Anguish
"anguish" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Princess Bride
Synopsis:
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Starring:
Robin Wright,
Cary Elwes,
Wallace Shawn
Plot:
true love,
princess,
fairy tale,
giant,
pirate,
evil prince,
kidnapping,
swordsman,
quicksand,
storytelling
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#2
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Synopsis:
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously b…
Starring:
Michel Simon,
Maria Falconetti,
Eugène Silvain
#3
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
#4
The Cameraman
Synopsis:
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
Starring:
Buster Keaton,
Louise Keaton,
Marceline Day
#5
The Basketball Diaries
Synopsis:
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
Michael Imperioli,
Ernie Hudson
#6
Rebel Without a Cause
Synopsis:
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag ra…
Starring:
Dennis Hopper,
William Hopper,
James Dean
#7
Pet Sematary
Synopsis:
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes the return trip, but an accident forces a heartbroken father to contemplate the unthinkable.
Starring:
Michael Lombard,
Fred Gwynne,
Miko Hughes
#8
Pay It Forward
Synopsis:
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Helen Hunt,
Jim Caviezel
#9
Midnight Express
Synopsis:
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Starring:
John Hurt,
Randy Quaid,
Paolo Bonacelli
Plot:
gay kiss,
watching someone masturbate,
social masturbation,
1970s,
prison drama,
prison,
torture,
escape,
lawyer,
court
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#10
I Vitelloni
Synopsis:
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful …
Starring:
Leopoldo Trieste,
Franco Fabrizi,
Jean Brochard
Plot:
train station,
card game,
crossdressing,
goodbye,
flower,
match,
billiards,
police officer,
billiard hall,
theater
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#11
Garden State
Synopsis:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Starring:
Ian Holm,
Natalie Portman,
Peter Sarsgaard
Plot:
funeral,
cat,
home,
actor,
pills,
implied sex,
sex scene,
voyeur,
sitting in a bathtub,
wet clothes
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#12
A Beautiful Mind
Synopsis:
John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Christopher Plummer,
Josh Lucas
#13
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Synopsis:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon…
Starring:
Miyuki Sawashiro,
Natsuki Hanae,
Hiro Shimono
Plot:
demon slayer,
anime,
brother sister relationship,
death of family,
abuse,
crow,
curse,
danger,
despair,
gore
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#14
The World to Come
Synopsis:
In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
Starring:
Katherine Waterston,
Vanessa Kirby,
Christopher Abbott
#15
The Shack
Synopsis:
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa. Through this meeting, Mack find…
Starring:
Radha Mitchell,
Octavia Spencer,
Graham Greene
#16
The Conjuring
Synopsis:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Starring:
Vera Farmiga,
Patrick Wilson,
Joey King
#17
Sex Tape
Synopsis:
When Jay and Annie first got together, their romantic connection was intense – but ten years and two kids later, the flame of their love needs a spark. To kick things up a notch, they decide – why not? – to make a video of themselves trying out every position in The Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea – until they discover that their most private video is n…
Starring:
Ellie Kemper,
Nat Faxon,
Jason Segel
Plot:
sex video,
sexual desire,
sexuality,
ipad,
desire,
home video,
blackmail,
sex in a car,
undressing,
sex tape
...
#18
Revolutionary Road
Synopsis:
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Starring:
Michael Shannon,
Kate Winslet,
David Harbour
Plot:
hearing aid,
sex scene,
sex in car,
husband wife relationship,
cigarette,
office,
marriage,
beach,
shower,
bare chested male
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#19
Mandy
Synopsis:
The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Richard Brake,
Ned Dennehy
Plot:
cult,
revenge,
surrealism,
cult leader,
drug trip,
biker,
year 1983,
brutal violence,
biker gang,
burned alive
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#20
I Spit on Your Grave 2
Synopsis:
Naturally beautiful, Katie has just settled into New York where she, like many other young women, is trying to make it as a model. But what starts out as an innocent and simple photo shoot soon turns into something disturbingly unthinkable! Raped, tortured and kidnapped to a foreign country, Jessica is buried alive and left to die. Against all odds, she manages to escape. Severely injured, she wi…
Starring:
Yavor Baharov,
Jemma Dallender,
Joe Absolom