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Fifteen-year-old Howie loses just about everything and everyone in the space of a single week, but ends up finding himself in the process. His mother has just died. His father, a building contractor, can barely keep tabs on his young girlfriend, let alone his own son. Thusly, the teen must navigate …his adolescence virtually unsupervised. Floating towards an ill-behaved existence, Howie and his crowd begin robbing houses in the middle-class neighborhoods off the Long Island Expressway. Together, he and his best friend Gary break into a place belonging to an old guy named Big John, a local man who is a respected pillar of the community. When Big John fingers Gary for the crime, Howie learns that his pal has been leading a secret, dangerous but also alluring double life. Subsequently, we also discover that Big John has secrets of his own. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of ageindependent film |
| Themes: | writinghopepoetrysexualitywrestlingdeath of motherblackmailtheftrobberyincestescapedrinkingjealousymurderdeath …friendship (See All) |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carwater gunpolice stationcarschoolrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | older man younger man relationshipsingle fatheruncle nephew relationshipsniperwaitressthieflawyerwriterpolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshipsingertattoofriendfather son relationship …mother son relationshippolicehomosexual (See All) |
| Story: | high school gyminternet pornographypiano playerbrother sister incestschool principalcar accidentsurrogate nephewreference to marc chagallmarine hymnsurrogate unclehand on kneeplaying hookybuilding contractorflossing teethreference to walt whitman …anti semitic slurtruanttape deckmodel shipirish musichittingmambopederastyhard oncasablancacutlassrent boyephebophileguidance counselorlearning to drivesuicide contemplationreference to clint eastwoodjuvenile detentioncosmeticslawn sprinklerreference to bugs bunnygay cruisingintergenerational friendshipdoor belllong island new yorkcolognehard hatdriving lessonu.s. marinesurrogate fatherex marinejuvenile delinquencyentire title is capitalized acronymhypocritemale prostitutiongun in mouthrazorearringirish americanvietnam veteranpedophiliatitle ends with periodmenstruationfast motion scenespittingparking lotshameabbreviation in titlebrushing teethbriefsblack eyelipstickpedophilefather figureburglaryhypocrisymale prostitutebreakfastvirginitybreaking and enteringshavingtv newspornographybirthday cakeperiod in titleheart attackpizzapoetgymliarfbivirgincontroversybirthday partyacronym in titleapologychild abusesnakedinerambulancebisexualspypianotearsbeerlieshootingarrestcondomdrinkwatching tvcomputerurinationmirrorunderwearsongcell phonecryingpunctuation in titlefireerectionsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested malemasturbationkissgunflashbackfightsex (See All) |
Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, …who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | writingsexualitydeath of motherblackmailincestdrinkingjealousymurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carschool |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanteenage boysingerpolice |
| Story: | car accidentlawn sprinklerpedophiliabrushing teethlipstickpedophilevirginityvirgincontroversychild abuseambulancepianotearslieshooting …drinkunderwearcryingfirecigarette smokingkissgunsexfight (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 motherdrinkingjealousydeathmurderfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | carschool |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshippolicemanteenage boysingertattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentparking lotbriefsbreaking and enteringshavingpizzaliarapologysnaketearsbeerliearrestdrinkwatching tv …urinationunderwearsongcryingfiresingingcigarette smokingbare chested malemasturbationflashbackfight (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: | incestescapedrinkingjealousymurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipwaitresslawyerpolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentsurrogate fatherfather figuretv newsliarbirthday partyapologychild abuseambulancetearsbeerliecondomdrinkwatching tv …mirrorunderwearcell phonecryingbare chested malekissflashbackfight (See All) |
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 ageindependent film |
| Themes: | sexualitydeath of mothertheftrobberyincestdrinkingdeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | carrestaurant |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boysingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | surrogate fathermale prostitutiongun in mouthmale prostitutepornographyliarbisexualtearsbeerlieshootingcondomdrinkwatching tvurination …underwearsongcryingsingingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexkissmasturbationgunfightflashback (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 ageindependent film |
| Themes: | theftrobberyescapedrinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | thiefwriterpolicemanteenage boyfriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | juvenile delinquencyhypocritemale prostitutionhypocrisybreaking and enteringtv newspornographypoetgymdinertearsshootingarrestcondomdrink …watching tvurinationunderwearcryingerectioncigarette smokingkissfightsexgunmasturbation (See All) |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberydrinkingdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police stationcarrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | thieflawyerpolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshiptattoofriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | car accidentpedophiletv newsliarchild abusedinertearsbeerlieshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvunderwearcrying …title spoken by charactercigarette smokinggunkiss (See All) |
When Ruby Baker's parents are killed in a car accident, she and her brother, Rhett, must travel to Malibu, to live with Terrence and Erin Glass, their former neighbors. At first, all seems well. Ruby is making new friends at school and Rhett is getting more video games and flashy toys than he's ever … had in his life. When Ruby speaks to her family's estate lawyer, he tells her that her parents have left Rhett and her $4 million. Suddenly, Ruby begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherdrinkingdeathfriendshipmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carcarschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiplawyerpolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentdriving lessonmenstruationchild abusetearsdrinkwatching tvcomputercryingcigarette smokinggun |
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)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | death of mothertheftrobberydrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanbrother sister relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | cosmeticsblack eyelipstickheart attackliarambulancetearsbeerliearrestdrinkwatching tvcryingfiresinging …cigarette smokingfightkisssex (See All) |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
| Themes: | drinkingjealousyfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Locations: | police carschool |
| Characters: | waitresslawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshiptattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | shamebreaking and enteringliarapologydinertearsbeerliearrestdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcell phonecrying …cigarette smokingbare chested malefightflashbackgun (See All) |
Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch.
| Themes: | writingdeath of mother |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carschoolrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | single fatheruncle nephew relationshipwriterpolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | breakfastgymapologypianotearscomputermirrorsongcell phonecryingsingingkiss |
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: | death of mothertheftdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipthiefteenage boysingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | piano playerfast motion scenebirthday cakebirthday partyambulancepianotearsbeerliedrinkurinationmirrorunderwearsongcrying …singingcigarette smokingflashbackkissmasturbationsex (See All) |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
| Themes: | theftrobberyincestdrinkingfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | police carschoolbeach |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipthiefpolicemanteenage boyfriendfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | car accidentpedophiliaburglarybreaking and enteringtv newschild abuselieshootingdrinkwatching tvurinationunderwearcell phoneerectioncigarette smoking …fightkissgunflashback (See All) |
After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not … to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingincestescapedrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | carschool |
| Characters: | policemanbrother sister relationshiptattoofriendfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pedophiliaspittingpedophilecontroversybirthday partychild abusetearsbeerarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorunderwearcrying …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingkissmasturbationsexfightflashback (See All) |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t …o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | theftrobberydrinkingfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police car |
| Characters: | thieflawyerpolicemantattoofriendpolice |
| Story: | brushing teethliarfbibeerlieshootingdrinkwatching tvcomputerurinationcigarette smokingfightkissgun |
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estrang …ed mother. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailtheftdrinkingjealousy |
| Characters: | single fatherthiefteenage boysingerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | piano playerlearning to drivedriving lessonshamebirthday cakeliarbirthday partyapologypianotearsbeerlieshootingdrinkmirror …cryingsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfightkiss (See All) |
A Kansas City waitress with dreams of becoming a nurse becomes delusional after seeing her no-good car salesman husband murdered. Becoming delusional from shock, she becomes convinced that she is the former fiancee of her soap opera idol. What she also believes is that the soap opera is real and goe …s to LA to find the hospital where he works as a cardiologist. Meanwhile, her husband's murderers are searching for the drugs stolen by her husband and, as luck would have it, they are stored in the trunk of the car she drove off in. Freeman, an aging hit man planning his retirement after this job, also becomes delusional about the woman he is tracking. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | death of mothertheftrobberydrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Locations: | police carcarrestaurant |
| Characters: | waitressthieflawyerwriterpolicemanfriendfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentbriefsbirthday cakedinerambulancetearsshootingdrinkwatching tvcomputerunderwearcryinggunkisssex |
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)
| Themes: | hopetheftdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | police carbeach |
| Characters: | waitresspolicemansingermother son relationshipfather son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | car accidentgun in mouthpizzaapologydinertearsbeerarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputerurinationunderwearsongcell phone …cryingsingingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexkissflashbackgun (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)
| Themes: | blackmailtheftrobberydrinkingdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | waitressthieflawyerpolicemansingerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | ex marinelipstickbreaking and enteringbirthday cakedinerambulanceshootingarrestdrinkcomputersongcell phonefiresingingcigarette smoking …gunfightsex (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailescapedrinkingdeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | police carpolice stationrestaurant |
| Characters: | waitresslawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentdoor bellburglarytv newsgymapologytearslieshootingarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorunderwear …cell phonecryingcigarette smokingbare chested malegunfightflashback (See All) |
To escape an abusive boyfriend, without announcing her plans in advance, Jean Gilkyson takes her young daughter Griff to the Wyoming ranch of her father-in-law, Einar. Jean and Einar are disaffected, as he blames her for the death of his son in a car accident. Einar is taking care of his friend Mitc …h, who was attacked by a bear, and Einar does not know that he has a granddaughter. While Mitch heals and forgives the bear, Einar also changes his feelings regarding Jean, finally understanding that accidents happen and accepting her and loving Griff. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberyescapedrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | carrestaurant |
| Characters: | waitressthiefpolicemanfriendhomosexualpolice |
| Story: | car accidentlearning to driveshavingliarliedrinkcomputermirrorunderwearcigarette smokinggunsexfight |
In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si …x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheftrobberydrinkingfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carcar |
| Characters: | waitressthiefpolicemanteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | spittingbreaking and enteringapologytearsbeershootingdrinkunderwearcryingcigarette smokingflashbackgunfight |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh …o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherrobberydrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carpolice stationcarrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiplawyerpolicemansingertattoofriendpolice |
| Story: | car accidentirish americanmenstruationfather figureheart attackliarfbidinerambulancespylieshootingarrestwatching tvcomputer …underwearcell phonecryingfiresingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested malegunfightkissflashback (See All) |
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organiz …es gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopedrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | older man younger man relationshiplawyerpolicemansingerfriendhomosexualpolice |
| Story: | hypocriteirish americanfast motion scenebriefshypocrisymale prostitutetv newsbirthday partytearsbeershootingdrinkwatching tvurinationmirror …underwearsongcryingsingingbare chested maleflashbackkissfight (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 ageindependent film |
| Themes: | hopetheftjealousydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carschoolrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | waitressthiefpolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | piano playerlawn sprinklerfast motion scenespittingshamebreaking and enteringliarapologychild abusesnakepianotearsliearrestmirror …cell phonecryingfirebare chested malefightflashbackkiss (See All) |
Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls", in hope of gaining acceptance into Harvard Law School. At first seduced by the club's trapping of power and wealth, a series of disturbing incidents, such as hi …s best friends suicide, leads Luke to investigate the true nature of the organization and the truth behind his friends supposed suicide. He starts realizing that his future and possibly his life is in danger. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopedeath of motherblackmailtheftdeathmurderfriendship |
| Characters: | thiefwriterpolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | breaking and enteringpizzagymliarsnakeambulanceliearrestwatching tvcomputertitle spoken by characterflashbackgun |
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 ageindependent film |
| Themes: | poetrydrinkingdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | carrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | older man younger man relationshipwaitresspolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshipsingerfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | piano playerhypocritefast motion scenebrushing teethshavingfbisnakedinerpianotearsarrestdrinkwatching tvurinationunderwear …cryingfiresingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested malefightflashbacksex (See All) |
Echoes of "Madame Bovary" in the American suburbs. Sarah's in a loveless marriage to an advertising executive, long days with her young daughter at the park and the pool, wanting more. Brad is an immature househusband, married to a flinty documentary filmmaker. Ronnie is just out of prison - two yea …rs for indecent exposure to a minor - living with his elderly mother, May; Larry is a retired cop, fixated on driving Ronnie away. Sarah and Brad connect, a respite of adult companionship at the pool. Ronnie and Larry have their demons. Brad should be studying for the bar; Larry misses his job; Ronnie's mom thinks he needs a girlfriend. Sarah longs to refuse to be trapped in an unhappy life. Where can these tangled paths lead? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | death of motherdrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipfriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | internet pornographypedophiliabrushing teethpedophilehypocrisytv newspornographyheart attackliarchild abuseambulancetearslieshootingdrink …watching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonecryingbare chested maleflashbackmasturbationkiss (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: | escapedrinkingdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carschoolrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | single fatherpolicemanbrother sister relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | briefsbreaking and enteringtv newsbirthday cakeapologychild abusetearsarrestdrinkwatching tvurinationmirrorunderwearcell phonecrying …singingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested malefightkiss (See All) |
A family. Rose and Norah, in Albuquerque, lost their mother when they were young. Rose is responsible - a housecleaner, raising her seven-year-old son Oscar. She's also having an affair with Mac, a married cop, her high-school sweetheart. Norah can't hold a job. Their dad, Joe, is quirky. When Oscar … is expelled for odd behavior, Rose wants to earn enough to send him to private school. Mac suggests she clean up after crime scenes, suicides, and deaths that go undiscovered for awhile. Rose enlists Norah, and Sunshine Cleaners is born. Norah bonds with the dead, Rose finds out that it's a regulated business, and complications arise. Can a family marked by tragedy sort things out? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | death of motherdeathmurder |
| Locations: | carschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | waitresspolicemantattoomother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | school principalcar accidentlawn sprinklertv newsbirthday cakeliarbirthday partyapologydinertearslieshootingwatching tvmirrorcell phone …cryingfiretitle spoken by characterkisssexflashback (See All) |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | poetrydrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerwriterpolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshipsingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | tape deckheart attackliarvirginambulancetearsbeerliecondomdrinkwatching tvmirrorunderwearsongcrying …singingbare chested malekissmasturbationsex (See All) |
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's r …eal concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | police stationcar |
| Characters: | policemanteenage boybrother sister relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentsurrogate fatherjuvenile delinquencyshamebreakfastbreaking and enteringliarapologyambulancepianotearslieshootingdrinkmirror …cryingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightgunkiss (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.
| Themes: | writingblackmaildrinkingfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police stationrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanfriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentmenstruationlipstickbreaking and enteringtearsarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputerurinationmirrorunderwearcell phonecryingfire …cigarette smokingbare chested malefightflashbacksex (See All) |
In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career …. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert 'Mr. Freezy' Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | police carrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyertattoofriendfather son relationship |
| Story: | piano playercar accidentdoor bellcologneshavingtv newsbirthday cakeheart attackbirthday partyapologydinerpianotearsshootingarrest …drinkwatching tvcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackkissgun (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
| Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | teenage boybrother sister relationshipsingerfriendfather son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | school principalguidance counselorfast motion scenehypocrisyvirginitygymliarvirgintearsbeerliecondomdrinkwatching tvmirror …songcell phonecryingsingingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. Film explores Ramon's relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living. Through the gif …t of his love, these two women are inspired to accomplish things they never previously thought possible. Despite his wish to die, Ramon taught everyone he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of life. Though he could not move himself, he had an uncanny ability to move others. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingpoetryfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiplawyerwriterteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | car accidentmodel shipfast motion sceneshavingtv newsheart attackambulancetearswatching tvcomputercryingcigarette smokingkissflashback |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
| Themes: | writingwrestlingdrinkingjealousy |
| Locations: | schoolbeach |
| Characters: | writerpolicemansingermother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | piano playercontroversyapologyspypianotearsliearrestdrinkurinationmirrorsongcryingsingingcigarette smoking …bare chested malekissmasturbationfightflashbacksex (See All) |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | policemanfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | brushing teethshavingheart attackliarambulancetearsliearrestdrinkcomputermirrorcell phonecryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smoking …flashbackgunsexkiss (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)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | hopedeath of motherdrinkingdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanteenage boytattoomother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car accidentbirthday cakeheart attackbirthday partydinerambulancetearsshootingdrinkwatching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonecryingsinging …cigarette smokingflashbackgunmasturbationkiss (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: | hopeblackmailescapemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingermother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pederastypedophilialipstickpedophilebreakfastliardinertearslieshootingsongcryingsingingcigarette smokingbare chested male …flashbackgunfight (See All) |
After another hard night at McCool's, bartender Randy runs into Jewel. The seductive lady seems to have evaded a rape pretty closely, and when the man comes back, she puts a bullet in his head. After all these events (and others), Randy takes Jewel home, and the two become a couple. Yet Jewel begins … to develop into a very demanding girlfriend and drives Randy into committing crimes for her and her elaborate lifestyle. Randy's cousin Carl is driven crazy by Randy's incredibly sexy girl as well as the investigating officer, Detective Dehling. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | theftrobberyincestdrinkingmurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | thieflawyerpolicemanmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | black eyeburglarybreaking and enteringbeerlieshootingdrinkwatching tvurinationunderwearpunctuation in titlegunsexflashback |
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: | drinkingjealousydeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbeach |
| Characters: | policemansingerfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pedophiliabirthday cakeheart attackapologychild abusepianotearsliedrinkunderwearsongcell phonecryingsingingcigarette smoking …fightflashbackkisssex (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | writingpoetrytheftdrinkingjealousyfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | thieflawyerwriterpolicemansingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | reference to walt whitmanbreaking and enteringpoetapologytearsarrestdrinkmirrorunderwearsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested male …fightkissmasturbationsexflashback (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: | drinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carrestaurant |
| Characters: | policemansingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | cutlasspianotearsshootingarrestdrinkunderwearsongcryingpunctuation in titlesingingcigarette smokinggunfightkiss …sex (See All) |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | death of motherdrinkingjealousyfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | lawyerteenage boybrother sister relationshipsingertattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | juvenile detentionhypocrisypoetchild abuseambulancetearsbeershootingarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputerunderwearcryingfire …cigarette smokingflashbackkisssexfightgun (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopepoetrydeath of mothertheftescapedrinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
| Characters: | single fatheruncle nephew relationshipthiefwritersingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | surrogate fathershameliarcontroversybirthday partychild abusetearsbeerliemirrorsongcryingfiresingingcigarette smoking …gunflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
| Themes: | friendshipmurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carcarschool |
| Characters: | waitresspolicemanteenage boybrother sister relationshiptattoofriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | gun in mouthliarapologyambulancetearslieshootingarrestwatching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonecryingcigarette smokingbare chested male …kisssexgunfight (See All) |
The Father turns 60. His family, which is a big one of the kind, gathers to celebrate him on a castle. Everybody likes and respects the father deeply...or do they? The youngest son is trying to live up to the father's expectations. He is running a grill-bar in a dirty part of Copenhagen. The oldest …son runs a restaurant in France, while the sister is a anthropologist. The older sister has recently committed suicide and the father asks the oldest son to say a few words about her, because he is afraid he will break into tears if he does it himself. The oldest son agrees without argument. Actually he has already written two speeches. A yellow and a green one. By the table, he asks the father to pick a speech. The father chooses green. The oldest son announces that this is the Speech of Truth. Everybody laughs, except for the father who gets a nervous look on his face. For he knows that the oldest son is about to reveal the secret of why the oldest sister killed herself. (Read More)
| Themes: | sexualityincestdrinkingfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipwaitressbrother sister relationshipsingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | hypocritepedophiliapedophilehypocrisybreakfastbirthday partyapologychild abusepianotearsdrinkunderwearsongcell phonecrying …singingcigarette smokingkisssexfight (See All) |
The plot revolves around a young married woman whose mundane life takes a turn for the worse when she strikes up a passionate and illicit affair with an oddball discount-store stock boy who thinks he's Holden Caulfield.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | blackmailtheftdrinkingjealousydeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | car |
| Characters: | thiefwriterfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | cosmeticsburglaryliartearsbeerliedrinkwatching tvcryingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackkissgunmasturbation |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingtheftrobberydrinkingmurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police stationschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | thieflawyerwriterpolicemanteenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pedophiliabrushing teethpedophiletv newsfbichild abusedinershootingarrestdrinkwatching tvunderweartitle spoken by charactercigarette smokinggun |
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