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A man about forty years of age tells the story from when he was a teenager in upscale suburban Detroit of his and three of his friends' fascination with the mysterious and doomed Lisbon sisters. In 1974, the sisters were seventeen year old Therese, sixteen year old Mary, fifteen year old Bonnie, fou …rteen year old Lux, and thirteen year old Cecilia. Their fascination still remains as they try to piece together the entire story. The sisters were mysteries if only because of having a strict and overprotective upbringing by their father, who taught math at the girls' private co-ed school, and overly devout Catholic mother, who largely dictated the household rules. The story focuses primarily on two incidents and the resulting situations on the girls' lives. The first was an action by Cecilia to deal with her emotions over her life. And the second was the relationship between Lux - the sister who pushed the boundaries of the household rules most overtly in doing what most teenagers want to do - and Trip Fontaine, he who could have any girl he wanted but wanting solely Lux. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age filmteen movieblack comedycoming of agecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | regretfirst loveunrequited lovemental illnessunfaithfulnessdepressionobsessionextramarital affairmemorydeceptionescapedrinkingadulteryjealousyghost …betrayalinfidelitysuicidedeath (See All) |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school dancetaxicemeteryswimming poolschoolhospital |
Characters: | catholic priesthomosexual fatherdeath wishself inflicted injuryself destructivenesswriter directorgay fathercatholicpsychiatristlustsister sister relationshippriestdancerteacherteenage boy …teenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Period: | summer1970s |
Story: | prom dresscarbon monoxide poisoningiron fencehomecoming dancesexual promiscuitytennis courtmathematics classrat poisonhigh school teacherloss of virginityemotional depressionmath teacherhigh school danceunderage drinkingsuicide prevention …child suicidemass suicideteen suicidereference to kiss the bandreference to aerosmith the bandtwo on one footsie playingdead child with eyes openmedicine overdosestrict parentbaseball on tvmaximum securityscotch tapetalking to a plantimpaled childstrict motherelmmysteriousnessgas stovephotosynthesisbrownie the foodhollygirls' bathroomoverprotective parentcatalogueyale universitymentally challenged personfootball practiceschnappsdrugged foodpicket linejumping off a roofinsomniacabused childhanged girlinnocence lostmorse codefootball fieldlawn sprinklerhouse arrestfootball stadiumauditoriumlovesicksouvenirdebutantemodel airplanepopsiclesleeping pillssparklerinsulintv crewmirror ballmental instabilitylabor strikefemale to male footsie playingsexual explorationabusive mothertamponfirst sexual experienceasphyxiationunicorncocktailenigmalabor unionfootball teamknittingdown syndromebeltfootsie under the tablequarantineschoolteacherloss of childmichiganwrist slittingpromgeneration gaphearsepopularitypoisoninginfatuationtv reportertween girlrumorinsomnialoss of daughtertombstonerepressionfencepostcardhomecomingsexual awakeningcannabisteachingnews reporterreflectionpromiscuitymelancholynotetime lapse photographycigarette lightertheatre audiencefootball playeraviationtelescopegas maskpeeping tomhome movievirginitytennisgay parentflatulencemovie theatergossipamerican footballwatching a moviemagazinecrucifixrecordingballoonteen angstpot smokingloyaltyteenage sexrecord playerflirtingdirectorial debutclassrock 'n' rollisolationsplit screentragic eventcrosssuicide attemptmanipulationdiaryhangingpassionstorytellingpoisonpop musicsuburbvirgintalking to the cameragraveyardchild abusedinnerimpalementambulancetelephoneprayerclassroomvoyeurhallucinationneighbormarijuanasunglassestearsvomitingdrinkwatching tvunderweartitle directed by femaledreamsongcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelf ratedsexkissflashback (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | first loveunrequited lovemental illnessdepressionmemorydrinkingjealousysuicide |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school dancehospital |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicpsychiatristpriestdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | homecoming dancehigh school dancebrownie the fooddrugged foodfootball stadiumpromhomecomingtheatre audiencefootball playervirginitymovie theateramerican footballteenage sexclassrock 'n' roll …suicide attemptvirginchild abusedinnertelephoneprayerclassroomhallucinationmarijuanatearsdrinkwatching tvcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingbased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | coming of ageindependent film |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming poolschool |
Characters: | teacherteenage boyteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | sexual promiscuityinnocence lostmodel airplanegeneration gapsexual awakeningpromiscuityvirginityamerican footballmagazinerecordingteenage sexrecord playerclasstragic eventsuburb …virgindinnerprayerclassroomneighbormarijuanatearsdrinkwatching tvunderwearcryingvoice over narrationpartycigarette smokingbased on novelsexkiss (See All) |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of agecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | priestdancerteacherteenage girlsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginityunderage drinkingunicornsexual awakeningtheatre audiencevirginitytennisrecordingteen angstrecord playerclassdiarypassionvirginambulance …classroomhallucinationdreamsongcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Subgenre: | teen movie |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming poolschool |
Characters: | catholicpriestteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitygirls' bathroompopularityrumorpromiscuitytime lapse photographyvirginitygossippot smokingclasscrossvirgintalking to the cameradinnerprayer …classroommarijuanasunglassestearsdrinkwatching tvsongcryingpartysingingkiss (See All) |
Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdepressionextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming poolschool |
Characters: | psychiatristdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | loss of virginityteen suicidementally challenged personfootball teampopularityfootball playertennisamerican footballteen angstteenage sexclasssplit screensuicide attemptvirgintelephone …classroommarijuanasunglassestearsdrinkunderwearsongcryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss (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.
Subgenre: | coming of age filmteen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdrinkingadulterybetrayalinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | teacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | loss of virginityinnocence lostpromiscuityvirginitymagazinerecordingpot smokingrecord playerrock 'n' rollsuicide attemptvirgintelephonevoyeurmarijuanavomiting …drinkwatching tvunderwearsongcryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
Teenager Andie is one of the not-so-popular girls in high school. She usually hangs out with her friends Iona or Duckie. Duckie has always had a crush on her, but now she has met a new guy at school, Blane. He's one of the rich and popular guys but can the two worlds meet?
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of agecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | first loveunrequited lovedrinking |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school danceschool |
Characters: | lustteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | prom dresshigh school dancepromgeneration gapteen angstrecord playermarijuanatearswatching tvunderwearcryingsingingdancingkiss |
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The c …enter of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope. (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of agecult film |
Themes: | first love |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school danceswimming poolschoolhospital |
Characters: | lustteacherteenage girl |
Story: | sexual promiscuityhigh school teacherloss of virginityinnocence lostsexual awakeningcannabisfootball playeramerican footballteen angstrock 'n' rollvirginvoyeurmarijuanavomitingtitle directed by female …f rated (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)
Subgenre: | coming of ageindependent film |
Themes: | first loveunrequited lovedepressiondrinkinginfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | psychiatristdancerteenage boyteenage girlmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | summer |
Story: | loss of virginityunderage drinkingpopularitycigarette lightervirginitypot smokingsuicide attempthangingvoyeurmarijuanatearsvomitingdrinkwatching tvdream …cryingvoice over narrationpartydancingcigarette smokingsexkiss (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)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginityunderage drinkingabusive motherfencerecordingballoonteen angstsuburbvirginchild abusevoyeursunglassestearsdrinkwatching tv …underweartitle directed by femalecryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkisssex (See All) |
The bitter, cynical and lonely Barbara Covett is a tough and conservative teacher, near to retirement, who is loathed by her colleagues and students. In the loneliness of her apartment, she spends her spare time writing her journal, taking care of her old cat Portia and missing her special friend Je …nnifer Dodd. When Sheba Hart joins the high-school as the new art teacher, Barbara dedicates her attention to the newcomer, writing sharp and unpleasant comments about her behavior and clothes. When Barbara helps Sheba in a difficult situation with two students, the grateful Sheba invites her to have lunch with her family. Sheba introduces her husband and former professor Richard Hart, who is about twenty years older than she; her rebellious teenager daughter Polly; and her son Ben that has Down's Syndrome. Barbara becomes close to Sheba, but when she accidentally discovers that Sheba is having an affair with the fifteen year-old student Steven Connolly, Barbara sees the chance to manipulate and get closer to Sheba, hiding the secret from the school headmaster. When Portia dies and Sheba does not stay with Barbara in the veterinary office to see Ben in a theater play, Barbara plots a Machiavellian revenge against Sheba, creating a scandal and consequent turmoil in their lives. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairadulterybetrayalinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | lustsister sister relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | high school teachermentally challenged persondown syndromeinfatuationrecordingclassmanipulationdiarychild abuseprayerclassroomvoyeurvomitingdrinkcrying …voice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelkissflashbacksex (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)
Subgenre: | teen moviecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | jealousy |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | summer |
Story: | loss of virginitypromnotevirginityteen angstteenage sexclasssuburbtelephoneclassroomtearsvomitingunderwearsongcrying …voice over narrationsingingdancingf ratedkisssexflashback (See All) |
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, football, and girls. Jacey is Duane's ste …ady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love, loneliness, and jealousy. Then folks stop attending the second-run features at the movie house and the time comes for the last picture show. With the closure of the movie house, the boys feel that a stage of their lives is closing. They stand uneasily on the threshold of the rest of their lives. (The movie was adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry). (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdepressionextramarital affairadulteryjealousyinfidelitydeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | cemeteryschool |
Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | underage drinkingfootball teamsexual awakeningfootball playervirginitymovie theateramerican footballrecordingteen angstrecord playerflirtingclassvirgingraveyardclassroom …watching tvsongcryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelkiss (See All) |
Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, …technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | unrequited lovedrinkingsuicidedeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Story: | loss of virginityteen suicidelawn sprinklerfootball teamwrist slittingpromiscuitytime lapse photographyvirginityrock 'n' rollsplit screensuicide attemptvirginambulancevoyeurmarijuana …sunglassestearsvomitingdrinkwatching tvunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelsexflashbackkiss (See All) |
This is the story of Enid and Rebecca after they finish the high school. Both have problems relating to people and they spend their time hanging around and bothering creeps. When they meet Seymour who is a social outsider who loves to collect old 78 records, Enid's life will change forever.
Subgenre: | coming of age filmteen moviecoming of agecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | obsessionjealousyghost |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | psychiatristteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerfather daughter relationship |
Story: | underage drinkinginfatuationreflectionmovie theaterteen angstrecord playerhangingsuburbcryingvoice over narrationpartydancingf ratedsex |
The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Her mother, Margaret White, is a pious and paranoid woman that sees sin everywhere and the need of self-inflicting punishment. When Carrie has her first period, she does not understand what is happening to her and her cla …ssmates humiliate her in the changing room. The spiteful Chris Hargensen videotapes Carrie with her cell phone and posts it on the Internet. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and learns how to control her ability. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie. But Chris and her boyfriend Billy Nolan plot an evil prank with her friends to seek vengeance for Carrie. (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | regretdepressionsuicidedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school dancecemeteryswimming poolschoolhospital |
Characters: | teacherteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | prom dresshigh school teacherhigh school danceoverprotective parenttamponpromcrucifixteen angstteenage sexclasstragic eventcrosssuburbgraveyardchild abuse …impalementambulanceprayerclassroomvomitingdancingbased on novelf ratedkiss (See All) |
Forty-two students, three days, one deserted Island: welcome to Battle Royale. A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are each given a bag with a randomly selected weapon and a few rations of food and wa …ter and sent off to kill each other in a no-holds-barred (with a few minor rules) game to the death, which means that the students have three days to kill each other until one survives--or they all die. The movie focuses on a few of the students and how they cope. Some decide to play the game like the psychotic Kiriyama or the sexual Mitsuko, while others like the heroes of the movie--Shuya, Noriko, and Kawada--are trying to find a way to get off the Island without violence. However, as the numbers dwell down lower and lower on an hourly basis, is there any way for Shuya and his classmates to survive? (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen movieblack comedycult film |
Themes: | unrequited lovememoryescapejealousysuicidedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | teacherteenage boyteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | child suicideteen suicidegirls' bathroomhanged girlpopsiclesleeping pillstampongeneration gappoisoningtv reporterinsomniapostcardcigarette lightergas maskgossip …classtragic eventsuicide attempthangingstorytellingpoisonvirginclassroomhallucinationtearsvomitingdreamcryingcigarette smokingbased on novelf ratedflashback (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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | first loveunfaithfulnessdepressionmemorydrinkinginfidelitydeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | taxicemeteryschoolhospital |
Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | tombstonerepressiongas maskvirginitywatching a movieclasscrosssuicide attempthangingstorytellingprayerclassroomhallucinationneighbormarijuana …tearsvomitingdrinkwatching tvtitle directed by femaledreamcryingvoice over narrationpartydancingcigarette smokingf ratedflashbackkiss (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master …cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | memorydrinkingjealousy |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming poolschoolhospital |
Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginityunderage drinkingfootball fieldpromteenage sexclassstorytellingtelephoneclassroomsunglassestearsdrinkcryingvoice over narrationparty …dancingcigarette smokingbased on novelsexkissflashback (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: | unfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | taxicemeteryhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipteachersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | enigmatombstoneclassgraveyardchild abuseclassroomtearsdrinkunderwearsongcryingpartysingingcigarette smokingflashback …sexkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
Characters: | dancerteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | summer |
Story: | watching a moviecrossgraveyardtelephonevoyeurneighborsunglassestearsvomitingdrinktitle directed by femaledreamsongcryingsinging …dancingcigarette smokingf ratedflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
Malena is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malena in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is pres …umed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | first loveunrequited loveunfaithfulnessobsessionmemoryadulteryjealousyinfidelitydeath |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | priestdancerteacherteenage boysingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telescopegossipwatching a movieteenage sexclassprayerclassroomvoyeurunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smoking …kisssex (See All) |
It's the proverbial end of the summer 1962 in a small southern California town. It's the evening before best friends and recent high school graduates, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, are scheduled to leave town to head to college back east. Curt, who received a lucrative local scholarship, is see …n as the promise that their class holds. But Curt is having second thoughts about leaving what Steve basically sees as their dead end town. Curt's beliefs are strengthened when he spots an unknown beautiful blonde in a T-bird who mouths the words "I love you" to him. As Curt tries to find that blonde while trying to get away from a local gang who have him somewhat hostage, Curt may come to a decision about his immediate future. Outgoing class president Steve, on the other hand, wants to leave, despite meaning that he will leave girlfriend, head cheerleader and Curt's sister, Laurie Henderson, behind. Steve and Laurie spend the evening "negotiating" the state of their relationship. Meanwhile, two of their friends cruise around town for the evening. Steve has left his car to meek and mild-mannered Terry "Toad" Fields to look after during his absence. The wheels give Toad a new sense of confidence, which he uses to try and impress Debbie Dunham, a more experienced girl generally out of his league. And John Milner, who is seen as the king of the street race in his souped-up yellow deuce coupe, tries to get rid of precocious pre-teen, Carol Morrison, who has somehow become his passenger… (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of agecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | first loveunrequited lovejealousy |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school danceschool |
Characters: | teenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Period: | summer |
Story: | high school danceunderage drinkingpopsiclegeneration gappopularitysexual awakeningreflectionvirginityteen angstpot smokingrecord playerclassrock 'n' rollsuburbvirgin …telephonemarijuanatearsvomitingwatching tvunderwearsongpartysingingdancing (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)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | regretunfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | psychiatristteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | underage drinkingtheatre audiencetenniswatching a movierecordingrecord playerclassvirgindinnerambulanceclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvunderwear …songcryingpartysingingkisssex (See All) |
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | obsessiondrinkingjealousy |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | teacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | football practicefootball stadiumpopularityfencefootball playeramerican footballcrucifixclasscrossprayerclassroomvoyeurtearsvomitingdrink …underweardreamcryingpartycigarette smokingsexkiss (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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelity |
Locations: | taxiswimming poolschool |
Characters: | dancerteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | sexual promiscuityyale universityteachingpromiscuityclassrock 'n' rollstorytellingpassionvirgintelephoneclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvsong …cryingvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, …who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | obsessiondrinkingjealousy |
Locations: | swimming poolschoolhospital |
Characters: | self destructivenesslustpriestdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitylawn sprinklerlovesickvirginitytennisrecord playervirginchild abuseambulancevoyeursunglassestearsdrinkunderwearcrying …voice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelsexkiss (See All) |
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Me …tzler to run for president as well. Chaos ensues. (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen movieblack comedycoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | self destructivenessteacherteenage boyteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | teachingfootball playerteen angstteenage sexprayercryingvoice over narrationpartybased on novelf ratedflashbackkiss |
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)
Subgenre: | coming of agecult film |
Themes: | depressiondrinkingsuicide |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | cemeteryswimming pool |
Characters: | psychiatristdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | football practicehomecomingcannabispeeping tomhome movieamerican footballpot smokingrecord playerdirectorial debutisolationstorytellingsuburbgraveyardtelephonevoyeur …marijuanadrinkwatching tvunderwearsongcryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkiss (See All) |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousy |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicpriestteenage boysingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitysexual explorationfirst sexual experiencesexual awakeninghome moviepot smokingvirginambulancetelephoneprayervoyeurmarijuanasunglassestearsdrink …songvoice over narrationpartysingingcigarette smokingkisssexflashback (See All) |
In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how … to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousydeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boyfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | football practicefootball fieldlabor strikelabor uniongeneration gapfencefootball playerhome movieamerican footballrecordingrecord playerclasstelephoneclassroomtears …drinkwatching tvcryingdancing (See All) |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch …ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of ageindependent film |
Themes: | drinkingdeath |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | self destructivenessdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | underage drinkinggirls' bathroomlawn sprinklerpopularitysexual awakeningmovie theaterwatching a movieteen angstclasschild abuseclassroommarijuanasunglassesdrinkunderwear …title directed by femaledancingcigarette smokingf ratedsexkissflashback (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | first loveunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitysuicidedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | swimming poolschool |
Characters: | teacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | innocence lostteen angstclasscrossmanipulationpoisonchild abuseambulanceclassroomtearsdrinkwatching tvunderweardreamcrying …voice over narrationpartycigarette smokingbased on novelkissflashbacksex (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of ageindependent film |
Themes: | mental illnessmemoryescapedrinkingdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | self destructivenesscatholicpriestteacherteenage boyteenage girl |
Story: | high school teacherinnocence lostcrucifixteen angstclasscrossdiarystorytellingtalking to the cameratelephoneprayerclassroomhallucinationneighbortears …vomitingdrinkwatching tvunderweardreamcryingvoice over narrationcigarette smokingbased on novelkisssex (See All) |
Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest …Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man's men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn't sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father. A young man with stress-induced asthma, Zac just wants to be what he considers normal, which includes getting rid of his asthma. But more importantly, he wants to get rid of the underlying thoughts that he has and which most going through puberty have, but that for him are becoming more prevalent as he grows older. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of ageindependent film |
Themes: | obsessiondeath |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | catholicpsychiatristpriestdancerteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | tombstonepostcardpeeping tomflatulencecrucifixrecordingpot smokingrecord playercrosssuicide attemptstorytellinggraveyardambulanceprayerneighbor …marijuanasunglassestearsvomitingunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssexflashback (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: | mental illnessdepressionobsessiondrinkingsuicidedeath |
Locations: | taxiswimming pool |
Characters: | psychiatristdancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | jumping off a rooftv reportertime lapse photographyhome movietennisrecordingpot smokingrecord playerdinnerneighbormarijuanasunglassestearsdrinkunderwear …songcryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Characters: | catholiclustpriestdancerteachersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | promiscuitycigarette lightercrucifixcrosssuicide attemptpassionchild abusesunglassestearsdrinkunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationsinging …dancingcigarette smokingf ratedflashbackkisssex (See All) |
Amal is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she is inexperienced in that matter. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her … but is too shy to do anything about it. For a number of reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own feelings toward Agnes. (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecult film |
Themes: | first lovedrinking |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | self destructivenesssister sister relationshipteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitywrist slittingrumorteen angstsuicide attemptdiaryvirgintearsvomitingdrinkwatching tvunderweardreamcryingparty …f ratedkisssex (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousydeath |
Locations: | taxicemeteryschool |
Characters: | catholicsister sister relationshippriestdancerteachersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | summer |
Story: | loss of virginitymirror ballgossipwatching a movieclasstragic eventcrossgraveyardambulancetelephoneprayerclassroomsunglassestearsvomiting …drinksongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelkiss (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: | memoryescapedrinkingbetrayaldeath |
Locations: | cemeteryschoolhospital |
Characters: | gay fatherdancerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | carbon monoxide poisoningsparklerabusive motherasphyxiationtv reportergay parentcrucifixtragic eventcrosschild abusedinnertelephonehallucinationtearsvomiting …drinkwatching tvunderweardreamcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycult film |
Themes: | depressionmemorydrinkingsuicidedeath |
Locations: | taxihospital |
Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | jumping off a roofasphyxiationwrist slittingcrucifixrecordingrecord playerrock 'n' rollhangingstorytellingsunglassestearsdrinkwatching tvunderweardream …songcryingvoice over narrationpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingsexkissflashback (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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | depressiondrinkingdeath |
Locations: | cemeteryschool |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencerecordingteen angstrecord playerrock 'n' rollgraveyardambulancetelephonetearsdrinkunderweartitle directed by femaledreamsongcrying …partysingingdancingcigarette smokingf ratedflashbackkisssex (See All) |
Themes: | drinkingdeath |
Locations: | taxiswimming pool |
Characters: | catholicdancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1970s |
Story: | theatre audiencehome moviemovie theaterwatching a moviepot smokingmanipulationpassiontelephoneprayermarijuanasunglassesdrinkwatching tvunderwearsong …cryingpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingkisssexflashback (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdeceptiondrinkingadulterybetrayalinfidelity |
Locations: | cemeteryschool |
Characters: | dancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | loss of virginitycigarette lightervirginitygossiprecordingrecord playerclassrock 'n' rollsuburbvirginclassroomneighborsunglassestearsdrink …title directed by femalesongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkisssex (See All) |
At 16, Nick Twisp is wry about his teen funk: he lives in Oakland with his sex-addled mother; his father's child support is her meal ticket. While camping in Ukiah, Nick meets Sheeni: for him, it's love at first sight. Nick has to figure out how to get his father a job in Ukiah, then how to get sent … to live with his father, then how to get close to Sheeni, whose religious parents may want her sent away from temptation to a boarding school. There's also Sheeni's all-American boyfriend to contend with. Overwhelmed by the challenges, Nick's about to give up when he conjures an alter ego who whispers revolt into his ear. Nick is not altogether hapless, but can this end well? (Read More)
Subgenre: | teen moviecoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairdeceptionadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | teenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | loss of virginitysleeping pillstamponbeltnoteteen angstpot smokingteenage sexsplit screenvirginneighbormarijuanasunglassesvomitingunderwear …voice over narrationcigarette smokingbased on novelkisssexflashback (See All) |
Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homem …aking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age filmcoming of age |
Themes: | escapedrinkingsuicide |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Period: | summer |
Story: | teen suicidenotevirginitygossiptragic eventpassionambulancetelephonedrinkwatching tvunderwearsongcryingvoice over narrationsinging …dancingf ratedkiss (See All) |
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
Subgenre: | teen movieblack comedycoming of ageindependent film |
Themes: | regretmemorydrinkingdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | schoolhospital |
Characters: | teenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | pot smokingclassstorytellingtalking to the cameraambulancetelephoneprayerclassroomhallucinationmarijuanavomitingdrinkwatching tvsongcrying …voice over narrationsingingbased on novelflashback (See All) |
Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is …also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedycoming of agecult filmindependent film |
Themes: | obsessiondrinkingsuicidedeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerteacherteenage boyteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | girls' bathroomtamponwatching a moviepot smokingloyaltyclasshangingpoisonsuburbvirginimpalementclassroommarijuanavomitingdrink …watching tvpartydancingcigarette smokingf ratedsexkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | taxi |
Characters: | sister sister relationshippriestdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | mirror ballrumortheatre audiencetennisgossipwatching a movietearsdrinkwatching tvcryingpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss |