerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | coconutschool uniformpursuitspeechf wordreference to jesus christpianotearsliedrinkmirrortesticlessongcryingtelephone call …chasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditykissnuditysex (See All) |
Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from … the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingreligionlovefriendship |
Locations: | nightclubchurchbeach |
Characters: | catholicpriestgirlboysingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | swimsuitteatrustgardenliarjournalistf wordguitarlieundressingdrinksongcell phonecryingtelephone call …singingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditydogkisssex (See All) |
Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes - all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. … With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jorgen, which may put an end to its problems. In order to obtain the money, Jacob must travel to Copenhagen, meet with Jorgen, get financial assistance, and be back to celebrate Pramod's 8th birthday. He sets forth, is received by Christian Refner, an employee and future son-in-law of Jorgen. Jacob is shown all possible courtesy and even housed in a posh apartment. He subsequently meets with Jorgen, shows him video-tapes and submits that a few Kroner could really save several lives which would otherwise succumb to minor illnesses and infections. Jorgen views the videos, but does not display much interest. He invites Jacob to attend his daughter's wedding. Jacob does attend the ceremony, is introduced to Helene, Jorgen's wife; the bride, Anna; and Jorgen's twins - Martin and Morten. After the wedding ceremony, Christian makes a speech. Quite unconventionally, Anna also decides to make a speech - it is this speech that will shatter Jacob's world, slowly make him realize that this invitation to Copenhagen was a ploy to not only ensnare him… (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | airporthotelchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | girlteacherboydoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | contractpromisetwinclassspeechinternetorphanclassroomcafetearsdrinkcomputercell phonecryingtelephone call …photographcigarette smokingfemale nuditykissdog (See All) |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | hotelchurchrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | catholicteenage boypriestgirlboysingertattoofriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reference to the virgin marypromisefired from the jobf wordreference to jesus christcafetearsundressingdrinksongtelephone callpantiessingingcigarette smokingfemale nudity …kisssex (See All) |
Plame's status as a CIA agent was revealed by White House officials allegedly out to discredit her husband after he wrote a 2003 New York Times op-ed piece saying that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq.
Themes: | terrorismdrinkingpoliticsmarriagelove |
Locations: | airporthotelbar |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | masspakistanunited nationspromisetrusttwinspeechfired from the jobliarinternettearsliedrinkcomputermirror …cell phonecryingtelephone callphotographkiss (See All) |
Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbar |
Characters: | teenage girlteenage boyteachersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | school uniformvandalismclassfired from the jobinternetguitarclassroompianocafetearsundressingdrinkcomputermirrorunderwear …songcell phonecryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditykisssex (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglovefriendship |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlcatholicteenage boypriestgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Story: | holy communionmassmobile phonepromisetrustclassf wordreference to jesus christclassroomcafetearsdrinkmirrorcryingtelephone call …singingphotographkiss (See All) |
Burt Farlander and Verona De Tessant are a couple steeped in eccentricity and irregularity but are very much in love. So when they find out that Verona is pregnant they seem to be taking it in their stride. Verona is enjoying pregnancy, Burt is already practicing skill that he believes a good father … should have, and they living in the same state as Burt's parents, Jerry and Gloria, so that their prospective daughter can have grandparents. However, things are shaken up when Burt and Verona go to dinner at Jerry and Gloria's house, as Burt's parents reveal a surprising piece of news. They have decided to move to Antwerp in Belguim a month before the baby is due, scuppering Burt and Verona's plans of having their children's grandparents around. Because Verona lost her parents when she was relatively young, she finds this news very hard to take, but the resilient couple quickly find a way to turn it in to a positive. It becomes obvious that this is what the pair needed, as they decide to embark on a search for the right place for them to raise their daughter. They go to every place they can think of, meeting family and friends along the way, with laughter and sadness, this is a road trip the couple will never forget. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmarriagelovefriendship |
Locations: | airportnightclubhotelrestaurantbar |
Characters: | mother in law daughter in law relationshipaunt niece relationshipinterracial relationshipsister sister relationshipgirlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | interracial romancemobile phonepromisecafetearsdrinktesticlesunderwearsongcell phonecryingtelephone callthree word titlesingingphotograph …kisssex (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | terrorismdrinkingpoliticsreligionmarriagekidnappinglove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | airporthotelrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | catholicsister sister relationshipgirlboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | grocery storeswimsuitgardenpianiststabbingjournalistpianocafetearsdrinkunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpanties …chasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditydognuditysex (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | teenage girlteenage boygirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | promisetrustclassfired from the jobf wordreference to jesus christclassroomtearsliedrinkcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callcigarette smoking …female nuditykisssex (See All) |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | airporthotel |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipsister sister relationshipgirlbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | signaturedonuttrustpursuitspeechliarf wordtearsliedrinkcomputermirrorsongcryingtelephone call …chasesingingphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |