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In 1920, rural Ireland is the vicious battlefield of republican rebels against the British security forces and Irish Unionist population who oppose them, a recipe for mutual cruelty. Medical graduate Damien O'Donovan always gave priority to his socialist ideals and simply helping people in need. Jus …t when he's leaving Ireland to work in a highly reputed London hospital, witnessing gross abuse of commoners changes his mind. he returns and joins the local IRA brigade, commanded by his brother Teddy, and adopts the merciless logic of civil war, while Teddy mellows by experiencing first-hand endless suffering. When IRA leaders negotiate an autonomous Free State under the British crown, Teddy defends the pragmatic best possible deal at this stage. Damien however joins the large seceding faction which holds nothing less than a socialist republic will do. The result is another civil war, bloodily opposing former Irish comrades in arms, even the brothers. (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy |
Themes: | escape from prisonstarvationfreedomcrueltyexecutionabuseillnesspovertybrutalitydanceescapetorturefeardrinkingprison …politicsdeathmurderlove (See All) |
Locations: | catholic churchtrain engineercourtroomfarmrural settingbicyclemotorcyclechurchtrainbar |
Characters: | catholic priestuncle nephew relationshipcatholicmaidbullypriestdancersoldierbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | irish catholicfingernail tortureroman catholic churchpeace treatytaking an oathforeign occupationguerilla warfareirish civil warirish jigirish republican armyrural irelandmilking a cowdublin irelandfreedom fighterwriting a letter …voice over letterbritish soldiertrain depottrain conductorhouse on firethree legged dogsaint christopher medalwatching a silent movieblack and tansmilitary tribunalswearing inmilitary drillwestern europeoccupied nationdominiongun held to one's headbarleypledge of allegianceguerrilla warfarefingernailchicken coopsitting in a treeking of englandtypisttrucetreatyarmored vehiclestarving childpliersbritish empirebreaking down a doorwriting on a wallsafe houseburning housesnookercell matecrossing selfmilitantarsenalcutting hairoathburning buildingammunitionbarrackslibertyplant in titlebandanagreat britainhorse and wagonmilitary trainingfiring squaduprisingsick childsurrendernationalismmartyroccupationguerillatelegrammedical studentbreaking a windowbritish armycolonialismunited kingdomloancorporal punishmentindependencefarmhousestrikeplaying poolflutefirearmface maskoppressionsermonposterhorse and carriagedead boyextortionbigotryraidcapturedemocracytheatre audiencenewsreel footagehatredresistancetarget practicebombingwindmovie theatrehaircutdebateembarrassmentrailway stationparaderebellionirishrebelwatching a moviecivil wartraitorredheadcowpubtypewriterirelandtied uphorse ridingelectionwitnesscrosspursuitpianistcourtfarmerreadingbeaten to deathconfessionapologymapprisonermassacreambushbandcandlereference to jesus christprayerjailpianointerrogationdead bodyrifleletterundressingarrestbattledrinkpunched in the faceshot in the headmachine gununderwearbeatingshootoutsongfirechaseknifesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunviolencefightdogkissblood (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
Themes: | escapetorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsdeathmurderlove |
Locations: | catholic churchbicyclemotorcyclechurchtrain |
Characters: | catholicmaidpriestdancersinger |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | irish civil warirish republican armydublin irelandbritish soldiertrucetreatybritish empirearsenalammunitionlibertyfiring squaduprisingmartyrguerillabritish army …independenceraidrebellionirishrebelcivil wartraitortypewriterirelandmassacrebandcandlejaildead bodyriflearrestbattledrinkshot in the headmachine gunbeatingsongfiresingingphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunviolencefight (See All) |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's …use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutionpovertyescapetorturefeardrinkingprisonpoliticsdeathmurder |
Locations: | motorcyclebar |
Characters: | dancersoldierdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | guerilla warfarefreedom fighterguerrilla warfarebreaking down a doormilitantlibertysurrenderguerillacolonialismindependencestrikefirearmoppressionposterraid …capturenewsreel footageresistancebombinghaircutparaderebellionrebeltraitorreadingprisonerambushprayerjailinterrogationdead bodyriflearrestbattledrinkpunched in the facemachine gununderwearbeatingfirechasephotographdancingcigarette smokinggunviolenceblooddogfight (See All) |
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost …limit. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationfreedomcrueltyexecutionillnessbrutalitytortureprisonpoliticsdeathmurder |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicpriestbrother brother relationshipdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | irish republican armyfreedom fightercell matesurrendermartyroppressionhaircutirishirelandcrossprisonerreference to jesus christjailundressingpunched in the face …shot in the headunderwearbeatingphotographcigarette smokingkissgunviolenceblood (See All) |
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationbrutalityescapefeardrinkingdeathlove |
Locations: | bicyclemotorcyclechurchtrain |
Characters: | catholicbullypriestbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | voice over letterbarrackssermoncapturenewsreel footagehatredresistancebombingwatching a movietraitorpianistreadingconfessionmapprisoner …candlereference to jesus christprayerpianoletterundressingarrestdrinkunderwearsongchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbloodfight (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutiontortureprisonpoliticslove |
Locations: | courtroombicycle |
Characters: | catholicpriestsingermother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over lettermartyrmedical studenthatredresistancetypewriterwitnesscrosscourtconfessionprisonerreference to jesus christprayerjailinterrogation …letterundressingarrestsongsingingcigarette smokingbloodgun (See All) |
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violen …t war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy |
Themes: | executionbrutalityescapetorturefearprisonpoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | courtroombicyclemotorcycletrain |
Characters: | bullydancerdoctor |
Story: | ammunitionfirearmface maskextortiondemocracynewsreel footageresistancetarget practicehaircutrebellionrebeltypewriterpursuitconfessionprisoner …ambushcandlejailinterrogationundressingarrestpunched in the faceshot in the headmachine gununderwearbeatingshootoutfirechasephotographdancingcigarette smokingfightbloodviolencekissdoggun (See All) |
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied tro …ops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmfuhrer Ludwig Muntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationexecutionescapetortureprisonlovemurderdeath |
Locations: | farmbicycletrain |
Characters: | dancersingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | british soldieroccupied nationstarving childfiring squadfarmhouseraidcaptureresistancebombingparadetraitorcrosspianistprisonermassacre …ambushreference to jesus christprayerjailpianointerrogationdead bodyrifleundressingarrestshot in the headmachine gunbeatingshootoutsongchasesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbloodfightviolencekiss (See All) |
A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.
Themes: | brutalityescapemurderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | irish republican armybritish soldierwestern europebarracksmilitary trainingbritish armyfirearmraidhatredpubirelandbeaten to deathmapinterrogationbattle …shot in the headmachine gunbeatingshootoutfirechaseknifecigarette smokingbloodviolence (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Themes: | illnesstorturedrinkinglovemurderdeath |
Locations: | farmrural settingchurchtrain |
Characters: | soldierdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over lettersermonhorse and carriagecapturetarget practicerebelcivil warcowcrosspianistreadingprisonermassacreprayerpiano …dead bodyrifleletterbattledrinkunderwearshootoutknifesingingphotographbloodgunkiss (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Themes: | dancedrinkingpoliticslove |
Locations: | churchtrainbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipsingermother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | surrendersermonbigotryraiddebaterailway stationtypewriterwitnessmapbandreference to jesus christprayerjailrifleletter …arrestdrinkunderwearbeatingsongfirechaseknifesingingdancingfightgunkissviolencedog (See All) |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Themes: | executiontorturedrinkingprisondeath |
Locations: | catholic churchchurch |
Characters: | catholicdancerbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | british soldierfiring squadmartyrbritish armyhorse and carriagetypewriterhorse ridingcrossconfessioncandleprayerinterrogationdead bodyriflearrest …battledrinkdancingviolence (See All) |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | executiondrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | train engineerchurchtrain |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshippriestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingermother son relationship |
Story: | british soldiertelegrambritish armyhorse and carriagecrosspursuitfarmerapologymapprisonerbandcandleprayerpianodead body …riflebattledrinkshot in the headmachine gununderwearbeatingsongchasesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingfightgunviolenceblooddog (See All) |
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice …, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationescapetorturefeardrinkingprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | dancersoldierfamily relationships |
Story: | british soldierbritish empirebritish armycolonialismhorse and carriageparaderebelhorse ridingpursuitmassacreambushprayerdead bodyriflebattle …drinkshootoutchasedancinggunbloodkissfightviolence (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | povertyfeardrinkingpoliticslovedeathmurder |
Locations: | catholic churchchurchtrainbar |
Characters: | catholicdancersingerfamily relationships |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | horse and carriagetheatre audiencenewsreel footagemovie theatrerailway stationparaderebellionrebelwatching a moviecandleprayerjailarrestdrinksong …firesingingphotographdancing (See All) |
This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets … Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. (Read More)
Themes: | escape from prisondanceescapetorturefeardrinkingprisonlovemurderdeath |
Locations: | farmmotorcycletrainbar |
Characters: | dancersoldiersingerdoctor |
Story: | safe housefarmhousetheatre audiencemovie theatrerailway stationwatching a moviepursuitcourtbeaten to deathambushbandjailinterrogationrifleletter …undressingarrestdrinkpunched in the faceshot in the headmachine gunbeatingshootoutsongchasesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunbloodkissviolence (See All) |
Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela, and their wedding party also serves as the men's farewell party. After some time and many horrors, the three friends fall in the hand …s of the Vietcong and are brought to a prison camp in which they are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. Michael makes it possible for them to escape, but they soon get separated again. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitydanceescapetorturefeardrinkingprisonmurderdeath |
Locations: | catholic churchbicyclemotorcyclebar |
Characters: | catholicpriestdancersingerdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | playing poolcapturebombingbandcandlepianodead bodyriflebattledrinkpunched in the faceshot in the headmachine gununderwearbeating …songfirechasesingingphotographdancinggunfightbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d …rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop… (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy |
Themes: | freedomexecutiontorturefeardrinkingprisonpoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | bicyclemotorcyclechurchtrainbar |
Characters: | dancersingerdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | freedom fighterbritish soldierbritish empiresurrendermartyrcapturenewsreel footagebombingirishwatching a moviepursuitconfessionapologymapprisoner …massacrecandleprayerjailinterrogationdead bodyriflearrestbattledrinkbeatingshootoutsongfirechasesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbloodviolencegunfight (See All) |
"Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth ce …ntury into a three-hour time-frame. (Read More)
Themes: | executiontorturefeardrinkingpoliticslovedeath |
Locations: | courtroom |
Characters: | soldiersingermother son relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | firing squadsurrendernationalismcorporal punishmenttheatre audiencetraitorcourtconfessionapologyprisonerinterrogationletterundressingarrestdrink …beatingsongfirechaseknifesingingphotographdogkissblood (See All) |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha …nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | executionbrutalitytorturedrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | bicyclebar |
Characters: | dancersoldiersingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | burning housemilitary trainingfiring squadsurrendertarget practicebombingrebellionrebelcivil warpursuitbeaten to deathmassacreambushjaildead body …riflebattledrinkshot in the headmachine gunshootoutsongfirechaseknifesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunfightdogkissbloodviolence (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)
Themes: | povertydeathlove |
Locations: | catholic churchcourtroombicyclemotorcycletrain |
Characters: | priestdancersoldiersingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | guerrilla warfaretelegrambombinghaircutrailway stationwatching a movietraitorcourtprayerletterunderwearbeatingsongsingingphotograph …dancingcigarette smokingfightkissblood (See All) |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga …ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
Themes: | executionbrutalitytorturedrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | farm |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | horse and wagonhorse and carriagedead boybigotrycaptureirishtied upcrosspursuitbeaten to deathprisonermassacreambushprayerinterrogation …dead bodyriflearrestdrinkshot in the headbeatingshootoutsongfireknifesingingphotographcigarette smokingbloodviolencedog (See All) |
In 1941, Italy allies with Germany and ruthlessly conquers the much weaker country of Greece. On a remote Greek island, an Italian artillery garrison is established to maintain order. One Italian officer, Captain Corelli, adopts an attitude of mutual co-existence with the Greeks and engages in such …activities as music festivals and courting the daughter of a local doctor. In 1943, however, after Italy surrenders to the Allies and changes sides in the war, Captain Corelli must defend the Greek island against a German invasion. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkingpoliticslovedeathmurder |
Locations: | motorcycle |
Characters: | catholicdancersingerdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | voice over lettersurrenderguerillanewsreel footagebombingwatching a moviemassacrebandcandlerifleletterdrinkshot in the headmachine gunsinging …dancingcigarette smokingkissbloodgun (See All) |
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate jo …urney to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth. (Read More)
Themes: | executionescapetorturedrinkinglovedeathmurder |
Locations: | farmmotorcycletrainbar |
Characters: | soldiersingermother son relationship |
Story: | safe houseuprisingface maskbombingrebellionrebelcowpubpursuitprisonermassacreambushbanddead bodybattle …drinkshot in the headmachine gununderwearbeatingshootoutchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingkissviolencebloodgundog (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy |
Themes: | executionescapedrinkinglovemurderdeath |
Locations: | bicyclebar |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | writing a lettervoice over letterloancorporal punishmentraidrebellionpubtypewriterpursuitpianistapologycandleprayerpianointerrogation …dead bodyrifleletterarrestdrinkpunched in the faceshootoutsongchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingbloodfightkissdoggun (See All) |
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t …o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationillnessdrinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | courtroomfarmrural settingchurchbar |
Characters: | catholicpriestdancerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over letterfarmhousedebatewitnesscrosspianistcourtreference to jesus christprayerpianoletterdrinkknifephotographdancing |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy |
Themes: | executionabuseescapetorturefearprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | courtroommotorcyclechurchtrain |
Characters: | singermother son relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | chicken coopbreaking down a doorcell matefarmhousesermonrailway stationwitnesspursuitcourtreadingconfessionprisonercandlereference to jesus christprayer …riflepunched in the facemachine gunsongchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfightviolencebloodgun (See All) |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkingdeathmurderlove |
Locations: | farmrural settingchurch |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Story: | milking a cowvoice over letterbritish soldierhorse and wagonhorse and carriagewindcowpursuitfarmerapologycandlepianodead bodyrifleletter …drinksongfiresingingdancingkissdogviolence (See All) |
During 1st WW, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, as Rosenthal, son of wealthy Jewish bankers. They are separated from Rosenthal before managing to escap …e. A few months later, they meet again in a fortress commanded by the aristocrat Van Rauffenstein. De Boeldieu strikes up a friendship with him but Marechal and Rosenthal still want to escape... (Read More)
Themes: | starvationescapedrinkingprisondeathmurderlove |
Locations: | farmtrainbar |
Characters: | priestsoldiersinger |
Story: | military drillbarrackshorse and wagonfarmhouseflutecapturetheatre audiencehaircutcowcrossapologycandlereference to jesus christprayerpiano …rifleletterdrinksongfiresingingphotographcigarette smokingdoggunkiss (See All) |
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s …uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutionbrutalitytorturefeardrinkingpoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | bicyclemotorcycletrainbar |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | guerilla warfarebritish soldiertreatybritish empireuprisingcorporal punishmentrebelmapmassacrecandleinterrogationdead bodyriflearrestbattle …drinkshot in the headmachine gunbeatingsongfireknifesingingcigarette smokingviolencebloodfightgun (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Themes: | crueltyexecutionillnesspovertybrutalityescapetorturedrinkingpoliticslovemurderdeath |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | priestsoldierbrother brother relationshipsingerfamily relationships |
Story: | raidtraitorcowtied uphorse ridingcrossreadingconfessionmassacrecandlereference to jesus christprayerdead bodyarrestbattle …drinkbeatingfirechaseknifesingingkissviolenceblooddog (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | illnessdancedrinkinglovemurder |
Locations: | rural settingchurchtrain |
Characters: | bullydancerbrother brother relationshipsingermother son relationship |
Story: | train conductorhouse on fireburning househorse and wagoncrosspursuitfarmerapologyreference to jesus christrifleletterundressingarrestdrinksong …firechaseknifesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingviolencekissblooddog (See All) |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea …st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomillnessbrutalitydrinkingprisondeathmurder |
Locations: | trainbar |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipsoldierbrother brother relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over letterloandead boywatching a moviecrosspursuitbeaten to deathapologyprisonerambushdead bodyrifleletterdrinkpunched in the face …shot in the headmachine gununderwearbeatingshootoutchasephotographcigarette smokingviolencebloodfightgun (See All) |
Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous …in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)
Themes: | povertyfearpoliticsdeathmurder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | maiddancersoldierbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationships |
Story: | writing a letterhorse and wagonsurrenderhorse and carriageextortionraidcapturewindrailway stationrebelcivil warwitnessreadingapologyprisoner …prayerjaildead bodyrifleletterundressingarrestshot in the headsongfiresingingphotographdancingdogfightgunkissblood (See All) |
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appoin …ted husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (Read More)
Themes: | povertydancedrinkingdeathlove |
Locations: | courtroomfarmrural settingchurch |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipmaiddancerbrother brother relationshipsingerfamily relationships |
Story: | independencesermonhorse and carriageembarrassmentirishpianistcourtreadingcandlepianorifleletterdrinksongsinging …dancingdoggunfightkiss (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | povertyfeardrinkingdeathlove |
Locations: | catholic church |
Characters: | catholicpriestbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | dublin irelandface maskirishpubtypewriterirelandreadingapologycandlereference to jesus christdrinksongfiresingingphotograph …cigarette smokingfight (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | escapedrinkingprisonpoliticsdeathlovemurder |
Locations: | bicyclemotorcycletrainbar |
Characters: | catholicdancersingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | safe housecrossing selfface maskraidbombingrailway stationtied uppianistprisonermassacrebandcandleprayerpianodead body …riflearrestdrinkshot in the headmachine gununderwearbeatingshootoutsongchaseknifesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingviolenceblooddoggunfight (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
Themes: | starvationpovertyfeardrinkinglove |
Locations: | catholic churchbicyclechurch |
Characters: | catholicpriestdancersingermother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crossing selfposterhaircutelectionwitnesscrosspursuitbandprayerarrestdrinkunderwearsongchasesinging …dancingcigarette smokingdog (See All) |
Themes: | executionbrutalityescapefearprisonmurderdeath |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipmaidsoldierbrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | burning buildingface maskoppressionraidhatredresistancetarget practicerebellionrebeltraitorbeaten to deathmapprisonermassacreambush …candleinterrogationbattlepunched in the faceshot in the headbeatingfirechaseknifedogfightbloodviolence (See All) |
October 1944 in war torn Italy. Hana, a French-Canadian nurse working in a mobile army medical unit, feels like everything she loves in life dies on her. Because of the difficulty traveling and the dangers, especially as the landscape is still heavily booby-trapped with mines, Hana volunteers to sta …y behind at a church to care solely for a dying semi-amnesiac patient, who is badly burned and disfigured. She agrees to catch up to the rest of the unit after he dies. All the patient remembers is that he is English and that he is married. Their solitude is disrupted with the arrival at the church of fellow Canadian David Caravaggio, part of the Intelligence Service, who is certain that he knows the patient as a man who cooperated with the Germans. Caravaggio believes that the patient's memory is largely in tact and that he is running away from his past, in part or in its entirety. The patient does open up about his past, all surrounding his work as a cartographer in North Africa, which was interrupted by the war. He may not be running from his work as a spy for the Germans as Caravaggio believes, but rather the memory of an affair he had with married Katherine Clifton, the love of his life, and the memory of a promise not totally fulfilled. Hana may also test her theory of her fates with love and death as she embarks on a relationship of her own with Kip Singh, a Sikh from India, whose unit has camped on the now overgrown lawn of the church. Their work entails sweeping for and di… (Read More)
Themes: | escapetorturefeardrinkingmurderlovedeath |
Locations: | courtroombicyclemotorcyclechurchtrainbar |
Characters: | dancersinger |
Story: | british armycolonialismcapturetheatre audiencenewsreel footagewindmovie theatrewatching a moviecrosspianistreadingmapprisonercandleprayer …pianointerrogationrifleundressingdrinkmachine gununderwearbeatingsongfireknifesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunbloodkiss (See All) |
The intersecting life stories of Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday in early twentieth century California presents miner-turned-oilman Daniel Plainview, a driven man who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He works hard but also takes advantage of those around him at their expense if need b …e. His business partner/son (H.W.) is, in reality, an "acquired" child whose true biological single-parent father (working on one of Daniel's rigs) died in a workplace accident. Daniel is deeply protective of H.W. if only for what H.W. brings to the partnership. Eli Sunday is one in a pair of twins whose family farm Daniel purchases for the major oil deposit located on it. Eli, a local preacher and a self-proclaimed faith healer, wants the money from the sale of the property to finance his own church. The lives of the two competitive men often clash as Daniel pumps oil off the property and tries to acquire all the surrounding land at bargain prices to be able to build a pipeline to the coast, and as Eli tries to build his own religious empire. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | farmrural settingchurchtrainbar |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother son relationship |
Period: | 1920s |
Story: | train depotgun held to one's headhorse and wagonsermonrailway stationhorse ridingcrossfarmerreadingbeaten to deathconfessionmapreference to jesus christprayerdead body …riflelettershot in the headunderwearbeatingsongfiresingingphotographcigarette smokingbloodviolencegun (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: | abuseillnessdanceescapefeardrinkingprisonlovedeathmurder |
Locations: | courtroomtrainbar |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipbullydancerbrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | train conductorembarrassmentpubwitnesscourtconfessionapologyjailletterundressingdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearbeatingknife …photographdancingfightbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
1882, New Mexico Territory. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are itinerant lawmen, hired by desperate towns as marshal and deputy. The city fathers of Appaloosa hire them after Randall Bragg, a newly-arrived rancher with money and a gang of thugs, disrupts commerce and kills three local lawmen. Cole an …d Hitch contrive to arrest Bragg and bring him to trial, but hanging him proves difficult. Meanwhile, a widow has arrived in town, Allison French, pretty, refined, and good-natured. Virgil falls hard, and it seems mutual, but there may be more to Allie than meets the eye. Can friendship and skill with a gun overcome a pernicious villain and green-eyed jealousy? (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | courtroomtrainbar |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | train conductorammunitionhorse and wagontelegramredheadhorse ridingwitnesspursuitpianistcourtreadingprisonerjailpianorifle …arrestdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearbeatingshootoutcigarette smokingbloodkissgunviolence (See All) |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutiontorturedrinkingprisonpoliticslovedeathmurder |
Characters: | catholicdancersingermother son relationship |
Story: | british soldierbreaking down a doorhorse and carriagerebelliontraitorirelandcrosspursuitmassacreambushcandleprayerjaildead bodyarrest …drinksongfirechasesingingdancingdogkiss (See All) |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The …government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
Themes: | torturedrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | trainbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother brother relationshipsingermother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | firearmbigotryhaircutparadefarmermapambushbanddead bodyrifleletterundressingarrestbattledrink …shot in the headmachine gununderwearsongsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingfightbloodviolence (See All) |
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores …these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)
Themes: | executionillnessbrutalityescapefeardrinkingpoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | bicyclemotorcycle |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipdancersoldiersingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | voice over letteroathsurrenderfirearmcapturehatredbombingtraitortypewritermapcandledead bodyrifleletterarrest …battledrinkshot in the headmachine gunbeatingsongfiresingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkissfightdogviolencebloodgun (See All) |
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army.
Themes: | feardrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | bicycletrain |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipcatholicdancersingermother son relationship |
Story: | writing a letterbritish soldierbritish empirebritish armypubreadingmapbanddead bodyrifleundressingmachine gunsingingphotographdancing …cigarette smokingdoggun (See All) |
Tells the story of Evey Hammond and her unlikely but instrumental part in bringing down the fascist government that has taken control of a futuristic Great Britain. Saved from a life-and-death situation by a man in a Guy Fawkes mask who calls himself V, she learns a general summary of V's past and, …after a time, decides to help him bring down those who committed the atrocities that led to Britain being in the shape that it is in. (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy |
Themes: | freedomexecutionbrutalitydancetorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsdeathmurder |
Locations: | churchtrain |
Characters: | catholic priestpriestdancer |
Story: | freedom fighterbritish soldierlibertyoppressionhatredbombingpubprisonerjailinterrogationdead bodyletterdrinkpunched in the faceunderwear …beatingfireknifephotographdancingviolencefightgunbloodkiss (See All) |
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 day …s of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go? (Read More)
Themes: | freedomillnessfeardrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | trainbar |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipcatholicdancerbrother brother relationshipsingermother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crossing selfbarrackstheatre audiencetarget practicehaircutparadewatching a moviereadingreference to jesus christprayerdead bodyrifleletterundressingdrink …shot in the headmachine gununderwearsongfiresingingphotographdancingfightviolenceblood (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)
Themes: | abuseillnessdancefeardrinkinglove |
Locations: | catholic churchchurch |
Characters: | catholic priestcatholicbullypriestdancerbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | writing a lettervoice over lettercrossing selftheatre audiencemovie theatretypewriterreadingapologycandlereference to jesus christprayerletterdrinkpunched in the facebeating …knifesingingphotographdancingkissfight (See All) |