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American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team, and becomes romantically involved with Stoddard's estranged w β¦ife. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairaffairbreak uprivalryadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car in watercar firemuseumenglanditalyhotelhospital |
Characters: | japanese abroadamerican abroademployer employee relationshipfrenchjapaneselove triangleboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | husband wife estrangementracing teamsports teamrace trackscar on the foreheadworld championrace carchampagne bottledrinking champagnefacial scarfly fishingromantic rivalryfemale journalistcar crashcar accident β¦hotel roommarriage problemscheckered flaghospital visitmarital reconciliationfinish linemulti screentea drinkingbandaged facedressing gownmiddle age romancemarital argumentgrand prixracecar driverestranged wifeworkplace romanceworld championshipbloody handteammatejob offerautomobile racingblood on handssportsmanhead bandageheartbeathysterical womanleg injuryformula 1frenchmandisfigured faceestrangementsport in titlehospital bedhospital roomcomebackstretchercrashcrutchesnew jobhandshakemarital problemmarital separationtrophyrivalteambossaccidental deathscene during opening creditshypodermic needleraceitaliancheating wifepubchampionsplit screeninjectionscene during end creditsscarchampagnefired from the jobbusinessmanfishingaccidentdeath of friendambulancejournalistreportervoice over narrationcigarette smokingtwo word titleinterview (See All) |
Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy 'James Hunt (II)' (qv) (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver 'Niki Lauda' (qv) (Bruhl). The sto β¦ry follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die. (Read More)
Themes: | break uprivalry |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | englanditalyhospital |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | race trackworld championrace carchampagne bottlecar crashcheckered flaghospital visitracecar driverformula 1disfigured facetrophyrivalchampionsplit screenchampagne β¦ambulancevoice over narrationcigarette smoking (See All) |
The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, agai β¦nst the politics which infest the sport. Sublime, spiritual yet, on occasion, ruthless - Senna conquers and transcends Formula One to become a global superstar. Privately, he is humble, almost shy, and fiercely patriotic, donating millions to his native Brasil and contemplating a life beyond motor-racing. Yet he is struck down in his prime on the blackest weekend in the history of the sport, watched live on television by 300 million people. Years on he is revered in Formula One as the greatest motor racing driver of all time - and in Brasil as a Saint. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | race trackworld championrace carcar accidentcheckered flaggrand prixracecar driverteammateautomobile racingformula 1frenchmantrophyrivalaccidental deathscene during opening credits β¦championchampagneaccidentvoice over narrationinterview (See All) |
Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He's a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well.
Themes: | rivalry |
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | race trackrace carcar crashcar accidentcheckered flagautomobile racingtrophyteamambulancecigarette smoking |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou β¦r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairbreak uprivalryadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | love triangleboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | car accidentdressing gownleg injurycheating wifejournalistcigarette smoking |
In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity β¦ as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. (Read More)
Themes: | break uprivalryadultery |
Locations: | museumhotelhospital |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | car accidentcrutchesnew jobbosschampagnefired from the jobjournalistinterview |
Adrian Doria, a wealthy businessman named Man of the Year due to his high-tech company and his trade agreements with the Asian market, meets Virginia Goodman, a veteran lawyer expert in witness preparation and judicial declaration, recommended by Adrian's lawyer Felix Leiva in order to create a cred β¦ible defense. Arrested by the police in a mountain hotel room with the corpse of his lover at his side, photographer Laura Vidal, Adrian talks Virginia about the crime and his relationship with Laura, revealing that both suffered a car crash where a man called Daniel Garrido died, and how Laura manipulated Adrian to avoid the jail by Daniel's death. At the same time that Felix is looking for a clue that it could change the course of the events, Virginia and Adrian keep talking about the case but her, unconvinced of the Adrian's testimony, forces him to clear the dark points of his history, in a puzzle where the truth and the lie are easily exchangeable. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairmarriage |
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | love trianglehusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidenthotel roomhospital roomcrashaccidental deathcheating wifebusinessmancigarette smokinginterview |
Forty-year-old Christine Lucas wakes up in bed with a man she does not know, in an unfamiliar house. The man explains that he is her husband, Ben, and that she suffered brain damage from a car accident ten years earlier. Christine wakes up every morning with no memory of her life from her early twen β¦ties onwards. Christine receives treatment from Dr. Nasch, a neurologist at a local hospital who provides her a camera to record her thoughts and progress each day, and calls her every morning to remind her to watch the video in the camera. Soon, she starts to discover the truth around her. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Locations: | englandhotelhospital |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | facial scarcar accidenthotel roomhospital bedhospital roomhypodermic needleinjectionscaraccidentambulancecigarette smoking |
Famous symbologist on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unlea β¦shing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world's population. (Read More)
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | museumitalyhotelhospital |
Characters: | american abroad |
Story: | car crashcar accidentfrenchmanscene during opening creditshypodermic needleraceitalianinjectionscarambulance |
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | hotel roomcheating wifesplit screenchampagnefired from the jobbusinessmanvoice over narrationinterview |
Since a road accident left him with serious facial and bodily scarring, a former TV scientist has become obsessed by the marriage of motor-car technology with what he sees as the raw sexuality of car-crash victims. The scientist, along with a crash victim he has recently befriended, sets about perfo β¦rming a series of sexual acts in a variety of motor vehicles, either with other crash victims or with prostitutes whom they contort into the shape of trapped corpses. Ultimately, the scientist craves a suicidal union of blood, semen, and engine coolant, a union with which he becomes dangerously obsessed. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentcrashscaraccidentcigarette smoking |
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few β¦unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage! (Read More)
Story: | race trackrace carcar accidentgrand prixcrashtrophyracechampionaccidentinterview |
Dying of brain cancer, a dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger; but first, he must complete one last mission - even if it m β¦eans juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunt down the world's most ruthless terrorist and look after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife is out of town. (Read More)
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | american abroadboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | husband wife estrangementcar crashcar accidentestranged wifescene during opening creditshypodermic needlesplit screeninjection |
The middle-class couple Linda Hanson and Jim Hanson live a wasted and routine relationship with their two daughters in their comfortable house in the suburbs. On a Thursday morning, the local sheriff visits Linda and tells her that her husband died in a car accident on the previous day. On the next β¦morning, when Linda awakes, she finds Jim safe and sound at home. When she awakes on the next morning, she realizes that her days are out of order, but her family and friends believe she is insane. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairaffairmarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentmarital problemscaraccidentinterview |
Dan is a 51 year old executive who learns that his company is being restructured and he is being demoted. Carter, who is 26, replaces him. Dan who has two teenage daughters with another on the way, decides to suck it up and work for Carter. Dan and Carter's working relationship is tested when Carter β¦ begins a relationship with Alex, who is Dan's daughter. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | car accidentjob offerheartbeathospital roomhandshakemarital separationbusinessman |
Steve Everett, Oakland Tribune journalist with a passion for women and alcohol, is given the coverage of the upcoming execution of murderer Frank Beachum. His attractive colleague Michelle died in a car accident the night before. Bob Findley, Steve's boss and husband to Steve's current affair, wants β¦ him dead and gone as soon as possible. When Steve stumbles across the possibility of Frank Beachum being innocently on death row, Bob feels his time to have come. Now Steve only has a few hours left to prove the innocence of Frank and to be right with this theory, as he definitely will be history if he's not. (Read More)
Themes: | affairadultery |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | father daughter relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentbossaccidentjournalistreportercigarette smoking |
Ben Randall is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. When his crew is killed in an accident and his marriage ends, his commander tells him he wants Randall to go to the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer "A" School to train other rescue swimmers. He encounters a guy named Jake who's a little cocky because he was β¦ once a swim champion. So Ben puts him through the wringer to see if he can handle it. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalrymarriage |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | estranged wifeteamchampionaccidentdeath of friendambulancevoice over narration |
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. I β¦n the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find joy in life. (Read More)
Themes: | marriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | race carhotel roomhospital visithospital roommarital problemhypodermic needlechampagnebusinessmanvoice over narrationcigarette smoking |
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal had left them long ago, and comes back to make things right with his family.
Themes: | extramarital affairmarriage |
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentestrangementmarital separationambulancevoice over narrationcigarette smokinginterview |
On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers from two commercial expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered by β¦man. Challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible odds. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry |
Characters: | american abroadjapanesehusband wife relationship |
Story: | husband wife estrangementfemale journalisthypodermic needleinjectiondeath of friendjournalistreporter |
Leo and Paige are a couple who just got married. After an accident, Paige is left unconscious, and when she awakes she doesn't remember Leo. Her parents, whom she hasn't seen since she and Leo got together, come and visit her. She can't believe that she hasn't seen them for such a long time. Leo wan β¦ts to bring her home with him but her parents want her to go with them. She goes with Leo but when she doesn't recognize anything, she goes to her parents. And she wonders why did she cut off contact with her family. She also runs into her ex and wonders why they broke up. Leo tries to win her back by courting her again. (Read More)
Themes: | adulterymarriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | facial scarromantic rivalrycar accidenthospital visithospital bedaccidenttwo word title |
On the brink of the new Millennium in the bustling City of Mexico, one horrible car accident intertwines inextricably the lives of three perfect strangers. Octavio, a rebellious adolescent who is secretly in love with his sister-in-law, dreams of escaping his miserable life, and for this reason, he β¦enters reluctantly the obscure world of dog fighting with his lethal dog Cofi. And then unexpectedly, Valeria, a stunning woman and famous supermodel, will cross paths with Octavio, while in the meantime, her pampered little dog Richie manages to vanish into thin air in the confined space of her apartment. Lastly, Chivo, an ex-guerrilla vagabond, after abandoning his little daughter, unable to make up for lost time, he channels his love to the city's strays and a mortally wounded Rottweiler. In the end, even though all the weary characters, men and beasts, wish for a bright future, in this life-changing journey in the pursuit of love, sometimes infidelity, sin and death can get in the way. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairrivalryadulterymarriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentcrutchesaccidentambulancetwo word title |
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 β¦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: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car in waterhotel |
Characters: | frenchfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | hotel roomhypodermic needleinjectionbusinessmancigarette smoking |
The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer. Speed is loyal to the family business, run by his parents Pops and Mom. Pops designed Speed's car β¦, the Mach 5. The owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed a lucrative offer, Speed rejects the offer, angering the owner. Speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests, including Royalton, are fixing races and cheating to gain profit. With the offer to Speed denied, Royalton wants to ensure that Speed will not win races. Speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend Trixie and enters The Crucible in a partnership with his one-time rival, Racer X, seeking to rescue his family's business and the racing sport itself. (Read More)
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | race trackrace carcar accidentcheckered flagfinish lineracecar driverautomobile racingrivalrace |
Coming back to accomplish the divorce procedure, Ahmad an Iranian man, arrives in Paris after four years to meet his ex-wife and her daughters from her previous marriage. He notices his ex is in a relationship with an Arab named Samir who also has a son and a wife in a coma. The relationship of the β¦older daughter and her mother is in deterioration because the daughter thinks her mother is the cause of Samir's wife comatose state. The affairs get more complicated when the older daughter discloses something heinous she has done. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipfrenchlove trianglehusband wife relationship |
Story: | hospital bedhandshakemarital separationcigarette smokingtwo word title |
Themes: | extramarital affairadultery |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | american abroademployer employee relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hotel roomnew jobhandshakescene during opening creditshypodermic needleinjectionbusinessmancigarette smoking |
In London, the public relation Helen is fired from her position in a PR company. While returning home, she does not catch the train in the subway. But in another possibility of her life, she catches the train in the subway. The story shows two parallel lives of Helen: in one life, she stays with her β¦ boyfriend Gerry, and in the other life, she finds that Gerry cheats her with Lydia and falls in love with James Hammerton. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairbreak upadultery |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hospital roommarital separationscene during opening creditspubfired from the jobcigarette smokingtwo word title |
A once handsome playboy, Cesar finds himself in a mental facility and he can't remember why. All he can remember is meeting the love of his life for one day, and then getting into a car accident which left his face horribly disfigured. But the pain of becoming physically undesirable may help him to β¦find the truth. (Read More)
Characters: | love triangleboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentfrenchmandisfigured faceaccidentvoice over narrationinterview |
An inksetter in New York, Quoyle returns to his family's longtime home, a small fishing town in Newfoundland, with his young daughter, after a traumatizing experience with her mother, Petal, who sold her to an illegal adoption agency. Though Quoyle has had little success thus far in life, his shippi β¦ng news column in the newspaper "The Gammy Bird" finds an audience, and his experiences in the town change his life. Then he meets the widow Wavey... (Read More)
Themes: | adulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentmarital problemfishingaccidentambulancereporter |
A visionary sheik believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary β¦feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. (Read More)
Themes: | marriage |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | husband wife estrangementfly fishinghandshaketeamsplit screenfishingjournalistcigarette smoking |
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: | rivalrymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | frenchlove triangleboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | trophychampagnefired from the jobambulancevoice over narrationcigarette smoking |
To escape an abusive boyfriend, without announcing her plans in advance, Jean Gilkyson takes her young daughter Griff to the Wyoming ranch of her father-in-law, Einar. Jean and Einar are disaffected, as he blames her for the death of his son in a car accident. Einar is taking care of his friend Mitc β¦h, who was attacked by a bear, and Einar does not know that he has a granddaughter. While Mitch heals and forgives the bear, Einar also changes his feelings regarding Jean, finally understanding that accidents happen and accepting her and loving Griff. (Read More)
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | car accidentcrutchestrophyhypodermic needleinjectionscaraccidentcigarette smoking |
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's s β¦oon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairaffairadultery |
Characters: | frenchfather daughter relationship |
Story: | world championcar crashinjectionaccidentambulancereportertwo word titleinterview |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | extramarital affairrivalryadultery |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | head bandagetrophyrivalaccidental deathscene during opening creditsdeath of friendvoice over narrationcigarette smoking |
When his partner is killed by the mysterious and possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark, Steve Zissou and his Team Zissou crew set off for an expedition to hunt down the creature. Along with his estranged wife, a beautiful journalist and a co-pilot who could possibly be Zissou's son, the crew set off for β¦ one wild expedition. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | italyhotel |
Story: | estranged wifenew jobteamitalianscene during end creditsdeath of friendjournalistreporterinterview |
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 β¦vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car accidentmarital separationhypodermic needlescaraccidentambulancevoice over narrationcigarette smokingtwo word title |
Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament, where participants are seriously injured, even killed. Frank decides to go despite being told by his superiors in the army that he can't because they need him. Two army offic β¦ers are sent to get him and the trail leads to Hong Kong but Frank eludes them. While Frank advances, he knows that he may have to face Chong Li, the defending champion, who has killed a few participants. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry |
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Characters: | american abroadjapanesehusband wife relationship |
Story: | female journalistrivalchampionscarjournalistreporter |
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. β¦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: | extramarital affairadultery |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | italyhotel |
Characters: | love trianglehusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | italiancheating wifechampagnereportervoice over narrationcigarette smokinginterview |
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star develo β¦ping her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affair |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car fire |
Characters: | japanesefather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidentstretcherhypodermic needlesplit screeninjectionscarchampagnedeath of friendambulancevoice over narrationcigarette smokingtwo word title |
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.
Themes: | extramarital affair |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | car crashstretcherhypodermic needlecheating wifeinjectionscarambulancevoice over narrationcigarette smokinginterview |
Ben has recently graduated from college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt hi β¦m when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairaffairbreak upadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | love triangleboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hotel roomtwo word title |
Against the backdrop of aged has-been rock star Billy Mack's Christmas themed comeback cover of "Love Is All Around" which he knows is crap and makes no bones about it much to his manager Joe's chagrin as he promotes the record, several interrelated stories about romantic love and the obstacles to h β¦appiness through love for Londoners are presented in the five weeks preceding Christmas. Daniel's wife has just passed away, leaving him to take care of his adolescent stepson Sam by himself. Daniel is uncertain how to deal with Sam and his problems without his wife present, especially in light of a potential budding romance within their household. Juliet and Peter have just gotten married. They believe that Peter's best friend and best man Mark hates Juliet but won't say so to his or her face. Others looking at the situation from the outside believe Mark is jealous of Juliet as he is in love with Peter himself. Jamie, a writer, is taking a writing retreat by himself in rural France following catching his latest girlfriend in an indiscretion. Jamie ends up spending much time in France with Aurelia, the Portuguese woman hired as the housekeeper. The question becomes not only if they can communicate their day-to-day needs with each other as she speaks no English, he speaks no Portuguese, and neither speaks French well, but communicate what seems to be their increasing mutual attraction to each other. Sarah has been in love with her co-worker Karl for the two years they have worked toβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | american abroademployer employee relationshipfrenchboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car accidentcomebackmarital problemsplit screenscene during end creditsvoice over narrationtwo word titleinterview |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Themes: | extramarital affairadultery |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | love trianglefather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | car accidentmarital separationhypodermic needlecheating wifefired from the jobambulancecigarette smoking |
When anti-death-penalty activist David Gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague, reporter Bitsey Bloom sets out to learn the story behind Gale's crime. What she finds challenges her belief in Gale's guilt and, finally, in the justice system.
Themes: | extramarital affairadultery |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | italyhospital |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | marital separationinjectionfired from the jobjournalistreportercigarette smokinginterview |
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. As a New Year's Resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin β¦ when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance who Bridget cannot seem to stop running into or help finding quietly attractive. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadultery |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | employer employee relationshiplove trianglefather daughter relationship |
Story: | marital problembosscigarette smokinginterview |
Ever since his match with Clubber Lang, Rocky Balboa has a peaceful life. And now he and former champion, Apollo Creed, enjoy good times and are now the best of friends. But Rocky's peaceful life as a boxer gets paused after a match Apollo went into. Unfortunately, Creed fought Ivan drago, a 6'5" Ru β¦ssian who has never lost a match, and sadly, brutally murders Apollo in the ring. A funeral is held and times start going downhill fast. Now, in order to restore honor, Rocky challenges Drago to a match and must beat him for sweet, bitter vengeance. (Read More)
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | american abroadhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | car accidentcomebackscene during opening creditshypodermic needlechampionsplit screeninjectiondeath of friendcigarette smoking |
Hard-drinking journalist Paul Kemp takes a job at a besieged newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His volatile editor, Lotterman, assigns him to tourist pieces and horoscopes, but promises more. Paul rooms with Sala, an aging and equally alcoholic reporter, in a rundown flat. Sanderson, a wealthy ent β¦repreneur, hires Paul to flack for a group of investors who plan to buy an island near the capital and build a resort. Sanderson's girl-friend, the beguiling Chenault, bats her eyes at Paul. His loyalties face challenges when he and Sala get in trouble with locals, when a Carnival dance enrages Sanderson, and when the paper hits the skids. Is the solution always alcohol? (Read More)
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | american abroad |
Story: | facial scarnew jobbusinessmanjournalistreportervoice over narrationcigarette smoking |
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a β¦ rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman. (Read More)
Locations: | hotelhospital |
Story: | sports teamcomebackteamscarfishingreporter |
The needy Gigi Haim is a young woman seeking her prince charming somewhere amongst her unsuccessful dates. After dating estate agent Conor Barry, Gigi anxiously expects to receive a phone call from him. However Conor never calls her. Gigi decides to go to the bar where he frequents to see him, but s β¦he meets his friend Alex who works there. They become friends and Alex helps Gigi to interpret the subtle signs given out by her dates. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairaffairbreak upmarriage |
Characters: | love triangleboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | marital problemscene during end creditsvoice over narrationcigarette smoking |
Fate deals young orphan Matt Murdock a strange hand when he is doused with hazardous waste. The accident leaves Matt blind but also gives him a heightened "radar sense" that allows him to "see" far better than any man. Years later Murdock has grown into a man and becomes a respected criminal attorne β¦y. But after he's done his "day job" Matt takes on a secret identity as "The Man Without Fear," Daredevil, the masked avenger that patrols the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen and New York City to combat the injustice that he cannot tackle in the courtroom. (Read More)
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | englandhospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationship |
Story: | car crashcar accidenthypodermic needlepubscene during end creditschampagneaccidentreportervoice over narration |