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Two male English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up his forbidden love, Maurice (pronounced "Morris") and marries. While staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice finally discovers romance in the arms of Alec, the ga …mekeeper. Written from personal pain, it's E.M. Forster's story of coming to terms with sexuality in the Edwardian age. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | costume dramaperiod pieceperiod dramamelodramaindependent film |
| Themes: | huntingguiltredemptionwrestlingblackmailweddingdrinkingpoliticschristmasmarriagesuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmarerain |
| Locations: | london englandmuseumoceanshipfranceenglanditalycourtroomcitytaxiboatmotorcyclechurchtrainrestaurant …beachbar (See All) |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipgay relationshipmaidhomosexualitygay kissteenage boychristiansister sister relationshippriestbabypolicemanstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipboy …doctorfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolicehomosexual (See All) |
| Period: | 1900s1910s |
| Story: | marriage engagementkite flyingdrawing in sandsand dunefirst crushbuenos aires argentinavenereal diseasegay crushrabbit trapcambridge universitysouthhampton englandcambridge englandboxing glovesclass differencespiano moving …player pianoburning letteranglican priestmotorcycle with a sidecartrain compartmentsham marriagepracticing a line of conversationreference to the holy trinityrepressed homosexualreference to ganymedethe birds and the beesreference to tchaikovskyleaking waterwaste basketrolled up rugguilty pleashooting partypre world war oneyear 1909year 1911family disapprovalreference to zeusgay conversionviscountsymposiumpaddy wagonyear 1910reference to richard wagnerconversion therapyreference to oscar wildebedpanyear 1912school tripchivalryamphitheatergamekeeperreference to socratescountry hometideboathousehypnotistbarristerdisgraceloss of faithdeanblack hairreference to platogay husbanddining hallconcert hallsymphonycollapsestockbrokerentrapmenthand kissingleopardtranslationbritish renaissancefirst gay sexual experiencehymnsex educationcaressbritish soldiertelegrammale protagonistchapellocked doorcricket the gamemale name in titlereverendkiteclimbing through a windowlatinbellvaletschoolboywhisperingestatelecturebandagedockgreekvictorian erahorseback ridingimprisonmentatheisthorse and carriagepajamasopening a doorboarding schoolchoircard playingengagementhypnosisrowboatgreecesandargentinaappledebateforbidden loverailway stationbreakfastladdercrushfriendship between menvisitservantdiseasecloseted homosexualhatfaintinghuggingtwenty somethingpubclassgymsensualityuniversityrabbitumbrellalocker roomcurseimmigrationtrialjudgedinnerboxingpoliticianname in titlenewspaperrivermale pubic hairreference to jesus christprayerhandcuffspianocafebirthdaytearsbeerrifleletterbare buttsecretarrestdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callshowersingingmale full frontal nuditytitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale rear nuditymale nuditycharacter name in titleone word titlebased on novelsexnuditydogkiss (See All) |
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: | weddingdrinkingpoliticsmarriagesuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | oceancitytaxichurchrestaurantbeachbar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshippriestpolicemanbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | marriage engagementsham marriagebarristertelegramcricket the gameopening a doorpoliticianname in titlecafetearsbeerarrestdrinkcryingtelephone call …singingcigarette smokingmale rear nuditycharacter name in titlekissnuditysex (See All) |
Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, …not the answering of them. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drinkingsuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipmaidteenage boypolicemanstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1900s |
| Story: | class differencesdining hallestatebandagehorseback ridinghorse and carriageopening a doorboarding schoolservanthatumbrelladinnerprayerpianotears …beerrifledrinkdreamcryingsingingcigarette smokingbased on noveldogsexkiss (See All) |
"Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth ce …ntury into a three-hour time-frame. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | period drama |
| Themes: | blackmaildrinkingpoliticsmarriagesuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroom |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshiphomosexualityteenage boybabystudentteacherboyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | marriage engagementburning letterkiteengagementappleumbrellatrialtearsletterarrestdrinkcryingsingingmale frontal nuditymale rear nudity …male nuditybased on novelkisssexnuditydog (See All) |
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingchristmasfriendship |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | motorcyclechurchtrainrestaurant |
| Characters: | christianprieststudentteacherbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | dining halllatinschoolboybandagegreekpajamasboarding schoolservantfaintingclassrabbitdinnerreference to jesus christprayerpiano …tearslettersecretarrestdrinkcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lif …estyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. (Read More)
| Themes: | christmasfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxiboatchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | gay relationshiphomosexualitygay kisschristianpolicemanboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolicehomosexual |
| Story: | repressed homosexualgay husbandhymncloseted homosexualhuggingjudgereference to jesus christprayerhandcuffscafebirthdaytearsletterbare buttsecret …arrestcryingtelephone callshowersingingtitle spoken by charactermale rear nuditymale nuditycharacter name in titledogkissnuditysex (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
| Themes: | wrestlingweddingdrinkingpolitics |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandenglandboatmotorcyclechurchtrainrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | maidpriestpolicemanhusband wife relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1910s |
| Story: | motorcycle with a sidecarbritish renaissancebritish soldierpoliticianrivercaferiflearrestdrinksingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingcharacter name in title |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | museumtaxichurchrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | maidstudentfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | marriage engagementreverendpajamasrowboattwenty somethingpublocker roomcafedrinktelephone callshowersingingtitle spoken by characterkisssex …dog (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
| Subgenre: | period drama |
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingpolitics |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | citychurchbeach |
| Characters: | priestteacherboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | bellwhisperingbandagedockgreekhorseback ridingrowboatappleladderdiseasejudgeriverreference to jesus christprayertears …beerbare buttsecretarrestdrinkdreamcryingsingingmale frontal nuditymale nuditycharacter name in titledogsexnuditykiss (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)
| Themes: | guiltredemptiondrinkingsuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxitrainrestaurantbeachbar |
| Characters: | policemanstudentteacherboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | estatefriendship between menhuggingpubclasstrialnewspaperrivercafebirthdaytearsbeerletterbare buttsecret …drinkcryingtelephone callmale nuditybased on novelkiss (See All) |
It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to … tell George of the death or accident, let alone allow him to attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England, she who is a drama queen of a woman who romantically desires her best friend despite his sexual orientation; and Kenny Potter, one of his students, who seems to be curious about his professor beyond English class. (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptiondrinkingpoliticssuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmarerain |
| Locations: | london englandoceanmotorcyclebeachbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipgay relationshipmaidhomosexualitygay kissstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships …homosexual (See All) |
| Story: | lecturecloseted homosexualtwenty somethingclassdinnertearsbeerriflebare buttdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callshowercigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nuditybased on novelkissnuditydog (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | redemptionweddingdrinkingpoliticschristmasmarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | trainrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | teenage boysister sister relationshippriestbabypolicemanbrother sister relationshipdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | class differenceshorseback ridingrailway stationservantfaintingjudgenewspaperprayercafebirthdaytearsrifleletterdrinkcrying …telephone callsingingcigarette smokingone word titlebased on noveldogkiss (See All) |
In 1939, Robbie Turner is a private in the British Army, he and his battalion who are heading to France to fight in the war. A stint in the army is not where his life was headed, which took a radical turn four years earlier at the Tallis estate where he grew up as his mother worked as the Tallis' li …ve-in housekeeper. As such, he grew up with the three Tallis children: son Leon, and daughters Cecilia and Briony. Robbie and Cecilia were just getting to the stage of their lives of being able to confess their true love for each other. But then thirteen year old aspiring writer Briony also had a crush on the older Robbie. Based on two incidents she saw between Cecilia and Robbie (one only from afar), on reading a private letter Robbie wrote to Cecilia and on her own feelings for Robbie, Briony told some truths and half-truths about Robbie which resulted in this turn in his life. Robbie is able to reconnect with Cecilia before he is shipped off to France, and lives only to be able to head back to London to be with Cecilia and make up for the missing four years they could not spend together due to Briony's actions. A year later, Briony, now eighteen, also arrives in London to start working as a nurse to support the war effort. By this time, she is aware of the damage her thirteen year old self caused, and wants to atone for that error to both Cecilia from who she has been estranged, and Robbie who she has not seen since. She will make this atonement even if neither Robbie or Cecilia… (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltredemptionweddingdrinking |
| Locations: | london englandenglandchurchtrainrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshippolicemanbrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | boathousehymnbritish soldierestatehorseback ridingrowboatforbidden lovecrushdinnerhandcuffspianocafetearsrifleletter …bare buttarrestdrinkdreamcryingsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingmale nudityone word titlebased on novelsexkissdog (See All) |
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appoin …ted husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (Read More)
| Themes: | huntingweddingdrinkingmarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandenglandcourtroomchurchbeach |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | class differencescricket the gameestatehorseback ridinghorse and carriageclassjudgeboxingpianorifleletterbare buttdrinksingingmale rear nudity …male nuditycharacter name in titledognuditykiss (See All) |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drinkingsuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmarerain |
| Locations: | beachbar |
| Characters: | maidhomosexualitygay kissteenage boystudentboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | british soldierwhisperingservantnewspaperrifledrinkdreamtelephone callshowersingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale nuditybased on novel …nuditysex (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Themes: | redemptionblackmaildrinkingmarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandshipboatrestaurant |
| Characters: | maidbabypolicemanteacherboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | card playingrowboatservantdiseasefaintingumbrellariverpianocafetearsletterbare buttdrinkcryingtelephone call …singingcigarette smokingmale nuditybased on novelkiss (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriage |
| Locations: | taxirestaurantbeachbar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabypolicemanstudentteacherboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | marriage engagementclasspianocafebirthdaytearsbare buttdrinkcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingmale nudityone word titlesex …kiss (See All) |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | christmasfriendship |
| Locations: | london englandtrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshippolicemanteacherbrother sister relationshipdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexualpolice |
| Story: | gay crushboxing glovescrushhuggingclassgymjudgeboxingpianotearsletterbare buttcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking …male nuditycharacter name in titlesexnuditykiss (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: | blackmailweddingdrinkingmarriagesuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxiboattrainrestaurant |
| Characters: | maidstudentbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | class differencesclimbing through a windowladderumbrellatrialjudgedinnerpoliticiannewspapercafetearssecretdrinkcryingtelephone call …showersingingcigarette smokingdogkiss (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingdrinkingpolitics |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | italychurchtrainrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | husband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | buenos aires argentinaclass differenceshorseback ridinghorse and carriagechoirargentinarailway stationumbrellapoliticiannewspaperprayercafetearsarrestdrink …cryingshowersingingcharacter name in titleone word titlesex (See All) |
Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exception …al soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandenglandtaxiboatchurchtrainrestaurantbeachbar |
| Characters: | teenage boybabyboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dining hallpubgymumbrellalocker roomcafetearsbeerdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callshowertitle spoken by characterkiss …sex (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandfranceenglandrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipteenage boystudentteacherboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | marriage engagementcambridge universityclass differenceshand kissinglatinschoolboyengagementhuggingpubclassumbrellacafebirthdaytearsletter …secretdrinkcryingsingingcigarette smokingdogkisssex (See All) |
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in … love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | period drama |
| Themes: | suicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | teacherbrother sister relationshipfriend |
| Story: | locked doorestatehorseback ridinghorse and carriageboarding schoolforbidden loveservanthathuggingprayerpianolettersecretcryingsinging …title spoken by charactercharacter name in titlebased on noveldogkiss (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingpolitics |
| Locations: | cityboatchurchtrainbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipteenage boystudentteacherbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | rowboatdebaterailway stationclassnewspaperreference to jesus christprayerrifleletterarrestdrinktelephone callsingingkisssex …dog (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltblackmailweddingdrinkingpoliticschristmasmarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmarerain |
| Locations: | francecitytaximotorcyclerestaurant |
| Characters: | teenage boypolicemanstudentteacherboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexualpolice |
| Story: | pajamasfaintinghuggingtwenty somethingclassuniversitytrialnewspaperprayercafetearsbeerriflearrestdrink …dreamcryingtelephone callshowercigarette smokingone word titledogkiss (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: | drinkingpoliticssuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | motorcyclechurchrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | gay relationshiphomosexualitygay kisschristianbabypolicemanteacherfriendhomosexualpolice |
| Story: | paddy wagonclimbing through a windowdebatecloseted homosexualumbrelladinnerpoliticiannewspapermale pubic haircafebirthdaytearsbeerbare buttdrink …cryingtelephone callsingingmale nuditycharacter name in titleone word titledogkiss (See All) |
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | shiptrain |
| Characters: | teenage boyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1910s |
| Story: | venereal diseaseleopardbritish soldierrowboatsandtwenty somethingpubcafetearsriflebare buttcryingtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by character …cigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale rear nuditymale nudityone word titlebased on novelnuditydog (See All) |
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltsuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxichurchtrainrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipteenage boypolicemanstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | dining halllocked doorclassuniversitytrialjudgemale pubic haircafebirthdaytearslettersecretcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking …male frontal nuditymale nuditybased on novelkiss (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: | guiltredemptionblackmaildrinkingmarriage |
| Mood: | nightmarerain |
| Characters: | maidteenage boypriestpolicemanteacherdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | player pianosex educationwhisperingpajamasforbidden lovepianotearssecretdrinkcryingtelephone callshowercigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale rear nudity …male nuditycharacter name in titlebased on noveldogkisssex (See All) |
Malena is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malena in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is pres …umed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. (Read More)
| Themes: | marriage |
| Locations: | italycourtroommotorcycletrainbeach |
| Characters: | teenage boypriestteacherbrother sister relationshipboydoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | telegramclimbing through a windowrailway stationfaintingclasscursejudgeprayerletterbare buttcryingsingingcigarette smokingmale nuditycharacter name in title …one word titlekisssex (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: | guiltdrinkingchristmasmarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomchurchbar |
| Characters: | babypolicemanbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | climbing through a windowclasstrialjudgeprayerhandcuffstearsbeerletterbare buttarrestdrinkcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nuditycharacter name in titleone word titledognudity (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: | guiltdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | churchrestaurant |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipteenage boychristianprieststudentteacherbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | closeted homosexualfaintinghuggingclassgymlocker roomdinnerreference to jesus christprayercafebirthdaytearsbeerdrinkcrying …telephone callshowersingingdogkiss (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingdrinkingmarriage |
| Mood: | nightmarerain |
| Locations: | shipboattrainrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | gay kisssister sister relationshippriesthusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1900s |
| Story: | horse and carriagecard playingbreakfastservantfaintingboxingmale pubic hairprayerpianocafetearsletterbare buttdrinkcrying …male rear nuditymale nuditybased on novelkisssex (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingsuicidefriendship |
| Locations: | oceanshiptaxirestaurantbeachbar |
| Characters: | gay relationshipgay kisspolicemanbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | horseback ridingpubumbrellanewspaperprayerhandcuffspianocafetearsrifleletterbare buttsecretarrestdrink …dreamcryingtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingmale nuditybased on noveldogkiss (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltweddingdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | oceanfrancebeachbar |
| Characters: | teenage boybabyboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | reverendcard playingforbidden lovereference to jesus christbirthdaytearsbeerbare buttsecretdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nuditykissnuditysex (See All) |
From July, 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents take place in a German village. A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is c …ruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher, who courts a nanny in the baron's household, narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingchristmassuicide |
| Locations: | italychurch |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipmaidteenage boychristianpriestbabypolicemanteacherbrother sister relationshipboydoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships …police (See All) |
| Period: | 1910s |
| Story: | class differencespre world war onehand kissingschoolboyestatehorseback ridinghorse and carriageservanthatfaintingprayerpianotearsdrinkdream …cryingsingingcigarette smokingkisssexnudity (See All) |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
| Themes: | huntingguiltweddingdrinkingchristmasmarriagesuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | churchbeach |
| Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | hymnbritish soldiervictorian erahorseback ridinghorse and carriageladderservantumbrellaboxingpianotearsriflelettersecretdrink …cryingsingingbased on noveldogkisssex (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: | melodrama |
| Themes: | redemptiondrinkingchristmassuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbeach |
| Characters: | teenage boychristianteacherbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | reverendforbidden loveclassrabbittrialjudgereference to jesus christhandcuffscafetearsbeerlettersecretarrestdrink …dreamcryingcigarette smokingbased on novelkisssex (See All) |
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)
| Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | teenage boysister sister relationshipbabystudentteacherboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | reference to tchaikovskycollapsepajamaspubuniversitypianocafebirthdaytearsbeerlettersecretdrinkdreamcrying …telephone callsingingcigarette smokingkisssex (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)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | blackmail |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroommotorcyclechurchtrainrestaurant |
| Characters: | policemanteacherbrother sister relationshipboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | paddy wagondining hallreverendbreakfastrailway stationclassumbrellatrialjudgenewspaperreference to jesus christprayerhandcuffscafetears …riflecryingtelephone callshowersingingcigarette smokingone word title (See All) |
Set in the 1930s, the story takes place in an old-fashioned English country house where a weekend shooting party is underway. The story centers on the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years, William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and … friends. As the weekend goes on, secrets are revealed, and it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | period drama |
| Themes: | huntingblackmail |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | class differencesshooting partycountry homevaletestatecard playingbreakfastcrushservantfaintingumbrelladinnerprayerpianotelephone call …singingcigarette smoking (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: | independent film |
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingpoliticsfriendship |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | franceitalycitytaximotorcyclechurchrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | maidhomosexualityteenage boypriestpolicemanboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexualpolice |
| Story: | faintingtwenty somethingrabbitpoliticianmale pubic haircafetearsbeerletterdrinkdreamcryingsingingcigarette smokingmale nudity …dogkisssex (See All) |
The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will ever find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | weddingmarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandenglandcitytaxichurch |
| Characters: | gay relationshippriestbrother sister relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | black hairbritish renaissancemale protagonistopening a doorvisitpubpoliticiancafedogkiss |
When Sam Merrick is beaten up by local bully George Tooney, Sam's older brother Rocky and his friends Clyde and Marty plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend …Millie, Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingsuicidefriendship |
| Locations: | boatbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipteenage boypolicemanstudentteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | rowboatriverbirthdaytearsbeerbare buttsecretdrinkcryingcigarette smokingmale rear nuditymale nudityone word titlekiss |
When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and their three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageabil …ity of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery John Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingmarriage |
| Locations: | london englandenglandchurch |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabybrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | class differencesblack hairkiteestatehorseback ridinghorse and carriageopening a doorvisitservantpianolettersingingbased on noveldog |
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: | weddingmarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | museumcourtroomtaximotorcyclechurchtrain |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshippolicemanbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | telegramimprisonmentpajamasladderservanttrialjudgenewspaperreference to jesus christbirthdaytearsriflelettersecretarrest …cryingtelephone callsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingmale nuditykisssexdog (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltpoliticsfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroom |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshippriestpolicemanstudentbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | atheisthuggingtwenty somethinguniversitytrialjudgereference to jesus christprayerhandcuffstearsletterarrestdreamcryingtelephone call …singingcigarette smokingcharacter name in title (See All) |
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: | wrestlingweddingdrinkingmarriage |
| Locations: | shipenglandcourtroomtaximotorcyclebeach |
| Characters: | policemandoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | dockimprisonmenthypnosisreference to jesus christhandcuffspianotearsrifleletterarrestdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callsinging …cigarette smokingnuditykisssex (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: | drinkingchristmasfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | churchrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | babypolicemanfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | choirlocker roomreference to jesus christprayerpianocafetearsarrestdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingdog …kisssex (See All) |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailweddingdrinkingpoliticsmarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandenglanditalyboat |
| Characters: | boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | reference to platobritish soldierwhisperinggreekhorseback ridinghorse and carriagerowboatservantumbrellaprayerbare buttarrestdrinkcryingsinging …male nudityone word titlenuditydogkiss (See All) |
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