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Marisa Ventura is a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall, a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. …Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart, even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | videofairy tale |
| Themes: | forgivenessprejudicebreak upsurveillancedeceptionpoliticschristmaslovefriendship |
| Locations: | stationschool buselevatortaxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipself confidencefrenchhispanicmaidlittle boysingle motherphotographersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | video surveillancesecurity cameravideo cameragoing for a walkreference to richard nixonjewelry storechance meetingpress conferenceassistant managercampaign managerstage frightlightning rodon the job trainingcamera shot of feethotel employee …hotel suiteluxury hotelchristmas treedog leashdog walkerreference to simon and garfunkelmacaroni and cheesenew york magazinepeople magazineoldies musicnew york postsetting a tablepunch clockreference to henry kissingerthe projectsblack tiesee through blouseborough name in titleave mariaanginaservinghandlerdesigner clotheskiss on cheektrying on clothesluncheonsotheby'snitroglycerinmaking a bedpaper clipdeadbeat dadlegislatorunpackinghousekeepingfiringnervouscoutureindecent exposurejob applicationcentral parknixonmultilingualfavorfabricinvasion of privacyquitting jobpersonal trainerkleptomaniafemale bare feetcinderella storymagazine covermother daughter conflictbrooklynliteracywalkhandsmanagementconciergespeakerwatergatebenefit70s musicstarting overseamstressexercisingpersonal assistantcamaraderiecolleaguecity parkprecocious childsupermodelrevolving doorfrisbeeclothing storestatue of libertystudyingwalkmanvotefundraiserinvitationbeauty salongodironingreference to googlehair salonpark benchtabloidchick flickrags to richescleaning ladymonitorpressgoddessrallynewspaper articleunited states of americapaparazzibathrobedepartment storerepublicanpolitical campaignvacuum cleanercentral park manhattan new york citytelevision newssecuritypenguinautographpromotionsubtitleslaundrylatinahappy endingjewelryworkoutfianceemusic bandmeetingswingpet dogboyfriendabsent fatherengagementco workersenatorbutlermedicationheadphonesitalian americanzooconfrontationspanishworking classbuttockssanta clausapplausesingle parentnewspaper headlineclass differencesgrandmotherpremarital sexstageelectionmanagerspeechlightningmistaken identityuniformfired from the jobliarlocker roommicrophonesmokinglimousinetrainingnews reportsubwaypoliticianwomandisguisejournalistreportermanhattan new york citytelephoneplace name in titlesunglassestearsliecamerawatching tvcryingpartysingingdancingmale nuditybloodnuditydog (See All) |
Peter Colt, an English tennis player in his thirties whose ranking slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, considers he never really had to fight for anything as his wealthy but all but close family easily put him through studies and allowed him to pursue his tennis ambitions, bravely exchanges jok …es with his German sparring partner Dieter Prohl, in a similar position, but feels it's about time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter coming men (or boys) and intends, after a last Wimbledon, to take a job with the prestigious tennis club instead. Just then, by accident, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis, falls in love with her and finds her interest in him changes his entire perception, even gives him the strength to win again. But where will it lead them, especially when her overprotective father-manager Dennis Bradbury proves determined to nip their relationship in the bud, believing it detrimental to her career? (Read More)
| Themes: | lovefriendship |
| Locations: | hotelnew york city |
| Characters: | photographerfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | video camerapress conferencehotel suitecity parkpresspaparazziautographbuttocksapplausepremarital sexmanagerlocker roommicrophonetrainingnews report …reporterplace name in titlecamerawatching tvmale nuditynuditydog (See All) |
In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity … as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. (Read More)
| Themes: | break upfriendship |
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | single motherphotographerfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | personal assistantprecocious childcentral park manhattan new york cityboyfriendconfrontationmanagerfired from the jobmicrophonelimousinesubwaywomanjournalistmanhattan new york citytearscamera …cryingdog (See All) |
Romantic comedy: Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a yo …ung, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. On the campaign, Will's best buddy is Russell McCormack. They not only have similar political aspirations, they share the same type of girl problems, too. Will hopelessly attempts a "PG" version of his story for his daughter ad changes the names so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending. (Read More)
| Themes: | politicschristmasfriendshiplove |
| Locations: | taxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | singerfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | precocious childpark benchchick flickpolitical campaigncentral park manhattan new york citypenguinzooapplauseelectionfired from the jobpoliticianwomanjournalistmanhattan new york citytears …watching tvcryingsingingdancingdog (See All) |
After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, Benigno and Marco, meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia, Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession, has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma, Alicia, a young ballet stu …dent. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | taxihotel |
| Characters: | photographersinger |
| Story: | conciergenewspaper articleautographsubtitlesspanishbuttocksstageuniformmicrophonewomanjournalistreportertearscamerawatching tv …cryingsingingmale nuditynudityblood (See All) |
Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod by a young mermaid. Years later, he returns to the same location, and once again manages to fall into the sea, and is rescued once more by the mermaid (Allen isn't sure what he has seen and what he has imagined). Using maps from a sunk …en ship, the mermaid decides to search for Allen in New York City, sprouting legs when her tail dries. On finding Allen, they fall in love, but she has a secret, which will no longer be a secret if she gets her legs wet. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancelove |
| Locations: | elevator |
| Characters: | little boy |
| Story: | cinderella storyrevolving doorstatue of libertychick flickpressdepartment storesubtitleshappy endingmusic bandbuttocksapplausenewspaper headlinespeechreportertears …camerawatching tvsingingdancing (See All) |
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld ('Christian Bale' (qv)), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser ('Amy Adams (III)' (qv)) …is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso ('Bradley Cooper (I)' (qv)). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. 'Jeremy Renner' (qv) is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn ('Jennifer Lawrence (III)' (qv)) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancedeceptionfriendship |
| Locations: | taxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | mother son relationship |
| Story: | video surveillancereference to richard nixonpress conferencecamera shot of feethotel suiteluxury hoteltrying on clothesfundraisersenatoritalian americannewspaper headlinepremarital sexsmokinglimousinepolitician …disguisetelephonesunglassespartysingingdancing (See All) |
East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set u …p the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | video |
| Themes: | deceptionpoliticslove |
| Locations: | taxi |
| Characters: | single mothersingermother son relationship |
| Story: | video cameraironingtelevision newsabsent fatherbuttockspremarital sexelectionliarwomantearsliewatching tvcryingpartysinging …dancingmale nudity (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
| Themes: | prejudicechristmasfriendshiplove |
| Locations: | elevatornew york city |
| Characters: | single mothersingerfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | press conferencechristmas treerags to richesabsent fatherapplausefired from the jobmicrophonelimousinewomanreportertearscamerawatching tvcryingparty …singingdancing (See All) |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessfriendship |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | friendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | video cameradog walkercity parkmonitorlaundryjewelrymusic bandpet dogengagementco workermedicationliarlimousinewomantears …liewatching tvcryingpartydancingdog (See All) |
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin ar …ranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessfriendship |
| Locations: | elevatorhotel |
| Characters: | little boyphotographerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | luxury hotelbathrobelaundryswingclass differencespremarital sexfired from the jobliarwomanjournalistreportertelephonetearsliecamera …watching tvcrying (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
| Themes: | break uppoliticslove |
| Locations: | elevatortaxinew york city |
| Characters: | frenchphotographersingermother daughter relationship |
| Story: | reference to richard nixonpress conferencerags to richesrallyapplausemicrophonelimousinesubwayjournalistreportermanhattan new york citysunglassescamerawatching tvparty …singingdancingmale nuditynuditydog (See All) |
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Insp. Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case. His intention is to …give a diversion to the press, while he uses his best men to chase the killer and thief. He assigns Gendarme Gilbert Ponton to work with Clouseau and inform each step of the investigation. When Clouseau is nominated with honor to the highest prize in France, Dreyfus decides to humiliate Clouseau and take him out of the case. However Clouseau has already solved the mystery. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillance |
| Locations: | elevatorhotelnew york city |
| Characters: | photographersinger |
| Story: | press conferencestatue of libertymonitorpresssecuritysubtitlesapplausenewspaper headlineuniformlocker roommicrophonedisguisereportercamerawatching tv …cryingsingingdancingdog (See All) |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessbreak up |
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | photographer |
| Story: | security camerachance meetingmistaken identityjournalistmanhattan new york citytearsliecameracryingdancingblood |
Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being forced from office …, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. (Read More)
| Themes: | politics |
| Locations: | taxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | self confidencephotographersinger |
| Story: | reference to henry kissingerwatergateunited states of americarepublicanautographspeechliarmicrophonelimousinepoliticianwomanjournalistreportermanhattan new york citytelephone …liecamerawatching tvpartysingingmale nuditynudity (See All) |
Tom Popper grew up having very little interaction with his father who was off exploring the world. When he grows up he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. One day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can't help but wonder why his father would send him a pengu …in. He tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers. (Read More)
| Themes: | christmas |
| Locations: | elevatortaxi |
| Characters: | little boy |
| Story: | video camerachristmas treecity parkstatue of libertysecuritypenguinmusic bandzooapplausemicrophonemanhattan new york citytearswatching tvcryingsinging …dancing (See All) |
Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones. Pretending to be cops, Smith and Jones kidnap Lynn and confront …Gene with a simple choice -- kill California governor Eleanor Grant in 90 minutes or less, or Lynn will die. Watson is given a gun, six bullets, and a name tag, and he is told to go to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and kill Eleanor, who is giving an afternoon speech. While Jones is watching Lynn in a van, Smith watches Watson in order to prevent Watson from alerting the authorities. Watson must quickly find some way to get himself and Lynn out of this seemingly impossible situation. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancedeceptionpolitics |
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotel |
| Characters: | maid |
| Story: | security cameravideo camerapress conferencecampaign managerhotel suitewalkmansenatorsingle parentspeechlimousinenews reportpoliticiandisguisesunglasseswatching tv …blood (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: | prejudicepoliticsfriendship |
| Characters: | little boyphotographersingerfriend |
| Story: | campaign managernewspaper articlepolitical campaignnewspaper headlineelectionmanagerspeechfired from the joblimousinesubwaypoliticiantearscamerawatching tvcrying …singingdancingmale nudityblooddog (See All) |
Eleven vignettes, all homages to New York City life, are presented. I. Ben, a pickpocket, is attracted to Molly on first sight, and gets into an interesting "pissing match" with Molly's married lover, NYU professor Garry. II. Mansuhkhbai, an orthodox Jain diamond wholesaler, and Rifka, an orthodox J …ewish diamond retailer who is getting married tomorrow, learn that they have more in common than just diamonds. III. David, a musician and music editor for a video being directed by Abarra, is having problems meeting Abarra's demands while he slowly falls for Abarra's assistant, Camille, who he's never met but has only talked to on the telephone solely about work. IV. A young man believes he's made a powerful connection to a stranger, a young woman, in the simple act of lighting her cigarette, and proceeds to convince her of the same and as such that there is a future for them from that point on, and not at some unspecified time down the road. V. A high school senior, who has been dumped by his girlfriend just before senior prom, is given a gift by his local pharmacist, Mr. Riccoli, the senior not understanding the full implication of the gift until the full process of prom night is over. VI. Each on their way to their first official date together after what started out solely as a one night stand, Gus and Lydia each contemplate not keeping the date. VII. Isabelle, a retired opera diva, has returned to a hotel where she's stayed many times and where she has strong memories of encou… (Read More)
| Subgenre: | video |
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | frenchphotographersingermother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | video camerajewelry storepark benchcentral park manhattan new york citylaundrymeetingapplauselimousinesubwaywomanmanhattan new york citytelephoneplace name in titlecamerawatching tv …singingdancingmale nuditydogblood (See All) |
When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops chronic insomnia after finding out how quickly she moved on. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have …their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the pretty and quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia. (Read More)
| Themes: | break up |
| Characters: | little boyfriend |
| Story: | video surveillancejob applicationmonitordepartment storesubtitlesco workerspanishbuttocksmanageruniformlocker roomtearscamerawatching tvcrying …partydancingmale nuditynudityblood (See All) |
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a … rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman. (Read More)
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | elevatorhotelnew york city |
| Characters: | little boyphotographer |
| Story: | pressnewspaper articlemusic bandapplausenewspaper headlinemanagerlightningwomanreportercamerasingingdancing |
Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hire …d and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancepoliticsfriendship |
| Locations: | elevatorhotel |
| Characters: | maidlittle boyphotographerfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | press conferencejob applicationstatue of libertypressdepartment storemusic bandpet dogco workerapplausefired from the jobliarmicrophonepoliticianreportercamera …watching tvcryingdancingblood (See All) |
When his partner is killed by the mysterious and possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark, Steve Zissou and his Team Zissou crew set off for an expedition to hunt down the creature. Along with his estranged wife, a beautiful journalist and a co-pilot who could possibly be Zissou's son, the crew set off for … one wild expedition. (Read More)
| Locations: | elevatorhotel |
| Characters: | little boysinger |
| Story: | video cameraexercisingsubtitlespet dogheadphonesapplausestageuniformmicrophonejournalistreportercamerawatching tvcryingsinging …nudityblood (See All) |
The high stakes thriller Paranoia takes us deep behind the scenes of global success to a deadly world of greed and deception. The two most powerful tech billionaires in the world ('Harrison Ford (I)' (qv) and 'Gary Oldman (I)' (qv)) are bitter rivals with a complicated past who will stop at nothing …to destroy each other. A young superstar ('Liam Hemsworth' (qv)), seduced by unlimited wealth and power falls between them, and becomes trapped in the middle of the twists and turns of their life-and-death game of corporate espionage. By the time he realizes his life is in danger, he is in far too deep and knows far too much for them to let him walk away. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancedeceptionfriendship |
| Locations: | elevatortaxinew york city |
| Story: | security camerainvasion of privacywalksecuritysingle parentclass differencespremarital sexfired from the jobtrainingnews reportsubwaymanhattan new york citysunglasseswatching tvparty …dancingblood (See All) |
Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and The US has already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. un …til that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | station |
| Characters: | photographermother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | video camerareference to richard nixonpress conferencecamaraderiepresstelevision newspremarital sexuniformtrainingnews reportjournalistreportercamerawatching tvparty |
In New York City, detective Billy Taggart goes to court for the murder of the rapist Mikey Tavarez, but the Mayor Nicholas Hostetler and the Chief of Police Carl Fairbanks vanish with important evidence and Billy is declared not guilty by the judge; however, he leaves the police department. Seven ye …ars later, Billy is a private detective and lives with his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, who is an aspiring actress and the sister of Mikey's victim. His secretary Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) is trying to collect part of the debts to save their business. In the week of the elections, Hostetler summons Billy and offers $25,000 to investigate his wife, Cathleen Hostetler, whom he believes is having a love affair. Billy discovers that Cathleen is meeting Paul Andrews, who is the coordinator of the campaign of Jack Valliant, the opponent of Hostetler and favorite in the election. When Paul is found dead on the street, Billy finds that he had been double-crossed by Hostetler and he decides to investigate the truth behind Paul's murder. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancedeceptionpoliticslove |
| Locations: | hotelnew york city |
| Story: | security cameracampaign managerfundraiserunited states of americapolitical campaignmeetingnewspaper headlineelectionmanagernews reportsubwaypoliticianwomanmanhattan new york citycamera …party (See All) |
Victor Novarski reaches JFK airport from a politically unstable country. Due to collapse of his government, his papers are no longer valid in the airport, and hence he is forced to stay in the airport till the war cools down. He makes the airport his home and develops a friendship with the people wh …o work there until he can leave. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancefriendship |
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotelnew york city |
| Story: | security cameraunited states of americabathrobedepartment storeautographpromotionsenatornews reportwomanmanhattan new york citywatching tv |
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, …making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast. (Read More)
| Themes: | prejudicefriendship |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshiplittle boysingle motherfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | music bandpet dogsingle parentwomantearswatching tvsingingdancingmale nuditynuditydog |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
| Themes: | break updeceptionchristmasfriendship |
| Locations: | taxinew york city |
| Story: | video camerachristmas treecoutureexercisingwalkmanbathrobelaundryfianceeheadphonesbuttockspremarital sexmistaken identitylimousinewomanmanhattan new york city …telephonesunglassescamerawatching tvcryingpartydancingmale nudityblooddog (See All) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
| Themes: | politicslovefriendship |
| Locations: | school bustaxinew york city |
| Characters: | single mothersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | statue of libertyironingtelevision newsmusic bandmeetingabsent fatherbuttocksnewspaper headlinepremarital sexspeechmicrophonenews reportsubwaymanhattan new york citywatching tv …cryingpartysingingdancingmale nudityblood (See All) |
The President of the United States is in Salamanca, Spain, about to address the city in a public square. We see a plain-clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an American tourist with a video camera, and a Secret Service agent newly returned from medical leave. Shots ring …out and the President falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. Those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different characters' actions. Gradually, we discover who's behind the plot. Is the Secret Service one step ahead, or have the President's adversaries thought of everything? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | video |
| Themes: | deceptionpoliticslove |
| Locations: | elevatorhotel |
| Characters: | maidphotographer |
| Story: | video cameraspanishspeechmicrophonelimousinepoliticiandisguisereportertearscameracryingblood |
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best fri …ends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. (Read More)
| Themes: | christmasfriendship |
| Locations: | taxinew york city |
| Characters: | single motherfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | designer clothescolleagueclothing storecentral park manhattan new york citypremarital sexlimousinewomanmanhattan new york citytearscryingpartysingingdancingdog |
The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Bruhl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously leak covert da …ta, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world's most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society-and what are the costs of exposing them? (Read More)
| Themes: | break upsurveillancedeceptionpoliticsfriendship |
| Locations: | hotelnew york city |
| Characters: | frenchlittle boyfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | press conferencecolleaguemonitorco workerheadphonesapplausenewspaper headlinefired from the jobliarjournalistreportertelephonetearsliecrying …partydancingblood (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
| Themes: | friendshiplove |
| Locations: | elevatortaxinew york city |
| Characters: | maidphotographersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | video camerapress conferenceclass differencessubwaypoliticiandisguisemanhattan new york citysunglassestearscameracryingpartysingingdancingdog …blood (See All) |
Determined to solve the coincidence of seeing the same conspicuous stranger three times in a day, Albert hires a pair of existentialist detectives, who insist on spying on his everyday life while sharing their views on life and the nature of the universe.
| Themes: | surveillancefriendship |
| Locations: | elevatorhotel |
| Characters: | frenchmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | video cameraautographco workerheadphonesapplausepremarital sexfired from the jobtearscamerawatching tvdancing |
Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force …performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals. (Read More)
| Locations: | taxihotelnew york city |
| Characters: | little boyphotographersingermother son relationship |
| Story: | indecent exposureautographpet dogheadphonesbuttockspremarital sexstagemanagermicrophonereportersunglassestearscamerawatching tvcrying …partysingingdancingmale nuditynudityblood (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
| Themes: | prejudicepoliticschristmasfriendshiplove |
| Locations: | taxinew york city |
| Characters: | photographersingerfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | christmas treenewspaper articlespeechfired from the jobliarwomanmanhattan new york citytelephonetearsliecamerawatching tvcryingsingingdancing |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancedeception |
| Locations: | elevatorhotelnew york city |
| Characters: | mother son relationship |
| Story: | security cameravideo camerapress conferencenews reportwomandisguisereportermanhattan new york citytelephonesunglassesliecamerawatching tvcryingparty …male nudityblood (See All) |
Melanie Carmichael, an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for since she was little. She has a great career and the JFK-like fiancee of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn't forget about her family back down South. More importantly, h …er husband back there, who refuses to divorce her ever since she sent divorce papers seven years ago. To set matters straight, she decides to go to the south quick and make him sign the papers. When things don't turn out the way she planned them, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in New York City. (Read More)
| Themes: | deceptionpolitics |
| Locations: | taxinew york city |
| Characters: | little boymother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | jewelry storelightning rodchick flickrags to richesfianceepet dogengagementworking classnewspaper headlineclass differenceslightninglimousinejournalistreporterdancing …dog (See All) |
England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as 'King George VI' (qv), but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extr …aordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. (Read More)
| Themes: | christmasfriendship |
| Locations: | elevator |
| Characters: | self confidencephotographersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | christmas treeheadphonesapplausespeechfired from the jobmicrophonelimousinetelephonetearsliecameracryingsingingdancingdog |
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)
| Themes: | break up |
| Locations: | elevator |
| Characters: | maidsingle mothermother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | precocious childcleaning ladyvacuum cleanerswingmedicationworking classuniformfired from the jobliarwomansunglassestearsliewatching tvcrying …partymale nudityblood (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotel |
| Characters: | frenchmaidlittle boyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | luxury hotelconciergespeakersubtitlesbutlernewspaper headlineuniformtelephoneplace name in titletearscryingsingingmale nuditydogblood |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
| Themes: | lovefriendship |
| Locations: | elevatornew york city |
| Characters: | frenchmaidsingle motherfriend |
| Story: | security cameramanagementrags to richesnewspaper articlejewelrybutlerapplausenewspaper headlinemanagerfired from the jobmicrophonelimousinesubwaywomanreporter …manhattan new york citytelephonesunglassesliewatching tvpartydancingnuditydogblood (See All) |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
| Locations: | elevatortaxihotel |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | speakernewspaper articleunited states of americaapplausespeechliarwomanreportertelephonesunglassestearsliecryingsingingdancing |
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: | lovefriendship |
| Locations: | taxinew york city |
| Characters: | singerfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | chance meetingcentral park manhattan new york cityabsent fatherliarmicrophonelimousinesubwaymanhattan new york citytearsliecryingpartysingingdancing |
Serpico is a cop in the 1960s-early 1970s. Unlike all his colleagues, he refuses a share of the money that the cops routinely extort from local criminals. Nobody wants to work with Serpico, and he's in constant danger of being placed in life threatening positions by his "partners". Nothing seems to …get done even when he goes to the highest of authorities. Despite the dangers he finds himself in, he still refuses to 'go with the flow', in the hope that one day, the truth will be known. (Read More)
| Themes: | break uppoliticsfriendshiplove |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | friendmother son relationship |
| Story: | press conferencespeakerpresspet dogitalian americanbuttocksdisguisereportermanhattan new york citycameracryingdancingdogblood |
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is …short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)
| Themes: | lovefriendship |
| Locations: | taxinew york city |
| Characters: | little boysingerfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | reference to richard nixonpark benchcentral park manhattan new york cityclass differencesmistaken identitymicrophonemanhattan new york citysunglassestearscryingpartysingingdancingmale nuditydog …nudity (See All) |
Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney that never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement, which compares New York City to Babylon, he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homes …ick as she witnesses devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know how to overcome every problem and that just freaks Kevin right off. (Read More)
| Locations: | elevatornew york city |
| Characters: | single motherphotographersingermother son relationship |
| Story: | video cameracity parkpressmusic bandsenatorspanishnewspaper headlinemicrophonesubwayreportermanhattan new york citytearswatching tvcryingparty …singingdancingmale nudityblooddog (See All) |
Mia Thermopolis is the average teenager - sweet, a little geeky and pretty much invisible to everyone with the exception of her mother, best friend Lilly and Lilly's older brother Michael. Making it through high school without throwing up is a challenge in itself for Mia, so it doesn't come as welco …me news when her estranged grandmother shows up out of the blue and calmly informs her that she is in fact the heir to the throne of a European country called Genovia. Suddenly Mia's life is thrown into complete overload. She's being taught about scarves, waves and pears in order to become a perfect princess, she gets a makeover and a tough looking yet sweet bodyguard/limo driver called Joe. Things get out of hand when the media gets a hold of the story and suddenly Mia is thrust into the spotlight in both the newspapers and in school. On top of all that Mia has a choice to make. She must decide by Genovia's Independence Day Ball whether she longs to relinquish her claim on the throne or to become the princess and heir to the throne her father and grandmother want her to be. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Characters: | single mothersingerfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | security cameracamera shot of feetkiss on cheekcinderella storypresspaparazzibutlergrandmotherspeechlocker roommicrophonelimousinewomanjournalistreporter …sunglassescamera (See All) |
Courtroom thriller about a slick, hotshot lawyer who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy accused of murdering an eminent catholic priest.
| Themes: | deception |
| Characters: | photographer |
| Story: | video camerapressbuttocksapplausenewspaper headlinespeechmicrophonenews reportreportercamerawatching tvsingingmale nuditybloodnudity |
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