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Little Red Riding Hood for the 1990's: After her mom and step-dad are arrested, 15-year-old Vanessa Lutz decides that instead of once again being put into a foster home, she'd rather go and search for the grandmother she's never met, and live with her. "On the way to grandma's house," (actually a tr …ailer park) Vanessa's car breaks down, and she's picked up from the side of the road by Bob Wolverton, a counselor at a school for troubled boys. Bob slowly earns Vanessa's trust, and eventually convinces her to talk about her sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. When Vanessa realizes that Bob is enjoying what she's saying, she realizes that he's "The I-5 Killer," from the news. She tries to get out of his truck, but the inside door handle has been removed... (Read More)
Subgenre: | based on fairy talefairy taleblack comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | claustrophobiadrug addictiondeath of wifeexploitationdysfunctional familydrug usedeath of fatherpsychopaththeftangerrobberyincestinvestigationescapedrinking …lesbianismprisonbetrayalmoneyrapedrugssuicidefriendshipdeathloverevengemurdersurrealism (See All) |
Mood: | social satireparodynightmareneo noirsatire |
Locations: | los angeles californiasuvslumgas stationcourtroomroad tripurban settingwheelchairbicycleschooltrainrestauranthospital |
Characters: | arrest of fathersuicide by gunshotstepfather stepdaughter relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationshipsheriffchristianityinterracial relationshipwaitressthiefpolicemandetectivepolice officerstudentnurseserial killer …teacherteenage boyprostituteteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All) |
Story: | parole violationhandcuffed to a bedpostsexual predatorstraight razorpolice vanhigh school studentfemale judgestockton californiaorange county californiasan diego californiaauto theftfemale psychopathshooting stardrive by shootingdrinking straw …female prison wardenwomen's prisonattempted rapesuicide of wifehit on the head with a gunbashing someone's head into a wallreference to richard speckantisocial personality disordersticking out tonguedrug paraphanaliainterstate highwaylighting cigaretteextension cordchild psychiatriststuffed in trunkmascara runningspeed the drughomemade weaponslurred speechhead braceoverheated carrope around neckbehavior modificationbolt cuttergun held to one's headcolostomycrack pipeman disguised as a womanlearning disabilitycrucifix pendantprobation officerlockdownporn videolittle red riding hoodpsychological abuselock of hairbeeperamphetaminemodern day adaptationphysical therapyburploss of boyfriendbelchwoman kills womanleg braceperson in a car trunkpenitentiaryforensicsdrug bustcar keysrearview mirrordeath of grandmothertruck stophashishskepticismshock humorwelfareanti heroinefreewayheroin addictlolitapencilwoman smokeroverhead camera shotrehabinterracial kisscrack cocainefacial scarjailbreaksleeplessnessfilling stationtow truckparoleemergency roominmatecarjackingadult actress playing teenage girlman punching a womanpsychoanalysisn wordwhite trashtrailer parknoosebunk bedhandcuffedilliteracysouprazor15 year oldurban decaypredatorgroup therapyurinetrailer homeponytailchild molestationmental breakdownwalletcrutchesshot in the neckremorsevillain played by lead actorcartoon on tvporn magazinepassionate kissnecrophiliafianceepervertnude woman murderedhogtiedjuvenile delinquentalzheimer's diseasebriefcasedisfigurementperversioncigarette lighterghettopedophilejunkiecynicismhypocrisystealing a carcovered in bloodshopliftinghaircutstrong female leadhitchhikingpress conferencepsychologistsexual abusetape recorderhypodermic needlecatfightteen angstpornographystrong female charactereyeglassespickup truckrunawayhatearsonobscene finger gesturecult directortwinclasspolicewomaninjectioncourtreadingon the roadfugitiveliarattempted murderclowndrug addictpolice officer killedconfessionracial slurvananti heroman with glassesjudgechild abusestabbed in the cheststabbed to deatheatingstabbingstrangulationcaliforniaambushgangsubjective camerashot in the backreference to jesus christprayerclassroomhallucinationhandcuffsjailprostitutionbathroommarijuanacafeinterrogationdead bodytearsbeerlievomitingshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceurinationfoodblood splatterunderwearcorpsedreamcryingtelephone callsurprise endingknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titlefemale nudityf ratedfightviolenceblooddoggunkissflashback (See All) |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | death of fatherpsychopathangerrobberyescapeprisonbetrayalmoneydrugsdeathrevengelovefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | nightmareneo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiagas stationurban settingschoolhospital |
Characters: | detectivepolice officerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | high school studentdrive by shootingcarjackingn wordurban decayjuvenile delinquentghettostealing a carcovered in bloodhatedrug addictracial sluranti herocaliforniagang …shot in the backhandcuffsinterrogationbeervomitingshootingarrestwatching tvpunched in the faceblood splattersurprise endingknifecigarette smokingviolencegunblooddogfightflashback (See All) |
In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house … and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | exploitationdeath of fatherpsychopathangerescapebetrayalrapesuicidemurderrevengedeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | gas stationroad trip |
Characters: | sheriffpolice officernurseserial killerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | female psychopathattempted rapecarjackingman punching a womantrailer parktrailer homeshot in the necknecrophiliapervertdisfigurementcigarette lighterstealing a carcovered in bloodobscene finger gesturecult director …fugitiveclownpolice officer killedracial sluranti herostabbed in the cheststabbed to deathstrangulationambushshot in the backhandcuffsjailmarijuanainterrogationdead bodybeervomitingarrestpunched in the faceblood splattercorpsedreamknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingflashbackblooddogviolence (See All) |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fathertheftrobberydrinkinglesbianismprisonmoneyrapedeathmurderlove |
Locations: | courtroomwheelchairbicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanserial killerteenage boyprostituteteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | attempted rapeinterstate highwaytruck stopfreewayhandcuffedpedophilehitchhikingsexual abusecourton the roadliarpolice officer killedracial slurjudgechild abuse …eatinghandcuffsprostitutiondead bodytearsbeerlievomitingshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvfoodunderwearcorpsedreamcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlef ratedgunviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson aren't your typical lovers - after killing her abusive father, they go on a road trip where, every time they stop somewhere, they kill pretty well everyone around them. They do however leave one person alive at every shootout to tell the story and they soon become a me …dia sensation thanks to sensationalized reporting. Told in a highly visual style. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | exploitationdysfunctional familydeath of fatherpsychopathincestescapeprisonrapedeathmurderrevengesurrealismlove |
Mood: | nightmareneo noirsatire |
Locations: | gas stationroad trip |
Characters: | waitressdetectiveserial killerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | female psychopathshooting starjailbreakwhite trashvillain played by lead actorcynicismstealing a carcovered in bloodhaircutsexual abusetape recorderpickup truckon the roadfugitivepolice officer killed …anti herochild abusestabbed in the cheststabbed to deathstrangulationambushsubjective camerashot in the backhallucinationhandcuffsjailbeervomitingshootingarrestpunched in the faceurinationblood splattercorpsedreamsurprise endingknifephotographcigarette smokingfightflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrup …t. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to whether or not Harris' methodology for ridding the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs is right or wrong. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | drug usepsychopathrobberyinvestigationbetrayalmoneyrapedrugsdeathlovemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiawheelchairbicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | interracial relationshippolicemandetectivepolice officerteenage girlafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | attempted rapegun held to one's headfreewaycrack cocainen wordurban decaywalletvillain played by lead actorcartoon on tvghettoliardrug addictpolice officer killedracial slurvan …californiaganghandcuffsmarijuanabeerlievomitingshootingwatching tvpunched in the faceblood splattersurprise endingknifetitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfemale nudityfightgunviolenceblood (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)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usetheftangerrobberyescapedrinkingprisonmoneydrugsmurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | urban settingwheelchairschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boyprostituteteenage girlfriendafrican americanpolice |
Story: | high school studentjuvenile delinquentjunkiestealing a carhypocrisyhypodermic needleteen angstpornographyclassinjectioncourtdrug addictconfessionracial slureating …gangshot in the backprayerclassroomhallucinationjailprostitutionbathroomcafetearsvomitingshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvurinationfoodunderweardreamcryingtelephone callknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditygunfightkissblood (See All) |
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | death of fatherangerescapeprisonbetrayalmoneydrugsmurderrevengefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | suvroad trip |
Characters: | teenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | truck stopinmatetrailer parktrailer homeshot in the neckjuvenile delinquentjunkiecynicismstealing a carhitchhikingteen angstpickup truckfugitiveattempted murderdrug addict …police officer killedracial sluranti heroman with glassescaliforniaambushgangsubjective camerashot in the backarrestwatching tvpunched in the faceurinationblood splattertelephone callsurprise endingknifephotographfightbloodviolencegun (See All) |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyangerdrinkingprisonmoneydrugssuiciderevengemurderdeathfriendshiplove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroomschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | police officerteacherteenage boyprostituteteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | women's prisonrearview mirroradult actress playing teenage girl15 year oldcartoon on tvjuvenile delinquentjunkiehypocrisyhaircutteen angstrunawayclasscourtjudgechild abuse …californiashot in the backreference to jesus christclassroomhandcuffsjailcafetearsbeershootingarrestdrinkwatching tvunderweardreamcryingphotographcigarette smokingkissviolencebloodfightgunflashback (See All) |
In England, retired Royal Marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local …gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | death of wifepsychopathinvestigationescapebetrayalrapedrugsfriendshipdeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | detectivepolice officernurseteenage boyprostitutedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | drive by shootingattempted rapeporn videourban decayshot in the neckcigarette lighterjunkiestealing a carcynicismcovered in bloodpress conferencehypodermic needlepornographyarsonpolicewoman …injectionattempted murderdrug addictpolice officer killedanti herostabbed in the cheststabbed to deathstrangulationambushgangsubjective camerashot in the backhandcuffsinterrogationshootingarrestblood splattercorpsesurprise endingknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokinggundogbloodviolenceflashback (See All) |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser …ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | drug addictionangerinvestigationescapebetrayalmoneydrugsrevengemurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | courtroomurban settingbicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | policemandetectivepolice officerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | drive by shootingcrack cocaineurban decayvillain played by lead actorghettocigarette lighterjunkiearsoncourtdrug addictpolice officer killedracial sluranti herojudgestabbed in the chest …strangulationambushgangsubjective camerashot in the backhandcuffsinterrogationshootingarrestpunched in the faceblood splatterunderwearcorpsetelephone callsurprise endingknifetitle spoken by characterfemale nudityfightbloodgunviolenceflashback (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: | death of fatherinvestigationdrinkingprisonmoneyrapedeathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | courtroomschool |
Characters: | waitresspolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | forensicsshopliftingstrong female leadstrong female characterpickup truckclasspolicewomancourtliarjudgeeatingstabbingprayerclassroomhandcuffs …dead bodytearsbeerliearrestdrinkwatching tvpunched in the facefoodcorpsecryingtelephone callknifephotographcigarette smokingone word titledoggunfightflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick …y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | dysfunctional familydeath of fatherangerescapemoneydrugsfriendshiprevengemurderdeath |
Locations: | los angeles californiaurban settingwheelchairschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | police officerteacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | drive by shootingloss of boyfriendn wordurban decayjuvenile delinquentghettojunkiecovered in bloodteen angsthateattempted murderdrug addictracial slurman with glassesgang …shot in the backhandcuffsinterrogationbeershootingarrestpunched in the faceblood splattercorpseknifecigarette smokingfemale nudityviolencefightbloodgun (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)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | exploitationdysfunctional familydrug usepsychopathdrinkingmoneydrugsdeathmurder |
Mood: | nightmareneo noir |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | waitresspolicemandetectiveteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | white trashtrailer parktrailer homecigarette lighterpickup truckhatearsoneatingstabbingreference to jesus christprayerhallucinationhandcuffsjailmarijuana …cafetearsbeerlievomitingshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceurinationfoodblood splattercryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditydogviolencegunblood (See All) |
Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the … Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneymurderrevengedeathfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | courtroomrestauranthospital |
Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivefriendafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | beeperforensicsparolen wordpress conferencetape recordertwincourtconfessionracial slureatingambushgangshot in the backprayer …handcuffsjailcafedead bodyshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the facefoodblood splatterunderwearcorpsedreamtelephone callsurprise endingknifecigarette smokingfemale nuditykissgunflashbackbloodviolencefight (See All) |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | theftrobberyincestinvestigationdrinkingmoneysuicidedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noirsatire |
Locations: | los angeles californiaschoolhospital |
Characters: | suicide by gunshotthiefpolicemandetectiveteacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | child molestationrunawayreadingattempted murdervananti herochild abuseambushshot in the backbathroomdead bodylieshootingdrinkwatching tv …punched in the faceurinationblood splatterunderwearcorpsedreamsurprise endingcigarette smokingfemale nuditygunkissflashbackfightbloodviolencedog (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: | dysfunctional familydrug useincestescapedrinkingprisonrapedrugssuicidedeathfriendshiplovemurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | courtroomschooltrainrestaurant |
Characters: | waitresspolicemanstudentteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendpolice |
Story: | parolewalletporn magazineshopliftingsexual abusehateclasscourtliarconfessionvanchild abuseclassroomhallucinationjail …cafetearsbeerliedrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceunderwearcryingtelephone callknifephotographfemale nuditybloodflashbackviolencefightkiss (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)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | drug usepsychopaththeftangerrobberydrinkingdrugsmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | los angeles californiaurban setting |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanpolice officerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | readingliareatingshot in the backmarijuanadead bodybeerlieshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceurinationfoodblood splatter …corpsedreamphotographcigarette smokingkissgunviolencefightblood (See All) |
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: | drug addictiondrug usetheftescapedrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneydrugslovemurderfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroom |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanstudentboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | auto theftparolefianceehypocrisytape recorderobscene finger gesturecourtfugitivevanjudgecaliforniagangjailmarijuanabeer …shootingarrestdrinkblood splatterdreamtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlegunbloodflashback (See All) |
A Kansas City waitress with dreams of becoming a nurse becomes delusional after seeing her no-good car salesman husband murdered. Becoming delusional from shock, she becomes convinced that she is the former fiancee of her soap opera idol. What she also believes is that the soap opera is real and goe …s to LA to find the hospital where he works as a cardiologist. Meanwhile, her husband's murderers are searching for the drugs stolen by her husband and, as luck would have it, they are stored in the trunk of the car she drove off in. Freeman, an aging hit man planning his retirement after this job, also becomes delusional about the woman he is tracking. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | drug usepsychopaththeftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingdrugsdeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | nightmareneo noirsatire |
Locations: | los angeles californiaroad triprestauranthospital |
Characters: | sheriffwaitressthiefpolicemannursedoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | car keysfianceecynicismstealing a cartape recorderon the roadracial slurhallucinationcafetearsshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceblood splatter …underwearcryingtelephone callknifebloodkissviolencegun (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)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | drug addictiontheftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisondeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanserial killerteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | women's prisontrailer parktrailer homeshot in the neckporn magazinebriefcasepedophiletape recorderpickup truckobscene finger gestureconfessionman with glassesjudgechild abusestabbed in the chest …stabbed to deathstabbingcaliforniacafeinterrogationdead bodyshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvblood splatterunderweartelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titlebloodgunviolence (See All) |
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | death of fatherpsychopathbetrayaldeathrevengemurderfriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | waitressteenage boyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | high school studentbashing someone's head into a walloverhead camera shotshot in the neckvillain played by lead actorstealing a carpickup truckstabbed in the cheststabbed to deathstrangulationsubjective camerashot in the backclassroommarijuanabeer …arrestwatching tvpunched in the faceblood splattercorpsesurprise endingknifephotographcigarette smokingkissbloodviolence (See All) |
After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Tu …rner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom? (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of fatherpsychopathinvestigationescapedrinkingbetrayaldeathrevengemurderfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | courtroombicycle |
Characters: | policemanstudentserial killerteacherteenage boyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | high school studentbunk bedteen angstobscene finger gestureclassreadingjudgestabbed in the cheststabbed to deatheatingclassroomhandcuffsbathroomdead bodyarrest …drinkwatching tvpunched in the facefoodblood splattercorpsetelephone callknifetitle spoken by characterone word titlekissdogbloodfightgunviolence (See All) |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedeath of fatherpsychopaththeftrobberyescapemoneyrapefriendshipmurderlovedeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | slumurban settingbicycle |
Characters: | interracial relationshipthiefpolicemannurseteenage boyprostituteteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | auto theftjuvenile delinquentghettoshopliftingobscene finger gesturefugitivedrug addictracial slurgangshot in the backprayerprostitutionmarijuanatearsshooting …arrestwatching tvblood splatterunderwearcryingtelephone callknifetitle spoken by characterphotographfemale nudityfightgunkissviolencebloodflashback (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 usedeath of fatherpsychopathangerinvestigationdrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneydrugsrevengemurderdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | policemanteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipafrican americanfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | trailer parkurban decaytrailer homejunkiehypodermic needleeyeglassespickup truckobscene finger gestureinjectiondrug addictanti heroeatingambushshot in the backdead body …tearslievomitingshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the facefoodblood splatterunderwearcorpsecryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinggunfightflashbackviolenceblood (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.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | exploitationinvestigationdrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneymurderdeathfriendshiprevenge |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshippolicemandetectivepolice officerteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | forensicsrearview mirrorfacial scarsoupcigarette lighterarsonconfessioneatingsubjective camerahandcuffscafeinterrogationdead bodytearsvomiting …arrestdrinkwatching tvurinationfoodblood splatterunderwearcorpsecryingsurprise endingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titledogfightflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
John Kimble is a tough city cop who's been on the trail of drug dealer Cullen Crisp for years. He finally tracks Crisp down but it seems the only person that can testify against him is his ex-wife. The problem is she's disappeared and all Kimble knows is the name of the school in Oregon where her so …n attends. When things don't quite go to plan, Kimble finds he has to go undercover on his toughest assignment yet - Kindergarten teacher! (Read More)
Subgenre: | fairy taleblack comedycult film |
Themes: | psychopathrobberyinvestigationprisonbetrayaldeathmurderfriendshiploverevenge |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | los angeles californiagas stationcourtroomschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | waitressdetectivepolice officerteacherdoctorfriendfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | leg bracepencilman punching a womancrutchescigarette lighterjunkiecynicismpickup truckarsonobscene finger gesturetwinpolicewomanreadingattempted murderdrug addict …judgechild abuseclassroomhandcuffsbathroominterrogationvomitingarrestdrinkpunched in the facefoodblood splattercorpsedreamsurprise endingphotographcigarette smokinggunbloodviolence (See All) |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug usedeath of fathertheftrobberyincestdrinkingmoneydeathmurderfriendshipsurrealism |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | urban settingwheelchairrestaurant |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boyprostitutefriendhusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | speed the drugmodern day adaptationtrailer homecartoon on tvporn magazinenecrophiliapervertjunkiehitchhikingteen angstpornographyon the roadliarconfessionhallucination …prostitutioncafetearsbeerlieshootingdrinkwatching tvurinationunderweardreamcryingknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditykissdoggunfightviolenceflashback (See All) |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has …fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | death of fatherpsychopathescapeprisonrapesuicidesurrealismmurderrevengedeathlove |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | suvslumwheelchairbicycleschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | waitressstudentnurseteacherteenage boyprostituteteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | pedophilecynicismpornographyhatereadingattempted murderdrug addictracial slurchild abusestabbed in the cheststabbingstrangulationreference to jesus christcafetears …beervomitingunderweardreamcryingtelephone callsurprise endingknifecigarette smokingfemale nuditykissdogfightflashbackviolencebloodgun (See All) |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch …ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | drug addictiondysfunctional familydrug usetheftrobberydrinkinglesbianismmoneydrugsdeathfriendship |
Locations: | los angeles californiaurban settingschool |
Characters: | interracial relationshipthiefstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | child molestationjuvenile delinquentshopliftinghaircutteen angstobscene finger gestureclassliarvanchild abuseclassroommarijuanaliedrinkunderwear …telephone callcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlef ratedkissdogfightflashbackblood (See All) |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
Themes: | death of wifedrug usedrinkingmoneyrapedeathfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Locations: | bicycleschool |
Characters: | policemanteacherteenage boydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | death of grandmothertow truckgroup therapywalletcigarette lightereyeglassesarsonobscene finger gestureclassliarvaneatingstrangulationgangreference to jesus christ …classroomjailmarijuanatearsbeerlievomitingarrestdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceurinationfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingone word titlefightviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a …n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisonmoneyrapemurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanteacherprostituteafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | walletbriefcasehypodermic needleinjectionliarstabbed in the cheststabbed to deatheatingstabbingcafedead bodylieshootingdrinkwatching tv …punched in the facefoodblood splattercorpsetelephone callsurprise endingcigarette smokingflashbackkissdoggunbloodviolence (See All) |
A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt r …ider's son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise as Luke is put on a collision course with an ambitious police officer, Avery Cross, (Bradley Cooper) looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. The sweeping drama unfolds over fifteen years as the sins of the past haunt the present days lives of two high school boys wrestling with the legacy they've inherited. The only refuge is found in the place beyond the pines. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of fatherangerinvestigationdrinkingmoneydeathrevenge |
Locations: | courtroomwheelchairschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | interracial relationshipwaitresspolicemanpolice officerstudentteenage boyafrican americanhusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | high school studentrearview mirrortrailer homecrutchestape recorderpickup truckrunawaycourteatingsubjective camerareference to jesus christprayerjailmarijuanacafe …tearsvomitingshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvpunched in the facefoodcryingtelephone callknifephotographcigarette smokingbloodviolencegundogkiss (See All) |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc …e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usetheftrobberyprisonbetrayalmoneyrapefriendshipmurderdeathrevenge |
Locations: | los angeles californiawheelchairhospital |
Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivenursefriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | parolejuvenile delinquenthypodermic needlehateobscene finger gestureinjectiondrug addictracial slurvaneatingstabbingstrangulationcaliforniagangshot in the back …marijuanashootingwatching tvfoodunderwearsurprise endingknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityfightflashbackviolencebloodgunkiss (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: | psychopathinvestigationescapeprisonmurderdeath |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroomschooltrainrestaurant |
Characters: | policemandetectivenurseserial killerteacherprostitutehusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | overheated carmental breakdownpedophileclasscourtreadingliarconfessionjudgestabbed to deatheatingstabbingcaliforniareference to jesus christprayer …classroomhandcuffsbathroomcafetearslieshootingpunched in the facefoodblood splattercryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingone word titlefemale nudityf ratedflashbackfightviolencebloodgun (See All) |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | drug usetheftdrinkingprisonsuicidedeathlovesurrealism |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | gas stationroad tripwheelchairtrainhospital |
Characters: | suicide by gunshotwaitresspolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | facial scarfilling stationnooseshopliftingtape recorderhypodermic needlereadingon the roadstabbed in the chesteatingstabbingbathroomdead bodytearsbeer …arrestdrinkwatching tvurinationfoodunderweardreamcryingtelephone callknifephotographcigarette smokingdogflashbackkissbloodgun (See All) |
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Star …ting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usetheftrobberydrinkingmoneydrugslovedeath |
Locations: | wheelchairrestauranthospital |
Characters: | thiefprostitutedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | heroin addictmental breakdownwalletjunkieshopliftinghypodermic needleeyeglassespickup truckreadingdrug addictprostitutionbathroommarijuanacafetears …beerlievomitingdrinkwatching tvfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titlefemale nudityfightbloodkiss (See All) |
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just …when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music? (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | death of fatherpsychopathangerrobberyescapeprisonbetrayalmoneymurderlovedeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationurban settingwheelchairbicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | waitressthiefpolice officerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | rearview mirroroverhead camera shotfilling stationcarjackingstealing a carshopliftingtape recordereyeglassespickup truckcourtfugitiveattempted murderpolice officer killedracial slurvan …anti heroman with glassesjudgestabbingambushgangsubjective camerashot in the backreference to jesus christhandcuffsjailbathroommarijuanacafeliearrestwatching tvpunched in the faceurinationfoodblood splattercorpsedreamtelephone callsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingkissgunflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh …o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | angerrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneydrugsdeathlovemurderfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationtrainrestauranthospital |
Characters: | policemandetectivepolice officerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanpolice |
Story: | beeperpenitentiarypsychoanalysispassionate kissdisfigurementcigarette lighterarsonobscene finger gestureliardrug addictpolice officer killedconfessionracial slurvanman with glasses …stabbed in the chesteatingstabbingstrangulationambushreference to jesus christhandcuffsjailcafeinterrogationlieshootingarrestwatching tvpunched in the facefoodblood splatterunderwearcryingtelephone callsurprise endingknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditygunflashbackfightkissbloodviolence (See All) |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na …me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Themes: | death of wifedysfunctional familydrug usedeath of fatherinvestigationescapedrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneydrugssuicidemurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | urban settingwheelchairrestauranthospital |
Characters: | policemanpolice officerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | facial scarurban decayshot in the neckcigarette lighterobscene finger gesturevaneatingambushshot in the backjailmarijuanacafetearsshootingarrest …drinkfoodblood splattercryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditydogbloodflashbackviolencegun (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)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | death of wifeexploitationdeath of fatherpsychopathrapemurdersurrealismfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | gas stationroad triphospital |
Characters: | studentserial killerteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | sexual predatorstraight razorpolice vanfemale psychopathfilling stationnecrophiliapervertperversionvanstabbed in the cheststabbingsubjective camerashot in the backbathroomdead body …shootingurinationblood splattercorpsedreamtelephone callsurprise endingknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityf rateddoggunbloodflashbackviolence (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Themes: | claustrophobiadrug usetheftangerdrinkingprisonmurderlovedeathfriendshipsurrealism |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | wheelchairbicycleschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipthiefpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boyprostituteteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | hashishrazorhypocrisypsychologistobscene finger gestureclassreadingliareatingprayerclassroomhallucinationjailmarijuanacafe …dead bodytearsbeerlievomitingshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvfoodcorpsedreamcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingone word titlef ratedbloodflashbackdogkissfight (See All) |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge …ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerrobberyinvestigationescapeprisonbetrayalmoneydrugsrevengedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingrestauranthospital |
Characters: | interracial relationshipthiefdetectivepolice officerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipafrican americanhusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | forensicscrack cocainecarjackingurban decayshot in the neckghettocigarette lighterjunkiepolicewomanattempted murderdrug addictpolice officer killedracial slurvanambush …ganghandcuffsinterrogationarrestpunched in the faceblood splattercorpsesurprise endingknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbloodviolence (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: | investigationdrinkingrapedeathsurrealismmurder |
Locations: | bicycleschoolhospital |
Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshippolicemandetectiveserial killerteenage boyteenage girldoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | sexual predatorlock of hairchild molestationpervertpedophilestrong female charactereyeglasseshatereadingeatingsubjective cameradead bodytearsdrinkwatching tv …foodblood splattercorpsedreamcryingtelephone callknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingf rateddogflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
Themes: | drug usepsychopathangerinvestigationescapedrinkingmoneyrapedrugsrevengedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noirsatire |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | policemandetectivepolice officerserial killerprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice |
Story: | antisocial personality disorderlock of hairoverhead camera shotvillain played by lead actorfianceepervertbriefcasecovered in bloodtape recorderpornographyeyeglassesattempted murderpolice officer killedconfessionracial slur …stabbed in the cheststabbed to deathstabbingstrangulationinterrogationdead bodydrinkwatching tvurinationfoodblood splatterunderwearcorpsedreamcryingsurprise endingknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityf rateddoggunviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
Lazy court-process clerk and stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, h …e panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia: incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | drug useangerescapedrinkingbetrayalmoneydrugsmurderlovedeathfriendship |
Locations: | wheelchairrestauranthospital |
Characters: | policemanteacherteenage boyteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | high school studentcigarette lighterhitchhikingstrong female characterobscene finger gesturepolicewomancourtliardrug addictvananti herostabbinghandcuffsbathroommarijuana …dead bodytearsbeerlieshootingarrestdrinkpunched in the faceblood splatterunderwearcorpsecryingtelephone callknifetitle spoken by characterphotographkissfightbloodviolenceflashbackgun (See All) |
When Ruby Baker's parents are killed in a car accident, she and her brother, Rhett, must travel to Malibu, to live with Terrence and Erin Glass, their former neighbors. At first, all seems well. Ruby is making new friends at school and Rhett is getting more video games and flashy toys than he's ever … had in his life. When Ruby speaks to her family's estate lawyer, he tells her that her parents have left Rhett and her $4 million. Suddenly, Ruby begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin. (Read More)
Themes: | claustrophobiadrug usedeath of fatherdrinkingdrugssuicidedeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
Characters: | policemanpolice officerteenage boyteenage girldoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | high school studentjunkiehypodermic needleclassinjectiondrug addictchild abusestabbed to deathstabbingcaliforniaclassroomcafedead bodytearsdrink …watching tvcorpsedreamcryingknifecigarette smokingbloodgun (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)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | death of wifeangerincestdrinkingmoneysuiciderevengedeathlovefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | bicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | suicide by gunshotdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | haircuttape recorderhypodermic needlehateinjectionfugitiveanti heroeatingstabbingstrangulationsubjective cameraprayerhallucinationbathroomcafe …vomitingshootingdrinkwatching tvurinationfoodblood splattercorpsecryingtelephone callsurprise endingknifetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlebloodviolenceflashbackfightdogkiss (See All) |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga …ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | psychopathdrinkingbetrayalrapedeathrevengemurder |
Characters: | serial killerteenage boyprostitutedoctorhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | attempted rapehit on the head with a gunrope around neckpsychological abusejailbreakshot in the neckhogtiedfugitiveracial slurstabbed in the cheststabbed to deatheatingambushgangshot in the back …prayerhandcuffsinterrogationdead bodytearsvomitingarrestdrinkurinationfoodblood splattercorpsedreamcryingknifephotographcigarette smokingdogbloodviolence (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | drug addictiondrug useangerdrinkingprisonbetrayaldrugssuiciderevengedeathlovemurder |
Locations: | suvbicyclerestauranthospital |
Characters: | sheriffpolicemannurseteacherteenage boydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | porn videohypodermic needlepickup truckobscene finger gestureclassattempted murderdrug addictreference to jesus christprayerjailbathroomcafetearsvomitingshooting …drinkwatching tvfoodunderwearcorpsecryingtelephone callknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditygunflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |