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Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
Themes: | unemploymentdyingunfaithfulnesslonelinessextramarital affairracismtravelmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicide |
Locations: | sex in an airplanesan francisco californiachicago illinoismotelroad tripelevatorairportboatairplanesnowhotelswimming poolchurchschoolbeach β¦bar (See All) |
Characters: | airplane stewardesssuicide by jumping off a bridgeemployer employee relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipasiandancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | anti feministpacking a suitcasebusiness tripco pilotbare butttossing the wedding bouquetwedding receptionhotel roomcrying manmiami beach floridacrashing a partyreference to charles lindberghletter of recommendationglobal economic crisis of 2008golden laborador β¦cornell universityefficiency expertjob terminationlone travelerdes moines iowapeople moveramerican airlinescardboard cut outkansas city missouriomaha nebraskarap singersatin blouselawn gnomemeettulsa oklahomawichita kansasarrested developmentmentoringpersuasionfollowing a dreamemceeshoeshinecross country tripmilwaukee wisconsinmotivational speakerdownsizingadulteressrental carjumping off a bridgegooglest. louis missouriaerial photographymentor protege relationshiptitle appears in songrecessiontrolleyslide showluggagesuspendersoverhead camera shotcross countrydallas texasroadtripsan diego californiasushijetpassengerquitting a jobclimbing through a windowcredit cardfalling into waterasthmadetroit michiganescalatoreconomicsstereotypehomecomingtext messagingearphonesengagement ringcapitalismcorporationthirty somethingsnowingjob interviewmiami floridafeministkaraokebackpackcynicismbuttbreaking and enteringathleteapplausetwenty somethingcheating wifelas vegas nevadamanagerisolationsplit screengymspeechbusinessflowerssuitcaseon the roadchampagnefired from the jobcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebusinessmanpilotvanjourneyfour word titleeatingmontagebasketballcandlef wordrunningtearsrifledrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callpartyphotographdancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybare chested malebased on novelsex scenenudityguninterviewdogkiss (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat β¦e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | sex in an airplanesan francisco californiaairportairplanechurchbeachbar |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | tossing the wedding bouquetwedding receptionengagement ringspeechpiloteatingtearsdrinkmirrorfoodcell phonecryingtelephone callpartyphotograph β¦dancingfemale nuditydogkiss (See All) |
A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country β¦odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. (Read More)
Themes: | travelweddingdrunkennessdrinking |
Locations: | road tripairportboatairplanesnowhotelchurchbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptioncross countrycynicismon the roadsuitcasevanjourneyeatingrunningtearsdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecrying β¦telephone calldancingdogkiss (See All) |
After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b β¦ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)
Themes: | travelweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicide |
Locations: | road tripairportairplanehotelchurch |
Characters: | airplane stewardessdancerbrother sister relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hotel roomrental carhomecomingcorporationbusinesson the roadfired from the jobeatingbasketballtearsdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecrying β¦voice over narrationtelephone callphotographdancingkissdog (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 β¦s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesslonelinessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | hotelbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttwedding receptionflowerschampagneeatingf wordrunningtearsdrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonecryingtelephone call β¦photographdancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybare chested malekissnudity (See All) |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me β¦ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | airplanechurchschool |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wedding receptiontwenty somethingspeechchampagnefour word titleeatingtearsdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecryingtelephone calldancingdog |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicide |
Locations: | sex in an airplaneelevatorboatairplaneswimming poolbar |
Characters: | dancerfather son relationship |
Story: | bare buttmotivational speakersushiquitting a jobcredit cardengagement ringmiami floridaapplauselas vegas nevadamanagerbusinesschampagnefired from the jobcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebusinessman β¦eatingmontagecandlef wordrunningdrinkmirrorfoodvoice over narrationtelephone callpartyphotographdancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybare chested malesex scenenuditygundoginterviewkiss (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: | dyingunfaithfulnessmemorydrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | road tripboatsnowchurchbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttfollowing a dreamoverhead camera shotcredit cardbackpackapplausetwenty somethingisolationsplit screenon the roadvanjourneyf wordrunningtears β¦rifledrinkcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographdancingfemale nuditybare chested maledognudity (See All) |
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordin β¦ary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancee's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentunfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | elevatorairportairplanebar |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | homecomingjob interviewathleteapplausetwenty somethingspeechflowersfired from the jobpiloteatingtearsrifledrinkmirrorfood β¦cryingtelephone callphotographdancingbased on novelkiss (See All) |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
Themes: | unfaithfulnesstraveldrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | san francisco californiaroad tripelevatorairplanehotelswimming poolbar |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hotel roomfollowing a dreamroadtripsan diego californiacheating wifeon the roadeatingf wordrunningdrinkfoodcryingtelephone callpartyphotograph β¦dancingfemale nuditybare chested malekissinterview (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel β¦p... (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | sushicredit cardescalatortext messagingapplausegymflowersmontagef worddrinkcomputercell phonecryingtelephone callphotograph β¦dancingbare chested malesex scenekiss (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 β¦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: | drunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | elevatorairplanehotelschoolbar |
Characters: | airplane stewardessasianfather son relationship |
Story: | business tripmeetcapitalismcorporationapplausemanagersplit screenbusinessfired from the jobbusinessmanpilotvaneatingf wordrifle β¦drinkcomputerfoodcell phonevoice over narrationtelephone callphotographbased on novelinterviewgun (See All) |
Ben has recently graduated from college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt hi β¦m when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | airportairplanehotelswimming poolchurchbar |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | hotel roompeople moveradulteressbreaking and enteringtwenty somethingbusinessrunningtearsdrinkcryingtelephone callpartyfemale nuditybare chested malebased on novel β¦kissnudity (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 β¦ 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: | unemploymentlonelinessweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicide |
Locations: | chicago illinoissnowhotelswimming poolbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | business tripmiami beach floridaslide showsushicredit cardengagement ringeatingbasketballtearsdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecryingvoice over narration β¦telephone callpartyphotographdancingbased on novelkissdog (See All) |
Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes - all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. ⦠With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jorgen, which may put an end to its problems. In order to obtain the money, Jacob must travel to Copenhagen, meet with Jorgen, get financial assistance, and be back to celebrate Pramod's 8th birthday. He sets forth, is received by Christian Refner, an employee and future son-in-law of Jorgen. Jacob is shown all possible courtesy and even housed in a posh apartment. He subsequently meets with Jorgen, shows him video-tapes and submits that a few Kroner could really save several lives which would otherwise succumb to minor illnesses and infections. Jorgen views the videos, but does not display much interest. He invites Jacob to attend his daughter's wedding. Jacob does attend the ceremony, is introduced to Helene, Jorgen's wife; the bride, Anna; and Jorgen's twins - Martin and Morten. After the wedding ceremony, Christian makes a speech. Quite unconventionally, Anna also decides to make a speech - it is this speech that will shatter Jacob's world, slowly make him realize that this invitation to Copenhagen was a ploy to not only ensnare him⦠(Read More)
Themes: | dyingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairtravelweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | airporthotelchurchschool |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wedding receptionmeetmanagerspeechbusinessmaneatingrunningtearsdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecryingtelephone callphotograph β¦dancingfemale nuditykissdog (See All) |
Michael Stone, an author that specializes in customer service, is a man who is unable to interact deeply with other people. His low sensitivity to excitement, and his lack of interest made him a man with a repetitive life on his own perspective. But, when he went on a business trip, he met a strange β¦r - an extraordinary stranger, which slowly became a cure for his negative view on life that possibly will change his mundane life. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesslonelinessextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | airportairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | business triphotel roommotivational speakerasthmaspeechbusinesssuitcasef worddrinkfemale nuditysex scene |
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: | drinkingmarriage |
Locations: | churchschoolbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttclimbing through a windowhomecomingbreaking and enteringisolationchampagneeatingbasketballrunningtearsdrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phone β¦cryingtelephone callphotographdancingbare chested malegunnuditydog (See All) |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | elevatorsnowhotelswimming pool |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | hotel roomcorporationbusinesssuitcasebusinessmanmontagef wordrifledrinkcomputermirrortelephone callpartydancingbare chested male β¦based on novelgunkiss (See All) |
Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will be over for good. At a wedding of a friend, he meets a free-spir β¦ited college co-ed, Kim, who opens his eyes and leads him on a dangerous path away from Jenna. Meanwhile, none of the relationships of the people surrounding Michael and Jenna are happy and stable. Michael's friend Izzy is unwilling to let go of his childhood sweetheart Arianna; Kenny is a handsome stud who fears commitment to his latest conquest Danielle; and Chris is a co-worker who is dominated by his neurotic and overbearing wife over raising their newborn son. Even Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna, are experiencing problems in their long-suffering marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | boatairplaneswimming pool |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttwedding receptionthirty somethingtwenty somethingcheating wifechampagnetearsdrinkcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdancingfemale rear nuditykiss |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early β¦flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicide |
Locations: | elevatorsnowswimming poolbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | miami beach floridaquitting a jobdetroit michiganapplauselas vegas nevadabusinessfired from the jobmontagetearsdrinkmirrorcryingtelephone callpartydancing β¦gunkiss (See All) |
A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both for β¦ever. (Read More)
Themes: | traveldrunkennessdrinking |
Locations: | airportairplanesnowhotelswimming poolchurchbar |
Characters: | dancerfather son relationship |
Story: | business triphotel roomoverhead camera shotsnowinglas vegas nevadabusinesssuitcasebusinessmancandlerifledrinkcomputermirrorcell phonecrying β¦telephone callphotographdancingkissdoggun (See All) |
Themes: | drinkingmarriage |
Locations: | motelairporthotelswimming poolbeach |
Characters: | dancerfather daughter relationship |
Story: | bare butthotel roommiami floridaapplauseflowerschampagneeatingf wordrunningdrinkfoodcryingtelephone callpartyphotograph β¦dancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybare chested maleguninterviewkissnudity (See All) |
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detai β¦l and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | motelelevatorairportboatairplanehotelbeachbar |
Characters: | airplane stewardessfather son relationship |
Story: | googletext messagingsuitcasechampagneeatingrunningtearsrifledrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone call β¦photographbare chested malebased on novelsex scenenuditydogkissinterviewgun (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin β¦d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | snowswimming poolschoolbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptionslide showengagement ringthirty somethingfeministtwenty somethingspeechfired from the jobtearsdrinkfoodcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotograph β¦dancingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
In Mexico City, late teen friends Tenoch Iturbide and Julio Zapata are feeling restless as their respective girlfriends are traveling together through Europe before they all begin the next phase of their lives at college. At a lavish family wedding, Tenoch and Julio meet Luisa Cortes, the twenty-som β¦ething wife of Tenoch's cousin Jano, the two who have just moved to Mexico from Spain. Tenoch and Julio try to impress the beautiful Luisa by telling her that they will be taking a trip to the most beautiful secluded beach in Mexico called la Boca del Cielo (translated to Heaven's Mouth), the trip and the beach which in reality don't exist. When Luisa learns of Jano's latest marital indiscretion straight from the horse's mouth, she takes Tenoch and Julio's offer to go along on this road trip, meaning that Tenoch and Julio have to pull together quickly a road trip to a non-existent beach. They decide to head toward one suggested by their friend Saba, who seems a little confused himself of this beach's location. On the road trip, which ends up not being totally harmonious, the three go on a trip of discovery. For Luisa, she has to figure out what to do with her immediate future based on the news from Jano and a secret she is keeping. And Tenoch and Julio have to figure out what their friendship really means as they grow up. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | road tripairportboatairplanehotelswimming poolbeach |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bare buttmeetcheating wifeon the roadsuitcaseeatingf wordtearsrifledrinkfoodcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotograph β¦dancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybare chested malenuditykissdog (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an β¦d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentunfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicide |
Locations: | motelhotelswimming poolchurchbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | wedding receptionathletechampagnef wordtearsdrinkcryingtelephone callphotographdancingkissnudity |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in β¦timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | elevatorsnowswimming poolchurchbar |
Characters: | airplane stewardessdancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | sushithirty somethingsnowingmiami floridatwenty somethingeatingbasketballcandletearsdrinkmirrorfoodcell phonecryingtelephone call β¦partydancingbare chested maledogkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitysuicide |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | bare buttearphonesgymchampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialogueeatingmontagecandlef worddrinkmirrorfoodvoice over narrationpartyphotograph β¦dancingfemale nuditybare chested malebased on noveldoggunkissnudity (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: | memoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | elevatorschoolbeach |
Characters: | dancerfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | mentor protege relationshipearphonesapplausespeecheatingmontagef wordrunningtearsrifledrinkmirrorfoodcryingtelephone call β¦partyphotographdancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybare chested malekissnudity (See All) |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t β¦he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | motelairportairplanesnowbar |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | thirty somethingsnowingflowerssuitcaseeatingrunningtearsdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecryingtelephone callsex sceneinterview β¦kissdog (See All) |
The resolutely single Don Johnston has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don resigns himself to being alone yet again and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter. It is from an anonymous former lover and i β¦nforms him that he has a 19-year-old son who may now be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate this "mystery" by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston, an amateur sleuth and family man. Hesitant to travel at all, Don nonetheless embarks on a cross-country trek in search of clues from four former flames. Unannounced visits to each of these unique women hold new surprises for Don as he haphazardly confronts both his past and, consequently, his present. (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinesstravelmemorymarriage |
Locations: | motelroad tripairportairplanehotel |
Characters: | airplane stewardessolder man younger woman relationshipbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | rental carcross countrypassengerflowerson the roadbusinessmanjourneycomputercell phonecryingphotographfemale rear nudityfemale nudity |
In Albuquerque, Sheryl Hoover brings her suicidal brother Frank to the breast of her dysfunctional and emotionally bankrupted family. Frank is homosexual, an expert in Proust. He tried to commit suicide when he was rejected by his boyfriend and his great competitor became renowned and recognized as β¦number one in the field of Proust. Sheryl's husband Richard is unsuccessfully trying to sell his self-help and self-improvement technique using nine steps to reach success, but he is actually a complete loser. Her son Dwayne has taken a vow of silence as a follower of Nietzsche and aims to be a jet pilot. Dwayne's grandfather Edwin was sent away from the institution for elders (Sunset Manor) and is addicted in heroin. When her seven-year-old daughter Olive has a chance to dispute the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, the whole family travels together in their old Volkswagen Type 2 (Kombi) in a funny journey of hope of winning the talent contest and to make a dream come true. (Read More)
Themes: | suicide |
Locations: | motelroad tripbeach |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | cross country tripmotivational speakercross countryroadtripjetspeechon the roadfired from the jobbusinessmanpilotvanjourneyrunningtearscomputer β¦mirrorfoodcell phonecryingtelephone calldancing (See All) |
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra β¦cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairtraveladulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | motelairportairplanesnowhotelswimming poolchurchbar |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | co pilotwedding receptionoverhead camera shotjob interviewmiami floridaspeechsuitcasechampagnecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebusinessmanpilotmontagef wordvoice over narrationparty β¦photographdancingbare chested malesex scenedog (See All) |
Dan is a 51 year old executive who learns that his company is being restructured and he is being demoted. Carter, who is 26, replaces him. Dan who has two teenage daughters with another on the way, decides to suck it up and work for Carter. Dan and Carter's working relationship is tested when Carter β¦ begins a relationship with Alex, who is Dan's daughter. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentunfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | elevatorbeachbar |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | downsizingsushicorporationapplausetwenty somethingspeechbusinessbusinessmanbasketballtearscomputercell phonetelephone callphotograph |
British couple Fiona and Nigel Dobson are sailing to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman, and that night Nigel meets her while dancing alone in the ship's bar. Later he meets her crippled American husband Oscar, who tells him their story. While living in Paris for sev β¦eral years trying to be a writer, he becomes obsessed with a woman he met by chance on a bus. He tracks her down and they start a steamy love affair. Soon Oscar finds himself enslaved body and soul by her love, and continues to tell Nigel the details of this relationship in various stages over a number of visits to Oscar's cabin. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicide |
Locations: | elevatorairplanebar |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancer |
Story: | bare buttcynicismchampagneeatingcandletearsdrinkcomputerfoodcryingtelephone callpartyphotographdancingfemale nudity β¦based on novelkissgundog (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the β¦ more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinesstravelweddingdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | snowschoolbeachbar |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | packing a suitcasetrolleyengagement ringsnowingapplausetwenty somethingflowerssuitcasejourneyeatingf wordtearsdrinkmirrorfood β¦cryingtelephone callphotographdancingbare chested malebased on novelsex scenekiss (See All) |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de β¦fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingunfaithfulnesslonelinessextramarital affairmemorydrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | chicago illinoisairportboatairplanechurchbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying manrental carhomecomingcynicismcheating wifesuitcasevaneatingf worddrinkmirrorfoodphotographbare chested malekiss |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar β¦ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttapplauseflowerschampagneeatingmontagecandletearsdrinkmirrorfoodcryingvoice over narrationpartydancing β¦female rear nudityfemale nuditybased on noveldogkissnudity (See All) |
Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the β¦ Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. (Read More)
Themes: | memoryweddingdrunkennessdrinking |
Locations: | airplanehotelchurchbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerfather daughter relationship |
Story: | bare buttwedding receptionsplit screenflowerssuitcasetearsdrinkmirrorcryingpartyphotographdancingsex scenekissnudity β¦dog (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: β¦ truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | snowschool |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | snowingjob interviewtwenty somethingflowerschampagnefired from the jobvaneatingtearsdrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonecrying β¦voice over narrationtelephone callpartyphotographkiss (See All) |
Two friends, John (played by Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn), crash weddings to pick up women. One day they crash the wedding of the daughter of the Treasury Secretary, Secretary Cleary (Christopher Walken). Instead of short-term flings they end up being invited to the Clearys' island estate, β¦ and potentially meet the loves of their lives... (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | hotelchurchbeach |
Characters: | asiandancerfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttwedding receptionmeetthirty somethingflowerschampagneeatingmontagerifledrinkfoodcryingtelephone callpartydancing β¦female rear nudityfemale nuditykiss (See All) |
Victor Novarski reaches JFK airport from a politically unstable country. Due to collapse of his government, his papers are no longer valid in the airport, and hence he is forced to stay in the airport till the war cools down. He makes the airport his home and develops a friendship with the people wh β¦o work there until he can leave. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | elevatorairportairplanesnowhotelbar |
Characters: | airplane stewardess |
Story: | passengerescalatorsuitcaseeatingmontagecomputerfoodcell phonetelephone callphotographkiss |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did β¦, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingmemorydrunkennessdrinkingsuicide |
Locations: | road tripsnowbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | slide showroadtripflowerson the roadeatingbasketballtearsrifledrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone call β¦partyphotographdancingbare chested maledoggunkiss (See All) |
Burt Farlander and Verona De Tessant are a couple steeped in eccentricity and irregularity but are very much in love. So when they find out that Verona is pregnant they seem to be taking it in their stride. Verona is enjoying pregnancy, Burt is already practicing skill that he believes a good father β¦ should have, and they living in the same state as Burt's parents, Jerry and Gloria, so that their prospective daughter can have grandparents. However, things are shaken up when Burt and Verona go to dinner at Jerry and Gloria's house, as Burt's parents reveal a surprising piece of news. They have decided to move to Antwerp in Belguim a month before the baby is due, scuppering Burt and Verona's plans of having their children's grandparents around. Because Verona lost her parents when she was relatively young, she finds this news very hard to take, but the resilient couple quickly find a way to turn it in to a positive. It becomes obvious that this is what the pair needed, as they decide to embark on a search for the right place for them to raise their daughter. They go to every place they can think of, meeting family and friends along the way, with laughter and sadness, this is a road trip the couple will never forget. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmarriage |
Locations: | motelroad tripairportairplanehotelswimming poolbar |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | people movercross country tripcross countryroadtripjob interviewmiami floridacynicismon the roadjourneyeatingcandletearsdrinkfoodcell phone β¦cryingtelephone callphotographinterviewkiss (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 β¦nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingdrunkennessdrinking |
Locations: | airportboatairplanehotelschoolbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | engagement ringthirty somethingcynicismbusinesspilotvaneatingmontagerunningtearsrifledrinkmirrorfoodcell phone β¦cryingtelephone callphotographdancingkissgunnuditydog (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master β¦cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | swimming poolschoolbar |
Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crying mantext messagingbackpackfired from the jobmontagef wordtearsdrinkcomputercell phonecryingvoice over narrationtelephone callpartydancing β¦female nuditybare chested malebased on novelkiss (See All) |
The plot revolves around a young married woman whose mundane life takes a turn for the worse when she strikes up a passionate and illicit affair with an oddball discount-store stock boy who thinks he's Holden Caulfield.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagesuicide |
Locations: | motelchurch |
Characters: | employer employee relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bare buttadulteressthirty somethingtwenty somethingtearsdrinkcryingvoice over narrationfemale nuditybare chested malesex scenegunkissdog |
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician β¦. (Read More)
Themes: | dyinglonelinessmemorydrunkennessdrinking |
Locations: | motelbar |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancer |
Story: | mentor protege relationshiptitle appears in songapplauseon the roadeatingtearsdrinkmirrorfoodcryingtelephone calldancingfemale nuditybare chested malebased on novel β¦interviewnudity (See All) |
Peter Klaven's world revolves around his real estate work and Zooey, his soon-to-be fiancee. After he pops the question, she calls her best friends and they go into wedding planning mode. Peter has no male friends and that poses problems: will he turn out to be a clingy guy, and who will be his best β¦ man? Zooey, her friends, and Peter's brother Robbie offer help that results in awkward moments. Then, at an open house Peter's hosting, he meets Sydney, an amiable, low-key guy. They trade business cards, and Peter calls him to meet for drinks. A friendship develops that's great at first but then threatens Peter's engagement and career. Can guys be friends and couples be in love? (Read More)
Themes: | lonelinessweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | chicago illinoisbeach |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | meetarrested developmentengagement ringthirty somethinggymbusinesschampagneeatingmontagef wordrunningdrinkcomputerfoodcell phone β¦telephone callphotographkissdog (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an β¦d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessracismextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | san francisco californiahotelswimming poolchurchbeach |
Characters: | dancerfather son relationship |
Story: | st. louis missouridallas texasapplausesuitcasefired from the jobbusinessmanmontagerunningtearsdrinkcryingdancingkissdog |