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Chef Adam Jones ('Bradley Cooper (I)' (qv)) had it all - and lost it. A two-star Michelin rockstar with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out, and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste. To …land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he'll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene ('Sienna Miller' (qv)). (Read More)
Themes: | vengeancetraumacrueltyhomophobiaunrequited lovebullyingrivalryhumiliationredemptionpsychopathangerdrunkennessprisondrugsrevenge |
Locations: | restaurant kitchenkitchenlondon englandbusrestaurant |
Characters: | american in europeamerican in the ukgerman abroadformer alcoholicamerican abroadfrench abroadcolleague colleague relationshipself pitymother daughter relationshipamericanemployer employee relationshipdaughtergermanterroralcoholic …single motherbullygay kissgirldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Story: | birthday cakefood criticrestaurant criticrestaurant managersuperiority complexviolent outburstmale chauvinismhysterical outburstmale divafemale therapistamerican in londonfast food restaurantworkplace bullyingreading a newspaperpsychopath as protagonist …anger issuesmale vomitingfast foodreleased from prisoncrying maleprison guardcrying manfemale doctortelevision interviewreference to alec guinnessmentally unstable mannarcissistic personality disorderreference to luke skywalkerforced to apologizedelusion of grandeurnationality slurmentally unstable protagonistformer addictforced apologymale sexismmale sexistantagonist as protagonistchildish behaviorarrogant womanworking abroadunpunished antagonistselfish manvulgar womancultural differencesmartyr syndromeabusercomplexburger kingweaklingex drug addictman kissing manmaitre d'hysterical mansubmissive womanabusive bossmale chauvinistegocentricabusive manreference to darth vaderviolent mangaslightingviolent behaviordrug testingmentally unstablecareerismwomanchildlove hate relationshipemotional blackmailhickrecklessnessabused womanegoistworkplace romancevulgar languagecynicfish marketmisanthropymartyrdomblood samplechauvinismegocentrismemotional abusereference to the rolling stonesoutburstirresponsibilitypassive aggressive womanincompetencepsychotherapistpassive aggressive behaviorbeaten upmisanthropeegoismrudenessantiherofired from a jobhomophobestockholm syndrometv interviewsnobwrapped in a towelverbal abusefeet on tabletraumatic experiencepsychological tortureman childreference to star warsmanipulative behaviorriding a bikecriticdivasecond chancemale protagonisttaking off shirtxenophobiahamburgergay crushdrunken manvulgaritypassionate kisstaking a showernew jobnotebookmale male kisshysteriaphysical abuseriding a bicyclearrogancecareerrivalnew orleans louisianaplot twistblood on facecynicismcheftherapistcookgay charactercakewoundsabotagetherapyprofanityreunionmanagerevil mandebtdrug addictsmokingmontagecookingjournalistnewspaperf wordjailbirthdayvomitingletterwatching tvfoodbeatingcryingvoice over narrationknifebare chested maleone word titlefightviolencekissinterview (See All) |
When her wealthy fiance breaks it off, gold digger Elizabeth Halsey returns to middle school: she's an awful teacher but wants to save for breast-implant surgery. She brightens when Scott, a new teacher, turns out to be rich, and she stops showing films and sleeping in class when told there's a bonu …s for the teacher whose class scores highest on the state exam. Her competition for Scott and the bonus is cheery and tightly wound Amy. Amy digs for dirt on Elizabeth who cheats her way toward Scott's bed and the money. Honesty with students seems to be her only skill. She ignores Russell, a droll gym teacher, who looks on. Will she succeed with Scott and get those new breasts? (Read More)
Themes: | unrequited loverivalrydrunkennessdrugsrevenge |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | colleague colleague relationshipalcoholicdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | birthday cakefast food restaurantnarcissistic personality disorderarrogant womanvulgar womanegocentricwomanchildemotional blackmailworkplace romanceegocentrismegoismmisanthropeantiherofired from a jobfeet on table …manipulative behaviordrunken manvulgaritynew jobarrogancerivalwoundsabotageprofanitydrug addictmontagef wordbirthdaywatching tvcryingknife (See All) |
Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.
Themes: | traumarivalrydrunkennessdrugs |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipgay kissfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakehysterical outburstreading a newspapercrying malecrying manchildish behaviorvulgar womanhysterical manwomanchildvulgar languageoutburstirresponsibilitypassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorfired from a job …tv interviewwrapped in a toweltraumatic experienceman childmanipulative behaviortaking off shirtvulgaritymale male kissrivalgay charactercakecryingbare chested maleviolenceinterviewfight (See All) |
After Iggy's long-time girlfriend is murdered and the whole town agrees he is the killer, he awakens one morning with horns and the townspeople soon confess their sins. Once knowing the sins of the people, he is facing the true killer of his beloved girlfriend.
Themes: | traumacrueltyangerdrunkennessrevenge |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipalcoholicgay kissgirldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hysterical outburstcrying malecrying manoutburstreference to the rolling stonesantiherotraumatic experienceriding a biketaking off shirtdrunken manmale male kissriding a bicycleblood on facegay characterdrug addict …journalistnewspaperletterwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationbare chested maleone word titlefightviolence (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)
Locations: | kitchenrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipsingle mothergirldoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | restaurant criticfish marketcheftherapistcooktherapymontagecookingletterwatching tvfoodcryingvoice over narrationkiss |
Carl Casper is an acclaimed chef with a family life that seems as decaying as his artistic freedom. Those frustrations boil over into a raucous viral-videoed public confrontation against a restaurant critic who panned his cooking of food that his boss ordered him to make against his instincts. Now w …ith his career ruined, Carl's ex-wife offers an unorthodox solution in Miami: refit an old food truck to offer quality cooking on his own terms. Now with his young son, Percy, and old colleague, Martin, helping, Carl takes a working trip across America with that truck to rediscover his gastronomic passion. With Percy's tech savvy and Martin's enthusiasm, Carl finds that he is creating a traveling sensation on the way home. In doing so, Carl discovers he is serving up more than simply food, but also a deeper connection with his life and his family that is truly delicious in its own way. (Read More)
Locations: | restaurant kitchenkitchenrestaurant |
Story: | food criticrestaurant criticreference to the rolling stonescriticcareerchefcookcookingf wordfoodone word title |
Occasionally in the 15 years since summer camp, Adam and Emma cross paths. When he discovers that an ex-girlfriend is living with his dad, he gets drunk, calls every woman in his cell phone contact list, and ends up passed out naked in her living room. By this time, she's a medical resident in L.A. …and he's a gopher on a "Glee"-like TV series, hoping to be a writer. She guards her emotions (calling her father's funeral "a thing"), so after a quick shag in the moments she has before leaving for the hospital, she asks if he wants a no-strings-attached, sex-only relationship, without romance or complications. A prescription for fun or for disaster? (Read More)
Themes: | rivalrydrunkenness |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | colleague colleague relationshipmother daughter relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakefemale doctorwomanchildemotional blackmailegoistvulgar languagepassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behavioregoismsnobmanipulative behaviordrunken manvulgaritytaking a showerarrogance …rivalf wordbirthdaycryingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Cole is an aspiring DJ who spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James, who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, whe …n Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie. With Cole's forbidden relationship intensifying and his friendships unraveling, he must choose between love, loyalty, and the future he is destined for. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Characters: | alcoholicboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | birthday cakemale vomitingvulgar womanvulgar languageegocentrismpassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorman childtaking off shirttaking a showerblood on facecynicismcakebirthdayvomiting …watching tvvoice over narrationbare chested malefight (See All) |
A Swedish family travels to the French Alps to enjoy a few days of skiing. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, mother Ebba calls for her husband Tomas as …she tries to protect their children. Tomas, meanwhile, is running for his life... The anticipated disaster failed to occur, and yet the family's world has been shaken to its core, a question mark hanging over their father in particular. Tomas and Ebba's marriage now hangs in the balance as Tomas struggles desperately to reclaim his role as family patriarch. (Read More)
Themes: | trauma |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipgirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakehysterical outburstcrying malecrying manmartyr syndromeemotional blackmailemotional abusepassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorwrapped in a toweltaking off shirtcakef wordbirthdaywatching tv …cryingbare chested maleone word title (See All) |
John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. W …hen they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous! (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Locations: | kitchenbusrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipdaughteralcoholicgirlfamily relationships |
Story: | food criticchefcooknewspaperletterwatching tvfoodcryingvoice over narrationkissfight |
Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother -- The Motorcycle Boy. His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. He is drawn into one more gang fig …ht and the events that follow begin to change his life. (Read More)
Themes: | traumadrunkennessdrugs |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipalcoholicgirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | anger issuesviolent manviolent behaviorvulgar languagepassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorfeet on tabletraumatic experiencedrunken manblood on facewounddrug addictf wordbeatingknife …bare chested malefightviolence (See All) |
Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, THE LONGEST RIDE centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. …As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple. Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, THE LONGEST RIDE explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring love. (Read More)
Themes: | traumadrunkenness |
Characters: | doctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying malecrying manegocentricemotional blackmailegoistpassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorwrapped in a toweltraumatic experiencemanipulative behaviortaking off shirttaking a showerrivalblood on faceletter …cryingbare chested male (See All) |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
Themes: | homophobiaredemptionpsychopathangerprisondrugsrevenge |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | prison guardcrying manbeaten upsabotagemanagerevil mandebtdrug addictf wordvomitingletterwatching tvfoodbeatingcrying …voice over narrationbare chested malefightviolence (See All) |
The family of talented cook, Hassan Kadam, has a life filled with both culinary delights and profound loss. Drifting through Europe after fleeing political violence in India that killed the family restaurant business and their mother, the Kadams arrive in France. Once there, a chance auto accident a …nd the kindness of a young woman, Marguerite, in the village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val inspires Papa Kadam to set up a Indian restaurant there. Unfortunately, this puts the Kadams in direct competition with the snobbish Madame Mallory's acclaimed haute cuisine establishment across the street where Marguerite also works as a sous-chef. The resulting rivalry eventually escalates in personal intensity until it goes too far. In response, there is a bridging of sides initiated by Hassan, Marguerite and Madame Mallory herself, both professional and personal, that encourages an understanding that will change both sides forever. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry |
Locations: | restaurant kitchenlondon englandrestaurant |
Characters: | girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | food criticarrogancechefcookwoundmontagecookingfoodcryingvoice over narrationknifekissviolence |
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional fast-food restaurant. Free from his dead-end job (and lodged in a new one), Dante begins to break free of his rut, planning to move away with his clingy fiance. Dante is r …eady to leave the horrors of minimum-wage New Jersey behind, but Randal - always the more hostile of the two - starts to become overwhelmed by his own rancor. (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationdrunkenness |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | employer employee relationship |
Story: | fast food restaurantmale vomitingfast foodreference to star warscakemontagevomitingfoodbare chested male |
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacl …es, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. (Read More)
Themes: | traumarivalryredemptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipgirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | fast foodreleased from prisonarrogant womanpassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorfired from a jobtraumatic experiencerivalsabotagemontagejailbirthdaybeatingcryingknife …bare chested maleone word titlefightviolence (See All) |
Forty-year-old Christine Lucas wakes up in bed with a man she does not know, in an unfamiliar house. The man explains that he is her husband, Ben, and that she suffered brain damage from a car accident ten years earlier. Christine wakes up every morning with no memory of her life from her early twen …ties onwards. Christine receives treatment from Dr. Nasch, a neurologist at a local hospital who provides her a camera to record her thoughts and progress each day, and calls her every morning to remind her to watch the video in the camera. Soon, she starts to discover the truth around her. (Read More)
Themes: | traumaanger |
Locations: | kitchenlondon england |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | hysterical outburstmentally unstable protagonistviolent mangaslightingmentally unstableoutburstwrapped in a towelmanipulative behaviornotebookblood on facetherapisttherapyreunionmontagef word …letterfoodbeatingcryingkissfightviolence (See All) |
Fresh from Des Moines, Iowa, Sara Matthews has just landed in Los Angeles as a college freshman studying fashion design. She meets handsome Stephen, party-lover Tracy, and roommate Rebecca. Rebecca is nice, sweet and ready to share everything with Sara. It could be the beginning of a beautiful frien …dship. But Tracy is convinced that there's something seriously wrong with Rebecca and bad things start happening to everyone close to Sara. If Sara is to have a normal college experience, she's going to have to get to the bottom of what's up with Rebecca and quickly get out of her clutches. (Read More)
Themes: | unrequited lovebullyingpsychopathdrunkennessrevenge |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipalcoholicbullygay kissboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hysterical outburstmartyr syndromefired from a jobwrapped in a towelfeet on tablemanipulative behaviortaking off shirtpassionate kissblood on facegay characterwoundreunionmontagecryingknife …bare chested maleviolencekissfight (See All) |
ANTHROPOID is based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich. The Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler, Heydrich was the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of occupying Nazi forces …in Czechoslovakia whose reign of terror prompted self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers (played by Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan) to hatch a top-secret mission that would change the face of Europe forever.i (Read More)
Themes: | revenge |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | german abroadterrordoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakehysterical outburstreading a newspapercrying malecrying manbeaten upfeet on tableriding a bikeriding a bicycleblood on facecakewoundsabotagebirthdaybeating …cryingknifeone word titlefightkissviolence (See All) |
In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity … as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalryanger |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipemployer employee relationshipsingle motherboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | incompetencenew jobcareerchefmanagermontagecookingjournalistnewspaperbirthdayfoodcryinginterviewkiss |
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: | vengeanceredemptionangerdrunkennessprisondrugsrevenge |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipdoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakefired from a jobhysteriatherapydrug addictjailbirthdayvomitingwatching tvfoodbeatingcryingvoice over narrationknifekiss |
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: | redemptiondrunkennessdrugs |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipgay kissgirldoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakeblood samplewrapped in a towelmale male kisscakemontagecookingjailbirthdayvomitingwatching tvfoodcryingbare chested maleone word title …kissviolencefight (See All) |
Two CIA agents, Tuck and Frank who are also best friends, have been benched because someone's after them. Tuck is divorced with a son whom he's not close to and Frank is a ladies man. Tuck decides to try and find someone so he places his profile on a dating website. Lauren, a woman also looking for …a guy sees Tuck's profile and goes with him. She later bumps into Frank and he hits on her and she goes out with him. She's intrigued by both of them. When they learn that they're dating the same girl, they agree to let her choose. But both can't help but use their skills to keep tabs on her and each other. And also sabotage each other's dates with her. (Read More)
Themes: | homophobiarivalryrevenge |
Locations: | london englandrestaurant |
Characters: | german abroadcolleague colleague relationshipgirlfamily relationships |
Story: | passive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviorhomophobefeet on tablemanipulative behaviorriding a biketaking off shirtriding a bicyclerivalblood on facesabotagewatching tvbare chested malefightviolence |
It's the dinner shift at Shenanigan's. Dan, the clueless boss, assigns Mitch, 22, a trainee, to Monty, the smooth talker who chases girls for one-night stands. Dean, a waiter, also 22, feels that life is passing him by. Dan offers him the assistant manager job and gives him until midnight to decide. … Other waiters, cooks, and bus boys have their issues and personalities. Bishop, the dishwasher, is their counselor. During this shift, Monty may learn something, Dean makes his decision, Dan makes a play for the not-yet-18 hostess, customers get their comeuppance, the guys all play the in-house homophobic flashing game, the gals demonstrate why they won't, and Mitch gets the last word. (Read More)
Themes: | homophobiahumiliationangerdrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | kitchenbusrestaurant |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | birthday cakerestaurant managerlove hate relationshipworkplace romancecookmanagerf wordbirthdayfoodcryingone word title |
Adrian, an aspiring and talented orchestra conductor, receives a video message from his beloved Belen, telling him with tears in her eyes that she is leaving him and that she cannot carry on with him. Shattered by the unexpected news and puzzled by the inexplicable decision, Adrian gets help from th …e local Police to solve this case of disappearance. Time passes by and still no news of Belen's whereabouts, so life gradually begins to return to its normal pace, when out of the blue, a new woman appears in Adrian's life. With no progress at all in Belen's case and all things possible, no one will be able to see beyond the facts and comprehend the truth that often lies hidden in the most unusual of places... (Read More)
Themes: | traumarivalryrevenge |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | german abroadcolleague colleague relationshipemployer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | hysterical outburstcrying malecrying manoutburstwrapped in a toweltraumatic experienceriding a bikedrunken mantaking a showerriding a bicyclerivalcryingbare chested malekissfight |
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, A …uguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Locations: | kitchenrestaurant |
Story: | food criticnew jobchefcookcookingnewspaperwatching tvfoodvoice over narrationknifeone word titleinterviewviolencekiss |
Jason Kelly, the grandson of Dick Kelly, loses his grandmother about two weeks before his wedding to Meredith. He tries to assist his grandfather and console him for his loss, but was rather tricked into a spring break road trip; chasing youth once again. with the help of Shadia and Lenore, the two …men go on an adventure they'll never forget. (Read More)
Themes: | homophobia |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | forced apologyvulgar womanemotional blackmailfired from a jobsnobfeet on tablemanipulative behaviortaking off shirtvulgarityrivalblood on facegay characterreunionf wordbare chested male …violencefight (See All) |
The Weiss family is the archetypical Hollywood dynasty: father Stafford is an analyst and coach, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; mother Cristina mostly looks after the career of their son Benjie, 13, a child star. One of Stafford's clients, Havana, is an actress who dreams of shoo …ting a remake of the movie that made her mother, Clarice, a star in the 60s. Clarice is dead now and visions of her come to haunt Havana at night... Adding to the toxic mix, Benjie has just come off a rehab program he joined when he was 9 and his sister, Agatha, has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was treated for criminal pyromania and befriended a limo driver Jerome who is also an aspiring actor. (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationpsychopathangerdrugs |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipemployer employee relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | male divarudenessfired from a jobvulgaritynotebookarrogancecareerblood on facetherapisttherapyprofanityvomitingwatching tvcryinginterview …kissviolence (See All) |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Themes: | vengeancehumiliationpsychopathangerdrunkennessprisondrugsrevenge |
Characters: | single motherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | vulgarityprofanitydrug addictf wordvomitingwatching tvbeatingvoice over narrationknifebare chested maleviolencefight |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
Themes: | crueltyredemptionangerdrunkennessprisondrugsrevenge |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipsingle mothergirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | prison guardnarcissistic personality disorderhysteriareunionjailletterwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationinterviewfightviolencekiss |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr …eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessprisondrugs |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipgermanalcoholicgirldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | drunken mandrug addictmontagecookingnewspaperjailletterwatching tvfoodbeatingcryingvoice over narrationknifefightkiss …violence (See All) |
After a thirteen-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a six-year-old boy, Guem-Ja Lee seeks vengeance on the man truly responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, she gets closer and closer to her goal.
Themes: | vengeanceprisondrugsrevenge |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipdaughterbully |
Story: | birthday cakecynicismcakevomitingvoice over narrationknifeviolence |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
Themes: | crueltyrivalrypsychopathdrunkennessprison |
Locations: | london englandrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipgirlboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | prison guardmale protagonistblood on facecynicismtherapistcakedebtnewspaperf wordbirthdaywatching tvfoodbeatingvoice over narrationknife …bare chested maleone word titleviolencekiss (See All) |
The acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
Themes: | trauma |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipemployer employee relationship |
Story: | birthday cakecynicismtherapistcaketherapydrug addictbirthdayfoodbare chested maleone word title |
Hard-drinking journalist Paul Kemp takes a job at a besieged newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His volatile editor, Lotterman, assigns him to tourist pieces and horoscopes, but promises more. Paul rooms with Sala, an aging and equally alcoholic reporter, in a rundown flat. Sanderson, a wealthy ent …repreneur, hires Paul to flack for a group of investors who plan to buy an island near the capital and build a resort. Sanderson's girl-friend, the beguiling Chenault, bats her eyes at Paul. His loyalties face challenges when he and Sala get in trouble with locals, when a Carnival dance enrages Sanderson, and when the paper hits the skids. Is the solution always alcohol? (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Characters: | american abroadalcoholicgirl |
Story: | new jobprofanityjournalistnewspaperf wordjailvomitingvoice over narrationbare chested malekiss |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
Themes: | homophobiadrunkennessprisondrugs |
Locations: | london englandrestaurant |
Characters: | american abroadsingle mother |
Story: | reading a newspaperincompetencesecond chancemale male kissblood on faceprofanitymanagerdebtdrug addictmontagenewspaperf wordjailvomitingwatching tv …foodbeatingvoice over narrationbare chested maleinterviewkissfight (See All) |
At a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers, Grace is a young counselor trying to do her best for kids who often have been pulled from the worst kinds of home situations. Even then, life is not easy as Grace and her colleagues care for kids who are too often profoundly scarred, even as they try …to have lives of their own. Now, things are coming to a head as Grace readies for marriage even as some her charges are coming to major turning points in their lives. To cope, Grace will have to make difficult perceptions and decisions that could put her career, and more importantly her charges, at dire risk. (Read More)
Themes: | anger |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | vulgaritynotebooknew jobhysteriariding a bicyclecareertherapisttherapycookingbirthdayfoodcryingbare chested malefightkiss |
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: | bullyingredemptiondrunkennessprisondrugs |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | bullygirlboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | second chancenew jobnewspaperjailbirthdayletterwatching tvbeatingcryingknifebare chested maleviolencekissfight |
After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team of space heroes known as the "Guardi …ans of the Galaxy" to save the world. (Read More)
Themes: | traumadrunkennessprisonrevenge |
Characters: | girlfamily relationships |
Story: | superiority complexcrying maleprison guardcrying manarrogant womanviolent manpassive aggressive womanpassive aggressive behaviormale protagonistarroganceprofanitymontagejaillettercrying …knifebare chested malefightviolence (See All) |
After many years of being separated from modeling and each other, Derek and Hansel are dragged back into the fashion world in Rome. After being humiliated on the runway by the people behind the scenes, Derek and Hansel decide to quit the business . . . until retired swimsuit model, Valentina, drags …them back in with questions about recent celebrity deaths. Soon after, Derek also realizes out that the son who was taken from him is in Rome, and is much dismayed to find that Derek, Jr. is fat. And smart. Regardless, Derek, Sr. continues his mission with Hansel, which leads them to the fashion-model legends of "Adam, Eve, and Steve", and the "Chosen One". Who is that person? Why do the models drink the Chosen One's blood? Will Derek's and Hansel's careers resume? (Read More)
Themes: | traumahumiliationpsychopathprisonrevenge |
Characters: | american in europeamerican abroadfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakeworking abroadtraumatic experienceman childreference to star warsriding a bikeriding a bicyclereunionjailbare chested malefight |
Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choos …e between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long... (Read More)
Themes: | redemptiondrunkenness |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | alcoholicgirl |
Story: | birthday cakereading a newspapernotebookwoundjailbirthdayletterwatching tvvoice over narrationbare chested maleviolence |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to … rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
Themes: | redemptionangerdrunkenness |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | male protagonistmanagerf wordbirthdayletterwatching tvcryingbare chested malekissinterview |
Amal is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she is inexperienced in that matter. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her … but is too shy to do anything about it. For a number of reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own feelings toward Agnes. (Read More)
Themes: | crueltyhomophobiabullyingdrunkenness |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipbullygirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakebirthdayvomitingwatching tvfoodcryingfightkiss |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de …fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
Themes: | bullyingredemptionangerdrunkennessprison |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | former alcoholicmother daughter relationshipbullygirldoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | male vomitingcrying manriding a bicycleplot twistcynicismnewspaperf wordfoodbare chested malekiss |
In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show "Skylark Tonight." When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to l …egitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un. (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationredemptiondrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | american abroadgay kiss |
Story: | male vomitingcrying manvulgarityprofanitymontagejournalistf wordvomitingwatching tvbare chested maleinterviewfight |
Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened … that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. (Read More)
Themes: | traumacrueltyunrequited lovehumiliationdrunkennessdrugs |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | single motherbullygay kissgirlfamily relationships |
Story: | fast food restauranttraumatic experiencegay crushnew jobbirthdayletterwatching tvfoodbeatingcryingvoice over narrationviolencekiss |
Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.
Themes: | drunkennessdrugs |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | alcoholic |
Story: | male vomitingbeaten upnew orleans louisianacynicismprofanitydrug addictmontagef wordvomitingwatching tvbeatingviolence |
Forty-six year old Diane Despres - "Die" - has been widowed for three years. Considered white trash by many, Die does whatever she needs, including strutting her body in front of male employers who will look, to make an honest living. That bread-winning ability is affected when she makes the decisio …n to remove her only offspring, fifteen year old Steve Despres, from her previously imposed institutionalization, one step below juvenile detention. She institutionalized him shortly following her husband's death due to Steve's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and his violent outbursts. He was just kicked out of the latest in a long line of facilities for setting fire to the cafeteria, in turn injuring another boy. She made this decision to deinstitutionalize him as she didn't like the alternative, sending him into more restrictive juvenile detention from which he would probably never be rehabilitated. However, with this deinstitutionalization, she has to take care of him which means only being able to do home based work. Despite they always yelling expletives at each other and Steve sometimes demonstrating those violent tendencies toward her, Die and Steve truly do love each other, his emotions which are sometimes manifested as an Oedipus complex especially as he seems to need her complete attention most specifically when it is being directed at possible male suitors. Their lives, both individually and as a family, are affected with the entrance of two of their neig… (Read More)
Themes: | bullyinghumiliationangerdrunkenness |
Locations: | busrestaurant |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipsingle motherbullygirldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | crying malecomplexhamburgerblood on facecynicismdebtmontagecookingf wordbirthdayletterfoodcryingbare chested maleone word title …violencefightkiss (See All) |
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for brutally killing two black men who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that co …mmitted acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did. (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationpsychopathangerprisonrevenge |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipamericanbullyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying manxenophobiataking a showerblood on facewoundf wordjailbeatingcryingvoice over narrationbare chested maleviolence |
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful ac …tor in private. (Read More)
Themes: | angerdrunkennessprison |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | mother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | prison guardcrying mansecond chancepassionate kisscookingvomitingwatching tvfoodbeatingcryingvoice over narrationknifebare chested malekiss |