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Themes: | wealthabortionillnessunfaithfulnesscancerparanoiaextramarital affairangermemoryvoyeurismfuneraldrinkingpregnancyprisonadultery …ghostinfidelitymarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath (See All) |
Locations: | motelpolice carwheelchairelevatorwaterlos angeles californiacemeteryhospital |
Characters: | little girlhispanic americangrandfather granddaughter relationshipex husband ex wife relationshipsheriffcatholicsister sister relationshiplawyerbabydancerpolicemannursegirlsingerchildren …doctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All) |
Story: | grocery shoppingparkinson's diseaseclimbing a treemotel roomjail visitationpiano playerwater sprinklerfuneral homeprison visittelephone callkissing through a glass windowheart medicationpattycake gamesanta cruz californiaradio producer …urinating on groundmopping floorbreath spraynine livesbreast surgeryreference to mohammedimmigration agentsterileyoga classblood pressurethermosscotch whiskeymastectomyreference to buddhaparty hatlightbulbinfirmarysedativeheadstonemothcrossing selfpneumoniadisabled personensemble filmdeaf mutecaregivercryptmortalitychild molestergame playingnervousnessgun held to headinmategun in mouthold flameex boyfriendmultiple storylinemenstruationharassmentsign languagesurgeontrophyshoppingbarefootpicnicsexual abusediseasesupermarkethandgunlong takeflowersfugitivefantasy sequencetreegravegraveyardcoffinjudgechild abusewinetelephonereference to jesus christjailpianobathroombedbirthdaytearssecretarrestdrinkcatwatching tvcomputerurinationmirrorcorpsesongcell phonecryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingnumber in titlef ratedmasturbationkissfightgunsex (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)
Themes: | abortionillnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairangerdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidedeath |
Locations: | motelpolice carhospital |
Characters: | little girlsheriffsister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemannursedoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | jail visitationtelephone callmortalitymultiple storylinehandgunreference to jesus christjailbathroombirthdaytearssecretdrinkwatching tvcomputercorpse …cell phonecryingsingingphotographcigarette smokingnumber in titlegunmasturbationkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | grandfather granddaughter relationshipsister sister relationshipbabypolicemansingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | climbing a treetelephone callgravegraveyardcoffinchild abusepianobirthdaytearsdrinksongcell phonecryingsingingcigarette smoking …kissfightsex (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: | illnesscancermemorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | police carcemeteryhospital |
Characters: | little girlbabydancerpolicemannursegirlchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callpneumoniaflowersgravecoffinchild abusewinetelephonejailbathroombirthdaytearsarrestdrinkwatching tv …urinationmirrorcorpsecell phonecryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingfightkiss (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryvoyeurismdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipbabydancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callflowersgravegraveyardwinetelephonereference to jesus christbirthdaytearssecretdrinkcomputermirrorsongcell phone …cryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingf ratedfightkisssex (See All) |
After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not … to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessparanoiaextramarital affairangerdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelityfriendship |
Characters: | little girlpolicemangirlchildrenboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | child molesterharassmentsexual abusediseasejudgechild abusebirthdaytearssecretarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcrying …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingf ratedkissmasturbationsexfight (See All) |
Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.
Themes: | paranoiaangerfuneraldrinkingpregnancyghostfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | police carwheelchairelevatorhospital |
Characters: | little girlcatholiclawyerbabypolicemannursegirlchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callgravegraveyardarrestdrinkmirrorcorpsecell phonetitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingsexgun |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de …fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairangermemoryfuneraldrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | police carcemeteryhospital |
Characters: | little girlgrandfather granddaughter relationshipsherifflawyergirldoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | funeral homeprison visittrophygravecoffinjudgebathroomarrestdrinkurinationmirrorcorpsephotographkiss |
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: | cancerextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidedeath |
Locations: | wheelchaircemeteryhospital |
Characters: | babypolicemannursesingerchildrenhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | sexual abusediseaseflowersgraveyardjailbirthdaydrinkwatching tvsongsingingphotographdancinggunfightmasturbation …kiss (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | paranoiamemorydrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | elevatorhospital |
Characters: | little girlex husband ex wife relationshipdancerpolicemansingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | piano playertelephone callscotch whiskeytelephonereference to jesus christjailpianobathroomtearsarrestdrinkurinationmirrorsongcrying …singingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkissmasturbationsexfight (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callold flamebathroombedtearssecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorcell phonecryingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairangermemoryfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitydeathfriendship |
Characters: | lawyerbabydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callblood pressurenervousnessflowerscoffinwinetelephonereference to jesus christtearssecretdrinkwatching tvcomputerurinationmirror …cryingcigarette smokingkiss (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: | illnessunfaithfulnesscancerparanoiaextramarital affairangerdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | motelpolice carwheelchairelevatorwaterhospital |
Characters: | lawyergirlhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | telephone callex boyfriendtelephonebathroombedsecretarrestdrinkcatwatching tvurinationcorpsecell phonecryingphotograph …cigarette smokingf ratedfightkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryvoyeurismdrinkingadulteryinfidelitysuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | police carelevatorhospital |
Characters: | lawyerbabypolicemannursegirldoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callgun held to headhandgunlong takecoffintelephonejailtearssecretarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcorpse …cell phonecryingphotographcigarette smokingfightgun (See All) |
Raimunda, her daughter Paula and her sister Sole travel from Madrid to the windy and superstitious village of Alcanfor de las Infantas to visit the grave of their mother Irene, who died years ago in a fire with her husband. Then they visit Irene's sister Paula, an old senile aunt that raised Raimund …a after the death of her parents that insists to tell them that Irene is alive and living with her; later, they go to the house of her neighbor and friend Agustina, who gives a support to Paula. They return to Madrid, and after a hard day of work, Raimunda meets her daughter completely distraught at the bus stop waiting for her. When they arrive home, Paula tells her mother that she killed her unemployed father Paco, who was completely drunk and tried to rape her. While Raimunda hides his body, Sole calls her to tell that their beloved aunt Paula has died. The next morning, Sole travels alone to the funeral, and when she returns to Madrid, she finds her mother hidden in the trunk of her car. She brings Irene to her apartment, where secrets from the past are disclosed. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairangermemoryfuneraldrinkingadulteryghostinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcrossing selfcaregiverflowerstreegravechild abusetearssecretdrinkwatching tvurinationmirrorcorpsesong …cell phonecryingsingingphotographcigarette smokingf ratedkissmasturbationsex (See All) |
Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela, and their wedding party also serves as the men's farewell party. After some time and many horrors, the three friends fall in the hand …s of the Vietcong and are brought to a prison camp in which they are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. Michael makes it possible for them to escape, but they soon get separated again. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrinkingpregnancyprisonmarriagesuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | motelwheelchaircemeteryhospital |
Characters: | catholicdancernursesingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | piano playertelephone callgun held to headsupermarketgraveyardcoffinwinetelephonepianotearsdrinkwatching tvurinationsongcrying …singingphotographdancingfightkissgun (See All) |
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: | wealthdrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | wheelchairlos angeles californiahospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerbabynursedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callblood pressuretrophypicnicflowerswinebedbirthdaytearsdrinkcomputercell phonecryingphotographcigarette smoking …kisssex (See All) |
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).
Themes: | memoryprisonmarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | motelcemetery |
Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callsupermarketflowersfantasy sequencegravegraveyardjudgejailwatching tvurinationsongsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking …number in titlekissgun (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)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidefriendship |
Locations: | los angeles californiahospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabypolicemansingerdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callmultiple storylineharassmentpicnicbirthdaytearssecretdrinkwatching tvurinationcorpsecryingphotographcigarette smokingsex |
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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | police carcemetery |
Characters: | little girlsister sister relationshiplawyerbabypolicemanchildrenboyfriend girlfriend relationshipafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | telephone callflowersgravegraveyardjudgebedtearsdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcell phonecryingtitle spoken by characterphotograph …sexfightkiss (See All) |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to … rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
Themes: | cancerangermemorypregnancy |
Locations: | elevatorlos angeles california |
Characters: | little girlex husband ex wife relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callscotch whiskeynervousnesstelephonepianobirthdaywatching tvmirrorsongcell phonecryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smoking …kiss (See All) |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabydancergirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | grocery shoppingtelephone callreference to jesus christbirthdaytearssecretdrinkcomputerurinationcell phonecryingdancingsex |
Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her …separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairangermemoryfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidedeath |
Locations: | motel |
Characters: | sheriffsister sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callchild abusewinetelephonereference to jesus christpianotearssecretdrinkmirrorcorpsesongcryingsingingphotograph …cigarette smokingkissfight (See All) |
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: | wealthunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelityfriendship |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | dancerpolicemansingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | piano playertelephone callsedativehandgunfantasy sequencewinetelephonejailpianotearsarrestdrinkcomputermirrorsong …cell phonecryingsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokinggunkisssex (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: | illnesscancerparanoiadrinkingprisonsuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | watercemetery |
Characters: | little girllawyerdancerpolicemangirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendpolice |
Story: | telephone callsexual abusegraveyardchild abusejailbedbirthdaytearssecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorcell phonecryingphotograph …dancingfightkiss (See All) |
L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy … neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairadulteryinfidelityfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | los angeles californiahospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipgirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callmastectomysupermarkettearssecretcatwatching tvcomputermirrorcell phonecryingcigarette smokingkiss |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | elevatorlos angeles californiacemetery |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancergirlsingerdoctorfriendafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callgraveyardcoffinpianotearsdrinkwatching tvmirrorsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingkiss …gunsex (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairangerdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | sister sister relationshiplawyerdancerpolicemangirlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callnervousnessflowersreference to jesus christbeddrinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingphotographdancingfightkissmasturbation |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | motelpolice carwheelchairhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerpolicemandoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callcoffintelephonetearsarrestdrinkwatching tvcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingsexkissfight |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyprisondeathfriendship |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | babydancerpolicemansingerfriendafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callhandgunreference to jesus christjailpianotearsarrestdrinksongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissfight …gunsex (See All) |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessparanoiaextramarital affairangerdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitysuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | lawyergirlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | prison visitjudgechild abusewinereference to jesus christjailtearssecretarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputercryingphotographcigarette smoking …sexgunfightkiss (See All) |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, …and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthillnesscancerdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulterymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | los angeles californiacemetery |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | prison visitgun in mouthfugitivegraveyardjudgetelephonejailbirthdayarrestdrinktitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokinggun |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t …he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | motelwheelchaircemeteryhospital |
Characters: | nursesingerchildrendoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcaregivermortalityflowerschild abusebathroomtearsdrinkcatwatching tvcomputersongcell phonecryingsinging …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingf ratedsexkiss (See All) |
1972. Vada Sultenfuss (played by Anna Chlumsky) is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and a widower. Her best friend is Thomas J Sennett (Macaulay Culkin). Then her father hires a new receptionist, Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and …life will never be the same again. (Read More)
Themes: | angermemoryfuneralmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | wheelchair |
Characters: | little girlnursegirlchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | funeral homemortalitymenstruationpicnicsupermarkettreecoffinbedtearswatching tvcorpsecryingsingingphotographdancing …kiss (See All) |
Themes: | illnessparanoiapregnancymarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | wheelchairwaterhospital |
Characters: | lawyerpolicemanchildrenfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | piano playerscotch whiskeyreference to buddhapicnictreereference to jesus christpianowatching tvcomputertitle spoken by character |
A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.
Themes: | memoryvoyeurismfuneraldrinkingdeath |
Locations: | police carcemeteryhospital |
Characters: | little girlsister sister relationshipdancerpolicemangirldoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callchild molesterflowersfantasy sequencetreebirthdaytearsdrinkwatching tvcorpsecryingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smoking …f ratedkiss (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: | drinkingprisondeathfriendship |
Locations: | police carcemeteryhospital |
Characters: | catholiclawyerbabydancergirlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | piano playerprison visittelephone callwinetelephonereference to jesus christjailpianobathroombirthdaytearsarrestdrinkcatwatching tv …corpsecryingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunkiss (See All) |
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: | wealthunfaithfulnessparanoiaextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitysuicide |
Locations: | police carwheelchairelevator |
Characters: | babydancerpolicemangirldoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | grocery shoppingsupermarketwinereference to jesus christdrinkwatching tvmirrorcorpsetitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunkisssex |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | watercemeteryhospital |
Characters: | catholicbabydancernursegirlsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callsupermarketgraveyardcoffintelephonebirthdaydrinkwatching tvsongsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingfight |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancydeath |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancergirlsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callgame playingshoppinggravegraveyardwinetearsdrinkwatching tvsongcell phonecryingsingingphotographdancing …cigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
Locations: | waterhospital |
Characters: | catholicbabydancerpolicemannursesingerchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callinfirmarydiseaseflowerscoffinpianotearsdrinkmirrorcorpsesongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smoking …gunkiss (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: | wealthabortiondrinkingpregnancymarriagesuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | motelelevatorlos angeles california |
Characters: | lawyerdancernursegirlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | motel roomtelephone calljudgewinetearssecretdrinkurinationmirrorcorpsesongcryingsingingphotographdancing …cigarette smokinggunkiss (See All) |
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a d …angerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Read More)
Themes: | cancerextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitysuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | motelwatercemeteryhospital |
Characters: | sheriffpolicemanfriendhusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | motel roompiano playertelephone callgravegraveyardpianodrinkwatching tvcorpsecell phonephotographdancingcigarette smokingnumber in titlemasturbation …sex (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | cancerangermemoryfuneraldrinkingpregnancydeathfriendship |
Locations: | wheelchaircemeteryhospital |
Characters: | little girlsister sister relationshipbabydancerpolicemannursegirldoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callflowersgravecoffinwinetelephonereference to jesus christdrinkcatmirrorcryingphotographdancingkiss |
As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesscancerextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | wheelchairhospital |
Characters: | catholiclawyerpolicemangirlsingerchildrenfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callinfirmarytrophysexual abusecoffinjudgechild abusebathroombirthdaytearsarrestdrinkwatching tvsongcrying …singingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingfightgun (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | motelcemetery |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipbabypolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | telephone callgravegraveyardcoffintelephonereference to jesus christjailbirthdaytearssecretdrinkwatching tvurinationmirrorcrying …title spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingsexgun (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: | funeraldrinkingprisonmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | lawyerbabydancerpolicemangirlchildrenboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callsupermarketjudgetearsarrestdrinkwatching tvcomputermirrorcorpsecell phonecryingphotographdancingcigarette smoking …fightgun (See All) |
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival ma …gicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairangerfuneraldrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitysuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | watercemetery |
Characters: | little girllawyerbabypolicemangirlfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | lightbulbheadstonecryptgraveyardcoffinjudgejailsecretdrinkcatcorpsetitle spoken by characterphotographgun |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | angerfuneraldrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabydancergirlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | piano playertelephone callgraveyardtelephonepianobirthdaytearssecretdrinkurinationmirrorsongcryingsingingphotograph …dancingcigarette smokingf ratedmasturbationkisssex (See All) |
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lif …estyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. (Read More)
Themes: | memoryprisondeathfriendship |
Locations: | wheelchairelevatorhospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshiplawyerdancerpolicemangirlfriendafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
Story: | telephone callsupermarketflowersjudgereference to jesus christjailbirthdaytearssecretarrestcomputerurinationmirrorcryingsinging …title spoken by characterdancingkisssexmasturbation (See All) |