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As children, Nick and his little brother take care of their baby brother while their mother drinks herself senseless. But the baby dies, and both brothers blame themselves. Many years later, Nick is out of prison after serving time for an assault. He drinks, lives in a shelter and tries to help an o …ld friend. When their mother dies, Nick meets his brother at the funeral. The brother, who remains nameless, is a single father to a young boy, but also supports a drug habit that is spiraling out of control. When an opportunity presents itself, he becomes a drug dealer to secure his son's future. Eventually, the two brothers meet again. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhood traumadeath of babyinheritancedrug addictiontraumaalcoholismguiltdysfunctional familydeath of mothertheftangerincestfuneraldrunkennessprison …drugssuicidemurder (See All) |
| Locations: | brothelcitybicyclebussnowchurchschool |
| Characters: | crying babybaby boyalcoholic motherbaby namesuicide in prisonlittle boyself destructivenessyounger version of charactersingle fatherex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipalcoholicbabyprostituteboybrother brother relationship …tattoofriendmother son relationship (See All) |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | kindergarten teachercopenhagen denmarkbrothel madamchild's drawingmale virginbig citychild drinking alcoholdead babyrelease from prisonsuicide of brotherman refusing sexsexual inexperiencetivoli copenhageninjured handurinating on ground …reference to zorroestranged brothersemen in someone's mouthhalfway housebelief in the afterlifechild neglectchild smoking cigaretteneglected childnameless characterchristeningslidedefense attorneymale orgasmbloody handfalse confessionsocial realismhomeless shelterphone booktalking about sexinfirmaryfully clothed sexmultiple perspectivestelephone numberkindergartenpublic phonesemen in mouthsleeping on a couchchance meetingestrangementunderage smokingamputationinsomniaweightliftingbaptismholding handsshamesocial workersnowingfat manroseunderage drinkingbackpackhaunted by the pastplaygroundshopliftingdrug abuseassaultbearddenmarkbeer drinkinghuggingsingle parentheroinredheadeuropefireworksdeath of brothergympay phonevirgindrug addictstalkerdrawingcoffinnonlinear timelinedrug dealerstrangulationalcoholclassroomneighborpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsex scenebased on novelone word titlebare breastsviolencesex (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 …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdysfunctional familyincestdrunkennessprisondrugssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | busschool |
| Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | child's drawingrelease from prisonsocial realismestrangementhaunted by the pastshopliftinghuggingdrawingclassroompunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callsex scenebased on novel …violence (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: | guiltdrunkennessdrugsmurder |
| Locations: | snowchurchschool |
| Characters: | crying babybaby boylittle boysingle fatherbabyprostituteboybrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | child's drawingbelief in the afterlifebackpackhuggingsingle parentcoffindrug dealerstrangulationface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingone word titleviolence |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiontheftangerdrunkennessprisondrugsmurder |
| Locations: | citybussnowchurchschool |
| Characters: | self destructivenessprostitutebrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | drug abuseassaultheroingymdrug addictcoffindrug dealerclassroomneighborface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelsex |
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: | inheritancetheftprisonmurder |
| Locations: | bicyclebussnowchurch |
| Characters: | little boyboytattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | snowingroseeuropepay phonedrawingcoffinnonlinear timelinestrangulationpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingviolencesex |
Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened … that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhood traumatraumaguiltdysfunctional familytheftdrunkennessdrugs |
| Locations: | bicyclebussnow |
| Characters: | little boyprostituteboytattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | snowingunderage drinkinghaunted by the pastplaygroundsingle parentfireworksdrawingnonlinear timelineface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelviolence |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondeath of mothertheftmurder |
| Locations: | brothelcitybicyclebuschurch |
| Characters: | prostituteboybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | male virginshopliftingdeath of brothervirgindrug addictnonlinear timelinedrug dealerface slapcryingtelephone callviolence |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch …ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondysfunctional familydeath of mothertheftdrunkennessdrugs |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | self destructivenesstattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | underage smokingunderage drinkingshopliftingdrug abusepay phonenonlinear timelineclassroomface slaptelephone callcigarette smokingsex sceneone word titlesex |
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)
| Themes: | drug addictionalcoholismguiltdeath of motherangerdrunkennessprisondrugssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | bicyclesnowchurch |
| Characters: | little boyboytattoomother son relationship |
| Story: | release from prisondrug abusedrug addictdrawingnonlinear timelineface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking |
Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair … basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritanceguiltdeath of mothertheftfuneralprisondrugssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | babyprostitutemother son relationship |
| Story: | kindergartensocial workerdrug abusevirgindrug addictface slapsex scenebased on novel |
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: | traumadeath of motherangerprisonsuicidemurder |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | younger version of characterbrother brother relationshiptattoomother son relationship |
| Story: | child's drawingdeath of brotherdrawingclassroomface slapcigarette smokingsex sceneviolence |
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who … have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydeath of motherangerfuneralmurder |
| Locations: | bicyclechurchschool |
| Characters: | single fatherbabyboybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | backpackplaygroundassaultdenmarkfireworkscoffinclassroomcryingtelephone callone word titlesexviolence |
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: | death of motherdrunkennessprisondrugssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | brothelbus |
| Characters: | alcoholicboytattoofriend |
| Story: | release from prisonweightliftingholding handsdrug abusebeardfireworksdrug addictdrug dealeralcoholface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsexviolence |
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 …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: | dysfunctional familyangerdrugsmurder |
| Locations: | citychurchschool |
| Characters: | little boybabybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | weightliftingunderage drinkingsingle parentdeath of brothervirgindrug addictdrug dealeralcoholpunched in the facecigarette smokingviolencesex |
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 …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: | childhood traumadrug addictiontraumaguiltsuicide |
| Locations: | snowschool |
| Characters: | little boyboy |
| Story: | belief in the afterlifehaunted by the pastplaygroundhuggingheroinpay phonedrug addictpunched in the facecryingtelephone callcigarette smokingone word titlebare breastssex |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritancetraumaguiltdysfunctional familydeath of mothertheftincestfuneraldrunkennessmurder |
| Locations: | citychurch |
| Characters: | prostituteboybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | haunted by the pasteuropefireworkscoffinnonlinear timelinecryingcigarette smokingviolencesex |
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order to profit from the tragedy by stirring up the their anger and launching a class action suit against anyone they can blame. The community is paralyzed by its ang …er and cannot let go. All but one young girl, left in a wheelchair after the accident, who finds the courage to lead the way toward healing. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdeath of mothertheftangerincestdrunkennessdrugs |
| Locations: | bussnowschool |
| Characters: | single fatherfriendmother son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | single parentdrug addictnonlinear timelinetelephone callbased on novelsex |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritanceguiltdysfunctional familytheft |
| Locations: | bicyclechurchschool |
| Characters: | crying babylittle boyyounger version of characterbabyboybrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | baptismshameredheaddeath of brothercoffinnonlinear timelineclassroomface slapcryingtelephone call |
Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m …ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritanceguiltdysfunctional familyangermurder |
| Locations: | bicyclebusschool |
| Characters: | little boyfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | backpacksingle parentpay phoneclassroomface slaptelephone callcigarette smoking |
Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 …2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheftangerfuneraldrunkennesssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | bicyclebuschurch |
| Characters: | little boyalcoholictattoo |
| Story: | halfway housebaptismrosedenmarkface slapcryingcigarette smokingviolence |
Dennis Clegg is in his thirties and lives in a halfway house for the mentally ill in London. Dennis, nicknamed "Spider" by his mother has been institutionalized with acute schizophrenia for some 20 years. He has never truly recovered, however, and as the story progresses we vicariously experience hi …s increasingly fragile grip on reality. (Read More)
| Themes: | traumadeath of motherangerdrunkennessmurder |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | little boyprostitutemother son relationship |
| Story: | halfway houseassaultnonlinear timelineface slapcigarette smokingone word titlebased on novelsex |
With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Cres …t Trail, alone. Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthen, and ultimately heals her. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondeath of motherangerdrugs |
| Locations: | citybussnow |
| Characters: | little boytattoomother son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | snowingbackpackheroinpay phonedrug addictalcoholclassroomcryingtelephone callsex sceneone word title |
Lee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman for a Boston apartment block. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, north of the city. His brother's heart has given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew. As if losing his …only sibling and doubts about raising a teenager weren't enough, his return to the past re-opens an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldrunkenness |
| Locations: | citysnow |
| Characters: | baby boyalcoholic motherbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | haunted by the pastbeer drinkingdeath of brothernonlinear timelinecrying |
Tokyo's nasty underside, seen primarily through the eyes of Oscar, a heavy drug user, whose sister Linda is a stripper. Oscar also has flashbacks to his childhood when trauma upends the siblings. Oscar's drug-fed hallucinations alter Tokyo's already-disconcerting nights, and after the police shoot h …im, he can float above and look down: on his sister's sorrow, on the rooms of a love hotel, and on life at even a molecular level. The spectrum's colors can be beautiful; it's people's colorless lives that can be ugly. And what of afterlife, is there more than a void? (Read More)
| Themes: | childhood traumatraumadeath of motherincestdrugs |
| Characters: | crying babybabyprostituteboyfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | death of brotherpay phonedrug addictnonlinear timelinedrug dealerpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsexviolence |
New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. 'The Witch' is a chilling portrait of a … family unraveling within their own sins, leaving them prey for an inescapable evil. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdeath of mothermurder |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | baby boylittle boybabyboybrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | winter |
| Story: | dead babybaptismshamedeath of brotherstrangulationcryingviolence |
Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest …Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man's men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn't sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father. A young man with stress-induced asthma, Zac just wants to be what he considers normal, which includes getting rid of his asthma. But more importantly, he wants to get rid of the underlying thoughts that he has and which most going through puberty have, but that for him are becoming more prevalent as he grows older. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondysfunctional familyfuneral |
| Locations: | bicyclesnowchurchschool |
| Characters: | little boybabyprostituteboybrother brother relationshiptattoomother son relationship |
| Story: | snowingdrug abusedeath of brotherdrug addictcoffindrug dealerneighborpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsex |
Shaken by the death of his father and discouraged by his stalled career, writer Sal Paradise goes on a road trip hoping for inspiration. While traveling, he is befriended by charismatic and fearless Dean Moriarty and Moriarty's free-spirited and seductive young wife, Marylou. Traveling across the Am …erican southwest together, they strive to break from conformity and and search the unknown, and their decisions change the very course of their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldrugs |
| Locations: | brothelbussnow |
| Characters: | crying babylittle boybabyprostitutefriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | snowingshopliftinghuggingalcoholcryingcigarette smokingsex scenebased on novelbare breasts |
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician (recently deceased) tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settl …e his affairs. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritancefuneraldrunkenness |
| Locations: | bicyclesnow |
| Characters: | friend |
| Story: | sleeping on a couchestrangementsnowingbackpacknonlinear timelineclassroomcryingtelephone callone word titlesex |
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death a …nd Sid is arrested for her murder. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiondrunkennessdrugsmurder |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | self destructivenessbabymother son relationship |
| Story: | assaultheroindrug addictnonlinear timelinedrug dealerface slapcryingcigarette smokingsex |
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, … escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad... (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdysfunctional familydrunkenness |
| Locations: | citybicyclesnowchurchschool |
| Characters: | boybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | shopliftingdrug abusedeath of brothervirginclassroomneighborcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelsex |
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estrang …ed mother. (Read More)
| Themes: | guilttheftangerdrunkenness |
| Locations: | brothelbicycle |
| Characters: | single fatherprostitutebrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | brothel madamholding handsshameunderage drinkingpunched in the facecryingcigarette smokingbased on novelviolence |
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: | dysfunctional familydeath of motherfuneraldrugsmurder |
| Characters: | crying babybabybrother brother relationship |
| Story: | heroinpay phonecoffinnonlinear timelinedrug dealerface slaptelephone callcigarette smokingsex sceneviolence |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has …fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritancetraumafuneralprisonsuicidemurder |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | babyprostituteboymother son relationship |
| Story: | haunted by the pastpay phonedrug addictdrawingcoffinnonlinear timelinestrangulationcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsex sceneviolence |
Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even …to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdysfunctional familyangerprisonmurder |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | crying babybaby boylittle boybabyboymother son relationship |
| Story: | belief in the afterlifeholding handshugginggymnonlinear timelineface slapcryingtelephone callbased on novelviolence |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc …e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiontheftfuneralprisonmurder |
| Locations: | buschurch |
| Characters: | boybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | weightliftingdrug abuseheroindrug addictcoffinstrangulationface slapcigarette smokingviolencesex |
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: | guilt |
| Characters: | crying babyex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipbabyprostitutemother son relationship |
| Story: | male virgintelephone numberholding handsbackpackplaygroundfireworksdrug dealerpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsex scenesex |
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 motherangerdrunkennessprisondrugsmurder |
| Locations: | school |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | release from prisonunderage drinkingsingle parentheroindrug addictdrug dealerpunched in the facecigarette smokingviolence |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheftangerfuneraldrunkenness |
| Locations: | bicyclebusschool |
| Characters: | little boybabyboyfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | shopliftingdrawingpunched in the facecryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsex |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
| Themes: | guiltfuneralprisonmurder |
| Locations: | churchschool |
| Characters: | babyboybrother brother relationshiptattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | shameshopliftingclassroompunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingone word titleviolence |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydeath of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrugsmurder |
| Characters: | alcoholicbabymother son relationship |
| Story: | holding handsplaygroundvirgincoffindrug dealerpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbare breastsviolencesex |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
| Themes: | angerprisondrugsmurder |
| Characters: | younger version of characterex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationshipbrother brother relationshiptattoo |
| Story: | release from prisonplaygroundheroindeath of brotherdrug addictdrug dealerpunched in the faceface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingsex sceneviolence |
"Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth ce …ntury into a three-hour time-frame. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of babydrug addictionangerdrunkennessdrugssuicide |
| Locations: | brothelsnowschool |
| Characters: | babyprostituteboyfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | false confessiondrug addictcryingbased on novelsex |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltdeath of mothertheftfuneralmurder |
| Locations: | snow |
| Characters: | little boysingle fatherbabyboybrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | shamesnowingassaultsingle parentfireworkscoffincryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelsexviolence |
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Star …ting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug addictiontheftdrugs |
| Locations: | brothel |
| Characters: | self destructivenessbabyprostitutetattoo |
| Story: | shopliftingheroindrug addictdrug dealerface slapcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelone word titlebare breastssex |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheftangerfuneral |
| Locations: | bicyclebussnowchurch |
| Characters: | babyboyfriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | holding handssnowingbackpackcoffinnonlinear timelineneighborcryingtelephone callbased on novel |
Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, …technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrugssuicide |
| Locations: | bussnow |
| Characters: | mother son relationship |
| Story: | multiple perspectivesbackpackdrug abuseeuropevirginnonlinear timelinedrug dealerpunched in the facecryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelbare breastssex |
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil, a chance at redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her … own with devastating consequences to both of their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldrunkennessprisonmurder |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | boy |
| Story: | child's drawinghuggingsingle parentdrawingalcoholcryingtelephone callone word titleviolence |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydeath of motherangerdrunkennessprisondrugssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | busschool |
| Characters: | prostituteboytattoofriendmother son relationship |
| Story: | baptismheroindrawingnonlinear timelineclassroomcryingcigarette smokingbased on novelsexviolence |
Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston …police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one-neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover-can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt. Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spe… (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheftangerfuneralprisondrugssuicidemurder |
| Locations: | brothelsnowchurch |
| Characters: | single fatherprostitutefriend |
| Story: | release from prisonsingle parentfireworkspay phonedrug addictnonlinear timelinealcoholpunched in the faceface slaptelephone callcigarette smokingsex scenebased on novelviolence |
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: | drug addictiontheftfuneraldrunkennessdrugs |
| Locations: | bicyclesnow |
| Characters: | friendmother son relationship |
| Story: | snowingdrug abuseheroinpay phonedrug addictcoffindrug dealerneighborcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingone word title |
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