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A romantic drama set in New York City during the summer of 2001, where Tyler, a rebellious young man, meets Ally through a twist of fate. Her spirit helps him heal after a family tragedy, though soon the circumstances that brought them together threaten to tear them apart.
Themes: | falling in lovetraumabullyingdeath of motherangerprisonsuicidemurderdeath |
Locations: | art museumapartmentbicyclecemeterytrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | police arrestdaughter seeing mother murderedyounger version of characterex husband ex wife relationshipsecretarylittle girlbest friendbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | year 20012000s1990s |
Story: | subway trainbookstore clerkchild's drawingsubway stationjail cellblonde womankissing while having sextattoo on chesttattoo on armbirthday partycomputer monitorstuffed toy pandahair cut offscreen saverclothes on shower β¦new york police departmentwindow smashingviolent copphoto montageboardroomtwo in a showersplit liplittle sister21 year oldboard meetingvisiting a gravebinge drinkingtwin towersanswering machine messageprotective malechild prodigybaildeath of boyfriendfather son conflictnew york skylinewoman shotterrorist attackgravestonescene of the crimemugginghazingforeplayskyscraperstonefire extinguisherworld trade center manhattan new york citycoffee shoploss of brotherdeath of protagonistbetyoung loveslackerbookstoremovie theatreart galleryteddy bearloss of loved onemale bondingcowboy hattwenty somethingdeath of sonloss of motherdeath of brotherschoolgirltragic eventcollege studentwidowerbusinessmanroommatedrawingdinnersubwaydeath of frienddinernew yorkclassroomjailbedvomitingbrawlkissingundressingarrestface slapblondefistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingpartycigarette smokingbare chested malesex scenekissviolence (See All) |
When Henry DeTamble meets Clare Abshire in a Chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveler, but she knows much more about him as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have already met. He falls in love with her, as she has already with him, but his continuing unavo β¦idable absences while time traveling - and then returning with increasing knowledge of their future - makes things ever more difficult for Clare. (Read More)
Themes: | death of mother |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | little girlfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s1990s |
Story: | kissing while having sexbirthday partyprotective maleart galleryloss of loved oneloss of mothertragic eventwidowersubwaydinerbrawlarrestface slapfistfightsurprise ending β¦partybare chested malekiss (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei β¦ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
Themes: | bullyingprisonsuicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | secretarylittle girlbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | child's drawingbirthday partygravestonemale bondingdrawingclassroomjailbedundressingface slappartybare chested malesex sceneviolencekiss |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick β¦y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
Themes: | angermurderdeath |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipbrother brother relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | death of boyfriendloss of brotherloss of loved onedeath of sondeath of brothertragic eventdeath of friendbrawlarrestfistfightshot to deathpistolpartycigarette smokingbare chested male β¦violence (See All) |
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate β¦ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)
Themes: | angermurderdeath |
Locations: | apartmentcemeterytrainnew york city |
Characters: | little girltattoofather daughter relationship |
Period: | 2000s1990s |
Story: | subway stationstonetragic eventdrawingsubwaydeath of friendvomitingbrawlarrestfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingviolence |
On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them.
Themes: | death |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | brother sister relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | year 20012000s |
Story: | twin towersterrorist attackskyscraperworld trade center manhattan new york citydrawingsubwaydeath of friendvomiting |
Quadripeligic ex-cop Lincoln Rhyme was looking forward to his assisted suicide when he got the news: some sicko was abducting people in a taxi and leaving them to die in particularly sadistic ways. With time counting down between each abduction and possible death, Rhyme recruits rather-unwilling Ame β¦lia Donaghy, haunted by her cop father's suicide and thinking she's next, into working the crime scenes to track down the killer. (Read More)
Themes: | suicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | apartmenttrainnew york city |
Characters: | little girltattooboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | subway stationnew york skylinescene of the crimeworld trade center manhattan new york citybookstorecollege studentsubwaybrawlshot to deathpistolsurprise endingbare chested maleviolence |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea β¦st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
Themes: | angerprisonmurderdeath |
Locations: | cemeterytrain |
Characters: | younger version of characterbrother brother relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | kissing while having sexvisiting a gravebetdeath of brothervomitingbrawlface slapfistfightshot to deathpistolcigarette smokingbare chested malesex sceneviolence |
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.
Themes: | death of motherangerprisonmurderdeath |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | jail cellloss of motherdeath of friendvomitingbrawlarrestfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingpartycigarette smokingbare chested maleviolence |
Fresh from Des Moines, Iowa, Sara Matthews has just landed in Los Angeles as a college freshman studying fashion design. She meets handsome Stephen, party-lover Tracy, and roommate Rebecca. Rebecca is nice, sweet and ready to share everything with Sara. It could be the beginning of a beautiful frien β¦dship. But Tracy is convinced that there's something seriously wrong with Rebecca and bad things start happening to everyone close to Sara. If Sara is to have a normal college experience, she's going to have to get to the bottom of what's up with Rebecca and quickly get out of her clutches. (Read More)
Themes: | bullyingdeathmurder |
Locations: | apartment |
Characters: | tattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | tattoo on chestcoffee shopart gallerytragic eventcollege studentroommatedrawingdinerclassroomundressingface slapblondepistolsurprise endingparty β¦bare chested malesex scenekissviolence (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 β¦he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | murderdeath |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | little girlbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | child's drawingbaildeath of sontragic eventdinnersubwayjailvomitingundressingarrestface slapcigarette smokingbare chested malekissviolence |
This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Ev β¦e, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4 year old daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy. He crosses paths with friends, family, and strangers, each exchange showing us that there is much more to Oscar than meets the eye. But it would be his final encounter of the day, with police officers at the Fruitvale BART station that would shake the Bay Area to its very core, and cause the entire nation to be witnesses to the story of Oscar Grant. (Read More)
Themes: | angerdeathmurder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | little girlbrother sister relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | subway trainsubway stationdeath of boyfrienddeath of protagonistdeath of sontragic eventsubwaydeath of friendundressingarrestpistolbare chested maleviolencekiss |
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: | suicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | apartmentbicycletrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | birthday partytwo in a showeranswering machine messageloss of motherdinnersubwayundressingpartycigarette smokingbare chested malesex scenekissviolence |
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 β¦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: | bullyingdeath of motherangerprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | bicyclecemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | little girlbrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bailgravestonescene of the crimedeath of sontragic eventwidowerdinerarrestface slapbare chested malekiss |
Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs. Together, he an β¦d Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and the mob to survive the night. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | subway stationdeath of protagonistdeath of sonsubwaydeath of frienddinerbrawlarrestface slapfistfightshot to deathpistolcigarette smokingviolence |
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to int β¦ensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure. (Read More)
Themes: | traumabullyingsuicidedeath |
Locations: | apartmentcemeterytrain |
Characters: | little girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | split lipanswering machine messagetragic eventcollege studentsubwaydinerbedpistolsurprise endingpartycigarette smokingbare chested malekiss |
A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man wh β¦ose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself. (Read More)
Themes: | angermurderdeath |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | boardroomart gallerycowboy hatbusinessmandinerbrawlarrestshot to deathpistolsurprise endingpartycigarette smokingbare chested maleviolence |
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: | death of mothersuicidedeath |
Locations: | bicyclecemeterytrainnew york city |
Characters: | secretaryboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bookstoreart gallerycollege studentdrawingsubwaydinerundressingsurprise endingcigarette smokingkiss |
Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment β¦ and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends-Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye. (Read More)
Locations: | apartmentrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | best friendboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | child's drawingtwenty somethingdrawingsubwaynew yorkarrestpartykiss |
After Iggy's long-time girlfriend is murdered and the whole town agrees he is the killer, he awakens one morning with horns and the townspeople soon confess their sins. Once knowing the sins of the people, he is facing the true killer of his beloved girlfriend.
Themes: | traumadeath of motherangermurderdeath |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | younger version of characterlittle girlbest friendbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | death of protagonistteddy bearloss of motherdinerbrawlundressingface slapblondeshot to deathcigarette smokingbare chested malesex sceneviolence |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa β¦chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovedeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeterynew york city |
Characters: | police arrestbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail celldeath of boyfrienddeath of soncollege studentroommatedrawingsubwayclassroomjailundressingarrestblondepartycigarette smokingbare chested male β¦kiss (See All) |
I Origins begins when graduate student, Ian Gray, is researching the evolution of human eyes with Karen and Kenny, in order to prove that eyes have evolved instead of "appeared" as creationists claim. His fascination with eyes takes him into areas that have profound personal and cultural consequence β¦s. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovedeath |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | younger version of characterlittle girlboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | subway trainsubway stationtwo in a showerroommatedinerpartycigarette smokingsex scene |
Emma and Dexter meet on the night of their university graduation. We see them every year on the anniversary of that date - July 15th. Emma is smart but success doesn't come quickly for her, whereas for Dexter, success and women come very easily. Through the years they grow apart as their lives take β¦different directions and they meet other people. But as they grow apart from those other people and their lives start taking opposite directions again, Emma and Dexter find that they belong with each other. (Read More)
Themes: | death of mother |
Locations: | apartmentbicycle |
Characters: | best friendboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 2000s1990s |
Story: | kissing while having sexforeplayloss of loved oneloss of motherkissingkiss |
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is β¦both Simons exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simons horror, James slowly starts taking over his life. (Read More)
Themes: | death of mothersuicide |
Locations: | apartmentcemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subway trainsubway stationblonde womananswering machine messagedrawingsubwaydiner |
David Kirmani,a medical professional, lives in an apartment with his sweetheart, Erica Bain, a radio host, and his dog. They usually take the dog out for a stroll in nearby Central Park and let him run and fetch. One day while at the park they let the dog run without a leash, and when he does not re β¦turn or respond to their calls, they frantically search for him. They eventually find him being held by three men who want a reward. When David refuses, they start to molest Erica and David intervenes. Two of the men assault the couple, while the third uses a camcorder to film this incident. Erica is knocked unconscious, and regains her senses several days later in a hospital. She is told the shocking news that David was killed and the dog is missing. A traumatized Erica returns home to try and regain her life. She also visits the police station but does not get much help. Fearful of a repeat of this type of incident, she gets an unlicensed gun and carries it with her all the time. One day she witnesses some youths terrorizing subway passengers, forcing them to get off at the next station. When they approach her, she shoots them dead. She uses her gun several more times, always gunning down people committing violent crimes. One day she is summoned to the police station to identify a man who may have been responsible for David's death and the assault on herself. She does recognize him, but refuses to identify him. Subsequently she finds out his whereabouts and plans to avenge her loβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | traumadeathmurder |
Locations: | apartmentcemetery |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshiplittle girltattooboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | subway traindeath of boyfriendscene of the crimemuggingart galleryloss of loved onesubwaynew yorkvomitingshot to deathpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingviolencekiss |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de β¦tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovedeath of motherdeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday partycowboy hatjailvomitingundressingface slapblondeshot to deathpistolpartycigarette smokingbare chested maleviolence |
Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woma β¦n. Will he be up to the task? (Read More)
Themes: | angermurder |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | brother sister relationshiptattoomother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | jail celldeath of soncollege studentbrawlarrestfistfightcigarette smokingbare chested male |
Rusty James is the leader of a small, dying gang in an industrial town. He lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother -- The Motorcycle Boy. His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. He is drawn into one more gang fig β¦ht and the events that follow begin to change his life. (Read More)
Themes: | traumamurder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | little girlbest friendbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | 21 year oldmuggingloss of brotherslackerdeath of sondeath of brothertragic eventdinerclassroompartycigarette smokingbare chested maleviolence |
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and β¦ the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherangersuicidemurderdeath |
Characters: | little girlbrother brother relationshiptattoofather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of brotherdeath of protagonistloss of loved onedeath of sonloss of motherdeath of brothertragic eventdeath of friendbrawlfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingbare chested maleviolence |
Based on the novel by David Baldacci, Absolute Power is about the ruthlessness of people in power. The President believes that everything he does is beyond reproach, including an affair or two. That leads to murder and everyone around him is involved. There is only one witness, a thief named Luther β¦Whitney. They are sure he'll talk, but when? The Secret Service is determined to keep him quiet, but catching a thief isn't always easy. (Read More)
Themes: | suicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | apartment |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | kissing while having sexanswering machine messagewoman shotart gallerywidowerdrawingbedarrestface slapshot to deathpistolpartycigarette smokingkissviolence |
Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, β¦to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | apartmentbicycle |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | jail cellskyscraperbetdeath of sondeath of brotherdeath of friendvomitingbrawlarrestfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingpartybare chested male β¦violence (See All) |
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 β¦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)
Themes: | falling in love |
Locations: | bicycletrainnew york city |
Characters: | best friendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | jail cellbailworld trade center manhattan new york citysubwayjailvomitingundressingarrestpistolpartycigarette smokingbare chested malekiss |
Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch.
Themes: | falling in lovedeath of mother |
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bookstoreloss of motherwidowerdinnerkiss |
Martin Blank is a freelance hitman who starts to develop a conscience, which causes him to muff a couple of routine assignments. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he attends his 10th year High School reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (a Detroit suburb where he's also contracted t β¦o kill someone). Hot on his tail are a couple of over-enthusiastic federal agents, another assassin who wants to kill him, and Grocer, an assassin who wants him to join an "Assassin's Union." (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | bicyclecemetery |
Characters: | secretarybest friendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | kissing while having sexfire extinguishertwenty somethingdinerface slapfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingpartycigarette smokingkissviolence |
Michael Clayton, a high-priced law firm's fixer, leaves a late night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he's taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother's debts (Michael's own gambling hab β¦its have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm's six year defense of a conglomerate's pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm's top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel. (Read More)
Themes: | suicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | secretarybrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | jail cellbirthday partyprotective maleskyscrapernew yorkjailundressingarrestsurprise endingparty |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Themes: | death of motherdeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | scene of the crimeloss of motherwidowerundressingface slapshot to deathpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingbare chested malesex sceneviolence |
Four adopted brothers come to avenge their mother's death in what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boys' investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops who are β¦trying to solve the case may also not be what they seem. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherdeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | fire extinguisherloss of brotherloss of motherdeath of brothershot to deathpistolsurprise endingviolence |
Occasionally in the 15 years since summer camp, Adam and Emma cross paths. When he discovers that an ex-girlfriend is living with his dad, he gets drunk, calls every woman in his cell phone contact list, and ends up passed out naked in her living room. By this time, she's a medical resident in L.A. β¦and he's a gopher on a "Glee"-like TV series, hoping to be a writer. She guards her emotions (calling her father's funeral "a thing"), so after a quick shag in the moments she has before leaving for the hospital, she asks if he wants a no-strings-attached, sex-only relationship, without romance or complications. A prescription for fun or for disaster? (Read More)
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | younger version of characterbest friendboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | kissing while having sexbirthday partytwo in a showerfather son conflictroommatedinnerdinerbedkissingface slappartybare chested malesex scenekiss |
The Human Stain is the story of Coleman Silk (Hopkins), a classics professor with a terrible secret that is about to shatter his life in a small New England town. When his affair with a young troubled janitor (Kidman) is uncovered, the secret Silk had harbored for over fifty years from his wife, his β¦ children and colleague, writer Nathan Zuckerman, fast explodes in a conflagration of devastating consequences. It is Zuckerman who stumbles upon Silk's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent, upright man, esteemed as an educator for nearly all his life, and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life came unraveled. (Read More)
Themes: | angersuicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | death of sondeath of brothercollege studentwidowerclassroomblondecigarette smokingkissviolence |
Open-minded architect Paul Kersey returns to New York City from vacationing with his wife, feeling on top of the world. At the office, his cynical coworker gives him the welcome-back with a warning on the rising crime rate. But Paul, a bleeding-heart liberal, thinks of crime as being caused by pover β¦ty. However his coworker's ranting proves to be more than true when Paul's wife is killed and his daughter is raped in his own apartment. The police have no reliable leads and his overly sensitive son-in-law only exacerbates Paul's feeling of hopelessness. He is now facing the reality that the police can't be everywhere at once. Out of sympathy his boss gives him an assignment in sunny Arizona where Paul gets a taste of the Old West ideals. He returns to New York with a compromised view on muggers... (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | apartmentcemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | father daughter relationship |
Story: | muggingcowboy hatsubwaydinernew yorkvomitingbrawlfistfightshot to deathpistolcigarette smokingkissviolence |
In New York City, detective Billy Taggart goes to court for the murder of the rapist Mikey Tavarez, but the Mayor Nicholas Hostetler and the Chief of Police Carl Fairbanks vanish with important evidence and Billy is declared not guilty by the judge; however, he leaves the police department. Seven ye β¦ars later, Billy is a private detective and lives with his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, who is an aspiring actress and the sister of Mikey's victim. His secretary Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) is trying to collect part of the debts to save their business. In the week of the elections, Hostetler summons Billy and offers $25,000 to investigate his wife, Cathleen Hostetler, whom he believes is having a love affair. Billy discovers that Cathleen is meeting Paul Andrews, who is the coordinator of the campaign of Jack Valliant, the opponent of Hostetler and favorite in the election. When Paul is found dead on the street, Billy finds that he had been double-crossed by Hostetler and he decides to investigate the truth behind Paul's murder. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | apartmenttrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | secretaryboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | kissing while having sexsubwaydeath of friendnew yorkbrawlarrestfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingpartybare chested maleviolence |
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 β¦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: | prisonmurderdeath |
Locations: | apartmentcemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | new york police departmentdeath of boyfriendfire extinguisherdrawingdeath of friendbrawlarrestface slapfistfightshot to deathpistolcigarette smokingbare chested maleviolence |
Tom Farrell is a navy officer who gets posted at the Pentagon and is to report to the secretary of defense David Brice. He starts an affair with Susan Atwell not knowing that she is Brice's mistress. When Susan is found dead, Tom is assigned to the case of finding the killer who is believed to be a β¦KGB mole! Tom could soon become a suspect when a Polaroid negative of him was found at Susan's place. He now has only a few hours to find the killer before the computer regenerates the photo. (Read More)
Themes: | suicidemurderdeath |
Locations: | apartmentcemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | secretary |
Story: | kissing while having sexsubwaydeath of friendbedvomitingarrestface slapshot to deathpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingbare chested malesex sceneviolencekiss |
Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson aren't your typical lovers - after killing her abusive father, they go on a road trip where, every time they stop somewhere, they kill pretty well everyone around them. They do however leave one person alive at every shootout to tell the story and they soon become a me β¦dia sensation thanks to sensationalized reporting. Told in a highly visual style. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherprisonmurderdeath |
Characters: | brother sister relationshiptattooboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | jail cellcowboy hatdinerjailvomitingbrawlundressingarrestface slapfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingbare chested male β¦violence (See All) |
Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no long β¦er wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother. (Read More)
Themes: | prison |
Locations: | apartmentrestaurant |
Characters: | secretarymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | jail cellforeplayjailbrawlkissingarrestblondefistfightsurprise endingpartyviolence |
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
Themes: | angersuicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | younger version of characterex husband ex wife relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | year 2001 |
Story: | vomitingbrawlface slapfistfightshot to deathpistolsurprise endingcigarette smokingbare chested malesex sceneviolence |
Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son, Danny, is killed by a car. Becca, an executive-turned-stay-at-home mother, tries to redefine her existence in a surreal landscape of well-meaning family and friends. Painful, poignant, a β¦nd often funny, Becca's experiences lead her to find solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist, Jason - the teenage driver of the car that killed Danny. Becca's fixation with Jason pulls her away from memories of Danny, while Howie immerses himself in the past, seeking refuge in outsiders who offer him something Becca is unable to give. The Corbetts, both adrift, make surprising and dangerous choices as they choose a path that will determine their fate. (Read More)
Themes: | traumaangerdeath |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | father son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | birthday partydeath of sondeath of brothertragic eventdrawingdinnernew yorkarrestface slapbare chested male |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na β¦me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherprisonsuicidedeathmurder |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | jail cellnew york police departmentworld trade center manhattan new york cityjailarrestshot to deathpistolpartycigarette smokingviolence |
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 β¦ 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)
Themes: | trauma |
Locations: | bicyclenew york city |
Characters: | little girlbest friendbrother sister relationshiptattoomother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | muggingmovie theatreteddy bearcollege studentdrawingsubwaynew yorkbedundressingface slapcigarette smokingkissviolence |
Two foster brothers work as transit cops. While one's life is as good as it gets, the other's is a pit. After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the "money train," a train carry β¦ing the New York Subway's weekly revenue. But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time? (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | kissing while having sexnew york skylinesubwaybrawlarrestfistfightpistolbare chested malesex scenekissviolence |