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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: | suicide of fatherfirst loveforgivenessamnesiadyinghumiliationguiltdrug usedeath of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicide …friendshipdeathrevenge (See All) |
| Locations: | police boatwater gungas stationrural settingwoodsbicycleboatsmall townforestschoolbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipfrench kisssheriffbullythiefpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshiptattoochildrenfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship …policehomosexualteenager (See All) |
| Story: | truth or darebirthday presentjunior high schoolunderage drinkingpocket knifeblood brotherpoison oaklyme diseaseinsect stingsoaked clothesbumper stickerlearning disabilitycherry blossommoral choicemouth to mouth resuscitation …oarwet jeansshallow gravefinger cutreference to martin luther king jr.boatingdyslexiaexercisingcreekdaresnailfilling stationvideo footagehold upsorrowstation wagonunderage smokingchewing gumoregontolerancedampeer pressuredrunk drivingtween girlmormondeerdeceitconvenience storerowboatloss of sonobesitytarget practicewatching televisionaccidental deathgay parentballoonpickup truckobscene finger gesturedatetragic eventprankbaseball batliarpublic nuditydrowningunderwater scenebirdbasketballvideo cameragay slurrivermarijuanainterrogationbirthdaytearsbeerlievomitingbare buttsecretundressingdrinkface slapurinationbeatingcryingerectionknifepartycigarette smokingmale rear nuditytwo word titleone word titlemale nuditykissbloodgunviolencemasturbation (See All) |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch …ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug usetheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipthiefstudentteacherteenage boytattoofriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | junior high schoolunderage drinkingunderage smokingchewing gumpeer pressuredeceitobscene finger gestureliarmarijuanaliedrinkface slapcigarette smokingone word titleblood …kiss (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: | forgivenessdyingguiltdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidedeathfriendship |
| Locations: | schoolbar |
| Characters: | bullypolicemanstudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | birthday presentdateliarriverbirthdaytearsbeerliebare buttsecretundressingdrinkface slapbeatingcrying …knifepartymale nuditybloodviolencekiss (See All) |
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend, Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small …Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug usetheftdrunkennessdrinkingdrugsdeathrevengefriendship |
| Locations: | small townbar |
| Characters: | sheriffbullythiefpolicemanstudentteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenagerpolicehomosexual |
| Story: | underage drinkingpeer pressurebaseball batgay slurmarijuanabirthdayvomitingbare buttdrinkurinationbeatingcryingknifecigarette smokingmale rear nudity …male nuditygunviolenceblood (See All) |
Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened … that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | amnesiahumiliationguiltdrug usetheftdrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship |
| Locations: | bicyclesmall townbar |
| Characters: | bullystudentteenage boytattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | underage drinkingsorrowstation wagontween girltarget practiceobscene finger gestureprankgay slurmarijuanabirthdaytearsbeerundressingdrinkface slap …urinationbeatingcryingcigarette smokingmale rear nuditymale nuditybloodkissviolencegunmasturbation (See All) |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t …o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug usetheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemantattoofriendpolice |
| Story: | drunk drivingdeceitconvenience storeliargay slurmarijuanabeerliedrinkurinationbeatingpartycigarette smokingkissviolence …bloodgun (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | dyingguiltdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidedeathrevenge |
| Locations: | bicyclebar |
| Characters: | sheriffpolicemanteacherteenage boytattoofather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pickup truckobscene finger gestureunderwater scenebirdbasketballbirthdaytearsvomitingsecretdrinkface slapbeatingcryingknifeparty …cigarette smokingmale rear nuditytwo word titlemale nuditymasturbationbloodgunkiss (See All) |
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhe …ad pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedeath of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | bullythiefpolicemanstudentteacherchildrenfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | peer pressureconvenience storerowboatgay slurmarijuanabirthdaytearsdrinkface slapbeatingcryingknifecigarette smokingmale nuditykiss …violencebloodgun (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | dyinghumiliationdrug usetheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdrugsdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | bullythiefpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Story: | prankpublic nuditybasketballtearsvomitingundressingdrinkface slapurinationbeatingcryingerectionknifecigarette smokingmale rear nudity …male nuditymasturbationkissgunblood (See All) |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, … even on a fishing trip. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingsuicidefriendship |
| Locations: | bicyclebar |
| Characters: | policemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | obscene finger gesturebaseball batbasketballrivermarijuanabirthdaytearsbeerlievomitingbare buttsecretdrinkurinationcrying …partycigarette smokingmale nudityblood (See All) |
The plot revolves around a young married woman whose mundane life takes a turn for the worse when she strikes up a passionate and illicit affair with an oddball discount-store stock boy who thinks he's Holden Caulfield.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | guiltdrug usetheftdrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | thieffriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pickup truckliarmarijuanatearsbeerlievomitingbare buttdrinkface slapbeatingcryingcigarette smokingmale rear nuditymale nudity …kissgunmasturbation (See All) |
Amal is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she is inexperienced in that matter. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her … but is too shy to do anything about it. For a number of reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own feelings toward Agnes. (Read More)
| Themes: | first lovedrug usedrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | small townschool |
| Characters: | bullyteenage boybrother brother relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | birthday presentdarewatching televisionobscene finger gesturedategay slurbirthdaytearsvomitingbare buttdrinkface slapcryingpartytwo word title …male nuditykissmasturbation (See All) |
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | small townschoolbar |
| Characters: | sheriffthiefstudentteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | convenience storepickup truckbaseball batpublic nuditytearsbeervomitingbare buttundressingdrinkbeatingcryingerectionpartycigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nuditykissblood (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | humiliationguiltdrug usetheftdrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship |
| Locations: | schoolbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipthiefpolicemanstudentfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | rowboatdrowninggay slurmarijuanabirthdaytearsbare buttsecretundressingdrinkface slapcryingknifepartycigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nuditymasturbationkissblood (See All) |
To escape an abusive boyfriend, without announcing her plans in advance, Jean Gilkyson takes her young daughter Griff to the Wyoming ranch of her father-in-law, Einar. Jean and Einar are disaffected, as he blames her for the death of his son in a car accident. Einar is taking care of his friend Mitc …h, who was attacked by a bear, and Einar does not know that he has a granddaughter. While Mitch heals and forgives the bear, Einar also changes his feelings regarding Jean, finally understanding that accidents happen and accepting her and loving Griff. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessdeath of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingbicyclesmall townbar |
| Characters: | sheriffbullythiefpolicemanfriendteenagerhomosexualpolice |
| Story: | snailpickup truckliarliesecretdrinkbeatingcigarette smokinggunviolence |
In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si …x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingguilttheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | bullythiefpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Story: | sorrowobscene finger gesturetearsbeervomitingdrinkbeatingcryingknifecigarette smokingone word titlemale nuditygunblood |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usesuicidefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullypolicemanteacherteenage boytattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | underage smokingpeer pressurewatching televisionliarunderwater scenegay slurmarijuanatearslievomitingface slapcryingpartycigarette smokinggun …kissviolenceblood (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: | forgivenessguiltdeath of fatherdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | schoolbar |
| Characters: | policemanbrother brother relationshiptattoochildrenfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pickup truckliarbasketballtearsbeerliebare buttundressingdrinkface slapbeatingcryingknifecigarette smokingmale rear nudity …one word titlemale nuditygunbloodviolence (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: | guiltdrug usedeath of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | rural settingsmall townbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualteenagerpolice |
| Story: | sorroworegonliardrowninggay slurtearsbeerlieundressingdrinkurinationcryingknifecigarette smokingmale nudity …masturbationgunviolencekiss (See All) |
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estrang …ed mother. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessdyingguilttheftdrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | bicyclesmall townbar |
| Characters: | sheriffthiefteenage boybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | birthday presentunderage drinkingballoonliarbirthdaytearsbeerliedrinkcryingcigarette smokingviolencekiss |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | first lovedrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship |
| Locations: | bicycleschoolbar |
| Characters: | policemanteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Story: | underage drinkingobscene finger gestureunderwater scenemarijuanatearsbeervomitingbare buttundressingdrinkurinationcryingerectionpartycigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nuditymasturbationgunkiss (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.
| Themes: | forgivenessdyinghumiliationguilttheftdrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | woodsforest |
| Characters: | thiefteacherbrother brother relationshipchildrenfather son relationship |
| Story: | sorrowrowboatballoonliarpublic nudityrivertearsbeerliebare buttsecretdrinkbeatingcryingknife …two word titlemale nudityviolencekissblood (See All) |
When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | humiliationguiltdrug usedeath of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingsmall townschoolbar |
| Characters: | teacherchildrenfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | video footageconvenience storeloss of sonpickup truckvideo cameramarijuanabeerdrinkcigarette smokingkiss |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Themes: | first lovedyingguiltdrug usedrinkingdrugssuicidefriendship |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullypolicemanteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenagerhomosexual |
| Story: | truth or darebirthday presentpickup truckprankgay slurmarijuanabirthdaytearssecretdrinkface slapbeatingcryingknifeparty …kiss (See All) |
Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 …2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessdyingtheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingsuicidedeath |
| Locations: | gas stationrural settingbicycle |
| Characters: | thieftattoofather son relationship |
| Story: | filling stationaccidental deathtragic eventbirdgay slurbirthdaytearsliedrinkface slapurinationbeatingcryingcigarette smokinggun …bloodviolence (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: | forgivenessguilttheftdrunkennessdrinkingsuicidefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | thiefteacherfriend |
| Story: | learning disabilitydyslexiadeceitballoonpickup truckliarbasketballvideo cameratearsbeerlievomitingsecretdrinkurination …cryingknifepartycigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Set in France, Georges is a TV Literary Reviewer and lives in a small yet modern town house with his wife Ann, a publisher and his young son Pierrot. They begin to receive video tapes through the post of their house and family, along side obscure child-like drawings. They visit the police with hope …of aid to find the stalker, but as there is no direct threat, they refuse to help. As the tapes become more personal, Georges takes it upon himself to figure out who is putting through his family through such horror. A true Michael Haneke Classic. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdeath of fathersuicidefriendshiprevenge |
| Locations: | gas stationbicycleschool |
| Characters: | policemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | filling stationdeceitconvenience storeprankliardrowningvideo cameratearsliesecretcryingone word titlemale nudityviolenceblood |
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its ang …er and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | guiltdrug usetheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingsmall townschoolbar |
| Characters: | thiefchildrenfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | learning disabilityvideo footagewatching televisionpickup truckdrowningliedrinkbeatingknifeblood |
Four childhood friends, Jonesy, Beaver, Pete and Henry all share a special secret. Each year, they take a trip into Maine woods. This year is different. A blizzard occurs, and they recover a man found wandering around. Unbeknownst to them,this wandering individual isn't the only being to be found. N …ow they must act fast to stop the outbreak developing and to prevent the world from its doom (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingsuicidefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingwoodsforestbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullystudentteacherfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | deerconvenience storeobesityobscene finger gestureliarbasketballbeerliesecretdrinkurinationbeatingerectionone word titlegun …bloodviolence (See All) |
Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother. Peaches looks after her devou …tly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim. But they spend precious little time together and none of them seems to know much about one another's family lives. This bizarre dichotomy underscores their alienation # the result of suburban ennui, a teenager's inherent sense of melodrama, and the disturbing nature of their home environments. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdrug usedeath of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingsuicidedeath |
| Characters: | teenage boybrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipteenagerhomosexual |
| Story: | watching televisionvideo cameragay slurmarijuanatearsbeerbare buttundressingdrinkurinationbeatingcryingerectionknifecigarette smoking …male nuditygunviolencebloodmasturbationkiss (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
| Themes: | suicide of fatherdeath of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | water gunschoolbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | underage drinkingconvenience storepickup trucktearsbeerliesecretdrinkcryingpartycigarette smokingkiss |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | dyinghumiliationdeath of fatherrobberydrunkennessdrugsdeathfriendshiprevenge |
| Locations: | gas stationschool |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | underage drinkingconvenience storegay slurinterrogationbeervomitingbeatingknifepartycigarette smokingbloodgunviolence |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
| Themes: | forgivenessguiltdrug usedeath of fatherdrinkingsuicidefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woodsforestbar |
| Characters: | policemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pocket knifedeerbaseball batvideo cameragay slurtearsliebare buttsecretundressingdrinkface slapbeatingcryingcigarette smoking …male rear nuditymale nudityviolencegunblood (See All) |
Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair … basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrug usedeath of fathertheftdrinkingdrugssuiciderevengedeath |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanchildrenmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | watching televisionunderwater scenebasketballmarijuanabirthdayliedrinkface slapmale nuditygunbloodkissmasturbation |
This is the story of a mild-mannered man, named Tom Stall, who becomes a local hero through an act of violence, he lives a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. But one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vic …ious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the divisive issues which surface as a result. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usetheftrobberyrevengedeath |
| Locations: | small townbar |
| Characters: | sheriffbullythiefpolicemanteenage boybrother brother relationshipchildrenmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | deceitobscene finger gestureliargay slurmarijuanatearsliesecretface slapbeatingknifecigarette smokingmale nudityviolencekiss …gunblood (See All) |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
| Themes: | suicide of fatherhumiliationdeath of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | bicyclebar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boytattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | liartearsbeerlievomitingdrinkface slapbeatingcryingcigarette smokingone word titlebloodkissviolencegun |
Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m …ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrug usefriendship |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | obscene finger gesturevideo cameragay slurrivermarijuanalieundressingface slapbeatingknifecigarette smokingmale nudity |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | forgivenessdyingguiltdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingwoodsboatsmall townforestbar |
| Characters: | policemanteenage boyfather son relationshipmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | damdeerballoonbirdrivertearsbare buttundressingdrinkface slapurinationbeatingcryingknifecigarette smoking …male nuditybloodviolence (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
| Themes: | humiliationtheftrobberydrinking |
| Locations: | gas stationbicycleboat |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanchildrenfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | filling stationliardrowningrivertearsliedrinkface slapurinationcryingcigarette smoking |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedeath of fatherdrinkingdrugsdeathrevenge |
| Locations: | woodssmall townforestbar |
| Characters: | policemanteacherbrother brother relationshiptattoofather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | drunk drivingdeerpickup truckobscene finger gesturegay slurtearslievomitingdrinkface slapbeatingcryingcigarette smokingbloodgun …violence (See All) |
In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how … to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | woodssmall townforestschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipthiefstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Story: | target practicetearsdrinkcryingtwo word title |
With an absent father and a withdrawn and depressed mother, 17 year-old Ree Dolly keeps her family together in a dirt poor rural area. She's taken aback however when the local Sheriff tells her that her father put up their house as collateral for his bail and unless he shows up for his trial in a we …ek's time, they will lose it all. She knows her father is involved in the local drug trade and manufactures crystal meth, but everywhere she goes the message is the same: stay out of it and stop poking your nose in other people's business. She refuses to listen, even after her father's brother, Teardrop, tells her he's probably been killed. She pushes on, putting her own life in danger, for the sake of her family until the truth, or enough of it, is revealed. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedeath of fatherdrinkingfriendshiprevengedeath |
| Locations: | rural settingwoodssmall townforestschoolbar |
| Characters: | sheriffpolicemanbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | deerrowboattarget practicepickup truckliarbirdmarijuanaliedrinkbeatingcigarette smokingviolencegun |
Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)
| Themes: | humiliationdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship |
| Locations: | small townschoolbar |
| Characters: | bullypolicemanstudentteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | peer pressuredateunderwater scenebasketballmarijuanatearsundressingdrinkbeatingcryingpartycigarette smokingbloodkissgun |
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: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | gas stationbar |
| Characters: | policemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | balloonpickup truckpublic nuditybasketballmarijuanatearsvomitingbare buttundressingdrinkurinationcryingpartycigarette smokingmale rear nudity …one word titlemale nuditymasturbation (See All) |
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Toget …her, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen. This friendship helps Jess deal with the tragedy that makes him realize what Leslie taught him. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rural settingwoodsforestschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipbullystudentteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | birthday presentcreektween girldeertragic eventbirthdaytears |
Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, …technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidedeath |
| Characters: | studentmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | datebaseball batpublic nudityvideo cameragay slurmarijuanatearsbeervomitingbare buttundressingdrinkurinationbeatingcrying …knifepartycigarette smokingmale rear nuditymale nuditymasturbationkissbloodgun (See All) |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedrinkingdeathrevengefriendship |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | bullypolicemanteacherteenage boytattoofriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | obscene finger gestureliarmarijuanatearsbeerlievomitingundressingdrinkurinationbeatingcryingcigarette smokingone word titlemasturbation …violenceblood (See All) |
Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy …friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | thiefteenage boytattoochildrenteenager |
| Story: | underage drinkingconvenience storeballoonvideo camerarivertearsbeerbare buttundressingdrinkface slapurinationbeatingcryingparty …cigarette smokingmale nuditykiss (See All) |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
| Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
| Locations: | schoolbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | baseball batunderwater scenevideo cameragay slurlieundressingdrinkurinationbeatingerectionpartycigarette smokinggunkissblood …violence (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)
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidedeathfriendship |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | snailbirdinterrogationtearsundressingdrinkbeatingcryingknifemale rear nuditymale nuditykissblood |
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