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A sharp-witted suburban wife, Terry Wolfmeyer, is left to raise her four headstrong daughters when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Things get even more hectic when she falls for her neighbor Denny, a once-great baseball star turned radio d.j. This leaves her daughters out on a limb. They are fo …rced to juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas as well as their own. (Read More)
Themes: | theatrepoetrygriefdysfunctional familydrug usedepressiondeath of fatherlonelinessextramarital affairangerfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancy …marriagefriendshipdeath (See All) |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | baseballbicyclebathtubcemeterysnowswimming poolschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsecretaryjewalcoholicjewishsister sister relationshipdancerstudentteenage girlsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship …father son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual (See All) |
Period: | summerwinter |
Story: | college graduationwedding bandradio producerlistening to the radioradio show hostex baseball playertalk radioradio showradio stationtheatre audiencebaseball playermusic bandbloody mary the drinklawn weddingwedding reception …unwed pregnancyjunior high schoolschool uniformreference to diane sawyerann arbor michiganwell shaftfalling into a welltennis racquetproduction assistantwant adsconstruction workabsent husbandspring the seasoncleaning crewfour seasonsmiddle agedformer athletecrossing guardslobbungee jumpsports herocar dealershipvaliumbreaking down a doorgolden retrieverkiltbedriddenswedishshopping carteating disorderdisc jockeystarsbreaking a windowballerinaautumncredit cardstonedreceptionistlaundromatname callingdetroit michiganbicyclingautographwalletnew jobbonggraduationceremonyloss of husbandbarbecuepet dogexploding headabsent fathernewsreel footageshopping mallheadphoneshousewifesexismconstruction sitemourningbreakupsufferingtensionburialbridepot smokingsupermarkettv newseavesdroppingpoemmachismopremarital sexdeath of husbandobscene finger gestureballetloss of fatherstageschoolgirlsadnesslaptopdisappearanceumbrellafantasy sequenceliarsuburbscreamingmicrophonelimousinepaingraveyardcoffinradiononlinear timelinedinnerinternetmontagevideo camerabandcookingflashlighthallucinationneighborcollegebathroommarijuanarunningsunglassestearsbeerlieletterdrinkwatching tvcomputerface slapunderwearcorpsecell phonecryingvoice over narrationshowersurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingf ratedflashbackdogkisssex (See All) |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
Themes: | poetrygriefdysfunctional familylonelinessweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowswimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | jewjewishsister sister relationshipdancerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | music bandwant adsslobcredit cardpet dogbridesupermarketpoemdeath of husbandumbrellaliarlimousinevideo cameratearsbeer …lieletterdrinkwatching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonecryingvoice over narrationphotographdancingf ratedkissflashbackdogsex (See All) |
A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place …the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? (Read More)
Themes: | drug usepregnancymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicyclesnowschoolhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerstudentteenage girlsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | summerwinter |
Story: | unwed pregnancyspring the seasonfour seasonsautumnreceptionistbicyclingshopping mallobscene finger gesturesuburbmontagebandbathroomrunningtearscomputer …underwearcryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterdancingf ratedkissflashbacksexdog (See All) |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Themes: | depressionlonelinessextramarital affairangerfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancydeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclerestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsecretarydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | summerwinter |
Story: | spring the seasonfour seasonsautumnbarbecuepot smokingsadnesssuburblimousinecoffincookingmarijuanatearsbeerdrinkwatching tv …computercryingkiss (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredeath of fatherlonelinessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | dancerteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | summer |
Story: | wedding receptionnew jobburialdeath of husbandsadnesslaptopgraveyardneighborrunningsunglassestearsbeerliedrinkcomputer …face slapcell phonecryingphotographdancingf ratedkissflashbacksex (See All) |
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: | depressionangerfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | bicyclecemeteryschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerstudentteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencemusic bandschool uniformabsent fatherdeath of husbandsadnessmicrophonegraveyardmontagebandcollegerunningtearsbeerlie …letterdrinkunderwearcryingphotographdancingf ratedkissflashbacksex (See All) |
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: | griefdysfunctional familydeath of fatherfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | dancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of husbandmourningburialdeath of husbandloss of fatherumbrellascreaminggraveyardcoffinbandcookingbathroomtearsdrinkwatching tv …computerunderwearcorpsecell phonecryingvoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingdogflashbackkiss (See All) |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug usedepressionlonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicycleschool |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancerteenage girlmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | summer |
Story: | stonedbongpet dogheadphonespot smokingpremarital sexobscene finger gesturefantasy sequencemontagecollegebathroommarijuanatearsbeerdrink …watching tvcryingvoice over narrationshowertitle spoken by characterphotographdancingkissdogsex (See All) |
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: | griefdrug uselonelinessextramarital affairangerdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclesnowswimming poolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bedriddenstonedloss of husbandhousewifemourningpoemdeath of husbandobscene finger gestureumbrellamicrophonepainnonlinear timelinebathroomtearsdrink …watching tvcomputerface slapunderwearcorpsecell phonecryingvoice over narrationphotographflashbackkiss (See All) |
Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe that his mother's wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and h …is doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug usedepressionlonelinessfuneraldrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | bathtubcemeteryswimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | jewjewishdancerstudentsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | stonedbongheadphonesburialpot smokingsadnessliarsuburbscreamingpaingraveyardcoffinbathroommarijuanalie …drinkwatching tvunderwearcryingdancingkisssexdog (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
Themes: | depressionextramarital affairangerdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | baseballbicycle |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | valiumballerinacredit cardwalletobscene finger gestureballetsadnessumbrellascreamingmontagesunglassesliedrinkwatching tvcomputer …face slapcell phonecryingphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | cemeterysnowhospital |
Characters: | dancerteenage girlsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | wedding receptionkiltloss of husbandburialsupermarketmachismopremarital sexdeath of husbandloss of fathergraveyardcoffinnonlinear timelinedrinkwatching tvunderwear …title spoken by characterdancingflashbackdog (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | drug usedepressionweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicycleswimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | jewjewishdancerstudentsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | college graduationcredit cardpot smokingtv newsdisappearanceumbrelladinnervideo cameraneighborcollegemarijuanarunningsunglassestearsdrink …underwearcorpsecryingshowerphotographdancingdogflashbackkiss (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclesnowswimming poolschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | jewjewishdancerstudentteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | college graduationwedding receptionschool uniformgraduationnewsreel footagehousewifepoemliarcollegetearslieletterdrinkwatching tvcrying …voice over narrationshowerphotographdancingf ratedkiss (See All) |
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best fri …ends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowrestaurant |
Characters: | doctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | winter |
Story: | unwed pregnancybreakuppot smokingmachismopremarital sexobscene finger gesturelimousinegraveyardcoffinmontagemarijuanatearsbeerdrinkunderwear …cell phonecryingvoice over narrationdancingflashbackkissdog (See All) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredrug usedepressionfuneraldrunkennesspregnancymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | cemeterysnowhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerstudentsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | winter |
Story: | theatre audiencemusic bandbreaking a windowlaundromatdetroit michiganabsent fathernewsreel footagemourningbreakupburialpremarital sexsadnessfantasy sequencemicrophonemontage …bandmarijuanarunningletterwatching tvcorpsecryingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingf ratedkiss (See All) |
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)
Themes: | drug usedepressionangerfuneralweddingdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | bicyclebathtubcemeterysnowschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | dancerstudentteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | shopping cartcredit cardsexismsufferingburialsupermarketpremarital sexobscene finger gestureliarpaincookingflashlighthallucinationneighbormarijuana …runningtearsbeerliedrinkwatching tvcorpsecryingvoice over narrationshowerdancingf ratedflashbackdogkiss (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | theatredrug useextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | cemeterysnowswimming pool |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteenage girlsingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audienceunwed pregnancydetroit michiganabsent fatherburialtv newsmicrophonelimousinegraveyardcoffinradiomontagebandtearsdrink …watching tvcryingtitle spoken by characterdancingkisssex (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | drug useextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | baseballswimming poolhospital |
Characters: | dancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | unwed pregnancynewsreel footagebreakuppot smokingpremarital sexliarmicrophoneradiomontagebandhallucinationbathroommarijuanarunningsunglasses …tearsliedrinkcryingtitle spoken by characterdancingkisssexdogflashback (See All) |
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Star …ting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant. (Read More)
Themes: | drug useweddingdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bathtubswimming poolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | doctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | wedding receptionstonedwalletpot smokingsupermarketumbrellapainvideo cameracookingbathroommarijuanasunglassestearsbeerlie …drinkwatching tvface slapunderwearcryingvoice over narrationshowersurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographsexkiss (See All) |
Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will be over for good. At a wedding of a friend, he meets a free-spir …ited college co-ed, Kim, who opens his eyes and leads him on a dangerous path away from Jenna. Meanwhile, none of the relationships of the people surrounding Michael and Jenna are happy and stable. Michael's friend Izzy is unwilling to let go of his childhood sweetheart Arianna; Kenny is a handsome stud who fears commitment to his latest conquest Danielle; and Chris is a co-worker who is dominated by his neurotic and overbearing wife over raising their newborn son. Even Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna, are experiencing problems in their long-suffering marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of fatherextramarital affairangerfuneralweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | bicycleswimming pool |
Characters: | teenage girlsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wedding receptionbungee jumpsufferingmachismosadnesscoffinbandhallucinationcollegemarijuanatearsdrinkwatching tvunderwearcrying …photographdancingkiss (See All) |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
Themes: | poetrydysfunctional familyextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bathtubschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipstudentteenage girlsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audiencejunior high schoolobscene finger gestureliarmicrophonedinnercookingbathroomtearsbeerlieletterdrinkwatching tvface slap …underwearcryingshowerphotographsexkiss (See All) |
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician (recently deceased) tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settl …e his affairs. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrug usedeath of fatherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclesnow |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipstudentboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mourningsufferingloss of fathersadnessumbrellapainnonlinear timelinehallucinationcollegetearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtitle spoken by characterf rated …flashbackkisssex (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyextramarital affairweddingdrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsister sister relationshipdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | theatre audiencebloody mary the drinkwedding receptionunwed pregnancypremarital sexbathroomtearsbeerliedrinkwatching tvcell phonecryingshowerphotograph …dancingkissdog (See All) |
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone. Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry and Shigeharu meets his friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, and tells his inte …ntion. However, Shigeharu has difficulties to approach to available women to date and Yasuhisa decide to organize a sham audition for casting the lead actress for the fake movie. They receive several portfolios of candidates and Shigeharu becomes obsessed by the gorgeous Asami Yamazaki. Despite the advice of the experienced Yasuhisa, Shigeharu calls Asami to date and he falls for her. But who is the mysterious Asami? (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrug uselonelinessangerdrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restauranthospital |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancerteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | school uniformmiddle agedbedriddenballerinaceremonypet dogsufferingballetdisappearanceumbrellaliarpaindinnervideo camerahallucination …beerliedrinkwatching tvcomputerunderwearcell phonetitle spoken by characterphotographdancingflashbackkisssexdog (See All) |
The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. T …o keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through while apart. (Read More)
Themes: | funeralweddingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | teenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | summer |
Story: | music bandbedriddenstarsballerinapet dogheadphonesbridesupermarketstagecoffinvideo cameratearsletterwatching tvcomputer …cryingvoice over narrationphotographdancingf rated (See All) |
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: | poetryfuneraldrinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclebathtubcemeterysnowschoolhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteenage girldoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | breaking down a doorshopping mallpoemfantasy sequencesuburbmontageflashlightneighborrunningtearsdrinkwatching tvcorpsecryingvoice over narration …title spoken by characterphotographdancingf rateddogkissflashback (See All) |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrug usedepressionfuneraldrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | bicyclebathtubswimming poolschool |
Characters: | singerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | breaking a windowwalletbongconstruction sitesufferingpot smokingobscene finger gestureliarsuburbpaincoffincookingmarijuanarunningtears …beerliedrinkwatching tvunderwearcryingphotographflashback (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeterysnowschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | dancerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | breaking a windowconstruction sitemourningsufferingtv newsmicrophonepaincoffindinnermontagecookinghallucinationbathroomrunningtears …drinkwatching tvface slapunderwearcorpsecell phonecryingshowertitle spoken by characterphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
Themes: | poetrydrug usedeath of fatherangerdrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | bonggraduationpot smokingpremarital sexobscene finger gestureloss of fatherstagemicrophonebandbathroommarijuanarunningbeerdrinkwatching tv …underwearcryingphotographdancingkisssex (See All) |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Themes: | poetrygriefdrug usedrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowrestaurant |
Characters: | dancerteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | winter |
Story: | college graduationshopping cartcredit cardlaundromatgraduationbarbecuepoemstagedisappearancemicrophonepainnonlinear timelinecookingflashlightrunning …tearsdrinkwatching tvface slapunderwearcryingvoice over narrationshowertitle spoken by characterphotographdancingsexdogflashback (See All) |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdepressiondrinkingpregnancydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeterysnowschoolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerstudentsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | absent fathergraveyardmontagecookingneighbortearsletterdrinkwatching tvcell phonecryingvoice over narrationphotographdancingkiss …sex (See All) |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
Themes: | theatredeath of fatherfuneralweddingpregnancyfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowschool |
Characters: | dancerstudentmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wedding receptionballerinadeath of husbandballetsuburbcoffinmontagetearsbeerwatching tvcomputercryingdancingdogflashback …kiss (See All) |
A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both for …ever. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | cemeterysnowswimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | dancerteenage girlhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | school uniformballerinaobscene finger gestureschoolgirlliargraveyardradiobandhallucinationbathroomsunglassesbeerliedrinkwatching tv …computerunderwearcell phonecryingshowerphotographdancingflashbackkisssexdog (See All) |
Michael Newman (Sandler) is a hard working family man, who must please his boss (Hasselhoff), in order to get promoted. Problem is he gets less time with his family, and wishes for a remote in which he can control his life. This soon comes true for Newman, when he meets Morty (Walken), a crazy sales … clerk, who has the ultimate remote. A remote in which he can do anything, including muting, skipping and dubbing his life. He finds this to be the opportunity in which he can not only skip every argument, but also skip to his promotion. He sees this as a good idea, until the remote goes horribly wrong. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug usedeath of fatherweddingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | baseballbicyclecemeterysnowswimming poolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | secretarydancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | wedding receptionbongshopping malleavesdroppingobscene finger gestureloss of fathersuburbgraveyardbandtearswatching tvcomputerface slapcell phonecrying …voice over narrationsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterdancingdogflashbackkisssex (See All) |
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: | drug usedeath of fatherextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | restauranthospital |
Characters: | alcoholicdancersingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | wedding receptionstonedmachismoobscene finger gestureliarmontagevideo camerabandcookingrunningtearsbeerlieletterdrink …watching tvface slapunderwearcryingvoice over narrationshowerphotographdancingkisssex (See All) |
Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.
Themes: | drug usedrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
Characters: | jewishstudentteenage girlsingermother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Story: | radio stationswedishdisc jockeystoneddetroit michiganbongobscene finger gestureliarmicrophonebandhallucinationbathroommarijuanaliedrink …underweartitle spoken by characterkissdogsex (See All) |
On January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is to fly from Karachi to Dubai with his pregnant wife, Mariane, also a reporter. On the day before, with great care, he has arranged an interview in a cafe with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. When Danny doesn't return, Mariane initia …tes a search. Pakistani police, American embassy personnel, and the FBI examine witnesses, phone records, e-mails, and hard drives. Who has him? Where is he? There's also the why: because of U.S. abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo, because of a history of Journal cooperation with the CIA, because Pearl is a Jew? Through it all, Mariane is clearheaded, direct, and determined. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bathtubcemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | jewjewishdancermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of husbandnewsreel footagemourningsupermarkettv newsdeath of husbanddisappearancegraveyardmontagecookingdrinkwatching tvcomputerface slapcell phone …voice over narrationphotographdancingflashbacksex (See All) |
Walter Goodfellow, the vicar for the small English country parish of Little Wallop, has allowed his marriage to Gloria go stale, and he is so detached from his family that he has not taken notice that his 17-year-old daughter Holly is going through a succession of relationships with unsuitable boyfr …iends, and his son Petey fears going to school owing to being bullied. Out of desperation for affection, Gloria begins to fall for the advances of Lance, an American golf pro who is giving her "private" lessons. The problems upsetting the family start to fade away after Grace Hawkins, the new housekeeper, arrives and starts tending to matters as an older, and rather darkly mysterious version of Mary Poppins. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyextramarital affairangerfuneralpregnancymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicycleschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bicyclingpet dogstagemicrophonegraveyardinternetvideo cameracookingneighbortearsletterwatching tvcomputerunderwearcorpse …cell phonecryingsurprise endingphotographsexdogkiss (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinessangerdrinkingpregnancydeathfriendship |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | bicyclesnowrestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | swedishnewsreel footagetv newseavesdroppingumbrellafantasy sequencepainmontageflashlighthallucinationbathroomrunningsunglassesdrinkwatching tv …computercorpsecell phonecryingvoice over narrationshowersurprise endingtitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackdogkiss (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | griefextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowrestauranthospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipstudentsingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mourningdeath of husbandgraveyardcoffinrunningtearsliedrinkunderwearcell phonecryingkisssexflashback |
Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m …ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)
Themes: | poetrydysfunctional familydrug useangerweddingfriendship |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | bicycleschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | dancerstudentmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | school uniformpot smokingobscene finger gesturefantasy sequencemontagevideo cameracookingmarijuanalieletterwatching tvcomputerface slapunderwearcell phone …showerdancingflashback (See All) |
When Ruby Baker's parents are killed in a car accident, she and her brother, Rhett, must travel to Malibu, to live with Terrence and Erin Glass, their former neighbors. At first, all seems well. Ruby is making new friends at school and Rhett is getting more video games and flashy toys than he's ever … had in his life. When Ruby speaks to her family's estate lawyer, he tells her that her parents have left Rhett and her $4 million. Suddenly, Ruby begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of fatherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | cemeteryswimming poolschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | teenage girldoctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | radio producertheatre audiencetensionloss of fatherscreaminggraveyardinternetflashlighttearsdrinkwatching tvcomputercorpsecrying |
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, … escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad... (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug useextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | high schoolrain |
Locations: | bicyclesnowswimming poolschool |
Characters: | studentteenage girlmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | valiumbicyclingbongsadnesssuburbdinnerbandneighborbathroommarijuanatearsdrinkwatching tvunderwearcrying …voice over narrationshowertitle spoken by characterkisssex (See All) |
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: | dysfunctional familydrug usedepressiondrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemeteryschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | secretarydancerstudentboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | school uniformwalletnew jobtv newslaptopliarscreaminggraveyardhallucinationtearsbeerlieletterdrinkwatching tv …face slapunderwearcell phonecryingphotographdancingkissflashback (See All) |
Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy …friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsister sister relationshipdancerteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wallettensionsuburbscreaminginternetvideo cameracookingflashlightrunningsunglassestearsbeerdrinkwatching tvface slap …underwearcell phonecryingphotographdancingf ratedsexkissdog (See All) |
Determined to solve the coincidence of seeing the same conspicuous stranger three times in a day, Albert hires a pair of existentialist detectives, who insist on spying on his everyday life while sharing their views on life and the nature of the universe.
Themes: | poetryangerfriendship |
Locations: | bicyclebathtubrestaurant |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bicyclingautographheadphonesbreakupeavesdroppingpoempremarital sexfantasy sequencesuburbpaindinnervideo cameratearswatching tvface slap …photographdancingflashbacksex (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | dysfunctional familyextramarital affairfuneralweddingdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poolrestauranthospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wedding receptionsports heroautographconstruction sitebrideliarcoffintearsbeerliedrinkwatching tvcryingphotographdancing …kisssex (See All) |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
Themes: | griefdysfunctional familydrug usedeath of fatherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | bathtubcemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipshomosexual |
Period: | winter |
Story: | sufferingburialpoemsadnessliarlimousinegraveyardcoffinnonlinear timelinebandhallucinationsunglassestearsbeerlie …letterdrinkwatching tvunderwearcryingphotographdancingflashbacksexdogkiss (See All) |
Lazy court-process clerk and stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, h …e panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia: incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express. (Read More)
Themes: | drug useangerdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | restauranthospital |
Characters: | jewdancerteenage girldoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | talk radiobreaking down a doorbongsufferingpot smokingmachismoobscene finger gestureliarradiodinnerinternetmontageflashlightbathroommarijuana …runningtearsbeerliedrinkface slapunderwearcorpsecell phonecryingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |