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In a town near Austin, Bliss Cavendar's strong-willed mom believes Bliss, at 17, can win pageants - the key to a happy life. Bliss isn't the beauty pageant type: she's shy, quiet, and has just one friend, Pash, her fellow waitress at a diner. Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roll …er derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip fast, and makes a team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink, keep her parents from finding out where she goes twice a week, and do something about a first crush, on a musician she meets at the derby. Meanwhile, mom still sees Bliss as Miss Bluebonnet. Things are on a collision course; will everyone get banged up? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | falling in loverivalrydrunkennessinfidelitylove |
| Locations: | singing in a cartexasbussmall townswimming pool |
| Characters: | deafnesswaitresspolice officerfemale protagonistteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | beauty pageantunderdog losesyoung athletestar athletefemale athleteaustin texasvomiting in a toiletrock bandpouring a drink on someone's headstuffed in a lockerreference to princess leiajumping into a pool with clothes onlying to one's parentscollege acceptancelost car keys …postal employeereference to buddy hollysecond placeu.s. postal servicehead shopsitting on a rooftoplying about agegreen brareference to barbieplaybookthrown into waterreference to babe ruthmail carrierwomen's sportsfemale stockinged solesfemale slaps maleburning clothingroller skaterroller derbymismatched bra and pantiesroller skateobscene gestureeating contestgownyounger sisterdirected by co starpie in the facebased on young adult novelmother daughter conflicttightsathleticssouvenirpracticegluttonypageantflyersecrecyswimming in underwearheadbanddyed hairblue hairfood fightpinballtrespassingrock musicianreference to star warsbechdel test passedred bracheating boyfriendroller skatesroller skatingguitar playerkiss on the lipsfemale friendshipreading aloudblue pantieswebsitegirl in bra and pantiestriple f ratedbongfemale stockinged feetunderdogt shirtposterraised middle fingerbruisetrophyraidhot tubmakeupshoppingunderage drinkingbloody noseshoescamera shot of feetnicknamestrong female leaddresswarehousefemale stockinged legsathletestrong female charactercoachpigscene during end creditspay phoneliarlocker roomcostumetrainingvanunderwater scenefootballwomanbandbathroombeerlievomitingarrestwatching tvface slaptitle directed by femaletwo word titlebased on novelf rated (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.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkennessinfidelitylove |
| Locations: | busswimming pool |
| Characters: | teenage girlfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | rock bandjumping into a pool with clothes onrock musicianguitar playerkiss on the lipsbongt shirtraised middle fingerpay phonebandbathroombeervomitingwatching tv |
A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional socc …er. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Characters: | teenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | bechdel test passedunderdogt shirtpostershoppingshoesstrong female leaddressstrong female charactercoachscene during end creditslocker roomfootballliewatching tv …title directed by femalef rated (See All) |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessinfidelitylove |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | roller skaterroller skatingtriple f ratedraised middle fingermakeupliarwomanbeerlievomitingarrestwatching tvface slaptitle directed by femalef rated |
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: | rivalryinfidelitylove |
| Locations: | bussmall town |
| Characters: | female protagonistfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | triple f ratedtrophynicknamestrong female leadstrong female charactercostumefootballwomanliearrestface slaptitle directed by femalebased on novelf rated |
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: | infidelity |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | female protagonistfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | female athletet shirtshoesathletecoachliarcostumefootballbeerliearrestwatching tv |
After a fateful mistake costing his career, an ex-soccer player bum meets a shaolin kung fu student trying to spread the word of kung fu. The ex-soccer player helps reconcile with his five brothers, and teaches them soccer, adding shaolin kung fu as a twist.
| Themes: | drunkennesslove |
| Locations: | busswimming pool |
| Characters: | friend |
| Story: | female athleteunderdogtrophyshoesathletecoachunderwater scenefootballbandbeervomitingwatching tvface slap |
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | texasbussmall town |
| Characters: | police officerteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | trophycoachpiglocker roomfootballbeervomiting |
An abused woman discovers that the dream man she married isn't who she thought he was. She and her daughter try to escape (aided by her previous boyfriend), but he pursues her relentlessly. Fearing also for the safety of her daughter, she decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill h …im. (Read More)
| Themes: | infidelitylove |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | waitresspolice officerfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | practiceshoppingbloody nosestrong female leadstrong female characterpay phonetrainingwomanarrest |
Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boy …friend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkennessinfidelity |
| Locations: | singing in a car |
| Characters: | teenage girlmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | trespassingtriple f ratedposterunderage drinkingbloody nosewarehousebeerarrestwatching tvface slaptitle directed by femalef rated |
At the edge of adolescence, Tracy is a smart straight-A student--if not a little naive (it seems...she smokes and she cuts to alleviate the emotional pain she suffers from having a broken home and hating her mom's boyfriend, Brady.) When she befriends Evie, the most popular and beautiful girl in sch …ool, Evie leads Tracy down a path of sex, drugs and petty crime (like stealing money from purses and from stores). As Tracy transforms herself and her identity, her world becomes a boiling, emotional cauldron fueled by new tensions between her and her mother--as well as, teachers and old friends. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | triple f ratedbongshoppingunderage drinkingpay phoneliarvanlieface slaptitle directed by femalef rated |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | falling in lovedrunkennessinfidelitylove |
| Characters: | police officerteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | bongraised middle fingerunderage drinkingpay phoneunderwater scenebathroombeervomitingarrestwatching tv |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
| Locations: | singing in a carswimming pool |
| Characters: | waitresspolice officerteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | flyerwebsiteliartrainingunderwater scenelievomitingarrestwatching tvface slapbased on novel |
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: | infidelity |
| Locations: | bussmall town |
| Characters: | waitressfemale protagonistfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | directed by co starfemale stockinged legspay phonelieface slaptitle directed by femalef rated |
A comedy based on the 1987 professional football players' strike. Gene Hackman plays the coach of the team, Jack Warden is the owner, Brett Cullen is the All-Pro quarterback that goes on strike and Keanu Reeves is the "scab" who replaces the star QB.
| Story: | kiss on the lipsunderdogbloody noseathletecoachlocker roomunderwater scenefootballbeervomitingtwo word title |
Wanting to learn from the best, aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald wants Frankie Dunn to train her. At the outset he flatly refuses saying he has no interest in training a girl. Frankie leads a lonely existence, alienated from his only daughter and having few friends. Maggie's rough around the edges b …ut shows a lot of grit in the ring and he eventually relents. Maggie not only proves to be the boxer he always dreamed of having under his wing but a friend who fills the great void he's had in his life. Maggie's career skyrockets but an accident in the ring leads her to ask Frankie for one last favor. (Read More)
| Characters: | waitressfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | female athletereading aloudunderdognicknamestrong female leadstrong female characterpay phonetrainingf rated |
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: | drunkennessinfidelitylove |
| Locations: | texassmall town |
| Characters: | friendpolice |
| Story: | makeupliarwomanbeerlievomitingwatching tvface slapf rated |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | waitressfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | shoppingshoespay phoneliarwomanbeerlievomitingwatching tvbased on novelf rated |
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | texasbussmall town |
| Characters: | waitresspolice officerfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | pay phonelocker roomvanbandbeervomitingwatching tvface slaptitle directed by femalef rated |
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: | drunkennessinfidelity |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | waitressmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | secrecyreading aloudraised middle fingertrophycamera shot of feetliarvanbathroombeerliearrestface slap |
In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at age 15, the perfect jailbait …image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, The Runaways. Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on drugs and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Characters: | teenage girlfriendfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | rock bandrock musicianguitar playert shirtstrong female leadstrong female characterbandbathroomtitle directed by femalef rated |
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.
| Characters: | waitressfemale protagonistfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | trespassingstrong female leadstrong female characterliarwomanbeerliearrestwatching tvface slap |
Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters surf competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one' …s blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt. (Read More)
| Characters: | teenage girlfriendmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | female athleteyounger sisterunderdogathletelocker roomunderwater scenevomitingwatching tv |
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)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkennesslove |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | waitressfriendpolice |
| Story: | trespassingshoesnicknamewarehouseliarvanbeerliewatching tvface slapbased on novel |
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, 'Richard Linklater' (qv)'s BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by 'Ellar Coltrane' (qv)), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring 'Ethan Hawke' (qv) and … 'Patricia Arquette' (qv) as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | singing in a cartexas |
| Characters: | teenage girlmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | austin texasswimming in underwearreference to star warsunderage drinkingliarvanfootballbeerlie |
Louise is working in a diner as a waitress and has some problems with her boyfriend Jimmy, who, as a musician, is always on the road. Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day they decide to break out of their normal life … and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico, but soon they are hunted by American police. (Read More)
| Characters: | waitressfemale protagonistfriendpolice |
| Story: | bechdel test passedfemale friendshipstrong female leadstrong female characterfootballwomanf rated |
To escape an abusive boyfriend, without announcing her plans in advance, Jean Gilkyson takes her young daughter Griff to the Wyoming ranch of her father-in-law, Einar. Jean and Einar are disaffected, as he blames her for the death of his son in a car accident. Einar is taking care of his friend Mitc …h, who was attacked by a bear, and Einar does not know that he has a granddaughter. While Mitch heals and forgives the bear, Einar also changes his feelings regarding Jean, finally understanding that accidents happen and accepting her and loving Griff. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennesslove |
| Locations: | bussmall town |
| Characters: | waitresspolice officerfemale protagonistteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | trophyliarwomanlief rated |
In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity … as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | rivalry |
| Characters: | female protagonistfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | gownbechdel test passedmakeupshoesdressstrong female characterwomanbased on novelf rated |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
| Themes: | falling in lovedrunkennesslove |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | waitresspolice officerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | rock bandposterbruisebloody nosefemale stockinged legsunderwater scenebandarrestwatching tvtitle directed by femalef rated |
Adult film director Jack Horner is always on the lookout for new talent and it's only by chance that he meets Eddie Adams who is working as a busboy in a restaurant. Eddie is young, good looking and plenty of libido to spare. Using the screen name Dirk Diggler, he quickly rises to the top of his ind …ustry winning awards year after year. Drugs and ego however come between Dirk and those around him and he soon finds that fame is fleeting. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | love |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Story: | obscene gesturereference to star warsroller skatesroller skatinghot tubunderage drinkingbloody noseshoeswarehousevanunderwater sceneface slaptwo word title |
1989. Josey Aimes takes her two kids, Sammy and Karen, and leaves her abusive husband Wayne, to return to her northern Minnesota home town. On a chance meeting with her old friend Glory Dodge who works as a driver and union rep at the mine operated by Pearson Taconite and Steel, Josey decides to wor …k at the mine as well, work that is dominated by men in number and in tone. She does so to be able to stand on her own two feet for the first time in her life, something she probably could not have done if she remained in a job washing hair at a beauty salon. Working at the mine does not sit well with her father, Hank Aimes, who also works at the mine and who, like the other male workers, believes she is taking a job away from a man. Hank has believed that all Josey's problems are of her own doing, ever since she, unmarried, had Sammy while she was still in high school. Josey has always stated that she does not know who Sammy's biological father is, which fosters Hank's attitude about her. Among Josey's coworkers is Bobby Sharp, who many believe is Sammy's biological father. Josey's evangelical mother, Alice Aimes, stands by her husband in their general belief of traditional roles of men and women. Josey and her fellow female mine workers are continually harassed, emotionally, physically and sexually by their male counterparts. Every seeming step forward in the issue Josey finds is only a measure to lull the women into a false sense of security, or to make the fall even harder. Una… (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennesslove |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | raised middle fingerdresscoachliarlocker roombandbeerlievomitingwatching tvtitle directed by femalef rated |
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)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkennesslove |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | teenage girlfriend |
| Story: | rock bandreference to buddy hollyguitar playerbloody nosebandbeerlietitle directed by femaletwo word titlef rated |
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death a …nd Sid is arrested for her murder. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | mother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | rock banddyed hairguitar playerbruiseshoppingbeervomitingarrestface slap |
In the sumer of 1976, 30-year old Vince Papale is having a tough run of luck. He's been working as a substitute teacher for two days a week but has just found out that his job has been eliminated because of budget cuts. His wife gives up on him saying he'll never amount to anything and asks for a di …vorce. He works as a bartender and plays football with his friends. When the the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Dick Vermeil, announces that he will hold open tryouts for the team, Vince reluctantly decides to give a try. Based on a true story. (Read More)
| Characters: | father daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | kiss on the lipsunderdogathletecoachpay phonelocker roomfootballbeer |
The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. T …o keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through while apart. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Locations: | singing in a car |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | based on young adult novelswimming in underwearblue hairfemale friendshipgirl in bra and pantieswatching tvbased on novelf rated |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In … the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
| Themes: | falling in lovelove |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | deafnessfriendfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | rock bandjumping into a pool with clothes onstrong female leadstrong female characterscene during end creditsliarunderwater scenewomanlieface slap |
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Enduring that awkward period of life between boyhood and manhood, the two pass their time the best way they know how -- with the movie house, football, and girls. Jacey is Duane's ste …ady, wanted by every boy in school, and she knows it. Her daddy is rich and her mom is good looking and loose. It's the general consensus that whoever wins Jacey's heart will be set for life. But Anarene is dying a quiet death as folks head for the big cities to make their livings and raise their kids. The boys are torn between a future somewhere out there beyond the borders of town or making do with their inheritance of a run-down pool hall and a decrepit movie house -- the legacy of their friend and mentor, Sam the Lion. As high school graduation approaches, they learn some difficult lessons about love, loneliness, and jealousy. Then folks stop attending the second-run features at the movie house and the time comes for the last picture show. With the closure of the movie house, the boys feel that a stage of their lives is closing. They stand uneasily on the threshold of the rest of their lives. (The movie was adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry). (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | infidelitylove |
| Locations: | texasbussmall town |
| Characters: | waitressteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | raised middle fingerunderage drinkingbloody nosecoachfootballbeerwatching tvbased on novel |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | teenage girlfriendpolice |
| Story: | raised middle fingerbloody noseathletecoachlocker roombathroomvomitingarrestwatching tvface slapbased on novel |
A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place …the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? (Read More)
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | bechdel test passedguitar playerposterstrong female leadstrong female characterpay phonebandbathroomvomitingf rated |
Since Malibu brat Poppy Moore's mom passed away, she has pushed her rich, usually absent dad Gerry shamelessly. When his patience wears out, she's shipped off to her mother's former English boarding school for girls, Abbey Mount. On her first day she makes enemies of most dorm mates, especially domi …nant lacrosse school captain Harriet, and the school's principal Mrs. Kingsley. Unwilling to accept the strict regime, she decides to misbehave and take the blame for everyone until she's dismissed. The school only appealing feature for her is Kingsley's dashing son Freddie. When the dream prince transfers his favor from ambitious, uptight Harriet to unruly Poppy, that changes everything. (Read More)
| Themes: | rivalry |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | female friendshipshoppingunderage drinkingstrong female leadstrong female characterscene during end creditsvomitingf rated |
Sex addict and colonial theme park worker, Victor Mancini, has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mom's hospital bills while she suffers from an Alzheimer's disease that hides the truth about his childhood. He pretends to choke on food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" him will feel …responsible for Victor for the rest of their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | falling in lovelove |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | waitressfriendpolice |
| Story: | dyed hairgirl in bra and pantiesliarlocker roombathroombeerlievomitingwatching tv |
Here's the thing! Viola's soccer team at Cornwall gets cut. She wants to join the boys team, but they do not allow girls. So she thinks "If you can't join them, beat them". So she does! She disguises herself as her twin brother Sebastian, and goes out for the rival school, Illyria, boys' soccer team … and makes it. Unfortunately, she didn't plan falling in love with her roommate Duke. But Duke has his eyes on Olivia. What makes matters worse is that Olivia starts to fall for Sebastian because he/she has a sensitive side. If things couldn't get more problematic, the real Sebastian (who was in London working on his music) comes home early. He arrives on campus and has no clue that he was replaced by his twin sister. (Read More)
| Themes: | falling in lovelove |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | female athletestrong female leadathletestrong female charactercoachlocker roomface slap |
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 …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)
| Characters: | waitressmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | beauty pageantpageantbechdel test passedunderdogpay phonevanwomanwatching tvtitle directed by female |
Odessa, Texas, is a small, town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, … but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down", is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback. Now on their way to state, the Panthers must go out and be perfect, because they may never matter this much for the rest of their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | texassmall town |
| Story: | underdogunderage drinkingcoachlocker roomfootball |
To prove a point about measuring up and fitting in, Texas teen Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickson enters a local pageant run by her ex-beauty queen mom.
| Locations: | texassmall town |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | beauty pageantbased on young adult novelbechdel test passedfemale friendshiptriple f ratedstrong female charactertitle directed by femalef rated |
A family. Rose and Norah, in Albuquerque, lost their mother when they were young. Rose is responsible - a housecleaner, raising her seven-year-old son Oscar. She's also having an affair with Mac, a married cop, her high-school sweetheart. Norah can't hold a job. Their dad, Joe, is quirky. When Oscar … is expelled for odd behavior, Rose wants to earn enough to send him to private school. Mac suggests she clean up after crime scenes, suicides, and deaths that go undiscovered for awhile. Rose enlists Norah, and Sunshine Cleaners is born. Norah bonds with the dead, Rose finds out that it's a regulated business, and complications arise. Can a family marked by tragedy sort things out? (Read More)
| Themes: | infidelity |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | waitresspolice officerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | triple f ratedshoesliarvanwomanlievomitingwatching tvtitle directed by femalef rated |
"But if you forget to come back for Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity." Those were the exact words spoken to young Elya Yelnats the day he forgot to repay Madame Zeroni. From then on his family was cursed with bad luck. One hundred years later Stanley Yelnats …IV is accused of stealing a pair of cleats from a major league baseball player and sent to Camp Green Lake (a dry lake bed in the middle of the desert). It never rains at Camp Green Lake, it hasn't for one hundred years. The secretive and mysterious Warden has each inmate spend every day digging one hole to "build character." But when an artifact from the famous "Kissin' Kate" Barlow is found in a hole, the Warden forces the boys to work double time leading Stanley to deduce they're digging because the Warden is looking for something. But what? And how is the mystery of Camp Green Lake connected to Stanley's family curse? (Read More)
| Locations: | texasbusswimming pool |
| Characters: | friendpolice |
| Story: | star athletebased on young adult novelnicknameathletepigvomitingarrestwatching tvface slapbased on novel |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick …y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | rivalry |
| Locations: | singing in a car |
| Characters: | police officerteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | underage drinkingathletelocker roomfootballbeerarrest |
Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the skills of a soldier; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all g …eared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Locations: | singing in a car |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | camera shot of feetstrong female leadfemale stockinged legsstrong female charactertrainingwomanf rated |
Raimunda, her daughter Paula and her sister Sole travel from Madrid to the windy and superstitious village of Alcanfor de las Infantas to visit the grave of their mother Irene, who died years ago in a fire with her husband. Then they visit Irene's sister Paula, an old senile aunt that raised Raimund …a after the death of her parents that insists to tell them that Irene is alive and living with her; later, they go to the house of her neighbor and friend Agustina, who gives a support to Paula. They return to Madrid, and after a hard day of work, Raimunda meets her daughter completely distraught at the bus stop waiting for her. When they arrive home, Paula tells her mother that she killed her unemployed father Paco, who was completely drunk and tried to rape her. While Raimunda hides his body, Sole calls her to tell that their beloved aunt Paula has died. The next morning, Sole travels alone to the funeral, and when she returns to Madrid, she finds her mother hidden in the trunk of her car. She brings Irene to her apartment, where secrets from the past are disclosed. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessinfidelitylove |
| Locations: | bussmall town |
| Characters: | female protagonistteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | strong female leadstrong female characterliarvanwomanliewatching tvf rated |
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