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Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A. Paul produces Hannah's TV cooking show, and they must move beyond gentle barbs when she wants to know about an affair of his years ago. Mark is dying of AIDS, and his mother comes to his bedside: they must talk truthfully. Men have s …calded Meredith so she rebuffs Trent's charm, but he persists. The trendy, prolix Joan tries to pull the solitary Keenan into her orbit: why is he reluctant? An adulterous couple meet at hotels for evening sex, but she is unwilling for the relationship to grow. Hugh tells tall tales, usually tragic, to women in bars. By the week's end, their parallel stories converge. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | cheatingaidsdeath of wifedyingtheatreillnessdatingunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairmemoryfuneraldrinkingadultery …infidelitymarriagedeath (See All) |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | chicago illinoiselevatornightclublos angeles californiacemeteryswimming poolrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | theatre directordeath of girlfriendchinese foodactresssister sister relationshippriestactorsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships …homosexual (See All) |
| Story: | acting lessonacting teacheracting classtheatre productionmovie theatretv cooking showterminal illnessnational broadcasting companyamerican broadcasting companyreference to bill maherreference to chet bakerreference to tennessee williamsreference to lauren bacallreference to jay lenotelevision broadcasting …game designerreference to ikeacontractiongaydarreference to doris daybarrenesspostal workerbookshelfthree sistersstuffed animal toysibling relationshipsexually transmitted diseaseolivetrumpet playerreference to the rolling stonesbreaking uptruth or darereference to madonnawedding anniversarybrain tumormartinineuroticsiblingspun in titlevolkswagentelevision showplaywrightundertakermultiple storylinestolen carworld trade center manhattan new york cityimpotencemarital problembrushing teethwedding ringbookstoreensemble castimpostorimaginationrehearsalarchitectmonologuearchitecturedrag queentransvestiteprincedeath of sonactingflowersstorytellingpay phonefired from the jobliarpaingraveyardroommatedinnercookingbramanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkcatwatching tvurinationcar accidentunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingdogkisssex (See All) |
Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction … and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifedyingdatingunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairmemoryadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | actresssingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | movie theatreterminal illnessmultiple storylineensemble castrehearsaldeath of sonstorytellingfired from the jobcafetearsdrinkcatwatching tvcryingtelephone call …partysingingphotographsexdog (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | theatre directoractressactorsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre productionbreaking upflowersgraveyardtearsliedrinksongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingkisssex |
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: | datingdivorcedrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurantnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | theatre directoractresssister sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre productionneuroticplaywrightflowersfired from the jobdinnerbramanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkcryingtelephone callpartyphotograph …kisssex (See All) |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de …fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifedyingillnessunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairmemoryfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | chicago illinoiscemeteryrestaurantbarhospital |
| Characters: | father daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | terminal illnessimpotencewedding ringdeath of sonliarpaincafeliedrinkurinationcar accidentunderwearphotographkiss |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | pay phonegraveyardmanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingkisssex |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t …he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingtheatreunfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | death of girlfriendsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | siblingsplaywrightwedding ringflowersliarbracafetearsliedrinkcatwatching tvsongcryingtelephone call …singingkissdogsex (See All) |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, … even on a fishing trip. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | nightclublos angeles californiaswimming poolbarhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | multiple storylineensemble castdeath of sontearsliedrinkwatching tvurinationcar accidentunderwearcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdog …sex (See All) |
American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How … do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdivorcememorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | nightclublos angeles californiacemeteryrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | actresspriestactorsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre productionarchitectgraveyardcafeliedrinkcatunderwearsongsingingphotographdancingdogsexkiss |
Romantic comedy: Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a yo …ung, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. On the campaign, Will's best buddy is Russell McCormack. They not only have similar political aspirations, they share the same type of girl problems, too. Will hopelessly attempts a "PG" version of his story for his daughter ad changes the names so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending. (Read More)
| Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | restaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | singerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | stuffed animal toybookstorerehearsalflowersstorytellingpay phonefired from the jobroommatemanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkwatching tvcar accidentsong …cryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingdogsexkiss (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | death of wifeunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbarhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshippriestmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | wedding ringliarroommatecafetearsliedrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingkisssex |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | chinese foodsister sister relationshippriestboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | movie theatrecafetearsliedrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdancingdogkiss |
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)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | elevatorrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | chinese foodsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | reference to the rolling stonesliardinnercookingbracafetearsliedrinkcatwatching tvunderwearsongcryingtelephone call …partysingingphotographkisssex (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | elevatornightclublos angeles californiacemeteryswimming poolbarnew york city |
| Characters: | actresssister sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | rehearsalfired from the jobgraveyardtearsdrinkwatching tvsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingdancingsexkiss |
Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her …separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairmemoryfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | terminal illnessthree sistersundertakermarital problemensemble caststorytellingliarpaintearsliedrinksongcryingtelephone callsinging …photographkiss (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
| Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
| Characters: | priestsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | movie theatrevolkswagenbookstoreliardinnercafetearsliedrinkwatching tvsongcryingtelephone callpartysinging …photographkissdog (See All) |
John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. W …hen they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous! (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurant |
| Characters: | singerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | neuroticstorytellingcafetearsdrinkwatching tvunderwearsongcryingtelephone callsingingkisssexdog |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
| Themes: | datingdivorcedrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | elevatornightclubswimming poolrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | movie theatreroommatedinnerbramanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkcatwatching tvunderwearcryingtelephone callparty …dancingdogkisssex (See All) |
Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will be over for good. At a wedding of a friend, he meets a free-spir …ited college co-ed, Kim, who opens his eyes and leads him on a dangerous path away from Jenna. Meanwhile, none of the relationships of the people surrounding Michael and Jenna are happy and stable. Michael's friend Izzy is unwilling to let go of his childhood sweetheart Arianna; Kenny is a handsome stud who fears commitment to his latest conquest Danielle; and Chris is a co-worker who is dominated by his neurotic and overbearing wife over raising their newborn son. Even Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna, are experiencing problems in their long-suffering marriage. (Read More)
| Themes: | cheatingdyingillnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | actresssingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | martinineuroticarchitecttearsdrinkwatching tvcar accidentunderwearcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdancingkiss |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | actresssister sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | stuffed animal toygraveyardcookingmanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkwatching tvcar accidentsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancing …kisssex (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)
| Themes: | cheatingdeath of wifeunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubrestaurantbarhospital |
| Characters: | singerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | impotencewedding ringflowersliarroommatecookingcafetearsliedrinkwatching tvcar accidentunderwearsongcrying …telephone callsingingphotographdancingkisssex (See All) |
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a … covert operative. Or so Barris said. (Read More)
| Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | singerfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | movie theatreamerican broadcasting companynational broadcasting companytelevision broadcastingtelevision showflowersmanhattan new york citydrinkwatching tvsongsingingphotographdancingsexdog …kiss (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: | dyingillnessguiltmemorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | nightclubcemeteryrestaurantbarhospital |
| Characters: | chinese foodfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | terminal illnessdeath of sonflowerspaindinnercookingcafetearsdrinkwatching tvurinationunderwearcryingtelephone callsinging …photographdancingkiss (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre productionflowersfired from the jobgraveyardmanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkwatching tvunderwearcryingtelephone callpartyphotograph …kisssex (See All) |
L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy … neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingillnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | los angeles californiarestauranthospital |
| Characters: | actresssister sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | cafetearscatwatching tvcryingtelephone callpartydogkiss |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
| Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | singerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | reference to doris daystorytellingfired from the jobliarroommatemanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrinkwatching tvsongcryingtelephone callsinging …photographdancingkiss (See All) |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
| Themes: | dyingillnessguiltmemorydrinkingdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemeterynew york city |
| Characters: | actressactorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | acting classbookstoreimaginationrehearsalstorytellingtearsdrinkcar accidentunderwearcryingtelephone calldancingdogkiss |
Jenna is unhappily married, squirreling away money, and hoping to win a pie-baking contest so, with the prize money, she'll have enough cash to leave her husband Earl. She finds herself pregnant, which throws her plans awry. She bakes phenomenal pies at Joe's diner, listens to old Joe's wisdom, tole …rates her sour boss Cal, is friends with Dawn and Becky (her fellow waitresses), and finds a mutual attraction with the new doctor in town. As the pregnancy advances, life with Earl seems less tolerable, a way out less clear, and the affair with the doctor complicated by his marriage. What options does a waitress have? (Read More)
| Themes: | cheatingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | restauranthospital |
| Characters: | singermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | marital problemwedding ringflowerspay phonedinnercookingcafetearsliesongcryingtelephone callsingingdancingkiss …sex (See All) |
John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their q …uest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage. (Read More)
| Themes: | divorcememorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | elevatornightclubrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | actorsingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | wedding anniversarymartiniwedding ringdinnercookingbramanhattan new york citycafeliedrinkwatching tvurinationcar accidentunderwearsong …telephone callpartysingingphotographdancingkissdogsex (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | los angeles californiabar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | marital problemwedding ringensemble castflowersliedrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callphotographdancingkiss |
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | guiltmemorymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
| Characters: | singerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | flowersstorytellingpay phonegraveyardcafeliewatching tvurinationunderwearsongtelephone callsingingphotographdancingkiss …dog (See All) |
When anti-death-penalty activist David Gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague, reporter Bitsey Bloom sets out to learn the story behind Gale's crime. What she finds challenges her belief in Gale's guilt and, finally, in the justice system.
| Themes: | dyingunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemeteryswimming poolrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | husband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | pay phonefired from the jobgraveyardcafetearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callpartyphotograph |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifeguiltdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | chicago illinoisnightclubswimming poolrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | pun in titlepay phoneliarbracafetearsliedrinkwatching tvurinationcar accidentunderwearcryingtelephone callparty …photographdancingdogkisssex (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | dyingillnessunfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbarhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | multiple storylinearchitectpaincafetearsdrinkwatching tvcar accidentunderwearcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographkiss |
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)
| Themes: | aidsdyingfuneraldrinkingdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | singerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | world trade center manhattan new york citydrag queentransvestiteflowerspay phonegraveyardroommatemanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinksongcryingtelephone callsinging …photographdancingdogkiss (See All) |
Raimunda, her daughter Paula and her sister Sole travel from Madrid to the windy and superstitious village of Alcanfor de las Infantas to visit the grave of their mother Irene, who died years ago in a fire with her husband. Then they visit Irene's sister Paula, an old senile aunt that raised Raimund …a after the death of her parents that insists to tell them that Irene is alive and living with her; later, they go to the house of her neighbor and friend Agustina, who gives a support to Paula. They return to Madrid, and after a hard day of work, Raimunda meets her daughter completely distraught at the bus stop waiting for her. When they arrive home, Paula tells her mother that she killed her unemployed father Paco, who was completely drunk and tried to rape her. While Raimunda hides his body, Sole calls her to tell that their beloved aunt Paula has died. The next morning, Sole travels alone to the funeral, and when she returns to Madrid, she finds her mother hidden in the trunk of her car. She brings Irene to her apartment, where secrets from the past are disclosed. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbarhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | terminal illnessflowersfired from the jobliarcookingtearsliedrinkwatching tvurinationsongcryingtelephone callpartysinging …photographkisssex (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: | death of wifeunfaithfulnessextramarital affairfuneraldrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | nightclubcemeteryrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | impotencegraveyardmanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkurinationunderwearcryingpartysingingdancingkissdog |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | theatredatingunfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | elevatorrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | bramanhattan new york citycafetearsliecar accidentcryingphotographdancingkiss |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
| Themes: | death of wifedyingillnessmemoryfuneraldrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | terminal illnessdeath of sonfired from the jobliargraveyardliedrinkunderwearsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltdivorcememoryfuneraldrinkinginfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | nightclubcemeteryrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
| Story: | movie theatrevolkswagenplaywrightstorytellingpay phoneliarpaincookingbracafetearsliedrinkcatwatching tv …cryingtelephone callpartydancingkissdog (See All) |
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)
| Themes: | funeraldrinking |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | los angeles californiacemeteryswimming poolrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | actorsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | storytellingpay phoneliarpaingraveyardbracafeliedrinkwatching tvunderwearsongcryingtelephone callparty …singingdancingdogkisssex (See All) |
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | datingdrinking |
| Locations: | nightclublos angeles californiarestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | actressactorsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphomosexual |
| Story: | olivemartinistorytellingcafetearsdrinkurinationunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancing …kisssex (See All) |
A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country …odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | priestsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | brushing teethwedding ringstorytellingpay phonecookingbracafetearsdrinkcatsongcryingtelephone callsingingdancing …kissdog (See All) |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
| Subgenre: | independent film |
| Themes: | death of wifedyingillnessunfaithfulnessguiltmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurantbar |
| Characters: | singerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | brushing teethdeath of sonpay phonepaincookingcafetearsdrinkwatching tvurinationunderwearcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph …dancingsexdog (See All) |
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain …in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatrememory |
| Locations: | elevatornightclublos angeles californiaswimming poolbar |
| Characters: | actresssingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | theatre productionmovie theatretrumpet playerplaywrightrehearsalflowersfired from the jobroommatecookingsongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancing …kiss (See All) |
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. I …n the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find joy in life. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingillnessfuneraldrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | los angeles californiarestauranthospital |
| Characters: | singerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | terminal illnessbrain tumormarital problemflowersroommatecafetearswatching tvsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph |
It's 2003. Thirty-eight-year-old graphic artist Oliver Fields has just lost his father Hal Fields to cancer, after Oliver's mother Georgia Fields passed away five years earlier. Oliver is naturally a sullen man due to his growing up relationships with his parents (his mother who had a unique view on … life) and watching his parents' cordial but somewhat distant relationship with each other, but is more so now because of his personal family losses. Oliver embarks on a relationship with Anna, a French actress, hoping that his re-energized relationship with Hal following Georgia's death, and Hal's new outlook on life during that time, will show Oliver how to act in a loving relationship. After Georgia's death, Hal came out of the closet and began to live with a joie de vivre that did not exist before, which included an open relationship with a much younger man named Andy. Oliver's relationship with Anna has other obstacles, including Anna's own vagabond lifestyle and Oliver needing to take care of who was originally Hal's very needy Jack Russell terrier, Arthur. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifedyingillnessmemorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | los angeles californiabarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | actresspriestactormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | terminal illnessbookstoreflowersliartearsliedrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdancingdogkiss |
In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind …, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingguiltfuneraldrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | cemeteryrestauranthospital |
| Characters: | priestsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | brushing teethflowersgraveyarddinnercafedrinksongtelephone callpartysingingphotographdancingsex |
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: | dyingdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | elevatorlos angeles californiaswimming poolrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | chinese foodsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | volkswagenpay phonedinnermanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkurinationunderwearsongcryingtelephone callpartysingingphotograph …dancingdogkiss (See All) |
Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other … hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of wifememorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubrestaurantbarnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | chinese foodsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | movie theatreworld trade center manhattan new york cityroommatemanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkwatching tvsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographsex |
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