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After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | singing in a carsan francisco californialos angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantbeachnew york city |
Characters: | little boystepmother stepson relationshipstepbrother stepsister relationshipex husband ex wife relationshipteenage boylittle girlboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | crying teenage boycrying childcrying mancrying womanshower with clothes onshared showerframed photographreference to charles bukowskimarin county californiarecovery sponsormeth addictionstepbrother stepbrother relationshipopening creditsswimming competitionflashback within a flashback β¦gender in titledrug testreference to metallicaself injectiontitle sung by characterreference to nirvanatitle mentioned in songreference to the new york timesbased on memoircrystal methdriving in the rainringing phoneecstasy the drugreference to david bowielawn sprinklerdrug rehabilitationmissing sonalliterative titlephone ringingmethamphetaminezippo lightertelephone conversationgolden gate bridgein medias resbased on real personreference to the beatles18 year oldmarijuana jointlens flaredrug overdosehypodermic needlewhat happened to epiloguepot smokingcollege studentdrug addictvoice overbased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storyshowertitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maletwo word titlesex sceneflashbackkiss (See All) |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to β¦ rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
Themes: | drug use |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolnew york city |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshiplittle girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | what happened to epiloguecollege studentcryingtelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maletwo word titlekiss |
The Fighter is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer on the verge of being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | singing in a car |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reference to the new york timeswhat happened to epiloguedrug addictbased on true storybare chested maletwo word title |
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: | drug usedrugs |
Locations: | san francisco californialos angeles californiaswimming poolnew york city |
Characters: | teenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | reference to david bowiereference to the beatlesdrug overdosepot smokingcryingtelephone callbased on true storyphotographbare chested malekiss |
Themes: | drug addiction |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbeachnew york city |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | crying woman18 year oldwhat happened to epiloguepot smokingbased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested malekissflashback |
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 β¦d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | san francisco californialos angeles californiaswimming poolbeach |
Characters: | boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | drug testdrug overdosehypodermic needlepot smokingdrug addictcryingtitle spoken by characterflashbackkiss |
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Star β¦ting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | drug rehabilitationmarijuana jointdrug overdosehypodermic needlepot smokingdrug addictcryingtelephone callshowertitle spoken by characterphotographkiss |
With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Cres β¦t Trail, alone. Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthen, and ultimately heals her. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrugs |
Characters: | little boyex husband ex wife relationshiplittle girlmother son relationship |
Story: | crying womanin medias reshypodermic needledrug addictbased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storyshowertitle spoken by characterbare chested malesex sceneflashback |
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, 'Richard Linklater' (qv)'s BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by 'Ellar Coltrane' (qv)), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring 'Ethan Hawke' (qv) and β¦ 'Patricia Arquette' (qv) as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. (Read More)
Locations: | singing in a car |
Characters: | little boystepbrother stepsister relationshipex husband ex wife relationshipteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying womanstepbrother stepbrother relationshipreference to the beatlespot smokingtelephone callphotographbare chested malekiss |
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor s β¦ends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrugs |
Locations: | swimming poolbeach |
Characters: | stepmother stepson relationshipteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | stepbrother stepbrother relationshipecstasy the drugcollege studentcryingflashbackkiss |
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | drug overdosehypodermic needlewhat happened to epiloguedrug addicttelephone callbased on true storyphotographsex scene |
After the abduction and presumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, Mack receives a letter and suspects it is from God, asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After contemplating it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time sin β¦ce Missy's abduction and an encounter that will change his life forever. (Read More)
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | teenage boylittle girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying teenage boycrying mancrying womanbased on booktelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographflashback |
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.
Themes: | drug use |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurantbeach |
Characters: | little boyteenage boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | flashback within a flashbackin medias reslens flarebased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storyshowertitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maleflashback |
Two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in ov β¦er their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military - a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government. Based on true events. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrugs |
Locations: | restaurantbeach |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | opening creditszippo lightertelephone conversationbased on real personwhat happened to epiloguepot smokingvoice overtelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maleflashback |
Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest β¦Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man's men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn't sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father. A young man with stress-induced asthma, Zac just wants to be what he considers normal, which includes getting rid of his asthma. But more importantly, he wants to get rid of the underlying thoughts that he has and which most going through puberty have, but that for him are becoming more prevalent as he grows older. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug use |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | little boyteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | reference to david bowiedrug overdosehypodermic needlepot smokingdrug addictvoice overcryingtelephone callphotographkissflashback |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con β¦vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | little boyteenage boylittle girlboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hypodermic needledrug addictcryingtelephone callphotographtwo word titlekissflashback |
Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman for a Boston apartment block. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, north of the city. His brother's heart has given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew. As if losing his β¦only sibling and doubts about raising a teenager weren't enough, his return to the past re-opens an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
Characters: | teenage boylittle girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
Story: | crying teenage boycrying mancrying womancryingphotographbare chested maleflashback |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this β¦gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrugs |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | father son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | methamphetaminein medias reshypodermic needlewhat happened to epiloguepot smokingcollege studentcryingtelephone callshowertitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maleflashbackkiss |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t β¦he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug use |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | teenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | in medias resmarijuana jointpot smokingdrug addictbased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackkiss |
After the murder of his beloved wife, Danny Parker is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey he befriends slacker Jimmy the Finn and becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons. Danny is antagonized by undercover narcotics agents and sadistic dea β¦ler Pooh-Bear. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addiction |
Locations: | los angeles californiabeach |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | flashback within a flashbackmethamphetaminedrug overdosehypodermic needledrug addicttitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested malesex sceneflashback |
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 β¦ 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: | drug use |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | title mentioned in songreference to the beatleswhat happened to epiloguepot smokingcryingtelephone callshowerbare chested maleflashbackkiss |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de β¦tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrugs |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | stepmother stepson relationshipex husband ex wife relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | zippo lightermarijuana jointlens flarepot smokingcryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maletwo word title |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch β¦ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | teenage boyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | lawn sprinklermarijuana jointdrug overdosetelephone callshowersex sceneflashbackkiss |
Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force β¦performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | san francisco californialos angeles californiabeachnew york city |
Characters: | little boylittle girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reference to the beatlesdrug overdosedrug addictcryingtwo word titleflashback |
Jules Winnfield ('Samuel L. Jackson' (qv)) and Vincent Vega ('John Travolta (I)' (qv)) are two hit men who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace ('Ving Rhames' (qv)). Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia ('Uma Thurman' (qv)) out a few da β¦ys later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge ('Bruce Willis' (qv)) is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | zippo lighterin medias resmarijuana jointdrug overdosehypodermic needlepot smokingtelephone callshowertwo word titlekissflashback |
In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired secretary Magalie. Out of the blue, the rude African Driss cuts the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security a β¦nd asks Phillipe to sign it to prove that he is seeking a job position so he can receive his unemployment benefit. Philippe challenges Driss, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experience helping him. Then Driss can decide whether he would like to stay with him or not. Driss accepts the challenge and moves to the mansion, changing the boring life of Phillipe and his employees. (Read More)
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | singing in a carrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage boyteenager |
Story: | in medias resbased on real personmarijuana jointwhat happened to epiloguepot smokingbased on true storykiss |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo β¦k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addiction |
Locations: | san francisco californiarestaurant |
Characters: | stepmother stepson relationshipstepbrother stepsister relationshipteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | golden gate bridgewhat happened to epiloguebased on booktelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotograph |
A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls for her husband Tomas as β¦she tries to protect their children. Tomas, meanwhile, is running for his life... The anticipated disaster failed to occur, and yet the family's world has been shaken to its core, a question mark hanging over their father in particular. Tomas and Ebba's marriage now hangs in the balance as Tomas struggles desperately to reclaim his role as family patriarch. (Read More)
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | little boylittle girlboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying childcrying mancrying womancryingtelephone callphotographbare chested maletwo word title |
Shaken by the death of his father and discouraged by his stalled career, writer Sal Paradise goes on a road trip hoping for inspiration. While traveling, he is befriended by charismatic and fearless Dean Moriarty and Moriarty's free-spirited and seductive young wife, Marylou. Traveling across the Am β¦erican southwest together, they strive to break from conformity and and search the unknown, and their decisions change the very course of their lives. (Read More)
Themes: | drugs |
Locations: | singing in a carsan francisco californianew york city |
Characters: | little boyex husband ex wife relationshiplittle girlhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | voice overcryingtitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested malesex sceneflashbackkiss |
A regular family - Maria ('Naomi Watts' (qv)), Henry ('Ewan McGregor' (qv)) and their three kids - travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vaca β¦tion until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them? (Read More)
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | little boyteenage boyboyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | opening creditsmissing sonhypodermic needlecryingtelephone callbased on true storyphotographbare chested maletwo word titlekissflashback |
After Iggy's long-time girlfriend is murdered and the whole town agrees he is the killer, he awakens one morning with horns and the townspeople soon confess their sins. Once knowing the sins of the people, he is facing the true killer of his beloved girlfriend.
Characters: | teenage boylittle girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | crying mancrying womanreference to nirvanareference to david bowiedrug overdosedrug addictcryingtitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested malesex sceneflashback |
Themes: | drug use |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | little boylittle girlboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reference to the beatlespot smokingcollege studenttelephone calltitle spoken by characterbare chested maleflashbackkiss |
A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old gir β¦lfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them... (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrugs |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reference to david bowiedrug rehabilitationreference to the beatlesdrug overdosehypodermic needlebare chested male |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his β¦ mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | teenage boymother son relationshipteenager |
Story: | drug overdosehypodermic needlewhat happened to epiloguedrug addictbased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storyphotographkiss |
In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career β¦. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert 'Mr. Freezy' Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him. (Read More)
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying man18 year oldlens flarewhat happened to epiloguebased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested maletwo word titleflashbackkiss |
Jon Martello objectifies everything in his life: his apartment, his car, his family, his church, and, of course, women. His buddies even call him Don Jon because of his ability to pull "10s" every weekend without fail. Yet even the finest flings don't compare to the transcendent bliss he achieves al β¦one in front of the computer watching pornography. Dissatisfied, he embarks on a journey to find a more gratifying sex life, but ends up learning larger lessons of life and love through relationships with two very different women. (Read More)
Locations: | singing in a car |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying womanmarijuana jointlens flarecollege studenttitle spoken by characterbare chested maletwo word titlekissflashback |
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful ac β¦tor in private. (Read More)
Locations: | beachnew york city |
Characters: | teenage boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | crying mancrying womanpot smokingcollege studentcryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterbare chested malekiss |
Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exception β¦al soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. (Read More)
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | teenage boyboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hypodermic needlecryingtelephone callshowertitle spoken by characterphotographkissflashback |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc β¦e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug use |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | boymother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | stepbrother stepbrother relationshipdrug overdosehypodermic needledrug addictbased on true storyshowerphotographflashbackkiss |
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | singing in a carlos angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantbeachnew york city |
Characters: | little boyteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | crying manopening creditstitle sung by characterdrug rehabilitationbased on real personreference to the beatleslens flarewhat happened to epiloguedrug addicttelephone callbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographbare chested malekiss β¦flashback (See All) |
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Story: | meth addictionmethamphetaminehypodermic needledrug addicttelephone calltitle spoken by characterbare chested malekiss |
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 β¦f The Beatles. (Read More)
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | little boyteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | what happened to epiloguebased on bookcryingtelephone callbased on true storyphotographtwo word titleflashbackkiss |
In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him - most of all his loving mother - but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan's talents w β¦in him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love. (Read More)
Themes: | drugs |
Characters: | little boyteenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | crying childmarijuana jointpot smokingcryingtelephone callshowerphotographflashbackkiss |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | drug use |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | what happened to epiloguepot smokingcryingtelephone callbased on true storyshowerphotographbare chested malesex sceneflashbackkiss |
Themes: | drug use |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | little boylittle girlfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying womanhypodermic needlecollege studenttelephone callshowerbare chested maleflashbackkiss |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, β¦and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugs |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolbeach |
Characters: | boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | drug overdosebased on bookbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographflashback |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st β¦ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
Locations: | san francisco californiarestaurantbeach |
Characters: | teenage boyboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | golden gate bridgepot smokingcollege studenttelephone callbare chested maletwo word titlesex sceneflashbackkiss |
The acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
Themes: | drug addictiondrug use |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | crying womandrug addicttitle spoken by characterbare chested malesex scene |
1999, Claremont, California. Middle-class kids, in their 20s, talk trash, wave guns, hang out in a pack. Johnny Truelove, drug dealer and son of a underworld figure, threatens Jake Mazursky, an explosive head case who owes Johnny money; Jake responds by breaking into Johnny's house. On impulse, John β¦ny and a couple pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother, Zach. Zach's okay with it, figuring his brother will pay the debt soon. Johnny assigns his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder, and they develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control. Group think, amorality, and fear of prison assert a hold on the pack. Is Zach in danger? (Read More)
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | stepmother stepson relationshipteenage boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marijuana jointwhat happened to epiloguepot smokingbased on true storybare chested malesex scene |
The lonely teenager Brendan finds his former girlfriend Emily dead in the entrance of a tunnel of sewage and recalls her phone call two days ago, when she said to him that she was in trouble. Brendan, who still loved Emily, met bad elements of his high-school trying to contact her, and when he succe β¦eded, she told him that she was OK. He hides her body in the tunnel and decides to investigate the meaning and connection of four words, including "brick" and "pin", that Emily told him to find who killed her. Using the support of his nerd friend Brain, he successively meets the small time drug dealers Kara, Dode, Brad Bramish, Laura and Tugger, to reach the teenager powerful drug dealer The Pin. Slowly, Brendan unravels the motives why Emily was killed and plots a revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrugs |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | teenage boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
Story: | lens flaredrug overdosedrug addictcryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographflashback |