Please wait - finding best movies...
It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the mome …nt he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna? (Read More)
Themes: | religious beliefpolice brutalityphilosophycheatingwritingwealthdyinggamblingdatingcancerdrug usedeath of motherdepressiontheftanger …robberyseductiondeceptionfilmmakingweddingdrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancyjealousymoneyreligionmarriagefriendshipdeath (See All) |
Mood: | breaking the fourth wallsatire |
Locations: | motelofficebaseballkitchenelevatorsmall towncemeterysnowchurchrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | self worthhomeless manfilmmakersecretarybest friendwaitressbullyreference to godlove trianglethiefwriterpolicemanboychildrendoctor …friendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolicehomosexual (See All) |
Story: | park benchrent collectorbelief in heavenbank tellerdying womanblind datefirst datesidewalk cafewhite lienewspaper headlinehistory filmmakingobjection at weddinginterrupted weddingwedding ceremonykiss on cheek …studio bosspizza box13th centurynothingnesslife after deathbreathalyzerplaying godsmall talkmatingbelief in the afterlifereference to the ten commandmentsdrunk drivereskimo indianpain killerpepsi colaold people's homemargaritareference to napoleoneternityfilm premiereworryingscriptwriterfalling asleepmedia frenzywish fulfillmentsexual arousalice cream conelong haired maleintegrityred carpetsuicidal thoughtssperm donorbudweiserrentdiarrheamotorcycle copdeathbedmiseryhopelessnesstv interviewgeneticsatheismhonestyfilm studiooverweightslot machineluckhazingmovie trailertv reportertv commercialinventionbeggarsuccesstruthgambleratheistalarm clockbrainfamily dinnerbenchalternate realitysnowingfilm producerbelief in gode mailscreenwriterdeceitfilm setheavenbribeanxietyrejectionmobile phoneremote controlphoto shootend of the worldice creamhappinessbreaking and enteringtv newswaitereyeglassesheart attackcasinoloss of mothersleepingsadnessfilm within a filmdatewigbankstorytellingchampagnefired from the joblimousineflash forwardparkbartenderold womangraveyardman with glassesapologycocainebridgemontagemansionold mannewspapergay slurcafebedbirthdaytearsbeerlievomitingsecretundressingdrinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callmasturbationflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Themes: | wealthdatingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | snowrestauranthospital |
Characters: | love trianglewriterdoctormother daughter relationship |
Story: | ice cream conee maileyeglassesheart attacksleepingdatechampagnefired from the joblimousineold womanbridgemontagecafebedbirthday …tearsundressingdrinkcomputercell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callkissflashbacksex (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingcancerdeath of mothertheftrobberyweddingdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | motelchurchrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | wedding ceremonyslot machinebriberejectionheart attackdatechampagnecafetearsbeerlieundressingdrinkwatching tvcrying …telephone callkisssex (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | officekitchencemeterybarhospital |
Characters: | best friendreference to godboyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sidewalk cafehappinesssadnesschampagneflash forwardbartendergraveyardapologybirthdaytearsbeerlievomitingsecretdrink …computercell phonecryingtelephone callflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
A Kansas City waitress with dreams of becoming a nurse becomes delusional after seeing her no-good car salesman husband murdered. Becoming delusional from shock, she becomes convinced that she is the former fiancee of her soap opera idol. What she also believes is that the soap opera is real and goe …s to LA to find the hospital where he works as a cardiologist. Meanwhile, her husband's murderers are searching for the drugs stolen by her husband and, as luck would have it, they are stored in the trunk of the car she drove off in. Freeman, an aging hit man planning his retirement after this job, also becomes delusional about the woman he is tracking. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of mothertheftrobberydrinkingjealousyfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | motelsmall townrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | secretarybest friendwaitressthiefwriterpolicemandoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | first datenewspaper headlinelucktv commercialdatebartendermansiongay slurcafebirthdaytearsdrinkwatching tvcomputercrying …telephone callkisssex (See All) |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdatingdeath of motherdepressionangerjealousymoneymarriage |
Locations: | elevatorrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | waitresslove trianglewriterpolicemanchildrendoctor |
Story: | photo shoothappinesseyeglasseswigflash forwardparkbartenderapologycafebirthdaytearsliecomputercryingflashback …kiss (See All) |
Sex addict and colonial theme park worker, Victor Mancini, has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mom's hospital bills while she suffers from an Alzheimer's disease that hides the truth about his childhood. He pretends to choke on food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" him will feel …responsible for Victor for the rest of their lives. (Read More)
Themes: | writingdyingdrug usedeath of motherdepressionseductionreligionfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | restaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | best friendwaitressreference to godwriterpolicemanboydoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | truthloss of motherstorytellingfired from the jobflash forwardparkold womannewspapercafetearsbeerlievomitingundressingwatching tv …computercell phonecryingtelephone callflashbackmasturbation (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinkingjealousy |
Locations: | officecemeterysnowrestaurant |
Characters: | writerpolicemanchildrenmother daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | park benchsexual arousalbenchsnowinganxietywaiterloss of motherchampagnefired from the jobflash forwardparkgraveyardapologycafebed …tearsliedrinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callkisssex (See All) |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherdepressiondrinkingpregnancydeath |
Locations: | kitchencemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
Characters: | waitressboydoctormother daughter relationship |
Story: | sidewalk cafealarm clocksnowingwaiterloss of motherparkgraveyardmontagecafetearsdrinkwatching tvcell phonecryingvoice over narration …telephone callkisssex (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | weddingdrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | love trianglepolicemanboydoctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | life after deathsnowingice creamheart attackflash forwardgraveyardapologycafebirthdaytearslieundressingdrinkcell phonecrying …telephone callflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both for …ever. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | kitchencemeterysnowchurchrestaurantbar |
Characters: | boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | margaritaluckalarm clockbenchsnowingeyeglassesstorytellingflash forwardparkbartendergraveyardman with glassesapologyold mannewspaper …cafebirthdaybeerliedrinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callflashbackkisssex (See All) |
Themes: | cheatingdatingdrug useangerfeardrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | best friendreference to godpolicemanboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sidewalk cafehonestybenchremote controlice creamwaitereyeglassessleepingflash forwardapologycafelievomitingundressingdrink …watching tvtelephone callflashbackkisssexmasturbation (See All) |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
Themes: | cancerdeath of mothertheftweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | officesnowrestaurantbar |
Characters: | waitressthiefdoctorfriendmother daughter relationship |
Story: | luckdeceitremote controlice creamlimousinebartenderold womanold mannewspapercafetearsbeerlievomitingsecret …drinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callkissflashbacksex (See All) |
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)
Themes: | cheatingwritingdyingdatingcancerdrug usedepressionseductionfeardrinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | snowchurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | best friendbullyreference to godwriterpolicemanboydoctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | first datehazingmobile phoneice creamhappinesseyeglassessadnessflash forwardapologygay slurcafebirthdaytearssecretdrink …watching tvcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callflashbackkiss (See All) |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydyingdrug usetheftrobberydrunkennessfeardrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | filmmakerthiefpolicemanfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolicehomosexual |
Story: | rentbeggarsnowingbreaking and enteringtv newswaitereyeglassesdatechampagnegraveyardman with glassescocainemontagecafetears …drinkcryingtelephone callmasturbationkiss (See All) |
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)
Themes: | datingdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymoneymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | baseballbarhospital |
Characters: | best friendreference to godfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | pain killermiseryhappinesssleepingstorytellingfired from the jobflash forwardbartenderapologymontagetearsbeerliesecretdrink …computercell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callflashbackkisssex (See All) |
The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casi …no director tries to break up the romance. (Read More)
Themes: | cheatinggamblingdrug usedrinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | motelbar |
Characters: | waitresspolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | drunk drivermiseryluckslot machinegamblerremote controlcasinostorytellinglimousinecocainebedundressingdrinkwatching tvkiss …sex (See All) |
We like Florence: she's considerate, sweet, pretty, and terrific with kids and dogs. She's twenty-five, personal assistant to an L.A. family that's off on vacation. Her boss's brother comes in from New York City, fresh from a stay at an asylum, to take care of the house. He's Roger, a forty-year-old … carpenter, gone from L.A. for fifteen years. He arrives, doesn't drive, and needs Florence's help, especially with the family's dog. He's also connecting with former band-mates - two men and one woman with whom he has a history. He over-analyzes, has a short fuse, and doesn't laugh at himself easily. As he navigates past and present, he's his own saboteur. And what of Florence? is Roger one more responsibility for her or something else? (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of motherdepressionangerdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | motelkitchenrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | best friendchildrenfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | anxietywaitereyeglassesloss of motherstorytellingchampagneapologycocainemontagenewspapercafebedbirthdaybeerundressing …drinkwatching tvcomputercell phonetelephone callkisssex (See All) |
A once handsome playboy, Cesar finds himself in a mental facility and he can't remember why. All he can remember is meeting the love of his life for one day, and then getting into a car accident which left his face horribly disfigured. But the pain of becoming physically undesirable may help him to …find the truth. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdeath of motherangerdrunkennessdrinkingjealousydeathfriendship |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | secretarybest friendreference to godlove trianglepolicemanchildrendoctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | tv interviewtruthatheistremote controlflash forwardparkbirthdayvomitingdrinkwatching tvcomputervoice over narrationkissflashback |
A family. Rose and Norah, in Albuquerque, lost their mother when they were young. Rose is responsible - a housecleaner, raising her seven-year-old son Oscar. She's also having an affair with Mac, a married cop, her high-school sweetheart. Norah can't hold a job. Their dad, Joe, is quirky. When Oscar … is expelled for odd behavior, Rose wants to earn enough to send him to private school. Mac suggests she clean up after crime scenes, suicides, and deaths that go undiscovered for awhile. Rose enlists Norah, and Sunshine Cleaners is born. Norah bonds with the dead, Rose finds out that it's a regulated business, and complications arise. Can a family marked by tragedy sort things out? (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of motherpregnancymoneydeath |
Locations: | motelelevatorrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressreference to godpolicemanboymother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | belief in heavenheavenmobile phoneremote controltv newsstorytellingfired from the jobbartenderold womanapologymontageold manbedbirthdaytears …lievomitingundressingwatching tvcell phonecryingtelephone callsexkissflashback (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: | wealthdyingdrug usedepressionweddingdrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | motelelevatorrestaurant |
Characters: | writerboyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | rent collectortv reportertv newseyeglassesloss of motherwigcocainebridgeold mannewspapercafetearssecretundressingdrink …cryingtelephone callflashbackkiss (See All) |
Two friends, John (played by Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn), crash weddings to pick up women. One day they crash the wedding of the daughter of the Treasury Secretary, Secretary Cleary (Christopher Walken). Instead of short-term flings they end up being invited to the Clearys' island estate, … and potentially meet the loves of their lives... (Read More)
Themes: | datingdeath of motherdepressionangerseductionweddingdrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | cemeterychurch |
Characters: | best friendreference to godboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | diarrheafamily dinnerdeceitwaiterstorytellingchampagneold womangraveyardapologymontagegay slurbedbirthdaybeerlie …vomitingdrinkcryingtelephone callkissmasturbation (See All) |
Following the death of his father in Mexico, Stephane Miroux, a shy insecure young man, agrees to come to Paris to draw closer to his widowed mother Christine. He lands a boring job at a calendar-making firm and falls in love with his charming neighbor Stephanie. But conquering her is no bed of rose …s for the young man and the only solution he finds to put up with the difficulties he is going through is escape into a dream world... (Read More)
Themes: | datingdrunkennessdrinkingjealousydeathfriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | writerpolicemanboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolicehomosexual |
Story: | park benchinventionbrainbenchalternate realityrejectionremote controlbreaking and enteringeyeglassessleepingdateparkold womanapologybridge …old mangay slurbedliedrinkwatching tvvoice over narrationtelephone callflashbackkisssex (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | police brutalitydrug useweddingdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Locations: | elevatorrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | waitresspolicemanboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | sidewalk cafebenche mailphoto shoottv newssadnessflash forwardparkman with glassesapologymansionnewspapergay slurcafetears …liesecretundressingdrinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callflashback (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingcancerdrug usedrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneyreligionmarriagedeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowchurchrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | policemanboychildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexualpolice |
Story: | belief in the afterlifetv reporterice creambreaking and enteringtv newsapologycocainemontagecafebirthdaytearsvomitingundressingdrinkwatching tv …cell phonecryingtelephone callkiss (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: | cancerdeath of mothertheftangerweddingdrinkingpregnancymoneydeathfriendship |
Locations: | kitchencemeterysnowchurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | reference to godpolicemanboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | snowingeyeglassesheart attackloss of mothersleepingflash forwardold womanapologyold mannewspapercafeliedrinkcryingvoice over narration …telephone callflashbackkiss (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthgamblingdeath of motherweddingdrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | churchrestaurantbar |
Characters: | love trianglewriterfriendmother daughter relationship |
Story: | mobile phonecasinoapologynewspapercafebedtearsbeerliesecretdrinkwatching tvcell phonecryingtelephone call …kiss (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)
Themes: | writingangerfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | policemandoctorfriend |
Story: | newspaper headlinereference to napoleonfilm premieresuicidal thoughtsfilm studiofilm producerscreenwritersadnessfilm within a filmfired from the joblimousinebartenderapologymontagenewspaper …cafetearsdrinkcryingkiss (See All) |
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: | feardrinkingjealousymoneyfriendship |
Locations: | motelbaseballelevatorchurchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | best friendreference to godwriterboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sexual arousalanxietyeyeglassessleepingsadnessfired from the jobflash forwardman with glassesapologynewspapercafetearsbeerundressingdrink …voice over narrationtelephone callkisssexflashbackmasturbation (See All) |
In London, the public relation Helen is fired from her position in a PR company. While returning home, she does not catch the train in the subway. But in another possibility of her life, she catches the train in the subway. The story shows two parallel lives of Helen: in one life, she stays with her … boyfriend Gerry, and in the other life, she finds that Gerry cheats her with Lydia and falls in love with James Hammerton. (Read More)
Themes: | cheatingwritingdatingdepressiontheftdeceptiondrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | elevatorrestauranthospital |
Characters: | waitressthiefwriterfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | honestyalternate realitydeceitanxietyfired from the jobbridgecafebirthdayliedrinkwatching tvcryingtelephone callsexkiss |
Seventeen year old Jason Slocumb, Jr. - Igby to most that know him - comes from east coast old money, the second son of self-absorbed and controlling Mimi Slocumb and medically-diagnosed schizophrenic Jason Slocum, Sr., the latter who has for several years been institutionalized in a Maryland psychi …atric facility. While Igby's economics-studying Columbia-attending older brother Ollie Slocum has embraced and aspires to continue their wealthy life, Igby has rebelled against it, considering his brother a fascist (although he could soften that label to Republican). Because of Jason's situation, Mimi has largely left the role of male role model for Ollie and Igby to their godfather, D.H. Banes. Igby's rebellion has led to him being kicked out of one prep school after another, the latest, a military academy, from which Igby escapes before he can graduate. As such, Mimi and D.H. arrange for Igby to live in New York with Ollie for the summer while working for D.H. renovating some of his properties, before Mimi arranges for yet another strict school for the fall so that Igby can at least graduate. Igby is largely able to hide out for most of the summer with the help of Rachel, D.H.'s younger heroin addict mistress, and Sookie, a slightly older waitress with who he falls in love. An issue with Sookie and the aftermath of a joint mission with Ollie leads to Igby having a clearer picture of what his immediate future will look like. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthcancerdrug usedepressiontheftangerseductiondrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | churchrestauranthospital |
Characters: | waitressreference to godlove trianglethiefboydoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hopelessnesshazingsuccessheavenanxietyloss of mothersleepingwigstorytellinglimousineflash forwardparkbirthdaytearslie …vomitingdrinkcryingsexflashbackmasturbation (See All) |
Themes: | wealthdrug usedepressiondrunkennessfeardrinking |
Locations: | elevatorsnowrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressreference to goddoctormother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | park benchworryinge maileyeglassessleepingflash forwardapologycocainebridgemontagebeervomitingundressingdrinkwatching tv …computertelephone callkisssexflashback (See All) |
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organiz …es gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. (Read More)
Themes: | police brutalityangerdrunkennessfeardrinkingjealousydeathfriendship |
Locations: | officekitchenchurchrestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godpolicemanfriendhomosexualpolice |
Story: | newspaper headlinehopelessnessmobile phoneice creamtv newseyeglassesfired from the joblimousinenewspapergay slurcafebirthdaytearsbeerundressing …drinkwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callflashbackkiss (See All) |
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Star …ting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberyweddingdrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagedeath |
Locations: | kitchenrestauranthospital |
Characters: | thiefdoctormother daughter relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | bank telleralarm clockbencheyeglassesbankparkapologycafetearsbeerlievomitingundressingdrinkwatching tv …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone callkisssex (See All) |
The chief spokesperson and lobbyist Nick Naylor is the Vice-President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies. He is talented in speaking and spins argument to defend the cigarette industry in the most difficult situations. His best friends are Polly Bailey that works in the Moderation Council in alcohol …business, and Bobby Jay Bliss of the gun business own advisory group SAFETY. They frequently meet each other in a bar and they self-entitle the Mod Squad a.k.a. Merchants of Death, disputing which industry has killed more people. Nick's greatest enemy is Vermont's Senator Ortolan Finistirre, who defends in the Senate the use a skull and crossed bones in the cigarette packs. Nick's son Joey Naylor lives with his mother, and has the chance to know his father in a business trip. When the ambitious reporter Heather Holloway betrays Nick disclosing confidences he had in bed with her, his life turns upside-down. But Nick is good in what he does for the mortgage. (Read More)
Themes: | cancerdrug useseductiondrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | satire |
Locations: | baseballelevatorcemeteryrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | reference to godboychildrendoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | breathalyzerbriberemote controlice creamtv newsheart attackfired from the joblimousinegraveyardnewspapercafebedlieundressingdrink …watching tvcomputercell phonevoice over narrationtelephone callsex (See All) |
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.
Themes: | drug usedepressiontheftdeceptiondrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | motelsmall townchurchhospital |
Characters: | thiefwriterboyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | reference to the ten commandmentsbedtearsbeerlievomitingdrinkwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationkissflashbackmasturbation |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherdepressiontheftangerdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | best friendreference to godthiefboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | sleepingsadnessflash forwardgraveyardmontagecafebirthdaytearsbeerliesecretdrinkcryingtelephone callflashback …kissmasturbationsex (See All) |
Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oli …ver find so much of each other's needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects. (Read More)
Themes: | dyinggamblingdrug usetheftdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneyreligionfriendship |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | reference to godboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | bank tellernewspaper headlinegamblerremote controleyeglassessleepingsadnessbankapologymontageold mannewspapertearsdrinkwatching tv …cryingtelephone callsex (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | writingseductionfilmmakingdrinkingjealousy |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | waitresslove trianglewriterboydoctormother son relationship |
Story: | sidewalk cafemedia frenzyfilm studiofilm producerscreenwritereyeglassesloss of motherfilm within a filmchampagnebirthdaytearslieundressingdrinkcrying …voice over narrationtelephone callkissflashbacksex (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
Themes: | theftfearpregnancyjealousyreligionmarriagedeath |
Locations: | baseballelevatorsmall towncemeterychurchrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressbullyreference to godthiefpolicemanboychildrenmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | end of the worldbreaking and enteringeyeglassessleepingstorytellingfired from the jobflash forwardgraveyardman with glassesapologybridgenewspapercafetearslie …cell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callkissflashback (See All) |
L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy … neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingcancerdeath of motherdeathfriendship |
Locations: | kitchenrestauranthospital |
Characters: | waitresswriterfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | screenwriterice creamman with glassesgay slurcafetearsvomitingsecretwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callflashbackkiss |
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.
Themes: | death of motherdepressionangerweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyjealousymoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | secretaryreference to goddoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | family dinnerhappinesssadnesschampagnelimousineapologycafetearsbeersecretdrinkwatching tvcomputercryingtelephone call …kiss (See All) |
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcome …d. (Read More)
Themes: | theftreligionmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | small towncemeterysnowchurchbar |
Characters: | thiefwriterboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | old people's homeatheistbreaking and enteringstorytellingold womangraveyardapologymontageold mancafetearsliecryingvoice over narrationflashback …kisssex (See All) |
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
Themes: | dyingdatingcancerdrug useangerdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Locations: | elevatorhospital |
Characters: | reference to godboyfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | honestye mailice creamwigstorytellinglimousineflash forwardapologymontagelievomitingsecretdrinkwatching tvcomputer …cryingvoice over narrationtelephone callflashbackmasturbation (See All) |
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)
Themes: | wealthdatingangerdeceptiondrinkingreligionmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | baseballelevatorsnowchurchrestaurantbar |
Characters: | friendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | snowingdeceitdateflash forwardbridgecafebedbirthdaytearsbeerlieundressingdrinkwatching tvcell phone …cryingtelephone callsexflashbackkiss (See All) |
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: | depressionangerdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | baseballbar |
Characters: | reference to godpolicemanfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | honestyice creamsleepingsadnessdatebartendermontagebedliedrinkwatching tvcomputercell phonecryingtelephone call …masturbationkiss (See All) |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t …he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
Themes: | writingdyingdeath of motherdrinkingjealousymarriagedeath |
Locations: | motelofficecemeterysnowrestaurantbarhospital |
Characters: | writerchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | old people's homesnowingrejectionflash forwardold womanman with glassesbridgeold mancafetearsliedrinkwatching tvcomputercell phone …cryingtelephone callkisssex (See All) |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
Themes: | wealthdrug usetheftweddingdrunkennessfeardrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | breaking the fourth wallsatire |
Locations: | elevatorrestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godthiefpolicemanfriendfather son relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlinemedia frenzylucktv commercialbribeanxietyeyeglassesheart attackchampagnefired from the joblimousineapologycocainemontagemansion …newspapergay slurcafebeerlievomitingdrinkwatching tvvoice over narrationtelephone callflashbackmasturbationkiss (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | datingweddingdrinkingjealousymoneymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | baseballcemeterysnowrestaurantbar |
Characters: | best friendreference to godlove trianglefriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | wedding ceremonydiarrheafamily dinnerbenchsnowingwaitereyeglassessadnessgraveyardapologyold manbedtearsvomitingsecret …undressingdrinkcryingtelephone callkiss (See All) |
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)
Themes: | wealthdatingdrug usedepressiondrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | small townrestaurantbar |
Characters: | bullywriterpolicemanfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | suicidal thoughtsremote controlice creamdatefired from the joblimousineman with glassesmontagemansioncafetearsundressingdrinkcomputercell phone …cryingtelephone callsexkiss (See All) |