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Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, and naive director of fluff films, with a heart-o-gold, who decides he wants to make a film about the troubles of the downtrodden poor. Much to the chagrin of his producers, he sets off in tramp's clothing with a single dime in his pocket to experience poverty firs …t-hand, and gets some reality shock. (Read More)
Subgenre: | comedy filmmakingscrewball comedyslapstick comedy |
Themes: | amnesiawealthhomelessnessgreedgriefpovertytheftdivorcerobberyfilmmakingmoneysuicide |
Mood: | car chasesatire |
Locations: | los angeles californiaroad moviecampfirechicago illinoistruckcourtroomroad tripwaterairplanecemeterymotorcyclecarswimming poolchurchtrain …new york city (See All) |
Characters: | writer directorfilm directorpolice chasecrying babydirectoractressthiefsister sister relationshiplawyerphotographerpolicemanteenage boysingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship …police (See All) |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | assault and batterythrowing a rocklas vegas nevadachained to a bedhollywood californiaauto theftjail cellresisting arrestwrongful arrestflash cameradrama filmmakingmotorcycle copcharacter's point of view camera shotkilled by a traintrain ticket …freight trainhit by a trainmoney falling through the airreference to pluto the doghanging up without saying goodbyereference to the keystone kopsradio city music hall manhattan new york cityreference to hopalong cassidypulled into a swimming poolreference to ernst lubitschmotion picture executivefalling into swimming poolreference to lady godivaclimbing through windowreference to jack bennysocialist realismreference to frank caprasandwich boardriding the railsreference to mae westlunch counterreference to bing crosbyoil cankansas city missouriserving trayrailroad yardleg ironstudio bosscommon coldatomizerrevival meetingpushed into a swimming poolfeather dusterincome taxlying in waitflypapersandbagblurry visionlabor movementreference to bob hopebilly clubtransientsoup kitchenhair brushmovie extrahard laborchain gangscreening roomboxcaridentificationgirdlefleasocial experimentlabor campshantytownwallpaperfalse confessionhomeless sheltercaricatureheadlinereference to mickey mousegenerositywoman dressed as manpublicistmeta filmdining hallid cardsneezedoughnutfollowingorganisttrampdriver's licensehaypittsburgh pennsylvaniachopping woodbigamycheckhorse and wagonrecreational vehicletrespassingcross countryheadacheorganmiseryhobohymnnevadaequalitywrongful convictionmovie studiobusiness cardbare feetgreat depressionmuggingbumkindnessmissingknocked unconsciousbathrobevaletfilm projectorwhistlenaivetytombstonefast motion scenedormitorymudreckless drivingcapitalismmarital separationlanternbarbecuefilm sethit on the headtheatre audiencelaughterbutlerswamprowboatanimated sequenceshovelhungercharitymourningshoessufferingmovie theatrepresumed deadsocial commentaryguardchokinghitchhikinggoathitchhikerimpersonationwatching a movieassaultcommunistmorguehelmetjeeprockblack americanflirtingclass differencescross dressingsleepingfilm within a filmconvertiblecourtflowerstankmistaken identityon the roadportraitbinocularsgravelimousinecoffeecigar smokingsearchfalse accusationtrialjudgedinermontagemansiondisguisecalifornianewspapermanhattan new york cityhandcuffsjailbedriflearrestcamerashotgunmirrorfoodbeatingsongtelephone callshowerchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebare chested maletwo word titlesexdogbloodgunfight (See All) |
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is insp …ired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | filmmaking |
Locations: | los angeles californiaairplane |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographerpolicemanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiaflash cameramovie extrascreening roommovie studiofilm projectortheatre audiencelaughterbutlershoesmovie theatrewatching a moviefilm within a filmflowerslimousine …cigar smokingsearchmontagenewspaperriflecameramirrorfoodphotographcigarette smokingtwo word titlegundog (See All) |
Ellie Andrews has just tied the knot with society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and eventually winds up on a bus headed back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of- work reporter Peter Warne. A …ctually, Warne doesn't give her any choice: either she sticks with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story. (Read More)
Themes: | theftmoney |
Locations: | road movieroad tripairplanemotorcycletrainnew york city |
Characters: | thiefphotographerpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | motorcycle copdoughnuthobobathrobewhistlehungerhitchhikingclass differencessleepingon the roadcoffeecigar smokingsearchmontagenewspaper …bedcamerafoodsongtelephone callshowersingingcigarette smokingbare chested male (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthgriefpovertyfilmmakingmoney |
Locations: | airplanechurchtrain |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographersingerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1940s |
Story: | theatre audiencecharitymourningshoesmovie theatrewatching a movieclass differencesfilm within a filmtanklimousinemontagenewspaperjailarrestsong …showersingingphotographcharacter name in titlesex (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthmoney |
Locations: | truckwaterairplanecemeterycarswimming pooltrain |
Characters: | actresssister sister relationshippolicemanteenage boysingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | lunch counterorganmudmarital separationbarbecueassaultclass differencesconvertibleflowerscoffeecigar smokingjudgedinermontagemansion …newspaperriflemirrorfoodbeatingsongtelephone callsingingcigarette smokingblooddogfight (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdivorcefilmmaking |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | airplanemotorcycletrainnew york city |
Characters: | thiefphotographersingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | jail cellflash camerafreight trainriding the railsboxcarhobofast motion scenefilm settheatre audiencehitchhikingwatching a moviefilm within a filmflowerson the roadlimousine …montagecalifornianewspapermanhattan new york cityjailriflecamerafoodsongtelephone callsingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefightdogsex (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | grief |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroommotorcyclechurchtrain |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | jail cellwrongful arrestflash cameradining hallwrongful convictionsufferingcourtgravesearchfalse accusationtrialjudgedinercalifornianewspaper …handcuffsriflecamerashotgunfoodsongtelephone callshowerchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefightgunblood (See All) |
Biopic of billionaire 'Howard Hughes (I)' (qv), starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of RKO studios but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a risk-taker spending several fortunes on designing experimental aircraft and eventually founding TWA a …s a rival to Pan AM airlines owned by his great rival Juan Trippe. When Trippe's politico Senator Ralph 'Owen Brewster (I)' (qv) accuses Hughes of being a war profiteer, it's Hughes who gains the upper hand. Hughes also had many women in his life including a long relationship with actress 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv). From an early age however, Hughes was also germophobic and would have severe bouts of mental illness. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthfilmmakingmoney |
Locations: | los angeles californiaairplanenew york city |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographersinger |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | hollywood californiaflash camerastudio bossscreening roompublicistmovie studiotheatre audienceimpersonationwatching a moviecommunistflirtingfilm within a filmlimousinemontagecalifornia …manhattan new york citycamerasongtelephone callsingingphotographcigarette smokingtwo word titlefightblooddog (See All) |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Themes: | griefmoney |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiacampfiretruckroad tripcarchurchtrain |
Characters: | policemanteenage boysingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | freight trainriding the railstrampcheckhorse and wagonhobobumfast motion scenebarbecuelaughtercharityhitchhikinghitchhikeron the roadsearch …dinercaliforniariflearrestbeatingtelephone callshowerchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maledogbloodsexfight (See All) |
Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the a …rrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police. (Read More)
Themes: | theftfilmmaking |
Locations: | los angeles californiawatercemetery |
Characters: | film directorthiefsingerpolice |
Story: | motorcycle copcharacter's point of view camera shothair brushmeta filmmovie studiotombstonelanternlaughtershovelmovie theatrehitchhikerimpersonationwatching a movieconvertiblemistaken identity …binocularsgravesearchdisguisebedmirrorbeatingsongtelephone callshowerchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maledogsexblood (See All) |
Themes: | divorcemoney |
Locations: | swimming poolnew york city |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographerpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | jail cellfilm projectortheatre audiencesufferingwatching a movieconvertibleflowerslimousinecoffeedinerjailcamerafoodbeatingsong …telephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebare chested malesexbloodgunfight (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | greed |
Locations: | courtroommotorcyclenew york city |
Characters: | photographerpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Period: | world war two |
Story: | jail cellheadachebathrobeshovelmovie theatrecommunistsleepingcourtfalse accusationmontagehandcuffsjailriflearrestcamera …mirrorfoodbeatingsongtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titlefightsex (See All) |
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett's home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist they are confronted by a series …of strange characters--among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson (very annoyed by that nickname), a campaigning governor and his opponent, a KKK lynch mob, and a blind prophet who warns the trio that "the treasure you seek shall not be the treasure you find." (Read More)
Themes: | povertytheftmoney |
Mood: | car chasesatire |
Locations: | road moviecampfirewaterchurchtrain |
Characters: | singerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | chain ganghayhorse and wagongreat depressionwhistleswampmovie theatreguardhitchhikingimpersonationwatching a movieon the roadgravecigar smokingsearch …riflebeatingsingingphotographfightdogblood (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthgreedtheftmoney |
Locations: | courtroomcemeterymotorcycleswimming poolchurchtrain |
Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerpolicemanpolice |
Story: | haytombstonelanternbutleranimated sequenceguardwatching a movieflirtingbinocularsgravetrialjudgemontagenewspaperrifle …arrestfoodtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malesexdogbloodgun (See All) |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
Themes: | filmmakingsuicide |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming pool |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographerteenage boysinger |
Story: | hollywood californiaflash cameraheadachefilm setwatching a movieportraitcigar smokingnewspaperriflecameramirrorsongtelephone callshowersinging …cigarette smokingbare chested malesex (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d …rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop… (Read More)
Themes: | grieffilmmakingmoneysuicide |
Locations: | airplanemotorcyclechurchtrain |
Characters: | film directoractresspolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | jail cellflash cameradrama filmmakingwhistlereckless drivinglanternfilm sethit on the headlaughtermourningsocial commentarywatching a movieflirtingsleepingfilm within a film …flowerstrialmontagedisguisenewspaperjailriflearrestmirrorfoodbeatingsongtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefightbloodgun (See All) |
Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find … out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann in it's grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts. (Read More)
Themes: | greedpovertyfilmmakingmoney |
Locations: | campfireairplanemotorcycletrainnew york city |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographerpolicemanpolice |
Story: | flash cameramotorcycle copcharacter's point of view camera shotgreat depressiontheatre audienceswamphungerflowersbinocularssearchdinermanhattan new york cityhandcuffsbedrifle …cameratelephone callchasecharacter name in titletwo word titlefightgunblood (See All) |
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an ove …rnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcefilmmaking |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | los angeles californiacemetery |
Characters: | film directoractress |
Story: | screening roommovie studiofilm setmovie theatreguardwatching a moviefilm within a filmlimousinefalse accusationtrialmontagebedcamerasingingcharacter name in title |
1934. Young adults Bonnie Parker, a waitress, and Clyde Barrow, a criminal just released from prison, are immediately attracted to what the other represents for their life when they meet by chance in West Dallas, Texas. Bonnie is fascinated with Clyde's criminal past, and his matter-of-factness and …bravado in talking about it. Clyde sees in Bonnie someone sympatico to his goals in life. Although attracted to each other physically, a sexual relationship between the two has a few obstacles to happen. Regardless, they decide to join forces to embark on a life of crime, holding up whatever establishments, primarily banks, to make money and to have fun. They don't plan on hurting anyone physically or killing anyone despite wielding loaded guns. They amass a small gang of willing accomplices, including C.W. Moss, a mechanic to fix whatever cars they steal which is important especially for their getaways, and Buck Barrow, one of Clyde's older brothers. The only reluctant tag-along is Buck's nervous wife, Blanche Barrow, a preacher's daughter. The gang's life changes after the first fatal shot is fired. Following, their willingness to shoot to kill increases to protect themselves and their livelihood. Their notoriety precedes them, so much so that no matter what one's opinion is of them, most want to have some association to the Barrow gang, to help them, to be spoken in the same breath as them, or to capture and or kill them. Of the many people they encounter in their crime spree, t… (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnesstheftrobberymoney |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | road moviecar |
Characters: | police chasethiefphotographerpolicemansingerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | auto theftgreat depressionreckless drivingtheatre audiencerowboatmovie theatrewatching a movieblack americanflirtingon the roadcigar smokingdinernewspaperhandcuffsjail …bedriflecamerashotgunmirrorsongtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebare chested malesexgunbloodfight (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | povertydivorcefilmmakingmoneysuicide |
Locations: | los angeles californiatruckcemeterycarswimming poolnew york city |
Characters: | actresssister sister relationshipsingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | las vegas nevadaflash camerascreening roomnaivetytheatre audienceblack americanfilm within a filmlimousinemontagecameramirrorsongtelephone callsingingcigarette smoking …sexgun (See All) |
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: | divorcemoney |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroomairplanecarswimming poolchurchnew york city |
Characters: | thieflawyerteenage boysingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | hollywood californiajail cellflash cameramoney falling through the airtheatre audiencemovie theatreimpersonationwatching a moviebinocularsjudgedinermontagemansiondisguisecalifornia …manhattan new york cityhandcuffsarrestchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maledog (See All) |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa …st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberymoneysuicide |
Locations: | courtroomchurch |
Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerphotographerpolicemansingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | guardblack americancourttrialjudgedinermontagedisguiseriflearrestcamerafoodbeatingsongtelephone call …chasesingingphotographcigarette smokinggunfightbloodsex (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: | theft |
Locations: | courtroom |
Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerphotographerpolicemansingerpolice |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | jail cellflash cameracommunistmorguecourtcoffeesearchtrialjudgehandcuffsjailarrestcameramirrorsong …telephone callsingingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebloodgun (See All) |
This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets … Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. (Read More)
Themes: | moneysuicide |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | chicago illinoisairplanemotorcyclecartrain |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerpolicemansingerafrican americanpolice |
Story: | great depressiontheatre audiencemovie theatrewatching a movieblack americancourtbinocularscigar smokingjudgedisguisehandcuffsjailriflearrestcamera …shotgunfoodbeatingsongtelephone callchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingtwo word titlegunsexblood (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | theftrobbery |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiatruckwater |
Characters: | police chasethieflawyerpolicemanafrican americanpolice |
Story: | character's point of view camera shotid cardreckless drivingdisguisehandcuffsjailarrestshotgunmirrorfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingdog |
During the psychedelic 60s and 70s Larry "Doc" Sportello is surprised by his former girlfriend and her plot for her billionaire boyfriend, his wife, and her boyfriend. A plan for kidnapping gets shaken up by the oddball characters entangled in this groovy kidnapping romp based upon the novel by Thom …as Pynchon. (Read More)
Themes: | greedtheftmoney |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | los angeles californiamotorcycleswimming pool |
Characters: | thieflawyerphotographerpolicemansingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiaflash cameramovie extradoughnutreckless drivinghit on the headlaughtermourningmovie theatrehitchhikingcommunistblack americanfilm within a filmconvertiblebinoculars …false accusationcalifornianewspaperhandcuffsarrestfoodtelephone callsingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maletwo word titlegunbloodfight (See All) |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdivorcerobbery |
Locations: | waterairplanemotorcycle |
Characters: | thiefsister sister relationshiplawyerphotographerpolicemanteenage boyhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | false confessiondoughnutdriver's licenseheadachemarital separationwatching a moviecoffeesearchjudgedinermontagecalifornianewspaperriflearrest …cameratelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbloodgun (See All) |
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: | grieftheftmoney |
Locations: | cemeteryswimming poolchurchtrain |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipphotographerpolicemanteenage boyhusband wife relationship |
Story: | hit by a trainreference to mickey mousedriver's licenselaughtershovelhungerchokingsleepingflowersgravecoffeenewspaperriflecameramirror …foodtelephone callchasephotographcharacter name in titlebare chested maledogblood (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Locations: | truckchurchtrainnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerteenage boysingerafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | shantytowncheckhoboequalityswamprowboatcommunistblack americanmontagenewspapermanhattan new york cityjailriflearrestbeating …songtelephone callchasesingingfightgunsexdog (See All) |
When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and with the help of Travis Lehman (her parole officer) she sets out to find her son and the truth behind the "murder".
Locations: | courtroomcemeteryswimming pool |
Characters: | police chaselawyersingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | jail cellwrongful arrestwrongful convictionmistaken identitycoffeesearchtrialjudgemontagehandcuffsarrestcamerachasesingingphotograph …cigarette smokingtwo word titlesexblood (See All) |
A blonde actress is preparing for her biggest role yet, but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting. Adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed Polish produc …tion, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthfilmmakingmoney |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | film directoractresspolicemanafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiabarbecuebutlermovie theatrewatching a movieblack americanclass differencesfilm within a filmcoffeesearchmansionbedbeatingtelephone callcigarette smoking …two word titlebloodsexgun (See All) |
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: | wealthhomelessnessgriefpovertytheftrobberymoney |
Locations: | campfiretruckairplanecemeterymotorcyclecarchurch |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boysingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | bathrobeshoessufferinghitchhikinghitchhikersleepingflowerson the roadlimousinesearchbedsongchasesingingphotograph …cigarette smokingbare chested maledogsexfightgun (See All) |
Adult film director Jack Horner is always on the lookout for new talent and it's only by chance that he meets Eddie Adams who is working as a busboy in a restaurant. Eddie is young, good looking and plenty of libido to spare. Using the screen name Dirk Diggler, he quickly rises to the top of his ind …ustry winning awards year after year. Drugs and ego however come between Dirk and those around him and he soon finds that fame is fleeting. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyfilmmakingmoney |
Locations: | los angeles californiatruckswimming pool |
Characters: | film directordirectoractresslawyersinger |
Story: | shoesassaultfilm within a filmlimousinecigar smokingjudgedinermontagemansioncaliforniajailbedshotgunmirrorbeating …songtelephone callsingingbare chested maletwo word titlebloodgunfight (See All) |
JJ 'Jake' Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Hollis, builder of the city's water supply system, of having an affair. Gittes does what he does best and photographs him with a young girl but in the ens …uing scandal, it seems he was hired by an impersonator and not the real Mrs. Mulwray. When Mr. Mulwray is found dead, Jake is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest, and municipal corruption all related to the city's water supply. (Read More)
Themes: | money |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiawater |
Characters: | police chasesister sister relationshiplawyerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | hanging up without saying goodbyetrespassingbusiness cardgreat depressionknocked unconsciousbutlerrowboatimpersonationmorgueconvertiblebinocularsfalse accusationmansionhandcuffsrifle …camerabeatingtelephone callshowerphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefight (See All) |
Berlin student Jule is hoplessly indebted due to an accident she caused, uninsuredly hitting a rich businessman's limousine. Evicted from her flat she moves in with her boyfrend Peter and soon learns that Peter and his flatmate, Jan, are breaking into luxurious mansions at night. Instead of stealing … or vandalizing, though, they carefully and ornately rearrange furniture and valulables and leave obscure messages. Jule convinces Jan, who has a crush on her, to pay a visit to the villa of her creditor. (Read More)
Themes: | wealththeftmoney |
Locations: | airplaneswimming pool |
Characters: | thiefphotographerpolicemanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | pulled into a swimming poolwallpaperchopping woodhobobumfast motion scenecapitalismshoessocial commentarylimousinesearchmansionriflearrestcamera …mirrorfoodbeatingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malegunsex (See All) |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser …ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
Themes: | povertymoney |
Locations: | courtroomcemeterymotorcycleswimming poolnew york city |
Characters: | police chaselawyerpolicemansingerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | character's point of view camera shotimpersonationjeepcourtlimousinefalse accusationtrialjudgemontagemansiondisguisemanhattan new york cityhandcuffsriflearrest …camerashotgunbeatingtelephone callchasebare chested malebloodfightgunsex (See All) |
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count …ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)
Themes: | grieftheftmoney |
Locations: | campfiretruckairplanecemetery |
Characters: | thiefpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | tombstonedormitorylanternanimated sequencemourningwatching a moviehelmetfalse accusationnewspaperbedriflearrestsongtelephone callchase …singingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malesexfightdogblood (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: | theftrobberymoney |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | thiefpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | billy clubtheatre audienceanimated sequencesufferingfilm within a filmtrialjudgemontagehandcuffsjailbedshotgunbeatingsongtelephone call …singingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebare chested malefightdogblood (See All) |
When anti-death-penalty activist David Gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague, reporter Bitsey Bloom sets out to learn the story behind Gale's crime. What she finds challenges her belief in Gale's guilt and, finally, in the justice system.
Themes: | homelessnessdivorcesuicide |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | cemeteryswimming poolchurchtrainnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerpolicemanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | chain gangwrongful convictionmarital separationbarbecuetheatre audiencelimousinefalse accusationdinerhandcuffsjailcameratelephone callshowerchasephotograph …cigarette smokingcharacter name in title (See All) |
Madison Avenue advertising man Roger Thornhill finds himself thrust into the world of spies when he is mistaken for a man by the name of George Kaplan. Foreign spy Philip Vandamm and his henchman Leonard try to eliminate him but when Thornhill tries to make sense of the case, he is framed for murder …. Now on the run from the police, he manages to board the 20th Century Limited bound for Chicago where he meets a beautiful blond, Eve Kendall, who helps him to evade the authorities. His world is turned upside down yet again when he learns that Eve isn't the innocent bystander he thought she was. Not all is as it seems however, leading to a dramatic rescue and escape at the top of Mt. Rushmore. (Read More)
Themes: | divorce |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | chicago illinoiscourtroomairplanetrain |
Characters: | police chasepolicemanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | auto thefthanging up without saying goodbyevaletreckless drivinglaughterconvertiblemistaken identityfalse accusationjudgedisguisenewspapermanhattan new york cityhandcuffsriflearrest …cameramirrortelephone callshowerchasephotographcigarette smokingfightgunsex (See All) |
Malena is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malena in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is pres …umed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. (Read More)
Themes: | greedgriefpoverty |
Locations: | courtroomairplanemotorcycletrain |
Characters: | lawyerteenage boysingerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | whistlemourningpresumed deadwatching a moviecommunistcourtjudgebeatingsongsingingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebare chested malesex …bloodfight (See All) |
Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese … airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberysuicide |
Locations: | truckwaterairplanemotorcycleswimming poolchurch |
Characters: | thiefteenage boysingerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1940sworld war two |
Story: | dormitorymudhungerclass differencessleepingflowerstankbinocularslimousinecigar smokingfoodbeatingsongchasesinging …photographbloodgunfight (See All) |
John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant. Out of options, John Q. … takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant. (Read More)
Themes: | robberymoney |
Locations: | chicago illinoistruckcourtroomroad tripchurch |
Characters: | police |
Story: | hymnreckless drivingsufferingsleepingcourtmistaken identitytrialjudgemontageriflearrestfoodsongtelephone callsinging …cigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefightbloodgun (See All) |
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: | grieftheftmoneysuicide |
Locations: | courtroomcemeterycarchurch |
Characters: | photographerpolicemansingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | flash camerahymnfilm projectorhit on the headlaughtersufferingassaultmorgueconvertiblecourtflowersgravelimousinejudgenewspaper …handcuffsriflecamerashotgunmirrorfoodbeatingsongsingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malebloodgun (See All) |
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is …short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)
Themes: | money |
Locations: | courtroomairplanechurchnew york city |
Characters: | policemansingerafrican americanpolice |
Story: | jail cellwoman dressed as mannevadanaivetyimpersonationjeepblack americanclass differencesflowerstankmistaken identityjudgemanhattan new york cityjailrifle …foodsongsingingcigarette smokingbare chested maledog (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: | wealththeftrobberyfilmmakingmoneysuicide |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroomwaterairplanemotorcycleswimming pool |
Characters: | actressthiefpolicemanpolice |
Story: | valetbinocularssearchtrialjudgemansioncaliforniabeatingchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfightsexblood …gun (See All) |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, …and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthpovertytheftdivorcemoney |
Locations: | los angeles californiachicago illinoiscourtroomairplanecemeteryswimming pool |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | hollywood californiaauto theftcourtjudgemontagemansioncaliforniajailarrestbeatingphotographcigarette smokingbloodgun |
Three years and 10 successful title defenses after beating Apollo Creed, with whom he has become great friends, a now wealthy Rocky Balboa is considering retirement. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to Clubber Lang, who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's trainer Mickey …. Rocky sinks into a depression, and Apollo decides to train Rocky for a rematch against Lang so Rocky can try to win the title back. (Read More)
Locations: | los angeles californiaairplanemotorcycleswimming pooltrain |
Characters: | writer directorafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | jail cellpulled into a swimming poolreference to bob hopefilm projectorcharityhelmetlimousinecigar smokingfalse accusationmontagemansioncaliforniabedarrestbeating …songphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebare chested maletwo word titlefight (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | wealthmoneysuicide |
Locations: | los angeles californiacourtroomswimming pooltrainnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerphotographersingerhusband wife relationshippolice |
Story: | shovelclass differencescross dressingcourtsearchtrialjudgedisguisenewspapermanhattan new york citycameramirrorfoodsongtelephone call …showersingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maledoggunblood (See All) |
When a man (Robbins) believes he has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his boss, it sets off a chain reaction of events. First he wanders into a ghetto where a robber (Lawrence) tries to take his money at gunpoint, but instead sets a wild ride from California to Arizona. The two even …tually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory. (Read More)
Themes: | robberymoney |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | thiefhusband wife relationship |
Story: | reckless drivingbarbecuehitchhikingclass differencesmistaken identityon the roadlimousinecoffeedinerhandcuffsriflearrestshotgunchasecigarette smoking …fight (See All) |