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Henry Van Cleve presents himself at the gates of Hell only to find he is closely vetted on his qualifications for entry. Surprised there is any question on his suitability, he recounts his lively life and the women he has known from his mother onwards, but mainly concentrating on his happy but somet …imes difficult twenty-five years of marriage to Martha. (Read More)
Themes: | afterlifedevilforgivenesswealthdeath of wifechildhoodgreedalcoholismillnessunfaithfulnessredemptiondeath of fathermemoryfuneraldrunkenness …drinkingjealousyghostbetrayalmoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath (See All) |
Mood: | vignetterain |
Locations: | urban settingnightclubtrainnew york city |
Characters: | french teacherfrench maidhorse thiefmother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshipyounger version of characterfiance fiancee relationshipaunt nephew relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipfrenchteenage boylove triangle …lawyerbabydancerpolicemannursegirlboysingerdoctorafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Period: | 1870s1880s1890s1900s20th century1910s1920s19th century1930s |
Story: | wedding anniversarydeal with the devilreading a newspaperletter of recommendationreading a bookbirthday cakelooking at oneself in a mirrorteen drinkingunhappy marriagetelephone callreference to philadelphia pennsylvaniafifth avenue manhattan new york cityreference to harvard universityreference to chicago illinoisziegfeld follies …eternal damnationreference to johann sebastian bachreference to casanovaabandoned by wife73 year old81 year old47 year old43 year old60 year oldyear 1887reference to mohammed45 year old36 year old46 year oldreference to wolfgang amadeus mozart70 year oldflashback within a flashbackpaunchnouveau riche50 year oldphilanderingboard of directors26 year oldhiccupsyear 1888looking through a windowabandoned by motherhadesthermometermother daughter reunionin lawgolddiggerengagement partyfaustphilandererturn of the centuryreference to ludwig van beethovenfather daughter reunionreference to santa clausbroken engagementsneezingflirtationnecktieshowgirlreference to shakespeare's romeo and julietelopementtrapdoorkansastelegramtutorgigolotheatre production15 year oldcentral park manhattan new york cityestatebarking dogbeing followedanniversaryphiladelphia pennsylvaniamarital separationsnowingbookstorereference to satantheatre audiencelove at first sightbutlerjob interviewmillionairecynicismfollowing someoneorchestratold in flashbackwomanizerservantimpersonationloss of wifeaginghappinessmedicineclaim in titleeyeglassesblack americanflirtingclass differencesdeath of husbandpursuitprankbraceletsuitcasefired from the jobliarflash forwardconfessioncigar smokingwinenewspapertelephonebirthdaytearsliebooklettersecretdrinkmirrordreamsongcryingvoice over narrationbased on playchasesingingphotographdancingkissflashback (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: | wealthillnessredemptionfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipteenage boylove trianglebabypolicemannursesingerdoctorafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship …mother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Period: | 1920s1930s |
Story: | telephone callelopementmarital separationlove at first sightmillionaireservantagingeyeglassesclass differencescigar smokingnewspaperbirthdaytearsbookletter …drinkmirrorsongcryingsingingkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of fathermemorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Characters: | younger version of characterteenage boybabydancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calltheatre productionaginghappinessdeath of husbandflash forwardwinetelephonebirthdaytearsliebooksecret …drinkmirrordreamsongcryingsingingphotographdancingkissflashback (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: | death of wifechildhoodfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipteenage boybabydancergirlboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday caketelephone callabandoned by mothertheatre audiencedeath of husbandflash forwardtelephonebirthdaytearsliebooklettersecretdrinkmirror …dreamsongcryingsingingphotographdancingkissflashback (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | death of wifedeath of fathermemoryfuneraldrinkingbetrayalmoneydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | frenchteenage boybabydancerpolicemannursegirlboydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callbarking dogsnowingloss of wifeeyeglassespursuitflash forwardwinenewspapertelephoneliebookletter …drinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationchasephotographdancingkissflashback (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessmemoryfuneraldrinkingjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshiplove trianglebabypolicemanboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday caketelephone callcentral park manhattan new york citysnowingorchestradeath of husbandflash forwardbirthdaytearsliedrinksongcryingsingingkiss …flashback (See All) |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
Themes: | death of wifeillnessmemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Locations: | urban settingtrain |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipbabypolicemansingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone calltelegramloss of wifeaginghappinessdeath of husbandsuitcasefired from the jobliarlieletterdrinkdreamsongcrying …singingphotograph (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: | death of fathermemoryfuneraldrinkingmoneydeath |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshiplawyerbabydancergirlsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calltelegrambookstoretheatre audiencejob interviewcynicismeyeglassespursuitliarflash forwardnewspapertelephonetearslie …bookletterdrinkmirrorsongcryingchasesingingphotographdancingflashback (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: | death of wifeillnessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrain |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbabydancernurseboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callsnowingtheatre audienceservanthappinessmedicinecigar smokingnewspaperbirthdaytearsdrinkmirrordreamsong …cryingvoice over narrationsingingdancingflashback (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: | redemptiondrunkennessdrinkingmoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipfrenchlove trianglebabydancerpolicemannurseboysingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | unhappy marriagetelephone calllove at first sightorchestraservantdeath of husbandsuitcaseflash forwardtearsbookletterdrinkmirrorsongcrying …chasesingingdancingkissflashback (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenesschildhoodillnessredemptiondeath of fathermemoryfuneraldrinkingbetrayalmoneymarriagedeath |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbabydancerboysingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callsnowingtheatre audienceservantpursuitsuitcaseliarflash forwardbirthdaytearsliebooklettersecret …mirrorsongcryingchasesingingphotographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estrang …ed mother. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenessmemorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoney |
Characters: | teenage boylove trianglenursesingerdoctorafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1910s |
Story: | birthday cakelooking at oneself in a mirrorabandoned by wifelooking through a windowabandoned by mothertelegrambeing followedfollowing someoneblack americanliarcigar smokingwinebirthdaytearslie …drinkmirrorcryingsingingphotographkiss (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: | wealthdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | frenchlove trianglelawyerbabynursedoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | birthday caketelephone calltheatre productiontold in flashbackagingeyeglassesflirtingfired from the jobcigar smokingwinebirthdaytearsdrinkcryingvoice over narration …photographkissflashback (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthgreedjealousymoneymarriagedeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | frenchlawyerpolicemanboymother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callflashback within a flashbacktrapdoortelegrambarking dogbeing followedsnowingbutlerfollowing someoneservanteyeglassesflirtingpursuitflash forward …confessionwinenewspapertelephonebirthdaytearsbooklettersecretcryingchasesingingphotographflashbackkiss (See All) |
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 …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenesswealthunfaithfulnessdeath of fatherjealousybetrayalmoneyinfidelitymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | love triangledancerpolicemandoctorhusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencelove at first sightfollowing someoneimpersonationhappinesseyeglassesflash forwardbirthdaytearsliebookmirrorcryingbased on playphotograph …dancingkissflashback (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: | illnessmemorydrinkingjealousy |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipteenage boydancerpolicemangirlboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakelooking at oneself in a mirrorteen drinkingtelephone callreference to harvard universityreference to santa claustutor15 year oldtheatre audienceimpersonationhappinesseyeglassesprankflash forwardwine …telephonebirthdaytearsbooklettersecretdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingkissflashback (See All) |
Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her …separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)
Themes: | alcoholismunfaithfulnessdeath of fathermemoryfuneraldrinkingmoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to santa clausmarital separationcynicismeyeglassesdeath of husbandliarwinetelephonetearsliebooksecretdrink …mirrorsongcryingbased on playsingingphotographkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessmemorydrinkingjealousyinfidelity |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrain |
Characters: | love triangledancernurseboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | telephone callshowgirlbeing followedfollowing someonewomanizereyeglassespursuitbirthdaytearsliedrinkmirrorsongcryingvoice over narration …chasesingingphotographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipfrenchteenage boybabygirlboysingerafrican americanfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorreference to shakespeare's romeo and julieteyeglassesblack americanpursuitflash forwardcigar smokingtearsdrinkmirrordreamsongcryingvoice over narrationchase …singingkissflashback (See All) |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Themes: | death of wifeunfaithfulnessmemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelitydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshiplawyerbabydoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone call70 year oldaginghappinesssuitcasewinetelephonetearssecretdrinkmirrorcryingkiss |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneymarriagedeath |
Characters: | teenage boybabynursegirlboysingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday caketelephone calllooking through a windowflirtingdeath of husbandflash forwardwinebirthdaybookdrinkmirrorsongsingingphotographflashback |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | forgivenessdeath of wiferedemptiondrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshipuncle nephew relationshipdancernursegirlboysingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelegrambeing followedfollowing someoneloss of wifeeyeglassespursuitsuitcaseliarflash forwardtearsliebooksecretdrink …mirrorsongcryingchasesingingphotographdancingflashback (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: | unfaithfulnessmemorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshiplawyerbabydancernursesingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callelopementphiladelphia pennsylvaniahappinessfired from the jobliarcigar smokingwinenewspapertelephonetearsliebookletterdrink …songcryingvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | afterlifeillnessredemptionmemorydrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | babydancerpolicemannursegirlboydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday cakelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callmarital separationmedicinepursuitwinetelephonebirthdaytearsdrinkmirrordreamcryingchase …singingphotographdancingkiss (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: | wealthmemorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshiplove triangledancerpolicemansingerdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callestatetheatre audiencebutlercynicismservanthappinessclass differencespursuitfired from the jobliarwinenewspaperliesecret …drinkmirrorsongchasesingingdancingkiss (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of fatherfuneraldrinkingjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerbabypolicemanafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to wolfgang amadeus mozarttheatre productioncentral park manhattan new york citysnowingtheatre audiencejob interviewblack americanfired from the jobflash forwardtearsliebookdrink …mirrorcryingvoice over narrationphotographkiss (See All) |
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.
Themes: | death of wife |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiplove triangledancerpolicemangirlboysingerdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callbookstoreloss of wifeconfessionnewspapertearsbookmirrorsongcryingsingingphotographdancingkiss |
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: | afterliferedemptionmemoryfuneraldrinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | teenage boydancerpolicemangirldoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone calltrapdoorbeing followedfollowing someoneeyeglassespursuitsuitcaseflash forwardbirthdaytearsbookdrinkdreamcryingvoice over narration …chasephotographdancingkissflashback (See All) |
The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed o …nly to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to London for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee (Vijay Crishna), Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's (Kiran Kher) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance. It caused a rift between the families and even though Devdas tried to convince his father, only antagonism came his way. Finally, he moved away from Paro and wrote a letter to her, asking her to forget him. Only, he didn't realize that he would never be able to forget her ever! And much later, when he reached out to her, it was too late as she was far too humiliated. She scorned him for not standing by her and they parted forever with a heart-broken Paro entering into a chaste marriage with a wealthy, much older man, Zamindar Bhuvan (Vijayen… (Read More)
Themes: | wealthchildhoodalcoholismillnessdeath of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingjealousybetrayalmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshiplove trianglelawyerdancergirlboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | womanizerservantmedicineclass differencesdeath of husbandbraceletliartearslieletterdrinkmirrorsongcryingvoice over narration …singingdancingflashback (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: | forgivenesschildhoodillnessredemptiondrunkennessdrinkingjealousydeath |
Locations: | nightclubtrain |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiplawyerdancerpolicemangirlboymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callestatefired from the jobliarconfessionnewspaperbirthdaytearslielettersecretdrinkmirrorcryingphotograph …dancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
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: | wealthfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingbetrayaldeath |
Locations: | urban settingtrain |
Characters: | love triangledancerpolicemangirlboysingermother son relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | birthday caketelephone callelopementsnowingmillionaireclaim in titleeyeglassesflirtingpursuitbraceletsuitcaseliarcigar smokingnewspaperbirthday …liedrinksongchasesingingdancingkiss (See All) |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit …h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
Themes: | greeddrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalmoneymarriage |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | lawyergirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 20th century |
Story: | reading a newspaperlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callabandoned by wifemarital separationjob interviewwomanizerimpersonationeyeglassesflirtingpursuitsuitcaseliarflash forwardconfession …winenewspapertelephonetearsliebooksecretdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationphotographkiss (See All) |
Two friends, John (played by Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn), crash weddings to pick up women. One day they crash the wedding of the daughter of the Treasury Secretary, Secretary Cleary (Christopher Walken). Instead of short-term flings they end up being invited to the Clearys' island estate, … and potentially meet the loves of their lives... (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessredemptiondeath of fatherfuneraldrinkinginfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | fiance fiancee relationshiplawyerdancergirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callengagement partyestatelove at first sightbutlerwomanizerimpersonationflirtingliarconfessioncigar smokingbirthdayliebookletter …drinkcryingdancingkiss (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: | wealthchildhoodunfaithfulnessredemptionmemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | babydancerboysingerdoctorafrican americanhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | birthday cakeorchestrasuitcasefired from the jobliarbirthdaytearsliedrinkdreamsongcryingsingingdancingflashback …kiss (See All) |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkinginfidelitymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshiplove trianglebabydancergirlboymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday caketelephone calllove at first sightnewspaperbirthdaytearsliesecretdrinkcryingdancing |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshiplawyergirlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | wedding anniversarytelephone callanniversarybookstorelove at first sighttold in flashbackconfessiontelephoneliebooklettersecretdrinkcryingvoice over narration …photographkissflashback (See All) |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipbabydancernursegirlboysingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday caketelephone callreference to santa clausflirtingdeath of husbandflash forwardconfessiontelephonebirthdaydrinksongsingingdancingflashback |
During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, howeve …r, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites. (Read More)
Themes: | funeralinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshiplove trianglenursedoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1890s20th century1910s1920s19th century1930s |
Story: | 26 year oldmarital separationtold in flashbackeyeglassescigar smokingphotograph |
Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mecha …nical man) that doesn't work without a special key. Hugo needs to find the key to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets George Melies, a shopkeeper, who works in the train station, and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fathermemorydrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipfrenchteenage boydancerpolicemangirlboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | telephone callbeing followedsnowingbookstoretheatre audiencefollowing someoneorchestrahappinesspursuitnewspapertelephonetearsbooksecretdrink …dreamcryingvoice over narrationchasephotographdancingflashback (See All) |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
Themes: | death of fathermemoryfuneraljealousydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipbabydancergirlboyafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callsnowingbookstoretold in flashbackblack americandeath of husbandflash forwardnewspapertearscryingdancingkissflashback |
Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, …not the answering of them. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkingdeath |
Characters: | french teacheraunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipfrenchteenage boypolicemangirlsingerdoctorhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1900s19th century |
Story: | turn of the centuryestateservanteyeglassesclass differencesdeath of husbandwinetearsbookdrinkmirrordreamsongcryingvoice over narration …singingphotographkissflashback (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenessdeath of wifeunfaithfulnessdeath of fathermemorydrinkinginfidelitydeath |
Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipfather in law son in law relationshipfrenchlawyerbabypolicemannursegirlboydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship …family relationships (See All) |
Story: | telephone callanniversaryloss of wifepursuitflash forwardconfessionnewspapertelephonetearsliesecretdrinkmirrorcryingchase …photographflashback (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: | wealthdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerdancernursegirlboysingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspaperbirthday caketelephone calleyeglassesclass differencessuitcasewinenewspapertearssecretdrinkmirrorsongcryingsinging …photographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes - all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. … With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jorgen, which may put an end to its problems. In order to obtain the money, Jacob must travel to Copenhagen, meet with Jorgen, get financial assistance, and be back to celebrate Pramod's 8th birthday. He sets forth, is received by Christian Refner, an employee and future son-in-law of Jorgen. Jacob is shown all possible courtesy and even housed in a posh apartment. He subsequently meets with Jorgen, shows him video-tapes and submits that a few Kroner could really save several lives which would otherwise succumb to minor illnesses and infections. Jorgen views the videos, but does not display much interest. He invites Jacob to attend his daughter's wedding. Jacob does attend the ceremony, is introduced to Helene, Jorgen's wife; the bride, Anna; and Jorgen's twins - Martin and Morten. After the wedding ceremony, Christian makes a speech. Quite unconventionally, Anna also decides to make a speech - it is this speech that will shatter Jacob's world, slowly make him realize that this invitation to Copenhagen was a ploy to not only ensnare him… (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdeath of fatherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshiplawyerdancergirlboydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callestatemillionairemedicinedeath of husbandconfessionwinetelephonebirthdaytearsbooksecretdrinkcryingphotograph …dancingkissflashback (See All) |
A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigat …e further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthchildhoodunfaithfulnessfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmoneyinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | nightclubtrainnew york city |
Characters: | dancernursesingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1870s1890s20th century1920s19th century1930s |
Story: | reference to harvard universityshowgirlestatephiladelphia pennsylvaniabutlermillionaireservantagingbraceletnewspaperletterdrinkmirrorvoice over narrationphotograph …dancingflashback (See All) |
Forty-six year old Diane Despres - "Die" - has been widowed for three years. Considered white trash by many, Die does whatever she needs, including strutting her body in front of male employers who will look, to make an honest living. That bread-winning ability is affected when she makes the decisio …n to remove her only offspring, fifteen year old Steve Despres, from her previously imposed institutionalization, one step below juvenile detention. She institutionalized him shortly following her husband's death due to Steve's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and his violent outbursts. He was just kicked out of the latest in a long line of facilities for setting fire to the cafeteria, in turn injuring another boy. She made this decision to deinstitutionalize him as she didn't like the alternative, sending him into more restrictive juvenile detention from which he would probably never be rehabilitated. However, with this deinstitutionalization, she has to take care of him which means only being able to do home based work. Despite they always yelling expletives at each other and Steve sometimes demonstrating those violent tendencies toward her, Die and Steve truly do love each other, his emotions which are sometimes manifested as an Oedipus complex especially as he seems to need her complete attention most specifically when it is being directed at possible male suitors. Their lives, both individually and as a family, are affected with the entrance of two of their neig… (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | frenchteenage boylawyerbabydancergirlboysingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone call46 year oldlooking through a window15 year oldcynicismeyeglassespursuitbraceletfired from the jobliartelephonebirthdaytears …liebookletterdrinkmirrorsongcryingchasesingingphotographdancingkiss (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: | alcoholismdeath of fathermemorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneymarriage |
Characters: | teenage boydancergirlafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callphiladelphia pennsylvaniabookstorehappinessblack americanfired from the jobflash forwardtelephonetearsliesecretdrinkcryingvoice over narrationdancing …kissflashback (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: | wealthdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipbabydancergirlafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcentral park manhattan new york citybeing followedsnowingtheatre audiencefollowing someoneblack americanflash forwardwinebirthdaytearsliebookdrinkmirror …cryingdancingkissflashback (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
Themes: | afterlifechildhoodmemoryjealousymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | urban setting |
Characters: | younger version of charactergrandmother grandson relationshipbabypolicemanboyafrican americanhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspaperlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calltelegrambeing followedfollowing someoneeyeglassesblack americanfired from the jobliarflash forwardnewspapertearsliebook …mirrorcryingvoice over narrationdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | babydancergirlboysingerafrican americanfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcentral park manhattan new york citylove at first sightorchestrablack americanpursuitliartearsliedrinksongcryingvoice over narrationchasesinging …photographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |