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The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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The Night Of The Hunter (1955)

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)

Subgenre:
allegory
Themes:
childhoodexecutionevildysfunctional familydeath of fatherpsychopaththeftdrunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneyreligionchristmasmarriagefriendship …lovemurderdeath (See All)
Mood:
murder trialwedding night
Locations:
car theftcorpse in watercampfirestrip clubcourtroompolice carfarmrural settingbathtubsmall townsnowchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
horse thiefreligious fanaticlittle girlreligious zealotstepfather stepson relationshipstepfather stepdaughter relationshipteenage girlsheriffbiblealcoholiclustwaitressteenage boythiefdancer …policemanserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboysingertattoochildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All)
Period:
1930s
Story:
evil preacherexecution by hangingchristmas presentrevival meetingreference to mosesfalse prophetbarn owllocked in a cellarstreet preacherherd of sheeplynch mobangry mobsleeping in a barntalking to a dollpaper doll …bible storyohio riverriver bankevil mangood versus evilstealing a horseexotic dancerdrinking liquor from a bottlehorse ridingprison cellhidden moneyprison guardchristmas decorationmerry christmasstolen moneyknuckle tattootalking to a photographslamming a door on someone's handhunter becomes huntedreference to d.w. griffithdouble negativemovie magazinepaddlewheel boatsmelling saltsfather in jailcharm braceletford model tfruit pickerhenpecked husbandcanningcobblestonebluebeardrow boattalking in sleepknucklesadriftjailhouseeating an appleice cream parlorhair brushpsychological tormenthogtalking to godrunning away from homestuffing a cloth into someone's mouthcaged birdnightshirthangmanhayloftmosessteamboatcottonuxoricidelifting a female into the airsouthern gothicpassed out drunkstarving childoedipus complexriverboatstate troopernewsstandfoster parentspider webwashing hairshorerevivalpolice sirenbreaking down a doorwest virginiashared bedpenitentiarybasketexecutionerdiscovering a dead bodyhouseboatloottalking to selfbedtime storybird cagerocking chairoathnecktiebanjotear on cheekreference to adam and evehide and seekexpressionismpre teensnoringfanaticremarriagepotatoprophet11 year oldbegginggame playinghymnsalvationsurrogate motherex conperfumegreat depressionbunk bedreverendpocket watchmind gamebank robberhoneymoontemptationbeggarfoxhysteriapresenthorseback ridingcon manimpotencepsychoticowlloss of husbandmisogynycellarsnowingturtlefogshadowhit on the headrowboatpsychotroniccharityministerstealing a carhypocrisyinnocenceswitchbladegypsywhiskeypromisepicnicpreachertorchsheepfrogmoblifting someone into the airjail cellice creamwoundstrong female characterrunawaymaniacmoonhatedeath of husbandcowloss of motherbank robberyex convictsleepinggardenloss of fathersuspicionthreatpursuitdomestic violencecourthangingrabbitreadingdollstorytellingliarwidowerstripteasespankingchild in perilfishingdrawinganimaljudgewidoworphanstripperriverreference to jesus christhandcuffsbathroomcafedead bodytearsrifleliebooklettersecretarrestcatshotgunface slapmirrorhorsecorpsesongcryingtelephone callchaseknifesingingphotographdancingbased on novelbloodgundog (See All)

Changeling (2008)
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Changeling (2008)

Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)

Themes:
executionpsychopathprisondeathmurder
Locations:
courtroompolice carbathtubchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
biblepolicemanserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Period:
1930s
Story:
execution by hangingford model tbreaking down a doorreverendministerpreacherjail cellpursuitcourthangingreadingliarjudgereference to jesus christhandcuffs …bathroomcafetearsriflelieshotgunface slapsongcryingtelephone callchasesingingphotographgunblood (See All)

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Cold Mountain (2003)
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Cold Mountain (2003)

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:
death of fathertheftdrunkennessdrinkingchristmasdeathlovemurderfriendship
Locations:
campfirefarmrural settingsnowchurchtrain
Characters:
thiefgirlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
cottonbanjohymnreverendpocket watchhorseback ridingsnowingrowboatministerpreachersheepwoundcowhangingrabbit …readingdead bodyriflebooklettershotgunmirrorhorsecorpseknifesingingphotographbased on novelgunblood (See All)

There Will Be Blood (2007)
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There Will Be Blood (2007)

The intersecting life stories of Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday in early twentieth century California presents miner-turned-oilman Daniel Plainview, a driven man who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He works hard but also takes advantage of those around him at their expense if need b …e. His business partner/son (H.W.) is, in reality, an "acquired" child whose true biological single-parent father (working on one of Daniel's rigs) died in a workplace accident. Daniel is deeply protective of H.W. if only for what H.W. brings to the partnership. Eli Sunday is one in a pair of twins whose family farm Daniel purchases for the major oil deposit located on it. Eli, a local preacher and a self-proclaimed faith healer, wants the money from the sale of the property to finance his own church. The lives of the two competitive men often clash as Daniel pumps oil off the property and tries to acquire all the surrounding land at bargain prices to be able to build a pipeline to the coast, and as Eli tries to build his own religious empire. (Read More)

Themes:
moneyreligionmarriagedeathmurder
Locations:
campfirefarmrural settingsmall townchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
religious fanaticreligious zealotbiblealcoholicbrother sister relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Period:
1930s
Story:
false prophethorse ridingice cream parlorhymnsalvationgreat depressionimpotenceministerpreacherlifting someone into the airex convictloss of fatherthreatreadingorphan …reference to jesus christcafedead bodytearsriflelettershotgunface slaphorsesongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographbased on novelgunblood (See All)

Boy A (2007) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Boy A (2007)

A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)

Themes:
childhooddysfunctional familydrunkennessdrinkingprisondeathmurderlovefriendship
Locations:
car theftcourtroombathtubtrainrestaurant
Characters:
little girlwaitressdancerpolicemangirlboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Story:
newsstandinnocencepromisehatesleepingex convictthreatcourthangingliarfishingdrawingrivercafetears …lielettersecretface slapmirrorcryingtelephone callknifephotographdancingbased on novelblood (See All)

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Conviction (2010)
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Conviction (2010)

Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.

Themes:
death of fatherdrinkingprisonmoneychristmasmarriagedeathmurderfriendship
Locations:
courtroompolice carchurch
Characters:
waitressdancerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboytattoochildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
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Bonnie And Clyde (1967)

1934. Young adults Bonnie Parker, a waitress, and Clyde Barrow, a criminal just released from prison, are immediately attracted to what the other represents for their life when they meet by chance in West Dallas, Texas. Bonnie is fascinated with Clyde's criminal past, and his matter-of-factness and  …bravado in talking about it. Clyde sees in Bonnie someone sympatico to his goals in life. Although attracted to each other physically, a sexual relationship between the two has a few obstacles to happen. Regardless, they decide to join forces to embark on a life of crime, holding up whatever establishments, primarily banks, to make money and to have fun. They don't plan on hurting anyone physically or killing anyone despite wielding loaded guns. They amass a small gang of willing accomplices, including C.W. Moss, a mechanic to fix whatever cars they steal which is important especially for their getaways, and Buck Barrow, one of Clyde's older brothers. The only reluctant tag-along is Buck's nervous wife, Blanche Barrow, a preacher's daughter. The gang's life changes after the first fatal shot is fired. Following, their willingness to shoot to kill increases to protect themselves and their livelihood. Their notoriety precedes them, so much so that no matter what one's opinion is of them, most want to have some association to the Barrow gang, to help them, to be spoken in the same breath as them, or to capture and or kill them. Of the many people they encounter in their crime spree, t… (Read More)

Themes:
theftprisonmoneymarriagedeathlovemurder
Locations:
car theftpolice carfarmrural settingsmall townrestaurant
Characters:
sheriffwaitressthiefpolicemansingertattoochildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Period:
1930s
Story:
ice cream parlorbanjosnoringgreat depressionbank robberhysteriaimpotenceloss of husbandrowboatstealing a carpicnicice creamwounddeath of husbandbank robbery …ex convictpursuitreadingstorytellinghandcuffscafetearsrifleshotgunface slapmirrorsongcryingtelephone callchasesingingphotographgunblood (See All)

Shane (1953)
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Shane (1953)

Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wil …son. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley. (Read More)

Themes:
evildeath of fatherdrinkingfriendshipdeathmurder
Locations:
farm
Characters:
little girldancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
sleeping in a barnevil mannightshirtbedtime storyrocking chairhymnhorseback ridingloss of husbandhit on the headwhiskeywoundhatedeath of husbandcowgarden …readingwidowriverdead bodytearsriflebookshotgunhorsesongcryingsingingdancingbased on novelbloodgundog (See All)

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Slow West (2015) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Slow West (2015)

'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:
death of fathertheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderdeath
Locations:
campfire
Characters:
teenage boythiefgirlboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
horse ridingbanjoreverendhorseback ridingministerwhiskeymoonsleepingpursuitrabbitstorytellingorphandead bodytearsrifle …catshotgunmirrorhorsecorpsesongcryingchaseknifesingingdogbloodgun (See All)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett's home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist they are confronted by a series  …of strange characters--among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson (very annoyed by that nickname), a campaigning governor and his opponent, a KKK lynch mob, and a blind prophet who warns the trio that "the treasure you seek shall not be the treasure you find." (Read More)

Themes:
theftmoneyreligionfriendship
Locations:
campfirefarmrural settingsmall townchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
little girlwaitresssingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshippolice
Period:
1930s
Story:
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White Oleander (2002)
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White Oleander (2002)

Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)

Themes:
evildysfunctional familydrunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneyreligionchristmasfriendshipdeathlovemurder
Locations:
courtroomrestaurant
Characters:
religious fanaticteenage girlbibleteenage boygirlbrother sister relationshipboysingertattoomother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships …police (See All)
Story:
prison guardfoster parentsalvationreverendhysteriahypocrisyministerrunawaycourtrabbitdrawingjudgereference to jesus christhandcuffscafe …tearslettersecretarrestcryingphotographbased on novelgunblood (See All)

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Capote (2005)
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Capote (2005)

Famed writer 'Truman Capote' (qv), southern born and bred but now part of the New York City social circle, is growing weary of his current assignment of writing autobiographical type pieces for the New Yorker. After reading a newspaper article about the just occurred November 14, 1959 cold blooded m …urders of the Clutter family in their rural Kansas home, Truman feels compelled to write about that event as his next article. So he and his personal assistant Nelle 'Harper Lee (I)' (qv), also a southern born New Yorker and an aspiring writer of her own, head to Kansas to research the story first-hand. Truman hopes to use his celebrity status to gain access to whomever he needs, such as to Laura Kinney, a friend of the Clutter daughter she who discovered the bodies, and to Alvin Dewey, the lead police investigator and also a Clutter family friend. If his celebrity doesn't work, Truman will grease the wheels by whatever means necessary. When the police eventually charge suspects, two young men named Dick Hickcock and Perry Smith, Truman uses those same tactics to gain access to them. Truman's fascination with the story makes him believe that he can revolutionize writing by expanding the germ of the article into what he calls a non-fiction novel. His personal involvement also changes as he grows emotionally attached to Perry, the seemingly sensitive and thus probable submissive in the criminal pairing, thus Truman becoming part of the story itself. Article or non-fiction novel, Trum… (Read More)

Themes:
executiontheftdrunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneychristmasmurderdeathlovefriendship
Locations:
courtroompolice carfarmrural settingsnowtrainrestaurant
Characters:
stepfather stepson relationshipteenage girlsheriffteenage boythiefpolicemanbrother sister relationshipboytattoohusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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21 Grams (2003) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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21 Grams (2003)

This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)

Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingprisonreligionmarriagelovedeathmurder
Locations:
car theftpolice carsnowchurchrestaurant
Characters:
little girlsheriffbibleteenage boypolicemanboytattoomother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
prison cellfanaticreverendhysterialoss of husbandministerdeath of husbandex convicthangingdrawingwidowreference to jesus christbathroomcafetears …secretface slapcorpsecryingtelephone callknifesingingphotographbloodgun (See All)

Andrei Rublev (1966)
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Andrei Rublev (1966)

Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.

Subgenre:
allegory
Themes:
executiontheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyreligiondeathlovemurder
Locations:
campfiresnowchurch
Characters:
biblethiefboysingerchildrenhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
horse ridingsalvationtemptationhorseback ridingsnowingfogrowboatinnocencetorchmobcowreadingliarjudgeriver …reference to jesus christdead bodytearsliebooksecretarrestcathorsecryingchaseknifesingingdogblood (See All)

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The Lovely Bones (2009)
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The Lovely Bones (2009)

A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.

Themes:
drinkingmurderdeath
Locations:
police carfarmbathtubsnow
Characters:
little girlteenage girlteenage boydancerpolicemanserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
evil mancharm braceletfruit pickerbreaking down a doorcellarstrong female characterhatesuspicionpursuitreadingdead bodytearsbookcorpsecrying …telephone callchaseknifephotographdancingbased on noveldogblood (See All)

The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)
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The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t …o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)

Themes:
evildrunkennessdrinkingreligiondeathmurder
Locations:
courtroomfarmrural settingsnowchurchrestaurant
Characters:
teenage girlbibledancerpolicemangirlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
good versus evilpsychoticministerjail cellsuspicioncourtdolljudgereference to jesus christcafelettercathorsetelephone callknife …photographdancing (See All)

Far From The Madding Crowd (2015) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Far From The Madding Crowd (2015)

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:
drinkingmoneychristmasmarriagefriendshiplovemurderdeath
Locations:
farmrural settingsnowchurch
Characters:
dancersingerhusband wife relationship
Story:
begginghymnpocket watchhorseback ridingministerpromisesheepjail celldeath of husbandcowsleepingpursuitwidoworphandead body …tearsriflelettersecretmirrorhorsesongcryingsingingdancingbased on noveldog (See All)

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)

Themes:
psychopaththeftprisonmoneymarriagemurderdeathfriendship
Locations:
courtroombathtubsnowchurchtrain
Characters:
thiefpolicemanbrother sister relationshipboytattoomother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Period:
1930s
Story:
oathtear on cheekperfumebunk bedpresentsnowinghatepursuitdrawingjudgewidoworphanreference to jesus christdead bodytears …riflebooklettersecretarrestcatface slapcorpsecryingtelephone callchaseknifesingingphotographgunblooddog (See All)

Public Enemies (2009)
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Public Enemies (2009)

This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets … Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. (Read More)

Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneylovedeathfriendshipmurder
Locations:
police carfarmbathtubtrainrestaurant
Characters:
sheriffdancerpolicemanboysingerpolice
Period:
1930s
Story:
evil manprison guardgreat depressionpocket watchbank robberstealing a carwoundbank robberypursuitcourtjudgehandcuffscafetearsrifle …letterarrestshotgunface slapcorpsesongcryingtelephone callchasesingingphotographdancingbloodgun (See All)

Gone With The Wind (1939)
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Gone With The Wind (1939)

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)

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death of fathertheftdrunkennessmoneychristmasmarriagemurderdeathfriendship
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train
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teenage girlalcoholicthiefdancerbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
merry christmassmelling saltscottonriverboatbeggingpocket watchhoneymoonhysteriahorseback ridingloss of husbandfogwoundstrong female characterloss of motherloss of father …readingliarwidowdead bodytearsrifleliebooklettersecretarrestface slapmirrorhorsesongcryingsingingphotographdancingbased on novelbloodgundog (See All)

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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Two young men, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, meet when they get a job as sheep herders on Brokeback Mountain. They are at first strangers, then they become friends. Throughout the weeks, they grow closer as they learn more about each other. One night, after some heavy drinking, they find a deeper co …nnection. They then indulge in a blissful romance for the rest of the summer. Unable to deal with their feelings for each other, they part ways at the end of the summer. Four years go by, and they each settle down, Ennis in Wyoming with his wife and two girls, and Jack in Texas with his wife and son. Still longing for each other, they meet back up, and are faced with the fact that they need each other. They undeniably need each other, and unsure of what to do, they start a series of "fishing trips", in order to spend time together. The relationship struggles on for years until tragedy strikes. (Read More)

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drunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipmurder
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campfirecourtroomrural settingsmall townsnowchurchtrainrestaurant
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Dark Places (2015)
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Dark Places (2015)

Libby Day is a lifeless woman who survived the massacre of her family in their farmhouse in the countryside of Kansas when she was eight. She's been living on donations and lectures ever since. Thirty years ago, the police believed that a satanic cult was responsible for the murder of her mother and … two sisters, and her brother Ben was convicted with her testimony in court. Today, however, an acquaintance, Lyle Wirth, invites Libby to visit "The Kill Club", where amateurs investigate famous crimes, and she finds that they believe Ben is innocent. Libby needs money and, in return, accepts to revisit the slaughter of her family and comes up to the painful revelations and the ultimate truth. (Read More)

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theftdrunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneyreligionmurderdeath
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strip clubfarmrural settingrestaurant
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11 year oldhysteriacellarhit on the headinnocencecowthreatpursuitcourtdolljudgeorphanstripperreference to jesus christrifle …liebooklettersecretshotgunface slapmirrortelephone callchaseknifephotographdancingbased on novelgunblooddog (See All)

Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)
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Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille came into the world unwanted, expected to die, yet born with an unnerving sense of smell that created alienation as well as talent. Of all the smells around him, Grenouille is beckoned to the scent of a woman's soul, and spends the rest of his life attempting to smell her es …sence again by becoming a perfumer, and creating the essence of an innocence lost. (Read More)

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executionpsychopathmoneylovedeathmurder
Locations:
church
Characters:
teenage boydancerserial killerfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Story:
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

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

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theftdrinkingreligionchristmasdeathlovefriendship
Locations:
bathtubsnowchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
biblethiefbrother sister relationshipboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
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A Man Called Ove (2015) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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A Man Called Ove (2015)

59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)

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death of fathertheftdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeathlove
Locations:
snowchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
little girlteenage girlteenage boydancerpolicemangirlboyfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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Giant (1956)
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Giant (1956)

Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)

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drunkennessdrinkingmoneychristmasmarriagedeathlovefriendship
Locations:
farmtrainrestaurant
Characters:
teenage girlwaitressteenage boypolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s
Story:
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The Witch (2015)
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The Witch (2015)

New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. 'The Witch' is a chilling portrait of a … family unraveling within their own sins, leaving them prey for an inescapable evil. (Read More)

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evildeath of fatherreligionmurderdeath
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campfirefarmrural settingchurch
Characters:
little girlteenage girlbiblebrother sister relationshipboysingerchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
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The Proposition (2005)
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The Proposition (2005)

Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga …ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)

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executionpsychopathdrunkennessdrinkingchristmasmurderdeath
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campfirefarmbathtubsmall town
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teenage boyserial killersingerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
christmas presentlynch mobmerry christmashorseback ridingwhiskeyjail cellwoundpursuithangingstorytellinghandcuffsdead bodytearsriflearrest …shotgunface slaphorsecorpsesongcryingknifesingingphotographdogblood (See All)

Persepolis (2007) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Persepolis (2007)

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

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bathtubsnowrestaurant
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I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
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I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lif …estyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. (Read More)

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theftprisonmoneyreligionchristmasdeathfriendshiplove
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courtroomchurchrestaurant
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thiefdancerpolicemangirlboymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
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Brimstone (2016)
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Brimstone (2016)

A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and he …r twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not. Retribution is coming. (Read More)

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dysfunctional familypsychopathdrunkennessdrinkingreligiondeathlovemurder
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farmbathtubsmall townsnowchurch
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religious fanaticteenage girlsheriffbibleteenage boygirlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships
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The Master (2012)
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The Master (2012)

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.

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drunkennessdrinkingreligionmarriage
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courtroom
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Tideland (2005)

Pre-teen Jeliza-Rose's parents are hopeless drug addicts. When pa, rocker Noah, finds ma's OD'd, he fears to be charged with homicide and takes Jeliza along to his ma's place, in a desolate country region. With Noah passed out, the girl mentally transfers to a fantasy world she and her doll heads en …ter magically. Jeliza's adventures also star the crazy locals, notably Dell, and Dell's grown but intellectually disabled brother Dickens. (Read More)

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dysfunctional familydeath of fatherdrinkingdeath
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farmrural settingtrain
Characters:
girlbrother sister relationshipboysingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Hustle & Flow (2005)
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Hustle & Flow (2005)

Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.

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Locations:
strip clubpolice carchurchrestaurant
Characters:
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Appaloosa (2008)
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Appaloosa (2008)

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)

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drunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathfriendshipmurder
Locations:
campfirecourtroomsmall towntrainrestaurant
Characters:
sheriffbiblewaitressboy
Story:
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The Great Debaters (2007)
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The Great Debaters (2007)

Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)

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drinkinglove
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churchtrain
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1930s
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Hugo (2011)

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)

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death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkinglovefriendshipdeath
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bathtubsnowtrainrestaurant
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Legend (2015)
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Legend (2015)

The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)

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courtroomchurchrestaurant
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dancerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice
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The Judge (2014)
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The Judge (2014)

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)

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murder trial
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The Mirror (1975)
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The Mirror (1975)

Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.

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childhoodmoneydeath
Locations:
farmrural settingsnow
Characters:
stepfather stepdaughter relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s
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Monster (2003)

The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)

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executiondeath of fathertheftdrunkennessdrinkingprisonmoneydeathmurderlove
Locations:
car theftcourtroomchurchrestaurant
Characters:
teenage girlteenage boythiefpolicemanserial killergirlbrother sister relationshiptattoofather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice
Story:
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
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Nowhere Boy (2009)

The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)

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childhoodtheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathfriendshiplove
Locations:
restaurant
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True Grit (2010)
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True Grit (2010)

Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sl …oth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. (Read More)

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death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingmurder
Locations:
campfirefarmsmall townsnowchurchtrain
Characters:
teenage girlsheriffalcoholicgirl
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Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)
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Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)

Charlotte 'Charlie' Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and her younger sister. She wishes something exciting would happen and knows exactly what they need: a visit from her sophisticated and much traveled uncle Charlie Oakley, her mother's younger brother. Imagine her delig …ht when, out of the blue, they receive a telegram from uncle Charlie announcing that he is coming to visit them for awhile. Charlie Oakley creates quite a stir and charms the ladies club as well as the bank president where his brother-in-law works. Young Charlie begins to notice some odd behavior on his part, such as cutting out a story in the local paper about a man who marries and then murders rich widows. When two strangers appear asking questions about him, she begins to imagine the worst about her dearly beloved uncle Charlie. (Read More)

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dysfunctional familypsychopathdrinkingmoneymurderlove
Locations:
small townchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
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Big Fish (2003) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Big Fish (2003)

United Press International journalist Will Bloom and his French freelance photojournalist wife Josephine Bloom, who is pregnant with their first child, leave their Paris base to return to Will's hometown of Ashton, Alabama on the news that his father, Edward Bloom, stricken with cancer, will soon di …e, he being taken off chemotherapy treatment. Although connected indirectly through Will's mother/Edward's wife, Sandra Bloom, Will has been estranged from his father for three years since his and Josephine's wedding. Will's issue with his father is the fanciful tales Edward has told of his life all his life, not only to Will but the whole world. As a child when Edward was largely absent as a traveling salesman, Will believed those stories, but now realizes that he does not know his father, who, as he continues to tell these stories, he will never get to know unless Edward comes clean with the truth before he dies. On the brink of his own family life beginning, Will does not want to be the kind of father Edward has been to him. One of those stories from Edward's childhood - that he saw his own death in the glass eye of a witch - led to him embracing life since he would not have to fear death knowing when and how it would eventually come. The question is whether Will will be able to reconcile Edward's stories against his real life, either directly from Edward before he dies and/or from other sources, and thus allow Will to come to a new understanding of himself and his life, past, p… (Read More)

Themes:
childhooddeath of fathertheftmoneyreligionlovedeath
Locations:
campfirerural settingbathtubsmall townchurch
Characters:
teenage boythiefdancergirlboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s
Story:
spider webrocking chairbanjobank robberloss of husbandshadowgypsysheepmobdeath of husbandbank robberyloss of fatherpursuitstorytellingliar …fishingrivertearsriflelielettersecretcatcryingchasesingingphotographdancingbased on novelbloodgundog (See All)

The Flowers Of War (2011)
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The Flowers Of War (2011)

In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin …ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)

Themes:
death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneychristmasmurderdeath
Locations:
campfirechurch
Characters:
stepfather stepdaughter relationshipteenage girlgirlsingerfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
starving childpotatocellarfoghit on the headwhiskeypromisewoundpursuitorphanbathroomdead bodytearsriflelie …catface slapmirrorhorsecorpsesongcryingchasesingingphotographbased on novelblood (See All)

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009)
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle suspects murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial  …journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history; but, the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. (Read More)

Themes:
dysfunctional familydeath of fatherpsychopathdrunkennessdrinkingreligionchristmasdeathmurder
Locations:
courtroompolice carfarmsnowtrain
Characters:
teenage girlbiblepolicemanserial killergirlbrother sister relationshipboytattoofather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
merry christmasstuffing a cloth into someone's mouthhoneymoonmisogynycellarrowboatsheepstrong female charactersleepingsuspicionpursuithangingfishingwidowhandcuffs …bathroomriflesecretface slapcryingtelephone callchaseknifephotographbased on novelgunblood (See All)

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Atonement (2007)
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Atonement (2007)

In 1939, Robbie Turner is a private in the British Army, he and his battalion who are heading to France to fight in the war. A stint in the army is not where his life was headed, which took a radical turn four years earlier at the Tallis estate where he grew up as his mother worked as the Tallis' li …ve-in housekeeper. As such, he grew up with the three Tallis children: son Leon, and daughters Cecilia and Briony. Robbie and Cecilia were just getting to the stage of their lives of being able to confess their true love for each other. But then thirteen year old aspiring writer Briony also had a crush on the older Robbie. Based on two incidents she saw between Cecilia and Robbie (one only from afar), on reading a private letter Robbie wrote to Cecilia and on her own feelings for Robbie, Briony told some truths and half-truths about Robbie which resulted in this turn in his life. Robbie is able to reconnect with Cecilia before he is shipped off to France, and lives only to be able to head back to London to be with Cecilia and make up for the missing four years they could not spend together due to Briony's actions. A year later, Briony, now eighteen, also arrives in London to start working as a nurse to support the war effort. By this time, she is aware of the damage her thirteen year old self caused, and wants to atone for that error to both Cecilia from who she has been estranged, and Robbie who she has not seen since. She will make this atonement even if neither Robbie or Cecilia… (Read More)

Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingprisondeathlove
Locations:
bathtubchurchtrainrestaurant
Characters:
teenage girlwaitresspolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipsingerchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Period:
1930s
Story:
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Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975) is one of the best movies like The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
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Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

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

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drinkingdeathfriendship
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rural settingchurch
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Buffalo '66 (1998)
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Buffalo '66 (1998)

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).

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Locations:
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