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Documentary-style drama showing the events that led up to the tragic incident on January 30, 1972 in the Northern Ireland town of Derry when a protest march led by civil rights activist Ivan Cooper was fired upon by British troops, killing 13 protesters and wounding 14 more.
Themes: | justicemilitaryinvestigationdrinkingpoliticsmurderrevengedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftoptruckwaterhelicopterhotelbarhospital |
Characters: | catholicsniperpriestbabynursesoldierteenage boyteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | year 19721970s |
Story: | protest marchirish republican armyrubber bulletbelfast northern irelandbritish governmentnorthern irelandarmored truckwater hosemilitary headquartersbritish militarybaby carriagebritish soldierhands held over headmovie marqueemajor general β¦throwing stonesbritish parliamentarmy vs civiliansnews conferencearmbandcivil unrestsundaypamphletinquirynon violencepolitical rallymember of parliamentpramcivil disobediencereference to gandhibullhornreference to martin luther king jr.platoontear gasmarchingparatrooperbbcpolitical protestbarricadecurfewhooligancivil rights movementprotestantpolitical activismtauntingmarchberetloudspeakermassstar crossed loverscinema veriteday in titlebritish armyfirearmtestimonybarbed wirecrowdbulletproof vestpeacemourningremote controlinnocencecivil rightscolonelladderimprovisationirishwalkie talkiedemonstrationhelmetbabysitterwoundbulletteashavingapplauseeyeglassestwenty somethingriotgraffitisleepingirelandwitnessgovernmentcharacter's point of view camera shotumbrellauniformscreamingmicrophoneweaponpoliticianambulancemassacresubjective camerareporterdead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkmachine gunshot to deathunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingkissviolenceinterviewgunblood (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
Themes: | drinkingpoliticsdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | catholicpriesthusband wife relationship |
Story: | irish republican armybritish soldierarmy vs civiliansprotestantbritish armypeaceirishdemonstrationbulletteairelandgovernmentweaponpoliticianmassacre β¦dead bodyriflearrestdrinkmachine gunphotographcigarette smokinggunviolence (See All) |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's β¦use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinkingpoliticsmurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftoptruckhelicopterbar |
Characters: | babysoldierdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | army vs civiliansnews conferenceparatrooperbarricadecurfewberetloudspeakerfirearmbarbed wirepeacecolonelladderdemonstrationwoundgovernment β¦umbrellauniformscreamingmicrophoneweaponambulancereporterdead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkmachine gununderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbloodgunviolence (See All) |
A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.
Themes: | militarydeathmurder |
Characters: | soldierhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | irish republican armybelfast northern irelandbritish militarybritish soldierarmy vs civiliansberetbritish armyfirearmwoundriotirelanduniformmachine gunshot to deathcigarette smoking β¦bloodviolence (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 β¦limit. (Read More)
Themes: | politicsmurderdeath |
Locations: | water |
Characters: | catholicpriestbabydoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irish republican armybritish governmentnorthern irelandbritish parliamentpolitical protestmassirishdemonstrationriotirelanduniformtearsshootingunderwearcrying β¦photographcigarette smokingkissviolencebloodgun (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d β¦rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stopβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | investigationdrinkingpoliticsdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | babydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | protest marchbritish governmentbritish militarybritish soldierreference to gandhitear gaspolitical protestmourningirishwalkie talkiedemonstrationwoundteashavingtwenty something β¦sleepingmicrophonepoliticianmassacresubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingviolencegunblood (See All) |
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s β¦uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | truckwaterbarhospital |
Characters: | nursefather son relationship |
Story: | british militarybritish soldierbarbed wirecolonelshavingapplausetwenty somethingsleepingumbrellauniformpoliticianmassacresubjective camerareporterdead body β¦tearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkmachine guncryingcigarette smokinggunbloodviolence (See All) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa β¦chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
Themes: | militarypoliticsmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftoptruckhelicopterbarhospital |
Characters: | priestnursesoldierboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | protest marchreference to martin luther king jr.platoonbarricademarchloudspeakermourningcivil rightsdemonstrationriotgraffitimicrophonerifleshootingarrest β¦machine guncryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingkissbloodgun (See All) |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The β¦government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | nurseteenage boyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | platoonfirearmcrowdtwenty somethinggovernmentsubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkmachine gunshot to deathunderwear β¦cryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbloodviolence (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife β¦ is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | justicedrinkingpoliticsdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopterhotelbarhospital |
Characters: | catholicdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | year 19721970s |
Story: | mourningremote controlbulleteyeglassesgovernmentumbrellamicrophonemassacredead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkmachine gun β¦shot to deathunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinggunviolenceblood (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity β¦works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinkingpoliticsmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | catholicteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | political rallytear gasmarchingmourningdemonstrationriotgovernmentumbrellapoliticiantearsarrestdrinkcryingphotograph |
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. Bullied by the British police, he and four of his friends are coerced into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also i β¦mplicated in the crime. He spends 15 years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence with the help of a British attorney, Gareth Peirce. Based on a true story. (Read More)
Themes: | justicemilitarypolitics |
Characters: | soldierhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | protest marchirish republican armybelfast northern irelandnorthern irelandbritish armyinnocenceirishriotirelandarrestmachine guncryingcigarette smokingviolence |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | rooftopwaterhotel |
Characters: | priestnursehusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | british soldierbritish armymourningdemonstrationteaeyeglassesumbrelladead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkmachine gunshot to deathunderwear β¦cryingphotographcigarette smokinggunbloodviolence (See All) |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin β¦ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truck |
Characters: | sniperpriestteenage girlfather son relationship |
Story: | barbed wirecolonelwoundteashavingeyeglassesmassacresubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkmachine guncrying β¦photographcigarette smokingbloodkiss (See All) |
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violen β¦t war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. (Read More)
Themes: | justiceinvestigationpoliticsrevengedeathmurder |
Locations: | rooftoptruckhelicopter |
Characters: | sniperbabydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | year 19721970s |
Story: | reference to martin luther king jr.tear gasfirearmeyeglassesgovernmentmicrophoneweaponpoliticiansubjective cameratearsshootingarrestmachine gunshot to deathunderwear β¦cryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinginterviewgunbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha β¦nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | helicopterhotelbar |
Characters: | babysoldierdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | peacecolonelwalkie talkiedemonstrationwoundmicrophonemassacresubjective camerareporterdead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkmachine gun β¦shot to deathcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingkissbloodgunviolence (See All) |
The feature film directed by Elem Klimov, shot in the genre of military drama. The action takes place on the territory of Belarus in 1943. In the center of the story is a Belarusian boy, who witnesses the horrors of the Nazi punitive action, turning from a cheerful teenager into a gray-haired old ma β¦n for two days. (Read More)
Themes: | militarymurderrevengedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truck |
Characters: | soldierteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | army vs civiliansparatrooperloudspeakerfirearmmassacresubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingmachine gunshot to deathcryingphotographkiss β¦gunviolence (See All) |
A thriller about an IRA gunman who draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. Frankie McGuire is one of the IRA's deadliest assassins. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's rea β¦l identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, force Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder. (Read More)
Themes: | politicsmurderdeathrevenge |
Locations: | helicopterbar |
Characters: | soldierfamily relationships |
Story: | irish republican armybelfast northern irelandnorthern irelandbritish armybulletproof vestpeaceirishirelandmachine gunshot to deathgunviolenceblood |
In 1920, rural Ireland is the vicious battlefield of republican rebels against the British security forces and Irish Unionist population who oppose them, a recipe for mutual cruelty. Medical graduate Damien O'Donovan always gave priority to his socialist ideals and simply helping people in need. Jus β¦t when he's leaving Ireland to work in a highly reputed London hospital, witnessing gross abuse of commoners changes his mind. he returns and joins the local IRA brigade, commanded by his brother Teddy, and adopts the merciless logic of civil war, while Teddy mellows by experiencing first-hand endless suffering. When IRA leaders negotiate an autonomous Free State under the British crown, Teddy defends the pragmatic best possible deal at this stage. Damien however joins the large seceding faction which holds nothing less than a socialist republic will do. The result is another civil war, bloodily opposing former Irish comrades in arms, even the brothers. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpoliticsdeathmurder |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | catholicpriestsoldierdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irish republican armybritish soldierbritish armyfirearmirishirelandwitnessmassacredead bodyriflearrestdrinkmachine gununderwearphotograph β¦cigarette smokingkissgunviolenceblood (See All) |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | rooftoptruckhospital |
Characters: | babyteenage boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | firearmapplausetwenty somethingsleepingwitnessweaponsubjective cameradead bodyrifleshootingarrestdrinkmachine gunshot to deathunderwear β¦cigarette smokinggunviolenceblood (See All) |
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 day β¦s of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopterbar |
Characters: | catholicsniperbabynurseboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | platoonmarchingwoundbulletsubjective camerareporterdead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkmachine gununderwearcryingtelephone call β¦photographbloodviolenceinterview (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 β¦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: | deathrevengemurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckwaterhelicopter |
Characters: | soldierteenage boyteenage girldoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bullhornmarchingloudspeakerbulletproof vesthelmetwoundsleepinggovernmentumbrellamicrophoneweaponmassacredead bodytearsshooting β¦machine gunshot to deathcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinggunviolenceblood (See All) |
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores β¦these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinkingpoliticsdeathmurder |
Locations: | truckhospital |
Characters: | nursesoldierteenage boyteenage girldoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | military headquartersfirearmbarbed wirecolonelhelmetwoundeyeglassestwenty somethingweapondead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrink β¦machine gunshot to deathcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingkissviolencegunblood (See All) |
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and β¦ the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | waterhelicopter |
Characters: | sniperbabysoldierhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | platoonbarricadeberetbulletproof vestcolonelwalkie talkiehelmetshavingcharacter's point of view camera shotweaponmassacresubjective camerarifleshootingmachine gun β¦shot to deathphotographviolenceblood (See All) |
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detai β¦l and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. (Read More)
Themes: | investigationdrinkingpoliticsmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | helicopterhotelbar |
Characters: | sniperhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | british governmentbritish armydemonstrationhelmetsleepinggovernmentumbrellapoliticiantearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkunderwearcrying β¦telephone callphotographcigarette smokinginterviewkissgun (See All) |
Sarah Tobias goes to her local bar and is gang-raped by three men. The district attorney on the case is Katheryn Murphy who wants to prove that although Sarah had taken drugs that night and was acting provocatively while in the bar, this is no reason for her to be so brutally attacked and the men re β¦sponsible should be brought to justice. (Read More)
Themes: | justiceinvestigationdrinkingrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckbarhospital |
Characters: | nursedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | testimonyinnocenceapplausewitnessscreamingsubjective camerareporterarrestdrinkunderweartelephone callphotographcigarette smokinginterviewviolence β¦kiss (See All) |
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army.
Themes: | militarydrinkingdeathmurder |
Characters: | catholicteenage boyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | british soldierbritish armybarbed wiretwenty somethinguniformdead bodytearsriflemachine gunshot to deathcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinggun |
Tells the story of Evey Hammond and her unlikely but instrumental part in bringing down the fascist government that has taken control of a futuristic Great Britain. Saved from a life-and-death situation by a man in a Guy Fawkes mask who calls himself V, she learns a general summary of V's past and, β¦after a time, decides to help him bring down those who committed the atrocities that led to Britain being in the shape that it is in. (Read More)
Themes: | justiceinvestigationdrinkingpoliticsdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftop |
Characters: | priestteenage girl |
Story: | british soldierbarricadecurfewloudspeakerbulletproof vestdemonstrationeyeglassesriotgovernmentdead bodytearsshootingdrinkshot to deathunderwear β¦cryingphotographgunbloodkissviolence (See All) |
John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant. Out of options, John Q. β¦ takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant. (Read More)
Themes: | politicsdeath |
Locations: | truckhelicopterhospital |
Characters: | snipernursedoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | walkie talkiedemonstrationsleepingambulancereportertearsrifleshootingarrestunderwearcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbloodgun |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | babysoldierteenage boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irishbulletteaeyeglassessleepingirelanddead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkshot to deathcryingcigarette smokinggun β¦kissbloodviolence (See All) |
1994. In Rwanda, the classification of the native population into Hutus and Tutsis, arbitrarily done by the colonial Belgians, is now ingrained within Rwandan mentality despite the Rwandan independence. Despite the Belgians having placed the Tutsis in a higher position during the Belgian rule, they β¦have placed the majority Hutus in power after independence. 'Paul Rusesabagina' (qv), a Hutu married to a Tutsi, Tatiana Rusesabagina, is the House Manager of the Hotel Des Milles Collines in Kigali. The Milles Collines, owned by Sabena (the national airline of Belgium), is a four-star hotel catering primarily to wealthy white westerners. Paul, who knows how to work the system to run the hotel effectively for its guests and for Sabena, is proud that most of the Caucasians who he meets in this professional capacity treat him with respect. After a specific incident, the relative calm between the Tutsi guerrillas and government-backed Hutu militia takes a turn. Paul's thought that the native population as a whole who are not directly involved in the conflict will be protected as the UN peacekeeping forces and thus the world is watching doesn't happen as the western world largely evacuates from Rwanda and abandons the natives. Such begins what will become a genocide of the Tutsi population. Paul, who is able to get his immediate family to the hotel which is still largely seen as a place of sanctuary, will have to use the considerable skills he has used to run the hotel as well as he haβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftoptruckhotelbar |
Characters: | priestnursesoldierhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | coloneldemonstrationgovernmentumbrellamassacrereporterdead bodyrifleshootingarrestmachine gununderweartelephone callphotographgun β¦interviewbloodkissviolence (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro β¦ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpoliticsdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckwaterhotelbarhospital |
Characters: | catholicpriestbabynursesoldierteenage boyteenage girldoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | teaapplauseeyeglassesmicrophonesubjective cameratearsrifledrinkcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingkissblood |
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 β¦ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | investigationdrinkingpoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | rooftopbarhospital |
Characters: | babynursedoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mourninginnocencewalkie talkieapplausegraffitisubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkshot to deathunderwearcrying β¦telephone callphotographcigarette smokingbloodgunviolence (See All) |
In September 1971, a platoon of recruits arrives in Ft. Polk, LA, for infantry training before leaving for war. The final week takes place in Tigerland, a swamp similar to Vietnam. Jim Paxton has enlisted; he wants to experience everything and write books later. He befriends Roland Bozz, a cool Texa β¦n with a gift for getting into trouble and for helping misfits get discharges. At least one sociopath in the platoon hates Bozz, even as the sergeants grudgingly recognize his leadership abilities. As the platoon heads into its week in Tigerland, Paxton's body gives out, Bozz makes plans to go AWOL, and the sociopath gets hold of live ammo. Is the Louisiana swamp more dangerous than the DMZ? (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | teenage boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | platoonbarbed wirewoundtwenty somethingweapontearsrifledrinkmachine gununderwearcryingcigarette smokinggunbloodviolence |
Plame's status as a CIA agent was revealed by White House officials allegedly out to discredit her husband after he wrote a 2003 New York Times op-ed piece saying that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq.
Themes: | justiceinvestigationdrinkingpoliticsdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | helicopterhotelbar |
Characters: | doctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | year 1972 |
Story: | news conferencemassremote controlcoloneleyeglassessleepingumbrellasubjective camerareportertearsdrinkcryingtelephone callphotographkiss β¦interview (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri β¦te with. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | catholicpriestbabynurseteenage boyteenage girldoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irishteaapplauseirelandmicrophoneambulancesubjective cameradrinktelephone callphotographcigarette smoking |
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.
Themes: | murderrevengedeath |
Locations: | truckhotelbar |
Characters: | sniperbabydoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bulletproof vestwalkie talkiescreamingambulancemassacretearsriflearrestmachine gunshot to deathcryingtelephone callcigarette smokinggunblood β¦interviewviolence (See All) |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo β¦k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | militaryinvestigationdrinkingpoliticsdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | waterhelicopterbar |
Characters: | babyteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | witnessscreamingreporterdead bodyrifleshootingarrestdrinkshot to deathunderweartelephone callphotographcigarette smokingviolenceblood β¦guninterview (See All) |
Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been "caught" a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans f β¦inish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancee to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul. (Read More)
Themes: | investigationdrinkingdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckbarhospital |
Characters: | priestnursesoldierteenage boyteenage girlhusband wife relationship |
Story: | day in titlebarbed wirehelmetwoundeyeglassestwenty somethingumbrellasubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkmachine gununderwear β¦cryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinggunkiss (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s β¦eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpolitics |
Locations: | truckhotelbar |
Characters: | teenage boyteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | civil disobediencereference to gandhicivil rightsdemonstrationteariotwitnessriflearrestdrinkunderweartelephone callkissviolencegun |
Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation.
Themes: | murderdeath |
Characters: | catholicpriest |
Story: | military headquartersbritish soldiermajor generalparatrooperberetbritish armyfirearmcolonelhelmetuniformmachine guntelephone callviolencegun |
East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set u β¦p the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpolitics |
Locations: | rooftophelicopterbarhospital |
Characters: | babynurseteenage boydoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | protest marchpolitical activismmarchdemonstrationriotambulancetearsarrestdrinkcryingviolence |
Evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 26- June 04, 1940, during Battle of France in World War II.
Themes: | militarymurderdeath |
Locations: | water |
Characters: | nursesoldierteenage boyfather son relationship |
Story: | british militarybritish soldierplatoonbarricadebritish armycrowdcolonelladderhelmetbulletsleepingrifleshootingmachine gunphotograph β¦violence (See All) |
The President of the United States is in Salamanca, Spain, about to address the city in a public square. We see a plain-clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an American tourist with a video camera, and a Secret Service agent newly returned from medical leave. Shots ring β¦out and the President falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. Those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different characters' actions. Gradually, we discover who's behind the plot. Is the Secret Service one step ahead, or have the President's adversaries thought of everything? (Read More)
Themes: | politicsdeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopterhotel |
Characters: | sniperhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | remote controlwalkie talkiedemonstrationwoundwitnessmicrophonepoliticianambulancesubjective camerareportertearsrifleshootingmachine gunshot to death β¦cryingtelephone callgunblood (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 β¦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: | justicedrinkingpoliticsdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftophospital |
Characters: | soldierteenage boyteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | protest marchpolitical rallyloudspeakerdemonstrationwoundtwenty somethingdead bodytearsrifleshootingarrestdrinkcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking β¦bloodkiss (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | sniperbabysoldierdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marchstar crossed loverswoundshavingmassacredead bodyrifleshootingdrinkshot to deathunderwearphotographkissgunblood |
After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b β¦ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopterhotel |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reference to martin luther king jr.mourningremote controlcivil rightshelmetumbrellascreamingdead bodytearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographkiss |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C β¦arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
Themes: | justicedrinkingmurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | water |
Characters: | babysoldierteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | colonelwoundbulletsubjective cameradead bodytearsrifleshootingdrinkshot to deathcryingviolenceblood |
It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in Hawaii. His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of his boxing prowess and is keen to get him to represent the company. However, 'Prew' is adamant that he doesn't box anymore, so Captain Holmes gets his subo β¦rdinates to make his life a living hell. Meanwhile Sergeant Warden starts seeing the captain's wife, who has a history of seeking external relief from a troubled marriage. Prew's friend Maggio has a few altercations with the sadistic stockade Sergeant 'Fatso' Judson, and Prew begins falling in love with social club employee Lorene. Unbeknownst to anyone, the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor looms in the distance. (Read More)
Themes: | militarydrinkingrevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rooftopbar |
Characters: | soldierhusband wife relationship |
Story: | sundaymarchingcolonelhelmetwounduniformtearsrifledrinkmachine gunshot to deathcryingphotographcigarette smokingkiss β¦gunblood (See All) |
Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hire β¦d and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files. (Read More)
Themes: | investigationpoliticsdeath |
Locations: | hotelbar |
Characters: | sniperbabydoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | reference to martin luther king jr.testimonyladderapplauseriotgovernmentmicrophonepoliticianreporterdead bodyarrestmachine guncryingphotographgun β¦interviewkissblood (See All) |