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In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count …ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)
Subgenre: | fish out of waterepiccoming of age |
Themes: | huntingprejudicedyingexploitationgriefdeath of motherblackmailtheftracismnaturemilitarymagicdanceescapedrunkenness …drinkingmoneymarriagekidnappingfriendshipdeathmurder (See All) |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | australian outbackstormcampfiretruckshipenglandaustraliajapandesertbathtubboatairplanecemeteryschoolbar |
Characters: | australian aboriginalaustralian soldierjapanese soldierwitch doctorbrother in law sister in law relationshipu.s. soldiergrandfather grandson relationshipchineseaustralianalcoholicasianjapaneseinterracial relationshipthiefpriest …dancerpolicemanboysingerchildrendoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All) |
Period: | year 1939year 19421930s1940sworld war two |
Story: | cattle stampedecattle ranchspear fishingcattle stationcattle driveranch foremanranch handfalling off a cliffpith helmetdust stormair attackaustralian armydeath by drowningdarwin australiabed netting …newspaper headlinehorse jumpingfalling off horsekissing in the rainbar fighttrampled to deathshooting a doghand on someone's buttbegging on bended kneessteamer trunkgathering woodbronc busterdust devilradio operatorstockmanwalkabouthotelierbillabongcattlemanledgercontinent in titledidgeridooreference to judy garlandhidebeauty parlorair battlecalfcorralfly the insectwater tankhalf breedwharfwater pumpvictrolashanghai chinawizard of ozbritish flagwater bottleassimilationbiracial childrite of passagemulerumstampedepearl harborladycountry in titletrackerfired from a jobboomerangenglishwomanlordluggagechantingindigenous peopleracial discriminationgoggleskangaroobutt slaptuberculosisriding cropsurrogate motherclimbing a treerainbowbomberwindmillguardianstableheiresswhistlingshamanpoisoningwhisperingsexual tensionharmonicaraftcattlesailboattombstonecrocodileoutbackstairwayaboriginaldockmysticismhorseback ridingaccountantinvisibilityspittingdormitorycamelauctionaristocratranchdeath threatlanterngasolinecliffrainstormracistinterracial romancenewsreel footageanimated sequenceevacuationwhipmourningministerthunderbra and pantiesbombingtelescopecelebrationpreacherburialcampwatching a moviehidingstealingcooklistening to musicrecordinghelmetspearcaptainkissing while having sexrecord playersubtitled scenedeath of husbandarsonpubwaterfallreunionhairy chestcrosspursuitlightningrace against timecover uptentsuitcasestorytellingmissionumbrellapoisonattackwidowerprologuedrowninggraveyardunderwater scenebathfishingno opening creditsbirdfalse accusationchild abusefishwidowold mancandlenewspapershot in the backswimmingriverguitarislanddead bodybedlingerierunningbombrifleundressingarrestdrinkpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuehorsecorpsesongvoice over narrationfiretelephone callpistolchasesingingexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekissbloodviolenceflashbacksexdogfight (See All) |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | griefmagicdrinkingmarriagemurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | campfireaustraliaboat |
Characters: | australian soldierbrother in law sister in law relationshipaustralianthiefpriestdancerboysingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | dust stormaustralian armywindmillstairwayhorseback ridingevacuationmourningthundercelebrationburialsubtitled scenehairy chestcrosspursuittent …suitcaseumbrellawidowergraveyardwidowold mancandledead bodyrunningrifledrinkslow motion scenehorsesongchasesingingexplosionphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maledogfightbloodviolenceflashback (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | prejudiceracismdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckairplanecemeterybar |
Characters: | u.s. soldiergrandfather grandson relationshippriestpolicemansingerchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1930s1940sworld war two |
Story: | cattle ranchranch handcalfhalf breedpearl harborracial discriminationcattlehorseback ridingranchracistinterracial romanceministerthunderburialcook …graveyardcandlenewspaperswimmingrifledrinkpunched in the facehorsesongtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingone word titledogkissbloodfight (See All) |
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a d …angerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingdancedrunkennessdrinkingkidnappingmurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | campfiretruckdesertcemeterybar |
Characters: | policemanfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | cattle ranchranch foremanranch handfalling off horsemulecattleranchclifftelescopeburialcooksubtitled scenepursuitgraveyardold man …riverdead bodyrunningrifledrinkpunched in the facehorsecorpsetelephone callpistolchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingdogbloodviolencesex (See All) |
The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
Themes: | dyingdeath of mothertheftmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormtruckshipjapanbathtubboatairplanecemeteryschool |
Characters: | japanese soldierjapanesethiefboysingerchildrendoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | bombingburialstealingrecordingrecord playerumbrellaattackgraveyardbathbirdswimmingdead bodyrunningbombundressing …horsecorpsesongvoice over narrationfiresingingexplosionphotographfightbloodflashback (See All) |
Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunte …ers to go fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor." (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | theftmilitarydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | shipenglandboatairplanebar |
Characters: | japanesethiefdancerboyfriendmother son relationship |
Period: | year 19421940sworld war two |
Story: | air attackbar fightradio operatorpearl harbornewsreel footagebombingwatching a moviecookcaptaintentprologuedrowningunderwater scenechild abusebomb …undressingdrinkfirepistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographdancingbare chested malefightkissdogbloodflashbacksex (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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | dyingblackmaildrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfireshipbathtubboat |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipchinesedancerpolicemanboysingerchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | hidevictrolashanghai chinaraftlanternburialcookrecordingrecord playerdeath of husbandcrosssuitcaseumbrellabirdswimming …riverdead bodyrunningdrinkhorsecorpsesongfiretelephone callchasesingingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese … airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccoming of age |
Themes: | dyingtheftracismmilitaryescapefriendshipdeathmurder |
Locations: | truckshipjapanboatairplane |
Characters: | japanese soldieru.s. soldierchinesejapanesethiefboysingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | shanghai chinapearl harborharmonicadockdormitoryevacuationbombingcampstealingrecordingrecord playerpursuitsuitcasegraveyardbath …no opening creditscandledead bodysongchasesingingexplosionphotographkissbloodfight (See All) |
Epic adventure Exodus: Gods and Kings is the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 … slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | huntingdyinggriefescapemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormcampfireshipdesertboat |
Characters: | interracial relationshipthiefboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | falling off a clifftrampled to deathchantingcrocodilehorseback ridingcamelcliffthunderhidinghelmetspeararsonpursuitlightningrace against time …tentattackdrowningunderwater sceneno opening creditsfishold mancandleshot in the backrunningarrestrescuehorsecorpsefirechaseexplosionbare chested maledogkissviolencefightblood (See All) |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | huntingdyinggriefnaturedrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormcampfiretruckdesertboatbar |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipdancerpolicemansingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | windmillcattlethunderlistening to musicsubtitled scenewaterfalllightningtentmissionpoisonwidowerprologuefishingbirdfish …old manswimmingriverguitarrunningrifleundressingarrestdrinkslow motion scenehorsevoice over narrationfiretelephone callchasesingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightviolencesexblooddogflashback (See All) |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The …government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicedyingracismmilitarydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | shipjapanairplanebar |
Characters: | japanese soldieru.s. soldierdancerpolicemanboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | listening to musicattackno opening creditsnewspapershot in the backswimmingguitarislanddead bodyrunningrifleundressingarrestdrinkcorpse …songvoice over narrationtelephone callsingingexplosionphotographdancingcigarette smokingflashbackfightbloodviolence (See All) |
Nim Rusoe is a girl who joins her father, a scientist, when he does research on marine life on an island. It's just the two of them but she spends her time making friends with all the animals she encounters, chatting on the computer and reading the adventure books of Alex Rover. When her father goes … to do some research but when a storm strikes the island he doesn't come back, she gets worried and frightened. She then e-mails Alex Rover hoping that he will come but what she doesn't know is that Alex Rover is a woman who is agoraphobic and germaphobic. But her creation comes to life and eggs her to go. Unfortunately she has never gone anywhere before and is denied her necessities like her sanitary gel by the customs officer at the airport. In the meantime, Nim tries to be strong while waiting for Alex to arrive. (Read More)
Subgenre: | fish out of watercoming of age |
Themes: | escape |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormcampfireshipdesertbathtubboatairplane |
Characters: | australiandancerboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | spear fishingwater pumpsurrogate motherclimbing a treesailboatcamellanterncliffrainstormanimated sequenceevacuationtelescopelightningrace against timesuitcase …storytellingunderwater scenebathfishingfishswimmingislandbedslow motion scenerescuevoice over narrationfiretelephone callchasephotographdancingfightflashback (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneymurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | stormcampfireshipbathtubairplanebar |
Characters: | policemanboysingerchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bar fightshooting a dogair battlepoisoninghorseback ridingrecordingrecord playerpubreunionpursuitlightningumbrellaprologueunderwater sceneno opening credits …old mancandlenewspapershot in the backdead bodyrunningriflearrestdrinkpunched in the facehorsecorpsesongtelephone callpistolchasesingingexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malekissblooddogfightflashback (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)
Subgenre: | epiccoming of age |
Themes: | grieftheftmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormdesertbathtubairplanecemeteryschool |
Characters: | chinesethiefpriestpolicemanboychildrenhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | death by drowningclimbing a treewhisperingstairwayspittingmourningthunderstealinglistening to musicrecordingrecord playerwaterfallstorytellingdrowninggraveyard …underwater scenebathchild abusefishcandlenewspaperswimmingriverguitardead bodylingerierunningarrestslow motion scenevoice over narrationfiretelephone callexplosiondancingbare chested malefightflashbackdogkiss (See All) |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin …ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingmilitaryescapedrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfiretruckboat |
Characters: | japanese soldierchinesejapanesepriestsingerfather daughter relationship |
Period: | world war two |
Story: | whistlingdormitorylanterncelebrationburialhidingcrosspursuitsuitcaseunderwater scenecandledead bodylingerierunningrifle …undressingdrinkslow motion scenehorsecorpsesongvoice over narrationpistolchasesingingexplosionphotographcigarette smokingkissflashbackblood (See All) |
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D'Leh's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D'Leh is forc …ed to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | huntingdyingdeath of mothermagicdancekidnappingmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfiredesertboat |
Characters: | priestdancerboyfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | stampedechantingsailboatmysticismspittingrainstormwhiptelescopeburialcampspearsubtitled scenepursuitlightningtent …prologuebirdriverdead bodypunched in the facerescuehorsecorpsevoice over narrationfirechasedancingfightkissblood (See All) |
Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.
Themes: | dyinggriefdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | airplanebar |
Characters: | priestpolicemanboychildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | rainbowrainstormevacuationthunderwaterfallcrosslightningrace against timemissionwidowerdrowninggraveyardunderwater scenebirdcandle …riverriflearrestdrinkslow motion scenecorpsetelephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleflashbacksex (See All) |
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command o …f the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | dyingmilitaryescapedrinkingmarriagemurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | shipjapanairplane |
Characters: | japanese soldieru.s. soldierboysingerchildrenfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | horse jumpingshooting a dogbomberhorseback ridinglanternhelmetcaptaintentattackno opening creditsislandbombrifledrinkpunched in the face …horsesongvoice over narrationfirepistolsingingexplosionphotographcigarette smokingviolencedogflashbackblood (See All) |
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war t …o end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny. (Read More)
Subgenre: | fish out of waterepiccoming of age |
Themes: | militaryescapedrunkennessdrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | campfireshipboatairplane |
Characters: | alcoholicdancersingermother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper headlinebar fightbombersailboatgasolineanimated sequencehelmetspearcaptainsubtitled scenepubwaterfalllightningrace against timemission …poisonunderwater sceneno opening creditsfalse accusationshot in the backislandbombrifledrinkpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuehorsecorpsevoice over narrationfirepistolchasesingingexplosionphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightviolenceflashback (See All) |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha …nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | dyinggriefdeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneykidnappingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | boatairplaneschoolbar |
Characters: | dancerboysingerchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | chantinglanternrainstormevacuationbombinghidingcaptainsubtitled scenearsonpursuittentprologuefishingfishshot in the back …riverdead bodyrunningbombrifledrinkrescuecorpsesongfiretelephone callchasesingingexplosionphotographdancingcigarette smokingfightdogsexviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied tro …ops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmfuhrer Ludwig Muntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. (Read More)
Themes: | death of mothertheftescapemoneymurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckboatairplane |
Characters: | thiefdancersingerdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | bomberwhistlingsailboatcamelministerbombingcelebrationhidingcooklistening to musicrecordingrecord playercrosssuitcaseattack …prologueunderwater scenefishriverdead bodybedbombrifleundressingarrestrescuecorpsesongchasesingingexplosionphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleviolencefightflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
Themes: | huntinggriefnaturedrinkingmoneymarriagemurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | storm |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | falling off a cliffshooting a dogfired from a jobhorseback ridinglanterncliffministerthunderdeath of husbandpursuitlightningumbrellaprologuegraveyardwidow …candleswimmingdead bodyrifledrinkhorsesongvoice over narrationfiresingingdancingbare chested maledogkissviolencesex (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | dyingtheftescapedrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormcampfire |
Characters: | thiefboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | ladylordwhisperinghorseback ridingministersubtitled scenepursuitstorytellingprologueshot in the backdead bodybedrunningrifledrink …horsecorpsesongvoice over narrationfirepistolchasesingingcigarette smokingdogbloodkissviolenceflashback (See All) |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga …ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
Themes: | racismdrunkennessdrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | australian outbackcampfireaustraliabathtub |
Characters: | australian aboriginalsingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | british flagtrackerstablewhisperinghorseback ridingcamelwhipthunderburialcaptaincrosspursuitlightningtentstorytelling …shot in the backdead bodyriflearrestdrinkhorsecorpsesongfirepistolsingingphotographcigarette smokingdogbloodviolence (See All) |
The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific …establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. (Read More)
Themes: | dyinggriefracismdrinkingmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfiretruckshipboat |
Characters: | dancerboysingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper headlinechantingwhisperingraftthundercampspearsubtitled scenewaterfallpursuitsuitcasemissionunderwater sceneno opening creditsbird …fishcandlenewspaperswimmingriverdead bodybedrifledrinkslow motion scenehorsesongpistolchasesingingexplosionphotographdancingcigarette smokingflashbackdogviolencekiss (See All) |
Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wil …son. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrinkingdeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bar fightbronc bustercattlemancalfstampedeharmonicacattlehorseback ridinglanternrainstormthundercelebrationarsondeath of husbandwidow …old manriverdead bodyrunningrifledrinkhorsesongfirepistolsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingbare chested maleone word titledogfightviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | theftmilitarydrinkingdeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | shipaustraliadesert |
Characters: | australian soldierthiefdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | australian armycattleoutbackcamelranchpubunderwater scenedead bodyrunningrifleundressinghorsetelephone callpistolsinging …explosiontitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titledog (See All) |
In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
Themes: | dyingtheftdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckairplanecemeterybar |
Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanboysingerchildrendoctorfriendhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | pith helmetfired from a jobindigenous peoplewhistlingharmonicaspittingstealingcrosscandlenewspaperriverguitardead bodyrunningrifle …drinkcorpsesongfiretelephone callsingingexplosiondancingcigarette smokingdogfightblood (See All) |
Captain Smith is spared his mutinous hanging sentence after captain Newport's ship arrives in 1607 to found Jamestown, an English colony in Virginia. The initially friendly natives, who have no personal property concept, turn hostile after a 'theft' is 'punished' violently on the spot. During an arm …ed exploration, Smith is captured, but spared when the chief's favorite daughter Pocahontas pleads for the stranger who soon becomes her lover and learns to love their naive 'savage' way of harmonious life. Ultimately he returns to the grim fort, which would starve hadn't she arranged for Indian generosity. Alas, each side soon brands their own lover a traitor, so she is banished and he flogged as introduction to slavish toiling. Changes turn again, leading Smith to accept a northern-more mission and anglicized Pocahontas, believing him dead, becoming the mother of aristocratic new lover John Rolfe's son. They'll meet again for a finale in England. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | dyinggrieftheftmarriagemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | shipenglandboat |
Characters: | witch doctorthiefchildrenfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | indigenous peoplehorseback ridingrainstorminterracial romancehelmetspearcaptainmissionattackprologuegraveyardunderwater scenefishingbirdfish …shot in the backswimmingriverbedrifleundressingvoice over narrationchasebare chested malefightbloodkiss (See All) |
In 1941, Italy allies with Germany and ruthlessly conquers the much weaker country of Greece. On a remote Greek island, an Italian artillery garrison is established to maintain order. One Italian officer, Captain Corelli, adopts an attitude of mutual co-existence with the Greeks and engages in such …activities as music festivals and courting the daughter of a local doctor. In 1943, however, after Italy surrenders to the Allies and changes sides in the war, Captain Corelli must defend the Greek island against a German invasion. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | shipairplane |
Characters: | dancerboysingerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | docknewsreel footagebombingcelebrationwatching a movierecordingcaptainrecord playerfishingno opening creditscandleislandbombrifledrink …singingexplosiondancingcigarette smokingbloodkiss (See All) |
Garland's novel centers on a young nicotine-addicted traveler named Richard, an avid pop-culture buff with a particular love for video games and Vietnam War movies. While at a hotel in Bangkok, he finds a map left by his strange, whacked-out neighbor, who just committed suicide. The map supposedly l …eads to a legendary island paradise where some other wayward souls have settled. (Read More)
Themes: | blackmaildrunkennessdrinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfireshipboat |
Characters: | dancerpolice |
Story: | spear fishinganimated sequenceburialcookwaterfallpursuittentunderwater scenefishingfishshot in the backswimmingislanddead bodybed …drinkcorpsevoice over narrationtelephone callpistolchasetitle spoken by characterphotographdancingbare chested maleflashbacksexkissblood (See All) |
In 1939, Robbie Turner is a private in the British Army, he and his battalion who are heading to France to fight in the war. A stint in the army is not where his life was headed, which took a radical turn four years earlier at the Tallis estate where he grew up as his mother worked as the Tallis' li …ve-in housekeeper. As such, he grew up with the three Tallis children: son Leon, and daughters Cecilia and Briony. Robbie and Cecilia were just getting to the stage of their lives of being able to confess their true love for each other. But then thirteen year old aspiring writer Briony also had a crush on the older Robbie. Based on two incidents she saw between Cecilia and Robbie (one only from afar), on reading a private letter Robbie wrote to Cecilia and on her own feelings for Robbie, Briony told some truths and half-truths about Robbie which resulted in this turn in his life. Robbie is able to reconnect with Cecilia before he is shipped off to France, and lives only to be able to head back to London to be with Cecilia and make up for the missing four years they could not spend together due to Briony's actions. A year later, Briony, now eighteen, also arrives in London to start working as a nurse to support the war effort. By this time, she is aware of the damage her thirteen year old self caused, and wants to atone for that error to both Cecilia from who she has been estranged, and Robbie who she has not seen since. She will make this atonement even if neither Robbie or Cecilia… (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | dyingdrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
Locations: | englandbathtubairplane |
Characters: | policemansingerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | year 19391930s1940sworld war two |
Story: | british flagharmonicahorseback ridingnewsreel footageevacuationbombingwatching a movielistening to musicrecordingrecord playersubtitled scenereunionsuitcasebathfalse accusation …child abusecandledead bodyrifleundressingarrestdrinkrescuesongvoice over narrationfiresingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titledogflashbackkissfightsexblood (See All) |
A visionary sheik believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary …feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrinkingmoneymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfiredesertboatairplane |
Characters: | chineseboychildrenfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | death by drowningnewspaper headlinenewsreel footageministercaptainreuniontentmissionumbrellaunderwater scenefishingfishnewspaperswimmingriver …runningrifleundressingdrinkslow motion scenetelephone calltitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested malesexkiss (See All) |
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 t …hat went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | campfireairplanecemetery |
Characters: | policemanboysingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | bed nettingclimbing a treeharmonicalanternlistening to musicwaterfallreunionpursuitlightningsuitcasestorytellingumbrellaprologuegraveyardfishing …fishriverdead bodyrifleundressingdrinkslow motion scenecorpsesongfiretelephone callchasesingingexplosionphotographbare chested malefightkissviolencesexdogblood (See All) |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
Themes: | dyingdeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | japanboatcemeteryschool |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipjapanesepolicemansingerchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | chantingwhistlinglanternmourningdeath of husbandreunionsuitcaseumbrellawidowergraveyardbathfishwidowold mandrink …songtelephone callsingingphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
It is 1939, the end of three years of bloody civil war in Spain, and General Franco's right-wing Nationalists are poised to defeat the left-wing Republican forces. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos, the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere. … The orphanage is run by a curt but considerate headmistress named Carmen and a kindly Professor Casares, both of whom are sympathetic to the doomed Republican cause. Despite their concern for him, and his gradual triumph over the usual schoolhouse bully, Carlos never feels completely comfortable in his new environment. First of all, there was that initial encounter with the orphanage's nasty caretaker, Jacinto, who reacts even more violently when anyone is caught looking around a particular storage room the one with the deep well. Second, and more inexplicable, is the presence of a ghost, one of the former occupants of the orphanage named Santi. Not long after Carlos' arrival, Santi latches onto Carlos, badgering him incessantly at night and gloomily intoning, "Many of you will die." As if that wasn't enough to keep the orphanage's occupants in an unrelenting state of terror, there's the un-exploded bomb that dominates the orphanage's courtyard, still ticking away; With the orphanage left defenseless by its isolation, and the swift progression of Franco's troops, the ghost's prediction seems depressingly accurate. Nevertheless, with every step of the plot, it becomes apparent that… (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | dyingdrinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckairplane |
Characters: | boychildrendoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | fly the insectwater pumptuberculosiswhisperingdormitorylanterngasolineevacuationhidingrecordingspearrecord playerarsoncrosslightning …suitcasestorytellingprologuedrowningunderwater scenechild abuseold manswimmingbedbombrifledrinkfireexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingfightflashbackbloodsexkiss (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Themes: | theftracismescapemoneymarriagefriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemetery |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | newspaper headlineluggagetombstonelanterncliffanimated sequencetelescopewatching a moviehidingpursuitpoisonbathno opening creditswidowold man …candlenewspaperdead bodyrunningriflearrestpunched in the facecorpsetelephone callpistolchasesingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackviolencesexdogbloodkiss (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | death of motherdancedrinkingmurderfriendship |
Locations: | australiabathtubcemetery |
Characters: | dancerboysingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | lanterngasolinetelescopehidinglistening to musicrecordingrecord playerarsoncrosspursuitumbrelladrowningbathnewspaperrunning …rifleundressingarrestdrinksongvoice over narrationfiretelephone callchasesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencekissbloodflashbackdog (See All) |
After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b …ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckairplanecemetery |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipdancerboysingerchildrenmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | animated sequencemourningburiallistening to musichelmetdeath of husbandstorytellingumbrellagraveyardwidowriverdead bodydrinkslow motion scenecorpse …songvoice over narrationfiretelephone callsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingone word titledogflashbackkiss (See All) |
In 1965, while bombing Laos in a classified mission, the propeller plane of the German-American US Navy pilot Dieter Dengler is hit and crashes in the jungle. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisone …rs and guards. He becomes close to Duane and organizes an escape plan; however, the unstable Gene opposes to Dieter's plan. When they discover that there is no more food due to the constant American bombings in the area and their guards intend to kill them, Dieter sets his plan in motion. However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingmilitaryescapedeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckshipairplane |
Characters: | boysingerchildrenfriend |
Story: | bomberraftrainstormbombingcampwatching a moviehidingwaterfallpursuitstorytellingmissionprologuefishingfishriver …runningbombrifleslow motion scenerescuefirechasesingingtitle spoken by characterdogviolence (See All) |
A washed up monster chaser convinces the U.S. Government to fund a trip to an unexplored island in the South Pacific. Under the guise of geological research, the team travels to "Skull Island". Upon arrival, the group discover that their mission may be complicated by the wildlife which inhabits the …island. The beautiful vistas and deadly creatures create a visually stunning experience that is sure to keep your attention. (Read More)
Subgenre: | fish out of water |
Themes: | militaryescapedeathmurder |
Locations: | campfireshipboatbar |
Characters: | u.s. soldierjapanese |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | bar fightwater bottletrackerdockgasolinerainstormburialspearcaptainsubtitled scenelightningrace against timemissionprologuegraveyard …underwater sceneriverislandbombriflepunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuecorpsefirepistolchaseexplosionphotographcigarette smokingviolencefightblood (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | dyingescapedrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagekidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckboatairplanebar |
Characters: | dancerboysingerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | world war two |
Story: | bombermourningthundertelescopebombingcelebrationlistening to musicreunionumbrellafishingno opening creditscandleshot in the backriverdead body …bedrunningbombriflearrestdrinkslow motion scenecorpsesongtelephone callchasesingingexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlesexviolenceflashbackblooddogfight (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: | militarydanceescapedrunkennessmarriagedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckshipcemeterybar |
Characters: | interracial relationshippriestdancerpolicemansingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | newspaper headlinedocknewsreel footageanimated sequencemourningburialpubcrosstentunderwater sceneno opening creditsnewspaperswimmingguitarrunning …bombrifleundressingarrestpunched in the faceslow motion scenecorpsesongfiretelephone callchasesingingexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodkissfight (See All) |
John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their q …uest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | danceescapedrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormdesertairplanebar |
Characters: | chinesedancerboysingerfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | gogglesevacuationwhiphelmetkissing while having sexsubtitled scenecrosslightningsuitcasecandlenewspapershot in the backbedlingerierunning …bombrifledrinkpunched in the facerescuesongfiretelephone callpistolchasesingingexplosionphotographdancingsexfightkissblooddog (See All) |
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the co …de to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. (Read More)
Subgenre: | fish out of water |
Themes: | huntingtheftescapedrunkennessdrinkingmoneykidnappingmurderdeath |
Locations: | englandbathtubairplanebar |
Characters: | chinesethiefdancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | bar fightbritish flagladyhorseback ridingauctionaristocratanimated sequencerecordingrecord playersubtitled scenepursuitrace against timeno opening creditswidowold man …shot in the backdead bodyrunningriflearrestdrinkpunched in the facerescuehorsecorpsevoice over narrationfiretelephone callpistolchaseexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographdancingbare chested maleone word titlebloodsexflashbackfightdogkiss (See All) |
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | escapemarriagemurderdeath |
Locations: | campfireshipdesertcemetery |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | stableraftdeath threatrainstormwhipcelebrationhelmetreunioncrosslightningtentunderwater sceneno opening creditsfalse accusationarrest …slow motion scenehorsecorpsevoice over narrationfireexplosiontitle spoken by characterdancingbare chested maleviolenceflashbackblooddog (See All) |
The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable advent …ures. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | danceescapedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormcampfireship |
Characters: | dancersingerdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | falling off a cliffstampedehorseback ridingaristocrattelescopeburialwaterfallreunionlightningtentstorytellingunderwater scenebathbirdcandle …islandrunningriflearresthorsesongsingingexplosiondancingkissblooddog (See All) |
Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | dyinggriefnaturemoneydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | chinesedancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1930s1940sworld war two |
Story: | lanternevacuationbombingbirdnewspaperswimmingriverdead bodybedrunningrifleslow motion scenefiretelephone callsinging …photographdancingcigarette smokingone word titleblooddogflashback (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | australiacemeterybar |
Characters: | australiandancerboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | surrogate motherraftcliffministerburialwatching a movielistening to musicdeath of husbandreunioncrossgraveyardunderwater scenewidowswimmingrunning …drinksongtelephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackfightsexkiss (See All) |
Subgenre: | fish out of watercoming of age |
Themes: | magicescapekidnappingfriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | campfireshipboat |
Characters: | boychildrenmother son relationship |
Period: | 1930s1940sworld war two |
Story: | air battlecrocodileanimated sequencespearcaptainattackprologueunderwater sceneno opening creditsriverbombpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuevoice over narration …firepistolchaseexplosiontitle spoken by characterone word titlefightviolence (See All) |