Please wait - finding best movies...
Vera Drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to, and loved by, her working class family. She spends her days doting on them and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. However, she also secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies. While the …practice itself was illegal in 1950s England, Vera sees herself as simply helping women in need, and always does so with a smile and kind words of encouragement. When the authorities finally find her out, Vera's world and family life rapidly unravel. (Read More)
| Themes: | police investigationwealthabortionillnessunfaithfulnessdeath of motherpovertyextramarital affairmemoryinvestigationdancedrinkingpregnancyprisonadultery …moneychristmasrapeinfidelityfriendshipdeath (See All) |
| Locations: | london englandenglandcourtroomwheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | maidpsychiatristlawyerbabydancernursefemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship …father son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All) |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | miscarriage of justiceworld war two veterancriminal trialpolice interrogationdance hallunwanted pregnancywomen's prisonengagement partybail hearingheart of goldnational servicehouse cleanerbusybodyhaberdasherblitz …disinfectantbiscuitabortionistdunkirkfingerprintingfelonynylon stockingsassembly linedouble standardhummingbirth controlmelbourne australiafingerprintsburmatalking to selfsurgical operationcaregiverd daypowhousemaidtailorsewingmarriage engagementdemolitionhamburg germanyauto mechaniccleaning ladycontrabandgramophoneblack marketkoreapost world war twolaundrymiscarriagesexual assaultinjusticewedding ringtheatre audiencesexismveteranattorneycompassionwatching a moviesyringeteasurgerypubcinematragic eventcourtvirginmarriage proposaljudgeprisonerbandbracriminalneighborcafeinterrogationtearssecretarrestdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpantiespartydancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlef ratedsexkiss (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 …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairdrinkingadulterymoneyinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | dancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | surgical operationmarriage engagementlaundrywedding ringteasurgerycafetearsarrestdrinkcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in title …sexkiss (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
| Themes: | wealthabortiondrinkingpregnancymoneyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurant |
| Characters: | maidpsychiatristlawyerdancernursebrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | hummingtalking to selfcourtmarriage proposaljudgeneighborcafeinterrogationtearssecretdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpanties …partydancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Sarah Tobias goes to her local bar and is gang-raped by three men. The district attorney on the case is Katheryn Murphy who wants to prove that although Sarah had taken drugs that night and was acting provocatively while in the bar, this is no reason for her to be so brutally attacked and the men re …sponsible should be brought to justice. (Read More)
| Themes: | abortioninvestigationdancedrinkingrapefriendship |
| Locations: | courtroombar |
| Characters: | lawyerdancernursedoctorfriendmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | criminal trialfelonysexual assaultinjusticesexismattorneycourtjudgecriminalinterrogationarrestdrinkunderweartelephone callpanties …dancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairmemorydrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerdancerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | marriage engagementtheatre audiencewatching a moviecafetearssecretdrinkcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulterymoneychristmasinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | women's prisoncompassioncourtjudgebracafetearssecretarrestdrinkunderwearcryingpantiespartycigarette smoking …kisssex (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: | investigationdrinkingprisonmoneychristmasrapedeathfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroombar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabydancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | miscarriage of justiceattorneycourtjudgetearsarrestdrinkcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in title |
Jenna is unhappily married, squirreling away money, and hoping to win a pie-baking contest so, with the prize money, she'll have enough cash to leave her husband Earl. She finds herself pregnant, which throws her plans awry. She bakes phenomenal pies at Joe's diner, listens to old Joe's wisdom, tole …rates her sour boss Cal, is friends with Dawn and Becky (her fellow waitresses), and finds a mutual attraction with the new doctor in town. As the pregnancy advances, life with Earl seems less tolerable, a way out less clear, and the affair with the doctor complicated by his marriage. What options does a waitress have? (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestaurant |
| Characters: | babydancernursefemale protagonistdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | unwanted pregnancywedding ringcafetearssecretcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingf ratedkisssex |
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 …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: | abortionextramarital affairinvestigationprisonadulterymoneychristmasinfidelity |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | maidlawyernursedoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | world war two veteranengagement partytheatre audienceattorneywatching a moviecinemamarriage proposaljudgeprisonerbracriminalarrestpartydancingcigarette smoking |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairmemorydrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneychristmasinfidelityfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | london englandrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerbabybrother brother relationshipdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | teapubcafetearssecretdrinkcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingkiss |
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 …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: | illnessunfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairmemorydrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbrother brother relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | police interrogationwedding ringattorneytragic eventcourtjudgecafearrestdrinkunderwearkiss |
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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingprisonadulterymoneyrapeinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | courtroomwheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | felonysexual assaultattorneycourtjudgetearsarrestdrinkunderwearcryingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
| Themes: | wealthmemoryinvestigationdrinkingmoneychristmasinfidelitydeath |
| Characters: | nursedoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | surgical operationmarriage engagementsyringesurgerytearssecretarrestdrinkcryingpartycigarette smokingsexkiss |
Romania, 1987, the brutal Ceausescu communist regime is in place; birth control is illegal and abortion is a crime punishable by death. Gabita (Laura Vasliu) is almost five months into an unwanted pregnancy and in meek desperation turns to her friend and roommate, Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) for help …in organizing an illegal termination. Unfortunate circumstances force the two women to use a male abortionist, Bebe (Vlad Ivanov), who, in addition to an absurd amount of money, also demands sex with both women as payment. The bleakness of the storyline expresses a dark socio-political critique in the twilight years of a repressive dictatorship. (Read More)
| Themes: | abortionpovertypregnancymoneyrapefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | female protagonistdoctorfriend |
| Story: | unwanted pregnancyabortionistbirth controlblack marketcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingkisssex |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
| Themes: | wealthillnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulterychristmasinfidelityfriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | dancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | post world war twotheatre audiencecinemavirginbrasecretarrestcryingtelephone callpantiespartydancingkiss |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherpovertyextramarital affairdanceadulterymoneychristmasinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | theatre audiencesexismcompassiontragic eventjudgetearsunderwearcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlesexkiss |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
| Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairmemorydancedrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | london englandwheelchair |
| Characters: | dancerfemale protagonistbrother brother relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | melbourne australiateamarriage proposalsecretarrestdrinktelephone calldancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
| Themes: | police investigationillnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairinvestigationdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | police interrogationwedding ringmarriage proposalneighborinterrogationsecretarrestdrinkcryingtelephone callpartycigarette smokingf ratedkiss |
While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, … even on a fishing trip. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryrapeinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | babydoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | laundrytheatre audiencesurgerybandtearssecretdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpantiespartycigarette smokingsex |
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: | wealthunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyrapeinfidelity |
| Locations: | london englandwheelchair |
| Characters: | maidpsychiatristbabydancerbrother sister relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | injusticewatching a moviedrinkunderwearpartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
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: | drinkingpregnancyprisonmoneychristmasfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | babydancerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | neighborcafetearsarrestdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingsexkiss |
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessprisonmoneyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | women's prisonnylon stockingssewinghamburg germanypost world war twocourtjudgebracafetearssecretunderwearcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking …kiss (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | london englandenglandrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | dancerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | biscuitmarriage engagementteapubvirginmarriage proposalneighborcafetearssecretdrinkcryingdancingcigarette smokingf rated …sexkiss (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: | illnessdeath of motherdrinkingmoneydeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | babydancernursedoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | dance hallnylon stockingspost world war twotheatre audiencewatching a moviebandcafetearsdrinkcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smoking |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | babyfemale protagonistdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | marriage engagementcafetearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpartycigarette smokingsexkiss |
Okwe is an illegal Nigerian immigrant leading a hard life and struggling to survive in London's underground. He works as a hotel receptionist in the night time and as he has a doctor degree he practices some medicine, during the day, in a very odd way. Besides that he must constantly escape from Imm …igration officers. One day Okwe discovers by chance an illegal scheme of surgeries is being lead by Juan, his boss in the hotel. Juan quickly comes up with a tempting proposal: if Okwe accepts to perform the illegal surgeries he makes a lot of money and gets legalized situation in the U.K. Can Okwe keep his moral values intact? (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoneyrapefriendship |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | maiddancerdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | surgical operationblack marketteasurgeryvirginbratearsdrinkunderwearcryingpantiesdancingcigarette smokingsex |
Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been "caught" a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans f …inish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancee to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdeath of motherpovertyextramarital affairmemoryinvestigationdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulterychristmasinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | psychiatristnursefemale protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | marriage engagementveteransyringecourtprisonercriminalcafetearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingkisssex |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | babydancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | hamburg germanytheatre audienceteapubbandcafetearssecretdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpartydancingcigarette smoking …f ratedkisssex (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: | police investigationmemoryinvestigationdrinkingpregnancyprisonmoneydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerdancerfemale protagonistfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | teabracafeinterrogationtearsarrestdrinkunderwearcryingpantiesdancingcigarette smokingsex |
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: | abortionillnessunfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulteryinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyernursedoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | surgeryprisonercafetearssecretdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpantiespartycigarette smokingkiss |
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 …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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulterychristmasinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | nursebrother sister relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | caregiverwedding ringwatching a moviebraneighborcafetearsdrinkcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlef ratedkisssex |
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
| Themes: | wealthillnessmemoryprisonmoneydeath |
| Locations: | courtroomwheelchairbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbrother brother relationshipdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | surgical operationattorneysurgerycourtjudgearresttelephone callpantiescharacter name in titlesex |
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: | illnessdeath of motherdrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | wheelchairbar |
| Characters: | babydancerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | fingerprintscompassionteacriminaltearsdrinkunderwearcryingdancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in title |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdancepregnancyadulteryrapeinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | courtroom |
| Characters: | babydancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | miscarriagecourttearscryingdancingcharacter name in titlekisssex |
'Erin Brockovich-Ellis' (qv) is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation … for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her law firm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnesspovertyinvestigationmoney |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabyfemale protagonistdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | miscarriageinjusticesexismattorneycourtjudgeneighborcafetearscryingtelephone callcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlef ratedkiss …sex (See All) |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, …and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthillnesspovertydrinkingpregnancyprisonadulterymoneychristmasfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | courtroombar |
| Characters: | dancerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | tragic eventcourtjudgecriminalarrestdrinkpartydancingcigarette smoking |
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: | wealthunfaithfulnessextramarital affairinvestigationdrinkingpregnancyprisonadulterymoneyrapeinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | london englandcourtroomrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | maidlawyerdancerbrother brother relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | tailorattorneyteacourtmarriage proposaljudgecriminalcafeinterrogationarrestdrinkunderweartelephone callpantiesparty …dancingcigarette smokingkiss (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: | illnessdancedrinkingprisonrapefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerdancerbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pubcourtbracriminalcafetearssecretdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpartydancingkiss |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Themes: | extramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelitydeath |
| Locations: | london englandrestaurant |
| Characters: | maidbabydancernursedoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | sewingmarriage proposalbandneighborcafetearsdrinkcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingkiss |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | psychiatristlawyernursebrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | theatre audiencewatching a movievirginbracafetearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpantiespartysexkiss |
Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woma …n. Will he be up to the task? (Read More)
| Themes: | investigationmoneychristmasfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomwheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyernursebrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | attorneycourtjudgecriminalarrestcigarette smoking |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulterychristmasinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerbabydancernursefemale protagonistfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | birth controlvirginmarriage proposalcafetearsdrinkcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss |
In prison awaiting execution the next morning Louis, the 10th Duke of Chalfont, sets down on paper the events that led him to his current situation. His mother has been banished from her family, the D'Ascoynes, after she married Louis' father who was considered far beneath her. After her death, the …D'Ascoynes refused permission for her to be buried in the family crypt. Louis then plots his revenge - and kills all those ahead of him in the succession until he becomes the Duke. Along the way, he becomes involved with the married Sibelia who, when spurned, makes sure he ends up in prison. The day before his execution Sibelia recants her testimony saving him not only from the gallows but also sets him free. Once outside the prison however, he realizes he's forgotten one little thing........ (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdeath of motherpovertyextramarital affairdrinkingprisonadulteryinfidelityfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | babydancerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | teapubmarriage proposaltearsarrestdrinkcryingpartydancingkiss |
When Ruby Baker's parents are killed in a car accident, she and her brother, Rhett, must travel to Malibu, to live with Terrence and Erin Glass, their former neighbors. At first, all seems well. Ruby is making new friends at school and Rhett is getting more video games and flashy toys than he's ever … had in his life. When Ruby speaks to her family's estate lawyer, he tells her that her parents have left Rhett and her $4 million. Suddenly, Ruby begins to notice odd behavior from Terry and Erin. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthdeath of motherdrinkingdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | maidlawyerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | caregivertheatre audiencewatching a moviebracafetearsdrinkcryingcigarette smoking |
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: | illnessmemorydrinkingmoneydeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | babydancernursebrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | black marketinjusticesyringetragic eventmarriage proposalcafetearsarrestdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingkiss |
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: | unfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairdrinkingprisonadulterymoneyrapeinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | maidpsychiatristdancerbrother sister relationshipdoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | hamburg germanywedding ringmarriage proposalbandcafetearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smokingkisssex |
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: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
| Locations: | courtroomrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerbabymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice |
| Story: | laundrytheatre audienceteacourtjudgeneighborcafetearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpartycharacter name in titlekiss …sex (See All) |
Smart-but-ineffectual journalist Dan "We use euphemisms!" cannot decide between his girlfriend, loving-but-clingy waitress Alice, or his lover cold-but-intellectual photographer Anna; herself indecisive between Dan and honest-but-thuggish "You're bloody gorgeous!" doctor Larry. The film puts the fou …r leading characters in a box and strips them apart. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunfaithfulnessdeath of motherextramarital affairadulterymoneyinfidelity |
| Locations: | london englandrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre audienceteabracafetearscryingpantiesdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthpovertydrinkingmoneydeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | dancerfemale protagonisthusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | dance halltheatre audiencewatching a moviecafetearsarrestdrinkcryingdancingcharacter name in titlesex |
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Star …ting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant. (Read More)
| Themes: | abortiondrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneydeath |
| Locations: | wheelchairrestaurant |
| Characters: | babydoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | melbourne australiamiscarriagesyringemarriage proposalbracafetearsdrinkunderwearcryingtelephone callpantiescigarette smokingcharacter name in titlekiss …sex (See All) |
© 2023 FilmTagger.com
·
New Movies
·
About
·
RSS
·
Conditions
·
Privacy
FilmTagger.com