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In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how … to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | historical event |
| Themes: | hopeabusedeath of fathertheftrobberyherodancedrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | forest fireshooting a carwheelchairwoodsbussmall townforestschooltrainhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipchinesegermanthiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice …teenager (See All) |
| Period: | 1950sworld war two |
| Story: | coal miningcoal minerocket scientisthigh school gymcoal industrymining accidentspace satelliterocket launchingmine collapsemine disaster45 recordingchemistry classfootball coachradio newscar radio …listening to a radioscience fairhigh school principalhigh school footballtrain tracksreference to wernher von braunhodgkin's diseasepushing a vehicleguided missileheadlampindianapolis indianacalculusfootball practicesputnikyear 1957space racecementfootball fieldlayoffsteelappalachiawest virginiaweldertriumphlabor strikemonth in titlecold war eradeterminationcoallabor unionminermarching bandscholarshipgeneration gapmathematicsbarberfencecafeteriaminingunderdogsatelliterocketgeekminefootball playertarget practicehome movieamerican footballdemonstrationrecordingnerdcoachcold warrecord playerblack americanclassbasementgymradioscientisttelephonecompetitionscienceclassroomhandcuffscollegebombtearsrifledrinkwatching tvbased on bookcryingfirebased on true storyexplosiontitle spoken by characterdancingtwo word title (See All) |
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | bussmall townschoolhospital |
| Characters: | thiefstudentteacherteenage boyfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | football coachhigh school footballfootball practicescholarshipfencefootball playeramerican footballcoachclassclassroomtearsrifledrinkcrying |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
| Themes: | dancedrunkennessfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | busschooltrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteacherbrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | coal minetriumphcoallabor unionminerfencedemonstrationrecordingrecord playerclassgymclassroomtearscryingdancing |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
| Themes: | dancedrinkingjealousy |
| Locations: | bustrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipafrican americanfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | labor unionmarching bandhome moviedemonstrationcoachblack americanclassradiocompetitionclassroomcollegerifledrinkfirebased on true story …dancing (See All) |
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget.
| Themes: | drunkennessjealousydeathfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationship |
| Story: | high school principalcafeteriagymtelephoneclassroombombriflewatching tvfireexplosion |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Themes: | abusetheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | wheelchairbusschoolhospital |
| Characters: | thiefstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendafrican americanmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | coachblack americanclassbasementgymtelephoneclassroomtearsrifledrinkwatching tvbased on bookcryingbased on true story |
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: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherfriendfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | mathematicsgeeknerdclassscienceclassroomcollegetearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtitle spoken by character |
Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny run home to watch the show and drool over the hot Link Larkin, much to Tracy's mother Edna's dismay. After one of the stars of the show leaves, Corny Co …llins holds auditions to see who will be the next person on the Corny Collins show. With all of the help of her friend Seaweed, Tracy makes it on the show, angering the evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma. Tracy then decides that it's not fair that the black kids can only dance on the Corny Collins Show once a month, and with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, her father and Edna, she's going to integrate the show.....without denting her 'do! (Read More)
| Themes: | dancedrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | busschool |
| Characters: | dancerstudentteacherteenage boyfriendafrican americanmother son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Story: | chemistry classunderdogdemonstrationrecord playerblack americanclassclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtitle spoken by characterdancing |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fatherdancedrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | schoolhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | football fieldblack americanclasstelephonescienceclassroomtearsdrinkcryingdancing |
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, football, and girls. Jacey is Duane's ste …ady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love, loneliness, and jealousy. Then folks stop attending the second-run features at the movie house and the time comes for the last picture show. With the closure of the movie house, the boys feel that a stage of their lives is closing. They stand uneasily on the threshold of the rest of their lives. (The movie was adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry). (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousydeathfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | bussmall townschool |
| Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | listening to a radiohigh school footballfootball playeramerican footballrecordingcoachrecord playerclassgymclassroomcollegeriflewatching tvcryingdancing |
Teenager Andie is one of the not-so-popular girls in high school. She usually hangs out with her friends Iona or Duckie. Duckie has always had a crush on her, but now she has met a new guy at school, Blane. He's one of the rich and popular guys but can the two worlds meet?
| Themes: | dancedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | schooltrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipchinesestudentteenage boyteenager |
| Story: | generation gapnerdrecord playergymtearswatching tvcryingdancing |
Football coach Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.
| Themes: | friendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | small towntrain |
| Characters: | studentafrican americanmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | football coachhigh school principalhigh school footballunderdogfootball playeramerican footballcoachradiobased on true storytitle spoken by character |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Themes: | abusedancedrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | 45 recordingcar radiohigh school principalcafeteriafootball playeramerican footballclasstelephoneclassroomcollegetearsdrinkwatching tvcryingdancing |
When Sam Merrick is beaten up by local bully George Tooney, Sam's older brother Rocky and his friends Clyde and Marty plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend …Millie, Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned? (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fathertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | woodssmall townforestschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipthiefstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | target practicetearsdrinkcryingtwo word title |
In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si …x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | wheelchairtrainhospital |
| Characters: | thiefdancerteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | mining accidenttrain tracksminingradiotearsdrinkcryingdancing |
A man about forty years of age tells the story from when he was a teenager in upscale suburban Detroit of his and three of his friends' fascination with the mysterious and doomed Lisbon sisters. In 1974, the sisters were seventeen year old Therese, sixteen year old Mary, fifteen year old Bonnie, fou …rteen year old Lux, and thirteen year old Cecilia. Their fascination still remains as they try to piece together the entire story. The sisters were mysteries if only because of having a strict and overprotective upbringing by their father, who taught math at the girls' private co-ed school, and overly devout Catholic mother, who largely dictated the household rules. The story focuses primarily on two incidents and the resulting situations on the girls' lives. The first was an action by Cecilia to deal with her emotions over her life. And the second was the relationship between Lux - the sister who pushed the boundaries of the household rules most overtly in doing what most teenagers want to do - and Trip Fontaine, he who could have any girl he wanted but wanting solely Lux. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingjealousydeath |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | schoolhospital |
| Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boyfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | football practicefootball fieldlabor strikelabor uniongeneration gapfencefootball playerhome movieamerican footballrecordingrecord playerclasstelephoneclassroomtears …drinkwatching tvcryingdancing (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | busschool |
| Characters: | thiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | listening to a radiorecordingrecord playertelephonecollegetearsdrinkbased on bookcryingbased on true storydancingtwo word title |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
| Themes: | abusedancedrunkennessjealousydeathfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | wheelchairbushospital |
| Characters: | dancerstudentteacherfriendafrican americanmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | football practicefootball fieldwelderfootball playeramerican footballdemonstrationclassgymclassroombombriflewatching tvcryingfireexplosion …title spoken by characterdancing (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipgermanthiefdancerstudentfriendafrican americanmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | radio newsrecordingrecord playerblack americanradiotelephonecollegetearsdrinkcryingtitle spoken by characterdancing |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
| Themes: | death of fatherjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | schooltrain |
| Characters: | dancerstudentteacherfriendafrican americanfamily relationships |
| Story: | train tracksfenceblack americanclassclassroomtearswatching tvcryingbased on true storydancing |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | schooltrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerstudentteacherfriendteenager |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | mathematicsclasstelephoneclassroomcollegetearsdrinkwatching tvcryingdancing |
It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to … tell George of the death or accident, let alone allow him to attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England, she who is a drama queen of a woman who romantically desires her best friend despite his sexual orientation; and Kenny Potter, one of his students, who seems to be curious about his professor beyond English class. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerstudentteacherfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | radio newscar radiorecordingrecord playerclassclassroomcollegetearsrifledrinkwatching tvcryingdancing |
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, … escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad... (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | schooltrain |
| Characters: | studentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | generation gaprocketamerican footballrecordingrecord playerclassclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingexplosiontitle spoken by character |
A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925. Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dod …ge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter... (Read More)
| Themes: | theftherodrunkennessdrinking |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | small towntrain |
| Characters: | thiefdancerafrican americanmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | football coachlistening to a radiotrain tracksfootball practicemarching bandbarberfootball playeramerican footballblack americantelephonecollegerifledrinkdancing |
Odessa, Texas, is a small, town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, … but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down", is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback. Now on their way to state, the Panthers must go out and be perfect, because they may never matter this much for the rest of their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | small townschoolhospital |
| Characters: | african americanmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | football coachhigh school footballfootball practiceunderdogamerican footballcoachbased on bookbased on true story |
1989. Josey Aimes takes her two kids, Sammy and Karen, and leaves her abusive husband Wayne, to return to her northern Minnesota home town. On a chance meeting with her old friend Glory Dodge who works as a driver and union rep at the mine operated by Pearson Taconite and Steel, Josey decides to wor …k at the mine as well, work that is dominated by men in number and in tone. She does so to be able to stand on her own two feet for the first time in her life, something she probably could not have done if she remained in a job washing hair at a beauty salon. Working at the mine does not sit well with her father, Hank Aimes, who also works at the mine and who, like the other male workers, believes she is taking a job away from a man. Hank has believed that all Josey's problems are of her own doing, ever since she, unmarried, had Sammy while she was still in high school. Josey has always stated that she does not know who Sammy's biological father is, which fosters Hank's attitude about her. Among Josey's coworkers is Bobby Sharp, who many believe is Sammy's biological father. Josey's evangelical mother, Alice Aimes, stands by her husband in their general belief of traditional roles of men and women. Josey and her fellow female mine workers are continually harassed, emotionally, physically and sexually by their male counterparts. Every seeming step forward in the issue Josey finds is only a measure to lull the women into a false sense of security, or to make the fall even harder. Una… (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | small townschooltrainhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteenage boyfriendfamily relationshipsmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | football fieldsteellabor unionminerminingmineamerican footballcoachtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingbased on true storyexplosiondancing |
Young Caucasian Dan Dunne teaches history and coaches the girls basketball team at a Brooklyn high school populated primarily by black and Hispanic students. To the chagrin of his superiors, Dan bucks the outlined curriculum of historical facts in favor of the philosophy of historical events, genera …lly discussing the concept of dialectics. As such, he captures the imagination of his students, at least in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, Dan's life is in shambles. He has a distant but cordial relationship with his family. He uses illicit drugs rampantly. Although his former girlfriend Rachel was able to clean up her drug habit, Dan believes that rehab will not work for him. Due to a combination of these issues, he treats women poorly. Thirteen year old Drey is a student in his class and a player on his basketball team. Drey has her own problems. Her parents are divorced, with her father a virtually non-existent figure in her life and her EMT mother generally absent as she is always working to provide for Drey. Her older brother Mike is incarcerated for selling drugs for a local dealer named Frank. Mike took the fall for Frank, who in turn protects Drey whether she wants to be associated with him or not. Dan and Drey's relationship changes when Drey catches Dan, believing he is alone, smoking crack in the girl's locker room bathroom. He is totally stoned. Their resulting friendship, which is seen as inappropriate by the few who know, is based on each being unable to dea… (Read More)
| Themes: | theftdancedrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipthiefdancerstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | demonstrationcoachblack americanclassgymclassroomdrinkdancing |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopetheftjealousydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | woodssmall townforestschool |
| Characters: | chinesethiefbrother brother relationshipafrican americanfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | car radiotrain tracksrecordingrecord playerblack americanclassclassroomtearscryingfireexplosiondancing |
The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their undergr …ound "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopetheftdrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | wheelchair |
| Characters: | germanthiefdancerbrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationship |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | marching bandbasementradiorifledrinkfireexplosiondancing |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
| Themes: | hopedeath of fathertheftdrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | woodsforesttrainhospital |
| Characters: | thieffriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | appalachiamarching bandfencetarget practicerifledrinkexplosiontitle spoken by charactertwo word title |
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: | abusetheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | wheelchairbustrainhospital |
| Characters: | thiefteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | cafeteriaamerican footballrecord playerblack americanclassbasementclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvbased on bookcryingtitle spoken by character |
Erik is expelled from school for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the young ones. Erik finds a friend in Pierre, his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone and graduate. He doesn't listen to what the seniors have …to say and they don't like it. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fathertheftrobberyfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | schooltrain |
| Characters: | germanthiefstudentteacherteenage boyfriendfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | mathematicsrecordingrecord playerbased on true story |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
| Themes: | death of fathertheftdrinkingdeath |
| Characters: | germandancerbrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | radio newslistening to a radiodemonstrationrecordingrecord playertelephonetearsrifledrinkcryingbased on true storydancing |
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: | death of fathertheftdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | wheelchairbustrainhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | car radiotrain trackstelephonecompetitionrifledrinkcryingfiredancing |
To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the n …ever-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he's getting it all down on paper, via a diary - "it's NOT a diary, it's a journal!" Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation - filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. "One day when I'm famous," writes Greg, "I'll have better things to do than answer people's stupid questions all day." So was born the Wimpy Kid's diary. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | woodsbusforestschool |
| Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | listening to a radiocafeteriaamerican footballnerdcoachclasscompetitionclassroomwatching tvdancing |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The …government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopedeath of fatherherodrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | trainhospital |
| Characters: | dancerteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | listening to a radioradiotearsrifledrinkbased on bookcryingexplosiondancing |
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
| Themes: | death of fatherdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | busschoolhospital |
| Characters: | teenage boyfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | cafeteriageeknerdblack americanclasstelephoneclassroomcollegedrinkwatching tvcrying |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipgermandancerteacherteenage boyfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | high school principalclassclassroomtearswatching tvcryingbased on true storydancing |
It's the proverbial end of the summer 1962 in a small southern California town. It's the evening before best friends and recent high school graduates, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, are scheduled to leave town to head to college back east. Curt, who received a lucrative local scholarship, is see …n as the promise that their class holds. But Curt is having second thoughts about leaving what Steve basically sees as their dead end town. Curt's beliefs are strengthened when he spots an unknown beautiful blonde in a T-bird who mouths the words "I love you" to him. As Curt tries to find that blonde while trying to get away from a local gang who have him somewhat hostage, Curt may come to a decision about his immediate future. Outgoing class president Steve, on the other hand, wants to leave, despite meaning that he will leave girlfriend, head cheerleader and Curt's sister, Laurie Henderson, behind. Steve and Laurie spend the evening "negotiating" the state of their relationship. Meanwhile, two of their friends cruise around town for the evening. Steve has left his car to meek and mild-mannered Terry "Toad" Fields to look after during his absence. The wheels give Toad a new sense of confidence, which he uses to try and impress Debbie Dunham, a more experienced girl generally out of his league. And John Milner, who is seen as the king of the street race in his souped-up yellow deuce coupe, tries to get rid of precocious pre-teen, Carol Morrison, who has somehow become his passenger… (Read More)
| Themes: | robberydancejealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | small townschool |
| Characters: | teenage boyteenagerpolice |
| Story: | sputnikscholarshipgeneration gapgeeknerdrecord playerclassgymradiotelephonecollegetearswatching tvdancingtwo word title |
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: | drunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Characters: | dancerfriendafrican americanfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | car radiolistening to a radioblack americantearsdrinkcryingdancing |
In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him - most of all his loving mother - but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan's talents w …in him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of fatherfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | bustrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipchinesedancerstudentteacherteenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | mathematicsgeeknerdtelephonecompetitionwatching tvcryingdancing |
A Walk in the Clouds depicted a story about a young-married US military soldier, named Paul, who returned home after the World War II. In the middle of the way back home, he accidentally met a girl named Victoria who finished her master's degree. She has not married yet but got pregnant by accident. … During the journey they talked a lot. Due to her pregnancy, Victoria was afraid of her father who respected old Mexican tradition. Thus, Paul proposed to pose as her husband to help her face her dad. Paul was not intended to cheat on his wife by pretending to be Victoria's husband. However, when Paul decided to come back to his home and left Victoria, he found his wife cheating on him. Paul then headed back to Victoria's house "Las Nubes" and confessed his true love to Victoria. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bustrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerstudentteacherfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | marching bandrecordingrecord playertearsdrinkcryingfireexplosiondancing |
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: | abuseherodancedrunkennessdrinkingjealousydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | busschooltrain |
| Characters: | dancerstudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | train tracksclassclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingbased on true storydancing |
A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place …the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | wheelchairschoolhospital |
| Characters: | dancerstudentteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | demonstrationclassbasementtelephoneclassroomtearscryingtitle spoken by characterdancing |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | schoolhospital |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Story: | cafeteriarecordingrecord playerclassclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvcrying |
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: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | small townschool |
| Characters: | dancerstudentteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | high school principalfootball playeramerican footballdemonstrationclasstelephoneclassroomtearsdrinkcryingtitle spoken by characterdancing |
Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.
| Themes: | death |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | woodsforest |
| Characters: | chinesedancerstudentfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | fencetarget practicedemonstrationtelephonetearsriflecryingfiredancing |
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Me …tzler to run for president as well. Chaos ensues. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherteenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | chemistry classfootball playercryingtitle spoken by character |
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor s …ends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingdeath |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | wheelchair |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteacherteenage boybrother brother relationshipfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | gymcollegetearsdrinkcryingfiredancing |
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: | theftdancefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairwoodssmall townforest |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfriendfamily relationships |
| Story: | record playerbasementclassroomtearswatching tvcryingdancingtwo word title |
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