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In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si …x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovedyingillnessgamblingyouthguiltredemptiondeath of mothertheftrobberygangsterdrunkennessdrinkingmoneykidnapping …murderdeathfriendship (See All) |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car theftshedslumsewerpolice carwheelchairnightclubtrainbarhospital |
Characters: | waitressbullyartistthiefbabydancerpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | hands held over headrolling dicemining accidentchicken cooplistening to radiogrand theft autobaby snatcherfeeding a babybaby nurserybaby bottlecaught in the raintrain trackskicking a dogcondensed milkgarbage can lid …chained doorcutting armpost apartheidsafety beltchange of mindjohannesburg south africaurban violenceshiveringbead curtainpaper bagunderpassfaucetsurrogate familyice pickshantytownburglar alarmchop shopmobileeye injuryfootpaperboyhandscar alarmchange of heartfingerprintsmirror balltownshipdriver's licensediaperkeysbucketintercomgang leaderfleeingdiceinformerbmwsorrowsewing machinemercedes benzgun held to headexampipecripplewetting pantsantbugwalletbeggarbreast feedingdefecationgateparalysisminingspittingfriendship between boysreckless drivingcoininfectionsafebroken glassinsectthunderthugstreet lifefollowing someonerailway stationsouth africacompassionhappinessbreaking and enteringteadeath of husbandobscene finger gesturegraffitichickensadnesslightningpainbartenderradioapologysubwaystabbingold manwinenewspapersubjective cameracriminalreference to jesus christcar crashrunningtearsbeervomitingshootingdrinkpunched in the facefoodblood splatterunderwearbeatingcryingknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlemale frontal nudityfemale nudityone word titlebased on novelmale nudityflashbackfightdogbloodgun (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: | dyingillnessguiltredemptiondrunkennessdrinkingmurderfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | car theftnightclubtrainbar |
Characters: | waitressbullydancerpolicemanteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | train tracksfleeingwalletgatefriendship between boysapologynewspapercriminalcar crashtearsbeerdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearbeating …cryingknifephotographdancingbased on novelfemale nuditymale nudityflashbackbloodfight (See All) |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Themes: | redemptiondeath of mothertheftrobberygangstermoneykidnappingdeathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | slumpolice carnightclubbar |
Characters: | artistthiefdancerpolicemanteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | urban violencepaperboywetting pantsthugobscene finger gesturechickenpainnewspapercriminalcar crashrunningtearsshootingblood splatterunderwear …cryingknifephotographdancingmale frontal nudityfemale nuditymale nudityfightflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In …their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnessgamblingtheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | slumwheelchairbar |
Characters: | waitressthiefdancerpolicemanfriendfather son relationship |
Story: | listening to radioshiveringcripplewetting pantsstreet lifepainbartenderradiosubwayreference to jesus christdrinkbeatingcryingdancingcigarette smoking …male frontal nudityfemale nuditybased on novelmale nudityflashbackdogblood (See All) |
In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
Themes: | dyingillnesstheftdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | waitressthiefdancerpolicemanfriendfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | shiveringbugbeggarspittingreckless drivinginsectstreet lifenewspapersubjective camerarunningtearsbeervomitingdrinkunderwear …cryingknifedancingcigarette smokingbased on novelfemale nuditydogfightbloodgun (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnessguiltredemptiondrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | slumpolice carnightclubbarhospital |
Characters: | babydancerpolicemanmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | sewing machinebreast feedingstreet lifebreaking and enteringpainapologysubwaywinesubjective camerarunningtearsvomitingdrinkfoodunderwear …cryingphotographdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlefightblood (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: | theftrobberydrinkingmoneykidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | artistthiefbabydancerpolicemanteacherfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | mirror ballsewing machinedefecationspittingteapainsubjective cameratearsdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearbeatingcryingphotographdancing …cigarette smokingcharacter name in titlemale frontal nudityone word titlefemale nuditymale nudityfightflashbackblooddog (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnesstheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car theftpolice carwheelchairhospital |
Characters: | bullythiefpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | gun held to headreckless drivingstreet lifebreaking and enteringlightningrunningtearsvomitingshootingdrinkfoodunderwearbeatingcryingknife …photographcigarette smokingfemale nuditybased on novelmale nuditybloodgunfight (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnessguiltredemptiondeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car theftpolice carbarhospital |
Characters: | policemanteacherteenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | cutting armdeath of husbandobscene finger gesturepainreference to jesus christtearsvomitingshootingdrinkfoodunderwearbeatingcryingknifephotograph …cigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudityflashbackgunblood (See All) |
After five years in prison, Tony le Stephanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati and they invite Tony to steal a couple of jewels from the show-window of the famous jewelry Mappin & Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of the … gangster owner of the night-club L' Age d' Or Louis Grutter, and he humiliates her, beating on her back for being unfaithful. Then he calls Jo and Mario and proposes a burglary of the safe of the jewelry. They invite the Italian specialist in safes and elegant wolf Cesar to join their team and they plot a perfect heist. They are successful in their plan, but the Don Juan Cesar makes things go wrong when he gives a valuable ring to his mistress. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingtheftrobberygangsterdrinkingmoneykidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrainbar |
Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | burglar alarmreckless drivingsafebreaking and enteringdeath of husbandsubwaynewspapersubjective cameracriminalcar crashrunningshootingdrinkpunched in the facebeating …dancingcigarette smokingbased on novelgunblood (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovegamblingdeath of mothergangsterdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainbar |
Characters: | waitressbabypolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | train trackslightningapologystabbingreference to jesus christtearsbeervomitingshootingdrinkpunched in the facefoodblood splatterbeatingcrying …photographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefemale nuditymale nudityblooddoggun (See All) |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnessdeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrainbar |
Characters: | babydancerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | train tracksmirror ballhappinesssadnesspainbartenderold mannewspapersubjective cameratearsbeervomitingdrinkfoodcrying …dancingcigarette smokingone word titledogflashback (See All) |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
Themes: | dyingillnessdeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | waitressbabypolicemanteacherfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | sorrowexaminsectrailway stationhappinessteadeath of husbandsadnessapologyold mandrinkfoodunderwearcryingphotograph …cigarette smoking (See All) |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Themes: | guiltdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanfriendmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | mirror ballfollowing someonebreaking and enteringteapainold mansubjective cameracar crashrunningtearsvomitingdrinkfoodblood splatterunderwear …beatingcryingphotographdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titledogflashbackbloodfight (See All) |
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager fo …od rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnesstheftmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car theftbarhospital |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanpolice |
Story: | listening to radiointercomwetting pantsinfectionobscene finger gesturebartenderstabbingwinesubjective cameracar crashtearsshootingfoodblood splatterbeating …cryingmale frontal nuditybased on novelfemale nuditymale nuditydogfightbloodgun (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltdrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | babydancerteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | happinessteadeath of husbandsadnessbartenderapologywinereference to jesus christrunningtearsbeervomitingdrinkfoodcrying …photographdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudityfightflashback (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: | guiltdrinkingmoneymurderfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | police carbar |
Characters: | waitressbabydancerpolicemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | breaking and enteringbartenderapologystabbingrunningtearsbeerdrinkpunched in the facefoodbeatingcryingknifephotographdancing …cigarette smokingcharacter name in titleone word titlemale nuditydogfightbloodgunflashback (See All) |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh …o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
Themes: | dyingguiltdeath of motherrobberygangsterdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | police cartrainbarhospital |
Characters: | policemanfriendpolice |
Story: | ice pickinformerbroken glassthugobscene finger gesturegraffitipainsubwaystabbingold mancriminalreference to jesus christcar crashrunningshooting …punched in the facefoodblood splatterunderwearbeatingcryingknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackgunfightblood (See All) |
When Sam Merrick is beaten up by local bully George Tooney, Sam's older brother Rocky and his friends Clyde and Marty plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend …Millie, Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned? (Read More)
Themes: | dyingguilttheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | bullythiefpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | sorrowobscene finger gesturetearsbeervomitingdrinkbeatingcryingknifecigarette smokingone word titlemale nuditygunblood |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a …n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
Themes: | illnesstheftrobberydrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | police cartrainbar |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanteacherpolice |
Story: | walletfollowing someonebartenderstabbingshootingdrinkpunched in the facefoodblood splatterbeatingcigarette smokingbased on noveldoggunblood …flashback (See All) |
A frustrated and clumsy bank clerk overhears the conversation of three coworkers in the toilet about a fix in a horse race, and bets a large amount. He loses the bet and owes the money to the dangerous and powerful mobster Fingers. A gangster who works for Fingers has the ability of foreseeing piece …s of the future; he is assigned to collect money for the boss, with his troublemaker nephew Tony, and is beaten up by a gang. The manager of pop-star Trista loses her contract to Fingers without her agreement and she is threatened by the gangster. A dedicated doctor seeks a blood donor that might have a rare blood type to save the life of his secret and unrequited passion, a beautiful epidemiologist who's married to a friend. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingtheftgangsterdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | police carbarhospital |
Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanfriendpolice |
Story: | sorrowgun held to headreckless drivingstreet lifehappinesssadnessrunningshootingdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearbeatingphotographdancingcigarette smoking …female nudityfightflashbackgunblood (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: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
Locations: | wheelchairhospital |
Characters: | artistbabyteenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | footcripplestreet lifeteadeath of husbandapologywinesubjective camerareference to jesus christdrinkfoodphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebased on novel …fightflashback (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: | death of motherdrinkingmoneydeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | bullypolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | walletreckless drivingfollowing someonebreaking and enteringobscene finger gesturepainapologyreference to jesus christrunningtearsbeervomitingdrinkpunched in the facefood …underwearbeatingcryingphotographcigarette smokingcharacter name in titleone word titlebloodfightflashback (See All) |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
Themes: | gamblingtheftrobberygangsterdrinkingmoneydeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | thiefbabydancerpolicemanteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | sewing machinestreet lifeold mansubjective cameracriminalcar crashshootingdrinkblood splatterunderwearbeatingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word title …gunblood (See All) |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
Themes: | dyingillnessguiltdeath of motherdrinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | waitressartistbabydancerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | caught in the rainlightningsubwaysubjective cameracar crashrunningtearsdrinkfoodunderwearcryingdancingcigarette smokingone word titleflashback …gunblooddog (See All) |
Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | police carnightclubbar |
Characters: | babydancerpolicemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | bartenderreference to jesus christtearsshootingdrinkpunched in the faceunderwearbeatingcryingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditydogfightblood …gun (See All) |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingguiltdeath of mothertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | wheelchairbar |
Characters: | artistthiefdancerpolicemanteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | sorrowstreet lifecompassiongraffitisadnesswinetearsbeershootingdrinkunderwearcryingknifephotographdancing …cigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditydoggunflashbackfight (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: | dyingredemptiondeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneykidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | babydancerteacherfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | train tracksshantytownminingstreet lifesouth africabartenderwinesubjective camerarunningtearsbeershootingdrinkfoodblood splatter …cryingknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingfightgunblooddog (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: | death of mothertheftdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | wheelchairtrainhospital |
Characters: | babydancerpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | train tracksdriver's licensewalletcoinapologyold manwinenewspaperreference to jesus christrunningdrinkfoodcryingphotographdancing …character name in titlebased on novelflashbackblooddog (See All) |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | car theftwheelchairbar |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanteenage boyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | underpassbartenderwinecar crashtearsbeervomitingshootingdrinkfoodunderwearbeatingcryingcigarette smokingone word title …female nuditygunblood (See All) |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr …eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | slumnightclubbarhospital |
Characters: | dancerfriend |
Story: | handsreckless drivingbroken glassobscene finger gesturegraffitibartenderapologystabbingwinenewspaperrunningtearsbeerdrinkfood …blood splatterunderwearbeatingcryingknifephotographdancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nudityfemale nuditymale nudityfightgunblood (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: | guiltdrinkingkidnappingmurderfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | police carbarhospital |
Characters: | waitressbabypolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | intercomgun held to headstreet lifegraffitisadnessapologynewspapersubjective camerarunningtearsshootingdrinkpunched in the facefoodunderwear …beatingcryingphotographcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditybased on novelfemale nuditymale nuditygunfightflashbackblooddog (See All) |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc …e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberymoneymurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | police carwheelchairhospital |
Characters: | artistthiefdancerpolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | cripplereckless drivingstreet lifeobscene finger gesturegraffitistabbingrunningshootingfoodunderwearbeatingknifephotographdancingcigarette smoking …female nuditymale nuditybloodgunflashbackfight (See All) |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t …o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | police carbar |
Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanfriendpolice |
Story: | reckless drivingrunningbeershootingdrinkpunched in the facefoodblood splatterbeatingphotographdancingcigarette smokinggunbloodfight |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingyouththeftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | thiefdancerpolicemanteacherfriendmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | beggarwalletbreaking and enteringteagraffitisubwaywinereference to jesus christtearsdrinkfoodbeatingcryingphotographdancing …cigarette smokingone word titlefemale nudityfightdogblood (See All) |
After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Tu …rner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingkidnappingfriendshipdeathmurder |
Locations: | police car |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | bmwmercedes benzreckless drivingbroken glassthunderbreaking and enteringobscene finger gesturelightningnewspaperrunningdrinkpunched in the facefoodblood splatterknife …dancingone word titledoggunbloodfight (See All) |
Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 …2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnessredemptiondeath of mothertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | wheelchairhospital |
Characters: | thieffather son relationship |
Story: | listening to radiomercedes benzwalletparalysislightningold mantearsshootingdrinkunderwearbeatingcryingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlegun …blood (See All) |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Themes: | theftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingmoneykidnappingdeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | police carnightclubbarhospital |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | fleeingdicereckless drivingbreaking and enteringrunningshootingdrinkpunched in the faceblood splatterunderwearbeatingcigarette smokingfemale nuditybased on novelfight …dogflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltdeath of mothertheftdrunkennessdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrainbar |
Characters: | waitressthiefdancerteacherfriend |
Story: | death of husbandbartenderold manwinenewspapertearsbeervomitingdrinkfoodunderwearcryingknifephotographdancing …cigarette smokingbased on noveldogflashback (See All) |
Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.
Themes: | gamblingrobberygangsterdrunkennessmoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | thuglightningbartendersubjective cameracriminalcar crashbeervomitingpunched in the faceblood splatterbeatingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlebased on novelblood …dogflashback (See All) |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Themes: | dyingdeath of motherrobberygangsterdrunkennessmoneyfriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | friendmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | urban violencechop shopthugstreet lifelightningcriminalbeervomitingshootingpunched in the faceblood splatterbeatingknifecigarette smokingfight …dogflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Lazy court-process clerk and stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, h …e panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia: incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple Express. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterdrinkingmoneykidnappingmurderfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | car theftpolice carwheelchairhospital |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanteacherteenage boyfriendfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | intercomfleeingreckless drivingobscene finger gestureradiostabbingcar crashrunningtearsbeershootingdrinkpunched in the faceblood splatterunderwear …beatingcryingknifephotographdancingfightflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | dyingyouthkidnappingmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | police cartrain |
Characters: | policemanteacherfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | chicken coopintercomrailway stationchickenpainradiostabbingnewspaperreference to jesus christrunningtearsshootingpunched in the facefoodblood splatter …cryingphotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titlefightgunbloodflashback (See All) |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na …me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Themes: | dyinggamblingdeath of motherdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Locations: | police carwheelchairnightclubhospital |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | surrogate familyinformerexamthugobscene finger gesturecar crashtearsshootingdrinkfoodblood splatterbeatingcryingphotographdancing …cigarette smokingfemale nuditydoggunflashbackblood (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingillnessguiltredemptiondeath of mothertheftdrinkingmoneydeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | barhospital |
Characters: | bullythiefbabydancerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | mirror ballfleeingfriendship between boysstreet lifeteapainold manrunningtearsbeerfoodbeatingcryingphotographdancing …cigarette smokingbased on novelflashbackgunblooddog (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: | theftrobberydrinkingmoney |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | thiefbabydancerpolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | bucketbeggarstreet lifefollowing someoneradioold manwinecriminalrunningtearsdrinkfoodunderwearcryingdancing …cigarette smokingbased on noveldog (See All) |
The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
Themes: | dyingillnessdeath of mothertheftrobberymoneydeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainhospital |
Characters: | thiefteenage boyfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bucketfleeingantbuginsectapologysubwayrunningtearsfoodbeatingcryingphotographbased on novelfight …flashbackblood (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: | dyingillnessguiltdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | slumtrainbar |
Characters: | waitressdancerpolicemanteenage boyfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
Story: | listening to radiothundersouth africalightningpainbartenderold manrunningtearsdrinkunderwearbeatingcryingknifephotograph …dancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nudityfemale nuditymale nuditydogfightbloodflashback (See All) |
A Kansas City waitress with dreams of becoming a nurse becomes delusional after seeing her no-good car salesman husband murdered. Becoming delusional from shock, she becomes convinced that she is the former fiancee of her soap opera idol. What she also believes is that the soap opera is real and goe …s to LA to find the hospital where he works as a cardiologist. Meanwhile, her husband's murderers are searching for the drugs stolen by her husband and, as luck would have it, they are stored in the trunk of the car she drove off in. Freeman, an aging hit man planning his retirement after this job, also becomes delusional about the woman he is tracking. (Read More)
Themes: | death of mothertheftrobberydrinkingdeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | car theftpolice carbarhospital |
Characters: | waitressthiefpolicemanfriendfather son relationshippolice |
Story: | keysthugdeath of husbandbartendertearsshootingdrinkpunched in the faceblood splatterunderwearcryingknifecharacter name in titlegunblood |
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: | guiltdeath of motherdrinkingmoneykidnappingfriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | babyfriendpolice |
Story: | ice pickgun held to headantbroken glasspainsubwaystabbingnewspapersubjective camerarunningvomitingshootingdrinkfoodblood splatter …beatingcryingknifephotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityone word titleblooddogfightflashback (See All) |