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Subgenre: | tragedyblack comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | death of daughterabortiondyingexploitationhome invasionunrequited lovebullyingrivalrysadismguiltredemptiondrug usebrutalitytheftrobbery …gangsterescapetorturefeardrinkingpregnancymoneydrugssuicidemurderrevengedeathfriendship (See All) |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | taxi drivertrain stationinner citypolice carurban settingapartmenttaxilondon englandschooltrainrestaurant |
Characters: | suicide by hangingself centerednessself mutilationex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipuncle nephew relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipsecurity guardinterracial relationshipsingle motherbullylove triangletough guythiefactor …dancerstudentteacherteenage boyprostitutebrother sister relationshipteenage girlsingertattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenagerpolice (See All) |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | shopping mallsitting on a toiletsnorting cocainesoccer ballbully comeuppanceblack britishmarijuana jointpregnancy testteenage pregnancyunderage drinkingfast food restaurantteen suicidesuicide notefoot chasechild uses a gun …carving into human fleshthrown against a wallcutting one's handsafety goggleshappy slappingteen parentburger barteenage lifewritten by co starchelsea smilereference to angelina joliesuspected homosexualgun held to one's headupside down viewmorning sicknessface woundgameboydirected by co starinitiation riteshaving headchild murders a childreference to brad pitthousing projectslangthick accentsex with a minorjamaicanstrobe lightsnorricamcliquepremature ejaculationdeath of boyfriendunderage sexsocial decayabusive boyfriendcockney accentcamera phonetragic endinghoodieunderage smokingbladenymphomaniachorninessdepartment storepeer pressurevulgarityescalatorteenage lovebeing followedhit with a baseball batfast motion scenespittingmurder of a childblood on shirtdeath of sisterjuvenile delinquentgrowing upbruiseone daypunched in the chesttime lapse photographypedophileshoppinginterracial friendshipsexismkickinghatredinnocenceshopliftingthugstreet lifefollowing someonedeath of friendwomanizerphone boothkicked in the stomachgossiparchitecthidingstealingrace relationsrecordingsociopathinjurycrime bossteen angstpot smokingteenage sextwenty somethingmachismorecord playersingle parentfreeze framepizzadirectorial debutclasslaptopsplit screenscarbaseball bathangingtough girlringknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementpay phonebeaten to deathliarattempted murdervirginmicrophonedrug addictno opening creditsfalse accusationapologytoiletcocainedrug dealermontageambulancegangsoccergay slursubjective cameraf wordrevolverclassroombritishmarijuanacafeinterrogationrunningtearsheld at gunpointlieshowdownsecretbrawlcondomdrinkwritten by directorcomputerpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapmirrorfistfightunderwearbeatingsongcell phonecryingtelephone callpistolpantiessurprise endingchaseknifepartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlesexviolencekissflashbackmasturbationgunfightblood (See All) |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | dyingbrutalityrobberygangsterescapefearpregnancymoneydrugsrevengemurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | inner cityurban settingschool |
Characters: | single motherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenagerpolice |
Story: | marijuana jointunderage drinkingfoot chasesocial decaytragic endingvulgarityblood on shirtjuvenile delinquenthatredthugstreet lifedeath of friendkicked in the stomachcrime bossmachismo …single parentdirectorial debutproduct placementbeaten to deathdrug addictno opening creditscocainedrug dealerganggay slurf wordrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenefistfightbeatingpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartycigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackgunfightbloodviolence (See All) |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | redemptiondrug usetheftrobberygangsterescapetorturefearmoneydeathfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carurban setting |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipinterracial relationshipthiefdancerteenage boyprostituteteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | snorting cocainesoccer ballmarijuana jointchild uses a gunchild murders a childstrobe lighthoodiemurder of a childjuvenile delinquentgrowing upshopliftingthughidingstealingsociopath …crime bosspot smokingmachismorecord playerfreeze framesplit screenvirgindrug addictcocainedrug dealergangsoccergay slurmarijuanarunningtearsshowdownface slapunderwearcryingtelephone callpistolchaseknifepartydancinggunbloodflashbackviolencekissfight (See All) |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick …y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedyblack comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | home invasionrivalrygangsterescapemoneydrugsdeathrevengefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | police carurban settingschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | single mothertough guyteacherteenage boyteenage girltattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspoliceteenager |
Story: | underage drinkingfast food restaurantdeath of boyfriendsocial decayblood on shirtjuvenile delinquentpunched in the chesthatreddeath of friendkicked in the stomachteen angstmachismosingle parentdirectorial debutattempted murder …virgindrug addictno opening creditsdrug dealermontageganggay slurf wordrevolverinterrogationrunningheld at gunpointbrawlwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenefistfightbeatingpistolchaseknifepartydancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencegunsexfightblood (See All) |
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of age |
Themes: | home invasionredemptionbrutalitygangsterescapefearmoneydrugsmurderdeathrevengefriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | tough guyteenage girltattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipteenagerpolice |
Story: | abusive boyfriendjuvenile delinquentthugdeath of friendsociopathcrime bossteen angstmachismoscarknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementpay phonebeaten to deathattempted murder …drug addictno opening creditscocainedrug dealermontagegangsubjective cameraf wordrevolverheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlcondompunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonetelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartybare chested malefightbloodgunviolence (See All) |
Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, …to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedyblack comedycult film |
Themes: | sadismguiltredemptionrobberygangsterescapemoneymurderrevengedeathfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmenttaxi |
Characters: | self mutilationtough guythiefteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenagerpolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | shopping mallfoot chasecamera phonedepartment storehit with a baseball batjuvenile delinquentpunched in the chesthatredthugfollowing someonedeath of friendphone boothkicked in the stomachteen angstsplit screen …scarbaseball batknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementbeaten to deathmontageambulancegangsubjective camerarevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchasepartybare chested malefightflashbackbloodviolence (See All) |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser …ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | home invasionsadismbrutalitygangsterescapetorturefearmoneydrugsdeathfriendshiprevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingapartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | tough guyprostitutesingertattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | directed by co starsocial decaytragic endingpunched in the chesthatredthugstreet lifedeath of friendkicked in the stomachsociopathcrime bossmachismobaseball batcharacter's point of view camera shotbeaten to death …drug addictfalse accusationcocainedrug dealermontageganggay slursubjective cameraf wordrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenefistfightunderwearbeatingcell phonetelephone callpistolpantiessurprise endingchaseknifepartydancingbare chested maleflashbackgunfightbloodsexviolence (See All) |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge …ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalityrobberygangsterescapetorturefearmoneydrugsfriendshiprevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipsecurity guardinterracial relationshipthiefprostitutetattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | marijuana jointfoot chasehousing projectsocial decayblood on shirtpunched in the chestinterracial friendshipthugstreet lifedeath of friendsociopathcrime bosspot smokingmachismolaptop …baseball batattempted murderdrug addictcocainedrug dealermontageambulancegangf wordrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointbrawlcomputerpunched in the facebeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartycigarette smokingbare chested maleviolenceblood (See All) |
A frustrated and clumsy bank clerk overhears the conversation of three coworkers in the toilet about a fix in a horse race, and bets a large amount. He loses the bet and owes the money to the dangerous and powerful mobster Fingers. A gangster who works for Fingers has the ability of foreseeing piece …s of the future; he is assigned to collect money for the boss, with his troublemaker nephew Tony, and is beaten up by a gang. The manager of pop-star Trista loses her contract to Fingers without her agreement and she is threatened by the gangster. A dedicated doctor seeks a blood donor that might have a rare blood type to save the life of his secret and unrequited passion, a beautiful epidemiologist who's married to a friend. (Read More)
Themes: | abortionhome invasionunrequited lovesadismbrutalitytheftgangstertorturedrinkingpregnancymoneysuicidemurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingrestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipolder man younger woman relationshiplove trianglethiefdancerprostitutesingerfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | foot chasefast motion scenekickingstreet lifekicked in the stomachcrime bossfreeze frameclassscartoiletmontagegangclassroomcaferunning …held at gunpointsecretdrinkpunched in the faceslow motion scenemirrorunderwearbeatingsongcell phonepistolpantieschasesingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkissgunbloodsexviolencefight (See All) |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch …ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberydrinkingmoneydrugsdeathfriendship |
Locations: | urban settingschool |
Characters: | self mutilationinterracial relationshipsingle motherthiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girltattoofriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship …father son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Story: | marijuana jointunderage drinkingunderage smokingpeer pressurejuvenile delinquentgrowing upshoppingshopliftingstreet lifestealingteen angstclasspay phoneliarcocaine …classroommarijuanaliedrinkface slapunderwearcell phonetelephone callpantiesdancingcigarette smokingone word titlesexkissfightbloodflashback (See All) |
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | redemptiongangsterescapetorturepregnancymoneysuicidedeathfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carapartment |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipinterracial relationshiptough guyprostitutetattoohusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | tragic endingblood on shirtshopliftingkicked in the stomachdirectorial debutscarproduct placementpay phoneattempted murdertoiletambulancegay slurf wordrevolverinterrogation …tearsheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlwritten by directorpunched in the facerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonecryingtelephone callpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingbare chested malegunviolencebloodfight (See All) |
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionsadismgangsterescapetorturedrugsmurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingapartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipsecurity guardtough guytattoopolice |
Story: | foot chasesocial decayhit with a baseball batpunched in the chestkicked in the stomachcrime bossmachismobaseball battough girlknocked outbeaten to deathno opening creditsfalse accusationdrug dealerambulance …revolverinterrogationheld at gunpointbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifecigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackfightviolence (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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | dyingbullyingguiltredemptiondrug useescapefeardrinkingdrugssuicidedeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | taxischooltrainrestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipbullydancerstudentteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | bully comeuppancechild murders a childhoodiemurder of a childkickinginnocenceshopliftingclasslaptophangingliarapologyambulanceclassroomcafe …tearsliesecretcondomdrinkpunched in the facerescueface slapmirrorunderwearbeatingcell phonecryingtelephone callknifepartydancingbare chested maleviolenceflashbackfightbloodkiss (See All) |
Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | sadismdrug usebrutalityrobberygangsterescapetorturefearmoneydrugsmurderdeath |
Locations: | train stationurban settingrestaurant |
Characters: | tough guythiefprostitute |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | social decaypunched in the chestthugkicked in the stomachsociopathmachismocharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementbeaten to deathdrug addictfalse accusationdrug dealermontagesubjective cameraf word …revolverinterrogationheld at gunpointwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenebeatingpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingviolenceflashbackblood (See All) |
Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston …police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one-neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover-can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt. Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spe… (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedyblack comedy |
Themes: | death of daughterhome invasionredemptionbrutalitytheftrobberygangsterescapetorturefearmoneydrugssuicidemurderdeath …revengefriendship (See All) |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | train stationpolice cartrainrestaurant |
Characters: | interracial relationshiplove triangletough guythiefprostitutebrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspoliceteenager |
Story: | social decaytragic endingdeath of sisterpunched in the chesthatredthugphone boothkicked in the stomachrace relationssociopathcrime bosssingle parentscarknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shot …pay phonebeaten to deathattempted murderdrug addictno opening creditsmontagegangsubjective cameraf wordrevolvercafeinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapbeatingtelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartydancingcigarette smokingviolenceblood (See All) |
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend, Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small …Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen. (Read More)
Themes: | abortionbullyingdrug usetheftdrinkingpregnancydrugsmurderrevengedeathfriendship |
Characters: | bullythiefdancerstudentteenage boyprostitutebrother sister relationshipteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice …teenager (See All) |
Story: | sitting on a toiletbully comeuppancemarijuana jointpregnancy testteenage pregnancyunderage drinkingsnorricamabusive boyfriendpeer pressurebruisedeath of friendstealingsociopathpot smokingteenage sex …baseball batgay slurmarijuanadrinkpunched in the facemirrorunderwearbeatingcell phonecryingtelephone callpantiesknifedancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodgunviolence (See All) |
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar.
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | unrequited lovesadismredemptionescapefeardeathmurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | thiefbrother sister relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenagerpolice |
Story: | foot chaseinitiation riteunderage smokingteenage loveblood on shirtpunched in the chestthugphone boothsociopathmachismosingle parentfreeze framedirectorial debutscarproduct placement …pay phoneattempted murdergangf wordrevolverrunningheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapfistfightbeatingpistolsurprise endingchaseknifecigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencegunbloodkissfight (See All) |
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just …when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music? (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | brutalityrobberygangsterescapefearmoneymurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmenttaxirestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipsecurity guardtough guythiefdancersingertattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | shopping mallmarijuana jointfoot chasedepartment storebeing followedblood on shirtshopliftingthugstreet lifefollowing someonerecordingsociopathcrime bosspot smokingrecord player …pizzascarknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementbeaten to deathattempted murdermicrophoneapologymontageganggay slursubjective cameraf wordrevolvermarijuanacaferunningheld at gunpointlieshowdownwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuebeatingsongcell phonetelephone callpistolsurprise endingchasesingingdancingcigarette smokinggunflashbackkissbloodviolence (See All) |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
Themes: | redemptiondrug usebrutalitydrinkingpregnancymoneydrugsrevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | police cartrain |
Characters: | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipuncle nephew relationshiplove triangletough guyteachertattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | foot chasesocial decaycamera phonehoodiekickingknocked outbeaten to deathdrug addictno opening creditsapologydrug dealergay slurf wordrevolverrunning …tearsheld at gunpointlieshowdownbrawldrinkwritten by directorpunched in the faceface slapmirrorfistfightunderwearbeatingcell phonecryingtelephone callpistolchasecigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackbloodfightgunviolence (See All) |
In England, retired Royal Marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local …gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | death of daughtersadismbrutalityescapetorturefeardrugsdeathrevengemurderfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingapartmentlondon england |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiptough guyteenage boyprostitutetattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | snorting cocainesocial decaycockney accentcamera phonehoodieblood on shirtpunched in the chesthatredthugdeath of friendkicked in the stomachsociopathdirectorial debutbaseball batknocked out …character's point of view camera shotbeaten to deathattempted murderdrug addictno opening creditsdrug dealerambulanceganggay slursubjective cameraf wordrevolverbritishinterrogationheld at gunpointrescuebeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifecigarette smokingbare chested malegunbloodviolenceflashback (See All) |
In Melbourne, the Chinese Chef Jackie has a successful show on television. The drug lord Giancarlo and his gang are dealing cocaine with The Demons gang, but they fight against each other. During the shooting, the snoopy reporter Diana and her partner are accidentally exposed and they flee with a VH …S tape with the footage of the negotiation. On the street, she stumbles with Jackie and he helps her fighting against the gangsters. When they are escaping in his car, her tape accidentally mixes with other videotapes that Jackie has in a box on the backseat of his car. Jackie goes to his apartment and meets his girlfriend Miki while his nephews "borrow" the tape to watch. Meanwhile Giancarlo's gangsters are looking for the tape and abduct Miki. Jackie's friend Romeo, who is a police detective, chases the gangsters with other policemen while Jackie teams up with Diana and his friend Lakisha to release Miki from Giancarlo. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | home invasionsadismredemptionbrutalitygangsterescapetorturefearmoneydrugsdeathmurderrevenge |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmenttaxirestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipsecurity guardtough guybrother sister relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | shopping mallfoot chasedepartment storepunched in the chestinterracial friendshipthugkicked in the stomachcrime bossknocked outproduct placementpay phonebeaten to deathattempted murdercocainedrug dealer …gangrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonepistolpantiessurprise endingchaseknifefightkissviolence (See All) |
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | home invasionsadismbrutalityrobberygangsterescapetorturefearpregnancydeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartment |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipsecurity guardtough guyprostituteteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipteenagerpolice |
Story: | foot chasecockney accentpunched in the chestthugkicked in the stomachsociopathcrime bosstough girlknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotbeaten to deathattempted murderno opening creditsambulancegay slur …subjective camerarevolvercafeinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifecigarette smokingbare chested malesexflashbackgunbloodviolencekissfight (See All) |
Four Jack-the-lads find themselves heavily - seriously heavily - in debt to an East End hard man and his enforcers after a crooked card game. Overhearing their neighbours in the next flat plotting to hold up a group of out-of-their-depth drug growers, our heros decide to stitch up the robbers in tur …n. In a way the confusion really starts when a pair of antique double-barrelled shotguns go missing in a completely different scam. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | home invasionrobberygangstertorturemoneydrugsfriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | ambiguous ending |
Locations: | london england |
Characters: | tough guythieffather son relationship |
Story: | marijuana jointfoot chasesnorricamcockney accentfast motion scenephone boothcrime bossmachismofreeze framedirectorial debutsplit screenknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotbeaten to deathdrug addict …drug dealerganggay slursubjective cameraf wordbritishmarijuanaheld at gunpointpunched in the faceslow motion sceneface slapbeatingcell phonetelephone callpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
After accomplishing the assignment of dismantling a human trafficking organization, the former military and drifter Jack Reacher goes to Washington to invite his liaison, Major Susan Turner, to have dinner with him. However, he meets her substitute, Colonel Sam Morgan, who explains that Major Turner … has been arrested and accused of espionage. Jack seeks out her veteran lawyer, Colonel Bob Moorcroft, who explains that Major Turner has also been accused of the murders of two soldiers in Afghanistan. Further, he also tells Jack he is being sued, accused by a woman of being the father of her fifteen year-old daughter, Samantha. When Moorcroft is murdered, Jack is accused of being the killer and sent to a prison. He sees that Turner and he have been framed and also that Turner will be killed by two assassins. However, he rescues her and they flee. Soon, they realize that there is a conspiracy involving military people from the army and a government contractor that is a powerful arms dealer. Jack also learns that Samantha is in danger and Turner and he rescue her. They decide to protect her since a skilled assassin is hunting them down while they try to find the motive of the conspiracy. Who can be trusted? (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionredemptionbrutalityescapetorturefeardrugsrevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | taxi driverpolice carapartmenttaxischoolrestaurant |
Characters: | security guardtough guythiefprostituteteenage girlteenagerpolice |
Story: | foot chasecockney accentjuvenile delinquentbruisepunched in the chesttime lapse photographyshopliftingthugfollowing someonekicked in the stomachstealingfreeze framelaptopscartough girl …knocked outproduct placementpay phonebeaten to deathattempted murderdrug addictfalse accusationtoiletmontagegay slurinterrogationrunningheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonetelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifebare chested malefightflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star develo …ping her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | abortiondrug usebrutalityescapefeardrinkingpregnancydrugssuicidedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | interracial relationshipactordancersingertattoofather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | sitting on a toiletmarijuana jointfoot chasesocial decaytragic endingblood on shirtpunched in the chesthatreddeath of friendkicked in the stomachhidingpot smokinglaptopsplit screenscar …knocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementdrug addictno opening creditstoiletdrug dealermontageambulancesubjective cameraf wordrevolverheld at gunpointbrawldrinkwritten by directorcomputerpunched in the faceslow motion scenemirrorfistfightbeatingsongcell phonetelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightviolencegunflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 19 …72 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedyblack comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | home invasionredemptiongangsterfearmurderrevengedeath |
Locations: | police cartaxi |
Characters: | bullytough guybrother sister relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipsteenagerpolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | bully comeuppanceinitiation ritetragic endingpeer pressurespittingbruisesexismthugdeath of friendrace relationsteen angstmachismoscarcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placement …attempted murderno opening creditsmontageambulanceganggay slursubjective cameraf wordrevolverheld at gunpointshowdownpunched in the facerescuebeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingknifepartycigarette smokingbare chested malebloodgun (See All) |
Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs. Together, he an …d Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and the mob to survive the night. (Read More)
Themes: | home invasionredemptionbrutalitygangsterescapedeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingtaxirestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipinterracial relationshipbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | foot chasecamera phonepunched in the chestthugfollowing someonedeath of friendkicked in the stomachsociopathcrime bossmachismofreeze frameattempted murderno opening creditscocainedrug dealer …f wordrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonepistolknifecigarette smokingflashbackbloodviolence (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | dyingdrug usebrutalitytheftrobberyescapedrinkingmoneydrugsmurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmentschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | bullythiefstudentteacherteenage boyprostituteteenage girlfriendmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
Story: | snorting cocainefast food restaurantjuvenile delinquentkickingstreet lifedeath of friendstealingteen angstclassscarringdrug addicttoiletcocainedrug dealer …gangrevolverclassroomcaferunningtearscondomdrinkslow motion sceneface slapunderwearbeatingcryingtelephone callchaseknifecigarette smokingmasturbationkissgunsexbloodfight (See All) |
In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house … and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | exploitationsadismbrutalityescapetorturefearsuicidedeathrevengemurderfriendship |
Mood: | ambiguous ending |
Characters: | tough guyprostitutebrother sister relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | marijuana jointfoot chasevulgarityblood on shirtone daypunched in the chestinterracial friendshiphatreddeath of friendphone boothkicked in the stomachfreeze framesplit screenknocked outpay phone …beaten to deathcocainedrug dealergay slurf wordrevolvermarijuanainterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapbeatingpistolpantieschaseknifecigarette smokingbare chested maleviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
Themes: | home invasionguiltgangsterescapemoneymurderrevengedeath |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | apartmentlondon englandrestaurant |
Characters: | tough guyprostitutepolice |
Story: | foot chasecockney accentpunched in the chestthugstreet lifedeath of friendphone boothcrime bossbeaten to deathmontagef wordrevolverbritishbrawlwritten by director …punched in the facefistfightbeatingpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartybare chested maleone word titleviolencefightflashback (See All) |
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate …ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasiontheftrobberyescapetorturefearmoneyfriendshiprevengemurderdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmenttrain |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsecurity guardthieftattoomother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | foot chasebruisethugfollowing someonedeath of friendkicked in the stomachsociopathlaptopscarknocked outattempted murderambulancegangf wordrevolver …tearsheld at gunpointshowdownsecretbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifesingingcigarette smokingbloodfightflashbackviolencemasturbation (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | bullyingdrug usedrinkingmoneydrugsfriendship |
Locations: | police carschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | single motherbullydancerstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | teen suicidepeer pressureteenage lovethugteen angstteenage sexclasssplit screenmicrophonevirgintoiletdrug dealermontagerevolverclassroom …marijuanacafetearsdrinkcomputerpunched in the facemirrorunderwearbeatingsongcell phonecryingtelephone callpistolpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexgunkissblood (See All) |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
Themes: | death of daughterhome invasionbullyingdrug usedrinkingmoneyrevengefriendshipdeathmurder |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbullyteacherteenage boysingertattoofriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | face woundhoodiebeing followedfollowing someonehidingpot smokingtwenty somethingpizzadirectorial debutclassliarapologygangf wordclassroom …marijuanarunningtearsliedrinkpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueunderwearbeatingsongcryingtelephone callchasesingingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleflashbackmasturbationviolencebloodfight (See All) |
Kevin Chan (aka Jackie) is a Hong-Kong cop, who scores his first big hit by virtually single-handedly capturing and arresting a big drug- lord. Of course, the drug-lord isn't too happy about this, and frames Kevin with the murder of another cop (who happened to be on the take). Kevin has to clear hi …s name, whilst keeping himself from getting killed or arrested, and keeping his girlfriend from leaving him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | home invasionbrutalitygangsterescapemurderdeathrevenge |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmenttaxi |
Characters: | tough guyboyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice |
Story: | shopping mallfoot chasedepartment storehit with a baseball batpunched in the chestthugphone boothkicked in the stomachcrime bossbaseball batproduct placementpay phonebeaten to deathattempted murderfalse accusation …montagerevolverheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlwritten by directorcomputerpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonetelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifebare chested malebloodviolencefight (See All) |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa …st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | abortionhome invasiontheftrobberydrinkingmoneysuicidedeathmurderrevenge |
Locations: | taxi driverapartmenttaxirestaurant |
Characters: | security guardthiefsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | shopping mallfoot chasehit with a baseball batbeing followedstreet lifefollowing someonefreeze framebaseball batpay phoneattempted murdertoiletmontageambulancecafesecret …brawldrinkcomputerslow motion scenefistfightbeatingsongcell phonetelephone callsurprise endingchaseknifesingingcigarette smokinggunbloodsexfight (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | theftdrinkingmoneyfriendship |
Mood: | ambiguous ending |
Locations: | train stationurban settingapartmentschooltrain |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsingle motherthiefdancerteenage boyteenage girltattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipsteenager |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | underage drinkinghousing projectsex with a minorhoodiestreet lifestealingrecordingteen angstsingle parentvirginsubjective camerarunningtearsdrinkslow motion scene …face slapmirrorunderwearbeatingcell phonecryingtelephone callpantiespartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightkisssex (See All) |
Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a n …ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedycult film |
Themes: | home invasionrivalrysadismbrutalityrobberygangsterescapetorturefearmoneyrevengefriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | urban settingapartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | security guardlove triangletough guythieftattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | social decaycockney accenttragic endingbruisepunched in the chesthatredthugdeath of friendkicked in the stomachsociopathcrime bossscarknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotbeaten to death …attempted murderno opening creditsfalse accusationdrug dealermontageambulancegangsubjective camerarevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlwritten by directorpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartybare chested malebloodviolencefightkiss (See All) |
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | drinkingmoneyfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingapartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipactordancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | written by co starbeing followedfollowing someonewomanizerstealingtwenty somethingmachismopizzaproduct placementmontageganggay slurf wordcafetears …held at gunpointcondomdrinkwritten by directorslow motion sceneunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpistolpantiessurprise endingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekisssexgun (See All) |
The lonely teenager Brendan finds his former girlfriend Emily dead in the entrance of a tunnel of sewage and recalls her phone call two days ago, when she said to him that she was in trouble. Brendan, who still loved Emily, met bad elements of his high-school trying to contact her, and when he succe …eded, she told him that she was OK. He hides her body in the tunnel and decides to investigate the meaning and connection of four words, including "brick" and "pin", that Emily told him to find who killed her. Using the support of his nerd friend Brain, he successively meets the small time drug dealers Kara, Dode, Brad Bramish, Laura and Tugger, to reach the teenager powerful drug dealer The Pin. Slowly, Brendan unravels the motives why Emily was killed and plots a revenge. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | drug usedrinkingpregnancymoneydrugsrevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | teenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationshipteenager |
Story: | underage drinkingslangbeing followedfollowing someonephone boothcrime bossdirectorial debutpay phonebeaten to deathattempted murderdrug addictcocainedrug dealermarijuanarunning …tearsdrinkpunched in the faceface slapmirrorfistfightbeatingcell phonecryingtelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartycigarette smokingone word titlefightbloodviolenceflashbackgun (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: | dyingexploitationguiltredemptiondrug useescapefeardrinkingmoneydrugsdeathmurder |
Locations: | train stationpolice carschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | dancerprostitutebrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | sitting on a toiletsnorting cocaineupside down viewface woundstreet lifesingle parentringmicrophoneapologytoiletcocainedrug dealermontagesubjective cameracafe …runningtearsdrinkface slapmirrorunderwearcell phonecryingtelephone callchasesingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleviolencefightkissblood (See All) |
Tokyo's nasty underside, seen primarily through the eyes of Oscar, a heavy drug user, whose sister Linda is a stripper. Oscar also has flashbacks to his childhood when trauma upends the siblings. Oscar's drug-fed hallucinations alter Tokyo's already-disconcerting nights, and after the police shoot h …im, he can float above and look down: on his sister's sorrow, on the rooms of a love hotel, and on life at even a molecular level. The spectrum's colors can be beautiful; it's people's colorless lives that can be ugly. And what of afterlife, is there more than a void? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | abortiondyingdrug usefearpregnancymoneydrugsdeathfriendship |
Locations: | police carapartmenttaxi |
Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipdancerprostitutebrother sister relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | sitting on a toiletpregnancy teststrobe lightstreet lifepot smokingcharacter's point of view camera shotpay phonedrug addictapologytoiletcocainedrug dealersubjective cameraf wordmarijuana …runningtearspunched in the faceface slapmirrorunderwearbeatingsongcryingtelephone callpantieschaseknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexflashbackbloodviolencekissgun (See All) |
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up …with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionredemptionbrutalityrobberyescapetorturefearmoneydeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | taxi driverpolice cartaxilondon englandrestaurant |
Characters: | security guardtough guyteachermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | foot chasecockney accentpunched in the chestthugkicked in the stomachsociopathlaptopscarknocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotproduct placementbeaten to deathattempted murderno opening creditsambulance …subjective cameraf wordcafeinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the facerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifecigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlefightviolenceflashbackblood (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | guilttorturefeardrinkingpregnancymoneysuicidedeathfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | taxirestaurant |
Characters: | self mutilationolder man younger woman relationshipbrother sister relationshipsingertattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | death of sisterkickinghatredinnocencerecordingsplit screenbaseball batringcharacter's point of view camera shotpay phonebeaten to deathtoiletmontagesubjective cameracafe …runningheld at gunpointsecretbrawldrinkcomputerslow motion scenefistfightbeatingsongcell phonecryingtelephone callsurprise endingchaseknifesingingcigarette smokingone word titlefightbloodviolenceflashbackkiss (See All) |
Small-town fry cook Odd Thomas ('Anton Yelchin' (qv)) is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy stranger shows-up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs - predators who feed on pain and portend mass destruction - Odd knows that his town is in serious t …rouble. Teaming up with his sweetheart Stormy ('Addison Timlin' (qv)) and the local sheriff ('Willem Dafoe' (qv)), Odd plunges into an epic battle of good vs evil to try to stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions. Based on the best-selling thriller by Dean Koontz. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionredemptionescapefeardeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carapartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | security guardsingle mothertough guyprostitutetattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | shopping mallfoot chasetragic endinghit with a baseball batblood on shirttime lapse photographysociopathtwenty somethingsingle parentfreeze framebaseball batknocked outproduct placementattempted murderno opening credits …false accusationmontagerevolverheld at gunpointshowdownsecretbrawlwritten by directorcomputerpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartycigarette smokingflashbackkissbloodfightviolence (See All) |
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to int …ensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedyblack comedycult film |
Themes: | bullyingguiltredemptionescapefearsuicidedeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | urban settingapartmentschooltrain |
Characters: | bullyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | bully comeuppancefoot chasehoodiehit with a baseball batfast motion scenepunched in the chestwomanizerphone boothfreeze framescarbaseball batcharacter's point of view camera shotpay phonebeaten to deathdrug addict …apologymontagesubjective cameraf wordpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuebeatingcryingtelephone callpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartycigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekissbloodflashbacksex (See All) |
Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. … Meanwhile, one of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head. Blinded by greed, his involvement draws his gang, the kid, Keong, and the whole neighborhood into a deadly crossfire. When the lazy cops fail to successfully resolve matters, Keong takes things into his own hands. Needless to say, much spectacular kung-fu and outrageous action sequences follow.... (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionrobberygangsterescapetorturerevengedeathmurder |
Locations: | taxi driverpolice carurban settingapartmenttaxirestaurant |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipinterracial relationshiptough guydancerbrother sister relationshiptattoopolice |
Story: | foot chaseblood on shirtpunched in the chestshopliftingstreet lifedeath of friendkicked in the stomachcrime bossfreeze framebaseball batknocked outproduct placementbeaten to deathgangrevolver …interrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the facerescueface slapfistfightbeatingcell phonepistolpantieschaseknifebare chested malebloodviolencefight (See All) |
Protagonist Alex DeLarge is an "ultraviolent" youth in futuristic Britain. As with all luck, his eventually runs out and he's arrested and convicted of murder and rape. While in prison, Alex learns of an experimental program in which convicts are programmed to detest violence. If he goes through the … program, his sentence will be reduced and he will be back on the streets sooner than expected. But Alex's ordeals are far from over once he hits the mean streets of Britain that he had a hand in creating. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of agecult film |
Themes: | home invasionsadismredemptionbrutalityrobberytorturedrugssuicidemurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | ambiguous endingneo noir |
Locations: | apartmentlondon englandrestaurant |
Characters: | actorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspoliceteenager |
Story: | slangsocial decaycockney accenthit with a baseball batfast motion scenejuvenile delinquentgrowing uppunched in the chesttime lapse photographyhatredthugstreet lifekicked in the stomachsociopathbaseball bat …knocked outcharacter's point of view camera shotbeaten to deathno opening creditsmontagegangsubjective camerabritishinterrogationbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenefistfightbeatingsurprise endingknifesingingbare chested malebloodmasturbationfightviolence (See All) |
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son, firefighter Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshals. When his new identity …becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalityrobberygangsterescapetorturefearrevengemurderdeath |
Locations: | police carapartment |
Characters: | interracial relationshiptough guytattooboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | foot chasecockney accenthit with a baseball batpunched in the chesthatredthugsociopathcrime bosslaptopbaseball battough girlproduct placementbeaten to deathattempted murdermontage …ambulancegangf wordrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolchaseknifebare chested maleflashbackfightbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his actions against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his bosses son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9 year old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for M …addy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who is bullying her at school, and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands. (Read More)
Themes: | home invasionbullyingredemptionbrutalityescapetorturedrugsmurderrevengedeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | schooltrain |
Characters: | bullytough guybrother sister relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | bully comeuppancemarijuana jointfoot chasehit with a baseball batmachismosingle parentknocked outpay phonebeaten to deathdrug addictdrug dealerambulancegangf wordrevolver …interrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlpunched in the faceslow motion scenerescuefistfightbeatingcell phonepistolsurprise endingchaseknifecigarette smokingone word titlefightviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
Set against the backdrop of 1977 Los Angeles, The Nice Guys opens when single father and licensed PI Holland March (Gosling) is hired to investigate the apparent suicide of famous porn star Misty Mountains. As the trail leads him to track down a girl named Amelia (Qualley), he encounters less licens …ed and less hands-off private eye Jackson Healey (Russell Crowe) and his brass knuckles, both hired by the young hippie. However, the situation takes a turn for the worse when Amelia vanishes and it becomes apparent that March wasn't the only party interested. As both men are forced to team up, they'll have to take on a world filled with eccentric goons, strippers dressed as mermaids and even a possible government conspiracy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionsadismredemptionbrutalityescapetorturefearmoneysuicidemurderrevengedeathfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | police carurban settingapartmenttaxi |
Characters: | tough guydancerteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipteenagerpolice |
Story: | marijuana jointfoot chasesocial decaypunched in the chestthugfollowing someonephone boothkicked in the stomachsociopathpot smokingmachismosingle parentbaseball batknocked outpay phone …beaten to deathattempted murdertoiletambulancegay slurf wordrevolverinterrogationheld at gunpointshowdownbrawlwritten by directorpunched in the facerescuefistfightbeatingpistolsurprise endingchaseknifepartydancingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightviolencebloodflashback (See All) |