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Set in the New York club scene of the late 1980's thru the 1990's, a tale which is based on the rise and fall of club-kid promoter 'Michael Alig' (qv), a party organizer, whose extravagant life was sent spiralling downward when he boasted on television that he had killed his friend, roommate, and dr …ug dealer, Angel Melendez. Originally from Indiana, Alig moved to New York, and came to be an underground legend, known for his excessive drug use and outrageous behavior in the club world. At his peak, he had his own record label, and magazine, and hosted Disco 2000, one of the biggest club nights in New York in the '90s. He was doing a lot of drugs, and as his addiction got worse, his party themes became darker and more twisted. Alig's saga reached its tragic crescendo when he viciously murdered his drug dealer, Angel, by injecting him with Drano and throwing him in the East River. The power he wielded on the club scene made him feel untouchable, so he didn't hesitate to boast of the murder. The press thought it was a publicity stunt--until Angel's body washed ashore. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | drug addictionwritingwealthaidswrestlingdrug useparanoiainvestigationprisonjealousymoneychristmasdrugskidnappingmurder …lovedeathfriendship (See All) |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | truckapartmentnightclubbathtubhotelnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | self loathingself destructivenessboyfriend boyfriend relationshiptranssexualwriterdancerpolicemannurseprostitutedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship …homosexualpolice (See All) |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | child molestationsnorting heroinheroin withdrawalbirthday partycrack cocainesnorting cocainebirthday cakechristmas eveparty goerlove childstudio 54 manhattan new york citydead body thrown into a riverreference to janet jacksonsunday school teacheranimal tranquilizer …reference to paula abdultalking with a strangerdismembering a dead bodyflooded basementbased on documentarybaggage handlerclub kidconjugal visitdoughnut shopgrand central station manhattan new york citymouseholecrack addictacid the drugbreaking the lawfire sprinklerexcessketamineseesawdrug rehabfingernailsecstasy the drugreference to andy warholtrust fundpromoterman dressed as a womandrinking urinedeliriumdrug withdrawalsuperficialitymental disorderbipolar disordercondominiumcult figureinterviewerreference to madonnaglamourpublicitydonuthedonismmolestationdallas texasyoung maneating disorderdisc jockeyemergency roomwriter's blocksense of smellsawpipedance clublollipoplsdmen's bathroomspit in the facesuccessnarrated by characterpsychopathic killerpedophiliafast motion scenedjeye patchmedicationdelusioninterracial friendshipbuddydrug overdosedeath of friendhomicidesadomasochismfriendship between mensalivadrug abusemouserecordingfameballoondrag queendiscotransvestiteheroincross dressingfireworksinjectionchampagnecostumedrug addictlimousinetalking to the cameralooking at the cameraanti herosuicide attemptcocainedrug dealermontagewinegay slurbisexualhalloweenreportermanhattan new york cityhallucinationhandcuffsinterrogationdead bodybirthdayvomitingarrestcaturinationunderwearbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storypantiesknifepartydancingcigarette smokingflashbackkissinterviewblood (See All) |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | drug addictionaidsdrug useparanoiachristmasdrugslovefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | new york cityhospital |
| Characters: | boyfriend boyfriend relationshipdancerpolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | christmas evedrug rehabdrug withdrawalcondominiumdrug abusedrag queentransvestiteheroincross dressinginjectionchampagnedrug addictcocainedrug dealermontage …winebisexualhalloweenmanhattan new york cityhandcuffsdancingcigarette smokingbloodkiss (See All) |
An anthology film retelling the story of the famous Studio 54, a hot disco hangout for the social elite of New York. The movie follows several characters at once, some of whom are in desperate straits and on the verge of crashing.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug useparanoiaprisonmoneychristmasdrugsfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | dancerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | studio 54 manhattan new york cityreference to andy warholmen's bathroomdrug overdosedrug abusediscocostumecocainedrug dealermanhattan new york cityvomitingurinationvoice over narrationpartydancing …interviewkiss (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)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug useprisonmoneydrugsfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | apartmentbathtubhotelnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | self destructivenesswriterpolicemanprostitutefriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | snorting cocainedrug withdrawalmolestationdrug overdosedeath of frienddrug abuseheroininjectiondrug addicttalking to the cameralooking at the cameracocainedrug dealermanhattan new york cityhallucination …vomitingarresturinationunderwearbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storyknifecigarette smokingbloodkiss (See All) |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | drug addictionwealthdrug useinvestigationprisonmoneydrugsfriendshiplove |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | bathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanprostitutefriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | crack cocainesnorting cocaineexcesspublicityhedonismsense of smellmen's bathroomnarrated by characterdiscochampagnedrug addictlimousinetalking to the cameracocainedrug dealer …montagegay slurreportermanhattan new york cityhandcuffsinterrogationvomitingarresturinationunderwearbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storypantiespartydancingcigarette smokingbloodflashbackkissinterview (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
| Themes: | wealthdrug usemoneylovedeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | apartmentnew york city |
| Characters: | writerdancernursefriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | birthday partysnorting cocainebirthday cakedismembering a dead bodytrust fundman dressed as a womanmen's bathroomrecordingcross dressingcocainewinemanhattan new york cityinterrogationdead bodyurination …underwearbased on true storypantiespartydancingcigarette smokingkissbloodflashback (See All) |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser …ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | drug addictionparanoiainvestigationmoneychristmasdrugsfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | apartmentnightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | policemanprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | crack cocainedjdeath of friendheroindrug addictlimousineanti herococainedrug dealermontagegay slurmanhattan new york cityhandcuffsinterrogationarrest …underwearpantiesknifepartydancingflashbackblood (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: | drug addictionwealthdrug useprisonmoneychristmasdrugsfriendshiplovemurderdeath |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | snorting cocainebirthday cakedrug overdosediscococainedrug dealermontagegay slurbirthdayarrestbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storypartydancing …cigarette smokingflashbackblood (See All) |
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death a …nd Sid is arrested for her murder. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug usechristmasdrugsdeathmurder |
| Locations: | nightclubhotelnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | self destructivenessdancerpolicemanhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | dance clubsadomasochismheroinchampagnedrug addictlimousinedrug dealergay slurmanhattan new york cityinterrogationvomitingarrestdancingcigarette smokingkiss …blood (See All) |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
| Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | wealthdrug useparanoiainvestigationjealousymoneychristmasdrugsfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Locations: | apartmentnightclubbathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | policemanprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | snorting cocainecult figurehedonismsense of smelldance clubmen's bathroompsychopathic killerchampagnelimousinecocainemontagewinegay slurmanhattan new york cityinterrogation …dead bodycaturinationunderwearvoice over narrationpantiesknifepartydancingcigarette smokingkissblood (See All) |
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best fri …ends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. (Read More)
| Themes: | christmasfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | nightclubbathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | prostitutedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | birthday partychristmas evelollipopmen's bathroomnarrated by characterinterracial friendshipdrug abuselimousinetalking to the cameramontagemanhattan new york cityvomitingurinationunderwearvoice over narration …pantiesknifepartydancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
| Themes: | drug usemoneydrugsfriendship |
| Locations: | hotelhospital |
| Characters: | doctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | crack cocainedrug rehabeating disorderwriter's blocklollipopsuccessdrug overdosefameheroindrug addictcocainemontagereportermanhattan new york citydead body …birthdayvomitingarrestvoice over narrationcigarette smokingkissinterview (See All) |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
| Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | paranoiaprisonmoneydrugsdeathfriendshipmurderlove |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | drug overdosedeath of friendhomicideheroindrug addictanti herococainedrug dealergay slurhandcuffsinterrogationvomitingarrestvoice over narrationknife …partycigarette smokingflashbackblood (See All) |
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and ma …ke them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." (Read More)
| Themes: | paranoiainvestigationprisonjealousymoneydeathfriendshipmurderlove |
| Locations: | apartmentbathtubhotelnew york city |
| Characters: | policemanprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | interviewermen's bathroomspit in the facedelusiondeath of friendhomicidefametalking to the camerareportermanhattan new york cityhandcuffsdead bodyarresturinationunderwear …pantiesknifecigarette smokinginterviewblood (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)
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | drug addictionwealthdrug useparanoiaprisonmoneydrugskidnappinglovemurderdeath |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | trucknightclubhotel |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | snorting cocaineecstasy the druglollipoplsdnarrated by characterdrug overdosechampagnedrug addictanti herococainedrug dealerdead bodyunderwearvoice over narrationpanties …dancingcigarette smokingflashbackblood (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictionwritingwealthdrug usedrugslovedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubhotelhospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | birthday partybirthday cakedrug withdrawaldallas texasdrug overdoseheroindrug addicttalking to the cameracocainemontagereportermanhattan new york cityhallucinationbirthdayarrest …dancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
The new flatmate of three preexisting roommates turns up mysteriously dead but in possession of a large sum of money. When the roommates decide to keep it for themselves, their action sets in motion a destructive chain of events that spiral out of control.
| Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
| Themes: | investigationmoneylovedeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | apartmentbathtubhospital |
| Characters: | writerpolicemandoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | sawtransvestitecross dressingfireworkschampagnereporterdead bodyurinationunderwearvoice over narrationpartydancingflashbackbloodinterview |
After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend, Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small …Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug useparanoiadrugsfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | birthday partyacid the drugdrug rehablsddeath of frienddrug abusegay slurbisexualdead bodybirthdayvomitingarresturinationunderwearbased on book …based on true storypantiesknifedancingcigarette smokingblood (See All) |
In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Archor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery center New Path Corporation, and when Bob begi …ns to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behavior, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug useparanoiainvestigationdrugsdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bathtub |
| Characters: | police |
| Story: | drug withdrawalfast motion scenedrug abuserecordingdrug addictanti herosuicide attemptcocainedrug dealerwinegay slurhandcuffshallucinationvomitingarrest …catvoice over narrationcigarette smokingbloodflashback (See All) |
Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force …performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug usejealousydrugsdeath |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | nightclubbathtubhotelnew york city |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | birthday partysnorting cocaineacid the drugcult figurelsddrug overdosedrug abusefameheroindrug addictcocainereporterhallucinationarresturination …pantiesknifepartydancingflashbackinterviewblood (See All) |
After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano … blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | wealthdrug useparanoiajealousymoneychristmasdrugsfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | hotelnew york city |
| Characters: | dancernurseprostitutedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | drug overdosedrug abuseheroinchampagnecostumedrug addictcocainemanhattan new york cityhallucinationdead bodyurinationunderwearpantiespartydancing …cigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
After Katrina, police sergeant Terence McDonagh rescues a prisoner, hurts his back in the process and earns a promotion to lieutenant plus an addiction to cocaine and painkillers. Six months later, a family is murdered over drugs; Terence runs the investigation. His drug-using prostitute girlfriend, … his alcoholic father's dog, run-ins with two old women and a well-connected john, gambling losses, a nervous young witness, and thefts of police property put Terence's job and then his life in danger. He starts seeing things. He wants a big score to get out from under mounting debts, so he joins forces with drug dealers. The murders remain unsolved. A bad lieutenant gets worse. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug useinvestigationprisondrugsdeathmurder |
| Locations: | nightclubhotel |
| Characters: | prostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | crack cocainesnorting cocaineheroindrug addictanti herococainedrug dealerhallucinationhandcuffsinterrogationdead bodyarrestpantiesblood |
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: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | drug addictionwealthdrug usemoneykidnappingdeathfriendshiplovemurder |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemannurseprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | snorting cocainediscodrug addictcocainedrug dealergay slurreporterbirthdayarrestunderwearbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storyknifeparty …dancingbloodflashbackkiss (See All) |
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)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | drug useparanoiajealousymoneydrugskidnappingmurderdeathlovefriendship |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemandoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | birthday cakesense of smelllollipopfast motion sceneeye patchbuddycostumedrug addictanti herodrug dealermontagehandcuffsdead bodybirthdayarrest …catunderwearknifedancingbloodflashbackkiss (See All) |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | wealthinvestigationmoneychristmasdrugsdeathmurder |
| Locations: | bathtubnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | policemannursedoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | narrated by charactermedicationinterracial friendshiplimousinecocainehalloweenmanhattan new york cityarrestvoice over narrationpartycigarette smokingkissflashback |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
| Themes: | wealthparanoiamoneykidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | apartment |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemandoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | birthday partysnorting cocainebirthday cakerecordingballooninjectionchampagnecocainemontagewinereporterdead bodyunderwearvoice over narrationparty …dancingcigarette smokingbloodflashbackkiss (See All) |
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: | cult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | drug usemoneydrugslovedeath |
| Locations: | bathtubhotelhospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctormother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | ecstasy the drugpipedrug overdosedrug abusesuicide attemptcocainedrug dealermontagegay slurbisexualvomitingurinationunderwearvoice over narrationpanties …knifepartydancingcigarette smokingflashbackkissblood (See All) |
Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mon …days, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug usemoneydrugskidnappingdeath |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | dancerprostitutehusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | snorting cocainereference to andy warholhedonismdisc jockeydrug abuserecordingherointalking to the cameracocainedrug dealermontagehallucinationbased on true storyknifeparty …dancingcigarette smokinginterviewkissblood (See All) |
Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened … that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug useparanoiainvestigationmoneychristmasdrugskidnappingfriendship |
| Locations: | bathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | prostitutefriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | child molestationsnorting cocainechristmas evemolestationlsdmen's bathroomspit in the facepedophiliafireworkscocainegay slurhalloweenbirthdayurinationunderwear …based on bookvoice over narrationcigarette smokingflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo ('Mark Wahlberg (I)' (qv)) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal ('Anthony Mackie' (qv)) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilde …r Paul Doyle ('Dwayne Johnson (I)' (qv)). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | investigationprisonmoneykidnappingmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | nursedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | snorting cocainenarrated by characterinterracial friendshipdrug overdoseinjectiondrug addictlimousinecocainedrug dealermontagegay slurhandcuffsinterrogationarresturination …voice over narrationbased on true storypantiesknifeflashbackblood (See All) |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr …eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | drug useprisonjealousymoneydrugslovemurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | nightclubhotelhospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | snorting cocainedance clubdrug overdosehomicidedrug abusediscofireworksdrug addictsuicide attemptcocainedrug dealermontagewinegay slurunderwear …voice over narrationknifedancingcigarette smokingkissblood (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingdrug useparanoiajealousymoneydrugsfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | writerdancerpolicemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | lsddeath of friendrecordinginjectionsuicide attemptwinegay slurreportermanhattan new york citybirthdayarrestcatunderwearvoice over narrationknife …partydancingcigarette smokingflashbackbloodkiss (See All) |
Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a murder sentence in prison. His book, From the Inside, upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | drug useparanoiainvestigationprisonjealousymurderdeath |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | self destructivenessdancerpolicemanprostitutefather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | injectiondrug dealervomitingurinationbased on bookbased on true storyknifedancingblood |
Manuela is a hard-working single mom who has raised her son Esteban by herself since the time he was born. On his 17th birthday they go to the theater and after the show, Esteban tries to get the main actress' autograph but is run down on the street and dies. Manuela is beside herself with grief and … decides to return to Barcelona to tell the boy's transgender father Lola, about the death of the son he never knew he had. He is nowhere to be found but Manuela does find an old friend, Agrado and meets up with a pregnant nun, Rosa. Together they form a life and become fast friends - until tragedy strikes again. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug addictionaidsdrug usedeathfriendshiplove |
| Locations: | apartmenthospital |
| Characters: | transsexualwriternurseprostitutedoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | drug abusetransvestitedrug addictdrug dealergay slurbisexualbirthdayvomitingvoice over narrationpantiesflashbackkiss |
Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship.
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | drug addictionchristmasdrugskidnappingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | self loathingprostitutepolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | successbuddyheroinlimousineanti herosuicide attemptcocainedrug dealerhandcuffsbirthdaycatblood |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | investigationmoneychristmaskidnappingdeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | nightclubhotelnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | policemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | child molestationpedophiliabuddycross dressingtalking to the cameraanti herogay slurmanhattan new york citydead bodyurinationunderwearvoice over narrationpantiespartycigarette smoking …flashbackkissblood (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usemoneydrugsmurderlovedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubhospital |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemannurseprostitutedoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolicehomosexual |
| Story: | snorting cocainebirthday cakebipolar disordersense of smellcocainedrug dealermontagewinehallucinationdead bodybirthdayvomitingarresturinationunderwear …dancingcigarette smokingkissblood (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: | drug useparanoiajealousymoneydrugsdeathlovefriendship |
| Locations: | apartmentbathtubhotelhospital |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanprostitutedoctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Story: | acid the drugecstasy the drugdance clublsddrug addictcocainedrug dealerhallucinationdead bodyunderwearpantiesknifedancingcigarette smokingflashback …bloodkiss (See All) |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc …e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondrug useprisonmoneydeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemannursefriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | spit in the facedrug overdosedrug abusedrag queenheroininjectiondrug addictcocainebirthdayunderwearbased on true storyknifepartydancingcigarette smoking …bloodflashbackkiss (See All) |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
| Themes: | drug useparanoiamoneydrugsmurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | truckapartmentnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanprostitutefriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | snorting cocainehomicidechampagnecocainedrug dealermanhattan new york citydead bodyarrestunderwearbased on bookbased on true storydancingcigarette smokingblood |
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: | independent film |
| Themes: | drug useparanoiamoneydrugslovefriendship |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemanfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | snorting cocainemen's bathroomnarrated by characterfast motion scenedrug abusesuicide attemptcocainedrug dealermontagemanhattan new york cityvomitingarresturinationvoice over narrationparty …dancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White. While he i …s gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult filmindependent film |
| Themes: | drug useprisonmoneydrugsmurderdeath |
| Locations: | nightclubhotelnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | nurseprostitutepolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | spit in the facechampagnelimousineanti herococainedrug dealermanhattan new york cityhandcuffsarresturinationunderwearpantiespartydancingcigarette smoking |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | drug addictionwritingparanoiainvestigationprisonchristmasmurderdeath |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | pedophiliadrag queenfireworksmontagewinehalloweenreporterinterrogationdead bodybirthdayarrestunderwearbased on bookbased on true storycigarette smoking …interviewblood (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingdrug usejealousychristmasdrugsfriendshiplove |
| Locations: | truckhospital |
| Characters: | boyfriend boyfriend relationshipwriterdancerpolicemandoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | child molestationbirthday cakechristmas evelsddeath of friendsuicide attemptwinegay slurhallucinationbirthdayvoice over narrationknifepartydancingflashback …kiss (See All) |
This film charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s, where he forms a business partnership with an Afric …an warlord and his psychotic son. The film also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a determined federal agent and his inner demons that sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | drug addictionaidsmurder |
| Mood: | breaking the fourth wall |
| Locations: | truckhotelnew york city |
| Characters: | prostitutehusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | snorting cocaineexcessdrug rehabsuccesschampagnelimousinetalking to the cameraanti herococainehallucinationinterrogationvoice over narrationbased on true story |
A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | drug addictioninvestigationmoneykidnappingfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | apartmenthotel |
| Characters: | self loathingboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | djinterracial friendshipbuddydeath of friendsadomasochismdrug addictlimousineanti herococainegay slurinterrogationarrestknifedancingcigarette smoking …flashbackbloodinterview (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
| Themes: | wealthjealousyfriendshipdeathlove |
| Locations: | new york cityhospital |
| Characters: | writernursedoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | birthday cakeemergency roomsense of smellballoonchampagnelimousinemontagewinemanhattan new york citybirthdayvoice over narrationknifepartycigarette smokingflashback …kiss (See All) |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge …ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | paranoiainvestigationprisonmoneydrugskidnappingdeathfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | apartmentnightclubhospital |
| Characters: | prostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | crack cocaineinterracial friendshipdeath of friendtransvestitedrug addictlimousinecocainedrug dealermontagehandcuffsinterrogationarrestknifepartycigarette smoking …blood (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)
| Subgenre: | black comedy |
| Themes: | wealthprisonjealousymoneymurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | bathtubhotel |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | sense of smellnarrated by characterchampagnetalking to the cameralooking at the cameramontagewinegay slurbisexualdead bodybirthdayarrestcatknifecigarette smoking …kissinterviewbloodflashback (See All) |
Protagonist Alex DeLarge is an "ultraviolent" youth in futuristic Britain. As with all luck, his eventually runs out and he's arrested and convicted of murder and rape. While in prison, Alex learns of an experimental program in which convicts are programmed to detest violence. If he goes through the … program, his sentence will be reduced and he will be back on the streets sooner than expected. But Alex's ordeals are far from over once he hits the mean streets of Britain that he had a hand in creating. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
| Themes: | writingprisondrugsfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | apartmentnightclubbathtubhospital |
| Characters: | writernursedoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | cult figurespit in the facefast motion sceneinjectionanti herosuicide attemptmontagewinereporterhandcuffsinterrogationarrestcatvoice over narrationknife …interviewblood (See All) |
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