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Dylan and Jez are con artists, Dylan is a charming American who's run from some characters in the states and Jez is an English techno nerd. During one of their scams selling a voice recognition computer they hire Georgie as a secretary for the job. The romantic triangle between Dylan, Jez and Georgi …e appears, but she is also not a secretary, but a student, and her marriage with rich Roger is upcoming. (Read More)
| Themes: | technologywealththeftrobberyweddingprisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftopcourtroombicyclelondon englandnightclubchurchnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | secretarylove trianglethiefsister sister relationshiplawyerdancerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboysingerchildrendoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | techno geekswallowing a keycomputer whizzhorse racingwedding plansdouble weddingwedding dressprison cellmarriage engagementreference to pamela andersonreference to phil collinscharitable foundationreference to queen elizabeth iisalesmanshipvandalizing a car …diagramreference to robin hoodheliumtypistnursery rhymeteapotdishonestyblow up dollboys' schoolmedical schooljockeyladyrolls roycetoasterswindlercheckswindledown syndromelip synchingembezzlementparolegasslingshotpundefecationcremationfianceecon manmannequingeekcon artistbusinesswomancharitypartnerburglarycynicismscamfaked deathorphanageskateboardfraudstealingvandalismbreaking and enteringfarcesurgerycontestbusinesscourtsuitcasechampagneliarkeybusinessmanprologuemicrophonebinocularscoffintrialjudgemansionflashlightorphansubjective cameracompetitionhallucinationjaildead bodyliecomputerface slaphorsesongcell phonetelephone callchasesingingdancingdog (See All) |
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lif …estyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftprisonmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomchurchhospital |
| Characters: | thieflawyerdancerpolicemangirlboyfriendpolice |
| Story: | embezzlementcon mancon artistscamfaked deathfraudstealingsuitcaseliarbusinessmanjudgesubjective camerajailliecomputer …face slaptelephone callsingingdancingdog (See All) |
Karol (Polish) marries Domininque (French) and moves to Paris. The marriage breaks down and Dominique divorces Karol, forcing him into the life of a metro beggar and eventually back to Poland. However, he never forgets Dominique and while building a new life for himself in Warsaw he begins to plot.. …. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftrobberyweddingprisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomchurch |
| Characters: | thieflawyerfriendpolice |
| Story: | swallowing a keycon artistpartnerscamfaked deathbusinesscourtsuitcasekeybusinessmanbinocularscoffintrialjudgedead body …telephone call (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)
| Themes: | theftrobberyweddingmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | churchhospital |
| Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshipdancerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | wedding dressmarriage engagementtypistlip synchingsurgerychampagneliarcoffinlietelephone callsingingdancing |
Max and Page are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.
| Themes: | wealthweddingmoneymarriage |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | secretarylawyersinger |
| Story: | rolls roycecon artistcynicismscamfraudfarcecourtchampagnemicrophonebinocularsmansiondead bodysongcell phonesinging |
Early one morning, Marcos observes Juan successfully pulling off a bill-changing scam on a cashier, and then getting caught as he attempts to pull the same trick on the next shift. Marcos steps in, claiming to be a policeman, and drags Juan out of the store. Once they are back on the street, Marcos …reveals himself to be a fellow swindler with a game of much higher stakes in mind, and he invites Juan to be his partner in crime. A once-in-a-lifetime scheme seemingly falls into their laps - an old-time con man enlists them to sell a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps, The Nine Queens. The tricky negotiations that ensue bring into the picture a cast of suspicious characters, including Marcos' sister Valeria, their younger brother Federico and a slew of thieves, conmen and pickpockets. As the deceptions mount, it becomes more and more difficult to figure out who is conning whom. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberymoney |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | thieflawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerpolice |
| Story: | swindlercheckswindlecon mancon artistpartnerscamjailface slapsongcell phonetelephone callchasesingingdog |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftweddingprisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopcourtroombicyclechurch |
| Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipboyfriendpolice |
| Story: | farcechampagnebinocularscoffintrialjudgeflashlightorphansubjective cameradead bodyface slaptelephone callchasesingingdog |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftweddingprisonmoneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroomlondon englandnightclubchurch |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipsingerpolice |
| Story: | prison cellcynicismscamfraudbusinesscourtsuitcasechampagnebusinessmanprologuemicrophonejudgesubjective cameradead bodylie …face slapsongsingingdancing (See All) |
Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Based on the Broadway musical based on …the novel. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftweddingmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomnightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | love trianglethiefdancerboysingerfriend |
| Story: | farcecourtliartrialliesongsingingdancing |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingmarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftoplondon englandchurch |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipdancergirlboyfriend |
| Story: | champagnemicrophoneflashlightliecomputercell phonetelephone calldancingdog |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingmarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | churchnew york city |
| Characters: | dancersingerfriend |
| Story: | marriage engagementgeekprologuemicrophonecompetitionlieface slaphorsesongcell phonetelephone callsingingdancingdog |
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an L.A.P.D. detecti …ve... (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberyprisonfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopbicycle |
| Characters: | thieflawyerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | burglarystealingfarceprologuemicrophoneflashlightsubjective camerajailliechasedog |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftophospital |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | cremationburglaryfaked deathkeyprologuebinocularscoffinmansionsubjective camerajaildead bodyliecomputerface slaphorse …cell phonetelephone callchasedog (See All) |
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been …behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberyprisonmoney |
| Characters: | love trianglethiefdancerpolicemanboysingerpolice |
| Story: | paroledefecationvandalismprologuetrialjudgesubjective camerajailsongtelephone callsingingdancingdog |
Cat and mouse. Jonathan McQuarry is an auditor in Manhattan, moving from office to office checking their books. While working late, a smooth and well-dressed man named Wyatt Bose chats Jonathan up, offers him a joint, and soon they're pals. When their cell phones are accidentally swapped, Jonathan a …nswers Wyatt's phone to a series of women asking if he's free tonight. Jonathan discovers it's a sex club: busy powerful people meet each other anonymously in hotels. Jonathan falls for one of the club members, whom he knows only as "S," whom he's also seen on a subway. When she goes missing, patterns emerge and Jonathan faces demands involving violence and lots of money. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftmoney |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandnightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | thieflawyerdancerpolicemansingerfriendpolice |
| Story: | embezzlementbusinesswomanscamliarbusinessmandead bodyliecomputersongcell phonetelephone callsingingdancing |
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: | moneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | nightclubchurchhospital |
| Characters: | dancerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboychildrendoctorpolice |
| Story: | cremationbreaking and enteringprologuemicrophonecoffinorphansubjective camerahallucinationjaildead bodyface slapcell phonetelephone callchasesinging …dancing (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftprisonfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroombicycle |
| Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerchildrenfriendpolice |
| Story: | prison cellcourtsuitcaseliartrialjudgejailliesongtelephone callsinging |
Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls", in hope of gaining acceptance into Harvard Law School. At first seduced by the club's trapping of power and wealth, a series of disturbing incidents, such as hi …s best friends suicide, leads Luke to investigate the true nature of the organization and the truth behind his friends supposed suicide. He starts realizing that his future and possibly his life is in danger. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopbicyclechurch |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanfriendpolice |
| Story: | vandalismbreaking and enteringliarkeycoffinliecomputertelephone callchase |
New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then mak …e sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste... (Read More)
| Themes: | prisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopcourtroomnew york city |
| Characters: | secretarydancerpolicemansingerfriendpolice |
| Story: | reference to queen elizabeth iidishonestypartnerfraudcourtchampagneliarjudgejaillieface slapsongtelephone callsingingdancing |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, …and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftweddingprisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroom |
| Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanboyfriendpolice |
| Story: | prison cellparolefianceecourtsuitcasejudgemansionjaildancing |
It's the Great Depression. In the process of robbing a bank of $10,000, Ben Harper kills two people. Before he is captured, he is able to convince his adolescent son John and his daughter Pearl not to tell anyone, including their mother Willa, where he hid the money, namely in Pearl's favorite toy, …a doll that she carries everywhere with her. Ben, who is captured, tried and convicted, is sentenced to death. But before he is executed, Ben is in the state penitentiary with a cell mate, a man by the name of Harry Powell, a self-professed man of the cloth, who is really a con man and murderer, swindling lonely women, primarily rich widows, of their money before he kills them. Harry does whatever he can, unsuccessfully, to find out the location of the $10,000 from Ben. After Ben's execution, Harry decides that Willa will be his next mark, figuring that someone in the family knows where the money is hidden. Despite vowing not to remarry, Willa ends up being easy prey for Harry's outward evangelicalism; she is a pious woman who feels she needs to atone for her sins which led to Ben doing what he did, especially as Harry presents himself as the preacher who worked at the prison and provided salvation to Ben before his death. Harry quickly figures out that John and Pearl know where the money is. Conversely, John doesn't trust Harry, John who first tries not to show to Harry that he indeed does know where the money is, and then second constantly reminds a more-trusting Pearl of their p… (Read More)
| Themes: | theftprisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomchurch |
| Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboysingerchildrenpolice |
| Story: | prison cellcon mancharitycourtliarjudgeorphandead bodylieface slaphorsesongtelephone callchasesinging …dancingdog (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: | theftwedding |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | love trianglethiefdancersinger |
| Story: | wedding dresscynicismsuitcasemicrophoneflashlightcomputersongcell phonetelephone callsingingdancingdog |
After five years in prison, Tony le Stephanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati and they invite Tony to steal a couple of jewels from the show-window of the famous jewelry Mappin & Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of the … gangster owner of the night-club L' Age d' Or Louis Grutter, and he humiliates her, beating on her back for being unfaithful. Then he calls Jo and Mario and proposes a burglary of the safe of the jewelry. They invite the Italian specialist in safes and elegant wolf Cesar to join their team and they plot a perfect heist. They are successful in their plan, but the Don Juan Cesar makes things go wrong when he gives a valuable ring to his mistress. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberyprisonmoney |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicyclelondon englandnightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerpolice |
| Story: | burglarybreaking and enteringsuitcasechampagnekeyflashlightsubjective cameraface slapsongtelephone callsingingdancing |
After being rejected from every college he applied, Bartleby Gaines decided to create a fictitious university, South Harmon Institute of Technology, with his friends, to fool their parents. But when their deception works too well and every other college rejects starts to apply to his school, B. must … find a way to give the education and future his students and friends deserves, including his own, while trying to win the heart of the girl next door. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftmoney |
| Locations: | bicyclehospital |
| Characters: | thiefgirlbrother sister relationshipboysinger |
| Story: | mannequinscamskateboardfraudbreaking and enteringbinocularsflashlightcomputersongcell phonetelephone callsinging |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
| Themes: | wealthweddingmarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroomchurch |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipdancergirlbrother sister relationshipchildren |
| Story: | courttriallieface slapsongsingingdancingdog |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
| Themes: | wealthweddingmoneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | churchnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | policemandoctor |
| Story: | marriage engagementsurgeryliarbusinessmansubjective cameraliecomputercell phone |
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: | prisonmarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclechurchhospital |
| Characters: | lawyergirldoctor |
| Story: | parolecynicismfraudcourtsuitcaseliarcoffintrialjudgesubjective cameradead bodylieface slap |
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: | wealthweddingmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclenew york city |
| Characters: | lawyerdancergirlbrother sister relationshipboysingerfriendpolice |
| Story: | medical schoolcourtsuitcasetrialjudgedead bodysongtelephone callsingingdancingdog |
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra …cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)
| Themes: | prisonmoney |
| Locations: | courtroomchurchnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | thieflawyersingerdoctorpolice |
| Story: | embezzlementparolecon mancon artistscamfraudsuitcasechampagnebusinessmanbinocularsjudgemansionliechasesinging …dancingdog (See All) |
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 t …hat went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | policemanboysingerdoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | suitcasechampagneliarprologuebinocularscoffinflashlightsubjective camerahallucinationdead bodyliecomputersongcell phonetelephone call …chasesingingdog (See All) |
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: | wealthweddingmarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | churchnew york city |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshiplawyerdancerfriend |
| Story: | marriage engagementfarceprologueliecell phonetelephone calldancingdog |
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: | theftrobberyfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftopbicyclenew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | thieflawyerdancerpolicemansingerfriendpolice |
| Story: | marriage engagementnursery rhymebreaking and enteringchampagnekeymicrophonecoffinsongtelephone callsingingdancingdog |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
| Themes: | wealththeftweddingprisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomlondon englandnew york city |
| Characters: | thieflawyerdancerpolicemanfriend |
| Story: | reference to robin hoodscamskateboardfraudbusinesscourtchampagnebusinessmanmicrophonejudgemansionsubjective camerajailliehorse …telephone calldancingdog (See All) |
An ex-con, fresh out of prison, goes to L.A. to try to learn who murdered his daughter. However, he quickly finds that he is completely out of place with no understanding of the culture he finds. His investigations are helped by another ex-con. Together they learn that his daughter had been having a …n affair with a record producer, who is presently having an affair with another young woman. An aging actress, who also knew his daughter, forces him to look at his own failures as a father. The movie does focus on the drama of the situation and the inter-relationships of the characters and seldom slips into an action piece. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftrobberyprisonmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomlondon england |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanfriendpolice |
| Story: | cremationbreaking and enteringsuitcasebinocularstrialjudgemansionhallucinationdead bodycell phonechasesinging |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
| Themes: | theftrobberymoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopnightclubnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshippolicemangirlfriendpolice |
| Story: | cremationburglarystealingbreaking and enteringprologuecoffindead bodyliecell phonedog |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
| Themes: | prisonmoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftop |
| Characters: | lawyerdancerpolicemangirlboyfriendpolice |
| Story: | mannequinbreaking and enteringprologuemicrophoneflashlightsubjective cameradead bodycomputerface slapcell phonedancingdog |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit …h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomchurchnew york city |
| Characters: | lawyergirlboychildrenfriend |
| Story: | con manscamfraudsurgerycourtsuitcasechampagneliarkeymicrophonetrialjudgeorphanhallucinationlie …telephone calldog (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftrobberyweddingprisonmoneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshipdancer |
| Story: | prison cellcon artistfaked deathorphanagesuitcasechampagneorphanliehorsedancing |
Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club. Soon afterward, Max, his good friend and financial partner, comes along with an offer Nick can't …refuse: A historical and priceless French scepter has been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max's man inside, the young, talented and aggressive thief Jack Teller to get the precious item. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their share? (Read More)
| Themes: | robberymoney |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | thiefgirlfriend |
| Story: | con artistpartnerburglaryscambreaking and enteringbusinesschampagnemansionflashlightcell phonechasedancing |
Wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hots …hot who's soon to join a fancy civil-law firm, told by everyone it's an open and shut case. Crawford sees Beachum's weakness, the hairline fracture of his character: Willy's a winner. The engineer sets in motion a clockwork crime with all the objects moving in ways he predicts. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthprison |
| Locations: | courtroomhospital |
| Characters: | secretarylawyerpolicemansingerpolice |
| Story: | courtliartrialjudgemansionjailliecell phonetelephone callsinging |
A once handsome playboy, Cesar finds himself in a mental facility and he can't remember why. All he can remember is meeting the love of his life for one day, and then getting into a car accident which left his face horribly disfigured. But the pain of becoming physically undesirable may help him to …find the truth. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthprisonfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopnightclubchurch |
| Characters: | secretarylove trianglelawyerdancerpolicemanchildrendoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | prison cellsurgerysubjective cameracomputerdancing |
It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the mome …nt he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna? (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftrobberyweddingmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | churchhospital |
| Characters: | secretarylove trianglethiefpolicemanboychildrendoctorfriendpolice |
| Story: | breaking and enteringchampagnemansionliecomputercell phonetelephone call |
Walter Goodfellow, the vicar for the small English country parish of Little Wallop, has allowed his marriage to Gloria go stale, and he is so detached from his family that he has not taken notice that his 17-year-old daughter Holly is going through a succession of relationships with unsuitable boyfr …iends, and his son Petey fears going to school owing to being bullied. Out of desperation for affection, Gloria begins to fall for the advances of Lance, an American golf pro who is giving her "private" lessons. The problems upsetting the family start to fade away after Grace Hawkins, the new housekeeper, arrives and starts tending to matters as an older, and rather darkly mysterious version of Mary Poppins. (Read More)
| Themes: | moneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclechurch |
| Characters: | policemanbrother sister relationshipboy |
| Story: | paroleorphanagecourtsuitcaseprologuemicrophonetrialjudgedead bodycomputercell phonedog |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberyprisonmoney |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclechurch |
| Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipfriendpolice |
| Story: | courtliartrialjudgedead bodylieface slap |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a …n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftrobberyprisonmoneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Characters: | thieflawyerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | embezzlementscamliarbusinessmandead bodyliecomputercell phonetelephone calldog |
A successful cocaine dealer, who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite, plans an early retirement from the business. However, big boss Jimmy Price hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder, the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward, a powerful construc …tion business player and gossip papers socialite. Complicating matters are two million pounds' worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal Serbian gang and a whole series of double crossings. The title "LAYER CAKE" refers to the layers or levels anyone in business goes through in rising to the top. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, he has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy, and an international drug ring threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftrobberyprisonmoney |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | rooftoplondon englandnightclub |
| Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | scambusinesschampagneliarmicrophonebinocularsmansionsubjective cameradead bodyliecell phonetelephone callchasedancing |
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).
| Themes: | prisonmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroom |
| Characters: | dancersingerfriend |
| Story: | lip synchingcourtjudgejailliesongtelephone callsingingdancingdog |
In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and una …mbitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. They could not be more wrong. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, he will risk his own life, stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined. (Read More)
| Themes: | moneymarriage |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicyclelondon englandchurchhospital |
| Characters: | policemangirlboysingerchildrendoctorpolice |
| Story: | reference to queen elizabeth iicoffintrialsubjective cameradead bodycomputerhorsesongchasesingingdog |
Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. During a searing heatwave he's picked up by married Matty Walker. A passionate affair commences but it isn't long before they realise the only thing standing in their way is Matty's rich husband Edmund. A plot hatches to kill him but will they pull … it off? (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthprisonmoney |
| Locations: | courtroom |
| Characters: | secretarylawyer |
| Story: | lip synchingcon artistcynicismfaked deathsuitcasejudgemansionflashlightjaillieface slapdancing |
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: | technologyweddingmoneymarriagefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicyclenightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | dancerboysingerfriend |
| Story: | mannequinsuitcasechampagnebinocularsliecomputerface slapsongcell phonetelephone callchasesingingdancingdog |
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