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Ben is different. His life is a universe to itself, where he plays his favorite on line computer game Archlord avidly, trying hard to train himself for the real world he lives in. The harsh world of a technical school is for him a daily kind of hell. As the horror of being a daily subject to bullyin …g grows, Ben devises a plan. Then Scarlite comes into his life, the girl he has met in his on-line game. That wasn't part of the plan... (Read More)
Subgenre: | part fake documentarysword and fantasy |
Themes: | autismcouragevengeancedyingcrueltybullyinghumiliationguilttheftdeceptionfuneralsuicidedeathrevengelove |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | train stationbicyclebuschurchtrainrestauranthospital |
Characters: | dream girldeafnessex husband ex wife relationshipbullyteenage boyreference to godbest friendstudentteacherboybrother brother relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationshipsteenager (See All) |
Story: | spitting into someone's mouthshop classgym classpark benchbathroom stallboys' bathroomdestroying a computerbus stoptraining a horsebreaking a mirrorlooking at self in mirrortalking to the camerajumping in front of a trainvideo camerafaked suicide …suicide contemplationassisted suicidehospital waiting roomcutting one's hand on broken glasspulling down someone's trousersreference to houston texasreference to pluto the planetxbox 360 wireless controllerimaginary girlfriendsitting under a tablewalking a dogreflection in a windowreference to whitney houstonreference to mars the planetxbox 360 controlleraction toydistorted soundreference to the new testamentpants pulled downalmost hit by a carflying dragonmaking faceswanting to diewall clock360 degree well shotearsflemishsense of touchnormalcyimaginary personsocial servicesrepeated dialoguehand bandageemoblow torchbrussels belgiumhand woundreference to frankensteinavatarhdtvgeneration yasperger's syndromejoke tellingweldertraffic lightheartbeatmartianweldingtied to a treeoverhead shotextreme close upreference to supermanonlinerebirtheyestormentnervousnessslappingbreaking a windowspitrole playing gameseizuremercy killingxbox 360fantasy worldunhappinessimaginary friendpeer pressuremental retardationescalatorrepeated sceneeuthanasiadefecationnotebookvideo tapetext messaginghorseback ridingearphonesinvisibilityspittingshamepillferryclassmatealternate realitylonerbroken glassanimated sequenceresurrectionfaked deathsufferingpresumed deadjumping from heightwristwatchcrucifixbow and arrowtv newsapplausefreeze frameclasssplit screencrosssuicide attemptdisappearancehangingmissing personpoisonfantasy sequenceliarlocker roomflash forwardparkpaindrowningold womanprincessritualinternetgay slurtelephonereference to jesus christprayerclassroomhallucinationbathroomcafetearsliebare buttcamerawatching tvcomputerslow motion scenemirrorhorsebeatingcell phonecryingvoice over narrationerectionsurprise endingcharacter name in titlebare chested malemale rear nuditybased on novelmale nuditydogkissflashbackviolencemasturbation (See All) |
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who … have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeancecrueltybullyingfuneralrevengedeath |
Locations: | bicyclechurchhospital |
Characters: | bullystudentteacherboybrother brother relationshipdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | boys' bathroomsuicide contemplationwanting to dietormentpeer pressuretext messagingsufferingclasscrossdisappearanceliarpaininternetgay slurclassroom …tearsliecomputerslow motion scenebeatingcell phonecryingbare chested malekissviolence (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: | dyinghumiliationtheftdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | buschurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | bullyteenage boybest friendstudentteacherbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
Story: | talking to the cameraferryclassmatejumping from heightwristwatchcrucifixtv newsapplauseclasscrossfantasy sequencelocker roomparktelephoneprayer …classroomhallucinationbathroomcafetearswatching tvslow motion scenebeatingcryingvoice over narrationerectionmale rear nuditybased on novelmale nuditykissmasturbation (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: | dyingbullyingguiltsuicidelove |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | churchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | bullyteenage boyreference to godbest friendteacherboybrother brother relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | shop classheartbeatunhappinesslonersufferingclasssuicide attemptflash forwardpaingay slurtelephonereference to jesus christprayerclassroomhallucination …bathroomcafetearscamerawatching tvslow motion scenemirrorbeatingcryingvoice over narrationbased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
Sex addict and colonial theme park worker, Victor Mancini, has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mom's hospital bills while she suffers from an Alzheimer's disease that hides the truth about his childhood. He pretends to choke on food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" him will feel …responsible for Victor for the rest of their lives. (Read More)
Themes: | dyinglovedeath |
Locations: | busrestauranthospital |
Characters: | reference to godbest friendboydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | defecationnotebookcrucifixfreeze framecrossfantasy sequenceliarlocker roomflash forwardparkold womantelephonereference to jesus christhallucinationbathroom …cafetearsliebare buttwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingbare chested malemale rear nuditymale nuditymasturbationflashback (See All) |
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
Themes: | dyinghumiliationdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bushospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | boys' bathroomtalking to the camerajoke tellingoverhead shotunhappinessanimated sequenceclassflash forwardtelephonereference to jesus christprayerclassroomhallucinationliebare butt …watching tvcomputerslow motion scenemirrorcryingvoice over narrationbased on novelmasturbationflashbackdog (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltsuicidelovedeath |
Locations: | busrestauranthospital |
Characters: | boydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | video camerawalking a dogrepeated scenefaked deathpresumed deadbow and arrowtv newsapplausedisappearancemissing personflash forwardparkinternetgay slurtelephone …cafetearsliebare buttcamerawatching tvcomputerslow motion scenemirrorhorsebeatingcell phonecryingbare chested malemale rear nuditybased on novelmale nudityviolenceflashbackdog (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: | guilt |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godbest friendstudentteacherboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | looking at self in mirrortalking to the camerageneration ypeer pressureclassmatefreeze frameclasscrossliarlocker roomgay slurreference to jesus christprayerclassroomcafe …tearsliewatching tvslow motion scenemirrorcell phonecryingbare chested maledogkiss (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | couragevengeancedyingguiltsuicideloverevengedeath |
Locations: | bicyclechurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godteacherboydoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | joke tellingclasscrosssuicide attempthangingflash forwardpainreference to jesus christprayerbathroomcafetearswatching tvcomputerbeating …cell phonecryingvoice over narrationmale rear nuditymale nuditymasturbationflashbackkiss (See All) |
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost …limit. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingcrueltyhumiliationsuicidedeath |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at self in mirrordistorted soundhand woundspittingsufferingcrucifixcrosslocker roompainold womanreference to jesus christhallucinationbathroomtearsbare butt …mirrorbeatingcryingbare chested malemale rear nuditymale nuditymasturbationkissviolenceflashback (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: | guiltlove |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicyclebusrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godstudentteacherfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | boys' bathroomvideo cameravideo tapefantasy sequencegay slurtelephonereference to jesus christclassroomcafeliewatching tvcomputerslow motion scenemirrorbeating …cell phonebare chested malemale nudityflashback (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Themes: | couragedyingcrueltyhumiliationguilttheftdeceptionlovedeath |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | reference to godteacherboybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | horseback ridingsufferingcrucifixbow and arrowcrossdisappearanceliarprincessritualreference to jesus christprayerhallucinationtearsliebare butt …slow motion scenehorsebeatingcryingvoice over narrationcharacter name in titlemale nuditykissflashbackdogviolence (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: | dyingbullyingguiltsuicidelovedeath |
Locations: | bustrainrestaurant |
Characters: | bullystudentteacherboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tv newsapplauseclasshangingliarold womanclassroomhallucinationcafetearsliebare buttcamerawatching tvmirror …beatingcell phonecryingbare chested malebased on novelmale nuditykissflashbackviolence (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: | crueltybullyingguilttheftdeath |
Locations: | bicyclechurchrestaurant |
Characters: | bullyreference to godboybrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wanting to dieheartbeatoverhead shotbreaking a windowescalatornotebookspittingshamesufferingclassliarflash forwardpaindrowningprayer …classroomcafetearslieslow motion scenemirrorcell phonecryingvoice over narrationbare chested maleflashbackkissdog (See All) |
When Sam Merrick is beaten up by local bully George Tooney, Sam's older brother Rocky and his friends Clyde and Marty plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend …Millie, Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned? (Read More)
Themes: | dyinghumiliationguilttheftsuicidedeathrevenge |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | bullyteenage boystudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
Story: | video camerapeer pressureliardrowninggay slurtearsliebare buttbeatingcryingerectionmale rear nuditymale nuditykissviolence …masturbation (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationguiltsuicidedeathrevengelove |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | doctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | wanting to dienotebookearphonesbroken glassanimated sequencetv newssplit screensuicide attemptfantasy sequenceflash forwardpainprayerhallucinationbathroomcafe …camerawatching tvcomputerslow motion scenebeatingcell phonecryingvoice over narrationsurprise endingdogflashbackkissviolence (See All) |
Forty-year-old Christine Lucas wakes up in bed with a man she does not know, in an unfamiliar house. The man explains that he is her husband, Ben, and that she suffered brain damage from a car accident ten years earlier. Christine wakes up every morning with no memory of her life from her early twen …ties onwards. Christine receives treatment from Dr. Nasch, a neurologist at a local hospital who provides her a camera to record her thoughts and progress each day, and calls her every morning to remind her to watch the video in the camera. Soon, she starts to discover the truth around her. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltdeceptionlove |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipteenage boybest friendteacherboydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | video camerarepeated dialogueseizurerepeated scenenotebookbroken glasspresumed deadfreeze frameliarflash forwardparktelephonehallucinationbathroomlie …bare buttcameraslow motion scenemirrorbeatingcell phonecryingsurprise endingbased on novelflashbackviolencekiss (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: | theftfunerallovedeath |
Locations: | train stationbicyclebuschurchtrainrestauranthospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godteacherboydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | wristwatchapplausecrosssuicide attempthangingflash forwardold womantelephonereference to jesus christcafeliecameraslow motion scenemirrorcrying …voice over narrationcharacter name in titlebare chested malebased on noveldogflashbackkiss (See All) |
On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them.
Themes: | couragedyingdeathrevenge |
Locations: | buschurchtrainhospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | traffic lightferrytv newscrosslocker roompainreference to jesus christprayerhallucinationwatching tvslow motion scenecell phonevoice over narrationflashback |
Life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. Film explores Ramon's relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living. Through the gif …t of his love, these two women are inspired to accomplish things they never previously thought possible. Despite his wish to die, Ramon taught everyone he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of life. Though he could not move himself, he had an uncanny ability to move others. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingsuicidelovedeath |
Locations: | bicyclehospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | video cameraassisted suicidesense of touchweldingeyesmercy killingeuthanasiatv newspoisonfantasy sequencedrowningtearswatching tvcomputercrying …kissflashback (See All) |
Themes: | humiliation |
Locations: | restauranthospital |
Characters: | reference to godbest friendteacherboybrother brother relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | almost hit by a car360 degree well shotjoke tellingreference to supermannotebooktext messagingspittingferryfreeze framesplit screenflash forwardtelephonereference to jesus christcafelie …watching tvslow motion sceneerectionbare chested maledogmasturbationflashbackkiss (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: | guilttheftfuneraldeathlove |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicyclerestauranthospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godstudentteacherboydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | eyesearphonesbroken glasssufferingclasscrosssuicide attempthangingliarflash forwardpainold womandrowningprayerclassroom …hallucinationcafetearsliewatching tvcryingvoice over narrationflashbackdogkiss (See All) |
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 …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: | autismfunerallove |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bustrain |
Characters: | teenage boystudentteacherboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | sitting under a tablejoke tellingtraffic lightrepeated sceneapplauseflash forwardparktelephonereference to jesus christcafewatching tvcomputerslow motion scenemirrorcell phone …cryingvoice over narrationkissflashback (See All) |
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget.
Themes: | vengeancecrueltybullyingsuiciderevengedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Characters: | bullyteenage boystudentteacherboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | video cameraclassmatelocker roomtelephoneclassroombathroomcamerawatching tvdogviolence |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | dyingdeceptiondeath |
Locations: | buschurchtrainrestaurant |
Characters: | teacherboyfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | pillsufferingcrucifixclassdisappearancehangingmissing personliarpaintelephonereference to jesus christprayerclassroombathroomcafe …tearsliecameracryingvoice over narrationbare chested maleviolenceflashback (See All) |
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been …behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture. (Read More)
Themes: | theftlovedeath |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | studentteacherboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | talking to the cameraoverhead shotdefecationspittinganimated sequencesufferingwristwatchpaincafetearsbare buttslow motion scenebeatingcryingvoice over narration …character name in titlebare chested malemale nuditydogflashbackkissviolence (See All) |
Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)
Themes: | bullyinghumiliation |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | bullyteenage boystudentteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | boys' bathroompeer pressurevideo tapeclassmatelonerclasssplit screensuicide attemptfantasy sequenceinternettelephoneclassroomcafetearscomputer …mirrorbeatingcell phonecryingcharacter name in titlebare chested malekiss (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: | dyingtheftdeceptiondeathlove |
Locations: | churchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipreference to godboyfamily relationships |
Story: | faked deathjumping from heightwristwatchsuicide attemptliarflash forwardgay slurreference to jesus christprayercafetearsliebare buttcomputermirror …beatingcryingvoice over narrationcharacter name in titlebare chested malemale rear nuditymale nuditydogflashbackkissmasturbation (See All) |
The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Her mother, Margaret White, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of self-inflicting punishment. When Carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her cla …ssmates humiliate her in the changing room. The spiteful Chris Hargensen videotapes Carrie with her cell phone and posts it on the Internet. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and learns how to control her ability. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie. But Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan plot an evil prank with her friends to seek vengeance for Carrie. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeancecrueltybullyinghumiliationguiltsuicidedeathrevenge |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicyclehospital |
Characters: | bullystudentteacherdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipteenager |
Story: | gym classtext messagingclassmatelonercrucifixclasscrosslocker roomprayerclassroomslow motion scenecell phonesurprise endingcharacter name in titlebare chested male …based on novelkissviolence (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | autismguiltfuneral |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | studentteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | park benchbreaking a mirrorlooking at self in mirrorasperger's syndromejoke tellingclassflash forwardparkclassroomcafetearsliewatching tvcomputermirror …cell phonecryingvoice over narrationcharacter name in titlekiss (See All) |
The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Bruhl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously leak covert da …ta, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world's most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society-and what are the costs of exposing them? (Read More)
Themes: | couragedeceptiondeath |
Locations: | train stationbicyclechurchtrain |
Characters: | reference to godboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | 360 degree well shotrepeated dialoguebrussels belgiumescalatortext messaginganimated sequencetv newsapplausesplit screenhangingliarinternettelephonereference to jesus christbathroom …cafetearsliecomputermirrorcell phonecryingbare chested maleflashbackkiss (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: | guiltfuneraldeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | shameclassliarflash forwardprayerclassroomtearsliebare buttcamerawatching tvcomputermirrorbeatingcell phone …cryingcharacter name in titlebare chested malemale rear nuditymale nuditydogflashbackviolence (See All) |
The murderous Bride is back and she is still continuing her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill, and taking aim at Bill's younger brother Budd and Elle Driver, the only survivors from the squad of assassins who betrayed her four years earlier. It's all leading up to the ultimate confrontation …with Bill, the Bride's former master and the man who ordered her execution! (Read More)
Themes: | vengeancedyingguiltrevengelovedeath |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | teacherbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reference to supermansufferingpresumed deadsplit screenpoisonflash forwardpaininternetclassroombathroomcafetearswatching tvcell phonecrying …voice over narrationsurprise endingcharacter name in titleflashbackviolence (See All) |
Forty-two students, three days, one deserted Island: welcome to Battle Royale. A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are each given a bag with a randomly selected weapon and a few rations of food and wa …ter and sent off to kill each other in a no-holds-barred (with a few minor rules) game to the death, which means that the students have three days to kill each other until one survives--or they all die. The movie focuses on a few of the students and how they cope. Some decide to play the game like the psychotic Kiriyama or the sexual Mitsuko, while others like the heroes of the movie--Shuya, Noriko, and Kawada--are trying to find a way to get off the Island without violence. However, as the numbers dwell down lower and lower on an hourly basis, is there any way for Shuya and his classmates to survive? (Read More)
Themes: | dyingcrueltyguiltsuicidelovedeathrevenge |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicyclebustrainrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godstudentteacherboydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
Story: | classmateanimated sequencewristwatchclasssuicide attempthangingpoisonprincessclassroomhallucinationcafetearscameracomputermirror …beatingcell phonecryingbased on novelviolenceflashbackdog (See All) |
After a thirteen-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a six-year-old boy, Guem-Ja Lee seeks vengeance on the man truly responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, she gets closer and closer to her goal.
Themes: | vengeanceguiltdeathrevenge |
Characters: | bullyteacherboy |
Story: | talking to the cameratv newssuicide attempthangingpoisonfantasy sequenceparkclassroomvoice over narrationdogviolenceflashback |
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)
Themes: | bullyingsuicidedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | bullyteenage boyteacherboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | peer pressureescalatorapplauseclassliargay slurclassroomtearsliecamerawatching tvcomputercell phonecryingbare chested male …based on novelviolencekiss (See All) |
Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.
Themes: | dyingguiltfuneraldeathlove |
Locations: | buschurchhospital |
Characters: | best friendboydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | resurrectioncrucifixfreeze framecrosssuicide attemptdrowninghallucinationcameraslow motion scenemirrorcell phonesurprise endingbare chested maleflashback |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
Themes: | bullyingfuneralrevengedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | bullyteenage boyteacherdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | boys' bathroomjoke tellingbreaking a windowsufferingclassliarpainold womanreference to jesus christclassroomtearsliewatching tvslow motion scenebeating …cryingcharacter name in titlebare chested maleflashbackviolencemasturbation (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltrevengedeath |
Locations: | bushospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipteenage boyreference to godbest friendboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | overhead shotcrossflash forwardtelephonereference to jesus christtearsliebare buttcomputermirrorcell phonecryingbare chested malemale rear nuditymale nudity …flashbackkiss (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)
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | teenage boyreference to godbest friendteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | generation yunhappinesstext messagingclassflash forwardtelephonereference to jesus christclassroomtearsliecomputerslow motion scenecell phonecryingvoice over narration …bare chested malebased on novelkissflashback (See All) |
SON OF RAMBOW is the name of the home movie made by two little boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. Set on a long English summer in the early '80s, SON OF RAMBOW is a comedy about friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up. We see the story through the eyes of Will, th …e eldest son of a fatherless Plymouth Brethren family. The Brethren regard themselves as God's 'chosen ones' and their strict moral code means that Will has never been allowed to mix with the other 'worldlies,' listen to music or watch TV, until he finds himself caught up in the extraordinary world of Lee Carter, the school terror and maker of bizarre home movies. Carter exposes Will to a pirate copy of Rambo: First Blood and from that moment Will's mind is blown wide open and he's easily convinced to be the stuntman in Lee Carters' diabolical home movie. Will's imaginative little brain is not only given chance to flourish in the world of film making, but is also very handy when it comes to dreaming up elaborate schemes to keep his partnership with Lee Carter a secret from the Brethren community. Will and Carter's complete disregard for consequences and innocent ambition means that the process of making their film is a glorious roller-coaster that eventually leads to true friendship. They start to make a name for themselves at school as movie makers but when popularity descends on them in the form of the Pied Piper-esque French exchange student, Didier Revol, their unique friendshi… (Read More)
Themes: | bullyingtheft |
Locations: | bicyclebuschurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | bullystudentteacherboybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | video cameraeyesclassmatewristwatchclassliardrowningprayerclassroomhallucinationbathroomcafetearsliecamera …watching tvcryingflashbackkissviolencedog (See All) |
Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. When his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie and young daughter Rachel for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm suddenly touches down. What follows is the extraordinary battle …for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it in this contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells seminal classic sci-fi thriller. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingdeceptiondeath |
Locations: | bicyclechurchtrainrestaurant |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipteenage boybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | video cameraeyesearphonesferrytv newscrossdrowningcafetearswatching tvmirrorcell phonecryingvoice over narrationsurprise ending …violence (See All) |
When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.
Themes: | humiliationguiltdeath |
Locations: | train stationtrainrestauranthospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipreference to godteacherfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | video cameraalmost hit by a carlonerclassprayerclassroomcafecamerahorsecell phonekissdog |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
Themes: | love |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicycletrain |
Characters: | teenage boybest friendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | ferryclassmatefreeze framesuicide attempthangingfantasy sequenceparkreference to jesus christbathroomtearsbare buttwatching tvslow motion scenemirrorcrying …voice over narrationerectionbare chested malemale rear nuditymale nuditydogmasturbationkiss (See All) |
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone. Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry and Shigeharu meets his friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, and tells his inte …ntion. However, Shigeharu has difficulties to approach to available women to date and Yasuhisa decide to organize a sham audition for casting the lead actress for the fake movie. They receive several portfolios of candidates and Shigeharu becomes obsessed by the gorgeous Asami Yamazaki. Despite the advice of the experienced Yasuhisa, Shigeharu calls Asami to date and he falls for her. But who is the mysterious Asami? (Read More)
Themes: | crueltyhumiliationdeath |
Locations: | restauranthospital |
Characters: | teenage boyboydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | video cameraunhappinessvideo tapesufferingsuicide attemptdisappearancemissing personliarflash forwardpaintelephonehallucinationcafeliewatching tv …computermirrorcell phoneerectionbare chested malebased on noveldogviolenceflashbackkiss (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingguiltlovedeath |
Locations: | train stationchurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | heartbeatbreaking a windowrepeated scenesufferingcrucifixtv newscrosspaintelephonehallucinationbathroomcafetearswatching tvmirror …cell phonecryingbare chested malekissviolence (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: | autismbullying |
Locations: | train stationbicyclebustrain |
Characters: | bullystudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | making faces360 degree well shotoverhead shotunhappinessearphonesshameanimated sequencesufferingapplausefreeze frameclassliarinternettelephoneclassroom …tearsliemirrorcryingkissdog (See All) |
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie (Liana Liberato) meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend (Chris Henry Coffey) is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents (Clive …Owen and Catherine Keener) are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life. (Read More)
Themes: | bullyinghumiliationguiltdeceptionrevenge |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | teenage boybest friendstudentfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | park benchonlinetext messagingclassmatesuicide attemptfantasy sequenceliarinternettearsliecomputerbeatingcell phonecryingviolence |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has …fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
Themes: | funeralsuiciderevengedeathlove |
Locations: | bicyclerestauranthospital |
Characters: | bullyteenage boyreference to godstudentteacherboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | video cameranotebookalternate realitycrosssuicide attemptflash forwardgay slurreference to jesus christcafetearsbeatingcryingsurprise endingbare chested malekiss …dogflashbackviolence (See All) |
This is the beginning of the eighties and everybody is moving to the beat of Pop music, as the brand-new concept of the music video appears on television for the first time. However, in Dublin, Conor, a teenager with a sensitive heart, is trying to deal with a tense family relationship, reconnect wi …th his older brother while dealing with the hostile environment in his new public school. And then one day, he sees her. Tall, with long chestnut hair, a buttery complexion and big, dark eyes; an enigmatically beautiful girl standing in front of his school's gate, indolently observing people passing by. But who is she and how could a boy ever get noticed by such a distant girl? That's easy. He would form a band. Surprisingly, with every lyric Conor writes, the gap narrows and with every song he plays, her heart fills with affection. In the end, before a sea of opportunities lying ahead of them, what will the future hold for a brave love like this? (Read More)
Themes: | bullyinghumiliationlove |
Locations: | bicycletrain |
Characters: | dream girlbullyteenage boyreference to godteacherboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Story: | boys' bathroomvideo cameraeyesearphonesferryapplauseflash forwardgay slurreference to jesus christlieslow motion scenemirrorcryingflashbackkiss |