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Michael Clayton, a high-priced law firm's fixer, leaves a late night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he's taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother's debts (Michael's own gambling hab …its have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm's six year defense of a conglomerate's pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm's top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel. (Read More)
| Themes: | cheating deathdeath of wifesurveillancemental illnessgamblinginsanityguiltdysfunctional familycancercorruptiondivorceinvestigationdrinkingmoneysuicide …murderdeath (See All) |
| Mood: | ambiguous endingnight |
| Locations: | car bombcar explosionnew york citycar firecar on fireusacitypolice stationfarmurban settingapartmentelevatorsnowhotelrestaurant …bar (See All) |
| Characters: | talking to oneself in a mirrorsecretaryhitmansister sister relationshiplawyerbabypolicemandetectivebrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships …police (See All) |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | business ethicscorporate mergerchemical imbalancefleeing the scene of an accidentclass action lawsuitmercedes benzcompulsive gamblerfake commercialplaying pokerpoker the card gamecorporate scandallaw firmbrother in lawpoker gamelethal injection …audio surveillancegambling problembirthday partytimes square manhattan new york citybroadway manhattan new york cityloft apartmentnight drivingrunning awayjail cellcrooked lawyerbirthday cakeretired policemanmanhattan new york cityvideo cameramoney problemsfake suicide notefake suicidefaking a deathelectronic eavesdroppingwall street journalpsychiatric commitmentsuppressed truthattempted coverupcorporate malfeasanceinvoluntary commitmenttoxic poisoningwestchester new yorkhit and run driversweaty armpitreference to larry kingaudio begins before videolegal trialcopy shoptaking pulserepeated scene from a different perspectiveflip phonecarcinogentortplaintiffagribusinesseavesdropperramblingbaguetteleasefixerphotocopylitigationpasturemonsantocontract killingmaniareceiptmergerphone tapdepositioncompromisemilwaukee wisconsinauctioneeranti depressantanxiety attackindustrial espionageepiphanysubterfugeburnoutpoisonedsignaturepesticidevoice mailmanic depressionsedativechemicaldawnbipolar disordertaxi ridecondominiumtroubled marriageprotective maleclientwomen's bathroommercedespanic attackdeal with the devilkicking in a doorfleeingprivate jetwhistleblowerin medias resdocumentloan sharkwalkingautumnstakeoutlawsuitskyscrapermental breakdowntemptationbreadescalatortestimonyethicsgamblervideo tapehit and runmadmanlingerie slipauctionmarital problemnervous breakdowndivorceelens flarebriefcasecorporationsnowingpollutioncard playingtitle appears in writingcrime scenemedicationintrigueremote controlattorneyambitioncommercialtold in flashbackloss of wifedrug abusetoyelectronic music scorehypodermic needlebreaking and enteringlawpokeranswering machinecard gamesyringegolfscandalmachismopowerdirectorial debutpolicewomaninjectiondisappearancegymbusinessfarmercover upreadingdebtstorytellingpoisonsuburbsearchhit by a carno opening creditsexploding carnew yorkf wordjailcafebirthdayrunningbombtearsbookundressingarrestdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputermirrorhorsedreamcell phonecryingtelephone callsurprise endingpartyexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in titleinterviewflashback (See All) |
Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney that never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement, which compares New York City to Babylon, he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homes …ick as she witnesses devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know how to overcome every problem and that just freaks Kevin right off. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessinsanityguiltcorruptionmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Mood: | ambiguous ending |
| Locations: | new york cityusacityapartmentelevatorsnowbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | law firmmanhattan new york cityvideo cameralegal trialtroubled marriagepanic attackdeal with the devildocumentlawsuitmental breakdowntemptationtestimonyethicsmarital problemintrigue …remote controlattorneyambitionloss of wifelawpowerhit by a carrunningtearsbookarrestwatching tvcomputermirrordreamcryingsurprise endingpartyphotograph (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: | guiltdivorceinvestigationdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabypolicemanbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | running awaytestimonymarital problemremote controlattorneybreaking and enteringlawpolicewomanrunningtearsundressingarrestdrinkcamerawatching tv …computermirrorcell phonecryingtelephone callphotographcharacter name in titleflashback (See All) |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na …me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifegamblingdysfunctional familyinvestigationdrinkingmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | car bombnew york citycar on firepolice stationurban settingrestaurant |
| Characters: | policemanbrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | poker the card gamejail cellmanhattan new york citystakeoutcard playinggymsearchno opening creditsf wordjailcafetearsarrestdrinkcamera …cryingtelephone callpartyphotographflashback (See All) |
In Monroe, Tennessee, Hank Deerfield, an aging warrior, gets a call that his son, just back from 18 months' fighting in Iraq, is missing from his base. Hank drives to Fort Rudd, New Mexico, to search. Within a day, the charred and dismembered body of his son is found on the outskirts of town. Deerfi …eld pushes himself into the investigation, marked by jurisdictional antagonism between the Army and local police. Working mostly with a new detective, Emily Sanders, Hank seems to close in on what happened. Major smuggling? A drug deal gone awry? Credit card slips, some photographs, and video clips from Iraq may hold the key. If Hank gets to the truth, what will it tell him? (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifeguiltinvestigationdrinkingsuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | police stationrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectiveboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | attempted coverupsignaturehit and runtoyanswering machinepolicewomandisappearancecover upreadingstorytellingsearchcaferunningtearsbook …arrestdrinkcameracomputerdreamcell phonecryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotographflashback (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: | mental illnessdrinkingmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | new york cityapartmentelevatorrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | birthday partytimes square manhattan new york citybirthday cakemanhattan new york cityvideo camerawestchester new yorkwomen's bathroombriefcaseanswering machinedisappearancesearchcaferunningtearsundressing …drinkcameramirrorcryingtelephone callpartyphotographflashback (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifesurveillanceguiltcorruptioninvestigationdrinkingsuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | police stationelevatorrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabypolicemandetectivebrother sister relationshipboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | video cameradocumentloss of wifedrug abusedisappearancegymcover upsearchjailcaferunningtearsundressingarrestdrink …camerawatching tvcomputermirrorhorsecell phonecryingtelephone callphotographflashback (See All) |
When anti-death-penalty activist David Gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague, reporter Bitsey Bloom sets out to learn the story behind Gale's crime. What she finds challenges her belief in Gale's guilt and, finally, in the justice system.
| Themes: | guiltdivorcedrinkingsuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york citysnowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | lethal injectionvideo cameracrime sceneambitioninjectionjailcaferunningtearsbookdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputercrying …telephone callsurprise endingpartyphotographcharacter name in titleflashbackinterview (See All) |
Courtroom thriller about a slick, hotshot lawyer who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy accused of murdering an eminent catholic priest.
| Themes: | mental illnesscorruptioninvestigationmurder |
| Locations: | police stationapartmentbar |
| Characters: | lawyerdetectiveboy |
| Story: | jail cellvideo cameratestimonycrime sceneremote controlscandalpowerdirectorial debutcover upf wordjailcamerawatching tvcomputersurprise ending …photographinterview (See All) |
'Erin Brockovich-Ellis' (qv) is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation … for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her law firm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. (Read More)
| Themes: | cancerinvestigationmoney |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | class action lawsuitpoker the card gamelaw firmtoxic poisoningtortwhistleblowerlawsuitdivorceecorporationpollutioncard playingattorneylawdebtpoison …cafetearswatching tvcell phonecryingtelephone callsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in title (See All) |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
| Themes: | investigationdrinkingmoneysuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | policemanhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | manhattan new york citylawsuitcard playingmedicationtold in flashbackhypodermic needlepokersyringetearsundressingarrestdrinkcameracomputermirror …dreamcell phonecryingpartytitle spoken by characterphotographflashback (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingdysfunctional familydrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | ambiguous ending |
| Locations: | car explosioncar firecar on firepolice stationrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmanbabypolicemandetectivebrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | birthday partylens flaredebtstorytellingf wordjailcafebirthdaytearsundressingdrinkwatching tvmirrorcryingtelephone call …partytitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in title (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifesurveillanceinsanityguiltdrinkingmoneysuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | new york citypolice stationelevatorsnowhotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | babybrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | manhattan new york cityin medias ressnowingtitle appears in writingremote controlhypodermic needleinjectioncafebirthdayrunningbookundressingdrinkcamerawatching tv …computercell phonecryingtelephone callsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographflashback (See All) |
Balls-out "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown & Williamson, Jeff Wigand, won't talk to him. When the company leans hard on Wigand to honor a confidentiality agreement, he gets his back up. Trusting Bergman and despite a crumbling marriage, h …e goes on camera for a Mike Wallace interview and risks arrest for contempt of court. Westinghouse is negotiating to buy CBS, so CBS attorneys advise CBS News to shelve the interview and avoid a lawsuit. "60 Minutes" and CBS News bosses cave, Wigand is hung out to dry, Bergman is compromised, and the CEOs of Big Tobacco may get away with perjury. Will the truth come out? (Read More)
| Themes: | cancercorruptiondivorceinvestigationdrinkingmoneydeath |
| Locations: | new york citysnowhotelbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | wall street journalcorporate malfeasancedepositionwhistleblowerlawsuitethicsmarital problemcorporationpollutionintriguelawgolfpowerbusinesscover up …arrestdrinkcameracomputercell phonetelephone callpartyinterview (See All) |
Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choos …e between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long... (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingdeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york citypolice stationelevatorbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemandetectivebrother sister relationshippolice |
| Story: | jail cellbirthday cakemanhattan new york citykicking in a doortestimonysnowingtold in flashbackhit by a carjailbirthdaydrinkwatching tvcell phonetelephone callsurprise ending …title spoken by characterphotographflashback (See All) |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancecancerinvestigationdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york citypolice stationelevatorsnowhotelbar |
| Characters: | lawyerdetectivebrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | manhattan new york cityvideo cameramoney problemsmarital problemtold in flashbackpolicewomandisappearancesearchbookarrestdrinkcamerawatching tvcell phonecrying …telephone callsurprise endingpartyphotographinterviewflashback (See All) |
The true story of Danny Greene, an impoverished but charismatic young Irish-American who rises to power as president of the longshoreman's local union and is charged with corruption but evades serious jail time by becoming an FBI informant. With fearless nerve he joins forces with a Mafia gangster t …o rise to power in Cleveland's underworld, gaining the reputation of a Robin Hood-like figure with nine lives as he escapes countless assassination attempts. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingcorruptiondeathmurder |
| Locations: | car bombcar explosionnew york citycar firepolice stationrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmanlawyerdetectivepolice |
| Story: | compulsive gamblerjail cellcontract killingphone taploan sharktold in flashbackmachismopowerexploding carf wordjailarrestexplosion |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
| Themes: | guiltinvestigationdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | police stationrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemandetectiveboyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | documenthit and runcrime scenebreaking and enteringgolfdebtsearchhit by a carcaferunningtearsbookundressingarrestdrink …watching tvcomputermirrorcell phonecryingsurprise endingphotographflashback (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: | death of wifemental illnessguiltdysfunctional familycancerdrinkingmoneysuicidedeath |
| Locations: | apartmentsnowhotelrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | law firmvideo cameramanic depressionmedicationremote controlattorneyreadingsearchcafetearsbookdrinkwatching tvcomputercell phone …cryingtelephone callpartyphotographflashback (See All) |
In New York City, detective Billy Taggart goes to court for the murder of the rapist Mikey Tavarez, but the Mayor Nicholas Hostetler and the Chief of Police Carl Fairbanks vanish with important evidence and Billy is declared not guilty by the judge; however, he leaves the police department. Seven ye …ars later, Billy is a private detective and lives with his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, who is an aspiring actress and the sister of Mikey's victim. His secretary Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) is trying to collect part of the debts to save their business. In the week of the elections, Hostetler summons Billy and offers $25,000 to investigate his wife, Cathleen Hostetler, whom he believes is having a love affair. Billy discovers that Cathleen is meeting Paul Andrews, who is the coordinator of the campaign of Jack Valliant, the opponent of Hostetler and favorite in the election. When Paul is found dead on the street, Billy finds that he had been double-crossed by Hostetler and he decides to investigate the truth behind Paul's murder. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancecorruptioninvestigationmurderdeath |
| Mood: | ambiguous ending |
| Locations: | new york citycityurban settingapartmenthotelrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | secretaryhitmanlawyerdetectivehusband wife relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | manhattan new york citymoney problemslens flarecrime scenemachismobusinesscover upno opening creditsnew yorkf wordarrestcameracell phonesurprise endingparty …title spoken by characterflashback (See All) |
Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specificall …y Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone else. Nina's husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs. Sy's obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite "Uncle Sy". He has even been making an extra set of prints for himself of all of their photographs since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessinsanitydeathmurder |
| Locations: | police stationelevatorhotelrestaurant |
| Characters: | babydetectivehusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | birthday partyrunning awaybirthday cakevideo cameraescalatorremote controltoybreaking and enteringsuburbno opening creditscafebirthdayrunningtearsbook …arrestcamerawatching tvcomputermirrordreamcell phonecryingphotographflashbackinterview (See All) |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
| Themes: | guiltcorruptiondivorceinvestigationdrinkingmoneysuicide |
| Locations: | new york cityelevatorrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanbrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | business ethicsfake commercialmanhattan new york citymaniaphone tapmanic depressionsedativetroubled marriagebriefcasetitle appears in writingattorneytold in flashbackanswering machinegolfmachismo …businessdebtno opening creditsf wordjailcaferunningarrestdrinkwatching tvmirrorhorsetelephone callpartytitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackinterview (See All) |
On the Wall Street of the 1980s, Bud Fox is a stockbroker full of ambition, doing whatever he can to make his way to the top. Admiring the power of the unsparing corporate raider Gordon Gekko, Fox entices Gekko into mentoring him by providing insider trading. As Fox becomes embroiled in greed and un …derhanded schemes, his decisions eventually threaten the livelihood of his scrupulous father. Faced with this dilemma, Fox questions his loyalties. (Read More)
| Themes: | money |
| Locations: | new york cityapartmentelevatorsnowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | secretarylawyerfather son relationship |
| Story: | manhattan new york citycondominiumprivate jetethicsauctionattorneyambitionelectronic music scoremachismopowerbusinessf wordbirthdayarrestcomputer …cell phonesurprise endingtitle spoken by character (See All) |
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and ma …ke them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." (Read More)
| Themes: | insanityinvestigationdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | new york citypolice stationapartmenthotelrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | talking to oneself in a mirrorsister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemandetectiveboyhusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | times square manhattan new york citymanhattan new york cityvideo cameraf wordcafearrestdrinkcamerawatching tvcell phonetelephone callexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographinterview |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
| Themes: | divorcedrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | new york citycitysnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerbabyhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | broadway manhattan new york citybirthday cakemanhattan new york cityauctioneeranxiety attackauctiontold in flashbackmachismocafebirthdaytearsundressingdrinkcomputercell phone …cryingtelephone callpartyphotographflashback (See All) |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
| Themes: | mental illnessinsanitydivorceinvestigationdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | ambiguous endingnight |
| Locations: | new york cityapartmentrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | secretarylawyerpolicemandetectivepolice |
| Story: | manhattan new york cityvideo cameramergerskyscrapervideo tapemadmannervous breakdownbriefcaseremote controlanswering machinemachismoexploding carnew yorkf wordrunning …undressingdrinkcamerawatching tvmirrordreamcell phonecryingsurprise endingpartyexplosionphotograph (See All) |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge …ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancecorruptioninvestigationmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | ambiguous ending |
| Locations: | car bombcar firepolice stationurban settingapartmentelevatorrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmansister sister relationshipdetectivebrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | lens flarecrime sceneelectronic music scoremachismopolicewomancover upexploding carf wordbombarrestcomputercell phonesurprise endingpartyexplosion …title spoken by characterphotograph (See All) |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa …st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancecorruptiondrinkingmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | apartmentrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | secretarysister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemanhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | birthday cakeplaintifflitigationlawsuitvideo tapeattorneybreaking and enteringlawcafebirthdayarrestdrinkcameracomputercell phone …telephone callsurprise endingphotograph (See All) |
A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.
| Themes: | gamblingdysfunctional familycorruptioninvestigationmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | car bombcar explosionpolice stationapartmenthotelbar |
| Characters: | hitmandetectiveboyhusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | kicking in a doortitle appears in writingcrime sceneanswering machinemachismocover uphit by a carexploding carf wordbombarrestcamerahorsesurprise endingexplosion …photographflashbackinterview (See All) |
Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a n …ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillanceinsanitycorruptioninvestigationmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | ambiguous endingnight |
| Locations: | car bombusapolice stationurban settingapartmentelevatorrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | secretarylawyerdetectivehusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | jail cellkicking in a doorprivate jetskyscrapermadmanlens flarecrime sceneattorneyelectronic music scorelawpolicewomancover uppoisonhit by a carno opening credits …exploding carbombarresthorsecell phonesurprise endingpartyexplosiontitle spoken by characterinterview (See All) |
Dr. Miranda Grey is a psychiatrist who works in a penitentiary, in the mental institution sector. She is married with Dr. Douglas Grey, the chief of department where Dr. Pete Graham also works. Chloe Sava, a patient of Dr. Miranda formerly abused by her stepfather, claims that she is frequently rape …d by the devil in her cell. After leaving the asylum in a stormy night, Dr. Miranda has a car accident, and when she wakes up, she is an inmate of the institution, being accused of an horrible crime and having no memory of the incident. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancemental illnessinsanitysuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | police station |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | jail cellvideo camerasedativemental breakdownvideo tapemadmannervous breakdownmedicationhypodermic needlesyringeinjectionrunningtearswatching tvcomputer …mirrordreamcell phonecryingtelephone callsurprise endingexplosionphotographflashbackinterview (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltcancerdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | snowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | babypolicemanbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | birthday cakebipolar disorderhypodermic needlebreaking and enteringsyringejailcafebirthdayrunningtearsundressingarrestdrinkwatching tvmirror …dreamcell phonecryingtelephone calltitle spoken by characterphotograph (See All) |
Cat and mouse. Jonathan McQuarry is an auditor in Manhattan, moving from office to office checking their books. While working late, a smooth and well-dressed man named Wyatt Bose chats Jonathan up, offers him a joint, and soon they're pals. When their cell phones are accidentally swapped, Jonathan a …nswers Wyatt's phone to a series of women asking if he's free tonight. Jonathan discovers it's a sex club: busy powerful people meet each other anonymously in hotels. Jonathan falls for one of the club members, whom he knows only as "S," whom he's also seen on a subway. When she goes missing, patterns emerge and Jonathan faces demands involving violence and lots of money. (Read More)
| Themes: | investigationdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york cityelevatorsnowhotelbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemandetectivepolice |
| Story: | times square manhattan new york citybriefcasesnowingpowerpolicewomandisappearancesearchf wordbombundressingdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcell phone …telephone callexplosionphotograph (See All) |
John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their q …uest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingdivorcedrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york cityelevatorhotelrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | boyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | manhattan new york citystakeoutskyscrapercard playingremote controlgymreadingsuburbsearchhit by a carexploding carcaferunningbombdrink …watching tvcomputermirrorcell phonetelephone callsurprise endingpartyexplosionphotographcharacter name in titleinterview (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: | drinkingdeath |
| Locations: | new york citysnowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabypolicemanboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | birthday cakemanhattan new york citysnowingcafebirthdayrunningtearsundressingdrinkcameracell phonecryingtelephone callpartyflashback |
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)
| Themes: | death of wifeguiltcancerdrinkingmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | elevatorsnowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmanlawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | snowingtitle appears in writinglawpowerdebtno opening creditsf wordcaferunningtearsbookarrestdrinkcomputerhorse …dreamcell phonecryingtelephone callexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographinterviewflashback (See All) |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifemental illnessgamblinginsanityguiltcancerinvestigationdrinkingmoneysuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | police stationrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivebrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | fixerbriefcasesnowingintriguedrug abusescandalpowerbusinesscover updebthit by a carno opening creditsf wordbirthdayrunning …undressingdrinkcamerawatching tvmirrorpartyphotograph (See All) |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
| Themes: | gamblingdysfunctional familycancerdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york cityurban settingapartment |
| Characters: | hitmanbabypolicemanboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 2000s |
| Story: | manhattan new york citycard playingmachismopowerfarmerdebtbookarrestdrinkcamerawatching tvcomputermirrorexplosion |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrinkingsuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | snowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemanboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | birthday partybirthday cakehit and rundrug abusehypodermic needlelawgolfhit by a carjailcafebirthdaytearsdrinkwatching tvcomputer …cell phonecryingtelephone callpartyphotographflashback (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: | surveillanceguiltmoneysuicide |
| Mood: | ambiguous ending |
| Locations: | apartmentelevator |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemandetectiveboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | video cameraremote controlanswering machinemachismoreadingstorytellingsearchrunningtearsbookcamerawatching tvdreamcell phonecrying …telephone callinterview (See All) |
Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs. Together, he an …d Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and the mob to survive the night. (Read More)
| Themes: | deathmurder |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | new york citypolice stationurban settingrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmansister sister relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | times square manhattan new york citymanhattan new york cityin medias reslens flaretold in flashbackelectronic music scoremachismono opening creditsf wordarrestcell phoneexplosionphotographflashback |
Roger Ferris is a CIA operative in the Middle East; Ed Hoffman is his control at Langley. Cynicism is everywhere. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam, Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is "Don't lie to me." The Americans are in pursuit of a cleric who leads a group placing bombs all ov …er Europe. When Hani rebukes Ed's demand that Jordan allow the Americans to use one of Jordan's double agents, Roger and Ed hatch a plan to bring the cleric to them. The plan is complicated by its being a secret from Hani and by Roger's attraction to a local nurse. Satellites and cell phones, bodies and lies: modern warfare. (Read More)
| Themes: | divorcedrinkingmoneysuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerboybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | mercedes benzjail cellvideo camerakicking in a doorprivate jetintriguesyringeinjectionsearchno opening creditsexploding carf wordjailcaferunning …bombdrinkcamerawatching tvcell phonecryingtelephone callsurprise endingexplosionphotographflashback (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdrinking |
| Locations: | new york cityapartmentsnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerbabypolicemanhusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | manhattan new york citywestchester new yorktestimonysnowinganswering machinereadingnew yorkcafetearsbookdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcell phone …cryingtelephone callpartytitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in title (See All) |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
| Themes: | mental illnessguiltinvestigationdrinkingsuicidedeath |
| Locations: | new york citycar fire |
| Characters: | secretarybabyboymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | medicationhypodermic needleanswering machinesyringereadingstorytellingbirthdayrunningtearsundressingdrinkdreamcryingtelephone callsurprise ending …title spoken by characterflashback (See All) |
In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career …. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert 'Mr. Freezy' Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york citysnowrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmanlawyerbabybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | birthday partybirthday cakemanhattan new york cityhit and runlens flarebriefcasetitle appears in writingpoisonf wordjailcafebirthdaytearsarrestdrink …watching tvcryingtelephone callexplosiontitle spoken by characterphotographcharacter name in titleflashback (See All) |
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murde …red. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan... (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancecorruptioninvestigationmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | usaelevatorsnowhotelrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | secretaryhitmanlawyerdetectivebrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | mercedes benzlaw firmtroubled marriageprivate jetcorporationattorneylawcover upf wordjailcell phonesurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotograph |
After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White. While he i …s gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | new york cityurban settinghotelrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | hitmandetectivepolice |
| Story: | poker gametimes square manhattan new york citymanhattan new york citybriefcasecard playingelectronic music scorecard gamemachismobusinessnew yorkf wordcafearrestwatching tvcomputer …telephone callsurprise endingpartyexplosiontitle spoken by character (See All) |
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician (recently deceased) tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settl …e his affairs. (Read More)
| Themes: | mental illnessinsanitydrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | new york citysnow |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshippolicemanfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | escalatornervous breakdownsnowingremote controlreadingsearchbirthdaytearsbookundressingdrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callparty …title spoken by characterflashback (See All) |
JJ 'Jake' Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Hollis, builder of the city's water supply system, of having an affair. Gittes does what he does best and photographs him with a young girl but in the ens …uing scandal, it seems he was hired by an impersonator and not the real Mrs. Mulwray. When Mr. Mulwray is found dead, Jake is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest, and municipal corruption all related to the city's water supply. (Read More)
| Themes: | surveillancedysfunctional familycorruptioninvestigationmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | night |
| Locations: | usapolice stationfarmapartmentrestaurant |
| Characters: | secretaryhitmansister sister relationshiplawyerdetectivehusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | protective malelawsuitcrime scenescandalfarmercover upcamerahorsetelephone callsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotograph |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
| Themes: | insanitydrinkingmoneysuicidemurder |
| Locations: | apartmentelevator |
| Characters: | babypolicemanbrother sister relationshipboyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | birthday partybirthday cakemaniain medias resbriefcaseinjectiongymdebtno opening creditsf wordundressingdrinkwatching tvmirrorhorse …partytitle spoken by characterphotographflashback (See All) |
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