Affection
"affection" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Without a Trace
Synopsis:
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Starring:
Anthony LaPaglia,
Enrique Murciano,
Roselyn Sánchez
#2
X-Men
Synopsis:
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Starring:
James Marsden,
Ray Park,
Ian McKellen
#3
Witness for the Prosecution
Synopsis:
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Starring:
John Williams,
Elsa Lanchester,
Marlene Dietrich
#4
What a Girl Wants
Synopsis:
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Jonathan Pryce,
Amanda Bynes
#5
Wait Until Dark
Synopsis:
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threate…
Starring:
Robby Benson,
Alan Arkin,
Richard Crenna
Plot:
apartment,
panic,
blind woman,
heroin,
doll,
blindness,
murder,
blind protagonist,
surveillance,
husband wife relationship
...
#6
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Synopsis:
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
Starring:
Celia Weston,
Philip Baker Hall,
Jude Law
Plot:
nudity,
italy,
playboy,
bisexuality,
sociopath,
neo noir,
saxophone,
male full frontal nudity,
1950s,
friendship
...
#7
The Rescuers
Synopsis:
What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan Penny's call for help. The two mice search for clues with the help of an old cat named Rufus.
Starring:
Pat Buttram,
Eva Gabor,
Jeanette Nolan
Plot:
alligator,
bayou,
mouse,
albatross,
diamond,
orphan,
dragonfly,
animal hero,
new york city,
orphan girl
...
#8
The Panic in Needle Park
Synopsis:
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
Starring:
Al Pacino,
Kitty Winn,
Richard Bright
Plot:
new york city,
heroin addict,
death of pet,
self destructiveness,
needle,
addiction,
prostitute,
prison,
heroin addiction,
drug
...
#9
The Outsiders
Synopsis:
When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
Starring:
Diane Lane,
Patrick Swayze,
Tom Cruise
#10
The Kid
Synopsis:
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
Starring:
Charlie Chaplin,
Edna Purviance,
Nellie Bly Baker
#11
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Synopsis:
An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.
Starring:
Tony Musante,
Enrico Maria Salerno,
Suzy Kendall
#12
The 400 Blows
Synopsis:
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
Starring:
Jean-Pierre Léaud,
Claire Maurier,
Pierre Repp
#13
Rushmore
Synopsis:
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war …
Starring:
Luke Wilson,
Jason Schwartzman,
Bill Murray
Plot:
love triangle,
coming of age,
montage,
dream,
bully,
father son relationship,
single father,
loss of loved one,
teacher,
student
...
#14
Red River
Synopsis:
Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner …
Starring:
Montgomery Clift,
Harry Carey, Jr.,
Walter Brennan
Plot:
cattle drive,
cattle,
orphan,
wagon train,
cattle rancher,
cowboy,
cattle herd,
cattle stampede,
betrayal,
false teeth
...
#15
Play It Again, Sam
Synopsis:
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
Starring:
Diane Keaton,
Jennifer Salt,
Woody Allen
Plot:
fantasy sequence,
airport,
farce,
role model,
date,
dating,
neurosis,
reference to humphrey bogart,
anxiety,
advice
...
#16
Paper Moon
Synopsis:
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl—who may or may not be his daughter—and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Starring:
Noble Willingham,
Tatum O'Neal,
Randy Quaid
Plot:
amusement park,
bible,
con man,
carnival,
great depression,
little girl,
adult child bonding,
door to door,
con artist,
1930s
...
#17
Never Been Kissed
Synopsis:
Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy Englis…
Starring:
David Arquette,
John C. Reilly,
Octavia Spencer
#18
Mrs. Doubtfire
Synopsis:
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
Starring:
Robin Williams,
Pierce Brosnan,
Sally Field
Plot:
transvestism,
crossdressing,
cross dressing,
divorce,
impersonator,
profanity,
birthday,
cake,
gift,
wild party
...
#19
Meet Joe Black
Synopsis:
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Anthony Hopkins,
Jake Weber
#20
Little Women
Synopsis:
With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.
Starring:
Eric Stoltz,
Kirsten Dunst,
Christian Bale