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During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the Am …erican populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose the ones who are do of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | fear of deathstarvationwealthhomelessnessunemploymentexploitationillnesshumiliationpovertytheftfuneraldrinkingmoneymarriagelove …deathfriendship (See All) |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurchrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicbest friendthiefpriestphotographergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Period: | 1920s1930s |
Story: | boxing trainerirish catholicboxing promoterboxing managerboxing championboxing gymhappy birthdaythrowing a drink in someone's facebirthday cakeflash camerasubjective cameraloss of friendreference to herbert hooverringside announcerclass consciousness …labor agitatorvisible breathbed springgender in titlemen's clubmadison square garden manhattan new york citysports announcereconomic inequalitydockworkerprizefighterheavyweight championyear 1928folk herocinderella storyshantytownpep talkknockoutshipyardmotivationalmovie projectorbroken handlabor strikeends with biographical notesprotective maleintegritystreetcartrainernew york skylinefinancial problembegginglabor unionbased on true eventscomebacksecond chancerags to richesgreat depressionlistening to a radiocentral park manhattan new york citybillboardautographbeggarmeatirish americanevictiondockelectricityunderdogarroganceferryinjusticesnowingturtlehistoricaldespairnew jerseydeath of friendfriendship between mendesperationwatching a movieworking classboxerstealingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguedeath of husbandcrossdebtlocker roommicrophoneflash forwardtrainingcigar smokingno opening creditsboxingeatingcandlereportermanhattan new york citycafebirthdaybeerdrinkcamerafooddreambased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingtwo word titleflashbackviolenceblood (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 …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentpovertydrinkingmoneymarriagedeathlove |
Locations: | catholic churchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholicpriestgirlbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakesubjective cameraworking classstealingdeath of husbandmicrophoneflash forwardeatingcandlebirthdaydrinkfoodbased on true storyphotographcigarette smoking …flashback (See All) |
Rocky Balboa is enjoying life. He has a lovely wife, Adrian, had a successful fight with Apollo Creed and is able to enjoy the money he earned from the fight and a new endorsement deal. Unfortunately, Rocky becomes embarrassed when failing to complete an advert and ends up working in a meat packing …company. He believes that he will no longer have a career as a boxer. Apollo wants to rematch with Rocky to prove all his critics wrong that he can beat Rocky. Can Rocky once again have a successful fight? (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | unemploymentmoneymarriagelove |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicpriestbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing championboxing gymheavyweight championtrainercomebackautographmeatunderdogworking classboxerlocker roomtrainingcigar smokingboxing …cigarette smokingtwo word titleflashbackbloodviolence (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationwealthunemploymenthumiliationpovertytheftdrinkingmoneylove |
Locations: | catholic churchchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholicthiefpriestboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | integritystreetcarbeggingbeggardespairstealingcrucifixcrosslocker roomeatingcafedrinkfoodcigarette smoking |
Rocky Balboa is forced to retire after having permanent damage inflicted on him in the ring by the Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Returning home after the Drago bout, Balboa discovers that the fortune that he had acquired as heavyweight champ has been stolen and lost on the stockmarket by his accountant. … His boxing days over, Rocky begins to coach an up-and-coming fighter named Tommy Gunn. Rocky cannot compete, however, with the high salaraies and glittering prizes being offered to Gunn by other managers in town. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | povertymoney |
Characters: | priestbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing promoterboxing gymsubjective cameramadison square garden manhattan new york cityheavyweight championtrainercomebackunderdogboxerlocker roomtrainingcigar smokingboxingphotograph …cigarette smokingflashbackblood (See All) |
Three years and 10 successful title defenses after beating Apollo Creed, with whom he has become great friends, a now wealthy Rocky Balboa is considering retirement. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to Clubber Lang, who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's trainer Mickey …. Rocky sinks into a depression, and Apollo decides to train Rocky for a rematch against Lang so Rocky can try to win the title back. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | funeralmarriagelovefriendshipdeath |
Characters: | priestbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing gymmadison square garden manhattan new york cityheavyweight championtrainercomebacksecond chanceunderdogfriendship between menboxerlocker roomtrainingcigar smokingboxingreporter …photographcigarette smokingtwo word titleflashbackviolence (See All) |
Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She in …troduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnessmoneydeath |
Locations: | catholic churchchurchnew york city |
Characters: | catholicpriestbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irish catholicdockworkerprizefightershipyardlabor unionirish americandocknew jerseyboxerbeertitle spoken by character |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicpriestgirlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irish catholicbirthday cakeirish americandeath of frienddeath of husbandflash forwardcafebirthdaydrinktitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingflashbackblood |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | theftfuneraldrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeathlove |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | best friendthiefgirlboyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakelistening to a radiowhat happened to epiloguedeath of husbandmicrophoneflash forwardeatingcafebirthdaybeerdrinkfooddreambased on true storyphotograph …cigarette smokingtwo word titlebloodflashback (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Themes: | illnesshumiliationtheftdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurchrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | catholicbest friendthiefpriestfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | loss of friendends with biographical notesferrydeath of frienddesperationstealingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguecrosslocker roomeatingmanhattan new york citycafedrinkfood …dreambased on true storyphotographcigarette smokingblood (See All) |
The Fighter is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer on the verge of being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing managerbroken handtrainerirish americanunderdogboxerwhat happened to epiloguetrainingboxingbased on true storycigarette smokingtwo word titleblood |
Wanting to learn from the best, aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald wants Frankie Dunn to train her. At the outset he flatly refuses saying he has no interest in training a girl. Frankie leads a lonely existence, alienated from his only daughter and having few friends. Maggie's rough around the edges b …ut shows a lot of grit in the ring and he eventually relents. Maggie not only proves to be the boxer he always dreamed of having under his wing but a friend who fills the great void he's had in his life. Maggie's career skyrockets but an accident in the ring leads her to ask Frankie for one last favor. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | death |
Locations: | catholic church |
Characters: | catholicpriestgirlbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing managerboxing gymirish americanunderdogboxertrainingno opening creditsboxingbirthday |
Ever since his match with Clubber Lang, Rocky Balboa has a peaceful life. And now he and former champion, Apollo Creed, enjoy good times and are now the best of friends. But Rocky's peaceful life as a boxer gets paused after a match Apollo went into. Unfortunately, Creed fought Ivan drago, a 6'5" Ru …ssian who has never lost a match, and sadly, brutally murders Apollo in the ring. A funeral is held and times start going downhill fast. Now, in order to restore honor, Rocky challenges Drago to a match and must beat him for sweet, bitter vengeance. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | funeraldeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | brother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | boxing championbirthday cakesubjective cameraloss of friendheavyweight championtrainercomebackunderdogdeath of friendboxerdeath of husbandlocker roomtrainingcigar smokingboxing …birthdayphotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | death |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | photographergirlbrother sister relationshipboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1920s1930s |
Story: | flash camerayear 1928ends with biographical notesstreetcarlistening to a radioinjusticedespairdesperationcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguemicrophoneno opening creditseatingcandlereporter …cafecamerafoodbased on true storyphotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationtheftfuneraldrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurchrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | catholicthiefpriestgirlboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | madison square garden manhattan new york citycentral park manhattan new york cityirish americanwatching a moviecrucifixwhat happened to epiloguecrossflash forwardeatingcandlereportermanhattan new york citycafebirthdaydrink …foodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolence (See All) |
Themes: | exploitationhumiliationdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | catholicphotographerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | ends with biographical notesautographwatching a moviewhat happened to epiloguemicrophoneflash forwardeatingcafedrinkcamerafoodbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smoking …flashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin ar …ranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymenthumiliationdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicpriestphotographerfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakeflash camerasubjective camerawhat happened to epiloguecrossflash forwardcandlereporterbirthdaydrinkcamerafoodbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotograph …flashback (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | exploitationillnessdrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
Locations: | snowchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | girlbrother sister relationshipboymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakesubjective cameraevictioninjusticedesperationcrucifixcrossmicrophoneeatingcandlecafebirthdaydrinkfooddream …title spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingviolenceblood (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | snowrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | photographerboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | happy birthdaybirthday cakecentral park manhattan new york citysnowingdeath of husbandflash forwardmanhattan new york citycafebirthdaydrinkcameracigarette smokingflashback |
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 …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: | wealthunemploymentpovertyfuneraldrinkingmoneylovedeath |
Locations: | catholic churchchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholicphotographerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s1930s |
Story: | cinderella storyelectricitywatching a moviecrucifixcandlecafedrinkphotograph |
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 …ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthillnessfuneraldrinkingmoneymarriagefriendshiplovedeath |
Locations: | catholic churchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholicpriestbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s1930s |
Story: | subjective cameralistening to a radiodeath of friendcrucifixmicrophonecigar smokingcandlecafebirthdaydrinkfoodcigarette smokingblood |
England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as 'King George VI' (qv), but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extr …aordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmoneymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | photographerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | flash camerasubjective cameramovie projectorgreat depressionunderdogfriendship between menwhat happened to epiloguecrossmicrophonecigar smokingno opening creditseatingbeerdrinkcamera …foodbased on true storytitle spoken by charactercigarette smoking (See All) |
In the sumer of 1976, 30-year old Vince Papale is having a tough run of luck. He's been working as a substitute teacher for two days a week but has just found out that his job has been eliminated because of budget cuts. His wife gives up on him saying he'll never amount to anything and asks for a di …vorce. He works as a bartender and plays football with his friends. When the the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Dick Vermeil, announces that he will hold open tryouts for the team, Vince reluctantly decides to give a try. Based on a true story. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentillnessmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | snowrestaurant |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | labor strikeends with biographical notesrags to richesunderdogworking classwhat happened to epiloguecrosslocker roommicrophoneflash forwardcafebeer |
In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
Themes: | starvationunemploymentillnesstheftdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | catholicthiefphotographerboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameralistening to a radiobeggardesperationstealingcrosscigar smokingcandlecafebeerdrinkcameracigarette smokingblood |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrinkingmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | catholic churchchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicbest friendpriestgirlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | subjective cameradespairflash forwardeatingcafebeerdrinkfoodcigarette smokingtwo word titleflashback |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
Locations: | snowrestaurant |
Characters: | boymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | happy birthdaysubjective camerasnowingwatching a moviecigar smokingeatingcandlereportercafebirthdaybeerdrinkcamerafooddream …cigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkinglovefriendship |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicbest friendpriestphotographergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakesubjective cameradeath of friendflash forwardeatingcandlecafebirthdaydrinkcamerafoodphotographflashback |
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" t …o become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Characters: | catholicbrother sister relationship |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing promoterboxing gymheavyweight championprotective maleunderdogturtleworking classboxerdebtlocker roomtrainingboxingviolence |
Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from … the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthpovertyfuneraldrinkingmoneydeathfriendshiplove |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | catholicpriestgirlboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | happy birthdaysubjective cameradespaircrossmicrophoneno opening creditseatingcandlebirthdaydrinkfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingflashback |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendshiplove |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | catholicbest friendpriestgirlfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameranew york skylineirish americansnowingwatching a movieworking classcrosseatingmanhattan new york citydrinkfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smoking |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationhomelessnessexploitationpovertytheftfuneraldrinkingfriendshiplovedeath |
Locations: | snowrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | thieffriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | beggingbeggarevictionsnowingmicrophoneeatingcandlemanhattan new york citycafedrinkfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingblood |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | wealthdrinkingmoneymarriagefriendshiplovedeath |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | photographergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakeends with biographical notesbased on true eventsevictionwhat happened to epilogueeatingmanhattan new york citycafedrinkcamerafoodbased on true storyphotographcigarette smokingviolence …bloodflashback (See All) |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Themes: | wealthdrinkingmoney |
Characters: | girlbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakesubjective cameraautographinjusticewatching a moviedebtflash forwardno opening creditseatingcandlereporterdrinkfoodtitle spoken by characterphotograph …cigarette smokingviolenceflashbackblood (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | illnesstheftdrinkingmarriagelove |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | thiefphotographergirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | flash camerasubjective cameralabor unionrags to richesnew jerseywatching a moviecrucifixmicrophoneeatingreportermanhattan new york citycafedrinkcamerafood …based on true storyphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost …limit. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationillnesshumiliationdeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicpriestboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | listening to a radiosnowingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguecrosslocker roomeatingfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingviolencebloodflashback |
As tragedy strikes him in his prime, famed boxer, Billy Hope, begins to fall into a great depression. Once the decision regarding the custody of his daughter is under question, Billy decides to get his life back on track by getting back into the ring.
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | boxing trainerboxing managerboxing gymmadison square garden manhattan new york citycomebackgreat depressionboxerdebtboxingmanhattan new york citytitle spoken by characterflashbackbloodviolence |
In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation … of Hanssen's sexual habits. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout Catholic, has warmed to O'Neill, who grows to respect Hanssen. O'Neill's wife resents Hanssen's intrusiveness; the personal and professional stakes get higher. How they catch Hanssen and why he spies become the film's story. Can O'Neill help catch red-handed "the worst spy in history" and hold onto his personal life? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicphotographerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | snowingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguecrossflash forwardeatingcandledrinkcamerafoodbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackblood |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationdrinkingmoneydeathfriendshiplove |
Locations: | snowrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | flash camerasubjective camerasnowingflash forwardeatingmanhattan new york citycafebirthdaydrinkcamerafoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingviolence …bloodflashback (See All) |
In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all …time. To his credit, he sets out to prove that with his highly agile and forceful style soon making him a formidable boxer who soon claims the heavyweight championship. His personal life is no less noteworthy with his allegiance to the Nation of Islam, his friendship with the controversial Malcolm X and his abandonment of his slave name in favour of Muhammad Ali stirring up controversy. Yet, at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test with the military draft rules are changed, making him eligible for military induction during the Vietnam War. Despite the fact that he could easily agree to a sweetheart deal that would have meant an easy tour of duty for himself, Ali refuses to submit on principle to cooperate in an unjust war for a racist nation that treated his people so poorly. The cost of that stand is high as he finds himself unable to legally box in his own country while his case is contested in court. What follows is a battle for a man who would sacrifice so much for what he believes in and a comeback that would cement his legend as one of the great sports figures of all time. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Themes: | povertydrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | photographerboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | boxing championboxing gymsports announcerheavyweight championcomebackarroganceboxerboxingdrinkcameratitle spoken by characterviolence |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, …and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthillnesshumiliationpovertytheftdrinkingmoneymarriagefriendshipdeathlove |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | thiefboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakeflash forwardbirthdaybeerdrinkdreambased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbloodflashback |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunemploymentdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | snowchurchrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | photographergirlbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citysnowingflash forwardeatingcandlemanhattan new york citycafebirthdaybeerdrinkcamerafoodcigarette smokingflashback |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa …st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | thiefphotographerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | happy birthdaybirthday cakestreetcarcrucifixdeath of husbandflash forwardeatingcandlecafebirthdaydrinkcamerafoodphotographcigarette smoking …blood (See All) |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnessdrinkingfriendshiplove |
Locations: | snowchurchrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | girlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | second chancecentral park manhattan new york citymicrophoneeatingmanhattan new york citycafebeerdrinkfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographflashback |
Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.
Themes: | funeraldrinkingfriendshiplovedeath |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | catholicbest friendpriestgirlbrother sister relationshipboyfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | desperationcrucifixcrosscandlebeerdrinkcameradreamtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingflashback |
Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exception …al soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | churchrestaurant |
Characters: | catholicphotographerboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | sports announcerlocker roomflash forwardreportercafebeerdrinkcameradreamtitle spoken by characterphotographflashback |
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. … In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationwealthdrinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | photographergirlboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | subjective camerasnowingflash forwardeatingcandledrinkcamerafooddreambased on true storyphotographcigarette smokingflashback |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthhumiliationtheftmoneymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | snowchurch |
Characters: | thiefbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | subjective camerastreetcarsnowingwatching a movieflash forwardno opening creditseatingcandlebirthdayfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolence …blood (See All) |
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retir …ement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages. (Read More)
Subgenre: | boxing movie |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | boxing managerboxing championheavyweight championcomebackunderdogboxertrainingcigar smokingboxingtitle spoken by charactertwo word titlebloodviolenceflashback |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | illnessfuneraldrinkinglovefriendship |
Locations: | churchnew york city |
Characters: | photographergirlboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | flash cameraloss of frienddeath of friendcrossdebtmicrophoneflash forwarddrinkcameraphotographcigarette smokingbloodviolenceflashback |
This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Ev …e, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4 year old daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy. He crosses paths with friends, family, and strangers, each exchange showing us that there is much more to Oscar than meets the eye. But it would be his final encounter of the day, with police officers at the Fruitvale BART station that would shake the Bay Area to its very core, and cause the entire nation to be witnesses to the story of Oscar Grant. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymenttheftdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Characters: | thiefbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | happy birthdaybirthday cakesubjective cameradeath of friendflash forwardeatingcandlebirthdaydrinkfoodbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographtwo word titleflashback …bloodviolence (See All) |