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Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessgriefsupernatural powerobsessionextramarital affairmemoryfuneralweddingdrinkingpregnancyadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriage …death (See All) |
Locations: | taxibathtubcemeterysnowrestaurantbeachbarnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshiplove letterfiance fiancee relationshipgrandfather granddaughter relationshipaunt niece relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationshipolder woman younger man relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipbabyphotographerpolicemanstudentteacherfemale protagonist …boysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All) |
Story: | betrayal of trusttwo in a bathshared bathhappy birthdaybirthday cakemusic teacherboy woman relationshipmarriage engagementbouncing a ballmonkey bars10 years laterobsessive loverhansom cabbetrayerparaphile …life after deathadult as childfreudiannon sequiturstring quartetbetrayedparaphiliadeath of loverdead husbandlocationdeja vuice rinkcellistremarriagedoorman10 year oldenigmaclimbing a treeobsessive lovecellocentral park manhattan new york citychild molestationtombstoneabuse of powerdeath of loved onepedophiliaviolinistsnowingice skatingmourningplaygroundreincarnationorchestraviolinbirthsanta clausice creamjoggingheart attackdeath of husbandtrustclasschildbirthpianistpossessionpay phonegraveflash forwardgraveyardbathcoffinapologychild abusewidowconcertmanhattan new york cityclassroompianocafebirthdayrunningtearsliebare buttundressingdrinkcamerapunched in the faceunderwearsongcell phonecryingtelephone callpartysingingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlemale nudityfightkisssexflashback (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingpregnancyadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeterybeachbarhospital |
Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipbabyboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | happy birthdayremarriagedeath of husbandgraveflash forwardgraveyardapologywidowbirthdayrunningtearsliebare buttdrinksong …cell phonecryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditysexkissflashbackfight (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: | drinkingpregnancyjealousy |
Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | babyboysingerfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | cellistcellocentral park manhattan new york cityviolinistorchestraviolinbirthclasspianistconcertmanhattan new york citypianocafetearslie …drinksongcryingtelephone callpartysingingkissfightflashback (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantbeachnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipolder woman younger man relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipbabyteacherdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | happy birthdaybirthday cakeheart attackmanhattan new york citycafebirthdaytearsbare buttundressingdrinkcell phonecryingtelephone callpartycigarette smoking …female nuditymale nuditysexflashbackkiss (See All) |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
Themes: | memoryweddingdrinkingbetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bathtubbeachnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshippolicemanteacherdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | two in a bathmarriage engagementheart attackbathwidowmanhattan new york cityclassroomtearslieundressingdrinkcameracell phonecryingparty …cigarette smokingflashbackkisssex (See All) |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
Themes: | memoryfuneralweddingpregnancyjealousydeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnow |
Characters: | babystudentteacherboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | shared bathsnowingheart attackdeath of husbandclasspianistflash forwardbathcoffinwidowclassroompianotearscameracrying …telephone callflashbackkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabypolicemanstudentteachermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citysnowingplaygroundclassgraveflash forwardgraveyardapologymanhattan new york cityclassroomcafetearsliedrinkunderwear …cell phonecryingtelephone callpartyone word titlesexfightkiss (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: | drinkingjealousydeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubcemeteryrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | photographerpolicemanstudentteacherboymother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | shared bathhappy birthdayclassgraveyardapologychild abuseclassroomcafebirthdaytearsliebare buttundressingdrinkcamera …punched in the faceunderwearcell phonecryingtelephone callpartyfemale nuditymale nudityfightkissflashback (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshipaunt niece relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage engagementapologycafetearsliedrinkcell phonecryingtelephone callpartycigarette smokingfemale nuditykiss |
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician (recently deceased) tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settl …e his affairs. (Read More)
Themes: | grieffuneraldrinkingdeath |
Locations: | snownew york city |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshipsister sister relationshippolicemanstudentteacherfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | happy birthdaystring quartetsnowingmourningclassflash forwardclassroombirthdaytearsundressingdrinkcryingtelephone callpartyone word title …flashbackkisssex (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: | funeraldrinkingdeath |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabystudentteacherboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakedoormanbirthdeath of husbandflash forwardgraveyardwidowpianocafebirthdayrunningtearsliedrinkpunched in the face …underwearsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingcigarette smokingflashbackkisssex (See All) |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bathtub |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshipsister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistsingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | happy birthdaybirthday cakemourningorchestrabirthchildbirthbathcoffinbirthdaytearsbare buttundressingdrinksongcrying …partysingingfemale nuditykisssex (See All) |
Ollie Trinkie is a publicist, who has a great girlfriend, Gertrude, whom he marries and they are expecting a baby but while he is looking forward to being a father, he doesn't lighten his workload. Gertrude gives birth but dies in the process. Ollie doesn't live up to his responsibilities as a fathe …r. Eventually the strain and pressure of losing his wife and being a father gets to him and he has breakdown, which leads to his termination. So with nothing much to do he tries to be good father to his daughter, Gertie. He also meets a young woman name Maya, who likes him but he is still not over his wife. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrinkingpregnancydeath |
Locations: | cemeterybarnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | grandfather granddaughter relationshipbabyteacherboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citybirthclasschildbirthgraveyardcoffinapologymanhattan new york cityclassroompianolieundressingdrinkunderwearparty …cigarette smokingfemale nuditykisssex (See All) |
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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubcemeterysnowrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | photographerstudentteachersingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | snowingjoggingclassflash forwardbathchild abuseclassroomcaferunningtearsliedrinksongcell phonecrying …telephone callsingingcigarette smokingsexkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessgriefobsessionextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | restaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | babyphotographerpolicemanboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | abuse of powermourningplaygroundflash forwardcoffinapologycaferunningtearsliebare buttundressingdrinkcamerapunched in the face …underwearcell phonecryingtelephone callcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudityflashbackfight (See All) |
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best fri …ends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubcemeterysnowrestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipbabydoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citygraveyardcoffinapologywidowmanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkunderwearcell phonecryingpartysingingcigarette smoking …female nudityone word titleflashbackkiss (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: | griefmemorydrinkingbetrayalmarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurantbeachbarhospital |
Characters: | babypolicemanboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | birthday cake10 year oldmourningice creamtrustgravecoffinapologychild abusecafebirthdayrunningtearsundressingdrink …underwearcell phonecryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlekissfight (See All) |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraladulterybetrayalinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | taxicemeteryrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipgrandfather granddaughter relationshiplove trianglebabydoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | death of husbandpay phoneflash forwardgraveyardcoffinmanhattan new york citybirthdaybare buttundressingunderwearcell phonetelephone callcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudity …flashback (See All) |
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).
Themes: | memorymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowrestaurant |
Characters: | studentsingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | shared bathsnowingpay phonegravegraveyardbathapologycaferunninglieundressingunderwearsongtelephone callsinging …cigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessgriefextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | snowrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshippolicemanteacherboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | birthday cakemourningheart attackdeath of husbandclassflash forwardwidowcafebirthdaytearsdrinkunderwearcell phonecryingtelephone call …partysingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditykissflashback (See All) |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrinkingpregnancydeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipsister sister relationshipstudentboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | snowingbirthgravegraveyardmanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinksongcell phonecryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingsex …kiss (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: | unfaithfulnessgriefextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterybetrayalinfidelity |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurantbar |
Characters: | photographerstudentteacherboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakemarriage engagementcellistcelloviolinistsnowingorchestraviolinclassconcertclassroomcafebirthdaytearslie …undressingdrinkcamerasongcryingsingingcigarette smokingkisssex (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: | memoryfuneraldrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeterybeach |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabypolicemanstudentteachersingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | remarriagemourningice creamdeath of husbandclassgraveyardbathapologywidowclassroomliedrinkunderwearsongcrying …telephone callsingingcigarette smoking (See All) |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, … even on a fishing trip. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabypolicemansingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | birthday cakecellistcelloconcertbirthdaytearsliebare buttdrinkcameraunderwearcryingtelephone callpartycigarette smoking …female nuditymale nuditysex (See All) |
Tokyo's nasty underside, seen primarily through the eyes of Oscar, a heavy drug user, whose sister Linda is a stripper. Oscar also has flashbacks to his childhood when trauma upends the siblings. Oscar's drug-fed hallucinations alter Tokyo's already-disconcerting nights, and after the police shoot h …im, he can float above and look down: on his sister's sorrow, on the rooms of a love hotel, and on life at even a molecular level. The spectrum's colors can be beautiful; it's people's colorless lives that can be ugly. And what of afterlife, is there more than a void? (Read More)
Themes: | pregnancyadulteryjealousybetrayaldeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubbeachbarhospital |
Characters: | grandfather granddaughter relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipbabypolicemanboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | shared bathlife after deathreincarnationchildbirthpay phoneflash forwardbathapologyrunningtearsbare buttpunched in the faceunderwearsongcrying …telephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditysexkissflashback (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingadulterybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbeachbarhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshippolicemanfemale protagonistboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | marriage engagementheart attackcoffincafetearslieundressingdrinkcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfightkisssex |
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: | unfaithfulnessgriefobsessionmemoryfuneraladulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipteacherboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mourningdeath of husbandclasswidowclassroomliebare buttunderwearsongcryingsingingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlemale nudity …fightkisssex (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryfuneralweddingdrinkingpregnancyadulterybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | beachhospital |
Characters: | babyboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakeorchestrapianistconcertmanhattan new york citypianobirthdayrunningtearsliedrinkcamerasongcryingsinging …cigarette smokingone word titlekisssexflashbackfight (See All) |
Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair … basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | babypolicemansingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | obsessive lovetombstonebirthchildbirthflash forwardgraveyardbathbirthdayliedrinkcameraunderwearsongsingingfemale nudity …male nudityfightkiss (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | babyphotographerstudentteacherfemale protagonistsingermother daughter relationship |
Story: | cellistcelloclassmanhattan new york cityclassroomcafetearsliedrinkcamerasongcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smoking …kiss (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bathtubrestauranthospital |
Characters: | love trianglebabypolicemanteacherboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | orchestradeath of husbandpianistflash forwardcoffinclassroompianocaferunningtearsbare buttdrinksongcryingtelephone call …singingcigarette smokingmale nuditykissflashback (See All) |
Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes - all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. … With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jorgen, which may put an end to its problems. In order to obtain the money, Jacob must travel to Copenhagen, meet with Jorgen, get financial assistance, and be back to celebrate Pramod's 8th birthday. He sets forth, is received by Christian Refner, an employee and future son-in-law of Jorgen. Jacob is shown all possible courtesy and even housed in a posh apartment. He subsequently meets with Jorgen, shows him video-tapes and submits that a few Kroner could really save several lives which would otherwise succumb to minor illnesses and infections. Jorgen views the videos, but does not display much interest. He invites Jacob to attend his daughter's wedding. Jacob does attend the ceremony, is introduced to Helene, Jorgen's wife; the bride, Anna; and Jorgen's twins - Martin and Morten. After the wedding ceremony, Christian makes a speech. Quite unconventionally, Anna also decides to make a speech - it is this speech that will shatter Jacob's world, slowly make him realize that this invitation to Copenhagen was a ploy to not only ensnare him… (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingpregnancyadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubrestaurant |
Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipteacherboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | shared bathdeath of husbandclassbathcoffinclassroomcafebirthdayrunningtearsdrinkcell phonecryingtelephone callcigarette smoking …female nuditymale nudityflashbackkiss (See All) |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemetery |
Characters: | policemanteacherdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | tombstonesnowingtrustclasspianistgravegraveyardbathclassroompianorunningtearsliebare buttpunched in the face …underwearcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingmale nuditykisssex (See All) |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | love trianglephotographerpolicemandoctorhusband wife relationship |
Story: | flash forwardapologymanhattan new york citycafebirthdaytearsliecameracryingcigarette smokingone word titlefemale nudityflashbackkiss |
In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind …, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved. (Read More)
Themes: | grieffuneraldrinkingpregnancyjealousydeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshiplove triangleboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | tombstonesnowinggraveflash forwardgraveyardbathcafedrinksongtelephone callpartysingingsex |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinkingdeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubsnowrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | grandfather granddaughter relationshippolicemanboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | deja vu10 year oldsnowingreincarnationtrustpianistpay phoneflash forwardapologypianocaferunningtearsbare buttdrink …punched in the facesongcell phonecryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudityflashbackfightkiss (See All) |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabyboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | happy birthdaybirthday cakeplaygroundcafebirthdaytearsliedrinkcell phonecryingtelephone callsex |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingjealousymarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipstudentsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage engagementcentral park manhattan new york cityflash forwardmanhattan new york citycafelieundressingdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearsongcell phonetelephone callpartysinging …sexkiss (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | beachbar |
Characters: | love trianglephotographerteacherboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | pianistchild abusepianobirthdayrunningtearslieundressingdrinkcameraunderwearsongcryingtelephone callsinging …cigarette smokingone word titlekisssexflashback (See All) |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingpregnancyadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthtrustchildbirthtearslieundressingsongcryingsingingkisssex |
Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction … and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessgriefextramarital affairmemorypregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxicemeteryrestaurantbar |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshipgrandfather granddaughter relationshipbabyphotographersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | locationplaygroundtrustflash forwardapologycaferunningtearsdrinkcamerapunched in the facecell phonecryingtelephone callparty …singingcigarette smokingflashbacksex (See All) |
Erika Kohut is a pianist, teaching music. Schubert and Schumann are her forte, but she's not quite at concert level. She's approaching middle age, living with her mother who is domineering then submissive; Erika is a victim then combative. With her students she is severe. She visits a sex shop to wa …tch DVDs; she walks a drive-in theater to stare at couples having sex. Walter is a self-assured student with some musical talent; he auditions for her class and is forthright in his attraction to her. She responds coldly then demands he let her lead. Next she changes the game with a letter, inviting him into her fantasies. How will he respond; how does sex have power over our other faculties? (Read More)
Themes: | obsessionjealousy |
Locations: | bathtubrestaurant |
Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipstudentteachersinger |
Story: | ice rinkcellistcelloviolinistice skatingviolinclasspianistapologyconcertpianocafeunderwearsingingfemale nudity …sexkiss (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: | drinking |
Locations: | taxisnowbarhospital |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshippolicemanteachersingerfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | music teachercellistcelloviolinistsnowingorchestraviolinpay phoneflash forwardconcerttearslieundressingdrinkunderwear …songcell phonecryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingflashback (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: | griefmemoryfuneralweddingdrinkingpregnancybetrayaldeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabyphotographerpolicemanteacherboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | snowingjoggingheart attackgraveflash forwardcoffinapologycaferunningliedrinkcameracryingtelephone callflashback …kiss (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: | obsessionfuneraldrinkingjealousymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | babyphotographerpolicemanfemale protagonistboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | classflash forwardapologyclassroomrunningtearsliebare buttundressingdrinkcamerapunched in the facecell phonecryingtelephone call …cigarette smokingone word titlemale nudityfightflashback (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipbabypolicemanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | playgroundtrustgravegraveyardcoffinapologycafebirthdaytearsliebare buttundressingdrinkpunched in the facecrying …telephone callpartycigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditysex (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | obsessionweddingdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | photographerstudentboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | birthday cakejoggingtrustpay phonemanhattan new york citycaferunningtearsundressingdrinkcameraunderwearsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditykissflashback (See All) |
Themes: | drinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxibathtubrestaurantbeachnew york city |
Characters: | photographerpolicemansingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | trustpay phoneflash forwardapologycaferunningbare buttundressingdrinkcameraunderwearsongcryingtelephone callparty …singingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titleflashbacksexkissfight (See All) |
As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulterybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bathtubsnowrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | policemanteacherboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citypedophiliaclassflash forwardbathcoffinchild abusemanhattan new york cityclassroomcafebirthdaytearslieundressingdrink …songcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingone word titlefemale nudityfightflashback (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: | drinkingjealousybetrayaldeath |
Locations: | bathtubsnowrestaurant |
Characters: | studentteacherboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | music teacherviolinistsnowingviolinclasspianistbathwidowclassroompianorunningtearslieundressingdrink …underwearsongcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingfight (See All) |