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T.S. Spivet lives on a ranch in Montana with his mother who is obsessed with the morphology of beetles, his father (a cowboy born a hundred years too late) and his 14 year-old sister who dreams of becoming Miss America. T.S. is a 10 year-old prodigy with a passion for cartography and scientific inve …ntions. One day, he receives an unexpected call from the Smithsonian museum telling him that he is the winner of the very prestigious Baird prize for his discovery of the perpetual motion machine and that he is invited to a reception in his honor where he is expected to give a speech. Without telling anyone, he sets out on a freight train across the U.S.A. to reach Washington DC. There is also Layton, twin brother of T.S., who died in an accident involving a firearm in the family's barn, which no one ever speaks of. T.S. was with him, measuring the scale of the gunshots for an experiment, and he doesn't understand what happened. (Read More)
Themes: | technologytheatreguiltlonelinessangerfeardrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | school busstormchicago illinoiskitchentrainrestaurant |
Characters: | crying boyteacher student relationshipex u.s. soldiertruck drivergrandmother grandson relationshiprussianwaitressreference to godbabyphotographerpolicemangirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboy …brother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship (See All) |
Story: | boy geniusbutte montanaawards banquetcricket the insecttheatre productioncowboy hatrunning away from hometv camerablack catrocking horsetalking to the camerabreaking a drinking glasshorse ridingjumping onto a trainsubjective camera …bare chested boytelephone callreference to the white house washington d.c.reference to new orleans louisianareference to the atlantic oceanreference to the holy grailcolor segues into black and whitereference to penicillintaxidermied animalcarried piggy backreference to chernobylanimated end creditsinaudible dialoguefalling to the floorbat the animalsuperiority complexperpetual motionrunny nosetouching handsgreen roomeducational videopolice batonhead licereference to david lettermanwoman slaps a womangun accidentreference to wolfgang amadeus mozartyear 1862pop up bookoak treepine treereference to aidssound wavereference to johnny cashheadlampculvertiris shotthermodynamicscartographerhot dog standbroken ribsticking out one's tonguespoken inner thoughtsreference to new york citycable tvreference to bette davisnarrow mindednesstv show hostwhite glovesentomologyreference to leonardo da vinciecologistseesawcradletext on screenphoto sessiondandelionamateur actressamphitheatersilopendulumgeometrysparrowentomologistswing setmissing person posterprototypebloody handtalking to the deadblack and white segues into colorscreaming in painphdpeanut butterprecociousnesslogicscientific experimentfictional tv showlooking in a windowclotheslinetalking dogfireflyhomesicknessrearview mirrornunchuckssocksmagnetcreekscientific researchtoasterlassooverhead shotstory tellingjack o'lanternwagonbuffalosmilingscrapbookresearcherselfiesausagepackinggarbage cancompassmontanavalleytrespassingwriting a letterbanquethoborattlesnakealter egohot dogreference to albert einsteintv studiomicroscopebare feetreceptionistbarking doglooking out a windowx rayname callinginventionstairwayjournalnarrated by characterwomen's rightsapparitionnotebookbarbed wireelectricityhandshakeclose up of eyesphoto albumchauffeurgeniuschallengemelancholyranchvoice over lettermedical examinationanimated sequence3 dimensionalinsectinventorecologybackpackthundertelescopewindreincarnationnicknamewhiskeyhitchhikingbreakfastgoatteddy bearjumping from heighthidingbarninjuryegganswering machinewaiterperiod in titleapplauseeyeglasseswashington d.c.trusttwinsleepingclassdeath of sonsplit screendeath of brotheramerican flagpursuitscene during end creditsspeechdiarysuitcasepay phonefantasy sequencecowboyprologuemicrophonelimousineflash forwardgunshotjourneydrawingbirdapologyfishsnakemapeatingambulancemountaincookingjournalistflashlightbedroomscientisttelephonesciencereference to jesus christclassroomrunningriflelievomitingshootingdrinkcameracatwatching tvpunched in the faceslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodpunctuation in titlevoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashbackblooddog (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | angerdrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | kitchentrainrestaurant |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipreference to godbabyphotographerpolicemangirlteacherboydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callfalling to the floorspoken inner thoughtscradlerearview mirrorbarking doglooking out a windowname callingvoice over letterbackpackbreakfastapplauseeyeglassessleepingpursuit …prologueflash forwardgunshotapologyambulancejournalisttelephonereference to jesus christrunningrifleliedrinkcameracatslow motion scenefoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcharacter name in titleblooddogflashback (See All) |
The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific …establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | crying boyreference to godbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse ridingsubjective cameracompassbarking dogname callingwomen's rightsnotebookbarbed wirehandshakevoice over letterinsectbackpackthundernicknameapplause …eyeglassesdeath of sonpursuitsuitcaseflash forwardjourneydrawingbirdapologyfishsnakemapmountainreference to jesus christriflelievomitingdrinkslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodchasephotographcigarette smokingflashbackdog (See All) |
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a d …angerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | kitchentrainrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressreference to godpolicemanfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hathorse ridingtelephone callrearview mirrorlassorattlesnakeranchtelescopewindgoatbarnamerican flagpursuitpay phonecowboy …gunshotjourneymapmountaincookingrunningriflevomitingshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the facehorsechasephotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleblooddog (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | lonelinessdrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | storm |
Characters: | reference to godbabygirlboysingerfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationship |
Story: | cowboy hathorse ridingoverhead shotstory tellingcompasswhiskeyeggeyeglassessleepingpursuitprologueflash forwardgunshotjourneyeating …mountainrunningrifleshootingdrinkcathorsefoodvoice over narrationchasecigarette smokingbloodflashbackdog (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)
Themes: | feardrinking |
Characters: | teacher student relationshiptruck driverreference to godgirlteachersingerdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | running away from homesubjective cameratelephone callcarried piggy backbare feetlooking out a windowname callingwomen's rightsmedical examinationhitchhikinghidingsleepingpursuitgunshotapology …eatingambulancecookingtelephonerunningrifledrinkwatching tvslow motion sceneface slapfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographblood (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltfearpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormrestaurant |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipwaitressreference to godbabypolicemanboybrother brother relationshipfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bare chested boytelephone calllooking in a windowoverhead shotlooking out a windowstairwaynotebookhandshakeinsectthunderwindeyeglassestrustsleepingclass …death of sondeath of brotherflash forwardgunshotjourneyapologyfishsnakeeatingflashlightclassroomrunningliecatslow motion sceneface slapfoodvoice over narrationdogflashback (See All) |
Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.
Themes: | drinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | chicago illinoisrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressreference to godpolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callreference to new orleans louisianalooking out a windowstairwaybackpackhitchhikingapplausesleepingpursuitpay phonemicrophoneapologyeatingcookingflashlight …telephonereference to jesus christliedrinkcatpunched in the facefoodchasephotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashback (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.
Themes: | angerdrinking |
Locations: | school bus |
Characters: | reference to godgirlboyfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | talking to the cameratelephone calllooking in a windowoverhead shotlooking out a windowname callingstairwaynarrated by characteranimated sequencenicknametrustclassprologuelimousineflash forward …apologyeatingambulancebedroomtelephonereference to jesus christclassroomlievomitingdrinkcatwatching tvslow motion scenefoodvoice over narrationphotographdogflashback (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipwaitressbabypolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hatsubjective cameratelephone callhomesicknessbanquetrattlesnakewomen's rightshandshakeranchthunderwindwaiterapplauseeyeglassestwin …death of sonamerican flagspeechcowboymicrophonerifledrinkcatpunched in the facehorsefoodcigarette smokingblooddog (See All) |
Themes: | technologyfeardrinking |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | waitressreference to godbrother sister relationshipdoctorfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | talking to the cameratelephone callreference to new york cityoverhead shotstory tellingselfiereceptionistname callingstairwayhandshakechauffeurvoice over letteranimated sequencewhiskeyeyeglasses …trustsleepingsuitcaseprologueflash forwardapologytelephonereference to jesus christriflevomitingdrinkwatching tvcigarette smokingflashbackblood (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)
Themes: | guiltdrinking |
Locations: | stormrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressreference to godpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone calloverhead shotwriting a letterjournalvoice over letterreincarnationgoateyeglassestrustpursuitdiarypay phoneprologueflash forward …gunshotapologyeatingjournalistflashlighttelephonerunningrifleshootingdrinkcatpunched in the faceface slaphorsefoodchasephotographcigarette smokingdogflashbackblood (See All) |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Themes: | guiltfeardrinking |
Characters: | waitressbabyphotographerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone calltrespassinghot dogbarbed wirevoice over letterbarnclassamerican flaglimousineflash forwardapologyeatingclassroomrunninglie …drinkcamerawatching tvpunched in the faceface slapfoodphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titledogbloodflashback (See All) |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Themes: | guiltdrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormtrainrestaurant |
Characters: | waitresspolicemanbrother sister relationshipsingerfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jumping onto a traintelephone callhobojournalbackpackthunderhitchhikingapplauseeyeglassesdeath of sonsplit screendiarypay phoneprologuemicrophone …gunshotjourneybirdfishsnakemapmountaincookingflashlightrunningrifledrinkwatching tvslow motion sceneface slaphorsevoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingflashbackblooddog (See All) |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Themes: | drinkingpregnancy |
Characters: | reference to godbabypolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | subjective camerasticking out one's tongueoverhead shotname callingstairwayclose up of eyesnicknamewaitereyeglassessleepingflash forwardapologyeatingflashlightreference to jesus christ …lieshootingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingflashbackblooddog (See All) |
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old child whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get … anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself. (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinessangerfeardrinking |
Locations: | school bustrain |
Characters: | crying boyteacher student relationshipbabyteacherbrother brother relationshipsingerfamily relationshipsmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callreference to leonardo da vincihomesicknessoverhead shotstory tellingreference to albert einsteinbare feetname callingstairwayapparitionanimated sequencebackpackapplauseeyeglasses …classscene during end creditsprologuedrawingbirdapologyfisheatingcookingtelephoneclassroomrunninglieface slapfoodphotographdog (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: | angerfeardrinkingpregnancy |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | babygirlbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callscrapbookstairwaygeniuswhiskeyapplausemicrophoneflash forwarddrawingapologyeatingambulancereference to jesus christdrink …foodphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashback (See All) |
Libby Day is a lifeless woman who survived the massacre of her family in their farmhouse in the countryside of Kansas when she was eight. She's been living on donations and lectures ever since. Thirty years ago, the police believed that a satanic cult was responsible for the murder of her mother and … two sisters, and her brother Ben was convicted with her testimony in court. Today, however, an acquaintance, Lyle Wirth, invites Libby to visit "The Kill Club", where amateurs investigate famous crimes, and she finds that they believe Ben is innocent. Libby needs money and, in return, accepts to revisit the slaughter of her family and comes up to the painful revelations and the ultimate truth. (Read More)
Themes: | angerfeardrinkingpregnancy |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godphotographergirlbrother sister relationshipboyfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callswing setwriting a letternarrated by characterphoto albumvoice over letternicknamebreakfastanswering machinetrustpursuitdiaryprologueflash forward …gunshotapologyeatingcookingflashlighttelephonereference to jesus christriflelieshootingdrinkcamerawatching tvface slapfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingflashbackblooddog (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: | drinking |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | photographergirlboybrother brother relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone calllooking in a windowlooking out a windowname callingtelescopenicknamewhiskeyhidingeyeglassessleepingdeath of sonpursuitmicrophoneflash forwardapology …flashlighttelephonereference to jesus christrunningrifleliedrinkcameraface slapvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingflashbackblooddog (See All) |
Curtis, a father and husband, is starting to experience bad dreams and hallucinations. Assuming mental illness, he seeks medical help and counseling. However, fearing the worst, he starts building an elaborate and expensive storm shelter in their backyard. This storm shelter threatens to tear apart …his family, threatens his sanity and his standing in the community, but he builds it to save his family's life. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | storm |
Characters: | reference to godbabybrother brother relationshipdoctorfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callfireflyrearview mirrorbarking doglooking out a windowthunderwindbreakfastsleepingbirdapologyeatingambulancecooking …flashlightreference to jesus christclassroomvomitingdrinkpunched in the faceface slapfoodphotographdog (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)
Themes: | angerfeardrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | russianreference to godbabypolicemangirlboysingerdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tv camerasubjective cameratelephone callcolor segues into black and whitebloody handblack and white segues into coloroverhead shotlooking out a windowname callingapparitionhandshakebackpackhidinginjurysleeping …classpursuitdiaryprologuemicrophoneflash forwardgunshotdrawingapologymapeatingtelephonerunningrifleshootingdrinkwatching tvslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingflashbackblood (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltdrinking |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | waitressbabyphotographerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | horse ridingsubjective cameratelephone callstairwayhandshakehidinginjuryapplausedeath of sonpursuitprologueflash forwardapologyeatingtelephone …runningriflelieshootingdrinkcamerawatching tvpunched in the faceslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodchasephotographcigarette smokingblooddogflashback (See All) |
A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.
Themes: | fear |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | policemangirlbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | toasterstory tellinglooking out a windownarrated by charactermedical examinationbreakfasthidingwaiterapplauseeyeglassespursuitspeechprologuemicrophoneapology …fisheatingflashlightrunningriflelieshootingslow motion sceneface slapfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingblooddog (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | babyphotographergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | awards banquettalking to the camerajumping onto a trainsubjective cameratelephone callprecociousnessvalleyhobowomen's rightshitchhikingperiod in titleapplauseeyeglassesamerican flagcowboy …microphonelimousineeatingjournalistreference to jesus christrifledrinkcamerawatching tvslow motion scenehorsefoodpunctuation in titlevoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingdog (See All) |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
Themes: | theatrepregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormkitchentrain |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipbabygirlteacherboyfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callhot dog standstairwayphoto albumwindapplausesleepingclassflash forwardclassroomcameracatwatching tvpunctuation in title …character name in titledogflashback (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: | guiltlonelinessfeardrinking |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipreference to godphotographerpolicemangirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callreference to new york citywriting a letterlooking out a windowvoice over letternicknameeyeglassestrustclassflash forwardapologyeatingbedroomtelephone …reference to jesus christclassroomrunningshootingdrinkcamerawatching tvpunched in the faceslow motion sceneface slapfoodvoice over narrationphotographflashback (See All) |
England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as 'King George VI' (qv), but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extr …aordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | rocking horsesubjective cameratelephone callbarking doglooking out a windowhandshakechauffeurnicknameapplauseeyeglassestrustdeath of brotherspeechmicrophonelimousine …apologyeatingtelephonereference to jesus christliedrinkcamerahorsefoodpunctuation in titlecigarette smokingdog (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Themes: | guiltlonelinessangerfeardrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | babybrother sister relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone calljournalnotebookphoto albumanimated sequencetrustsplit screendiarysuitcasepay phonefantasy sequenceprologueflash forwardeating …flashlightrunningvomitingshootingdrinkcamerawatching tvslow motion scenefoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingdogflashbackblood (See All) |
Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.
Themes: | guiltangerfeardrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | school buschicago illinois |
Characters: | babypolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone calltrespassingapparitioninsectthunderanswering machinepay phonedrawingbirdmapambulancerifledrinkcameraslow motion scene …chasephotographcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronni …e's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltfeardrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | breaking a drinking glasssubjective camerareference to the atlantic oceanclotheslineoverhead shotsausagelooking out a windowname callingnarrated by characterthundernicknameeggapplauseeyeglassestrust …twinsuitcaseprologuemicrophonelimousineapologyeatingrunningrifleliedrinkcamerawatching tvpunched in the faceface slapfoodvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingblood (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | feardrinkingpregnancy |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerpolicemansingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone calllooking out a windowwhiskeyapplausesleepingpursuitspeechmicrophoneflash forwardapologyeatingflashlightscientisttelephonescience …reference to jesus christrunningrifleliedrinkcameraface slapfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
Themes: | feardrinking |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerpolicemansingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callthunderinjuryapplauseeyeglassestrustpursuitpay phonemicrophonelimousineflash forwardapologyeatingtelephonereference to jesus christ …runningdrinkcamerawatching tvface slapfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashbackblood (See All) |
Themes: | angerfeardrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godpolicemanteacherboybrother brother relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callname callingnotebooknicknameanswering machinewaitereyeglassessleepingsplit screenpursuitscene during end creditsflash forwardapologytelephonereference to jesus christ …lievomitingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceslow motion scenechasecigarette smokingflashbackdog (See All) |
SNOWDEN stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and is written and directed by Oliver Stone. The script is based on the books The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena.
Themes: | technologylonelinessfeardrinking |
Characters: | teacher student relationshiprussianreference to godphotographerteacherfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callcolor segues into black and whitefalling to the floorblack and white segues into colorrearview mirroroverhead shotbarking dogx rayhandshakeanimated sequencebackpackapplauseeyeglasseswashington d.c.trust …sleepingclassamerican flagmicrophoneflash forwardgunshotapologymapcookingjournalisttelephonereference to jesus christriflelieshootingdrinkcamerawatching tvslow motion scenephotographcharacter name in titleflashbackdog (See All) |
Hank, stranded on a deserted island and about to kill himself, notices a corpse washed up on the beach. He befriends it, naming it Manny, only to discover that his new friend can talk and has a myriad of supernatural abilities...which may help him get home.
Themes: | lonelinessfear |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | reference to godpolicemansingermother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | looking in a windowstory tellingname callingnicknametrustsleepingpursuitfantasy sequenceprologuemicrophoneflash forwardapologyfisheatingambulance …reference to jesus christslow motion sceneface slapfoodchasephotographflashback (See All) |
A 14-year-old girl in suburban 1970's Pennsylvania is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from the place between Heaven and Earth, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.
Themes: | drinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | school bus |
Characters: | photographerpolicemangirlbrother sister relationshipdoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callscrapbookphoto albumbreakfastteddy bearhidingeyeglassespursuitsuitcasefantasy sequenceflash forwardeatingflashlightrunning …drinkcamerawatching tvfoodvoice over narrationchasephotographcigarette smokingblooddogflashback (See All) |
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable moth …er Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary's landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary's teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well. (Read More)
Themes: | angerfear |
Locations: | school busrestaurant |
Characters: | reference to godgirlteacherbrother sister relationshipboysingerfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | trespassingreference to albert einsteinlooking out a windowname callingphoto albumgeniusbackpackbreakfastapplauseeyeglassestrustsleepingclassmicrophonedrawing …apologyclassroomrunningcatwatching tvslow motion sceneface slapphotograph (See All) |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In … the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinessangerfeardrinking |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | tv cameratelephone callreference to penicillinreference to wolfgang amadeus mozartbare feetchauffeurgeniusapplauseeyeglassestrustsleepingdeath of brotherscene during end creditsprologuemicrophone …limousineflash forwardapologyeatingbedroomtelephonereference to jesus christliedrinkface slapfoodcigarette smokingdogflashback (See All) |
Julieta (Emma Suarez) is a middle-aged woman living in Madrid with her boyfriend Lorenzo. Both are going to move to Portugal when she casually runs into Bea, former best friend of her daughter Antia, who reveals that this one is living in Switzerland married and with three children. With the heart b …roken after 12 years of total absence of her daughter, Julieta cancels the journey to Portugal and she moves to her former building, in the hope that Antia someday communicates with her sending a letter. Alone with her thoughts, Julieta starts to write her memories to confront the pain of the events happened when she was a teenager (Adriana Ugarte) and met Xoan, a Galician fisherman. Falling in love with him, Julieta divides her time between the family, the job and the education of Antia until a fatal accident changes their lives. Slowly decaying in a depression, Julieta is helped by Antia and Bea, but one day Antia goes missing suddenly after a vacation with no clues about where to find her, leaving Julieta desperate to understand the reasons of her missing... (Read More)
Themes: | guiltlonelinessfearpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormtrain |
Characters: | babygirlteacherbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callreference to new york citypackingwriting a letterbare feetname callingvoice over letterbackpackthunderbreakfastwaitereyeglassesclassdeath of sonsuitcase …flash forwardjourneyapologyeatingmountaincookingtelephoneclassroomwatching tvslow motion scenefoodphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titledogflashback (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: | angerdrinking |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | crying boygirlboybrother brother relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | overhead shotstairwayhandshakethundereggeyeglassesdeath of sondeath of brotherpursuitdiarysuitcaseflash forwardgunshotapologymap …runningriflelieshootingdrinkslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodchasephotographcigarette smokingdogbloodflashback (See All) |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C …arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormtrain |
Characters: | reference to godbabygirlbrother sister relationshipboyfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hathorse ridingsubjective camerawagonbarninjurypursuitcowboyprologuegunshoteatingmountainrunningrifleshooting …drinkslow motion sceneface slaphorsefoodchaseflashbackblood (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Locations: | train |
Characters: | policemanbrother sister relationshipboymother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | black cattalking to the camerasubjective cameratelephone callbarking dognarrated by characterhandshakeanimated sequencetelescopehidingwaitereyeglassespursuitpay phoneflash forward …gunshotdrawingeatingmountainflashlighttelephonereference to jesus christrunningriflecatpunched in the faceface slapfoodchasephotographcigarette smokingdogflashbackblood (See All) |
Jim Stark is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that's why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn't get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some of this in his relation with Judy, and a form of it in both Plato's adulation and Ray's r …eal concern for him, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and "chickie" games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinessangerfeardrinking |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshippolicemanbrother sister relationshipfamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callpeanut buttername callingstairwayhandshaketelescopebreakfasthidingtrustsleepingclassamerican flagpursuitapologyeating …ambulancerunninglieshootingdrinkface slapfoodchasecigarette smokingblood (See All) |
Two young men, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, meet when they get a job as sheep herders on Brokeback Mountain. They are at first strangers, then they become friends. Throughout the weeks, they grow closer as they learn more about each other. One night, after some heavy drinking, they find a deeper co …nnection. They then indulge in a blissful romance for the rest of the summer. Unable to deal with their feelings for each other, they part ways at the end of the summer. Four years go by, and they each settle down, Ennis in Wyoming with his wife and two girls, and Jack in Texas with his wife and son. Still longing for each other, they meet back up, and are faced with the fact that they need each other. They undeniably need each other, and unsure of what to do, they start a series of "fishing trips", in order to spend time together. The relationship struggles on for years until tragedy strikes. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormtrainrestaurant |
Characters: | waitressbabygirlboysingerfamily relationshipsmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hathorse ridingtelephone callrearview mirrorlassohandshakeranchthunderwhiskeyhitchhikingpay phonecowboyeatingmountaincooking …telephoneriflelieshootingdrinkwatching tvface slaphorsefoodphotographcigarette smokingdogflashbackblood (See All) |
A visionary sheik believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary …feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | subjective cameratelephone callphdscientific researchoverhead shothandshakevoice over lettergoatanswering machinesplit screenjourneyapologyfishmapeating …journalistscientisttelephonesciencereference to jesus christrunningrifledrinkcameraslow motion scenefoodcigarette smoking (See All) |
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been …behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture. (Read More)
Themes: | theatreangerdrinking |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | babypolicemanteacherboysingerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | talking to the camerasubjective cameratelephone callwhite glovesoverhead shotalter egohandshakeanimated sequenceeyeglassesprologuedrawingdrinkpunched in the faceslow motion scenevoice over narration …photographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titledogbloodflashback (See All) |
The chief spokesperson and lobbyist Nick Naylor is the Vice-President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies. He is talented in speaking and spins argument to defend the cigarette industry in the most difficult situations. His best friends are Polly Bailey that works in the Moderation Council in alcohol …business, and Bobby Jay Bliss of the gun business own advisory group SAFETY. They frequently meet each other in a bar and they self-entitle the Mod Squad a.k.a. Merchants of Death, disputing which industry has killed more people. Nick's greatest enemy is Vermont's Senator Ortolan Finistirre, who defends in the Senate the use a skull and crossed bones in the cigarette packs. Nick's son Joey Naylor lives with his mother, and has the chance to know his father in a business trip. When the ambitious reporter Heather Holloway betrays Nick disclosing confidences he had in bed with her, his life turns upside-down. But Nick is good in what he does for the mortgage. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltdrinkingpregnancy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | stormrestaurant |
Characters: | russianreference to godgirlteacherboydoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callreference to bette davisfictional tv showscientific researchhoboranchanimated sequenceapplausewashington d.c.classsplit screenamerican flagcowboymicrophonelimousine …eatingsciencereference to jesus christclassroomrifleliedrinkwatching tvslow motion scenefoodvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being forced from office …, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltlonelinessangerdrinking |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | photographerbrother brother relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | tv cameratalking to the cameratelephone callresearcherbanquettv studiohandshakeeyeglasseswashington d.c.death of brotherspeechpay phonemicrophonelimousineflash forward …apologyeatingjournalistbedroomtelephoneliedrinkcamerawatching tvvoice over narrationphotographcharacter name in titleflashback (See All) |
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomo …rrowland." (Read More)
Themes: | fear |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | girlbrother sister relationshipboydoctorfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | boy geniussubjective cameratrespassinginventionbarbed wireclose up of eyesgeniusinventorjumping from heightbarnpay phonemapambulanceflashlightscientist …scienceclassroomcamerapunched in the faceslow motion scenechasephotographdogflashback (See All) |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshippolicemanteachersingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone calllooking in a windowlooking out a windowhidinganswering machineeyeglassessleepingclasspursuitprologueapologysnakeeatingcookingreference to jesus christ …classroomrunninglievomitingdrinkwatching tvpunched in the faceslow motion scenefoodchasephotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleflashbackblood (See All) |