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Libby Day is a lifeless woman who survived the massacre of her family in their farmhouse in the countryside of Kansas when she was eight. She's been living on donations and lectures ever since. Thirty years ago, the police believed that a satanic cult was responsible for the murder of her mother and … two sisters, and her brother Ben was convicted with her testimony in court. Today, however, an acquaintance, Lyle Wirth, invites Libby to visit "The Kill Club", where amateurs investigate famous crimes, and she finds that they believe Ben is innocent. Libby needs money and, in return, accepts to revisit the slaughter of her family and comes up to the painful revelations and the ultimate truth. (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy theory |
Themes: | murder investigationmurder of sistermurder of mothermurder of familyforgivenesswritingtraumahomelessnessalcoholismdrug usedeath of motherobsessiontheftangerseduction …memoryinvestigationescapedrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneyreligiondrugsdeathmurder (See All) |
Mood: | nightnightmare |
Locations: | strip clubfarmrural settingtaxibicyclenightclubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | crying girlsuicide disguised as murderself deprecationpregnant teenageryounger version of characteraunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipteenage girlnative americanreference to godsister sister relationshiplawyerpriestphotographerdancer …serial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboytattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Period: | year 1985year 1999year 1968 |
Story: | kansas city kansaswriting a letterkansas city missouridestruction of evidenceanimal slaughterprivate investigatorkilling a cowtrust fundupside down crosschild witnessgambling debtfarm machineryfamily farmsnorting cocaineguitar player …newspaper clippingpetty theftnewspaper headlinevoice over letterwatching a video on a computerflash camerafilm camerapole dancerlooking at oneself in a mirrorprison visitteenage pregnancyhiding moneystealing moneycrying teenage boysubjective cameramoney problemsbeer drinkingtelephone callfalse accusation of child abuselistening to music on a radioreference to chicago illinoisclimbing down a ladderreference to irelandreference to missourivolunteer workthe color yellowfamily heirloomreference to germanyadding machineregaining consciousnessreference to californiahigh school yearbookdoberman pinscherstealing from a dead bodyreference to texasyear 1867fake bloodlove childimaginary worldhabeas corpusballpoint penlegal appealmoral panicb wordfalling off a ladderheavy metal musicinsurance scamfan clubcrime solvingfemale narratorstocking capfalse accusation of rapeembezzlerteenage runaway8 year oldmale with long hairsleepwalkerpoor familyfoot injurylife insuranceabandoned by fatherc wordswing setcrayonpen palpenis slurdevil worshipbookiebrokestrangled to deatharsonistcigarette holdersatanistart classdonationsnoopingaccomplicedeath of familystrobe lighttitle spoken by narratordoorbellwelfaremiscarriage of justiceforeclosureclimbing out a windowmanslaughterfleeingdonut10 year oldaltar11 year oldsaltdistrustkansasblood stainsorrowmurderessscene of the crimebaseball capbumconventionknocked unconsciouscostume partyknocking on a doorhearing voicesentrepreneur16 year oldcoughingredheaded womanhospital bed17 year oldrumoramerican indianlaundromatsatanismchild molestationfarmhousefamily reunionrepeated scenedead animalrunning awaynarrated by character12 year oldtestimonycosplaylaundryinvestigatorhysteriaengagement ringt shirtphoto albumdeath of sisterabusive husbandcellarnotecellphoneslaughterevidencehit on the headreference to satanironypastinnocencenicknamerole playingcrying manbreakfastcrushstabbed in the stomachlistening to musicsurvivorkilling an animaldressfalling down stairsanswering machinepot smokingfireplaceteenage sextv newsreference to william shakespearetrustcowsacrificebasementsadnesswitnessthreattragic eventcrosspursuitdisappearancediarymissing persontentdebtdollprologueflash forwardconfessiongunshotcoffeeritualfalse accusationapologyjudgechild abusenonlinear timelinestabbed to deathcocainedrug dealereatingstabbingaxestrangulationcookingflashlightorphannewspaperf wordtelephonestripperguitarreference to jesus christmarijuanarock musicrifleliebookshootinglettersecretdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputershotgunface slapmirrorfoodshot to deathvoice over narrationchaseknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titlebased on novelgunblooddogflashbacksexviolencekiss (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of motherdrug usedeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneydrugsdeathmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | strip clubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipteenage girlreference to godbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | pole dancerlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callinsurance scamlife insurancedistrustbaseball capknocking on a door12 year oldcellphonelistening to musicpot smokingtrustcrosspursuit …debtapologydrug dealereatingstabbingflashlightf wordstrippertelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanalieshootingsecretdrinkwatching tvface slapmirrorfoodshot to deathchasephotographcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titlesexgunblooddogviolence (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | murder investigationforgivenessdrug useobsessionmemoryinvestigationescapedrinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | restaurantbar |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | watching a video on a computersubjective cameratelephone callclimbing out a windowscene of the crimerepeated scenecellphoneinnocencetv newssadnessthreatpursuitdisappearancemissing personprologue …flash forwardconfessionfalse accusationapologynonlinear timelineeatingnewspapertelephoneriflelieshootingsecretdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputershotgunface slapmirrorfoodshot to deathchasephotographcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on noveldogviolenceflashbackbloodgun (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: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneymurder |
Characters: | reference to goddancergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | snorting cocainefilm cameralooking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratitle spoken by narratordistrustcostume partyknocking on a doorrepeated scenenicknamelistening to musickilling an animaldebtflash forwardcoffee …apologynonlinear timelinestabbed to deathcocaineeatingstabbingstrangulationflashlightf wordreference to jesus christrock musiclieshootingdrinkwatching tvface slapmirrorfoodshot to deathvoice over narrationphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelviolencesexkissgunblooddogflashback (See All) |
In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career …. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert 'Mr. Freezy' Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenessfeardrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | taxinightclubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | younger version of characteraunt niece relationshipreference to godlawyerdancergirltattoofather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | trust fundnewspaper headlineprison visittelephone callstealing from a dead bodypenis slurknocking on a door16 year old17 year old12 year oldcrying mantv newstrustwitnessthreat …pursuitflash forwardapologynonlinear timelinestabbed to deathcocainestabbingstrangulationnewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christshootingdrinkwatching tvface slapshot to deathchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titledogbloodflashbackkissviolencegun (See All) |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Themes: | forgivenessobsessioninvestigationfeardrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerdancergirlbrother sister relationshipboytattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over lettertelephone callmiscarriage of justiceclimbing out a windowscene of the crimerunning awaytestimonynoteevidenceinnocencesacrificeflash forwardfalse accusationapologyjudge …eatingstabbinglieletterdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputerface slapmirrorfoodknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maledogflashbackgunviolenceblood (See All) |
A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.
Themes: | murder investigationobsessionmemoryinvestigationdrinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | farmtaxibicycle |
Characters: | teenage girlsister sister relationshipphotographerdancerserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper clippingsubjective cameratelephone callstocking capclimbing out a windowchild molestationphoto albumdeath of sistercellarnoteevidencecrying manbreakfastpursuitflash forward …eatingaxeflashlightbookdrinkcamerawatching tvfoodvoice over narrationchaseknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelflashbackdogkissblood (See All) |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | murder investigationwritingtraumaalcoholismobsessiontheftinvestigationdrunkennessdrinkingprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | teenage girlsister sister relationshiplawyerphotographerserial killergirlboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper clippingnewspaper headlinetelephone callnotestabbed in the stomachtv newsbasementwitnesscrossprologueflash forwardconfessioncoffeejudgechild abuse …stabbed to deathstabbingflashlightnewspaperriflebookshootingletterdrinkcamerawatching tvshot to deathphotographcigarette smokingviolencegunblood (See All) |
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: | drug usetheftinvestigationdrunkennessfeardrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | taxinightclubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerdancergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlineflash cameralooking at oneself in a mirrorprison visitsubjective cameralegal appealpenis slurdoorbelldistrustknocking on a doornarrated by characterdeath of sisterabusive husbandhit on the headinnocence …nicknametrustwitnessthreatdebtprologueconfessionapologyjudgestabbed to deatheatingstabbingnewspaperf wordstripperrifleliedrinkcamerawatching tvshotgunface slapmirrorfoodshot to deathvoice over narrationknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencebloodkissgun (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: | writingdrug useseductionmemoryfeardrinkingdrugs |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipteenage girlreference to godpriestphotographerdancergirlbrother sister relationshipboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | writing a lettervoice over letterlooking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratelephone call11 year old16 year oldchild molestation12 year oldinnocencenicknamecrushlistening to musicfireplaceteenage sex …reference to william shakespearetrustsadnessflash forwardapologychild abuseeatingf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanabookshootinglettersecretdrinkcamerawatching tvface slapmirrorfoodvoice over narrationknifephotographdancingbased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Themes: | theftmemoryescapedrinkingpregnancymoneymurderdeath |
Locations: | taxibicycle |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipsister sister relationshiplawyerdancergirlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | flash cameralooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callfleeingdonutknocking on a doorrepeated scenedeath of sistercellphonecrying manlistening to musictv newstrustpursuitdebt …flash forwardfalse accusationapologyjudgenonlinear timelinenewspaperf wordtelephonerifleliebookshootingletterdrinkcomputermirrorchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | death of mothertheftangermemoryinvestigationdrinkingpregnancymoneydeath |
Locations: | bicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlreference to godsister sister relationshipphotographerdancergirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | voice over letterlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callfalling off a ladderhospital bedbreakfastlistening to musicthreatcrosspursuitprologueflash forwardgunshotcoffeeapology …nonlinear timelineorphannewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christrifleliebookletterdrinkcameramirrorfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographdancingbare chested malebased on noveldogflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usememoryescapedrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | taxibicyclerestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godlawyergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | writing a lettervoice over letterpole dancersubjective cameratelephone callreference to germanyclimbing out a window10 year olddistrustknocking on a doortrustpursuitdiarydebtprologue …flash forwardgunshotapologynonlinear timelineeatingstabbingflashlightnewspaperf wordtelephoneriflebookshootinglettersecretdrinkcomputerface slapfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on noveltwo word titlebloodkissgundogflashback (See All) |
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: | drug usedeath of mothermemorydrinkingmurder |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | crying girlphotographerdancergirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | flash cameratelephone callclimbing out a windownicknamelistening to musicreference to william shakespearethreatcrosspursuitdebtflash forwardapologystabbingflashlightnewspaper …f wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanarifleliebooklettersecretdrinkcameraface slapmirrorvoice over narrationchaseknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelflashbackbloodviolencedogkiss (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: | forgivenesstraumaangermemoryinvestigationescapefearpregnancy |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | boyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | year 1999 |
Story: | newspaper clippingvoice over letterlooking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratelephone call8 year oldpenis slurdistrustscene of the crimehearing voiceshospital bedrepeated scene12 year oldphoto albumnote …evidencehit on the headlistening to musictrustdiaryflash forwardfalse accusationapologyeatingstrangulationf wordtelephonelielettersecretcameraface slapmirrorfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingbased on novelsexviolenceflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
During the psychedelic 60s and 70s Larry "Doc" Sportello is surprised by his former girlfriend and her plot for her billionaire boyfriend, his wife, and her boyfriend. A plan for kidnapping gets shaken up by the oddball characters entangled in this groovy kidnapping romp based upon the novel by Thom …as Pynchon. (Read More)
Themes: | drug useobsessiontheftseductionmemoryinvestigationescapefearmoneydrugsmurderdeath |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipreference to godlawyerphotographerbrother sister relationshiptattoomother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | private investigatorsnorting cocainenewspaper headlineflash camerafilm cameratelephone callfemale narratorsorrowscene of the crimeknocking on a doorrumorrepeated sceneinvestigatornoteevidence …hit on the headironynicknamepot smokingtv newswitnessdisappearancemissing personprologueflash forwardfalse accusationdrug dealereatingflashlightnewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanalieshootingface slapfoodvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on noveltwo word titlegunflashbackviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | murder investigationdrug useobsessiondrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancymoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | taxibicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerdancergirlbrother sister relationshipboymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | trust fundsnorting cocainetelephone callswing setsnoopingdistrustabusive husbandanswering machinepot smokingtv newstrustdisappearancemissing personjudgecocaine …eatingnewspapermarijuanashootingsecretdrinkcameramirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malegunviolencekissblooddogflashback (See All) |
Themes: | drug usememorydrunkennessfeardrinking |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | taxibicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | younger version of characterreference to goddancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over letterlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to chicago illinoisreference to texasstrobe light11 year oldknocking on a door12 year oldcellphonelistening to musictrusttentdollprologue …flash forwardconfessioncoffeeapologycocainef wordtelephonereference to jesus christrifledrinkwatching tvcomputermirrordancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelbloodkissgunsexflashback (See All) |
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: | death of motherangermemorydrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | bicyclerestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godlawyergirlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper headlinelooking at oneself in a mirrorprison visitsubjective camerahigh school yearbookpenis slurmanslaughterscene of the crimeknocking on a doorhospital bed17 year oldtestimonycellphoneinnocencecrying man …breakfasttrustbasementtragic eventflash forwardconfessioncoffeejudgeeatingnewspaperf wordliedrinkface slapmirrorfoodphotographbare chested maleflashbackkiss (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: | drug usememoryescapedrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneyreligiondrugsdeathmurder |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | dancergirlbrother sister relationshipboymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | snorting cocainepole dancerlooking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratelephone call10 year olddistrustrepeated scenetv newstrusttragic eventcrosspursuitprologueapology …child abusecocainedrug dealereatingstrangulationcookingorphantelephonedrinkwatching tvface slapmirrorfoodchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodkissviolence (See All) |
Tokyo's nasty underside, seen primarily through the eyes of Oscar, a heavy drug user, whose sister Linda is a stripper. Oscar also has flashbacks to his childhood when trauma upends the siblings. Oscar's drug-fed hallucinations alter Tokyo's already-disconcerting nights, and after the police shoot h …im, he can float above and look down: on his sister's sorrow, on the rooms of a love hotel, and on life at even a molecular level. The spectrum's colors can be beautiful; it's people's colorless lives that can be ugly. And what of afterlife, is there more than a void? (Read More)
Themes: | traumadrug usedeath of motherfearpregnancymoneydrugsdeath |
Mood: | nightnightmare |
Locations: | strip clubtaxibar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | pole dancersubjective cameratelephone callstrobe lightsorrowknocking on a doorrepeated scenecellphonepastpot smokingpursuitflash forwardritualapologynonlinear timeline …cocainedrug dealereatingflashlightorphanf wordstrippermarijuanabookshootingface slapmirrorfoodchaseknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolenceflashbackgunbloodsexkiss (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenessdrug useescapedrunkennessfeardrinkingprisondrugsmurderdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | taxinightclubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerdancergirlboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlinetelephone callfleeinginnocencenicknamekilling an animaltv newswitnessthreatprologueconfessionapologychild abusenewspaperlie …lettersecretdrinkcamerawatching tvface slapmirrorknifephotographdancingbare chested malebased on novelkissbloodviolenceflashback (See All) |
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
Themes: | drug useangermemorydrinkingdeath |
Characters: | teenage girlreference to godgirlboytattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorcrying teenage boytelephone callreference to texasstocking cappenis slurdoorbellhearing voices17 year oldnarrated by charactercellphonenicknamepot smokingtrustprologue …flash forwardapologydrug dealereatingtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanalielettersecretdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorfoodvoice over narrationphotographbased on noveldogflashback (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: | drug useangerinvestigationdrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneydrugsmurderdeath |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | younger version of characterreference to godtattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over letterlooking at oneself in a mirrorprison visittelephone callmanslaughterknocking on a doorcrying mankilling an animalcrosspursuitdisappearancedebtprologueapologydrug dealer …eatingflashlightf wordtelephoneriflelieshootingletterdrinkwatching tvface slapmirrorfoodshot to deathvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingbare chested malegunbloodviolenceflashback (See All) |
Themes: | feardrinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | taxirestaurant |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | snorting cocainefilm cameratelephone calldoorbellfamily reunionrepeated sceneabusive husbandpot smokingreference to william shakespearetrustpursuitflash forwardcoffeeapologycocaine …eatingf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanadrinkcamerawatching tvface slapfoodchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencesexkissflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle suspects murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial …journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history; but, the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. (Read More)
Themes: | obsessioninvestigationdrunkennessfeardrinkingreligiondrugsmurderdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | farm |
Characters: | teenage girlsister sister relationshiplawyerphotographerserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboytattoomother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper headlinesubjective cameratelephone call16 year oldfamily reunioncellarnicknamebreakfasttv newstrustpursuitdisappearancediarygunshotcoffee …ritualfalse accusationapologychild abuseeatingstrangulationcookingflashlightnewspaperrifleshootingsecretdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputerface slapfoodchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelkissflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All) |
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t …o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)
Themes: | traumainvestigationdrunkennessdrinkingreligionmurderdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | farmrural settingrestaurantbar |
Characters: | teenage girllawyerpriestdancergirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over lettertelephone callhearing voicesfarmhousetestimonyreference to satantv newswitnesscrossdollritualjudgestabbingreference to jesus christletter …drinkwatching tvknifephotographdancingflashback (See All) |
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: | murder of sistertheftescapeprisonmoneymurderdeath |
Locations: | taxibicycle |
Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerbrother sister relationshipboytattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | year 1985year 1968 |
Story: | newspaper headlinesubjective cameratelephone callpenis slurnarrated by characterdeath of sisterwitnesspursuitflash forwardconfessiongunshotjudgenonlinear timelinestabbed to deatheating …stabbingaxestrangulationflashlightorphannewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christriflebooklettersecretface slapfoodchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingbare chested malesexdogflashbackgunkissviolenceblood (See All) |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
Themes: | writingobsessionangerinvestigationdrinkingpregnancymoneymurderdeath |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | lawyergirlbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | trust fundstealing moneymoney problemstelephone callscene of the crimeevidenceironyfireplacetv newsbasementsadnessdisappearancediarymissing personconfession …false accusationnonlinear timelineeatingflashlighttelephoneliebooklettersecretdrinkcamerawatching tvfoodvoice over narrationknifephotographcigarette smokingtwo word titlebased on novelviolenceflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of familymemorydrunkennessfeardrinkingreligiondeathmurder |
Locations: | farmrural settingbar |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipreference to godsister sister relationshippriestdancerboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrordoorbellknocking on a doorlistening to musictrusttragic eventcrossconfessionapologyjudgeeatingorphanreference to jesus christlettersecret …drinkmirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekisssex (See All) |
Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oli …ver find so much of each other's needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usetheftdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneyreligion |
Locations: | strip clubtaxibicyclebar |
Characters: | reference to godlawyerdancerboyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | gambling debtnewspaper headlinetelephone callabandoned by fatherpenis slurdoorbellknocking on a doorlaundromat12 year oldlaundrycellphonebreakfastlistening to musicanswering machinesadness …apologyeatingnewspaperf wordtelephonestripperbookdrinkwatching tvface slapfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingtwo word titlebloodsex (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Themes: | murder of sistermurder of motherwritingdeath of motherangermemoryfeardrinkingpregnancymoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | taxibicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | brother sister relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | flash camerasubjective cameratelephone callphoto albumdeath of sisterinnocencetv newstrustdiaryprologueflash forwardeatingstabbingstrangulationflashlight …newspaperbookshootingsecretdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputerfoodvoice over narrationchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolencekissblooddog (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
Themes: | writingdrug useobsessiontheftseductionmemorydrunkennessdrinkingmoneydrugsmurder |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | reference to godlawyerdancermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | newspaper clippingflash cameralooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callabandoned by fatherpenis slurmanslaughterpot smokingreference to william shakespearepursuitprologueflash forwardconfessionapologystabbing …flashlightf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanabooksecretdrinkface slapmirrorvoice over narrationchaseknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | theftescapedrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Characters: | native americanreference to godgirlboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorreference to irelandstealing from a dead body16 year old17 year oldamerican indiandead animalpursuitprologueflash forwardgunshotcoffeeeatingorphanf word …rifleshootingdrinkshotgunmirrorfoodshot to deathvoice over narrationchaseknifecigarette smokingtwo word titleviolenceflashbackkissblooddoggun (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | writingtraumamemorydrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancyreligion |
Locations: | taxi |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipreference to godphotographerdancermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callpenis slur16 year oldpursuitflash forwardfalse accusationapologyeatingflashlightf wordtelephonereference to jesus christriflelie …bookletterdrinkcameraface slapmirrorfoodchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titleflashbacksexviolencekiss (See All) |
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnap …s Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of motherdeath of motherfeardeathmurder |
Mood: | nightnightmare |
Locations: | farmrural setting |
Characters: | teenage girlserial killerbrother sister relationshipboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | family farmsubjective cameratelephone calldeath of familymurderessfarmhouseslaughterstabbed in the stomachlistening to musicsurvivorkilling an animalfireplacepursuitdollstabbing …axeflashlighttelephonerifleshootingshotgunmirrorchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingdogviolenceflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parent's for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries …lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessfeardrinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | younger version of characterreference to godphotographerbrother sister relationshipboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | flash cameralooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callb word11 year oldknocking on a doorcellphonehit on the headnicknamecrying mankilling an animalfireplacedisappearancemissing personprologue …flash forwardapologystabbingaxestrangulationf wordtelephonerifleshootingdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputermirrorphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titlegundogbloodviolenceflashbackkiss (See All) |
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homem …aking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. (Read More)
Themes: | escapedrunkennessfeardrinkingprisonmoney |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipteenage girlreference to godsister sister relationshipdancergirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratelephone callclimbing out a windowrunning awaydeath of sisternotedresstragic eventpursuitgunshotapologyeatingcookingorphan …telephoneriflebookdrinkwatching tvface slapmirrorfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographdancingviolencekissgunblood (See All) |
Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her …separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)
Themes: | alcoholismdrug useangermemoryfeardrinkingmoneydrugsdeath |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipteenage girlnative americanreference to godsister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratelephone callc wordknocking on a doorcellphonecrying manlistening to musicpot smokingcrossdisappearanceprologuefalse accusationapologychild abuse …f wordtelephonereference to jesus christliebooksecretdrinkface slapmirrorfoodphotographcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its ang …er and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of mothertheftangerinvestigationdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancydrugsdeath |
Locations: | rural settingbar |
Characters: | native americansister sister relationshiplawyergirlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callwelfarehospital bedchild molestationcellphonesurvivortv newscowsadnessdebtflash forwardnonlinear timelineguitarliedrink …computerfoodknifephotographbased on novelflashbacksexblood (See All) |
Famed writer 'Truman Capote' (qv), southern born and bred but now part of the New York City social circle, is growing weary of his current assignment of writing autobiographical type pieces for the New Yorker. After reading a newspaper article about the just occurred November 14, 1959 cold blooded m …urders of the Clutter family in their rural Kansas home, Truman feels compelled to write about that event as his next article. So he and his personal assistant Nelle 'Harper Lee (I)' (qv), also a southern born New Yorker and an aspiring writer of her own, head to Kansas to research the story first-hand. Truman hopes to use his celebrity status to gain access to whomever he needs, such as to Laura Kinney, a friend of the Clutter daughter she who discovered the bodies, and to Alvin Dewey, the lead police investigator and also a Clutter family friend. If his celebrity doesn't work, Truman will grease the wheels by whatever means necessary. When the police eventually charge suspects, two young men named Dick Hickcock and Perry Smith, Truman uses those same tactics to gain access to them. Truman's fascination with the story makes him believe that he can revolutionize writing by expanding the germ of the article into what he calls a non-fiction novel. His personal involvement also changes as he grows emotionally attached to Perry, the seemingly sensitive and thus probable submissive in the criminal pairing, thus Truman becoming part of the story itself. Article or non-fiction novel, Trum… (Read More)
Themes: | murder of familywritingalcoholismtheftinvestigationdrunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneymurderdeath |
Locations: | farmrural settingtaxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | teenage girlnative americanlawyerpriestphotographerbrother sister relationshipboytattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper clippingtelephone calllegal appealdeath of familykansassorrowfarmhouseinvestigatorphoto albumdeath of sistertrustdiaryapologyjudgenewspaper …reference to jesus christrifleliebookshootingletterdrinkcamerashotgunshot to deathphotographcigarette smokinggunviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
After years in hiding, ex-Weather Underground militant, Nick Sloan aka Jim Grant, learns about his old compatriot's arrest for a bank robbery turned deadly in the 1970s, which he is wanted for as an accomplice. This puts the ambitious young local reporter, Ben Shepard, on the scent of a story that e …xposes Nick as well. As such, Nick goes on the run while taking his daughter to safety. With that accomplished, Nick stays one step ahead of the FBI while pursuing a faint hope to clear his name. Meanwhile, Shepard digs deeper into the case himself as he discovers the true complexities of another times' determined ideals even as Nick faces their consequences with another. (Read More)
Themes: | memoryprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | taxirestaurant |
Characters: | lawyerphotographergirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | newspaper clippingnewspaper headlineflash cameralooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callaccomplice11 year oldbaseball caplaundromattestimonyinnocencefireplacetv newstrustpursuit …disappearanceprologuecoffeeeatingnewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christliesecretcameracomputermirrorfoodchasephotographbare chested malebased on noveldog (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: | investigationescapefearprisonmurderdeath |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlineflash cameratelephone callmiscarriage of justicefarmhousetestimonybreakfastwitnesspursuitdisappearancemissing personconfessionfalse accusationjudgestabbed to death …eatingstabbingaxenewspapertelephonereference to jesus christriflelieshootingcamerashotgunface slapfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackviolencebloodgun (See All) |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Themes: | writingmemoryinvestigationdrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | restaurantbar |
Characters: | teenage girllawyerdancergirlboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameraevidencehit on the headinnocencekilling an animaldebtprologueflash forwardconfessioncoffeefalse accusationeatingflashlightbookdrink …watching tvcomputerface slapmirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexflashbackblooddogviolence (See All) |
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: | traumadrug useobsessiontheftmemoryinvestigationdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydrugs |
Mood: | nightnightmare |
Locations: | bicyclebar |
Characters: | teenage girlphotographergirlbrother sister relationshipboytattoomother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | snorting cocainesubjective cameratelephone callswing set10 year oldkansassorrowchild molestationphoto albumcellarcrushlistening to musicpot smokingsadnesschild abuse …nonlinear timelinecocaineflashlightmarijuanaletterdrinkwatching tvface slapfoodvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingbased on novelkissdogbloodflashbackviolencegun (See All) |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t …o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usetheftangermemorydrunkennessdrinkingpregnancydrugsmurderdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | lawyerdancertattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | stealing moneyanswering machinepot smokingprologuedrug dealereatingmarijuanariflelieshootingletterdrinkwatching tvcomputershotgun …foodshot to deathchasephotographdancingcigarette smokinggunbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenessdeath of mothermemorydrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | aunt niece relationshipsister sister relationshiplawyerpriestdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callrumorengagement ringprologueritualapologyeatingnewspaperliebooksecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfood …photographdancingcigarette smokingkissdog (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancydeath |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | younger version of characterteenage girlreference to goddancerboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callconventionphoto albumlistening to musicsadnesscrossflash forwardapologyeatingf wordtelephonereference to jesus christliebook …secretdrinkcomputerface slapmirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekisssexflashback (See All) |
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: | alcoholismdrug usetheftinvestigationdrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneydrugs |
Locations: | strip clubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipreference to godlawyerdancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | private investigatorsnorting cocainenewspaper headlinepole dancerlooking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameratelephone callpenis slurrepeated scenenarrated by characterengagement ringevidencefalling down stairsanswering machinedebt …apologyjudgenonlinear timelinecocainedrug dealereatingnewspaperf wordtelephonestripperreference to jesus christmarijuanaliedrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodvoice over narrationphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodgunflashbackkissdog (See All) |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit …h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessfeardrinkingmoney |
Locations: | restaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godlawyerpriestphotographergirlboymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaper headlineflash camerafilm cameralooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calllistening to music on a radiodoorbellknocking on a doorabusive husbandinnocencenicknamelistening to musicwitnesspursuitflash forward …confessionapologyjudgeeatingorphannewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanarock musicliebooksecretdrinkcamerawatching tvmirrorfoodvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingdogkiss (See All) |