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Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny run home to watch the show and drool over the hot Link Larkin, much to Tracy's mother Edna's dismay. After one of the stars of the show leaves, Corny Co …llins holds auditions to see who will be the next person on the Corny Collins show. With all of the help of her friend Seaweed, Tracy makes it on the show, angering the evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma. Tracy then decides that it's not fair that the black kids can only dance on the Corny Collins Show once a month, and with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, her father and Edna, she's going to integrate the show.....without denting her 'do! (Read More)
Themes: | cheatingdysfunctional familyracismdancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high schoolbehind the scenes |
Locations: | school buspolice carbusschoolbar |
Characters: | religious fundamentalistbest frienddancerpolicemanpolice officerstudentnurseteacherfemale protagonistteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendafrican american …father daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice (See All) |
Period: | year 19621960s |
Story: | shoeshine manironing boardbeauty pageanthair spraytheatrical agentphysical education classp.e. classchemistry classprotest signnewspaper boynewspaper headlinedance contesttitle appears in songcandy barblack white friendship …reference to gina lollobrigidareference to jackie kennedywhoopee cushionnovelty shopbased on stage musicalgorilla maskturkey basterfitting roomracial integrationgirl tied uptony award sourcecivil rights eratv cameramanfadlaundressreference to doris dayhiding in a car trunkgirls' bathroomreference to j. edgar hooveroverprotective parentwoman played by mantv show hostdress shopboys' bathroomshoeshineplacardblonde stereotypemusic storememorabiliawashing clothesflasherbomb shelterfat girlsocial changeinstructorpageantdoughnutfat suitracial segregationtiaraclothes linemarchingphonograph recordtv camerarecord storefat womanprotestormarchbaltimore marylandracial tensiongarbage truckdetentionteenage crushbeauty salonironingtv studioteenage daughterblackboardbillboardcrownmusic bandhairunderdogalarm clockdressing roominterracial romancelove at first sightbackstageobesitynostalgiacivil rightsswitchbladegas maskfemale tied uptv showflatulenceagentcommunistdemonstrationrace relationsfaintingtv newsropeapplauserecord playerblack americanfireworksclasstied upratscene during end creditsauditionprotestmicrophonenews reportno opening creditsfalse accusationeatingflashlightnewspapertelevisionclassroomrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvremakefoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingone word titlef ratedkiss (See All) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
Themes: | dancefriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school busbusbar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice officerstudentnurseteacherbrother sister relationshipsingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | newspaper headlineprotestormarchironingmusic banddressing roomcivil rightsdemonstrationclassprotestmicrophonenews reportno opening creditsnewspapertelevision …classroomrunningwatching tvsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (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: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | dancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | based on stage musicaltv studiodressing roombackstagetv showrace relationstv newsapplauseblack americanauditionmicrophoneno opening creditstearsdrinkwatching tv …songcryingtelephone callpartysingingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingone word titlekiss (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: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | busschool |
Characters: | best frienddancerstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | boys' bathroommusic storerecord storemusic banddressing roombackstageswitchbladerecord playermicrophoneeatingrunningtearsdrinkfoodsong …cryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is …short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)
Themes: | dancedrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemansingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | based on stage musicalhairlove at first sightgas maskdemonstrationblack americanprotestmicrophoneeatingrunningtearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …partysingingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingone word title (See All) |
Teenager Andie is one of the not-so-popular girls in high school. She usually hangs out with her friends Iona or Duckie. Duckie has always had a crush on her, but now she has met a new guy at school, Blane. He's one of the rich and popular guys but can the two worlds meet?
Themes: | dysfunctional familydancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | studentteenage boyteenage girlsingerfather daughter relationship |
Story: | dance contestmusic storephonograph recordrecord storeteenage daughterrecord playermicrophonetearswatching tvcryingsingingphotographdancingkiss |
Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school buspolice carschoolbar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | boys' bathroombackstagedemonstrationclassauditionprotestmicrophoneclassroomtearsdrinksongcryingtelephone callpartysinging …title spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Themes: | racismdancedrinking |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | dancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerafrican americanhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | civil rightsswitchbladecommunistdemonstrationrace relationsblack americanclassprotestflashlightnewspaperclassroomdrinksongtelephone callsinging …dancingkiss (See All) |
Young Caucasian Dan Dunne teaches history and coaches the girls basketball team at a Brooklyn high school populated primarily by black and Hispanic students. To the chagrin of his superiors, Dan bucks the outlined curriculum of historical facts in favor of the philosophy of historical events, genera …lly discussing the concept of dialectics. As such, he captures the imagination of his students, at least in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, Dan's life is in shambles. He has a distant but cordial relationship with his family. He uses illicit drugs rampantly. Although his former girlfriend Rachel was able to clean up her drug habit, Dan believes that rehab will not work for him. Due to a combination of these issues, he treats women poorly. Thirteen year old Drey is a student in his class and a player on his basketball team. Drey has her own problems. Her parents are divorced, with her father a virtually non-existent figure in her life and her EMT mother generally absent as she is always working to provide for Drey. Her older brother Mike is incarcerated for selling drugs for a local dealer named Frank. Mike took the fall for Frank, who in turn protects Drey whether she wants to be associated with him or not. Dan and Drey's relationship changes when Drey catches Dan, believing he is alone, smoking crack in the girl's locker room bathroom. He is totally stoned. Their resulting friendship, which is seen as inappropriate by the few who know, is based on each being unable to dea… (Read More)
Themes: | cheatingracismdancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolbar |
Characters: | dancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | alarm clockcivil rightscommunistdemonstrationrace relationsblack americanclassprotestnewspaperclassroomdrinksongtelephone callpartysinging …photographdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rig …hts Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history. (Read More)
Themes: | racismfriendship |
Characters: | policemanstudentteenage boyteenage girlsingerfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | racial segregationmarchracial tensioncivil rightsdemonstrationrace relationsblack americanprotestno opening creditssongtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by characterone word titlef rated |
East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set u …p the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemannurseteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | protestormarchironingbillboardcommunistdemonstrationfaintingfireworkseatingtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcrying …partysingingdancing (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | best friendstudentteacherfemale protagonistteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | girls' bathroomdetentiondemonstrationfaintingclassprotestmicrophonefalse accusationclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingphotographkiss (See All) |
Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | police carbusbar |
Characters: | policemanbrother sister relationshipsingerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | theatrical agentapplauserecord playerauditionmicrophoneno opening creditseatingflashlightdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by character …photographcigarette smoking (See All) |
In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how … to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars. (Read More)
Themes: | dancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | busschool |
Characters: | dancerstudentteacherteenage boyfriendafrican americanmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | chemistry classunderdogdemonstrationrecord playerblack americanclassclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtitle spoken by characterdancing |
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar pr …odigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school busschoolbar |
Characters: | best friendstudentteachersingerfriendpolice |
Story: | blackboardmusic bandclassscene during end creditsclassroomdrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by character |
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician …. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | dancernursesingermother son relationship |
Story: | title appears in songdressing roombackstagenostalgiaapplausemicrophoneeatingtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingtelephone callsinging …title spoken by characterdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school busschoolbar |
Characters: | policemanstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | girls' bathroomdetentionflatulencerecord playerclassmicrophoneclassroomdrinksongtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingkiss |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | policemanstudentnurseteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | record playerclassmicrophoneno opening creditseatingclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysinging …photographkiss (See All) |
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Toget …her, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen. This friendship helps Jess deal with the tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyfriendship |
Locations: | school buspolice carschool |
Characters: | best friendpolice officerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | blackboardcrownropeclassroomrunningtearswatching tvsingingphotographdancing |
Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch.
Locations: | school buspolice carbusschool |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice officerbrother sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | newspaper boyeatingnewspapertearsfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingkiss |
A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place …the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | best frienddancerstudentteacherfemale protagonistteenage boyteenage girlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | demonstrationclassprotestnewspaperclassroomrunningtearssongcryingtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingone word titlef rated …kiss (See All) |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
Themes: | cheatingdancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | teacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | teenage crushironingrecord playermicrophoneeatingrunningdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotograph …dancingcigarette smokingkiss (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)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | behind the scenes |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemannursefriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlinedressing roombackstageapplauserecord playerauditionmicrophoneeatingnewspaperrunningtearsdrinkfoodcryingphotograph …dancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | dancerpolicemansingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | reference to doris daynostalgiaflatulencecommunistapplausemicrophonefalse accusationeatingflashlightrunningtearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callpartysingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss (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: | drinking |
Locations: | school buspolice carschool |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | teenage crushrecord playerno opening creditseatingflashlightrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodcryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographdancing …cigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Me …tzler to run for president as well. Chaos ensues. (Read More)
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | studentteacherfemale protagonistteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | chemistry classteenage crushteenage daughterrunningcryingpartytitle spoken by characterone word titlef ratedkiss |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school buspolice carbar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemansingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | black americanmicrophonetearsdrinksongcryingtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
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: | racismdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | policemannurseteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tiarabeauty saloninterracial romancelove at first sightrace relationsfaintingapplausemicrophonenewspapertearsdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingcigarette smokingone word titlekiss (See All) |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | police carschool |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice officerteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | marchingapplauseclasseatingnewspaperclassroomtearswatching tvfoodcryingpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss |
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: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | schoolbar |
Characters: | dancerstudentnurseteacherfemale protagonistteenage girlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | reference to doris daynostalgiacommunistclassnewspaperclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph …dancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old child whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get … anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | school busbusschool |
Characters: | dancerstudentteachersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | marchingironingblackboardunderdogalarm clockapplausefireworksclassscene during end creditseatingnewspaperclassroomrunningtearsfood …songcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced …with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | police carschoolbar |
Characters: | policemanteacherfriendmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | physical education classnewspaper headlineboys' bathroomswitchbladegas maskrecord playerclasstied upeatingflashlightnewspaperclassroomdrinkfoodtelephone call …cigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. W …hen they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous! (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrinking |
Locations: | school busbus |
Characters: | singermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | obesityeatingnewspaperrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingkiss |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | newspaper headlinetv cameratv newsrecord playermicrophonenews reporteatingflashlightnewspaperwatching tvfoodtelephone callphotographdancingcigarette smoking …kiss (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: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanstudentteacherfemale protagonistteenage boyteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | gas maskcommunistdemonstrationfaintingclassprotestfalse accusationeatingflashlightnewspaperclassroomrunningtearsdrinkwatching tv …foodcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smokingone word titlef ratedkiss (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Themes: | cheatingdancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Characters: | best frienddancerpolicemanteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | record storeteenage crushdressing roombackstageclasseatingclassroomrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodcryingtelephone callparty …singingphotographdancingkiss (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)
Locations: | police carbusschool |
Characters: | policemannurseteacherfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | newspaper headlinedemonstrationclassprotestmicrophoneno opening creditsfalse accusationeatingnewspaperclassroomrunningtearsfoodsongcrying …telephone callsingingphotographcigarette smokingone word titlef rated (See All) |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
Themes: | dancefriendship |
Locations: | busschool |
Characters: | best frienddancerpolicemanteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | communistdemonstrationrecord playerclassauditionclassroomrunningtearscryingtelephone callphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Poppy Cross is happy-go-lucky. At 30, she lives in Camden: cheeky, playful, frank while funny, and talkative to strangers. She's a conscientious and exuberant primary-school teacher, flatmates with Zoe, her long-time friend; she's close to one sister, and not so close to another. In this slice of li …fe story, we watch her take driving lessons from Scott, a dour and tightly-wound instructor, take classes in flamenco dance from a fiery Spaniard, encounter a tramp in the night, and sort out a student's aggressive behavior with a social worker's help. Along the way, we wonder if her open attitude puts her at risk of misunderstanding or worse. What is the root of happiness? (Read More)
Themes: | dancedrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | busschoolbar |
Characters: | dancerteacherfemale protagonistsingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | instructorclasseatingclassroomrunningdrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
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: | cheatingdrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | police carschool |
Characters: | policemanpolice officerfemale protagonistteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | switchbladefaintingclassflashlightclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingcigarette smoking |
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice officersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | applauseauditionmicrophoneeatingrunningdrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingtitle spoken by characterphotograph …dancingcigarette smokingone word titlekiss (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | racismdrinking |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | dancersingerafrican americanhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | year 19621960s |
Story: | protest signlaundresswashing clothescivil rightsrace relationsapplausemicrophonerunningtearsdrinksongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterdancing …cigarette smokingone word titlekiss (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: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | police carschoolbar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | classfalse accusationeatingclassroomrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvfoodcryingtelephone callphotographdancingcigarette smokingone word title |
When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his pa …rents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been. (Read More)
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | studentteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlinephonograph recordblackboardapplauserecord playerratmicrophoneflashlightclassroomrunningtearswatching tvcryingsingingphotograph …one word title (See All) |
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's r …eal concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Characters: | best friendpolicemanstudentteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | overprotective parentswitchbladeblack americanclasseatingrunningtearsdrinkfoodcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingkiss |
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: | drinking |
Locations: | busbar |
Characters: | dancernursesingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | protestorcivil rightstv showdemonstrationapplauserecord playerprotestmicrophoneeatingnewspaperdrinkwatching tvfoodsongtelephone call …partysingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
Themes: | dancedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolbar |
Characters: | best frienddancerteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | black americanclassclassroomtearsdrinkcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy …friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | dancerteenage boyteenage girlmother daughter relationship |
Story: | dance contestclothes lineteenage crushteenage daughterauditionflashlighttelevisionrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callpartysinging …photographdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (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)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | best frienddancerstudentsingerfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hair spraymarchinggarbage trucklove at first sightmicrophonedrinkfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingtitle spoken by characterdancingkiss |
Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is Nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in WWII. Denker agrees … and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality. (Read More)
Locations: | police carbus |
Characters: | studentnurseteacherteenage boyteenage girlhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | placardmarchingphonograph recordprotestorblackboardrecord playernews reportclassroomtearswatching tvphotograph |