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drama
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Lee Hwan-kyung · 2013
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.
The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson · 2009
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Novitiate
Margaret Betts · 2017
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Fincher · 2008
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Green Book
Peter Farrelly · 2018
Años 60. Cuando Tony Lip, un rudo italoamericano del Bronx, es contratado como chófer del virtuoso pianista negro Don Shirley durante una gira de conciertos por el Sur de Estados Unidos, deberá confiar en "El libro verde", una guía de los pocos establecimientos seguros para los afroamericanos, para encontrar alojamiento. Son dos personas que tendrán que hacer frente al racismo y los prejuicios, pero a las que la bondad y el sentido del humor unirán, obligándoles a dejar de lado las diferencias para sobrevivir y prosperar en el viaje de su vida.
Fallen Angels
王家衛 · 1995
Leon Lai es un asesino a sueldo cansado de su trabajo que se plantea dejarlo. Michelle Reis es una prostituta que, además de buscarles los encargos, le hace el trabajo sucio a Leon. Pero ella vive apasionadamente enamorado de él, aunque nunca se hayan conocido en persona. Lai conocerá a una mujer, Karen Mok, con la que comenzará una relación. Ésta, con el tiempo, coincidirá con Reis y les preparará una cita en la que Lai le confesará sus deseos de retirarse. Reis, sintiéndose rechazada, le preparará un ultimo trabajo. Intercalándose con esta historia nos encontramos con un joven mudo, Takeshi Kaneshiro, que viviendo con su padre tiene una difícil existencia debida a su deficiencia física. Sus días transcurren entre los dispares trabajos nocturnos y servir de consuelo a una joven engañada por su novio...
Gia
Michael Cristofer · 1998
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
psychological
Fight Club
David Fincher · 1999
Ein Yuppie findet beim charismatischen Tyler Durden Unterschlupf, nachdem seine Wohnung in die Luft gejagt wird. Ein Gerangel zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich zu einer Schlägerei, die mit der Erkenntnis endet, dass man sich nach einer ordentlichen Portion Prügel einfach besser fühlt. Der "Fight Club" ist geboren. Immer mehr Männer versammeln sich, um sich zu schlagen - und gestärkt in den Alltag zu gehen. Wie ein Virus greift das Konzept um sich, doch für Tyler ist der Kampfverein nur die erste Stufe, um die USA in die Knie zu zwingen.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry · 2004
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
The Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky · 2010
Janko Labud, a young and cunning bank manager, comes to work in a small provincial bank, replacing his predecessor who commited suicide under mysterious circumstances. However, immediately after his arrival, he'll get roped into a series of complicated conspiracies orchestrated by the county prefect Anica Kralj.
Girl, Interrupted
James Mangold · 1999
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
Requiem for a Dream
Darren Aronofsky · 2000
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
romance
Flipped
Rob Reiner · 2010
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
Me Before You
Thea Sharrock · 2016
Will é um garoto rico e bem-sucedido, até sofrer um grave acidente que o deixa preso a uma cadeira de rodas. Ele está profundamente depressivo e contrata uma garota do campo para cuidar dele. Ela sempre levou uma vida modesta, com dificuldades financeiras e problemas no trabalho, mas está disposta a provar para Will que ainda existem razões para viver.
10 Things I Hate About You
Gil Junger · 1999
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
thriller
Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese · 2010
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Saltburn
Emerald Fennell · 2023
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Don't Breathe
Fede Álvarez · 2016
Unos jóvenes ladrones creen haber encontrado la oportunidad de cometer el robo perfecto. Su objetivo será un ciego solitario, poseedor de millones de dólares ocultos. Pero tan pronto como entran en su casa serán conscientes de su error, pues se encontrarán atrapados y luchando por sobrevivir contra un psicópata con sus propios y temibles secretos.
iconic
Wild Child
Nick Moore · 2008
Mean Girls
Mark Waters · 2004
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Clueless
Amy Heckerling · 1995
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
coming-of-age
mid90s
Jonah Hill · 2018
Stevie, un chico de 13 años que vive en el Los Ángeles de los años 90, pasa el verano lidiando con los problemas de su vida doméstica y divirtiéndose con su nuevo grupo de amigos, que ha conocido en una tienda de skate.
Stand by Me
Rob Reiner · 1986
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
The Breakfast Club
John Hughes · 1985
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Empire Records
Allan Moyle · 1995
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.
Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig · 2017
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Booksmart
Olivia Wilde · 2019
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
