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Early twentieth century New York. 'Fanny Brice' (qv) knows that she is a talented comedienne and singer. She also knows that she is not the beauty typical of the stage performers of the day, she with skinny legs and a crooked nose among other physical issues. So she knows she has to use whatever oth …er means to get her break in show business, that break so that she can at least display her talents. With the help of Eddie Ryan who would become her friend, Fanny is able to get a part in a novelty act in a vaudeville show, the renown from which eventually comes to the attention of famed impresario 'Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.' (qv). Fanny does become one of the Ziegfeld Follies most popular acts, despite she almost getting fired after her first performance by defying Flo's artistic vision for her closing number. Beyond stage success, Fanny also wants a happy personal life, most specifically with the suave Nicky Arnstein, a gambler in every respect of the word. Fanny loves him and loves that he loves her despite her lack of traditional beauty, but she does not love that he comes in and goes out of her life based on his financial standing at any given time and his need to earn that quick buck by the next poker game or high stakes business deal as he feels he needs to play the traditional role of money maker in their relationship on his own terms. (Read More)
Subgenre: | broadway musicalslapstick comedy |
Themes: | break uptheatregamblinghumiliationdivorceangerseductiondrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | chicago illinoisshipcourtroomapartmenttaxibicycleboattrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | ship captainjewmaidjewishactresslawyerbabyphotographerdancerfemale protagonistsingerchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Period: | 1910s1920s |
Story: | gambling debtbroadway manhattan new york cityviolin playerpregnant bridestatue of liberty new york citytheatre producertheatre audiencebeer gardenpiano playerbaby nurseryflash camerahorse breederfaked pregnancyrelease from prisontap dancing …marriage proposalziegfeld folliestheatrical producerlower east sideleopard coatruffled shirtbased on stage musicalguilty plearoast beefstage doorkissing someone's handswan lakechorus girlcurtain calloverturetheatrical troupedresserchorus linesherrybrushing hairlive recordingbagelsolitaireactor's lifeulcertugboatcountry homekicked in the buttopening nighthopscotchdiamond ringbondocean linerstardomvaudevillebroadwayrosessheet musicshowgirlcruisefamous lineracetrackbaltimore marylandcourtshipchoreographerlobsterfur coatentertainerembezzlementrags to richesroller skatingtelegrambubble bathshow businesscomediennesaloontelephone boothstuffed animaldockalleygamblerharbormotherhoodmarital problemneighborhooddressing roompierwedding ringbalconypridecard playingbackstagefancelebrationscamrailway stationviolintold in flashbackbridephone boothrehearsalblockbusterfraudfameeggpokerapplausefreeze frameclass differencescasinoex convictballetpremarital sexgiftcourtflowersdebtstatueauditionfired from the joblimousineflash forwardcigar smokingjudgemansionnewspaperreportermanhattan new york citycriminalpianoneighbortearsbeerarrestdrinkcameramirrorhorsefoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsex scenekissflashback (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | theatregamblingdivorcedrinkingpregnancymoneymarriage |
Locations: | barnew york city |
Characters: | actressdancerfemale protagonistsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audienceflash camerabased on stage musicalrags to richesshow businessdressing roomcard playingbackstagerehearsalfraudfameapplauseauditionfired from the joblimousine …reporterpianotearsdrinkcameramirrorsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then mak …e sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste... (Read More)
Subgenre: | broadway musicalslapstick comedy |
Themes: | prisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | courtroomtaxinew york city |
Characters: | actressdancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | broadway manhattan new york citytheatre producertheatre audiencetap dancingbased on stage musicalchorus girlovertureopening nightchoreographershow businessbackstagecelebrationrehearsalfraudapplause …courtauditionjudgenewspapermanhattan new york citypianotearsbeersongcryingtelephone callpartysingingdancingkiss (See All) |
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is insp …ired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | angerdrinking |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurantbar |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | theatre audienceflash cameratap dancingactor's lifedressing roompridebackstagefanfameapplauseflowersstatueauditionfired from the joblimousine …cigar smokingnewspaperreportertearsdrinkcameramirrorfoodcryingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Eve (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her idol, aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of her current play. Only playwright/critic DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is …to take her parts and her fiance, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill). When the fiance shows no interest, she tries for playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe), but DeWitt stops her. After she accepts her award, she decides to skip the after-party and goes to her room, where a young woman named Phoebe has sneaked into her room and fallen asleep. This is where the "Circle of Life" now comes to fruition as Eve will get played like she played Margo. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmoney |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | maidactressfemale protagonisthusband wife relationship |
Story: | broadway manhattan new york citypiano playertheatrical producerstage doorcurtain calldresserfamous linefur coatdressing roombackstagefanrehearsalblockbusterapplausefreeze frame …auditionmanhattan new york citypianodrinkmirrorcryingtelephone callpartycigarette smokingflashbackkiss (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: | drinkingpregnancymoneymarriage |
Locations: | courtroomapartmenttaxibicycleboattrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | jewmaidjewishlawyerphotographerdancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalphone boothclass differencescourtjudgenewspapermanhattan new york cityneighbortearsdrinkcameramirrorfoodsongcrying …telephone callpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsex sceneflashbackkiss (See All) |
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordin …ary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancee's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home. (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationdivorcedrinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | apartmenttaxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | maidphotographerdancersingerchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | flash cameramarriage proposalfur coatmarital problemwedding ringcelebrationblockbusterapplauseclass differencesflowersfired from the jobcigar smokingnewspaperpianoneighbor …tearsbeerdrinkmirrorfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
Themes: | theatregamblingseductiondrinkingprisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | shipboattrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | actressdancerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencepierwedding ringcard playingbackstagebrideflash forwardcigar smokingcriminalpianotearsdrinkmirrorhorsecrying …partydancingsex scenekissflashback (See All) |
Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtim …e for Hitler." (Read More)
Themes: | theatreprison |
Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Story: | broadway manhattan new york citytheatre audiencetheatrical producerchorus linebroadwayscamrehearsalfraudapplauseex convictauditioncigar smokingjudgemanhattan new york citysinging …dancing (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: | theatrehumiliationdrinkingpregnancymoney |
Locations: | courtroomtaxibicycle |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerbabydancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audienceflash cameratelegramprideapplausedebtflash forwardjudgenewspaperreportertearsarrestdrinkmirrorsong …cryingtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Based on the Broadway musical based on …the novel. (Read More)
Themes: | seductiondrinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | shipcourtroomtaxinew york city |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Story: | marriage proposalbased on stage musicalsherryocean linershowgirlcruisedressing roompierbackstagecourtdrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smoking …kiss (See All) |
Themes: | humiliationdivorcedrinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancersingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencemarriage proposalroller skatingapplauseflowersauditionlimousineflash forwarddrinkcamerafoodsongcryingtelephone callparty …singingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the … Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancymoney |
Locations: | taxibarnew york city |
Characters: | dancerfemale protagonistsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | based on stage musicaldockharborwedding ringbrideblockbusterflowerslimousinepianotearsdrinkmirrorsongcryingparty …singingdancingsex scenekissflashback (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | seductiondrinkingmoney |
Locations: | trainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancerfemale protagonistsingerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | theatre audiencebased on stage musicalrailway stationviolinfameclass differenceslimousinenewspapertearsarrestdrinkhorsesongcryingsinging …dancing (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | break uptheatredivorcedrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | jewishbabyphotographerdancersingerchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audienceflash camerarags to richesapplausefreeze frameflowerslimousinenewspaperreportermanhattan new york citypianodrinkcamerahorsefood …songtelephone callpartysingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Themes: | divorcedrinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | taxiboatbar |
Characters: | jewjewishphotographersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | flash camerapridebackstagefameapplauseflowersreportermanhattan new york citytearsarrestdrinkcamerahorsefoodsong …cryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
1927 Hollywood. Monumental Pictures' biggest stars, glamorous on-screen couple Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood, are also an off-screen couple if the trade papers and gossip columns are to be believed. Both perpetuate the public perception if only to please their adoring fans and bring people into the m …ovie theaters. In reality, Don barely tolerates her, while Lina, despite thinking Don beneath her, simplemindedly believes what she sees on screen in order to bolster her own stardom and sense of self-importance. R.F. Simpson, Monumental's head, dismisses what he thinks is a flash in the pan: talking pictures. It isn't until _The Jazz Singer (1927)_ (qv) becomes a bona fide hit which results in all the movie theaters installing sound equipment that R.F. knows Monumental, most specifically in the form of Don and Lina, have to jump on the talking picture bandwagon, despite no one at the studio knowing anything about the technology. Musician Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, gets hired as Monumental's ideas man and musical director. And by this time, Don has secretly started dating Kathy Selden, a chorus girl who is trying to make it big in pictures herself. Don and Kathy's relationship is despite their less than friendly initial meeting. Cosmo and Kathy help Don, who had worked his way up through the movie ranks to stardom, try make the leap to talking picture stardom, with Kathy following along the way. However, they have to overcome the technological issues. But the bigger problem is… (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | seduction |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | actressdancersinger |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | broadway manhattan new york citytheatre audiencepiano playertap dancingziegfeld folliesstage doorchorus girlstardomvaudevilledressing roomfanviolinapplausecasinoballet …statuefired from the jobnewspapermanhattan new york citypianosongcryingpartysingingdancingflashback (See All) |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
Themes: | theatregamblinghumiliationseductiondrinkingmarriage |
Characters: | maidbabydancerfemale protagonistsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audiencemotherhoodcard playingfanbrideapplausecourtflowerstearsdrinkmirrorhorsefoodsongcrying …partysingingdancingkiss (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: | divorcedrinkingprisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | courtroombar |
Characters: | lawyerbabyphotographerdancerfemale protagonistchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marital problempridecourtlimousineflash forwardjudgetearsbeerarrestdrinkcameramirrorfoodcryingtelephone call …dancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancymoneymarriage |
Locations: | trainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | actressbabysingerchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | marriage proposalmarital problemrailway stationblockbusterapplauseclass differencesflowerscigar smokingjudgemansionnewspaperneighbortearsdrinkmirror …horsefoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
Themes: | theatrehumiliationdrinkingpregnancymoneymarriage |
Locations: | shipboatrestaurant |
Characters: | maidbabydancersingerchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | marriage proposalcard playingflowersflash forwardpianoneighbortearsdrinkmirrorhorsefoodsongcryingtelephone callsinging …dancingcigarette smokingsex sceneflashbackkiss (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: | gamblingdrinkingprisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | courtroomtaxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | photographerdancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | flash cameramarriage proposaldiamond ringcelebrationscamfraudeggapplausefreeze framecasinocourtflowersdebtlimousinejudge …newspapercriminalbeerdrinkcameramirrorfoodsongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
Themes: | break upgamblingseductiondrinkingmoney |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | actressbabydancersinger |
Story: | famous linestuffed animalgamblercasinopremarital sexauditioncigar smokingtearsbeerdrinksongcryingtelephone callpartysinging …dancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
2 Jours - 2 Days follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple - a French photographer Marion and American interior designer Jack - as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out, - they both …came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English-speaking parents, flirtatious ex-boyfriends, and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only adds fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing? (Read More)
Themes: | angerdrinking |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishphotographerdancermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | statue of liberty new york citycard playingcelebrationfreeze framepremarital sexstatuetearsbeerarrestdrinkcamerafoodcryingpartydancing …cigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra …cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)
Themes: | divorceprisonmoney |
Locations: | courtroomapartmenttaxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | maidlawyersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audienceflash cameramarriage proposalembezzlementscamphone boothblockbusterfraudex convictpremarital sexauditionflash forwardjudgemansionmanhattan new york city …criminalarrestpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsex sceneflashback (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: | divorcedrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | shipcourtroomboatrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | maidlawyerdancerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalrags to richescelebrationscamtold in flashbackfraudapplausefreeze framecourtdebtfired from the joblimousinejudgemansionnewspaper …reportermanhattan new york citycriminalbeerarrestdrinkmirrorhorsefoodtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smokingsex sceneflashbackkiss (See All) |
Aviator Andre Jurieux has just completed a record-setting flight, but when he is greeted by an admiring crowd, all he can say to them is how miserable he is that the woman he loves did not come to meet him. He is in love with Christine, the wife of aristocrat Robert de la Cheyniest. Robert himself i …s involved in an affair with Genevieve de Marras, but he is trying to break it off. Meanwhile, Andre seeks help from his old friend Octave, who gets Andre an invitation to the country home where Robert and Christine are hosting a large hunting party. As the guests arrive for the party, their cordial greetings hide their real feelings, along with their secrets - and even some of the servants are involved in tangled relationships. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredivorcedrinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | jewmaiddancersingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencecurtain callcountry homecard playingbackstagecelebrationapplauseclass differencesflowersfired from the jobmansionnewspaperpianodrinkmirror …foodsongtelephone callpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | seductiondrinking |
Locations: | trainbar |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | flash camerabased on stage musicalchorus lineshowgirlfur coatphone boothreporterpianotearsdrinkcameramirrorsongcryingtelephone call …singingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback (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: | gamblingdrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audiencecasinopremarital sexnewspapertearsbeerdrinkmirrorfoodcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss |
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: | drinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | shipcourtroomtaxinew york city |
Characters: | photographerdancersingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | piano playerdockapplausecourtflash forwardpianotearsarrestdrinkcameramirrorfoodsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain …in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | theatre |
Locations: | bicyclebar |
Characters: | actressbabyphotographerdancersingermother daughter relationship |
Story: | piano playerstage doordressing roompierbackstagerehearsalapplauseflowersauditionfired from the jobflash forwardpianocameramirrorsong …telephone callpartysingingdancingflashbackkiss (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: | drinkingprison |
Locations: | courtroomtaxitrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerdancer |
Story: | release from prisonpierprideapplauseex convictgiftcourtfired from the jobnewspaperreportercriminaltearsbeerdrinkcamera …mirrorcryingtelephone callpartydancingsex scenekissflashback (See All) |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | divorcedrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | maiddancersingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | kissing someone's handbalconylimousineflash forwardmanhattan new york citydrinkhorsefoodsongtelephone callpartysingingdancingkiss |
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appoin …ted husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingangerdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | courtroom |
Characters: | maidlawyerdancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalbalconypridecelebrationclass differencescourtflash forwardjudgepianodrinkmirrorhorsesongpartysinging …dancingkiss (See All) |
Ellie Andrews has just tied the knot with society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and eventually winds up on a bus headed back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of- work reporter Peter Warne. A …ctually, Warne doesn't give her any choice: either she sticks with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | shiptrainnew york city |
Characters: | maidphotographersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telegramphone boothblockbustereggclass differencescigar smokingnewspaperreportertearsdrinkcamerafoodsongcryingtelephone call …singingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcedrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | taxibicycletrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerbabyphotographerdancerfemale protagonistsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalbondfired from the jobcigar smokingnewspapermanhattan new york citytearsdrinkcamerafoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingdancing …cigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | angerdrinkingmoney |
Locations: | bicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | babydancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencepiano playerdressing roompierbackstageflash forwardpianotearsbeerdrinkmirrorfoodsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from …the gallows in 1920s Chicago. (Read More)
Themes: | prison |
Locations: | chicago illinoisrestaurant |
Characters: | singer |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | faked pregnancytap dancingbased on stage musicalchorus girlvaudevilleshow businessbackstageblockbusterfameauditionnewspaperreportersex scene |
After five years in prison, Tony le Stephanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati and they invite Tony to steal a couple of jewels from the show-window of the famous jewelry Mappin & Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of the … gangster owner of the night-club L' Age d' Or Louis Grutter, and he humiliates her, beating on her back for being unfaithful. Then he calls Jo and Mario and proposes a burglary of the safe of the jewelry. They invite the Italian specialist in safes and elegant wolf Cesar to join their team and they plot a perfect heist. They are successful in their plan, but the Don Juan Cesar makes things go wrong when he gives a valuable ring to his mistress. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingdrinkingprisonmoney |
Locations: | taxibicycletrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | release from prisondiamond ringfur coattelegramdressing roomcard playingbackstagephone boothcasinoex convictflowerscigar smokingnewspapercriminalpiano …drinksongtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Themes: | divorcedrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | taxiboatrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | actresslawyerbabyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | broadway manhattan new york citytold in flashbackflowersfired from the joblimousinecigar smokingmanhattan new york citytearsdrinkcryingtelephone callpartycigarette smokingkissflashback |
When two Chicago musicians, Joe and Jerry, witness the the St. Valentine's Day massacre, they want to get out of town and get away from the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo. They're desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. They sh …ow up at the train station as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They certainly enjoy being around the girls, especially Sugar Kane Kowalczyk who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingseductiondrinking |
Locations: | chicago illinoisbicycletrain |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | marriage proposalulcerfamous linebubble bathshow businessgamblerpiercard playingrailway stationphone boothrehearsalblockbustergiftflowerscigar smoking …newspaperdrinksongtelephone callpartysingingdancingkiss (See All) |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | bicycletrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | babydancersingerchildrenmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audienceulcercigar smokingnewspaperreporterpianotearsbeerdrinkcameramirrorfoodsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingdancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).
Themes: | gamblingprisonmoneymarriage |
Locations: | courtroomrestaurant |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | release from prisontap dancingex convictcourtflowersdebtjudgefoodsongtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous …in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)
Themes: | divorceangerpregnancymoneymarriage |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | maidbabydancerfemale protagonistsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalkissing someone's handoverturesherrybondfamous linesaloonwedding ringbalconycard playingrailway stationblockbusterpokertearsarrest …mirrorhorsefoodsongcryingpartysingingdancingsex scenekiss (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: | divorceangerdrinkingpregnancyprisonmarriage |
Locations: | chicago illinoiscourtroombicycleboatrestaurantbar |
Characters: | lawyerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bondwedding ringpridefraudcourtflash forwardjudgenewspaperbeerarrestdrinkmirrorfoodflashbackkiss |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmoneymarriage |
Locations: | chicago illinoisapartmenttrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | celebrationbridephone boothstatueauditionlimousinenewspapertearsbeerdrinkfoodcryingtelephone callpartydancing …cigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | divorceangerdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishbabyphotographerdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audienceauditionflash forwardmanhattan new york citytearsbeerdrinkcameramirrorfoodcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smoking …flashbackkiss (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: | theatredivorcedrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | actressbabydancersingerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | curtain callcard playingflowersauditionflash forwardneighbortearsbeerdrinkmirrorfoodsongcryingtelephone callsinging …dancingcigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casi …no director tries to break up the romance. (Read More)
Themes: | break upgamblingdrinkingmoney |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | gambling debtfaked pregnancygamblercard playingscamcasinodebtlimousinedrinkmirrorsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Michael Clayton, a high-priced law firm's fixer, leaves a late night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he's taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother's debts (Michael's own gambling hab …its have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm's six year defense of a conglomerate's pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm's top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingdivorcedrinkingmoney |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerbabyhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | broadway manhattan new york citygamblermarital problemcard playingtold in flashbackpokerdebtmanhattan new york citytearsarrestdrinkcameramirrorhorsecrying …telephone callpartyflashback (See All) |