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Johnny McQueen, leader of a clandestine Irish organization, has been hiding in the house of Kathleen and her mother, planning a hold-up that will provide his group with the funds needed to continue its activities. During the hold-up, things go sour: Johnny is wounded, cannot make it back to the hide …out, and disappears in the back-alleys of Belfast. Immediately, a large-scale man-hunt is launched, and the city is tightly covered by the constabulary, whose chief is intent on capturing Johnny and the other members of the gang. Kathleen sets out in search of Johnny. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | heist gone wrongallegorycult film |
| Themes: | dyingrobberyescapedrinkingprisonmoneylovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxi drivercatholic churchrooftopshippolice cartaxibussnowchurchbar |
| Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipreference to godpriestdancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | air raid shelterirish republican armynorthern irelandbird cagerobbery gone awrydouble decker busbank robberyprison cellbritish noirjumping over a fencegarbage can lidman on the runpoor eyesightfish and chipssmokestack …jitterbugbarmanshoelaceroller skatearm injuryhorse carriagegetaway caridentificationrationingbelfastfirst aidclock towerlorryconstabledeliriumpitymillirasuicide threatdance hallfollowingtoy guncashierarm slingfleeinghorse and wagoninspectorstar crossed loverssoccer ballbreaking a windowsaloonabandoned housetelephone boothbeggaralarmbandagejunkyardcellarsnowingraidbookstoresafebroken glasswhiskeyladderirishrebelhidingwoundfalling down stairsteapubirelandpursuitumbrellafugitivefactorysearchpainterbirdsubjective camerarevolverprayerhallucinationrunningpaintingshootingdrinkmirrorfooddreamtelephone callchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbased on noveldogbloodfightgun (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
| Themes: | escapedrinkingprisonlovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | catholic churchrooftopchurch |
| Characters: | priestdancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | irish republican armyirainspectorraidirishrebelteairelanddrinkphotographdancingcigarette smokingfightgun |
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: | drinkingdeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxi driverpolice cartaxisnow |
| Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipdancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | cellarladderhidingpursuitsearchpaintersubjective camerarunningpaintingdrinkfooddreamtelephone callchasephotograph …dancingcigarette smokingbased on noveldogblood (See All) |
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: | dyingrobberydrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | garbage can lidfleeingbeggarsafebroken glassteasubjective camerarunningshootingdrinkfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingbased on novel …dogfightgunblood (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
| Subgenre: | allegory |
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftopsnowchurch |
| Characters: | reference to godpriest |
| Story: | pityfleeingbandagesnowingraidladderpainterprayerhallucinationrunningpaintingdrinkfooddreamchase …blooddog (See All) |
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he's seen by witnesses. His efforts to provide himself with an alibi fail and more and more he gets driven into a corner.
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | robberymoneylovemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police cartaxibar |
| Characters: | policemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | bird cagearm injuryidentificationfollowinginspectorbreaking a windowwoundsearchbirdrevolvershootingtelephone callchasecigarette smokingbased on novel …fightgun (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
| Themes: | robberydrinkingprisonmoneylovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | shipbar |
| Characters: | priestdancer |
| Story: | bird cageprison cellbroken glassteapursuitfugitivebirdprayershootingdrinkmirrorphotographdancingbased on novelfight …bloodgun (See All) |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C …arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | robberyescapedrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | snow |
| Characters: | reference to godfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and wagonbandagesnowingrebelwoundpursuitsearchsubjective camerarevolverprayerrunningshootingdrinkfoodchase …dancingfightblood (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
| Themes: | dyingrobberyescapedrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Characters: | reference to godfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | whiskeyirishteairelandpursuitsearchrunningshootingdrinkmirrorfooddreamchasecigarette smokingdog …gunblood (See All) |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
| Themes: | dyingdrinkinglovedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxi drivertaxi |
| Characters: | dancer |
| Story: | suicide threatbookstorewhiskeywoundpaintersubjective camerarunningpaintingdrinkfooddreamtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingblood …doggun (See All) |
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate jo …urney to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | allegorycult film |
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneymurderdeathlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carbusbar |
| Characters: | policemanpolice |
| Story: | double decker busalarmwhiskeyrebelwoundpubpursuitpaintingshootingdrinkfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingbased on novel …dogbloodgun (See All) |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin …ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | priestfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | suicide threatcellarwhiskeyhidingwoundteapursuitsubjective cameraprayerrunningshootingdrinkmirrorfoodchase …photographcigarette smokingbased on novelblood (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | drinkingmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftoptaxisnow |
| Characters: | father daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | prison celltelephone boothbandagesnowingbroken glassumbrellafugitivesubjective cameraprayerhallucinationrunningshootingdrinkfoodtelephone call …chasephotographcigarette smokingdogbloodfight (See All) |
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost …limit. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingprisondeathmurder |
| Locations: | bussnow |
| Characters: | priest |
| Story: | irish republican armynorthern irelandprison cellirasnowingirishirelandbirdhallucinationrunningshootingmirrorfoodphotographcigarette smoking …gunblood (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneydeathlove |
| Locations: | catholic church |
| Characters: | priestfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | whiskeyirishfalling down stairsteapubirelandpaintersubjective camerapaintingdrinkmirrorfoodtelephone callphotographcigarette smoking …based on novelfight (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingrobberyescapedrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | catholic churchrooftoppolice carbussnowchurch |
| Characters: | priestpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | pursuitrevolverprayerhallucinationrunningshootingdrinkfooddreamtelephone callchasephotographcigarette smokingbased on novelgun …bloodfight (See All) |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's …use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | escapedrinkingprisondeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | reference to goddancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | identificationdance hallbeggarraidladderrebelwoundumbrellasearchrevolverprayerrunningshootingdrinktelephone call …chasephotographdancingcigarette smokinggundogbloodfight (See All) |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
| Themes: | drinkingprisonmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftopbusbar |
| Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipdancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | abandoned househidingteaumbrellasearchsubjective camerarunningdrinkmirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smokingfightdog …blood (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
| Themes: | robberydrinkingmoneylove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | catholic churchbuschurch |
| Characters: | reference to godpriestdancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | beggarladderpursuitumbrellasearchprayerrunningdrinkfoodchasedancingcigarette smokingbased on noveldog |
In 1920, rural Ireland is the vicious battlefield of republican rebels against the British security forces and Irish Unionist population who oppose them, a recipe for mutual cruelty. Medical graduate Damien O'Donovan always gave priority to his socialist ideals and simply helping people in need. Jus …t when he's leaving Ireland to work in a highly reputed London hospital, witnessing gross abuse of commoners changes his mind. he returns and joins the local IRA brigade, commanded by his brother Teddy, and adopts the merciless logic of civil war, while Teddy mellows by experiencing first-hand endless suffering. When IRA leaders negotiate an autonomous Free State under the British crown, Teddy defends the pragmatic best possible deal at this stage. Damien however joins the large seceding faction which holds nothing less than a socialist republic will do. The result is another civil war, bloodily opposing former Irish comrades in arms, even the brothers. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapedrinkingprisonlovedeathmurder |
| Locations: | catholic churchchurchbar |
| Characters: | priestdancer |
| Story: | irish republican armyhorse and wagonbreaking a windowraidirishrebelpubirelandpursuitprayerdrinkchasephotographdancingcigarette smoking …dogbloodgunfight (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneymurderdeathlove |
| Locations: | shiptaxisnowbar |
| Characters: | reference to godpolicemanfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | snowingraidpubpursuitumbrellasubjective cameraprayerrunningshootingdrinkfooddreamtelephone callchasephotograph …cigarette smokingbased on noveldoggunbloodfight (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: | dyingdrinkingprisonlovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carsnowchurchbar |
| Characters: | reference to godpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | prison cellpityhidingumbrellabirdrevolverprayershootingdrinkfoodtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbloodgun |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingprisonlovemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftoptaxisnow |
| Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipreference to goddancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | fleeingbeggarbroken glasshidingwoundpursuitbirdprayerhallucinationrunningshootingdrinkfooddreamtelephone call …chasedancingcigarette smokingdogfightblood (See All) |
After five years in prison, Tony le Stephanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati and they invite Tony to steal a couple of jewels from the show-window of the famous jewelry Mappin & Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of the … gangster owner of the night-club L' Age d' Or Louis Grutter, and he humiliates her, beating on her back for being unfaithful. Then he calls Jo and Mario and proposes a burglary of the safe of the jewelry. They invite the Italian specialist in safes and elegant wolf Cesar to join their team and they plot a perfect heist. They are successful in their plan, but the Don Juan Cesar makes things go wrong when he gives a valuable ring to his mistress. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | heist gone wrongcult film |
| Themes: | robberydrinkingprisonmoneymurderdeathlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxibar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | getaway cartoy guninspectorsafeumbrellasubjective camerarunningshootingdrinktelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on novelgunblood |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | police carbar |
| Characters: | reference to godpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | prison cellsafewhiskeypursuitrevolverrunningpaintingshootingdrinkmirrorfoodtelephone callchasephotographcigarette smoking …gunfightblood (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapeprisonmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | rooftoptaxibussnowchurch |
| Characters: | policemanpolice |
| Story: | toy gunalarmsnowingladderhidingpursuitfugitivepaintersubjective camerarunningpaintingfoodtelephone callchasephotograph …cigarette smokinggundogblood (See All) |
It's the Great Depression. In the process of robbing a bank of $10,000, Ben Harper kills two people. Before he is captured, he is able to convince his adolescent son John and his daughter Pearl not to tell anyone, including their mother Willa, where he hid the money, namely in Pearl's favorite toy, …a doll that she carries everywhere with her. Ben, who is captured, tried and convicted, is sentenced to death. But before he is executed, Ben is in the state penitentiary with a cell mate, a man by the name of Harry Powell, a self-professed man of the cloth, who is really a con man and murderer, swindling lonely women, primarily rich widows, of their money before he kills them. Harry does whatever he can, unsuccessfully, to find out the location of the $10,000 from Ben. After Ben's execution, Harry decides that Willa will be his next mark, figuring that someone in the family knows where the money is hidden. Despite vowing not to remarry, Willa ends up being easy prey for Harry's outward evangelicalism; she is a pious woman who feels she needs to atone for her sins which led to Ben doing what he did, especially as Harry presents himself as the preacher who worked at the prison and provided salvation to Ben before his death. Harry quickly figures out that John and Pearl know where the money is. Conversely, John doesn't trust Harry, John who first tries not to show to Harry that he indeed does know where the money is, and then second constantly reminds a more-trusting Pearl of their p… (Read More)
| Subgenre: | allegory |
| Themes: | drinkingprisonmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Locations: | police carsnowchurch |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | bird cagebank robberyprison cellbeggarcellarsnowingwhiskeywoundpursuitmirrortelephone callchasephotographdancingbased on novel …gunblooddog (See All) |
During 1st WW, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, as Rosenthal, son of wealthy Jewish bankers. They are separated from Rosenthal before managing to escap …e. A few months later, they meet again in a fortress commanded by the aristocrat Van Rauffenstein. De Boeldieu strikes up a friendship with him but Marechal and Rosenthal still want to escape... (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingprisonmurderlovedeath |
| Locations: | snowbar |
| Characters: | priestpoliceman |
| Story: | prison cellarm slinghorse and wagonsnowingwoundfugitivesearchprayershootingdrinkfoodtelephone callphotographcigarette smokinggun …dog (See All) |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
| Themes: | drinkingprisonmoneymurderdeathlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carchurchbar |
| Characters: | reference to goddancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | prayershootingdrinkdreamtelephone calldancingcigarette smokinggunbloodfightdog |
Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the … Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | robberydrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | catholic churchrooftopchurchbar |
| Characters: | priestdancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | bandagebroken glassirishprayershootingdrinkfooddreamtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingfightbloodgun |
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: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police carsnowchurchbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | breaking a windowpursuitsubjective camerahallucinationrunningdrinkmirrorfooddreamtelephone callchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingfight …blood (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: | escapedrinkinglovedeathmurder |
| Locations: | rooftoppolice carbusbar |
| Characters: | policemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | arm injuryhidingpursuitsearchsubjective camerarevolverrunningshootingdrinkmirrorfoodtelephone callchasephotographcigarette smoking …based on noveldogbloodfightgun (See All) |
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just …when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | heist gone wrongcult film |
| Themes: | robberyescapeprisonmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | police cartaxi |
| Characters: | reference to goddancerpolice |
| Story: | robbery gone awrybank robberyroller skategetaway carjunkyardbroken glasspursuitfugitivesearchsubjective camerarevolverrunningfooddreamtelephone call …chasephotographdancingcigarette smokinggunblood (See All) |
Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him. Navarre has been hunted by the Bishop's men for two years, ever since he escaped with the Lady Isabeau who the Bishop has lusted after. Navarre and Isabeau have … a curse that the Bishop has placed on them that causes Navarre to be a wolf during the night and Isabeau to be a hawk during the day. Navarre insists that Philipe help him re-enter the city to help him kill the heavily guarded Bishop. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapedrinkingprisonlovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | snowchurch |
| Characters: | priestdancer |
| Story: | horse and wagonstar crossed loverspursuitfugitivebirdprayerrunningfooddreamchasedancingbloodfight |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha …nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxibusbar |
| Characters: | dancerfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | rebelhidingwoundpursuitsearchsubjective camerarunningshootingdrinkmirrorfoodtelephone callchasephotographdancing …cigarette smokingdoggunbloodfight (See All) |
London based hit men Ray and Ken are told by their boss Harry Waters to lie low in Bruges, Belgium for up to two weeks following their latest hit, which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander. Harry will be in touch with further instructions. While they wait for Harry's call, Ken, following …Harry's advice, takes in the sights of the medieval city with great appreciation. But the charms of Bruges are lost on the simpler Ray, who is already despondent over the innocent death, especially as it was his first job. Things change for Ray when he meets Chloe, part of a film crew shooting a movie starring an American dwarf named Jimmy. When Harry's instructions arrive, Ken, for whom the job is directed, isn't sure if he can carry out the new job, especially as he has gained a new appreciation of life from his stay in the fairytale Bruges. While Ken waits for the inevitable arrival into Bruges of an angry Harry, who feels he must clean up matters on his own, Ray is dealing with his own problems, not only with Harry, but with a Canadian couple and a half-blind thief named Eirik. Ray hopes he can count on both Chloe and Ken to help him carve out a new life for himself. In the end, Harry, involved in an incident with Jimmy, may have to keep to his own principles. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | dyingrobberydrinkingmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Locations: | snowchurchbar |
| Characters: | priestfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | snowingirishhidingwoundpubirelandpursuitsubjective camerarevolverrunningpaintingshootingdrinkmirrortelephone call …chasecigarette smokingdogbloodgun (See All) |
A successful cocaine dealer, who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite, plans an early retirement from the business. However, big boss Jimmy Price hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder, the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward, a powerful construc …tion business player and gossip papers socialite. Complicating matters are two million pounds' worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal Serbian gang and a whole series of double crossings. The title "LAYER CAKE" refers to the layers or levels anyone in business goes through in rising to the top. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, he has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy, and an international drug ring threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.. (Read More)
| Themes: | robberyescapedrinkingprisonmoneydeathlovemurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftoppolice carbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | bank robberytelephone boothwhiskeyteasearchsubjective camerarunningdrinkmirrortelephone callchasedancingcigarette smokingbased on novelgun …bloodfight (See All) |
Tokyo's nasty underside, seen primarily through the eyes of Oscar, a heavy drug user, whose sister Linda is a stripper. Oscar also has flashbacks to his childhood when trauma upends the siblings. Oscar's drug-fed hallucinations alter Tokyo's already-disconcerting nights, and after the police shoot h …im, he can float above and look down: on his sister's sorrow, on the rooms of a love hotel, and on life at even a molecular level. The spectrum's colors can be beautiful; it's people's colorless lives that can be ugly. And what of afterlife, is there more than a void? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | dyingmoneydeathlove |
| Locations: | police cartaxibar |
| Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipdancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | pursuitpaintersubjective camerahallucinationrunningpaintingshootingmirrorfooddreamtelephone callchasephotographdancingcigarette smoking …gunblood (See All) |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxichurchbar |
| Characters: | reference to goddancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | air raid shelterdouble decker busprison cellsnowingteapubumbrellasubjective camerarunningdrinkmirrorfoodphotographdancingcigarette smoking …bloodgun (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: | escapedrinkingprisonmoneymurderlovedeath |
| Locations: | bussnowbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | prison cellroller skatearm slingraidfugitiveshootingdrinkdreamphotographdancingcigarette smokingbloodgun |
A frustrated and clumsy bank clerk overhears the conversation of three coworkers in the toilet about a fix in a horse race, and bets a large amount. He loses the bet and owes the money to the dangerous and powerful mobster Fingers. A gangster who works for Fingers has the ability of foreseeing piece …s of the future; he is assigned to collect money for the boss, with his troublemaker nephew Tony, and is beaten up by a gang. The manager of pop-star Trista loses her contract to Fingers without her agreement and she is threatened by the gangster. A dedicated doctor seeks a blood donor that might have a rare blood type to save the life of his secret and unrequited passion, a beautiful epidemiologist who's married to a friend. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneydeathmurderlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftoppolice carbusbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | bank robberypursuitumbrellarunningshootingdrinkmirrorchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbloodfightgun |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa …st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
| Themes: | robberydrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxi drivertaxibuschurchbar |
| Characters: | policeman |
| Story: | pursuitumbrellaprayershootingdrinkfoodtelephone callchasephotographcigarette smokingbased on novelgunbloodfight |
In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingmoneydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxibar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | saloonbeggarbandagewhiskeysubjective cameraprayerrunningdrinktelephone calldancingcigarette smokingbased on noveldoggunblood …fight (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d …rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop… (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingprisonmoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxi drivertaxichurchbar |
| Characters: | reference to goddancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | safeirishhidingwoundteapursuitsubjective cameraprayerrunningshootingdrinkmirrorfoodtelephone callchase …photographdancingcigarette smokinggunbloodfight (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingmoneylovedeathmurder |
| Locations: | taxi drivertaxisnowbar |
| Characters: | reference to goddancerfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | fleeingsnowingteapursuitsearchprayerrunningmirrorfoodtelephone callchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingbased on novel …gundogblood (See All) |
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homem …aking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapedrinkingprisonmoney |
| Locations: | rooftopbus |
| Characters: | grandmother granddaughter relationshipreference to goddancer |
| Story: | hidingteapursuitsubjective camerarunningdrinkmirrorfoodtelephone callchasephotographdancinggunblood |
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requir …ing genuine courage. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | snowchurch |
| Characters: | priestdancerfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and wagonbeggarsnowingwoundhallucinationrunningdrinkmirrorfooddancingfightgunblooddog |
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: | dyingescapedrinkingprisonlovemurderdeath |
| Locations: | rooftoptaxibusbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | followingfleeingpubhallucinationdrinkmirrortelephone callphotographdancingbased on novelfightblood |
This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets … Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingescapedrinkingprisonmoneydeathlovemurder |
| Locations: | police carbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | bank robberygetaway carsafewoundfalling down stairspursuitshootingdrinkfoodtelephone callchasephotographdancingcigarette smokingblood …gun (See All) |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | robberyescapemoneylovedeathmurder |
| Locations: | police carbuschurchbar |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | bank robberysoccer ballhidingpursuitfugitiveprayerrunningshootingtelephone callchasephotographdancingfightbloodgun |
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