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The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddons nee Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs. Giddons is estranged from her husband, who is convalescing in Baltimore and suffers from a terminal illness. But s …he needs him home, and will manipulate her daughter to help bring him back. She has a sneaky business deal that she's cooking up with her two elder brothers, Oscar and Ben. Oscar has a flighty, unhappy wife and a dishonest worm of a son. Will the daughter have to marry this contemptible cousin? Who will she grow up to be - her mother or her aunt? Or can she escape the fate of both? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | murder of husbanddyinggreedrivalrydysfunctional familyblackmailtheftlonelinesscorruptiondrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagemurderdeath |
| Locations: | chicago illinoiswheelchairsmall townhoteltrain |
| Characters: | alcoholic motherbrother in law sister in law relationshipaunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipuncle niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipthiefbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipchildrendoctorafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship …husband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
| Period: | 1800s |
| Story: | cotton millport winesibling rivalryhorse and carriagedysfunctional marriagemobile alabamayear 1900black stereotypeshrewsister in law sister in law relationshipambitious womanpetticoatnightshirtdressmakervillainess played by lead actress …cottonestranged couplebiblical quotewashing hairtitle based on the biblesafe deposit boxturn of the centuryinvalidseamstressheart diseasematriarchamerican southman slaps a womanbaltimore marylandplantationcardembezzlementhammockgiving a toastbankerlast will and testamentselfishnessstairwayphysicianroseslaveapplerailway stationviolinservantlistening to musicmedicineshavingblack americandeath of husbandpianistbusinessbankcigar smokingeatingwinenewspaperreporterpianobathroomanimal in titleletterdrinkface slapmirrorhorsefoodbased on playphotograph (See All) |
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estrang …ed mother. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | dyingblackmailtheftlonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | thiefbrother brother relationshipdoctorafrican americanmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalryhorse and carriagetitle based on the biblerailway stationblack americanbusinessbankcigar smokingwinepianodrinkmirrorhorsephotograph |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
| Themes: | dyingtheftlonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmurderdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | thiefdoctorafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagecottonplantationslaveviolinshavingpianisteatingpianoletterdrinkmirrorhorsefoodphotograph |
Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous …in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | theftdrunkennessmoneymarriagedeathmurder |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | aunt niece relationshipcousin cousin relationshipthiefbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1800s |
| Story: | horse and carriagesister in law sister in law relationshippetticoatcottonplantationstairwayphysicianslaverailway stationservantblack americanbusinessletterface slapmirror …horsefoodphotograph (See All) |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
| Themes: | dyinglonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipchildrendoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | servantlistening to musicmedicinepianistcigar smokingeatingnewspaperreporterpianodrinkmirrorfood |
One morning at an isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950s France, a family is gathered for the holiday season. But there will be no celebration at all because their beloved patriarch has been murdered! The killer can only be one of the eight women closest to the man of the house. Was it h …is powerful wife? His spinster sister-in-law? His miserly mother-in-law? Maybe the insolent chambermaid or the loyal housekeeper? Could it possibly have been one of his two young daughters? A surprise visit from the victim's chic sister sends the household into a tizzy, encouraging hysterics, exacerbating rivalries, and encompassing musical interludes. Comedic situations arise with the revelations of dark family secrets. Seduction dances with betrayal. The mystery of the female psyche is revealed. There are eight women and each is a suspect. Each has a motive. Each has a secret. Beautiful, tempestuous, intelligent, sensual, and dangerous...one of them is guilty. Which one is it? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | greeddysfunctional familytheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | wheelchair |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipaunt niece relationshipthiefbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalrydysfunctional marriageheart diseasemedicinepianistpianodrinkface slapbased on play |
Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her …separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Characters: | aunt niece relationshipuncle niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalrymatriarchlast will and testamentlistening to musicdeath of husbandwinepianodrinkface slapmirrorfoodbased on playphotograph |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | rivalrydrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | hoteltrain |
| Characters: | aunt niece relationshipbrother sister relationshipchildrendoctorafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | last will and testamentrailway stationservantbusinesscigar smokingnewspaperletterdrinkmirrorhorsefood |
The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed o …nly to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to London for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee (Vijay Crishna), Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's (Kiran Kher) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance. It caused a rift between the families and even though Devdas tried to convince his father, only antagonism came his way. Finally, he moved away from Paro and wrote a letter to her, asking her to forget him. Only, he didn't realize that he would never be able to forget her ever! And much later, when he reached out to her, it was too late as she was far too humiliated. She scorned him for not standing by her and they parted forever with a heart-broken Paro entering into a chaste marriage with a wealthy, much older man, Zamindar Bhuvan (Vijayen… (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | dyingtheftdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipthiefbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagesister in law sister in law relationshipstairwayservantlistening to musicmedicinedeath of husbandpianoletterdrinkface slapmirror |
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: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneymurder |
| Locations: | wheelchair |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | man slaps a womanbankerstairwaylistening to musicshavingeatingwinereporterdrinkface slapmirrorhorsefoodphotograph |
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.
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | murder of husbanddysfunctional familyblackmailmoneymurderdeath |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipthiefbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalrydysfunctional marriagephysicianlistening to musicdeath of husbandface slapmirror |
After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b …ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | small townhotel |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipbrother sister relationshipchildrenafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | listening to musicdeath of husbandbusinesseatingbathroomdrinkfoodphotograph |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | wheelchair |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | stairwaylistening to musicdeath of husbandeatingwinedrinkmirrorfoodphotograph |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingblackmaildrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Characters: | childrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dysfunctional marriageservantdeath of husbandpianisteatingpianoletterdrinkmirrorhorsefood |
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: | dyingdysfunctional familylonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeathmurder |
| Locations: | chicago illinoissmall town |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | giving a toastselfishnesseatingnewspaperbathroomdrinkface slapmirrorfoodphotograph |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
| Themes: | corruptiondrinkingmoneydeath |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1800s |
| Story: | horse and carriageviolinshavingeatingwinedrinkhorsefood |
The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
| Themes: | dyingtheftlonelinessmoneydeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipcousin cousin relationshipthiefbrother sister relationshipchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagemedicineeatingletterhorsefoodphotograph |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a …n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailtheftdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathmurder |
| Locations: | chicago illinoishoteltrain |
| Characters: | thiefafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | dysfunctional marriageembezzlementstairwayeatingdrinkfood |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
| Themes: | dyinglonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | hoteltrain |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | selfishnessrailway stationdeath of husbandletterdrinkfoodphotograph |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
| Themes: | theftdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | aunt niece relationshipuncle niece relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | giving a toastlast will and testamentstairwaylistening to musicnewspaperreporterletterdrinkmirrorphotograph |
In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is n …ow confined to a wheelchair and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes. (Read More)
| Themes: | rivalrydysfunctional familydrunkennessmurder |
| Locations: | wheelchair |
| Characters: | childrendoctorafrican americanmother son relationship |
| Story: | sibling rivalryinvalidpianistbanknewspaperpianoface slap |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Characters: | uncle niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | plantationlast will and testamentslavepianisteatingnewspaperreporterpianoletterdrinkface slaphorsefoodphotograph |
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)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | rivalrymoneymarriage |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | childrendoctorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | dysfunctional marriageselfishnessphysicianroseshavingbathroomface slapmirrorbased on playphotograph |
The Father turns 60. His family, which is a big one of the kind, gathers to celebrate him on a castle. Everybody likes and respects the father deeply...or do they? The youngest son is trying to live up to the father's expectations. He is running a grill-bar in a dirty part of Copenhagen. The oldest …son runs a restaurant in France, while the sister is a anthropologist. The older sister has recently committed suicide and the father asks the oldest son to say a few words about her, because he is afraid he will break into tears if he does it himself. The oldest son agrees without argument. Actually he has already written two speeches. A yellow and a green one. By the table, he asks the father to pick a speech. The father chooses green. The oldest son announces that this is the Speech of Truth. Everybody laughs, except for the father who gets a nervous look on his face. For he knows that the oldest son is about to reveal the secret of why the oldest sister killed herself. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydrunkennessdrinkingmurder |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | uncle niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | man slaps a womangiving a toastservantpianisteatingwinepianobathroomletterdrinkface slapfood |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
| Themes: | drinkingmarriagemurderdeath |
| Locations: | hoteltrain |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipuncle nephew relationshipthiefbrother brother relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageman slaps a womangiving a toaststairwaypianodrinkface slapmirrorhorsefoodphotograph |
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's r …eal concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familylonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipchildrenafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dysfunctional marriagestairwayblack americancigar smokingeatingpianobathroomdrinkface slapmirrorfood |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneymarriagemurderdeath |
| Characters: | aunt niece relationshipuncle niece relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagegiving a toastlast will and testamentservantdeath of husbandeatingpianoletterdrinkmirrorhorsefood |
1882, New Mexico Territory. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are itinerant lawmen, hired by desperate towns as marshal and deputy. The city fathers of Appaloosa hire them after Randall Bragg, a newly-arrived rancher with money and a gang of thugs, disrupts commerce and kills three local lawmen. Cole an …d Hitch contrive to arrest Bragg and bring him to trial, but hanging him proves difficult. Meanwhile, a widow has arrived in town, Allison French, pretty, refined, and good-natured. Virgil falls hard, and it seems mutual, but there may be more to Allie than meets the eye. Can friendship and skill with a gun overcome a pernicious villain and green-eyed jealousy? (Read More)
| Themes: | rivalrydrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | small townhoteltrain |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipbrother brother relationship |
| Story: | death of husbandpianistcigar smokingeatingnewspaperpianodrinkface slapmirrorhorsefood |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
| Themes: | greeddrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | hammockgiving a toastselfishnesseatingpianobathroomletterdrinkface slapmirrorfoodphotograph |
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: | dysfunctional familytheftlonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | chicago illinoishoteltrain |
| Characters: | thiefdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | death of husbandeatingwinenewspaperletterdrinkfoodphotograph |
Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, …not the answering of them. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingdeath |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipdoctorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageyear 1900turn of the centuryservantdeath of husbandpianistwinepianodrinkface slapmirrorhorsefoodphotograph |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagemurderdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | thiefhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageplantationservantbankcigar smokingpianoletterdrinkmirrorhorsephotograph |
Late one night, a beautiful and well-dressed young woman, Grace, arrives in the mountainous old mining town of Dogville as a fugitive; following the sound of gunshots in the distance which have been heard by Tom, the self-appointed moral spokesman for the town. Persuaded by Tom, the town agree to hi …de Grace, and in return she freely helps the locals. However, when the Sheriff from a neighbouring town posts a Missing notice, advertising a reward for revealing her whereabouts, the townsfolk require a better deal from Grace, in return for their silence; and when the Sheriff returns some weeks later with a Wanted poster, even though the citizens know her to be innocent of the false charges against her, the town's sense of goodness takes a sinister turn and the price of Grace's freedom becomes a workload and treatment akin to that of a slave. But Grace has a deadly secret that the townsfolk will eventually encounter. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | greedblackmailtheftmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | wheelchairsmall town |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipbrother sister relationshipchildrendoctorafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dysfunctional marriageslaveappleservantblack americaneatingfoodphotograph |
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: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipthiefhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | listening to musicdeath of husbandeatingpianoletterdrinkmirrorfoodphotograph |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
| Themes: | rivalrydrinkingmurder |
| Locations: | wheelchairsmall townhoteltrain |
| Characters: | brother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | dressmakerlistening to musicbanknewspaperletterdrinkface slapmirrorphotograph |
John LeCarre's spy thriller is brought to the big screen. A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a criminal past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The …tailor also has a wife, who works for the canal administrator, and a huge debt. The spy's mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Panama Canal, but he's really in business for himself, blackmailing the tailor into spinning a fantastic tale about the canal being sold to China and former mercenaries ready to topple the current government. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailcorruptiondrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | hammockbankerbusinessbanknewspapermirror |
Okwe is an illegal Nigerian immigrant leading a hard life and struggling to survive in London's underground. He works as a hotel receptionist in the night time and as he has a doctor degree he practices some medicine, during the day, in a very odd way. Besides that he must constantly escape from Imm …igration officers. One day Okwe discovers by chance an illegal scheme of surgeries is being lead by Juan, his boss in the hotel. Juan quickly comes up with a tempting proposal: if Okwe accepts to perform the illegal surgeries he makes a lot of money and gets legalized situation in the U.K. Can Okwe keep his moral values intact? (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailtheftdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipthiefdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | physicianmedicinewinebathroomdrinkphotograph |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
| Themes: | dyingmarriagedeath |
| Characters: | uncle niece relationshipbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalryhorse and carriagenightshirtface slapfood |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
| Themes: | dyingtheftlonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipthiefafrican americanfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | black americancigar smokingeatingdrinkmirrorhorsefood |
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appoin …ted husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmarriagedeath |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipuncle niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagepianistpianoletterdrinkmirrorhorse |
Kym Buchman has been in drug rehab for nine months, during which time she has been clean. She is released temporarily from the facility to attend her sister Rachel Buchman's wedding. During her release, Kym is staying at the family home, where the wedding is taking place. As such, it is like Grand C …entral Station for the duration of Kym's stay, which may not be the most conducive situation for her in constantly being exposed to the watching eyes of those who know and don't yet know her, but know of her situation. The reunion with her family members starts off well enough, but issues around Kym's release from rehab quickly surface. Kym and Rachel's father, Paul Buchman, wants to make sure that Kym is all right at all times, which to Kym feels instead like he doesn't trust her. Rachel slowly begins to resent Kym's situation taking over what is supposed to be the happiest day of her life, some of which is directed by Kym, some of which isn't. One person present but largely not included in the last minute wedding planning work is Kym and Rachel's mother, Abby, from who Paul is divorced. The two have since married other people. Outwardly, Abby has been nurturing of Kym throughout her life. However, what is one of the key moments in Kym's drug induced life, and in their collective family's lives, may profoundly affect the wedding. Beyond how Kym's presence affects the wedding, the goings-on of the family during Kym's short stay may either bring them closer together or tear them apa… (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familytheftdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | thiefbrother sister relationshipafrican americanfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sibling rivalrywashing hairhammockgiving a toastviolinblack americaneatingbathroomdrinkface slapfoodphotograph |
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: | dyingdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathmurder |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | estranged couplemedicineeatingwinebathroomdrinkface slapmirrorfoodphotograph |
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: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathmurder |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | aunt niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipbrother sister relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | washing hairshavingwinenewspaperpianoletterdrinkface slapfoodphotograph |
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count …ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingblackmailtheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathmurder |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipthiefchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | stairwaylistening to musicdeath of husbandnewspaperdrinkhorsephotograph |
It's the Great Depression. In the process of robbing a bank of $10,000, Ben Harper kills two people. Before he is captured, he is able to convince his adolescent son John and his daughter Pearl not to tell anyone, including their mother Willa, where he hid the money, namely in Pearl's favorite toy, …a doll that she carries everywhere with her. Ben, who is captured, tried and convicted, is sentenced to death. But before he is executed, Ben is in the state penitentiary with a cell mate, a man by the name of Harry Powell, a self-professed man of the cloth, who is really a con man and murderer, swindling lonely women, primarily rich widows, of their money before he kills them. Harry does whatever he can, unsuccessfully, to find out the location of the $10,000 from Ben. After Ben's execution, Harry decides that Willa will be his next mark, figuring that someone in the family knows where the money is hidden. Despite vowing not to remarry, Willa ends up being easy prey for Harry's outward evangelicalism; she is a pious woman who feels she needs to atone for her sins which led to Ben doing what he did, especially as Harry presents himself as the preacher who worked at the prison and provided salvation to Ben before his death. Harry quickly figures out that John and Pearl know where the money is. Conversely, John doesn't trust Harry, John who first tries not to show to Harry that he indeed does know where the money is, and then second constantly reminds a more-trusting Pearl of their p… (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familytheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathmurder |
| Locations: | small towntrain |
| Characters: | thiefbrother sister relationshipchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | nightshirtcottonwashing hairdeath of husbandbankbathroomletterface slapmirrorhorsephotograph |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdrunkennessdrinkingmurderdeath |
| Locations: | hotel |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | stairwaylistening to musiceatingletterdrinkmirrorfoodphotograph |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
| Themes: | dyingdrinkingdeath |
| Characters: | doctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | violinservantshavingcigar smokingwinenewspaperbathroomdrinkmirror |
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordin …ary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancee's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriage |
| Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | bankerpianistbankcigar smokingeatingnewspaperpianobathroomdrinkmirrorfoodphotograph |
In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si …x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingtheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | wheelchairtrain |
| Characters: | thiefmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | railway stationdeath of husbandwinenewspaperdrinkfoodphotograph |
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores …these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingcorruptiondrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeathmurder |
| Characters: | brother in law sister in law relationshipaunt nephew relationshipaunt niece relationshipuncle niece relationshipuncle nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | last will and testamentlistening to musicmedicinewinebathroomletterdrinkmirrorfoodphotograph |
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