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In prison awaiting execution the next morning Louis, the 10th Duke of Chalfont, sets down on paper the events that led him to his current situation. His mother has been banished from her family, the D'Ascoynes, after she married Louis' father who was considered far beneath her. After her death, the …D'Ascoynes refused permission for her to be buried in the family crypt. Louis then plots his revenge - and kills all those ahead of him in the succession until he becomes the Duke. Along the way, he becomes involved with the married Sibelia who, when spurned, makes sure he ends up in prison. The day before his execution Sibelia recants her testimony saving him not only from the gallows but also sets him free. Once outside the prison however, he realizes he's forgotten one little thing........ (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | huntinginheritancewealthphotographyunfaithfulnessdeath of motherpovertydeath of fatherpsychopathdivorceextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinking …prisonadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagesuiciderevengefriendshipmurder (See All) |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | castleshipvillagebicyclelondon englandcemeteryhotelchurch |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipreference to godchristianbabyphotographerdancerteacherboysingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | english nobilitysocial classmurder by drowningship collisionsinking shiphorse and carriageprison visitationprison guardmale singersuicide threatsuicide notemarriage proposalreference to geoffrey chaucerbegging on bended kneesedwardian england …private secretarysecret drinkerbearskin rugwriting memoirsdetective inspectorhouse of lordswomen's suffragequill penrectorgeneologypaddy wagonreprievehitlistbroadswordbox of chocolatesweirsocial differencessherryexonerationparsondressing gownblufffamily treesuffragettehangmanedwardian eralodgervictrolacaviargenealogypramscotland yardanimal trapduchesspeepholegrapeabstinenceexecutionerhand kissinggallowsportrait paintingdukelordmemoirpoacherwardenelopementaristocracyadmiralhot air balloonillegitimate childlimpvaultdarkroombreaking a windowswimming underwaterheirbishophearsebankruptcyreverendpoisoningstrokebankerbachelorarcheryestatehandshakeceremonyarrogancearistocratdaggertourcanechairsalesmanenglishplot twistrowboatironycolonelbow and arrowfireplaceteapoemheart attackpubtwinclassgeneralwitnesspianisthangingbankstorytellingumbrellapoisonfired from the jobbinocularsgravedrowningcoffinbirdtrialwidoweatingbridgedisguiseold manwinenewspaperreporterclassroompianotearsshootingletterarrestdrinkcamerashotgunhorsefoodbeatingcryingpartysingingexplosionphotographdancingkissflashbackgun (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: | huntingwealthdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagemurderfriendship |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | dancersingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | animal trapmemoirpoacherestatearistocratteageneralpianistumbrellafired from the jobbridgedisguisewinenewspaperpiano …shootingdrinkfoodpartysingingdancinggunkiss (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)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | inheritancewealthpsychopathweddingprisonjealousymarriagefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | bicyclecemeteryhotelchurch |
Characters: | boyfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalheirhandshakepoemwitnesspoisonbinocularsgravecoffintrialwidoweatingold manwinenewspaper …tearsletterarrestfoodcryingsingingphotographgunkissflashback (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitysuiciderevengefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | london englandcemeteryhotelchurch |
Characters: | photographerdancerboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalcaneteabankumbrelladrowningcoffinnewspaperletterarrestdrinkcamerasingingphotographdancing …kissflashback (See All) |
1882, New Mexico Territory. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are itinerant lawmen, hired by desperate towns as marshal and deputy. The city fathers of Appaloosa hire them after Randall Bragg, a newly-arrived rancher with money and a gang of thugs, disrupts commerce and kills three local lawmen. Cole an …d Hitch contrive to arrest Bragg and bring him to trial, but hanging him proves difficult. Meanwhile, a widow has arrived in town, Allison French, pretty, refined, and good-natured. Virgil falls hard, and it seems mutual, but there may be more to Allie than meets the eye. Can friendship and skill with a gun overcome a pernicious villain and green-eyed jealousy? (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrunkennessdrinkingjealousyinfidelityrevengemurderfriendship |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipboyfriend |
Story: | limpcanewitnesspianisthangingtrialwidoweatingnewspaperpianoshootingarrestdrinkshotgunhorse …foodbeatingkissgun (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: | huntingunfaithfulnessdeath of motherdeath of fatherdivorceextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | bicyclecemeteryhotelchurch |
Characters: | reference to goddancerboyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalfamily treeestatestorytellingpoisoncoffineatingletterdrinkfoodbeatingcryingpartydancingkiss |
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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherdivorceextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelityfriendship |
Locations: | bicyclelondon england |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipreference to godbabydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hearsestroketeapubcoffineatingwinetearsdrinkfoodcryingkiss |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de …fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherdeath of fatherdivorceextramarital affairfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagemurder |
Locations: | bicyclecemeterychurch |
Characters: | reference to goddoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | murder by drowningbreaking a windowplot twistheart attackumbrellagravecoffintrialeatingnewspaperarrestdrinkfoodphotographflashback …kiss (See All) |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
Themes: | psychopathfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingprisonjealousymarriagesuicidemurder |
Locations: | london englandcemeterychurch |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerdancersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | prison guardmarriage proposalscotland yardbankeraristocratteaheart attackpubtwinwitnessumbrellagraveeatingwinenewspaper …drinkcamerashotgunfoodbeatingpartysingingphotographdancingkissgun (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 motherdeath of fatherfuneralweddingdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | bicyclecemeteryhotelchurch |
Characters: | reference to godbabyphotographerdancerteacherboydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalcaneheart attackhanginggravecoffinold manwinenewspaperletterdrinkcamerafoodcryingphotograph …dancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b …ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of fatherfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicide |
Locations: | cemeteryhotelchurch |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipreference to goddancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | heart attackstorytellingumbrellafired from the jobcoffinwidoweatingtearsdrinkfoodcryingsingingphotographdancingkiss …flashback (See All) |
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requir …ing genuine courage. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingprisonmurderrevenge |
Locations: | castlevillagecemeterychurch |
Characters: | dancerboyfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagehand kissingdaggerbow and arrowgeneralwitnessstorytellinggravetrialeatingold manwinearrestdrinkhorse …foodexplosiondancinggunkissflashback (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: | wealthweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicidefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | photographerdancerboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalheirumbrellatrialbridgeeatingdisguiseold manwinenewspapertearsshootingdrinkcamerafood …cryingpartysingingphotographdancingflashbackkissgun (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidemurderrevenge |
Locations: | bicyclechurch |
Characters: | reference to godteacherboydoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reverendpoemheart attackclasshangingumbrellabirdwidowtearsshootingdrinkfoodbeatingcryingparty …singingphotographflashbackgunkiss (See All) |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingprisonfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | reference to godbabydancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | prison visitationprison guardpianistbridgepianotearsshootingarrestdrinkbeatingcryingsingingdancinggunkiss |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
Themes: | wealthdeath of fatherweddingdrunkennessdrinkinginfidelitymarriagesuicidemurderrevenge |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | teacherdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | fireplaceheart attackumbrellawidowclassroomtearsarrestdrinkcameracryingpartyphotographflashbackgunkiss |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherdivorceextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidefriendship |
Locations: | hotelchurch |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipdancerboydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | teaheart attackcoffintearsarrestdrinkcryingsingingphotographdancingkiss |
Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the … other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitysuicidefriendship |
Locations: | bicyclecemeteryhotel |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipreference to godphotographerdancerboysingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | memoircaneironygravebirdeatingnewspaperlettercamerafoodsingingexplosionphotographdancingkiss |
The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their undergr …ound "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of motherweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagemurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | shipbicycle |
Characters: | babyphotographerdancerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | horse and carriagehangingcoffinbirdshootingdrinkhorsepartyexplosiondancinggunkiss |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidefriendship |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | shiplondon england |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipreference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalcaviarduchessbankersalesmanteaheart attackfired from the jobeatingnewspaperreporterarrestdrinkhorsefood …beatingpartyphotographdancingkissflashbackgun (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalbachelorclassumbrellaclassroomdrinkcameracryingphotographdancingkiss |
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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of fatherextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitysuicidefriendshipmurder |
Characters: | babyphotographerboydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hand kissinghandshakebow and arrowbinocularscoffineatingnewspapertearsshootingarrestdrinkcamerashotgunhorsefood …beatingcryingphotographflashbackgun (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingprisonmarriagesuicidemurderrevenge |
Locations: | bicyclelondon englandhotel |
Characters: | reference to goddancerboysingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | handshakegeneralpianisthangingbankumbrellabinocularseatingwinepianotearsshootingarrestdrinkfood …beatingcryingsingingexplosionphotographdancingflashbackgun (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | psychopathprisonmurder |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipphotographerteacherboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | paddy wagonreverendclasswitnesshangingumbrellagravetrialeatingnewspaperreporterclassroomtearsshootingcamera …shotgunfoodcryingsingingphotographgunflashback (See All) |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
Themes: | divorceweddingdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | castlechurch |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | dukereverendrowboatpubbridgedrinkhorsefoodpartysingingdancingkiss |
Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will be over for good. At a wedding of a friend, he meets a free-spir …ited college co-ed, Kim, who opens his eyes and leads him on a dangerous path away from Jenna. Meanwhile, none of the relationships of the people surrounding Michael and Jenna are happy and stable. Michael's friend Izzy is unwilling to let go of his childhood sweetheart Arianna; Kenny is a handsome stud who fears commitment to his latest conquest Danielle; and Chris is a co-worker who is dominated by his neurotic and overbearing wife over raising their newborn son. Even Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna, are experiencing problems in their long-suffering marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of fatherextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | babyphotographersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | pramcoffinwinetearsdrinkcryingpartyphotographdancingkiss |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d …rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop… (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingprisonsuicidefriendshipmurderrevenge |
Locations: | bicyclelondon englandchurch |
Characters: | reference to godbabydancerboysingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalhand kissinggallowshandshakeironyteapoemclasshangingtrialeatingdisguisenewspapertearsshooting …arrestdrinkhorsefoodbeatingcryingpartysingingexplosionphotographdancingflashbackgun (See All) |
Walter Goodfellow, the vicar for the small English country parish of Little Wallop, has allowed his marriage to Gloria go stale, and he is so detached from his family that he has not taken notice that his 17-year-old daughter Holly is going through a succession of relationships with unsuitable boyfr …iends, and his son Petey fears going to school owing to being bullied. Out of desperation for affection, Gloria begins to fall for the advances of Lance, an American golf pro who is giving her "private" lessons. The problems upsetting the family start to fade away after Grace Hawkins, the new housekeeper, arrives and starts tending to matters as an older, and rather darkly mysterious version of Mary Poppins. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraladulteryinfidelitymarriagemurder |
Locations: | villagebicyclechurch |
Characters: | reference to godboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reverendfireplaceheart attacktrialeatingold mantearsletterarrestfoodbeatingcryingphotographkiss |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga …ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
Themes: | psychopathdrunkennessdrinkingmurderrevenge |
Characters: | photographersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | horse and carriagegallowsteapoemhangingstorytellinggraveeatingdisguisetearsarrestdrinkcamerashotgunhorse …foodbeatingcryingsingingphotograph (See All) |
As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendshiprevengemurder |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | teacherboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hearseclasswitnessstorytellingcoffintrialeatingnewspaperreporterclassroomtearsshootingarrestdrinkfood …beatingcryingsingingphotographflashbackgun (See All) |
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: | photographyunfaithfulnesspsychopathextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagemurderrevenge |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalironyfireplacetwineatingbridgedisguisereporterletterarrestdrinkcamerafoodcryingparty …photographkissflashback (See All) |
Themes: | huntingwealthunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | villagebicyclehotel |
Characters: | reference to goddancerdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bluffswimming underwaterstrokehandshakesalesmanteabridgedrinkpartydancingflashbackgunkiss |
Karol (Polish) marries Domininque (French) and moves to Paris. The marriage breaks down and Dominique divorces Karol, forcing him into the life of a metro beggar and eventually back to Poland. However, he never forgets Dominique and while building a new life for himself in Warsaw he begins to plot.. …. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | wealthdivorcefuneralweddingdrinkingprisonmarriagemurderrevengefriendship |
Locations: | cemeterychurch |
Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | hearsecanebinocularsgravecoffintrialbridgeold mantearsarrestdrinkbeatingcryinggunflashback …kiss (See All) |
Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.
Themes: | huntingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagerevengemurder |
Locations: | villagecemeterychurch |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipsingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | breaking a windowreverendcaneironyfireplacepubpianistfired from the jobbirdold manshootingdrinkshotgunbeatingcrying …partysingingkissflashbackgun (See All) |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | wealthweddingdrunkennessmarriagerevengefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | villagelondon englandcemetery |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipfriendfamily relationships |
Story: | marriage proposalparsonlordelopementaristocracyheircolonelbridgeletterhorsebeatingpartyexplosiondancinggun …flashbackkiss (See All) |
The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will ever find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | divorcefuneralweddingdrunkennessmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | london englandhotelchurch |
Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | aristocracybachelorpoemheart attackpubcoffineatingdancingkiss |
The chief spokesperson and lobbyist Nick Naylor is the Vice-President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies. He is talented in speaking and spins argument to defend the cigarette industry in the most difficult situations. His best friends are Polly Bailey that works in the Moderation Council in alcohol …business, and Bobby Jay Bliss of the gun business own advisory group SAFETY. They frequently meet each other in a bar and they self-entitle the Mod Squad a.k.a. Merchants of Death, disputing which industry has killed more people. Nick's greatest enemy is Vermont's Senator Ortolan Finistirre, who defends in the Senate the use a skull and crossed bones in the cigarette packs. Nick's son Joey Naylor lives with his mother, and has the chance to know his father in a business trip. When the ambitious reporter Heather Holloway betrays Nick disclosing confidences he had in bed with her, his life turns upside-down. But Nick is good in what he does for the mortgage. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | povertypsychopathdivorcefuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | cemeteryhotel |
Characters: | reference to godteacherboydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | heart attackclassumbrellapoisonfired from the jobcoffineatingwinenewspaperreporterclassroomdrinkfoodphotographgun |
The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable advent …ures. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | funeralprisonjealousysuiciderevenge |
Locations: | ship |
Characters: | dancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalexecutionergallowshot air balloonaristocratrowboatstorytellingbirdwineshootingletterarresthorsesingingexplosion …dancingkiss (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherpsychopathextramarital affairfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | reference to godbabyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalhandshakestorytellinggravecoffineatingtearsshootingdrinkfoodbeatingcryingpartyphotographgun |
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the co …de to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. (Read More)
Themes: | huntingfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmurderrevenge |
Locations: | london englandhotel |
Characters: | reference to godbabydancerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | caviardukehearsearistocratcanebow and arrowbankfired from the jobcoffinwidoweatingold manwineshootingarrest …drinkshotgunhorsefoodbeatingpartyexplosionphotographdancinggunkissflashback (See All) |
Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the … Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthweddingdrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | hotelchurch |
Characters: | dancersingerfriend |
Story: | illegitimate childpianistbinocularsbridgepianotearsletterdrinkcryingpartysingingphotographdancingkissflashback |
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a … covert operative. Or so Barris said. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidemurder |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | reference to goddancerboysingermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposaltwinpoisoncoffinwineshootingdrinkcamerasingingphotographdancingflashbackgunkiss |
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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | london englandchurch |
Characters: | babydancerboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | umbrellaeatingnewspapertearsdrinkfoodcryingdancing |
John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their q …uest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | divorceweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | bicyclehotel |
Characters: | dancerboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | marriage proposalbreaking a windowdaggerwitnessbinocularseatingwinenewspapershootingdrinkshotgunfoodpartysingingexplosion …photographdancinggunkiss (See All) |
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle suspects murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial …journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history; but, the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. (Read More)
Themes: | huntingdeath of fatherpsychopathdrunkennessdrinkingsuiciderevengemurder |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipphotographerboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | murder by drowningprison visitationbreaking a windowrowboatheart attackhangingtrialwidowbridgeeatingdisguiseold mannewspaperreportershooting …drinkcamerafoodbeatingcryingphotographkissflashbackgun (See All) |
Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oli …ver find so much of each other's needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | bicycle |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hand kissingstrokecaneclassbankbinocularseatingold mannewspaperclassroomtearsdrinkfoodbeatingcrying …photographdancing (See All) |
Ollie Trinkie is a publicist, who has a great girlfriend, Gertrude, whom he marries and they are expecting a baby but while he is looking forward to being a father, he doesn't lighten his workload. Gertrude gives birth but dies in the process. Ollie doesn't live up to his responsibilities as a fathe …r. Eventually the strain and pressure of losing his wife and being a father gets to him and he has breakdown, which leads to his termination. So with nothing much to do he tries to be good father to his daughter, Gertie. He also meets a young woman name Maya, who likes him but he is still not over his wife. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | babydancerteacherboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | horse and carriagehandshakeclassfired from the jobcoffinclassroompianodrinkpartydancingkiss |
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 comedy |
Themes: | wealthphotographyunfaithfulnessdeath of motherpovertydeath of fatherpsychopathextramarital affairadulteryinfidelityfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Locations: | bicyclechurch |
Characters: | photographerdancerboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | newspaperreportertearsshootingarrestcameracryingpartyphotographdancingflashbackgunkiss |
A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a … good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of motherdeath of fatherpsychopathdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagemurder |
Mood: | satire |
Characters: | boysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | poemheart attackpubpianistbirdeatingold manwinereporterpianoletterdrinkcamerafoodbeating …singingflashbackgun (See All) |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | funeraldrunkennessdrinkingprisonfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | dancerboyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | prison visitationprison guardteaumbrellaeatingold mantearsarrestdrinkfoodbeatingcryingphotographdancingflashback |