On the brink of the new Millennium in the bustling City of Mexico, one horrible car accident intertwines inextricably the lives of three perfect strangers. Octavio, a rebellious adolescent who is secretly in love with his sister-in-law, dreams of escaping his miserable life, and for this reason, he …enters reluctantly the obscure world of dog fighting with his lethal dog Cofi. And then unexpectedly, Valeria, a stunning woman and famous supermodel, will cross paths with Octavio, while in the meantime, her pampered little dog Richie manages to vanish into thin air in the confined space of her apartment. Lastly, Chivo, an ex-guerrilla vagabond, after abandoning his little daughter, unable to make up for lost time, he channels his love to the city's strays and a mortally wounded Rottweiler. In the end, even though all the weary characters, men and beasts, wish for a bright future, in this life-changing journey in the pursuit of love, sometimes infidelity, sin and death can get in the way. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, cruelty, rivalry, divorce, robbery, funeral, drunkenness, drinking, adultery, betrayal, money, marriage, kidnapping |
Locations: | slum, apartment, wheelchair, cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | hitman, baby, policeman, doctor |
Story: | animal cruelty, dog fighting, bank robbery, car accident, dog fight, death of dog, shooting a dog, abusive brother, zapatista, shot in the heart, gangrene, estranged parent, derelict, wino, television studio, long lost father, interlinked stories, photo booth, wife abuse, rottweiler, multiple perspectives, cashier, cutting hair, bleeding to death, mexico city, industrialist, half brother, walkman, bus station, neck brace, chapter headings, brother in law sister in law relationship, betting, bum, wetting pants, amputation, animal abuse, hired killer, billboard, dead dog, crutches, multiple storyline, photo album, handheld camera, ex soldier, skateboard, stabbed in the stomach, breaking and entering, head butt, shaving, machismo, surgery, corrupt cop, directorial debut, murderer, suspicion, rat, threat, coffin, model, gambling, nonlinear timeline, stabbing, ambulance, assassin, fighting, dead body, car crash, animal in title, best friend, car chase, extramarital affair, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, brother brother relationship, shower, photograph, dog, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, independent film, two word title, death, fight, flashback, violence, blood, gun, sex, nudity, murder, kiss |
In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si…x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
Themes: | robbery, drunkenness, drinking, money, kidnapping |
Locations: | slum, wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | baby, policeman |
Story: | wetting pants, breaking and entering, gambling, stabbing, car crash, beating, photograph, mother son relationship, fight, murder, death, gun, blood, dog, flashback |
The new flatmate of three preexisting roommates turns up mysteriously dead but in possession of a large sum of money. When the roommates decide to keep it for themselves, their action sets in motion a destructive chain of events that spiral out of control.
Themes: | cruelty, robbery, drunkenness, drinking, betrayal, money |
Locations: | apartment, hospital |
Characters: | policeman, doctor |
Story: | machismo, directorial debut, stabbing, dead body, beating, photograph, independent film, two word title, violence, fight, flashback, blood, murder, death |
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.
Themes: | betrayal, money, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment |
Characters: | baby, doctor |
Story: | bleeding to death, head butt, directorial debut, ambulance, car crash, car chase, extramarital affair, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, shower, husband wife relationship, independent film, death, violence, fight, gun, blood, murder |
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: | drunkenness, drinking, adultery, money, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment, wheelchair |
Characters: | baby, policeman, doctor |
Story: | shaving, nonlinear timeline, stabbing, dead body, extramarital affair, beating, pregnancy, shower, photograph, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, nudity, dog, murder, flashback, gun, blood, sex, kiss, violence |
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal had left them long ago, and comes back to make things right with his family. This is why The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2…000). (Read More)
Themes: | divorce, funeral, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery, hospital |
Story: | chapter headings, stabbed in the stomach, rat, coffin, ambulance, car crash, extramarital affair, car accident, brother brother relationship, photograph, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, independent film, sex, dog, flashback, blood, death |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Themes: | divorce, robbery, funeral, adultery, betrayal, money |
Locations: | cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | baby, doctor |
Story: | brother in law sister in law relationship, coffin, nonlinear timeline, ambulance, extramarital affair, car accident, beating, cell phone, telephone call, brother brother relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, violence, flashback, gun, death, murder, nudity |
Themes: | robbery, betrayal, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment, wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | hitman, policeman, doctor |
Story: | photo album, nonlinear timeline, gambling, ambulance, assassin, car crash, car chase, car accident, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, photograph, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, flashback, gun, fight, blood, murder, kiss, sex, violence, death |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con…vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, drunkenness, drinking, adultery, betrayal, marriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | policeman, doctor |
Story: | multiple storyline, surgery, nonlinear timeline, ambulance, extramarital affair, car accident, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, photograph, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, independent film, two word title, kiss, murder, blood, flashback, gun, death |
Themes: | betrayal, money, kidnapping |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | cashier, hired killer, head butt, shaving, machismo, threat, assassin, car accident, beating, cell phone, telephone call, photograph, father daughter relationship, independent film, two word title, death, gun, blood, violence, fight, murder |
A frustrated and clumsy bank clerk overhears the conversation of three coworkers in the toilet about a fix in a horse race, and bets a large amount. He loses the bet and owes the money to the dangerous and powerful mobster Fingers. A gangster who works for Fingers has the ability of foreseeing piece…s of the future; he is assigned to collect money for the boss, with his troublemaker nephew Tony, and is beaten up by a gang. The manager of pop-star Trista loses her contract to Fingers without her agreement and she is threatened by the gangster. A dedicated doctor seeks a blood donor that might have a rare blood type to save the life of his secret and unrequited passion, a beautiful epidemiologist who's married to a friend. This is why The Air I Breathe (2007) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness, drinking, money |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | policeman, doctor |
Story: | bank robbery, interlinked stories, head butt, gambling, nonlinear timeline, car accident, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, photograph, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, independent film, violence, flashback, gun, death, kiss, murder, blood, sex, fight |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
Themes: | rivalry, divorce, drunkenness, drinking, money |
Locations: | apartment |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | walkman, bum, machismo, surgery, murderer, model, stabbing, ambulance, dead body, car crash, car accident, beating, cell phone, shower, photograph, independent film, two word title, death, kiss, violence, blood, gun, murder, dog |
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: | divorce, drunkenness, drinking, adultery, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | crutches, photo album, suspicion, best friend, extramarital affair, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, photograph, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, kiss, death, flashback, nudity, sex, fight |
Themes: | betrayal, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment |
Story: | ex soldier, head butt, machismo, rat, ambulance, car crash, car chase, car accident, beating, cell phone, shower, photograph, two word title, violence, fight, flashback, murder, death |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na…me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, funeral, drinking, betrayal, money |
Locations: | wheelchair, cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | coffin, gambling, ambulance, car crash, car chase, beating, telephone call, brother brother relationship, photograph, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, violence, dog, flashback, gun, blood, murder, sex, death |
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. This is why Killer Joe (2011) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | cruelty, money, funeral, drunkenness, drinking, adultery |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | hitman, baby, policeman |
Story: | corrupt cop, coffin, gambling, stabbing, extramarital affair, beating, pregnancy, telephone call, photograph, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, two word title, gun, violence, nudity, death, sex, blood, dog, murder |
An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause.
Themes: | funeral, betrayal, money, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment, wheelchair, cemetery |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | ex soldier, ambulance, assassin, car crash, car chase, car accident, beating, cell phone, photograph, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, independent film, murder, fight, flashback, violence, death |
Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.
Themes: | cruelty, drunkenness, drinking, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery |
Story: | animal cruelty, machismo, rat, threat, fighting, animal in title, car accident, beating, brother brother relationship, husband wife relationship, independent film, fight, dog, death, violence, gun, murder, flashback, blood, kiss, sex |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
Themes: | drunkenness, drinking, betrayal, money, marriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | policeman, doctor |
Story: | surgery, wife abuse, shaving, nonlinear timeline, ambulance, cell phone, photograph, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, independent film, gun, flashback, kiss, murder, death, sex, blood, nudity |
An ex-con, fresh out of prison, goes to L.A. to try to learn who murdered his daughter. However, he quickly finds that he is completely out of place with no understanding of the culture he finds. His investigations are helped by another ex-con. Together they learn that his daughter had been having a…n affair with a record producer, who is presently having an affair with another young woman. An aging actress, who also knew his daughter, forces him to look at his own failures as a father. The movie does focus on the drama of the situation and the inter-relationships of the characters and seldom slips into an action piece. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, robbery, drinking, money |
Characters: | hitman, policeman |
Story: | hired killer, breaking and entering, nonlinear timeline, stabbing, dead body, car chase, car accident, beating, cell phone, photograph, father daughter relationship, independent film, violence, fight, flashback, murder, gun, sex, blood, death |
Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's lif…e is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late. This is why The Interpreter (2005) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, divorce, drunkenness, drinking, adultery |
Characters: | policeman, doctor |
Story: | breaking and entering, threat, ambulance, assassin, dead body, car chase, extramarital affair, car accident, beating, cell phone, telephone call, shower, photograph, violence, death, dog, blood, flashback, gun, murder |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al…ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking, adultery, kidnapping |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | baby, policeman, doctor |
Story: | wife abuse, hired killer, dead dog, suspicion, rat, threat, coffin, nonlinear timeline, fighting, dead body, extramarital affair, car accident, beating, telephone call, shower, photograph, murder, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, death, nudity, fight, flashback, blood, gun, violence, dog |
Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston …police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one-neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover-can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt. Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spellbinding tour de force of betrayal and redemption, music and murder, that brings fully to life a bygone era when sin was cause for celebration and vice was a national virtue. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, money, robbery, funeral, betrayal, kidnapping |
Locations: | cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | hitman, policeman |
Story: | bank robbery, hired killer, ex soldier, corrupt cop, threat, gambling, nonlinear timeline, assassin, car crash, car chase, extramarital affair, car accident, beating, telephone call, photograph, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, murder, blood, death, violence |
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a… covert operative. Or so Barris said. (Read More)
Themes: | funeral, drinking, adultery, marriage |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | directorial debut, coffin, nonlinear timeline, assassin, dead body, extramarital affair, pregnancy, shower, photograph, mother son relationship, kiss, dog, gun, death, murder, fight, blood, sex, flashback, violence |
Every seven years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No 1, which itself carries the legendary million dollar a bullet price tag.
Themes: | vengeance, money, drunkenness, drinking |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | betting, dead dog, machismo, suspicion, gambling, stabbing, assassin, dead body, car crash, car chase, car accident, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, shower, two word title, violence, death, dog, fight, flashback, blood, murder |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia. This is why Gomorra (2008) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000).
Themes: | cruelty, robbery, drinking, betrayal, money |
Locations: | apartment, hospital |
Characters: | hitman, baby, policeman |
Story: | machismo, gambling, dead body, car crash, beating, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, violence, gun, blood, murder, sex, death |
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: | funeral, drinking, adultery, betrayal, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | baby, policeman, doctor |
Story: | brother in law sister in law relationship, coffin, extramarital affair, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, death, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, flashback, kiss, sex, fight |
The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized… city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness, betrayal, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | walkman, skateboard, head butt, suspicion, nonlinear timeline, assassin, fighting, dead body, car crash, car chase, car accident, beating, photograph, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, two word title, fight, murder, blood, flashback, gun, violence, death |
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: | divorce, funeral, drinking, money, marriage |
Characters: | baby, policeman |
Story: | breaking and entering, corrupt cop, stabbing, dead body, beating, cell phone, telephone call, brother brother relationship, photograph, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, violence, death, dog, fight, flashback, gun, murder, blood, nudity |
The first part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. 'Blue' is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed composer and her young daughter in a car accident. The film's theme of liberty is manifested in Julie's attempt to start life anew, f…ree of personal commitments, belongings, grief or love. She intends to numb herself by withdrawing from the world and living completely independently, anonymously and in solitude in the Parisian metropolis. Despite her intentions, people from her former and present life intrude with their own needs. However, the reality created by the people who need and care about her, a surprising discovery and the music around which the film revolves heal Julie and draws her back to the land of the living. (Read More)
Themes: | funeral, adultery, betrayal, money |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | neck brace, skateboard, rat, coffin, car crash, extramarital affair, car accident, pregnancy, telephone call, photograph, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, dog, kiss, sex |
A State Department employee newly posted to the American embassy in London is charged with stopping terrorists from getting into the U.S. That puts her right in the line of fire and she is targeted for death and framed for crimes. Discredited, she is forced to go on the run while she tries to clear …her name and stop a large-scale terrorist attack set for New Year's Eve in Times Square. This is why Survivor (2015) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | betrayal, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment, wheelchair |
Characters: | hitman, doctor |
Story: | hired killer, breaking and entering, suspicion, rat, ambulance, assassin, cell phone, photograph, independent film, flashback, death, murder, fight, violence |
Themes: | betrayal, kidnapping |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | hired killer, head butt, directorial debut, suspicion, assassin, car chase, car accident, beating, cell phone, shower, independent film, violence, fight, blood, flashback, murder, death |
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget.
Themes: | vengeance, cruelty, drunkenness |
Story: | multiple perspectives, handheld camera, nonlinear timeline, animal in title, car accident, telephone call, shower, photograph, independent film, violence, dog, death, murder, nudity, blood, gun |
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violen…t war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, robbery, betrayal, money, kidnapping |
Characters: | baby, doctor |
Story: | bank robbery, mexico city, threat, coffin, assassin, fighting, extramarital affair, beating, cell phone, telephone call, shower, photograph, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, violence, dog, fight, blood, flashback, gun, kiss, murder, death |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away,… even on a fishing trip. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness, drinking, adultery, marriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | baby, policeman, doctor |
Story: | multiple storyline, surgery, dead body, extramarital affair, car accident, telephone call, photograph, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, independent film, death, murder, blood, sex, dog |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser…ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. This is why New Jack City (1991) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, cruelty, funeral, adultery, betrayal, money |
Locations: | apartment, cemetery |
Characters: | hitman, policeman |
Story: | betting, ex soldier, machismo, suspicion, threat, beating, cell phone, telephone call, husband wife relationship, independent film, violence, fight, blood, flashback, gun, murder, sex, death |
It is 1888 in London, and the unfortunate poor lead horrifying lives in the city's deadliest slum, Whitechapel. Harassed by gangs and forced to walk the streets for a living, Mary Kelly and her small group of companions trudge on through this daily misery, their only consolation being that things ca…n't get any worse. Yet things somehow do when their friend Ann is kidnapped and they are drawn into a conspiracy with links higher up than they could possibly imagine. The kidnapping is soon followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Polly, and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down, one by one. Sinister even by Whitechapel standards, the murder grabs the attention of Inspector Fred Abberline, a brilliant yet troubled man whose police work is often aided by his psychic abilities. Abberline becomes deeply involved with the case, which takes on personal meaning to him when he and Mary begin to fall in love. But as he gets closer to the truth Whitechapel becomes more and more dangerous for Abberline, Mary, and the other girls. Whoever is responsible for the grisly acts is not going to give up his secret without a fight....will they be able to survive the avenging force that has been sent after them from hell? (Read More)
Themes: | divorce, funeral, drunkenness, drinking, marriage, kidnapping |
Locations: | slum, cemetery |
Characters: | baby, doctor |
Story: | amputation, head butt, surgery, suspicion, rat, threat, coffin, model, stabbing, dead body, beating, pregnancy, photograph, mother daughter relationship, two word title, fight, death, flashback, violence, kiss, blood, murder, dog |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a…n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
Themes: | robbery, drinking, adultery, money, marriage |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | hired killer, threat, nonlinear timeline, stabbing, dead body, extramarital affair, beating, cell phone, telephone call, shower, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, violence, dog, death, gun, kiss, blood, murder, flashback |
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who… have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, cruelty, divorce, funeral, marriage, adultery |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | baby, policeman, doctor |
Story: | crutches, surgery, threat, coffin, stabbing, ambulance, extramarital affair, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, brother brother relationship, photograph, death, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, violence, kiss, fight, blood, sex, murder |
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate…ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)
Themes: | robbery, betrayal, money, kidnapping |
Locations: | apartment, cemetery |
Story: | bank robbery, crutches, head butt, suspicion, coffin, ambulance, beating, cell phone, photograph, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, violence, fight, blood, flashback, dog, murder, death |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h…is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. This is why Ladder 49 (2004) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | funeral, drunkenness, drinking, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | machismo, rat, coffin, nonlinear timeline, pregnancy, telephone call, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, dog, death, fight, blood, flashback |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh…o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
Themes: | robbery, funeral, drunkenness, drinking, betrayal, money |
Locations: | apartment, cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | hitman, policeman |
Story: | rat, bleeding to death, head butt, corrupt cop, coffin, stabbing, ambulance, car crash, extramarital affair, car accident, beating, pregnancy, cell phone, telephone call, shower, photograph, two word title, gun, death, blood, kiss, fight, flashback, violence, murder |
A few incidents that happen at 11:14pm in the town of Middleton are seen from five different perspectives, each of the players who generally works toward self interest, not caring about the consequence to other people, and in the process exacerbating the situations by his or her actions. Jack, in to…wn to meet someone, is a chronic drinker and driver, he still doing so despite having his license temporarily suspended. Teens Mark, Eddie and Tim are out for a joyride in Mark's van, they generally causing havoc all in the name of having fun... that is until something goes wrong. Frank, out for a walk with his dog, stumbles across something which makes him jump to a conclusion about his daughter, to who he is both over-protective and overly trusting. Duffy, who works as a clerk at Lloyd's EZZZ Stop convenience store, goes to the store just as it is closing to ask his friend, the clerk on duty, Buzzy, for a favor, which may be difficult for her to grant based on her own needs. And Cheri is trying to get a few hundred dollars for an abortion from the purported "fathers", while in reality she has another plan in mind. All their actions make for a busy night for the first responders on duty, including Officer Hannagan, and paramedics Leon and Kevin. (Read More)
Themes: | robbery, drunkenness, drinking |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | interlinked stories, multiple perspectives, multiple storyline, nonlinear timeline, ambulance, car accident, cell phone, telephone call, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, murder, flashback, gun, dog, death, violence, kiss, sex, blood |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has …fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
Themes: | funeral |
Locations: | slum, wheelchair, cemetery, hospital |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | dead dog, coffin, nonlinear timeline, stabbing, ambulance, beating, telephone call, shower, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, flashback, fight, murder, dog, gun, violence, blood, kiss, death |
Spencer Aimes is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars and even flashier women. But when he meets Jen Kornfeldt, a beautiful, fun-loving computer tech recovering from a bad break-up, he finds true love...and… happily trades international intrigue for domestic bliss. Three years later, Spencer and Jen are still enjoying a picture-perfect marriage - that is, until the morning after Spencer's 30th birthday. That's when Spencer and Jen learn he's the target of a multi-million dollar hit. Even worse, the hired killers have been stalking the happy couple for years, and could be anyone: friends, neighbors, the grocery store clerk, even that crabby old guy shuffling across the street. Now Spencer and Jen are on the run for their lives. As their suburban paradise turns into a paranoid game of dodge-the-bullet, they must find out who wants Spencer dead and why, all the while trying to save their marriage, manage his in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances ... and just plain survive. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness, betrayal, money, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | hired killer, suspicion, assassin, car crash, car chase, car accident, pregnancy, cell phone, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, fight, gun, death, murder, flashback |
Four adopted brothers come to avenge their mother's death in what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boys' investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops who are …trying to solve the case may also not be what they seem. This is why Four Brothers (2005) is one of the best movies like Amores Perros (2000). (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, robbery, funeral, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery |
Story: | machismo, car crash, car chase, car accident, brother brother relationship, shower, mother son relationship, fight, death, murder, dog, violence |
Karol (Polish) marries Domininque (French) and moves to Paris. The marriage breaks down and Dominique divorces Karol, forcing him into the life of a metro beggar and eventually back to Poland. However, he never forgets Dominique and while building a new life for himself in Warsaw he begins to plot..…. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, cruelty, divorce, robbery, funeral, marriage, drinking, money |
Locations: | cemetery |
Story: | shaving, coffin, dead body, beating, telephone call, brother brother relationship, husband wife relationship, gun, murder, sex, flashback, kiss, blood, death |
"Frida" chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera, as the young couple took the art world by storm. From her complex and enduring relationship with her mentor and husband to her illicit and controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her provocative and romanti…c entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary. (Read More)
Themes: | divorce, funeral, drunkenness, adultery, marriage |
Locations: | wheelchair, hospital |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | gangrene, mexico city, extramarital affair, pregnancy, husband wife relationship, independent film, fight, dog, flashback, blood, murder |
In Seoul, Ryu, a deaf worker has a sister who needs a kidney transplant. He tries to donate his own kidney to his sister, but his blood type is not compatible with hers. When Ryu is fired from Ilshin Electronics, he meets illegal dealers of organs, and the criminals propose that he give them his kid…ney plus ten millions Won to obtain a kidney suitable for his sister. Ryu accepts the trade, but he does not have money to pay for the surgery. His anarchist revolutionary girlfriend Cha Young-mi convinces him to kidnap Yossun, the daughter of his former employer Park, who owns Ilshin Electronics. However, a tragedy happens, generating revenge and a series of acts of violence. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, robbery, funeral, money, kidnapping |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | wetting pants, stabbed in the stomach, surgery, coffin, stabbing, beating, cell phone, photograph, violence, father daughter relationship, death, murder, blood, sex |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni…e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
Themes: | cruelty, rivalry, funeral, drunkenness, drinking, money, marriage |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | policeman |
Story: | brother in law sister in law relationship, head butt, threat, gambling, stabbing, dead body, beating, brother brother relationship, photograph, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, mother son relationship, violence, kiss, murder, blood, gun |