Slaughterhouse-Five 1972

Slaughterhouse-Five 1972

Slaughterhouse-Five 1972

Slaughterhouse-Five 1972
1h 44m | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | Release date: March 15, 1972 (United States)

Storyline:

Using his own terminology, Billy Pilgrim is “unstuck in time”, which means he is moving between different points in his life uncontrollably, although he is aware of it at certain of those points as witnessed by the letter to the editor he writes to the Ilium Daily News about his situation. Primarily, he is moving between three general time periods and locations. The first is his stint as a GI during WWII, when, as a pacifist, he was acting as a Chaplain’s assistant for his unit. This time is largely as a POW, where he was in Dresden the day of the bombing, spending it with among others an older compassionate GI named Edgar Derby, and a brash loudmouth GI named Paul Lazzaro. The second is his life as an optometrist in Ilium in upstate New York, eventually married to the wealthy and overbearing Valencia Merble, and having two offspring, Robert, who would spend his teen-aged years as a semi-delinquent, and Barbara, who would end up much like her mother. And the third is as an abductee on the planet Tralfamadore, along with his devoted dog Spot, and Hollywood starlet Montana Wildhack – who was not averse to taking off her clothes to further her career – the Tralfamadorians who have put them on display. The more time he spends on Tralfamadore, the more he understands the meaning of what is happening to him.

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Cherrybomb 2009

Cherrybomb 2009

Cherrybomb 2009

Cherrybomb 2009
1h 16m | Action, Drama, Romance | Release date: April 23, 2010 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Cherry Bomb follows teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle as they embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shoplifting and car-stealing. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can’t get off the wild ride they’ve set in motion.

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Storm Boy 1976

Storm Boy 1976

Storm Boy 1976

Storm Boy 1976
1h 28m | Drama, Family | Release date: November 18, 1976 (Australia)

Storyline:

Storm Boy tells the story of a 10-year-old boy, called Mick by his father Tom, and Storm Boy by the Aboriginal loner Fingerbone he befriends. This boy is growing up in an isolated corrugated iron shed next to a wildlife sanctuary. He lives with his father, who supports them by fishing alone. He is not attending school; he is illiterate and ignorant. Mick’s father resents any intrusion of their secluded life, be it a washed-up radio or a mob of idiot bird shooters who kill a number of birds before they are scared off by Fingerbone. Amongst the dead are some pelicans whose chicks are still in the nest. The boy brings them home to care for. His father isn’t keen, but permits it. Three pelicans become a lot to feed when they reach maturity, so his father insists on releasing them. Two are never seen again, but one, Mr Percival, keeps coming back. Another intruder is the new primary school teacher, brought by the park ranger. She is concerned about the boy’s education, and pushes hard for him to be sent to school, or at least to do schoolwork by correspondence. She means well, but she is resented by the father – he doesn’t want anything to change in their reclusive life.

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Manic 2001

Manic 2001

Manic 2001

Manic 2001
1h 40m | Drama | Release date: May 23, 2003 (United States)

Storyline:

Lyle Jensen is subject to sudden and violent outbursts, and he is committed to the juvenile wing of the Northwood Mental Institution. Several other youths are there with a variety of serious problems. Lyle interacts with other patients and staff on a human, and sometimes not so human level. The psychological problems of the patients also forms the fabric by which we see what’s right with them, and what’s wrong with the society that affects them.

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All the Wilderness 2014

All the Wilderness 2014

All the Wilderness 2014

All the Wilderness 2014
1h 25m | Drama | Release date: February 20, 2015 (United States)

Storyline:

James has shut himself off from his surroundings, falling into a world of imagination and darkness. Visits with his psychiatrist have proven unhelpful – though he takes a liking to fellow patient, Val. As James begins to rebel against his single mother, he ventures into the night where he meets a mysterious kid who welcomes him into an eccentric city. Relationships are put to the test as James navigates unfamiliar territory, wrestling with the reality of his own personal wilderness.

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Bogus 1996

Bogus 1996

Bogus 1996

Bogus 1996
1h 50m | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Release date: September 6, 1996 (United States)

Storyline:

Seven year-old Albert is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck, Albert is sent to live with his mother’s foster sister, Harriet Franklin, a no-nonsense businesswoman struggling in New Jersey. Albert hates it with the dour Harriet, but takes refuge in the company of Bogus, a flamboyant, gentle, loving, and altogether imaginary Frenchman. With Bogus’s help, Albert can perhaps come to terms with his mother’s death, and Harriet with her own loss of childhood innocence.

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Night Swim 2024

Night Swim 2024

Night Swim 2024

Night Swim 2024
1h 38m | Horror, Thriller | Release date: January 04, 2024 (Australia)

Storyline:

Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home’s past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.

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Nowhere 1997

Nowhere 1997

Nowhere 1997

Nowhere 1997
1h 22m | Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi | Release date: May 9, 1997 (United States)

Storyline:

A group of teenagers try to sort out their lives and emotions while bizarre experiences happen to each one, including alien abductions, bad acid trips, bisexual experiences, suicides, bizarre deaths, and a rape by a TV star. All of this happens before “the greatest party of the year”.

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The Mighty Celt 2005

The Mighty Celt 2005

The Mighty Celt 2005

The Mighty Celt 2005
1h 22m | Drama | Release date: August 26, 2005 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal’s favorite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal’s mother, Kate, must adjust her life when O, a man from her past, returns. The political climate of Ireland serves as the backdrop of this story.

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