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Outside Providence (1999)
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Outside Providence (1999)

A boy from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, caught up in the drug scene of the mid-70s, gets in trouble one too many times with the law. To stave off a jail term, his father arranges for him to be placed into a prep school in Cornwall, Connecticut. The terms: Graduate, or else.

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
mental illnesssuicide of motherhomophobiaillnesshumiliationdrug useblackmaildeath of motherdivorcefuneraldancedrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalchristmas …drugssuicideloverevengefriendship (See All)
Locations:
new englandcampfirerooftoppolice carpolice stationwheelchairwoodsbuscemeterymotorcyclerestaurantbeachbar
Characters:
chinese foodjewteenage boyreference to godjewishpolicemanstudentteacherteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationship …father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexualpolice (See All)
Period:
1970s
Story:
college acceptance lettertying a necktieboys' dormitorymathematics classtape recordingjunior collegewheelchair boundmarijuana jointletter of recommendationmotorcycle gangunderage drinkingchristmas presentsleeping on a beachchristmas treethree legged dog …reference to carl bernsteinreference to bob woodwardchocolate chip cookiereference to raquel welchdriving without a licensebrown universitymiddle easternprovidence rhode islandhome economicstouch footballskipping stonesbaton twirlerhandicapped childraking leavesreference to rock hudsonpaper routehoover damsanta claus hatsecret clubbug sprayfalse alarmknocking on a windowbrownie the foodshuffleboardused car salesmanboys' bathroompoker the card gamebb gunschool expulsionrecord albumgarbage bagrhode islandlacrossepaper airplaneburnt handboys' schoolpreparatory schoolfire enginerumbeaverwater towerdartblue collardorm roomsnitchfalling off a roofdriver's licensefire alarmhigh school graduationparkinggirls' schoolnecktiefrisbeejugglingice rinkzippo lighterreference to richard nixonmartinifootprintreference to abraham lincolnfirecrackerstudyinggame playingnervousnesscampusbunk bedclimbing through a windowstonedgreenhousejacketabandoned houselaundromatwhistletombstoneweedirish americanbongdormitorydjfiremanpilleye patchice hockeyarizonahit on the headpridecigarette lightercard playingwatching televisionwhiskeystupiditybikerhitchhikinghome moviefloridaamerican footballdeath of friendrecordingdiscopot smokingnerdpickup truckrecord playerclasscity name in titlespeechpranku.s. presidentpay phoneskinny dippinggravegraveyardroommategay slurclassroomcollegemarijuanacafecar crashrock musictearsbeervomitingletterdrinkpunched in the faceface slapcar accidentunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callshowererectionpartysingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelsexdogflashbackmasturbationkiss (See All)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
mental illnesshomophobiaillnessdrug usedancedrinkingchristmasdrugssuicidelovefriendship
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
teenage boyreference to godpolicemanteacherteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual
Story:
college acceptance letterchristmas presentchristmas treesanta claus hatbrownie the foodhigh school graduationstudyingstonedamerican footballdeath of friendpickup truckclassprankgay slurclassroom …collegemarijuanacafetearsletterdrinkpunched in the faceface slapcar accidentcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingbased on novelkissflashback (See All)

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Dazed And Confused (1993)
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Dazed And Confused (1993)

It's the last day of school at a high school in a small town in Texas in 1976. The upperclassmen are hazing the incoming freshmen, and everyone is trying to get stoned, drunk, or laid, even the football players that signed a pledge not to.

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
homophobiadrug usedrinkingdrugsrevengefriendship
Locations:
bar
Characters:
teenage boypolicemanstudentteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Period:
1970s
Story:
junior collegemarijuana jointunderage drinkingreference to carl bernsteinreference to bob woodwardreference to abraham lincolnstonedbongcigarette lighterpot smokingpickup truckclassgay slurclassroommarijuana …beerdrinkpunched in the facesongpartysingingcigarette smokingkiss (See All)

Detroit Rock City (1999)
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Detroit Rock City (1999)

Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
homophobiadrug usedrinkingdrugsfriendship
Locations:
restaurantbar
Characters:
teenage boyjewishpolicemanstudentteacherteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships …policehomosexual (See All)
Period:
1970s
Story:
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Garden State (2004) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Garden State (2004)

Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe that his mother's wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and h …is doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
drug usedeath of motherfuneraldrinkingdrugssuicidefriendship
Locations:
police carwheelchaircemeterymotorcyclerestaurantbar
Characters:
jewreference to godjewishpolicemanstudentsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
wheelchair boundmarijuana jointchristmas treestonedbonghome movieamerican footballpot smokingrecord playerpay phonegraveyardmarijuanacafedrinkunderwear …songcryingtelephone callpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsexdogkiss (See All)

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The Wackness (2008)
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The Wackness (2008)

Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
drug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendshiplove
Locations:
rooftopbeachbar
Characters:
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Story:
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
divorcedrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalchristmaslovefriendship
Locations:
restaurantbeachbar
Characters:
jewjewishstudentteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship
Story:
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All Good Things (2010)
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All Good Things (2010)

A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.

Themes:
mental illnesssuicide of motherdrug useblackmaildrunkennessdrinkingsuicidelovefriendship
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
chinese foodjewjewishstudentboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Period:
1970s
Story:
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Almost Famous (2000) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Almost Famous (2000)

William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
humiliationdrug usedancedrunkennessdrinkingbetrayaldrugsfriendshiplove
Locations:
busbar
Characters:
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Period:
1970s
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
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Nowhere Boy (2009)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
death of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkinglovefriendship
Locations:
buscemeteryrestaurant
Characters:
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Story:
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The Spectacular Now (2013)
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The Spectacular Now (2013)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
divorcedancedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Locations:
bar
Characters:
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Story:
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Birth (2004)
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Birth (2004)

Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the  …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)

Themes:
funeraldrinkingbetrayal
Locations:
cemeteryrestaurantbeachbar
Characters:
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Story:
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Kill Your Darlings (2013) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Kill Your Darlings (2013)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
mental illnesshumiliationdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship
Locations:
bar
Characters:
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Story:
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Boy A (2007)
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Boy A (2007)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
illnessdrug usedancedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidefriendshiplove
Locations:
rooftopbuscemeteryrestaurantbeachbar
Characters:
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Story:
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We Own The Night (2007)
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We Own The Night (2007)

Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na …me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)

Themes:
drug usedeath of motherfuneraldrinkingbetrayaldrugssuiciderevenge
Locations:
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Characters:
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Story:
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Lovelace (2013)
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Lovelace (2013)

Themes:
humiliationdivorcedrinkingfriendship
Locations:
police carrestaurantbeach
Characters:
reference to godpolicemansingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Period:
1970s
Story:
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Killer Joe (2011) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Killer Joe (2011)

Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)

Themes:
drug usedeath of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingdrugs
Locations:
police stationcemeterymotorcyclerestaurantbar
Characters:
reference to godpolicemanteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Story:
marijuana jointzippo lightercigarette lighterstupiditybikerpot smokingpickup truckgravegraveyardmarijuanacafetearsbeervomitingdrink …punched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callpartyphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malesexdog (See All)

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Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015)
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Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015)

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.

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
illnesshumiliationdrug usedrinkingfriendship
Locations:
bus
Characters:
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Story:
boys' bathroomschool expulsionreference to richard nixonclimbing through a windowstonedpot smokingnerdclassclassroomcollegemarijuanavomitingletterdrinksong …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone callsingingphotographbased on novelflashbackmasturbationdog (See All)

Charlie Bartlett (2007)
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
humiliationdrug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship
Locations:
police carrestaurantbar
Characters:
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Story:
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Mean Creek (2004)
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Mean Creek (2004)

When Sam Merrick is beaten up by local bully George Tooney, Sam's older brother Rocky and his friends Clyde and Marty plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend  …Millie, Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned? (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
humiliationdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuiciderevengefriendship
Locations:
woodsbar
Characters:
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Story:
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Milk (2008) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Milk (2008)

Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organiz …es gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. (Read More)

Themes:
homophobiadrunkennessdrinkingsuicidefriendship
Locations:
wheelchairmotorcyclerestaurantbar
Characters:
chinese foodjewreference to godjewishpolicemanteachersingerfriendpolicehomosexual
Period:
1970s
Story:
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Without A Paddle (2004)
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Without A Paddle (2004)

Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 t …hat went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter. (Read More)

Themes:
homophobiafuneraldrinkingfriendshiplove
Locations:
campfirecemeterymotorcycle
Characters:
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Blow (2001)
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Blow (2001)

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)

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illnesshumiliationdrug usedivorcedrinkingbetrayalchristmasdrugsfriendshiplove
Locations:
buscemeterybeachbar
Characters:
policemanstudentboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexualpolice
Period:
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The Virgin Suicides (1999)
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The Virgin Suicides (1999)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
mental illnessdrinkingbetrayalsuicide
Locations:
cemetery
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teenage boyteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1970s
Story:
mathematics classunderage drinkingbrownie the foodtombstonecigarette lighterhome movieamerican footballrecordingpot smokingrecord playerclassgraveyardclassroommarijuanatears …vomitingdrinkunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelflashbacksexkiss (See All)

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Hustle & Flow (2005)

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:
drug usedrunkennessdrinkingchristmasfriendshiplove
Locations:
police carrestaurantbar
Characters:
reference to godpolicemansingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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A Serious Man (2009)
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A Serious Man (2009)

Bloomington, Minnesota, 1967: Jewish physics lecturer Larry Gopnik is a serious and a very put-upon man. His daughter is stealing from him to save up for a nose job, his pot-head son, who gets stoned at his own bar-mitzvah, only wants him round to fix the TV aerial and his useless brother Arthur is  …an unwelcome house guest. But both Arthur and Larry get turfed out into a motel when Larry's wife Judy, who wants a divorce, moves her lover, Sy, into the house and even after Sy's death in a car crash they are still there. With lawyers' bills mounting for his divorce, Arthur's criminal court appearances and a land feud with a neighbour Larry is tempted to take the bribe offered by a student to give him an illegal exam pass mark. And the rabbis he visits for advice only dole out platitudes. Still God moves in mysterious - and not always pleasant - ways, as Larry and his family will find out. (Read More)

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divorcefuneraldrugsfriendship
Locations:
rooftopbusrestaurantbeachbar
Characters:
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A Single Man (2009)
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A Single Man (2009)

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:
homophobiadrug usefuneraldrunkennessdrinkingsuicidefriendship
Locations:
busmotorcyclebeachbar
Characters:
jewjewishstudentteacherboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual
Story:
cigarette lighterrecordingrecord playerclasspay phoneskinny dippingclassroomcollegetearsbeerdrinkcar accidentunderwearcryingvoice over narration …telephone callshowerpartyphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on noveldogflashbackkiss (See All)

The Last Picture Show (1971)
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The Last Picture Show (1971)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
illnessfuneralchristmaslovefriendship
Locations:
buscemeteryrestaurant
Characters:
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Story:
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)

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drug usefuneraldrunkennessdrinkingsuicidelove
Locations:
campfirepolice carwheelchairbeachbar
Characters:
policemanbrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolicehomosexual
Story:
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C.r.a.z.y. (2005)
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C.r.a.z.y. (2005)

Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest  …Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man's men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn't sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father. A young man with stress-induced asthma, Zac just wants to be what he considers normal, which includes getting rid of his asthma. But more importantly, he wants to get rid of the underlying thoughts that he has and which most going through puberty have, but that for him are becoming more prevalent as he grows older. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
homophobiadrug usefuneralchristmas
Locations:
motorcyclebeach
Characters:
teenage boyteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual
Period:
1970s
Story:
christmas treefootprintbunk bedstonedtombstonedormitorywatching televisionrecordingdiscopot smokingrecord playergraveyardgay slurmarijuanatears …vomitingpunched in the faceface slapunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkissmasturbationflashbacksex (See All)

Heavenly Creatures (1994)
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Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
illnessdivorcechristmasfriendshiplove
Locations:
woodsbeach
Characters:
studentteacherteenage girlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
mental illnessillnesshumiliationdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendship
Locations:
rooftoppolice carwheelchairbusrestaurant
Characters:
teenage boypolicemanstudentteacherteenage girlbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshippolice
Story:
school expulsionboys' schoolfalling off a roofstoneddeath of friendclassprankclassroomcafetearsvomitingdrinkface slapunderwearcrying …voice over narrationtelephone callerectionphotographcigarette smokingbased on novelsexmasturbationkiss (See All)

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My Own Private Idaho (1991) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
drug usedeath of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Locations:
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Characters:
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Story:
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Dan In Real Life (2007)
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Dan In Real Life (2007)

Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch.

Themes:
death of mother
Locations:
new englandpolice carbusrestaurantbeach
Characters:
policemanboybrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Squid And The Whale (2005)
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The Squid And The Whale (2005)

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)

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independent film
Themes:
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Locations:
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Mother (2009)
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Mother (2009)

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:
blackmailfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalfriendshiprevenge
Locations:
rooftoppolice stationwoodsbuscemeteryrestaurantbar
Characters:
policemanteenage girlboyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Story:
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Pineapple Express (2008) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Pineapple Express (2008)

Lazy court-process clerk and stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, h …e panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia: incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express. (Read More)

Themes:
drug usedrinkingbetrayaldrugslovefriendship
Locations:
police carwheelchairwoodsrestaurant
Characters:
jewteenage boypolicemanteacherteenage girlbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshippolice
Story:
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Orange County (2002)
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Orange County (2002)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
drug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingdrugs
Locations:
wheelchairbeach
Characters:
teenage boyteacherteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
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Persepolis (2007)
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Persepolis (2007)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
drug useblackmaildivorcefuneraldrinkingchristmasfriendshiplove
Locations:
rooftopwheelchaircemeterymotorcyclerestaurant
Characters:
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The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Ice Storm (1997)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
drug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Characters:
teenage boystudentteacherteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1970s
Story:
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City Of God (2002) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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City Of God (2002)

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:
coming of age
Themes:
drug usedeath of motherdancelovefriendshiprevenge
Locations:
police carwoodsbusmotorcyclebeachbar
Characters:
teenage boypolicemanteenage girlboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Period:
1970s
Story:
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Billy Elliot (2000)
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Billy Elliot (2000)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
homophobiadeath of motherdancedrunkennesschristmasfriendship
Locations:
buscemetery
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Hair (1979)
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Hair (1979)

This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is  …short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)

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drug usedancedrunkennessdrinkingdrugsfriendshiplove
Locations:
busbar
Characters:
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Story:
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The Station Agent (2003)
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The Station Agent (2003)

When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.

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independent film
Themes:
humiliationdrug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Locations:
rooftoprestaurantbar
Characters:
reference to godteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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Alpha Dog (2006) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Alpha Dog (2006)

1999, Claremont, California. Middle-class kids, in their 20s, talk trash, wave guns, hang out in a pack. Johnny Truelove, drug dealer and son of a underworld figure, threatens Jake Mazursky, an explosive head case who owes Johnny money; Jake responds by breaking into Johnny's house. On impulse, John …ny and a couple pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother, Zach. Zach's okay with it, figuring his brother will pay the debt soon. Johnny assigns his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder, and they develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control. Group think, amorality, and fear of prison assert a hold on the pack. Is Zach in danger? (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
homophobiadrunkennessdrinkingrevengefriendship
Locations:
police carrestaurantbar
Characters:
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Story:
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Out Of The Furnace (2013)
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Out Of The Furnace (2013)

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:
homophobiaillnessdrug usedrinkingbetrayaldrugsrevenge
Locations:
police carpolice stationwoodscemeterybar
Characters:
reference to godpolicemanteacherbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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The Glass House (2001)
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The Glass House (2001)

When Ruby Baker's parents are killed in a car accident, she and her brother, Rhett, must travel to Malibu, to live with Terrence and Erin Glass, their former neighbors. At first, all seems well. Ruby is making new friends at school and Rhett is getting more video games and flashy toys than he's ever … had in his life. When Ruby speaks to her family's estate lawyer, he tells her that her parents have left Rhett and her $4 million. Suddenly, Ruby begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin. (Read More)

Themes:
drug usedeath of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidefriendship
Locations:
police carcemeteryrestaurant
Characters:
teenage boypolicemanteenage girlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
tombstonehome movieclassgravegraveyardclassroomcafecar crashtearsdrinkcar accidentcryingcigarette smoking

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The Rules Of Attraction (2002)
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The Rules Of Attraction (2002)

Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is,  …technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
drug usedrunkennessdrinkingdrugssuicidelove
Locations:
busmotorcyclerestaurant
Characters:
studentsingermother son relationshiphomosexual
Story:
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Live Flesh (1997) is one of the best movies like Outside Providence (1999)
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Live Flesh (1997)

Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair … basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (Read More)

Themes:
drug usedeath of motherfuneraldrinkingbetrayalchristmasdrugssuiciderevenge
Locations:
wheelchairbuscemetery
Characters:
policemansingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Period:
1970s
Story:
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The Dressmaker (2015)
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The Dressmaker (2015)

Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.

Themes:
illnessdrug usedeath of motherfuneraldancedrinkingbetrayalsuicidefriendshiploverevenge
Locations:
wheelchairbuscemetery
Characters:
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Story:
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