An only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades.
Casts Brian d'Arcy James, Monica Barbaro, Hudson McGuire, Henry Glendon Walter V, Robert Levey II, William Bednar-Carter, Mark Zeisler, Geraldine Singer, Cynthia Mace, Madeline Hudelson
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Self Medicated
The Souvenir
The Souvenir: Part II
Against the Ropes
Roma
The Squid and the Whale
Last Film Show
All That Jazz
Strike!
Biloxi Blues
Slums of Beverly Hills
Heartburn
Dear Diary
Ripples of Life
Liberty Heights
Taxi zum Klo
The Tango Lesson
I Killed My Mother
Silence of the North
The Devil's Playground
SIMILAR MOVIES
Self Medicated
IMDB 5.5 | Jun , 2005
Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew's descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young man is now headed for self-destruction. Andrew's mother, helpless to control her son and fighting an addiction of her own, refuses to watch idly as her only child destroys himself. As a last resort, she hires a private company to forcibly kidnap and confine him in a locked-down and corrupt psychiatric hospital. As Andrew is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the program something inside him is re-awakened. He must somehow get free to save what's left of his life, but to do that, he knows he must first face his own demons head-on.The Souvenir
IMDB 6.1 | May , 2019
A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.The Souvenir: Part II
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2021
In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.Against the Ropes
IMDB 5 | Feb , 2004
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.Roma
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1972
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.The Squid and the Whale
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2005
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.Last Film Show
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2022
A 9-year-old boy in a remote village in India begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends a summer watching movies from the projection booth.All That Jazz
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1979
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.Strike!
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1998
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.Biloxi Blues
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 1988
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.Slums of Beverly Hills
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1998
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.Heartburn
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1986
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.Dear Diary
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 1993
Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.Ripples of Life
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2023
Follows a big star who brings a film crew to her remote hometown for a shoot, and while the production is afflicted by disagreements between the crew, a bored local restaurant owner finds excitement to be the stand-in for the star.Liberty Heights
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1999
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.Taxi zum Klo
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1981
Frank, a gay school teacher, has a very active sex life and an interest in making films. One evening, he meets Bernd and they become lovers. But while Bernd is attentive and caring, Frank gets bored and continues his polymorphously perverse ways.The Tango Lesson
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1997
On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She visits Buenos Aires and learns more from Pablo's friends. Sally and Pablo meet again but this time their relationship changes, she realises they want different things from each other. On a trip to Buenos Aires they cement their friendship.I Killed My Mother
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 2009
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.Silence of the North
IMDB 4 | Oct , 1981
Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed woman struggling to survive with her family in the Canadian wilderness.The Devil's Playground
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1977
A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.