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The professional and personal life of actor and comedian 'Peter Sellers (I)' (qv) was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his movie fame rose, he began to lose his o …wn personal identity to his movie characters, leading to self-doubt of himself as a person and a constant need for reassurance and acceptance of his work. This self-doubt manifested itself in fits of anger and what was deemed as arrogance by many. In turn, his personal relationships began to deteriorate as his characterizations were continually used to mask his problems. His first wife, Anne Howe, left/divorced him and his relationships with his parents and children became increasingly distant. His relationship with his second wife, Swedish actress 'Britt Ekland' (qv), was based on this mask. In his later life, he tried to rediscover himself and his career with what would become his penultimate film role, that of Chance in _Being There (1979)_ (qv). (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | near death experienceunrequited loveunfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydrug usedeath of motherdeath of fatherlonelinessdivorceextramarital affairfilmmakingdrunkennesstorturedrinkingpregnancy …adulterymarriagedeathsurrealism (See All) |
Mood: | car chasenightmare |
Locations: | airplane tripsex in a caritalyawards showlondon englandmotorcyclesnowhospital |
Characters: | self imagecelebrity interviewpregnant womanex husband ex wife relationshipfilm directorcomedianactressphotographeractorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s1970s |
Story: | price of famesnorting cocainerome italywrap partydysfunctional marriagereference to richard burtonreference to roger moorereference to yul brynnerpeter pan complexover dubbingfamily matriarchreference to laurence olivierhedge mazecasting agentfake psychic …stand instanley kubrickclouseauinferiority complexseconalbouquet of rosescar showroommovie scriptpacemakerreference to cary grantwalking on watercinecittacigarette casedestruction of propertyinterior decoratorsteadicampsychological abusechaletaston martincasting directortoy trainmemorabiliaswedetheatrical agentoedipus complexbi polaranimated title sequencemade for cable tvdefibrillationsuicide threatbbcrolls roycesubject name in titleponymarital infidelitysmoking marijuanacircumcisionclairvoyanttrenchcoatanimated creditsreference to james bondwakefilm studioradio showimmaturityshow businessdomineering motherfilm camerapsychedelicatomic bombbachelorweightliftingdragcrutchesmake upcartoon on tvimpotencephysical abusedrumswedding receptionirreverencegeniusfortune tellerswitzerlandfilm settheatre audiencedrummeranimated sequenceseven word titlecamera shot of feetimaginationrole playinghome movietv showwomanizerhappinessfamewhat happened to epilogueheart attacknewspaper headlinecross dressingactingfilm within a filmscene during end creditsdomestic violencetalking to the cameralooking at the cameraman with glassestoiletcocainedisguisewatching tvface slapdreambased on bookcryingpartycigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefightnudity (See All) |
Themes: | divorcedrinkingmarriagedeath |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | price of famesnorting cocainesubject name in titlefilm cameratheatre audiencehome moviewhat happened to epiloguedomestic violenceman with glassescocainewatching tvface slapbased on bookcryingparty …cigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefightnudity (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrug usedivorceextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | comedianactressfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1960s1970s |
Story: | price of fameshow businesstheatre audiencetv showfamefilm within a filmcocainewatching tvcryingpartycigarette smoking |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedivorcefilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesurrealism |
Locations: | airplane triplondon englandmotorcyclehospital |
Characters: | photographeractorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s1970s |
Story: | price of famefilm settheatre audiencetv showfilm within a filmtalking to the cameralooking at the cameraman with glasseswatching tvpartycigarette smokingfightnudity |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrug usedeath of motherextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s1970s |
Story: | rome italydrumsgeniusdrummeranimated sequencetalking to the cameracocainedreamcryingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefight |
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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadultery |
Locations: | italy |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographeractorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | rome italycigarette casecinecittafilm studiofilm cameraimaginationwomanizerfilm within a filmcryingcigarette smoking |
A blonde actress is preparing for her biggest role yet, but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting. Adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed Polish produc …tion, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingpregnancyadulterysurrealismdeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | film directoractressactorhusband wife relationship |
Story: | film studiotv showactingfilm within a filmscene during end creditslooking at the cameraman with glasseswatching tvface slapcryingcigarette smoking |
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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of fatherlonelinessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipactressactorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | crutcheswedding receptionhappinessface slapdreamcryingcigarette smokingfightnudity |
In 1959, 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv) and his wife, 'Alma Reville' (qv), are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amid disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Alfred decides his next film will adapt the lurid horror novel, _Psycho ( …1960)_ (qv), over everyone's misgivings. Unfortunately, as Alfred self-finances and labors on this film, Alma finally loses patience with his roving eye and controlling habits with his actresses. When an ambitious friend lures her to collaborate on a work of their own, the resulting marital tension colors Alfred's work even as the novel's inspiration haunts his dreams. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadultery |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | film directoractresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | reference to cary grantcartoon on tvfilm settheatre audiencetv showwhat happened to epiloguefilm within a filmtalking to the cameralooking at the cameratoiletwatching tvnudity |
Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will be over for good. At a wedding of a friend, he meets a free-spir …ited college co-ed, Kim, who opens his eyes and leads him on a dangerous path away from Jenna. Meanwhile, none of the relationships of the people surrounding Michael and Jenna are happy and stable. Michael's friend Izzy is unwilling to let go of his childhood sweetheart Arianna; Kenny is a handsome stud who fears commitment to his latest conquest Danielle; and Chris is a co-worker who is dominated by his neurotic and overbearing wife over raising their newborn son. Even Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna, are experiencing problems in their long-suffering marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | unrequited loveunfaithfulnessdrug usedeath of fatherextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | motorcycle |
Characters: | actressphotographerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | dysfunctional marriagewedding receptioncocainewatching tvdreamcryingpartyfight |
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Bree …dlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyextramarital affairdrunkennesspregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s1970s |
Story: | wakedomineering motherbachelorwomanizerface slapparty |
Eccentric actor Daniel Hillard is an amusing and caring father. But after a disastrous birthday party for his son, Daniel's wife Miranda draws the line and files a divorce. He can see his three children only once a week which doesn't sit well with him. Daniel also holds a job at a TV studio as a shi …pping clerk under the recommendation of his liason. But when Miranda puts out an ad for a housekeeper, Daniel takes it upon himself to make a disguise as a Scottish lady named Mrs Doubtfire. And Daniel must also deal with Miranda's new boyfriend Stu Dunemyer. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydivorce |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipactorfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | interior decoratorponydragirreverencecross dressingdisguisepartycigarette smokingcharacter name in title |
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 usedrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Characters: | photographerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | snorting cocainedysfunctional marriageponyphysical abusehome moviewhat happened to epiloguecross dressingdomestic violencecocainedisguisecryingpartycigarette smoking |
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an ove …rnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcefilmmakingdeath |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipfilm directoractressfather daughter relationship |
Story: | stand infilm setfamenewspaper headlineactingfilm within a filmwatching tvcharacter name in title |
When anti-death-penalty activist David Gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague, reporter Bitsey Bloom sets out to learn the story behind Gale's crime. What she finds challenges her belief in Gale's guilt and, finally, in the justice system.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulterydeath |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | italysnowhospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipphotographerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | destruction of propertycircumcisiontheatre audiencewatching tvcryingpartycigarette smokingcharacter name in titlenudity |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, …and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | drug uselonelinessdivorcedrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | actorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s1970s |
Story: | snorting cocainehome moviecocainedreambased on bookpartycigarette smoking |
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death a …nd Sid is arrested for her murder. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usefilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | london englandmotorcyclehospital |
Characters: | photographerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | rolls roycetv showdomestic violencetoiletface slapcryingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefightnudity |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de …fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydeath of motherdeath of fatherlonelinessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | impotencecamera shot of feethome movieheart attacknewspaper headlinetoiletface slap |
When Jessica King goes missing, all eyes turn to Annabelle Wilson. Not as a murder suspect, but as a clairvoyant. Many of the towns folk go to Annabelle for help, and Jessica's fiancee, Wayne Collins, turns to Annabelle for possible guidance. Annabelle feels that she can't help, but this doesn't sto …p her from constantly getting visions of Jessica's fate. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of fatherextramarital affairadulterydeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | dysfunctional marriageclairvoyantcartoon on tvfortune tellercamera shot of feetheart attackdomestic violencewatching tvdreampartyfight |
Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor 'George … Reeves (I)' (qv). Reeves was best known for his title role in _"Adventures of Superman" (1952)_ (qv), a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager 'E.J. Mannix' (qv), Toni Mannix, with whom Reeves was having a relatively open and gift-lucrative affair (she bought him that house), and Reeves' fiancee at the time of his death, Lenore Lemmon, an aspiring actress who some felt didn't love Reeves (or vice versa). As Simo proceeds with his high-profile investigation, he learns that someone doesn't want him snooping around. Through the process, Simo evaluates his own professional and personal life, the latter of which includes a somewhat strained relationship with his wife and son. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingadulterydeath |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipfilm directoractressphotographeractorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | film camerafilm sethome movietv showfamewatching tvpartycigarette smoking |
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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherdeath of fatherdivorceextramarital affairadulterymarriage |
Locations: | london englandhospital |
Characters: | photographerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dysfunctional marriagefilm cameratheatre audiencehappinessface slapcryingcigarette smoking |
Biopic of billionaire 'Howard Hughes (I)' (qv), starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of RKO studios but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a risk-taker spending several fortunes on designing experimental aircraft and eventually founding TWA a …s a rival to Pan AM airlines owned by his great rival Juan Trippe. When Trippe's politico Senator Ralph 'Owen Brewster (I)' (qv) accuses Hughes of being a war profiteer, it's Hughes who gains the upper hand. Hughes also had many women in his life including a long relationship with actress 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv). From an early age however, Hughes was also germophobic and would have severe bouts of mental illness. (Read More)
Themes: | filmmakingdrinking |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipfilm directoractressphotographerfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | wrap partyfilm cameracrutchesgeniustheatre audiencewomanizerfamefilm within a filmdomestic violencepartycigarette smokingfight |
Against the backdrop of aged has-been rock star Billy Mack's Christmas themed comeback cover of "Love Is All Around" which he knows is crap and makes no bones about it much to his manager Joe's chagrin as he promotes the record, several interrelated stories about romantic love and the obstacles to h …appiness through love for Londoners are presented in the five weeks preceding Christmas. Daniel's wife has just passed away, leaving him to take care of his adolescent stepson Sam by himself. Daniel is uncertain how to deal with Sam and his problems without his wife present, especially in light of a potential budding romance within their household. Juliet and Peter have just gotten married. They believe that Peter's best friend and best man Mark hates Juliet but won't say so to his or her face. Others looking at the situation from the outside believe Mark is jealous of Juliet as he is in love with Peter himself. Jamie, a writer, is taking a writing retreat by himself in rural France following catching his latest girlfriend in an indiscretion. Jamie ends up spending much time in France with Aurelia, the Portuguese woman hired as the housekeeper. The question becomes not only if they can communicate their day-to-day needs with each other as she speaks no English, he speaks no Portuguese, and neither speaks French well, but communicate what seems to be their increasing mutual attraction to each other. Sarah has been in love with her co-worker Karl for the two years they have worked to… (Read More)
Themes: | unrequited loveunfaithfulnessdrug usedeath of motherlonelinessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadulterymarriage |
Locations: | london englandmotorcycle |
Characters: | actressactorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | dysfunctional marriagestand inradio showdrumswedding receptionfilm sethappinessscene during end creditscryingparty |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrug usedeath of motherdeath of fatherextramarital affairtortureadulterydeath |
Locations: | motorcycle |
Characters: | photographerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1960s1970s |
Story: | snorting cocainescene during end creditsdomestic violencecocainewatching tvface slapbased on bookcryingpartyfight |
Adult film director Jack Horner is always on the lookout for new talent and it's only by chance that he meets Eddie Adams who is working as a busboy in a restaurant. Eddie is young, good looking and plenty of libido to spare. Using the screen name Dirk Diggler, he quickly rises to the top of his ind …ustry winning awards year after year. Drugs and ego however come between Dirk and those around him and he soon finds that fame is fleeting. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usefilmmakingdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | film directoractressactorfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | snorting cocainefilm camerawedding receptionfamefilm within a filmcocaineface slapcryingpartynudityfight |
Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mon …days, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | snorting cocaineanimated creditsdrummertv showheart attacktalking to the cameracocainewatching tvpartycigarette smokingfightnudity |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr …eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrug usedeath of motherdeath of fatherdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulterymarriagedeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | snorting cocaineweightliftingimpotencewedding receptiontoiletcocainewatching tvface slapcryingcigarette smokingfight |
"Frida" chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera, as the young couple took the art world by storm. From her complex and enduring relationship with her mentor and husband to her illicit and controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her provocative and romanti …c entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary. (Read More)
Themes: | divorceextramarital affairdrunkennesspregnancyadulterymarriage |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | photographerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dysfunctional marriageirreverencegeniuswomanizerdreambased on bookpartycharacter name in titlefight |
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: | drug usedeath of motherfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Locations: | snowhospital |
Characters: | mother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | film studiofilm sethappinessheart attacknewspaper headlinefilm within a filmman with glassescocainewatching tvcrying |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to … rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrunkennesspregnancy |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipphotographerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | happinesswhat happened to epiloguescene during end creditswatching tvcryingpartycigarette smokingcharacter name in titlenudity |
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a … covert operative. Or so Barris said. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesslonelinessextramarital affairtorturedrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | mother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s1970s |
Story: | theatre audiencefamewatching tvface slapdreambased on bookcigarette smokingfight |
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra …cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | death of fatherdivorceextramarital affairadultery |
Locations: | snowhospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1960s1970s |
Story: | animated title sequenceanimated creditsreference to james bondwedding receptiontheatre audiencewomanizerwhat happened to epiloguetoiletdisguisepartycigarette smoking |
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: | unfaithfulnessdrug usedivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriage |
Locations: | italylondon england |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | snorting cocainedysfunctional marriagereference to james bondweightliftingcartoon on tvswitzerlandheart attacknewspaper headlinedomestic violencetalking to the cameracocainewatching tvbased on bookpartycigarette smoking …fightnudity (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: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulterymarriage |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bachelorwomanizerwatching tvface slapdreamcryingfight |
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggli …ng to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress. (Read More)
Themes: | filmmaking |
Locations: | london england |
Characters: | film directoractress |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | rolls roycefilm camerafilm setfamewhat happened to epilogueactingfilm within a filmcharacter name in title |
The Weiss family is the archetypical Hollywood dynasty: father Stafford is an analyst and coach, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; mother Cristina mostly looks after the career of their son Benjie, 13, a child star. One of Stafford's clients, Havana, is an actress who dreams of shoo …ting a remake of the movie that made her mother, Clarice, a star in the 60s. Clarice is dead now and visions of her come to haunt Havana at night... Adding to the toxic mix, Benjie has just come off a rehab program he joined when he was 9 and his sister, Agatha, has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was treated for criminal pyromania and befriended a limo driver Jerome who is also an aspiring actor. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug usefilmmakingdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | sex in a carhospital |
Characters: | film directoractressactorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | casting directortheatrical agentfilm studiofilm setfilm within a filmtoiletwatching tvcryingcigarette smokingnudity |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In … the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
Themes: | drug uselonelinessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Characters: | ex husband ex wife relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1960s1970s |
Story: | car showroomfilm cameradrumsgeniusdrummerwhat happened to epiloguescene during end creditscocaineface slapcryingpartycigarette smoking |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydeath of motherlonelinessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterydeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | actressphotographerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | domineering mothercartoon on tvcocainewatching tvdreamcryingpartycigarette smokingfight |
American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How … do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? (Read More)
Themes: | unrequited lovedivorcedrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Locations: | london englandmotorcycle |
Characters: | actressphotographeractorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | fortune tellerdrummerrole playingtv showhappinesscigarette smoking |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydrug usedeath of motherdivorceextramarital affairadulterydeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | snorting cocainedysfunctional marriageimpotencecocainedisguiseface slapcigarette smokingnudity |
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps …it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydivorceextramarital affairdrunkenness |
Characters: | comedianphotographerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | price of famedysfunctional marriagefilm camerahome moviedomestic violencefight |
Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force …performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdeathsurrealism |
Characters: | photographeractormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1960s1970s |
Story: | snorting cocainedrummertv showfameheart attackdomestic violenceman with glassescocainewatching tvcryingpartynudity |
The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their undergr …ound "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherfilmmakingdrunkennesstorturedrinkingpregnancymarriagesurrealismdeath |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | ponytheatre audiencetalking to the camerapartyfight |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterysurrealism |
Locations: | london england |
Characters: | actressfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | snorting cocainedestruction of propertyfilm camerafilm within a filmcocainewatching tvface slappartycigarette smokingnudity |
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: | unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydeath of motherextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriage |
Characters: | father daughter relationship |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | wedding receptiontheatre audiencescene during end creditswatching tvcryingpartycigarette smoking |
The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins. Mentally however, one of them is more confident than the other, and always manages to seduce the women he meets. When he's tired of his current partner, she is passed on to the other brother - without her knowing. Every …thing runs smoothly, until an actress visits their clinic, and the shy brother is the first to fall in love. Will they be able to 'share' her ? (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdysfunctional familydrug uselonelinessfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancysurrealism |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | snowhospital |
Characters: | actresshusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s1960s |
Story: | make upwatching tvdreamcrying |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrug usedeath of motherlonelinessextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyadulterymarriagedeath |
Locations: | snowhospital |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | wakeheart attacktoiletcocainewatching tvface slapcryingpartycigarette smoking |
The biography of Charlie Chaplin, filmmaker extraordinaire. From his formative years in England to his highest successes in America, Charlie's life, work, and loves are followed. While his screen characters were extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense … of loss. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcefilmmaking |
Characters: | film directorcomedianactressactor |
Period: | 1960s1970s |
Story: | show businessswitzerlandwhat happened to epiloguefilm within a filmcharacter name in title |
Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mecha …nical man) that doesn't work without a special key. Hugo needs to find the key to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets George Melies, a shopkeeper, who works in the train station, and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherlonelinessfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographeractorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | film studioshow businessfilm settheatre audiencehappinessfameactingdreambased on bookcryingcharacter name in title |
Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the … other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairadulterysurrealismdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | film directoractressphotographeractorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | movie scriptswitzerlanddrummerwatching tvface slapdreamcigarette smoking |