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In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind …, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | dark comedyblack comedycoming of age |
| Themes: | death in childbirthdyingmental illnessgriefguiltlonelinessfuneralfeardrinkingpregnancyjealousydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | office partyofficelakewheelchairrural settingbathtubsmall towncemeterysnowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshiplove trianglepriestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | church choiranxiety attackbowling alleylifesize dollsex dolldoctor's officechurch servicein love with an inanimate objectimaginary girlfriendcommunity supportmother dies in childbirthloss of confidencegrowing painschild likeartificial respiration …mail orderspring the seasonaphephobiaineptlutheranaction figurecounselingintrovertphonograph recordchopping wood911emergencyblanketvending machinescrabbleschizophrenichymngravestonetreehousewaketolerancenooseresponsibilityreverendtombstonephysicianwebsiteshynesshandshakeearphonesbrushing teethdead mothersirengrowing upbowlingsnowingchoirfirst kissco workerdelusionheadphonesanxietyrejectionteddy bearpsychologistrecord playergarageisolationflowersreadingdollgraveflash forwardmarriage proposalgraveyardbathdinnerinterneteatingambulanceflashlightneighborcafedrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingcharacter name in title (See All) |
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | guiltdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | bowling alleygravestonebowlingsnowingflowersgravegraveyardbathcafefoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltfuneralfeardrinkingjealousy |
| Locations: | officecemeterysnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | shynesssnowingfirst kissco workeranxietyflowersreadingdollgraveflash forwardgraveyardeatingneighborcafedrink …computerfoodtelephone callpartyphotographcharacter name in title (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | grieffuneraldrinkingpregnancyjealousydeath |
| Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshiplove trianglesingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | tombstonesnowinggraveflash forwardgraveyardbathcafedrinksongtelephone callpartysinging |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | feardrinkingpregnancyjealousydeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | priestbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | record playerisolationflowersreadingflash forwardmarriage proposaleatingambulancedrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographcharacter name in title |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingfuneralfeardrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingbathtubcemeterysnowchurchhospital |
| Characters: | priestdancersingerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | handshakesnowingrecord playergravemarriage proposalbatheatingdrinkfoodsongsingingphotographdancingcharacter name in title |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltlonelinessfeardrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | officecemeteryhospital |
| Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | reverendflowersgraveflash forwardgraveyardeatingneighbordrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
| Themes: | griefdrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | cemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | dancersingerdoctorfamily relationships |
| Story: | snowingdollgravegraveyardeatingneighborcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
| Themes: | drinkingpregnancyjealousydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairsnowrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | love triangledoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | anxiety attack911websiteflowersdinnerinternetambulancecafedrinkcomputertelephone callpartyphotograph |
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)
| Subgenre: | dark comedy |
| Themes: | grieffuneraldrinkingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | wheelchaircemeterysnowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | noosesnowinggarageflowersgraveflash forwardmarriage proposalambulanceneighborcafedrinkfoodtelephone callphotographdancing …character name in title (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | dyingmental illnessguiltlonelinessfeardrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Locations: | snowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | priestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | introvertshynessfirst kissreadingflash forwarddinnereatingcafedrinkfoodtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancing |
Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch.
| Locations: | bathtubrestaurant |
| Characters: | love triangledancerbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | bowling alleydead motherbowlingdinnereatingcafecomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancingcharacter name in title |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | dyingfuneraldrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairsnowhospital |
| Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | noosefirst kissrecord playerflowersreadinggraveflash forwardeatingflashlightdrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callparty …singingphotographdancing (See All) |
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its ang …er and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing. (Read More)
| Themes: | griefguiltdrinkingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | lakewheelchairrural settingsmall townsnow |
| Characters: | singerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | earphonessirengaragereadingflash forwarddrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotograph |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | funeraldrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | gravestonewakedead motherrecord playerreadingflash forwardgraveyardeatingambulancecafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callparty …singingphotographdancing (See All) |
Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe that his mother's wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and h …is doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | lonelinessfuneraldrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairbathtubcemeteryrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | doctor's officephonograph recordshynessheadphonesanxietyrecord playerisolationreadinggraveyardcafedrinksongtelephone callpartysinging …dancing (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
| Themes: | lonelinessdrinkingjealousydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | love trianglepriestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | church servicegravestoneshynesssnowingflowersgravemarriage proposalgraveyardeatingambulancedrinkfoodsongtelephone callsinging …photographdancing (See All) |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltfuneralfeardrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairbathtubchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | priestsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | 911anxietyreadingflash forwardmarriage proposaleatingambulancecafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callpartysinging |
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: | dyinggriefguiltlonelinessdrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | snowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | doctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | schizophrenicwakereverendphysiciansirenbowlingflash forwardambulancecafedrinkcomputerfoodtelephone callpartysinging …photograph (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | griefguiltfearpregnancyjealousydeath |
| Locations: | bathtubsmall towncemeterychurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | priestbrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | artificial respirationtreehousehandshakegrowing upchoirrecord playerflowersreadingflash forwardgraveyardbatheatingflashlightcafefood …telephone calldancing (See All) |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t …he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingjealousydeath |
| Locations: | officewheelchairbathtubcemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | singerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | snowingrejectionflowersflash forwardbatheatingneighborcafedrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingcharacter name in title |
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t …o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingsnowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | priestdancerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | schizophrenictombstonepsychologistdollgravegraveyardcafedrinktelephone callphotographdancingcharacter name in title |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairsnowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipsingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | wakechoirflowerseatingcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingcharacter name in title |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | bathtubrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | love triangledancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | record playerflowersreadingdollflash forwardmarriage proposaleatingneighborcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingdancing |
John and Laura Baxter are in Venice when they meet a pair of elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic. She insists that she sees the spirit of the Baxters' daughter, who recently drowned. Laura is intrigued, but John resists the idea. He, however, seems to have his own psychic flashes, seei …ng their daughter walk the streets in her red cloak, as well as Laura and the sisters on a funeral gondola. (Read More)
| Themes: | death in childbirthmental illnessgriefguiltfuneraldrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | priesthusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | artificial respirationbrushing teethreadingdollflash forwardbatheatingambulancecafefoodtelephone callphotograph |
Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | dyinggriefguiltfuneralfeardrinkingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairchurchhospital |
| Characters: | priestdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | physiciangravegraveyardambulanceneighbordrinktelephone callphotograph |
A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.
| Themes: | funeraldrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | lakebathtubcemeterysnowhospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | first kissteddy bearrecord playerflowersreadingflash forwardeatingflashlightneighbordrinkfoodtelephone callphotographdancing |
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: | lonelinessfuneraldrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | spring the seasontreehouseearphonesco workerflowersreadingeatingcafedrinkcomputerfoodtelephone call |
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: | grieffuneraldrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | office partysmall towncemeterychurch |
| Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | wakerejectiongraveyardeatingdrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country …odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Locations: | lakesnowchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | love trianglepriestdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | brushing teethmarriage proposaleatingflashlightcafedrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingdancing |
Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | drinkingpregnancyfriendship |
| Locations: | snowrestaurant |
| Characters: | singerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | snowingrecord playerreadingeatingflashlightcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographcharacter name in title |
Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest …Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man's men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn't sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father. A young man with stress-induced asthma, Zac just wants to be what he considers normal, which includes getting rid of his asthma. But more importantly, he wants to get rid of the underlying thoughts that he has and which most going through puberty have, but that for him are becoming more prevalent as he grows older. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | funeralpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | bathtubsnowchurchhospital |
| Characters: | priestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | waketombstoneearphonesbrushing teethsnowingchoirrecord playerreadinggraveyardeatingambulanceneighborfoodsongtelephone call …partysingingphotographdancing (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
| Themes: | dyinglonelinessdrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingsnowchurchhospital |
| Characters: | doctorfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | chopping woodhymnreverendsnowingreadingflash forwardeatingdrinkfoodsingingphotograph |
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: | drinkingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | churchrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | church choirvending machineearphoneschoirneighborcafedrinksongtelephone callsingingdancing |
In rural Tennessee, Lazarus, a former blues musician who survives by truck farming, finds a young girl nearly beaten to death near his home. She's the white-trash town tramp, molded by a life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and verbal abuse from her mother, who seems to delight in remindi …ng Rae of her mistake in not aborting her. Lazarus, who is also facing personal crisis at the dissolution of his marriage, nurses Rae back to health, providing her with gentle, fatherly advice as well as an education in blues music. Rae's boyfriend, Ronnie, goaded by the man who nearly beat Rae to death, misunderstands the relationship between Lazarus and Rae, and vows to kill him. Lazarus, exhibiting a street-smart understanding of violence and its motives, calls Ronnie's bluff, senses that he is as troubled as Rae, and becomes a guiding force in the young couple's resurrection. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingpregnancydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | rural settingbathtubsmall townchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | church choiranxiety attackhymnreverendanxietygarageeatingcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingdancing |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | dyinggriefguiltdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | lakerural settingsmall townsnowchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | schizophrenicbrushing teethsirengrowing upco workerisolationreadingflashlightcafedrinktelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | griefguiltfuneraldrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairrural settingbathtubsmall towncemeterychurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | priestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | handshakerejectionflowersgraveyardbathcafedrinksongsingingphotographdancing |
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: | dyingguiltlonelinessfuneraldrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | lakesmall towncemeterychurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshipdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | vending machinegravestonetombstonegraveflash forwardeatingambulancecafedrinkfoodphotograph |
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: | dyingmental illnessfeardrinkingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | lakerestaurant |
| Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dead motherrecord playermarriage proposaldinnereatingneighborcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancing |
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: | guiltfuneralpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | lakerural settingsmall townchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | reverendbrushing teethflowersflash forwardgraveyardinterneteatingneighborcafecomputerfoodphotograph |
It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the mome …nt he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna? (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingfeardrinkingpregnancyjealousydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | officesmall towncemeterysnowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | love triangledoctorfather son relationship |
| Story: | snowinganxietyrejectionflash forwardgraveyardcafedrinkcomputertelephone call |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
| Themes: | griefguiltdrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingsnowchurch |
| Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | hymngravemarriage proposalgraveyardeatingneighbordrinkfoodsongpartysingingdancing |
Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even …to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessguiltdrinkingpregnancyjealousydeath |
| Locations: | office partywheelchairrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | dancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | doctor's officeearphonesreadingflash forwarddinnereatingdrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancing …character name in title (See All) |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
| Themes: | dyinglonelinessfuneralfeardrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | officerural settingcemetery |
| Characters: | singerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | doctor's officereadinggraveyardbathdrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotograph |
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: | dyinggriefguiltfeardrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | cemeterysnowchurchrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dead motherflowersgravemarriage proposaldinnereatingcafedrinkfoodtelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela, and their wedding party also serves as the men's farewell party. After some time and many horrors, the three friends fall in the hand …s of the Vietcong and are brought to a prison camp in which they are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. Michael makes it possible for them to escape, but they soon get separated again. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeralfeardrinkingpregnancydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairsmall towncemeteryhospital |
| Characters: | priestdancersingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | bowling alleybowlingchoirmarriage proposalgraveyarddrinksongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancing |
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.
| Subgenre: | dark comedy |
| Themes: | funeraldrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairrural settingbathtubsmall towncemeterychurch |
| Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | record playerflash forwardmarriage proposalbathflashlightdrinksongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing |
Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 …2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | dark comedyblack comedy |
| Themes: | death in childbirthdyingfuneralfeardrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairrural settingchurchhospital |
| Characters: | priestsingerdoctorfather son relationship |
| Story: | hymnreverendflashlightdrinksongsingingcharacter name in title |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
| Themes: | dyinglonelinessdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | officesnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | dancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | wakehandshakesnowingisolationeatingcafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callpartysingingdancing |
Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other … hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessgriefdrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | restauranthospital |
| Characters: | singerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | wakeearphonesrejectionpsychologisteatingcafedrinkcomputerfoodsongtelephone callsingingphotograph |
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