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Eve (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her idol, aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of her current play. Only playwright/critic DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is …to take her parts and her fiance, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill). When the fiance shows no interest, she tries for playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe), but DeWitt stops her. After she accepts her award, she decides to skip the after-party and goes to her room, where a young woman named Phoebe has sneaked into her room and fallen asleep. This is where the "Circle of Life" now comes to fruition as Eve will get played like she played Margo. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltblackmaildeceptiondrunkennessdrinkingjealousybetrayalmoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Mood: | behind the scenessatire |
| Locations: | urban settingairporttaxiairplanesnowhotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipfrenchmaiddirectoractressactorfemale protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theater criticnew haven connecticutfan the persontheatrical directorbirthday partypiano playerlooking at oneself in a mirrorcrying womantelephone callreference to brooklyn new york cityreference to san francisco californiareference to hollywood californiareference to abbott and costelloreference to tyrone powerreference to barbara stanwyck …reference to sarah bernhardtreference to arthur millerreference to cecil b. demilletheatrical producerreference to gregory peckreference to donald duckreference to henrik ibsenreference to betty grabletwin bedswoman wrapped in a towelreference to the lone rangerstage door32 year oldreference to lord byronwomen's restroomladies roomlistening to a car radiogossip columnistcurtain calldresserout of gasunderstudyreference to clark gableambitious womanpantryreference to shakespeare's macbeth40 year oldreference to cinderellamultiple narratorsgirdlebowingreference to isaac newtonbreakfast in bedmiddle aged womanstarletsmoking in bedmeta filmbrewerycigarette holderpersonal assistantreference to sigmund freudbased on articleconnecticutmartinifamous linereference to shakespeare's hamletreference to abraham lincolntrenchcoatbanquetbroadway manhattan new york cityin medias resprice of fameorchestral music scoreshowbizcriticfur coatdivavanityplaywrightname callingstaircasecar troubleage differencedressing roomcigarette lighterengagementrivalbutlerbackstagefancynicismstarnicknameambitionrehearsalblockbusteragingbreaking and enteringsabotagewaiterapplausefreeze framereference to william shakespeareactingthreatwigauditionpay phonechampagnebased on short storycharacter repeating someone else's dialoguetheaterfemme fatalepainterapologymanhattan new york citytelephonecompetitionpianobirthdayliedrinkface slapmirrorcryingvoice over narrationbased on true storypartytitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingcharacter name in titlekissinterviewflashback (See All) |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyinfidelity |
| Mood: | satire |
| Characters: | frenchmaidactresshusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partylooking at oneself in a mirrorcrying womanreference to lord byronin medias resname callingcigarette lighternicknamewaiterchampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialogueapologyliedrinkface slap …mirrorvoice over narrationpartytitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
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: | unfaithfulnessguiltdrunkennessdrinkingjealousyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipactressactorfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partylooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callcurtain callagingauditionchampagneapologytelephonebirthdayliedrinkface slapmirrorcrying …cigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipfrenchactresshusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callpersonal assistantreference to sigmund freudbroadway manhattan new york cityplaywrightstaircaseage differenceagingchampagnemanhattan new york citybirthdaydrinkcryingvoice over narrationparty …cigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to … rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | taxiairplanehotelnew york city |
| Characters: | husband wife relationship |
| Story: | fan the personlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone call40 year olddressing roombackstageagingapologytelephonepianobirthdaymirrorcryingbased on true storyparty …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingcharacter name in titlekissinterview (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingbetrayalinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | hotelnew york city |
| Characters: | female protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | crying womantelephone callreference to shakespeare's macbethname callingrivalnicknamereference to william shakespearethreatwigtheaterfemme fataleapologytelephoneliedrink …face slapmirrorvoice over narrationcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
| Themes: | drinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | airporttaxihotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | actressfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | crying womantelephone callprice of fameapplausereference to william shakespeareauditionpay phonechampagneapologytelephonedrinkface slapcryingbased on true storyparty …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashbackinterviewkiss (See All) |
A blonde actress is preparing for her biggest role yet, but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting. Adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed Polish produc …tion, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingmoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | snowhotel |
| Characters: | maidactressactorfemale protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callstaircasecigarette lighterbutlerstarapplauseactingthreattelephonedrinkface slapcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingflashback …interview (See All) |
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain …in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
| Characters: | actress |
| Story: | piano playerlooking at oneself in a mirrorcrying womantelephone callwoman wrapped in a towelstage doorlistening to a car radioplaywrightname callingdressing roombackstageambitionrehearsalapplauseaudition …champagnetheaterapologytelephonepianomirrorpartykissflashback (See All) |
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is insp …ired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | behind the scenes |
| Locations: | airplanerestaurant |
| Characters: | actressactorfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | fan the personlooking at oneself in a mirrordressing roombutlerbackstagefanstarapplauseauditionapologytelephonedrinkmirrorcryingcigarette smoking …interviewkiss (See All) |
Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women al …l around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | actressactorfriend |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callplaywrightstarrehearsalblockbusterwaiterauditionapologymanhattan new york citypianodrinktitle spoken by charactercharacter name in title |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmaildrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalmoney |
| Locations: | snownew york city |
| Characters: | frenchactressactorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorreference to shakespeare's macbethreference to shakespeare's hamletbroadway manhattan new york cityplaywrightbackstageapplausereference to william shakespearemanhattan new york citydrinkface slapmirrorcryingvoice over narrationkiss …flashback (See All) |
A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigat …e further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessblackmaildrunkennessdrinkingmoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | taxisnownew york city |
| Characters: | maidfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theater criticfamous linein medias resprice of famevanityengagementrivalbutlernicknameambitionagingactingwigchampagnepiano …drinkmirrorvoice over narrationpartycharacter name in titleflashback (See All) |
Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the … other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeceptioninfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | airplanehotel |
| Characters: | frenchdirectoractressactorfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callname callingfanagingapplausewigchampagneapologytelephonebirthdaylieface slaptitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingkiss |
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: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingjealousybetrayalinfidelity |
| Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipfemale protagonisthusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callpay phoneapologymanhattan new york citypianobirthdayliedrinkcryingpartycigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | snownew york city |
| Characters: | actressfemale protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callprice of famedressing roombackstagerehearsalapplausewigauditionpianodrinkmirrorcryingpartytitle spoken by charactercigarette smoking …kiss (See All) |
Ben has recently graduated from college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt hi …m when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingjealousyinfidelity |
| Mood: | satire |
| Locations: | airportairplanehotel |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callfamous lineblockbusterbreaking and enteringpay phoneapologydrinkface slapcryingpartykiss |
In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career …. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert 'Mr. Freezy' Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partypiano playertelephone callreference to brooklyn new york citythreatpay phonecharacter repeating someone else's dialogueapologymanhattan new york citytelephonepianobirthdaydrinkface slapcrying …based on true storytitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingcharacter name in titlekissflashback (See All) |
Aviator Andre Jurieux has just completed a record-setting flight, but when he is greeted by an admiring crowd, all he can say to them is how miserable he is that the woman he loves did not come to meet him. He is in love with Christine, the wife of aristocrat Robert de la Cheyniest. Robert himself i …s involved in an affair with Genevieve de Marras, but he is trying to break it off. Meanwhile, Andre seeks help from his old friend Octave, who gets Andre an invitation to the country home where Robert and Christine are hosting a large hunting party. As the guests arrive for the party, their cordial greetings hide their real feelings, along with their secrets - and even some of the servants are involved in tangled relationships. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | airportairplane |
| Characters: | maidfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callcurtain callcigarette holdercigarette lighterbutlerbackstagecynicismapplauseapologypianoliedrinkface slapmirrorparty …cigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltdrinkingjealousyinfidelity |
| Locations: | snowrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | husband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callstarwaiterchampagnetheaterapologymanhattan new york cityliedrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationpartytitle spoken by character …character name in titlekiss (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: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | airportairplanehotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipactressfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone calltwin bedsbanquetblockbusteragingwaiterapplausebirthdaydrinkmirrorcryingpartycigarette smokingkiss |
Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.
| Themes: | drinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | snowrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone calllistening to a car radioin medias resapplauseauditionpay phoneapologymanhattan new york citytelephoneliedrinkcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingcharacter name in title …flashback (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousymoney |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | husband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callreference to shakespeare's hamletapplausereference to william shakespearechampagnepainterapologybirthdaydrinkmirrorbased on true storycigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashback |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousymoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | taxisnowhotel |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipfrenchmaidfriend |
| Story: | telephone callpantryvanitybutlerwaiterpay phonechampagnetheaterpaintertelephonebirthdayface slapcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smoking …interviewkissflashback (See All) |
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingjealousyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | taxihotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callname callingnicknamewaiterfreeze framethreatapologymanhattan new york citytelephoneliedrinktitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingkiss …flashback (See All) |
Romantic comedy: Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a yo …ung, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. On the campaign, Will's best buddy is Russell McCormack. They not only have similar political aspirations, they share the same type of girl problems, too. Will hopelessly attempts a "PG" version of his story for his daughter ad changes the names so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | taxiairplanehotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callcigarette lighterambitionrehearsalapplausepay phonemanhattan new york citycompetitionbirthdaydrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by character …cigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being forced from office …, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | airporttaxiairplanehotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | husband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callmultiple narratorsbanquetbackstagepay phonechampagneapologymanhattan new york citytelephonebirthdayliedrinkmirrorvoice over narrationparty …character name in titleflashbackinterview (See All) |
Peter is a composer and a likable sad sack who's devastated when his girlfriend of five years, Sarah Marshall, the star of a cheesy CSI-style crime show, dumps him. He weeps, he rails, he mopes. Finally, his step-brother Brian suggests Hawaii, so Peter heads for a resort on Oahu where, as he's check …ing in, he sees Sarah and her new beau, Aldous, a polymorphously perverse English rocker. The weeping and moping start again, until Peter is rescued by Rachel, a thoughtful hotel clerk who invites him to a luau and to hang out. Although he constantly runs into Sarah and Aldous, Peter starts to come alive again. Will Sarah realize what she's lost, and what about Rachel? (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousyinfidelityfriendship |
| Mood: | satire |
| Locations: | airplanehotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | actressfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | piano playertelephone callstarwaiterapologypianoliedrinkface slapmirrorcryingcharacter name in titleflashbackkiss |
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: | drinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | satire |
| Locations: | urban setting |
| Characters: | actressactorfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callagingapplausereference to william shakespearechampagnetheaterapologybirthdayliedrinkcryingvoice over narrationpartytitle spoken by character …cigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Mood: | satire |
| Locations: | airplanerestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | frenchmaidfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callname callingbutlerapplausefreeze framepay phonechampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialogueapologymanhattan new york citytelephoneliedrinkmirror …voice over narrationbased on true storypartytitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingkissinterviewflashback (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | frenchfriend |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callin medias resbreaking and enteringreference to william shakespeareapologymanhattan new york citytelephonebirthdaydrinkface slapmirrorcryingvoice over narrationparty …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingkissflashback (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: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partypiano playertelephone calldressing roombackstagetelephonepianobirthdayliedrinkmirrorcryingbased on true storypartycigarette smoking …flashbackkiss (See All) |
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin ar …ranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | airportairplanesnowhotel |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partypiano playertelephone callcynicismapologytelephonepianobirthdayliedrinkcryingbased on true storytitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titleflashback …kiss (See All) |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltjealousybetrayalmoneyinfidelity |
| Locations: | airporttaxihotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | husband wife relationship |
| Story: | wigapologymanhattan new york citybirthdaylieface slapmirrorcryingcigarette smokingkissflashback |
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkinginfidelity |
| Locations: | airportairplanesnowhotel |
| Story: | telephone callcynicismbreaking and enteringapplausechampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguedrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationpartyinterviewkiss |
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra …cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)
| Themes: | deceptionbetrayalmoneyinfidelity |
| Locations: | airporttaxiairplanesnowhotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | maidhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | banquetorchestral music scoreengagementblockbusterwaiterauditionpay phonechampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguemanhattan new york citylievoice over narrationbased on true storypartycigarette smoking …flashback (See All) |
A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, …and the mysterious night club Silencio. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdeceptionjealousyinfidelity |
| Mood: | behind the scenes |
| Locations: | airporttaxi |
| Characters: | directoractressfemale protagonist |
| Story: | telephone callstarletshowbizengagementauditiontelephonecryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smoking |
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld ('Christian Bale' (qv)), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser ('Amy Adams (III)' (qv)) …is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso ('Bradley Cooper (I)' (qv)). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. 'Jeremy Renner' (qv) is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn ('Jennifer Lawrence (III)' (qv)) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmaildeceptiondrunkennessbetrayalmoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | taxiairplanehotelrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | actorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorin medias resfur coatfreeze frameactingwigchampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefemme fataletelephonevoice over narrationbased on true storypartycigarette smokingflashback |
In San Francisco, we follow Johnny, a man who has a girlfriend, Lisa, and also his best friend, Mark. Lisa has been cheating on Johnny with Mark and Johnny doesn't know! Will Johnny ever find out? Will Mark still be Johnny's best friend?
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeceptiondrunkennessdrinkingjealousybetrayalmoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Characters: | friend |
| Story: | birthday partytelephone callfamous lineambitionthreatchampagnetelephonebirthdayliedrinkface slapcryingpartykiss |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingjealousyinfidelity |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | directoractressactorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callfur coatcigarette lighterchampagnepianobirthdayliedrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationcigarette smokingflashbackinterviewkiss |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit …h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
| Themes: | deceptiondrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorcrying womantelephone callgossip columnistcriticnicknamepay phonechampagnepainterapologytelephoneliedrinkmirrorcrying …voice over narrationbased on true storytitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingkiss (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: | guiltdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | airporttaxiairplanehotel |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorcrying womantelephone callcynicismapplausepainterapologytelephoneliedrinkmirrorcryingbased on true storycigarette smokingflashback |
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: | drinkingbetrayalmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | snowhotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | frenchfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callname callingapplausethreatapologytelephonecompetitionliedrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationcharacter name in titleflashback …kiss (See All) |
Forty-year-old Christine Lucas wakes up in bed with a man she does not know, in an unfamiliar house. The man explains that he is her husband, Ben, and that she suffered brain damage from a car accident ten years earlier. Christine wakes up every morning with no memory of her life from her early twen …ties onwards. Christine receives treatment from Dr. Nasch, a neurologist at a local hospital who provides her a camera to record her thoughts and progress each day, and calls her every morning to remind her to watch the video in the camera. Soon, she starts to discover the truth around her. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltdeceptionbetrayalinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | airportairplanehotel |
| Characters: | female protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorcrying womantelephone callwoman wrapped in a towel40 year oldfreeze frameapologytelephonelieface slapmirrorcryingpartycigarette smokingkiss …flashback (See All) |
England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as 'King George VI' (qv), but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extr …aordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | airplanesnow |
| Characters: | actorfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | telephone callreference to shakespeare's hamletcigarette lighternicknamerehearsalapplausereference to william shakespeareauditionapologytelephoneliedrinkcryingbased on true storytitle spoken by character …cigarette smokinginterviewkiss (See All) |
Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York apartment. They consider themselves intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley and as a consequence decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small p …arty. The guests include David's father, his fiancee Janet and their old schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly more daring, Rupert begins to suspect. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | maidfriend |
| Story: | piano playertelephone callbanquetambitionchampagnepianodrinkface slapbased on true storypartytitle spoken by character |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | taxirestaurant |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callagingchampagneapologytelephonedrinkmirrorcryingcigarette smokingkiss |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyinfidelity |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | husband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday partylooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callcigarette lightercharacter repeating someone else's dialogueapologytelephonebirthdayliedrinkface slapmirrorcryingpartytitle spoken by character …cigarette smokingcharacter name in title (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: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | airporttaxiairplanehotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | maidfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | piano playertelephone callage differencefreeze frameapologypianoliedrinkface slapcryingvoice over narrationcigarette smokingkiss |
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | urban settingrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | actressactorfriend |
| Story: | telephone callmartinifamous linename callingstarauditiontelephonedrinkcryingpartycigarette smokingkiss |
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