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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: | homelessnesstheatredrinkingpregnancyjealousylovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | san francisco californiarooftoptruckfarmwheelchairtaxisnowchurchschoolrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | truck driverbullybabymusiciandancergirlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships …police (See All) |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | child prodigychild geniuswind chimesymphony orchestramysterious strangermusic classabandoned theatresearch for mothersearch for fathersubway stationelectric guitarrock concertstreet musicianjuilliard school manhattan new york citylincoln center for the performing arts manhattan new york city …washington square manhattan new york citychild protective agencymusic conductorwashing one's facebrief encounterhappenstancerhapsodysucker punchsense of soundcomposingyearningroller skaterlisteningfollowing a dreambiological mothergreenwich village manhattan new york cityskylightprodigyserendipityfoster familyreference to charles dickensclarinetloss of lovermusic boxskateboarderabsent mothercellistchance meetingsecond chancegurneyluckbunk bedcellowhistlingpeer pressurecrystalcentral park manhattan new york cityharmonicafamily reunionpolice raiddormitoryviolinistgeniusseparationlove at first sightwishchoirabsent fatherchild protagonistchild's point of viewministerwindclassical musicfull moonorchestrafateviolinorphanagestrangercomposerguitaristblack americanpizzaclassrock 'n' rollpursuitpianistflowersliarcharacter repeating someone else's dialogueprologuemicrophonelimousinesearchhit by a carsubwayeatingbasketballconcertbandorphanmanhattan new york cityguitarpianocafetearsbeerliedrinkfoodtitle directed by femalesongcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callchasepartysingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcharacter name in titlefightkissflashback (See All) |
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half- …broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez's good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers' personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Ayers must find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations to hope for a brighter future for both of them. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnessdrinkingfriendshiplove |
Locations: | taxisnowchurchhospital |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerfriendafrican americanmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | street musicianjuilliard school manhattan new york cityprodigycellistchance meetingcelloviolinistgeniusorchestraviolinblack americanflowersliarprologuehit by a car …concerttearsliedrinksongcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callsingingdancingflashback (See All) |
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: | homelessnessdrinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | musiciansingerfriendfather son relationship |
Story: | washington square manhattan new york citygreenwich village manhattan new york cityclassical musicguitaristpursuitliarmicrophonesearchsubwayeatingconcertmanhattan new york cityguitarcafelie …drinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callchasesingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in titleflashback (See All) |
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar pr …odigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | snowschool |
Characters: | musiciangirlboysingerfriendfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | electric guitarrock concertprodigyclarinetcelloguitaristclassrock 'n' rollpianistliarbandguitarpianoliedrink …foodsongtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by character (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: | drinkingpregnancyjealousy |
Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | babyboysingermother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | cellistcellocentral park manhattan new york cityviolinistorchestraviolinclasspianistconcertmanhattan new york citypianocafetearsliedrink …songcryingtelephone callpartysingingflashbackkissfight (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: | drinkinglovefriendship |
Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
Characters: | babymusiciandancergirlboysingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | absent motherharmonicaabsent fatherguitaristrock 'n' rollmicrophonehit by a careatingbandguitarpianocafetearsbeerlie …drinkfoodtitle directed by femalesongcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredrinkinglove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | wheelchairtaxirestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | babymusiciandancergirlboysingerafrican americanfather daughter relationship |
Story: | electric guitargreenwich village manhattan new york cityharmonicaministerguitaristrock 'n' rollpianistflowersmicrophonelimousinesubwayeatingconcertbandmanhattan new york city …guitarpianocafedrinkfoodsongvoice over narrationtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingfight (See All) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
Themes: | theatrepregnancyjealousyfriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftoptruckwheelchairtaxisnowchurchnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | search for fatherelectric guitarwashington square manhattan new york citygreenwich village manhattan new york citychoirabsent fathercomposerguitaristclassrock 'n' rollmicrophonesubwaybasketballconcertband …manhattan new york cityguitartitle directed by femalesongcryingtelephone callchasepartysingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingfightkiss (See All) |
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: | theatredrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendshiplove |
Locations: | trucksnownew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancergirlsingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | absent fathercomposerguitaristblack americanpianistprologuemicrophonelimousineconcertbandguitarpianotearsdrinksong …cryingtelephone callpartysingingtitle spoken by characterdancingkiss (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: | drinkingpregnancylove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | san francisco californiachurchhospital |
Characters: | babymusiciandancerboybrother brother relationshipsingerafrican americanmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | geniusorchestraguitaristpianistliarmicrophoneconcertbandmanhattan new york cityguitarpianotearsliedrinksong …cryingsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingcharacter name in titlefightkissflashback (See All) |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowschoolrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | dancergirlboysingerfamily relationships |
Story: | wishabsent fatherpizzasearcheatingorphanmanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkfoodsongcryingvoice over narrationtelephone call …singingphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
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: | drinkingpregnancylovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | babymusiciandancersingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | choirblack americanpianistmicrophonelimousinepianocafetearsdrinksongcryingtelephone callsingingdancingfight …kiss (See All) |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglove |
Locations: | truckwheelchairtaxisnowhospital |
Characters: | musiciandancerbrother brother relationshipsingerfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | electric guitarpizzarock 'n' rollflowersprologuemicrophonesearchhit by a careatingbasketballtearsbeerdrinkfoodsong …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | rooftoptruckfarmwheelchairtaxichurchrestaurant |
Characters: | dancergirlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | biological motherluckrock 'n' rollpursuitflowersliarlimousinesearchconcertbandcafetearsbeerliedrink …songcryingchasesingingphotographdancingfightflashbackkiss (See All) |
An unnamed guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer/songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An unnamed girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day an …d takes care of her Mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets girl and they get to know each other as the girl helps the guy put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several day period, the guy and the girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendshiplove |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | musiciangirlsingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | street musicianviolinistcomposerguitaristpianistprologuebandguitarpianocafefoodsongcryingtelephone callchase …singing (See All) |
In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19t …h century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin." (Read More)
Themes: | pregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnow |
Characters: | musicianfather daughter relationship |
Story: | child prodigyviolinistclassical musicfull moonorchestraviolinorphanagecomposerpursuitprologuelimousineconcertorphanvoice over narrationchase …photographflashback (See All) |
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician …. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | wheelchairtaxihospital |
Characters: | musiciandancersingermother son relationship |
Story: | second chanceabsent fatherguitaristpianistmicrophoneeatingconcertbandguitarpianotearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callsingingtitle spoken by characterdancing (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: | drinkingjealousyfriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnowschoolrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | babydancersingerfriendfather daughter relationship |
Story: | greenwich village manhattan new york citycellistcellopeer pressuredormitorychoirclassrock 'n' rollliarmanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkfood …songcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callsingingphotographdancingkiss (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.
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | schoolrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | dancergirlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | family reunionguitaristpianistprologueeatingguitarpianocafetearsfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph …dancingcharacter name in titlekiss (See All) |
1900. Danny Boodmann, a stoker on an American passenger liner, Virginian, finds a baby abandoned on the ship. He names the child Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' and raises the child as his own until his death in an accident on the ship. The child never leaves the ship and turns out … to be a musical genius, especially when it comes to playing the piano. As an adult he befriends a trumpet player in the ship's band, Max Tooney. After several years on the ship Max leaves, and tells the story of 1900 to the owner of a music store. (Read More)
Themes: | love |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snownew york city |
Characters: | babymusicianfather son relationship |
Story: | child prodigygeniusorchestrapianistbandorphanpianotearscryingvoice over narrationtelephone callchasedancingkissflashback |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyfriendshiplove |
Locations: | schoolrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | reference to charles dickensseparationguitaristclassliarmicrophonesubwayeatingguitarcafetearsbeerliedrinkfood …songcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographkiss (See All) |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | taxihospital |
Characters: | musiciangirlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | whistlingpolice raidabsent fatherguitaristrock 'n' rollflowersprologuemicrophoneeatingbandmanhattan new york cityguitartearsdrinkfood …songcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographkiss (See All) |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In … the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglovefriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | musicianboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | cellogeniuscomposerguitaristrock 'n' rollpianistliarprologuemicrophonelimousineeatingconcertguitarpianocafe …tearsliedrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingkissflashback (See All) |
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is …short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyfriendshiplove |
Locations: | taxisnowchurchnew york city |
Characters: | dancergirlsingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | bunk bedcentral park manhattan new york cityharmonicalove at first sightblack americanflowersmicrophoneeatingbasketballmanhattan new york citytearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …partysingingtitle spoken by characterdancingflashback (See All) |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
Themes: | drinkingfriendshiplove |
Locations: | san francisco californianew york city |
Characters: | musicianboysingerfriendmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | rock concertfollowing a dreamwhistlingguitaristrock 'n' rollprologuemicrophoneeatingconcertbandguitarbeerdrinkfoodsong …cryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowchurchschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | babydancergirlboybrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | sense of soundpolice raiddormitorypursuitflowersprologuemicrophonesubwayeatingorphancafetearsdrinkfoodcrying …telephone callchasesingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingfightkiss (See All) |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | bullysingerfriendfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | happenstanceguitaristpizzaclasspursuitflowersliarprologueeatingguitartearsbeerliedrinkfood …songcryingtelephone callchasesingingphotographcharacter name in titlefightflashback (See All) |
Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | churchschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | rock concertpizzaclassrock 'n' rollliarmicrophoneconcertbandguitarcafeliedrinksongtelephone callchase …singingtitle spoken by characterfightkiss (See All) |
This is the beginning of the eighties and everybody is moving to the beat of Pop music, as the brand-new concept of the music video appears on television for the first time. However, in Dublin, Conor, a teenager with a sensitive heart, is trying to deal with a tense family relationship, reconnect wi …th his older brother while dealing with the hostile environment in his new public school. And then one day, he sees her. Tall, with long chestnut hair, a buttery complexion and big, dark eyes; an enigmatically beautiful girl standing in front of his school's gate, indolently observing people passing by. But who is she and how could a boy ever get noticed by such a distant girl? That's easy. He would form a band. Surprisingly, with every lyric Conor writes, the gap narrows and with every song he plays, her heart fills with affection. In the end, before a sea of opportunities lying ahead of them, what will the future hold for a brave love like this? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousylovefriendship |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | bullydancergirlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | composingorphanageguitaristrock 'n' rollprologuemicrophonesubwayconcertbandorphanpianoliedrinksongcrying …singingtitle spoken by characterdancingkissflashback (See All) |
Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other … hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousyfriendshiplove |
Locations: | trucktaxirestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | musiciansingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | dormitoryblack americanpizzaclasseatingmanhattan new york cityguitarcafetearsbeerdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone call …singingtitle spoken by characterphotographflashback (See All) |
Cat and mouse. Jonathan McQuarry is an auditor in Manhattan, moving from office to office checking their books. While working late, a smooth and well-dressed man named Wyatt Bose chats Jonathan up, offers him a joint, and soon they're pals. When their cell phones are accidentally swapped, Jonathan a …nswers Wyatt's phone to a series of women asking if he's free tonight. Jonathan discovers it's a sex club: busy powerful people meet each other anonymously in hotels. Jonathan falls for one of the club members, whom he knows only as "S," whom he's also seen on a subway. When she goes missing, patterns emerge and Jonathan faces demands involving violence and lots of money. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnownew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendpolice |
Story: | chance meetinggurneylove at first sightstrangerguitaristliarsearchsubwayeatingguitarliedrinkfoodsongvoice over narration …telephone callsingingphotographdancingkiss (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: | pregnancyjealousy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | churchschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | bullybabymusicianboybrother brother relationshipafrican americanfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | wind chimechoirchild protagonistwindguitaristblack americanclassflowersliarsearcheatingguitarpianocafetears …liefoodcryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingfightflashbackkiss (See All) |
A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both for …ever. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftoptaxisnowchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | musiciandancerboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | cellistchance meetingluckcelloviolinistviolinstrangerliarbandcafebeerliedrinkcryingtelephone call …photographdancingflashbackkiss (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: | drinkingjealousylovefriendship |
Locations: | snowchurchschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | bullyboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | dormitoryviolinistviolinclasspianistliarsearchorphanpianotearsliedrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callchasesingingphotographfight (See All) |
East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set u …p the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancylove |
Locations: | rooftoptaxihospital |
Characters: | babydancergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | absent fatherliarprologueeatingbandtearsbeerliedrinkfoodsongcryingvoice over narrationpartysinging …dancingflashback (See All) |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
Themes: | theatrepregnancyjealousyfriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowschool |
Characters: | babydancergirlboyfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | windblack americanclasspianistflowerspianotearsbeercryingtelephone calldancingcharacter name in titleflashbackkiss |
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable moth …er Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary's landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary's teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | taxischoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | bullydancergirlboysingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | child prodigyprodigyfoster familygeniusblack americanclassmicrophonepianobeersongsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingfight …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: | drinkingpregnancylovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftopchurchschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | babydancergirlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | love at first sightministermicrophoneeatingcafetearsliedrinkfoodcryingtelephone calldancing |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnessdrinkingfriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftopsnowrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | skylightflowersmicrophonesubwayeatingmanhattan new york cityguitarcafetearsdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsinging …title spoken by characterphotographdancingfightkiss (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: | drinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | san francisco californiataxichurchrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | dancerfriendfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | search for fatherprologuesearcheatingcafetearsbeerliedrinkfoodcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdancing …kiss (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
Themes: | theatredrinkingpregnancylove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restauranthospital |
Characters: | babydancerboysingerfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | love at first sightorchestraorphanagepianistflowerseatingbandorphanpianocafetearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callchasesingingdancingkissflashback (See All) |
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcome …d. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | snowchurchschool |
Characters: | musiciandancergirlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | yearningabsent fatherwindclassflowerseatingguitarcafetearsliefoodcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotograph …dancingfightflashbackkiss (See All) |
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | family reunionpursuitflowersmicrophonelimousineeatingbandcafedrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callchaseparty …singingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcharacter name in titlefightflashbackkiss (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | babydancerboysingerfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | violinpizzapursuitliarsearcheatingbandguitarcafetearsliedrinkfoodsongcrying …chasesingingdancing (See All) |
As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftopwheelchairsnowchurchrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendafrican americanmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | 1980s |
Story: | central park manhattan new york cityblack americanclassliarsubwayeatingbasketballmanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkfoodsongcrying …voice over narrationtelephone callchasesingingtitle spoken by characterphotographfightflashback (See All) |
Adam ('Tom Hiddleston' (qv)), an underground musician, reunites with his lover for centuries ('Tilda Swinton' (qv)) after he becomes depressed and tired with the direction human society has taken. Their love is interrupted and tested by his wild and uncontrollable little sister ('Mia Wasikowska' (qv …)). (Read More)
Themes: | drinkinglove |
Locations: | taxihospital |
Characters: | musiciandancersinger |
Story: | abandoned theatreelectric guitarviolinistviolincomposerguitaristrock 'n' rollmicrophonebandguitardrinksongcryingtelephone callsinging …photographdancingkiss (See All) |
In rural Tennessee, Lazarus, a former blues musician who survives by truck farming, finds a young girl nearly beaten to death near his home. She's the white-trash town tramp, molded by a life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and verbal abuse from her mother, who seems to delight in remindi …ng Rae of her mistake in not aborting her. Lazarus, who is also facing personal crisis at the dissolution of his marriage, nurses Rae back to health, providing her with gentle, fatherly advice as well as an education in blues music. Rae's boyfriend, Ronnie, goaded by the man who nearly beat Rae to death, misunderstands the relationship between Lazarus and Rae, and vows to kill him. Lazarus, exhibiting a street-smart understanding of violence and its motives, calls Ronnie's bluff, senses that he is as troubled as Rae, and becomes a guiding force in the young couple's resurrection. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancylovefriendship |
Locations: | truckchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | musiciandancergirlboysingerfriendafrican american |
Story: | ministerguitaristprologueeatingconcertbandguitarcafetearsbeerdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingtitle spoken by characterdancingfightflashbackkiss (See All) |
In Connecticut, lonely widowed Professor Walter Vale has a boring life. He teaches only one class at the local college and is trying to learn how to play the piano, despite not having the necessary musical talent. Walter is assigned to attend a conference about Global Policy and Development at New Y …ork University, where he is to give a lecture about a paper on which he is co-author. When he arrives at his apartment in New York, he finds Tarek Khalil, a Syrian musician, and Zainab, a Senegalese street vendor, living there. He sympathizes with the situation of the illegal immigrants and invites the couple to stay with him. Tarek invites him to go to his gig at Jules Live Jazz. Walter is fascinated with his African drum and Tarek offers to teach Walter to play the drum. However, after an incident in the subway, Tarek is arrested by the police and sent to a detention center for illegal immigrants. Walter has just hired a lawyer to defend Tarek when, out of the blue, Tarek's mother Mouna arrives at the apartment from Michigan. He invites her to stay in Tarek's room and while trying to get Tarek released, Walter and Mouna get close to each other and he finds reasons to feel life can be exciting and worth living again. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | musiciandancersingerfriendafrican americanmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | subway stationstreet musicianwhistlingcentral park manhattan new york cityclasssubwaymanhattan new york citypianocafefoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing …kiss (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: | theatredrinkingjealousyfriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | wheelchair |
Characters: | truck driverdancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | music conductormusic boxgeniusfatepursuitpianistflowersliarpianoliedrinkfoodsongtelephone callchase …partysingingdancingkissfight (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | dancerboysingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | music classcellistcelloviolinistclassical musicorchestraviolinclassrock 'n' rollpursuitflowersconcertcafetearslie …drinktitle directed by femalesongcryingsingingdancingkiss (See All) |