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The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Ice Storm (1997)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
self abusesexualityunfaithfulnessguiltdysfunctional familydrug usedivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulterypoliticsreligioninfidelitymarriage …friendship (See All)
Mood:
nighthigh schoolrain
Locations:
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Characters:
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Period:
year 19731970s
Story:
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Almost Famous (2000)
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Almost Famous (2000)

William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessguiltdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
carswimming poolnew york city
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boyteacherbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1970s
Story:
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The Virgin Suicides (1999)
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The Virgin Suicides (1999)

A man about forty years of age tells the story from when he was a teenager in upscale suburban Detroit of his and three of his friends' fascination with the mysterious and doomed Lisbon sisters. In 1974, the sisters were seventeen year old Therese, sixteen year old Mary, fifteen year old Bonnie, fou …rteen year old Lux, and thirteen year old Cecilia. Their fascination still remains as they try to piece together the entire story. The sisters were mysteries if only because of having a strict and overprotective upbringing by their father, who taught math at the girls' private co-ed school, and overly devout Catholic mother, who largely dictated the household rules. The story focuses primarily on two incidents and the resulting situations on the girls' lives. The first was an action by Cecilia to deal with her emotions over her life. And the second was the relationship between Lux - the sister who pushed the boundaries of the household rules most overtly in doing what most teenagers want to do - and Trip Fontaine, he who could have any girl he wanted but wanting solely Lux. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity
Mood:
high school
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boygirlteacherfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1970s
Story:
sexual promiscuityamerican footballinnocence lostmodel airplanegeneration gapsexual awakeningpromiscuityvirginitymagazinerecordingteenage sexrecord playerclasstragic eventsuburb …virgindinnerprayerclassroomneighbormarijuanatearsdrinkwatching tvunderwearcryingvoice over narrationpartycigarette smokingbased on novelsexkiss (See All)

Easy A (2010)
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Easy A (2010)

After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

Themes:
unfaithfulnessguiltdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryreligioninfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
kitchenswimming poolchurch
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Squid And The Whale (2005) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Squid And The Whale (2005)

In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
french kissteenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)

Themes:
unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycle
Characters:
teenage boygirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydrug usedivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
sex in a carswimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
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Mood:
rain
Locations:
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Characters:
teenage girlstudentteacherfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship
Story:
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The Wackness (2008) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Wackness (2008)

Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
dysfunctional familydrug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkinginfidelityfriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
bicycletrainnew york city
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boyfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano … blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister. (Read More)

Themes:
guiltdrug useextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
night
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
girlboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship
Story:
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Election (1999)
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Election (1999)

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Me …tzler to run for president as well. Chaos ensues. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairadulterypoliticsreligioninfidelitymarriage
Mood:
high school
Locations:
bicyclenew york city
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
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Juno (2007)
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Juno (2007)

A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place  …the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? (Read More)

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independent film
Themes:
drug usedivorcemarriagefriendship
Mood:
high school
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bicyclesnow
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
guiltdrug usedrinkingfriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
snowchurch
Characters:
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Story:
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
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Nowhere Boy (2009)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Locations:
bicycle
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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Persepolis (2007)
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Persepolis (2007)

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessguiltdrug usedivorcedrinkingpoliticsreligioninfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
high schoolrain
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bicyclesnow
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Period:
1970s
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Spanglish (2004)
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Spanglish (2004)

John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. W …hen they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous! (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
unfaithfulnessguiltdysfunctional familyextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage
Locations:
kitchencar
Characters:
girlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Spectacular Now (2013) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Spectacular Now (2013)

Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master  …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
divorcedrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boygirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
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The Reader (2008)
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The Reader (2008)

THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)

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coming of age
Themes:
guiltdivorcefriendship
Mood:
high schoolrain
Locations:
bicyclesnowchurchtrainnew york city
Characters:
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Period:
1970s
Story:
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21 Grams (2003)
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21 Grams (2003)

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)

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independent film
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Mood:
rain
Locations:
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Characters:
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The Last Picture Show (1971)
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The Last Picture Show (1971)

In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, football, and girls. Jacey is Duane's ste …ady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love, loneliness, and jealousy. Then folks stop attending the second-run features at the movie house and the time comes for the last picture show. With the closure of the movie house, the boys feel that a stage of their lives is closing. They stand uneasily on the threshold of the rest of their lives. (The movie was adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry). (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
sex in a car
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boyteacherboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to  …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)

Themes:
drinkingreligionfriendship
Locations:
bicyclesnowchurchtrain
Characters:
studentteacherbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
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Another Year (2010)
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Another Year (2010)

A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.

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unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclecartrain
Characters:
brother brother relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Room (2003)
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The Room (2003)

In San Francisco, we follow Johnny, a man who has a girlfriend, Lisa, and also his best friend, Mark. Lisa has been cheating on Johnny with Mark and Johnny doesn't know! Will Johnny ever find out? Will Mark still be Johnny's best friend?

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdrug usedrunkennessdrinkinginfidelityfriendship
Mood:
rain
Characters:
studentboyfriendmother daughter relationship
Story:
american footballhedonismnarcissismliving roomfrustrationembarrassmenttape recorderdesiresadnesstragic eventstrippingjeanswinebedroombathroom …bedtearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpartykisssex (See All)

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The Station Agent (2003)
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The Station Agent (2003)

When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
guiltdrug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
train
Characters:
teacherfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
saying gracepassed out drunkgraceclassdeath of sonreadingmanhattan new york cityprayerclassroommarijuanabookdrinkunderweartelephone callthree word title …title spoken by charactercigarette smokingkiss (See All)

Ken Park (2002) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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Ken Park (2002)

Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother. Peaches looks after her devou …tly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim. But they spend precious little time together and none of them seems to know much about one another's family lives. This bizarre dichotomy underscores their alienation # the result of suburban ennui, a teenager's inherent sense of melodrama, and the disturbing nature of their home environments. (Read More)

Themes:
unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydrug useextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryreligioninfidelitymarriage
Mood:
rain
Locations:
kitchen
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boybrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Good Girl (2002)
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The Good Girl (2002)

The plot revolves around a young married woman whose mundane life takes a turn for the worse when she strikes up a passionate and illicit affair with an oddball discount-store stock boy who thinks he's Holden Caulfield.

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
unfaithfulnessguiltdrug useextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
carchurch
Characters:
girlboyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
dysfunctional marriagepsychiatric hospitalburglarymarijuanabedtearsdrinkwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationthree word titlecigarette smokingbare chested malekissmasturbation

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The Basketball Diaries (1995)
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
drug usedrunkennessdrinkingreligionfriendship
Mood:
nighthigh schoolrain
Locations:
kitchensnowchurchnew york city
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship
Story:
dead boymedicine cabinetinnocence lostdrugstoredrug abuseclasskeymanhattan new york cityprayerclassroomneighborbathroomtearsdrinkwatching tv …underwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingbased on novelmasturbationkisssex (See All)

Giant (1956)
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Giant (1956)

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:
drunkennessdrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
carswimming pooltrain
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boybrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
diving boardinnocence lostturkey the birdpassing outthanksgivingmarital problemministerrailway stationdeath of sonreadingjeansbandprayerneighbortears …bookdrinkcryingtelephone callpartycigarette smokingbased on novelkiss (See All)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions,  …not the answering of them. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
sexualitydrinkingfriendship
Mood:
night
Locations:
church
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendhusband wife relationship
Story:
geometryturkey the birdprivate schoolvirginitysleepingreadingvirgindinnerwineprayerclassroomtearsbookdrinkcrying …voice over narrationpartycigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelkisssex (See All)

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Lolita (1997)
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Lolita (1997)

Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl,  …who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
sexualityguiltdrunkennessdrinkingmarriage
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycleswimming pool
Characters:
french kissteenage girlteenage boygirlteachermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Tree Of Life (2011)
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The Tree Of Life (2011)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
guiltdysfunctional familyreligionmarriage
Mood:
rain
Locations:
stormbicycleswimming poolchurch
Characters:
boybrother brother relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
saying graceice trayice cubemarital problemexistentialismrecordingrecord playersleepingclassdeath of sondeath of brotherreadingsuburbhouseprayer …classroomtearsbookcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callexplosionbare chested malekiss (See All)

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas (2008)
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The Boy In The Striped Pajamas (2008)

Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped paj …amas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. (Read More)

Themes:
friendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
kitchenbicycletrain
Characters:
girlbrother sister relationshipboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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White Oleander (2002) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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White Oleander (2002)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryreligioninfidelityfriendship
Mood:
high school
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boygirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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City Of God (2002)
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City Of God (2002)

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)

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coming of age
Themes:
sexualityunfaithfulnessdrug useextramarital affairadulteryreligioninfidelityfriendship
Locations:
bicyclechurch
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boyboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1970s
Story:
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An Education (2009)
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An Education (2009)

In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working  …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
kitchenbicyclesnow
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentteacherboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Kids (1995)
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Kids (1995)

Disturbing, dark, low-budget independent film about teen-agers in New York City. The story focuses on Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick), a teen who has a goal to de-flower as many virgins as he can. When one of his old encounters discovers that she is H.I.V.-positive, after only one encounter with a guy, Tell …y remains undaunted. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
drug usefriendship
Locations:
swimming poolnew york city
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boy
Story:
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Prime (2005) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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Prime (2005)

In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)

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divorcedrinkingpoliticsreligionmarriagefriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
snowswimming poolchurchnew york city
Characters:
girlbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
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Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

In Mexico City, late teen friends Tenoch Iturbide and Julio Zapata are feeling restless as their respective girlfriends are traveling together through Europe before they all begin the next phase of their lives at college. At a lavish family wedding, Tenoch and Julio meet Luisa Cortes, the twenty-som …ething wife of Tenoch's cousin Jano, the two who have just moved to Mexico from Spain. Tenoch and Julio try to impress the beautiful Luisa by telling her that they will be taking a trip to the most beautiful secluded beach in Mexico called la Boca del Cielo (translated to Heaven's Mouth), the trip and the beach which in reality don't exist. When Luisa learns of Jano's latest marital indiscretion straight from the horse's mouth, she takes Tenoch and Julio's offer to go along on this road trip, meaning that Tenoch and Julio have to pull together quickly a road trip to a non-existent beach. They decide to head toward one suggested by their friend Saba, who seems a little confused himself of this beach's location. On the road trip, which ends up not being totally harmonious, the three go on a trip of discovery. For Luisa, she has to figure out what to do with her immediate future based on the news from Jano and a secret she is keeping. And Tenoch and Julio have to figure out what their friendship really means as they grow up. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdrug usedivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulterypoliticsinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Locations:
sex in a carswimming pool
Characters:
teenage boystudentbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
premature ejaculationsexual awakeningbongpromiscuitysex talkembarrassmentdesireteenage sexvirginstrippingbedroommarijuanabedtearsdrink …underwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callshowercigarette smokingbare chested malesexkissmasturbation (See All)

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Garden State (2004)
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Garden State (2004)

Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe that his mother's wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and h …is doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dysfunctional familydrug usedrinkingfriendship
Mood:
high schoolrain
Locations:
kitchenswimming pool
Characters:
french kissstudentgirlbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Gone Girl (2014)
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Gone Girl (2014)

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark  …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)

Themes:
unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage
Locations:
kitchensnowcarswimming poolnew york city
Characters:
girlbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
narcissismmarital problemliving roomdesirerecord playersadnesshousebedroommanhattan new york cityneighborbathroombedbookdrinkwatching tv …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone callshowerpartycigarette smokingbased on novelkiss (See All)

The Sessions (2012) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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The Sessions (2012)

At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)

Themes:
sexualityguiltdrinkingfriendship
Locations:
bicyclechurch
Characters:
teenage boygirlboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
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Thirteen (2003)
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Thirteen (2003)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
dysfunctional familydrug usedivorcedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
sexual awakeningbongshopliftingdrug abuseclassjeansclassroommarijuanadrinkunderweartelephone callshowercigarette smokingkisssex

What Lies Beneath (2000)
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What Lies Beneath (2000)

Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's stepdaughter) to college. Now, Claire reports hearing … voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. An increasingly frightened Claire thinks the phenomena have something to do with the couple living next door, especially since the wife has disappeared without apparent explanation. At her husband's urging, Claire starts to see a therapist; she tells him she thinks the house is being haunted by a ghost. His advice? Try to make contact. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Jody, and a ouija board, Claire seeks to find out the truth of What Lies Beneath. (Read More)

Themes:
unfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
snowswimming pool
Characters:
teenage girlstudentteacherfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
cocktail partyvaliumcoupleelectrocutionkeyroommatehousewineneighborbathroomtearswatching tvcryingtelephone callshower …three word titleparty (See All)

Fish Tank (2009)
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Fish Tank (2009)

Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy …friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familyextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
kitchencartrain
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boygirlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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A Walk In The Clouds (1995) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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A Walk In The Clouds (1995)

A Walk in the Clouds depicted a story about a young-married US military soldier, named Paul, who returned home after the World War II. In the middle of the way back home, he accidentally met a girl named Victoria who finished her master's degree. She has not married yet but got pregnant by accident. … During the journey they talked a lot. Due to her pregnancy, Victoria was afraid of her father who respected old Mexican tradition. Thus, Paul proposed to pose as her husband to help her face her dad. Paul was not intended to cheat on his wife by pretending to be Victoria's husband. However, when Paul decided to come back to his home and left Victoria, he found his wife cheating on him. Paul then headed back to Victoria's house "Las Nubes" and confessed his true love to Victoria. (Read More)

Themes:
unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familyextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage
Mood:
rain
Locations:
kitchentrain
Characters:
studentgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
marital problemrailway stationrecordingrecord playerhousebandwinetearsdrinkunderwearcryingexplosionkisssex

All Good Things (2010)
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All Good Things (2010)

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:
drug usedrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycleswimming pooltrainnew york city
Characters:
studentgirlbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1970s
Story:
dysfunctional marriagerecordingrecord playerdinnerwinemanhattan new york cityneighbormarijuanatearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callshowerthree word title …partycigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All)

Proof (2005)
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Proof (2005)

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:
drug usedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
kitchenbicyclesnownew york city
Characters:
studentteacherfriendfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
classsadnessreadingwineclassroomtearsbookdrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callpartytitle spoken by characterkisssex

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Mysterious Skin (2004)
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Mysterious Skin (2004)

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)

Subgenre:
coming of ageindependent film
Themes:
guiltdysfunctional familydrug usedrunkennessdrinkingfriendship
Mood:
nightrain
Locations:
bicyclesnownew york city
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlbrother sister relationshipboyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
tape recordersadnessreadingkeystrippinghousebedroommarijuanabedtearsdrinkwatching tvunderwearcryingvoice over narration …telephone callshowercigarette smokingbased on novelkissmasturbation (See All)

Lat Den Ratte Komma In (2008) is one of the best movies like The Ice Storm (1997)
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Lat Den Ratte Komma In (2008)

Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced  …with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
divorcedrinkingfriendship
Mood:
night
Locations:
snowswimming pooltrain
Characters:
girlteacherboyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
dead boywhiptape recorderrecordingrecord playerclassreadingsuburbdinnerclassroomneighborbathroombookdrinkunderwear …telephone callcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelkiss (See All)

Varsity Blues (1999)
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Varsity Blues (1999)

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingreligionfriendship
Mood:
nighthigh school
Locations:
car
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boystudentgirlteacherboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
american footballdrug abuseclassstrippingfootballprayerclassroomtearsdrinkunderwearcryingpartycigarette smokingbare chested malesex …kiss (See All)

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