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Living in Oakland, California, the Naumanns are outwardly a loving, supportive family. Husband and father Saul Naumann is a Religious Studies professor, and looks to his religious training in Judaism as tenets for his family to live. He has high expectations for all members of his family. His mid-te …en son, Aaron Naumann, idolizes his father, and does whatever he can to please him. His pre-teen daughter, Eliza Naumann, often feels the neglected child. So when Saul eventually learns that Eliza is participating and excelling in spelling bees, she becomes the focus of his life as he believes that letters in the form of words will lead to answers to the universe. That change in focus to Eliza makes Aaron now feel the neglected one, he who strikes out quietly in his own way with the help of Chali, a young woman he meets. But the person who has felt the most pressure within Saul's way of life is his wife, Miriam Naumann, a microbiologist. She converted from Catholicism to Judaism when she and Saul married. But as Saul espouses the concept of tikkun olam, bringing together the shards of the world to make it whole, it affects Miriam negatively in trying to cope with an incident from her childhood. Through it all, Eliza may understand her father's way of life the best, and use it in a way unexpected to bring the family back together. (Read More)
| Themes: | religious conversioncampingmental illnessredemptiondysfunctional familydeath of motherdeath of fathertheftlonelinessjealousyreligion |
| Locations: | catholic churchhotel maidsan francisco californiapolice stationbicycleairplanehelicopterhotelschoolhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipreligious teencatholicjewbullyreference to godjewishchristianthiefpriestdancerpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boy …brother sister relationshipteenage girlchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
| Story: | national spelling beespelling beereligious studytalented childsierra clubuc berkeleymusical duetseedlingfragmentationoverachieversacramento californiatalmudstoicismstolen goodskaleidoscope …bedsheetperfectionistalphabethare krishnashardoakland californiakleptomaniateenage rebellionwordguard dogspellingauditoriumincenseconvulsionscholarorigamiholy communionannouncertranslationchild prodigypatriarchloss of parentshinduismchantingspiritualismhebrewcellistgolden gate bridgestudyingtheology11 year oldcollege professorseizurecellohindualonecartoon on tvmysticismjudaismtranslatorplantviolinistbrushing teethpajamastrophyvegetariansibling rivalrypridemeditationanimated sequenceimaginationapplevirginityviolinaudiencestealingbreaking and enteringwashington d.c.classisolationgiftcontestcrossreadingsuitcasefantasy sequenceliarspiritualityprologuemicrophoneargumentlibrarybirdman with glassesmontagecookingbranewspaperscientistcompetitionreference to jesus christprayerclassroomanimal in titletearsliebooklettersecretundressingarrestwatching tvcomputercar accidentunderwearcell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on novelf ratedflashbackkisssexdog (See All) |
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftjealousyreligion |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | catholicjewbullyreference to godjewishchristianthiefprieststudentteacherbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | holy communionviolinistbrushing teethpajamasviolinstealingclassreadingliarcompetitionreference to jesus christprayerclassroomtearslie …booklettersecretundressingarrestunderwearcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fatherjealousy |
| Locations: | schoolhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipreference to goddancerteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | studyingprideclassreadingprologuemontagebrareference to jesus christclassroomtearsliesecretcomputercar accidentcell phone …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on novelkisssexflashback (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnesslonelinessjealousy |
| Locations: | catholic churchhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipcatholicbullyreference to godpriestdancerpolicemanteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | holy communionstudying11 year oldvirginityclassreadinglibraryreference to jesus christprayerclassroomtearsbooklettersecretwatching tv …car accidentcryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingbased on novelkissflashback (See All) |
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half- …broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez's good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers' personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Ayers must find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations to hope for a brighter future for both of them. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illness |
| Locations: | bicycleairplanehotelhospital |
| Characters: | reference to godchristiandancerpolicemanteacherbrother sister relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | spellingcellistcelloviolinistpajamasviolinaudiencecrossliarprologuenewspaperreference to jesus christtearslieundressing …underwearcell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcome …d. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftreligion |
| Locations: | catholic churchbicycleschool |
| Characters: | catholicchristianthiefpriestdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | stealingbreaking and enteringclasssuitcasebirdmontagecookingprayerclassroomtearslielettercryingvoice over narrationdancing …based on novelf ratedflashbackdogsexkiss (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
| Themes: | religion |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipreligious teencatholicreference to godchristianprieststudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
| Story: | spellingstudyingvirginityclasscrossliarmicrophonereference to jesus christprayerclassroomtearsliewatching tvcell phonecrying …telephone callkissdog (See All) |
It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear-based discipline. The winds of political change are … sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fatherreligion |
| Locations: | catholic churchbicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipcatholicchristianpriestdancerstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipchildrenhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | shardholy communionclassgiftcrossliarprologueargumentprayerclassroomtearsliecryingtelephone calldancing …cigarette smokingf ratedflashback (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
| Themes: | theft |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewjewishthiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | celliststudyingcellojudaismviolinistviolinvirginityclassgiftreadingmontageclassroomtearsliebook …lettersecretundressingcryingdancingcigarette smokingf rateddogsexkiss (See All) |
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | studyingpridevirginityclassreadingsuitcasemicrophonelibrarybraclassroomtearsliebooklettersecret …undressingunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
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 …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: | dysfunctional familydeath of mothertheft |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipthiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | overachieverteenage rebellionstealingclassliarbraclassroomlieunderwearcell phonetelephone calldancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss …sexdogflashback (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | trophyaudienceclasssuitcasemontagenewspapercompetitionreference to jesus christprayerclassroombookletterarrestunderweartelephone call …dancingdogkisssex (See All) |
Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m …ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional family |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipcatholicreference to goddancerstudentteacherteenage boyfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | brushing teethfantasy sequencelibrarymontagecookingreference to jesus christclassroomlieletterundressingwatching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonetelephone call …dancingcigarette smokingflashback (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: | death of motherloneliness |
| Locations: | bicyclehotelschool |
| Characters: | policemanstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | incensechantingpridemeditationclassgiftreadingsuitcaseliarprayerclassroomlieletterunderwearcrying …telephone callcigarette smoking (See All) |
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 …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Locations: | catholic churchsan francisco californiabicyclehotelhospital |
| Characters: | catholicjewreference to godpriestteenage boymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | golden gate bridgejudaismreadingfantasy sequencespiritualityman with glassesbranewspaperreference to jesus christprayertearsbookundressingvoice over narrationtelephone call …cigarette smokingflashbackkisssex (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
| Themes: | theft |
| Locations: | catholic churchpolice stationbicycle |
| Characters: | catholicreference to godthiefpriestdancerpolicemanchildrenmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | seizureviolinstealingcrossliarprayertearsliearrestunderwearcryingdancingcigarette smokingbased on noveldog |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
| Themes: | redemptiontheftreligion |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | thiefpriestdancerstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | college professorvirginitystealingclassfantasy sequencemontagebrareference to jesus christclassroomlettersecretarrestcryingvoice over narrationtelephone call …dancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessdysfunctional familydeath of mothertheftloneliness |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | jewjewishthiefdancerteachermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | readingliarbranewspapertearsliebooklettersecretwatching tvcomputercar accidentunderwearcell phonecrying …voice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on novelf ratedkissflashbacksexdog (See All) |
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped paj …amas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mother |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | jewjewishdancerbrother sister relationshipchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | guard dogpajamasreadingliarmicrophonenewspaperprayertearsliebooksecretundressingcryingtelephone calldancing …cigarette smokingbased on noveldog (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familytheftjealousyreligion |
| Locations: | bicycleairplaneschool |
| Characters: | catholicbullyreference to godchristianthiefpriestpolicemanchildrenhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalrystealingbreaking and enteringclassreadingliarman with glassesnewspaperprayerclassroomtearsliebookarrestcell phone …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingkissdogflashback (See All) |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
| Themes: | death of fatherjealousy |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | pridebreaking and enteringclassisolationliarprayerclassroomtearslieletterundressingarrestwatching tvcomputercell phone …cryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingflashbackdog (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftreligion |
| Locations: | bicycleschoolhospital |
| Characters: | reference to godthiefdancerpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | pajamasvirginityclasscrossreadingsuitcaseliarbirdcookingbranewspaperprayerclassroomtearslie …bookarrestwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingf ratedkissdogflashback (See All) |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Locations: | san francisco californiaschoolhospital |
| Characters: | bullydancerfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | child prodigycellistcelloviolinistviolinclassliarprologuemicrophonetearsliecryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancing …kissflashback (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheft |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | reference to godthiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | pajamasaudiencereadingmicrophoneargumentmontagetearsliebooklettersecretunderwearcryingtelephone calldancing …cigarette smokingf ratedkissflashbacksex (See All) |
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 … 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: | mental illnesstheftreligion |
| Locations: | catholic churchhotelschoolhospital |
| Characters: | catholicbullythiefpriestpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlmother son relationship |
| Story: | audiencestealingbreaking and enteringclasscrossfantasy sequenceprologuebraprayerclassroomtearsundressingarrestwatching tvunderwear …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelkisssex (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptiondysfunctional familyjealousy |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | bullydancerpolicemanstudentteacherfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | prideclassgiftliarprologuebranewspaperclassroomtearslielettersecretundressingwatching tvcar accident …underwearcell phonecryingtelephone calldancingbased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullydancerpolicemanteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | classliarmontagenewspaperclassroomtearsliearrestwatching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonecryingdancingcigarette smoking …based on novelkisssex (See All) |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptiondysfunctional familydeath of motherlonelinessjealousyreligion |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | reference to godchristianteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | cartoon on tvclassgiftcrossbrareference to jesus christclassroomtearslettersecretarrestwatching tvcomputerunderwearcrying …voice over narrationcigarette smokingbased on novelsexkissflashback (See All) |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional family |
| Locations: | schoolhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshippolicemanstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | classreadingliarmicrophonelibrarycookingbraclassroomanimal in titletearsliebookletterwatching tvunderwear …cryingtelephone callsexkiss (See All) |
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 …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
| Themes: | theft |
| Locations: | san francisco californiapolice stationairplanehelicopterschool |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boyteenage girlchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sacramento californiaalphabetoakland californiagolden gate bridgebrushing teethcrossprologueman with glassesmontagenewspaperbookletterarrestwatching tvunderwear …telephone callcigarette smoking (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnesstheft |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | catholicjewthiefpriestpolicemanstudentbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | crosssuitcaseliarreference to jesus christprayertearslieletterundressingarrestcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingf rated |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
| Themes: | death of fathertheft |
| Locations: | bicycleairplanehotel |
| Characters: | jewjewishdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | translationcellistcellopridewashington d.c.liarmontagenewspapertearsliebookletterarrestcomputercrying …telephone calldancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
Malena is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malena in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is pres …umed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. (Read More)
| Themes: | lonelinessjealousy |
| Locations: | catholic churchbicycleairplaneschool |
| Characters: | priestdancerteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | kaleidoscopeaudienceclassprayerclassroomlieletterunderwearcryingvoice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewjewishdancerstudentteacherteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | cellistcelloclassliarlibrarynewspaperclassroomtearsliebookletterwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationtelephone call …dancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to … tell George of the death or accident, let alone allow him to attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England, she who is a drama queen of a woman who romantically desires her best friend despite his sexual orientation; and Kenny Potter, one of his students, who seems to be curious about his professor beyond English class. (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptionloneliness |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewjewishdancerstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | college professorclassisolationgiftreadingfantasy sequenceman with glassesclassroomtearsbookundressingwatching tvcar accidentunderwearcrying …voice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on noveldogflashbackkiss (See All) |
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lif …estyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftreligion |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | reference to godchristianthiefdancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | stealingreadingsuitcaseliarlibraryreference to jesus christprayertearsliebooklettersecretarrestcomputercar accident …underwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingkissflashbacksexdog (See All) |
Forty-three year old Elle magazine editor 'Jean-Dominique Bauby' (qv) - Jean-Do to his friends - awakens not knowing where he is. He is in a Berck-sur-Mer hospital, where he has been for the past several weeks in a coma after suffering a massive stroke. Although his cognitive facilities are in tact, … he quickly learns that he has what is called locked-in syndrome which has resulted in him being almost completely paralyzed, including not being able to speak. One of his few functioning muscles is his left eye. His physical situation and hospitalization uncomfortably bring together the many people in his life, including: Celine Desmoulins, his ex-lover and mother of his children; Ines, his current lover; and his aged father who he calls Papinou. Among his compassionate recuperative team are his physical therapist Marie, and his speech therapist Henriette. Henriette eventually teaches him to communicate using a system where he spells out words: she reads out the letters of the alphabet in descending order of their use in the French language, and he blinks his functioning left eye when she reaches the appropriate letter. Although frustrating at start, he learns to communicate effectively but slowly using this method, so much so that with the help of Claude, a full time translator, he decides on the monumental and seemingly impossible task to keep to his pre-injury commitment of writing a book, changing its focus to life in his current state. (Read More)
| Themes: | lonelinessjealousy |
| Locations: | catholic churchairplanehospital |
| Characters: | priestdancerchildrenfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | alphabettranslatoranimated sequencecrossreadingfantasy sequencespiritualityman with glassesmontageprayeranimal in titletearsbookletterwatching tv …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingkisssexflashback (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessdysfunctional familytheftjealousy |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewreference to godjewishthiefdancerpolicemanstudentmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | breaking and enteringprologuelibraryman with glassesreference to jesus christtearsbooksecretundressingarrestunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancing …cigarette smokingkisssexflashback (See All) |
Erik is expelled from school for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the young ones. Erik finds a friend in Pierre, his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone and graduate. He doesn't listen to what the seniors have …to say and they don't like it. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fathertheft |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | jewbullythiefstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | pajamastrophyreadingsuitcasebirdnewspaperprayerbooklettertelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelsexkiss |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t …he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydeath of motherdeath of fatherjealousy |
| Locations: | airplanehospital |
| Characters: | studentteacherbrother sister relationshipchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | patriarchcollege professorsibling rivalryclasssuitcaseliarman with glassesbraclassroomtearsliewatching tvcomputercell phonecrying …telephone callcigarette smokingf rateddogkisssex (See All) |
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftjealousyreligion |
| Locations: | schoolhospital |
| Characters: | christianthiefstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | teenage rebelliontrophyclasscrossspiritualityargumentman with glassesbraprayerclassroomtearsundressingunderwearcryingcigarette smoking …kisssex (See All) |
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', 50-something Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. He decides to make amends meet to his friends and family before he dies. He first tries to made peace with his ex-wife Louise, who asks their estran …ged son Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the entire Canadian system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while he also tries to reunite his former friends, Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude to see their old friend before he passes on. (Read More)
| Themes: | religion |
| Locations: | catholic churchairplanehospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipcatholicreference to godpriestpolicemanstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | holy communioncollege professorseizuremeditationanimated sequenceclasslibraryclassroombooksecretwatching tvcomputercell phonetelephone callcigarette smoking …kisssexflashback (See All) |
Poppy Cross is happy-go-lucky. At 30, she lives in Camden: cheeky, playful, frank while funny, and talkative to strangers. She's a conscientious and exuberant primary-school teacher, flatmates with Zoe, her long-time friend; she's close to one sister, and not so close to another. In this slice of li …fe story, we watch her take driving lessons from Scott, a dour and tightly-wound instructor, take classes in flamenco dance from a fiery Spaniard, encounter a tramp in the night, and sort out a student's aggressive behavior with a social worker's help. Along the way, we wonder if her open attitude puts her at risk of misunderstanding or worse. What is the root of happiness? (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessjealousy |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullydancerteacherchildrenhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | classargumentbirdcookingbraclassroomliebookundressingunderwearcell phonetelephone calldancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Echoes of "Madame Bovary" in the American suburbs. Sarah's in a loveless marriage to an advertising executive, long days with her young daughter at the park and the pool, wanting more. Brad is an immature househusband, married to a flinty documentary filmmaker. Ronnie is just out of prison - two yea …rs for indecent exposure to a minor - living with his elderly mother, May; Larry is a retired cop, fixated on driving Ronnie away. Sarah and Brad connect, a respite of adult companionship at the pool. Ronnie and Larry have their demons. Brad should be studying for the bar; Larry misses his job; Ronnie's mom thinks he needs a girlfriend. Sarah longs to refuse to be trapped in an unhappy life. Where can these tangled paths lead? (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherdeath of father |
| Locations: | bicyclehospital |
| Characters: | bullypolicemanbrother sister relationshipchildrenmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | guard dogstudyingbrushing teethpajamasreadingsuitcaseliarlibrarytearsliebooklettersecretundressingwatching tv …computerunderwearcell phonecryingvoice over narrationbased on novelflashbackdogkiss (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherdeath of fathertheft |
| Locations: | bicyclehotelhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipreference to goddancerpolicemanteacherteenage boyteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | pajamascrossprologuenewspapercompetitionreference to jesus christliebooklettercryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingbased on novelflashback …kissdog (See All) |
Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, …who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptiondeath of motherjealousy |
| Locations: | bicyclehotelschoolhospital |
| Characters: | priestdancerpolicemanteacherteenage boyteenage girlmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | college professorbrushing teethpajamasvirginitytearsliesecretcar accidentunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on novel …kissdogsex (See All) |
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old child whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get … anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself. (Read More)
| Themes: | lonelinessjealousy |
| Locations: | bicyclehelicopterschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullydancerstudentteacherchildrenhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | overachieveralphabetbrushing teethanimated sequenceimaginationclassliarprologuebirdmontagecookingnewspapercompetitionclassroomtears …liecryingtelephone calldancingdogkiss (See All) |
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Me …tzler to run for president as well. Chaos ensues. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousyreligion |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | overachieverapplewashington d.c.prayercryingvoice over narrationbased on novelf ratedkissflashback |
Zahra's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zahra until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits. Will the plan succeed?
| Themes: | religion |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | trophyclassliarcompetitionclassroomtearsliesecretwatching tvcryingdog |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fatherjealousy |
| Locations: | catholic churchhospital |
| Characters: | catholicpriestteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | studyingstealingisolationreadingmicrophonereference to jesus christbooktelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelflashbacksex |
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