Tragedy
"tragedy" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
Synopsis:
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years the soap opera tends to have an overhaul of young people in their late teens and early twenties; targeting a young viewership.
Starring:
Wolfgang Bahro,
Ulrike Frank,
Felix von Jascheroff
#2
THE DAYS
Synopsis:
Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
Starring:
Koji Yakusho,
Kaoru Kobayashi,
Takuma Otoo
#3
Oshi no Ko
Synopsis:
Dr. Goro is reborn as the son of the young starlet Ai Hoshino after her delusional stalker murders him. Now, he wants to help his new mother rise to the top, but what can a child do about the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry?
Starring:
Megumi Han,
Takeo Otsuka,
Rie Takahashi
Plot:
idol,
anime animation,
based on manga,
singer,
performer,
murder,
suspense,
sister,
son,
female protagonist
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#4
Hex
Synopsis:
Following a mysterious disappearance on a jump, a group of skydivers experiences paranormal occurrences that leave them fighting for their lives.
Starring:
Kayla Adams,
Matthew Holcomb,
Bryan David Roberts
Plot:
parachuting,
paranormal,
skydiving,
base jumping,
detective,
parachute,
plane,
blood,
failed parachute,
skydiver
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#5
Zulu
Synopsis:
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Starring:
Patrick Magee,
Michael Caine,
Jack Hawkins
#6
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Synopsis:
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirit…
Starring:
John C. Reilly,
Crispin Glover,
Johnny Depp
#7
West Side Story
Synopsis:
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Starring:
Rita Moreno,
Simon Oakland,
Ned Glass
#8
Wake in Fright
Synopsis:
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.
Starring:
Donald Pleasence,
Jack Thompson,
John Meillon
#9
Umberto D.
Synopsis:
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and aban…
Starring:
Lamberto Maggiorani,
Memmo Carotenuto,
Maria Pia Casilio
#10
Ugetsu
Synopsis:
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Starring:
Machiko Kyō,
Masayuki Mori,
Kichijirô Ueda
Plot:
rape victim,
civil war,
samurai,
ambition,
japan,
16th century,
pottery,
tragedy,
palace,
marriage
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#11
Trainspotting
Synopsis:
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.
Starring:
Ewen Bremner,
Ewan McGregor,
James Cosmo
Plot:
filthy toilet,
scotland,
drugs,
drug culture,
scottish,
1990s,
heroin,
voice over narration,
female nudity,
heroin addict
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#12
Throne of Blood
Synopsis:
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan…
Starring:
Takashi Shimura,
Toshirō Mifune,
Minoru Chiaki
Plot:
tragedy,
villain,
opening a door,
visit,
shot with an arrow,
shot with multiple arrows,
ride,
rider,
horseman,
spear
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#13
The Stepford Wives
Synopsis:
Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
Starring:
Katharine Ross,
Judith Baldwin,
Peter Masterson
Plot:
robot,
female protagonist,
women's liberation,
social commentary,
feminism,
android,
small town,
suburb,
photography,
photographer
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#14
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
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#15
The Public Enemy
Synopsis:
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for…
Starring:
James Cagney,
Robert Emmett O'Connor,
Joan Blondell
Plot:
criminal,
gangster,
punched in the face,
violence,
anti hero,
robbery,
organized crime,
shot in the back,
beer,
tough guy
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#16
The Prince of Egypt
Synopsis:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! T…
Starring:
Martin Short,
Danny Glover,
Helen Mirren
Plot:
hebrew,
ancient egypt,
moses character,
god character,
egypt,
2d animation,
male protagonist,
dreamworks,
genocide,
infanticide
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#17
The Phantom of the Opera
Synopsis:
A grotesquely disfigured composer known as "The Phantom" haunts Paris' opera house, where he's secretly grooming Christine Daae to be an opera diva. Luring her to his remote underground lair, The Phantom declares his love. But Christine loves Raoul de Chagny and plans to elope with him. When The Phantom learns this, he abducts Christine.
Starring:
Lon Chaney,
Mary Philbin,
Norman Kerry
Plot:
phantom of the opera,
opera,
singer,
underground,
opera house,
mask,
masked ball,
secret door,
kidnapping,
silent film
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#18
The Perfect Storm
Synopsis:
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
John C. Reilly,
William Fichtner
Plot:
fish,
fishing,
sea,
death,
fisherman,
storm at sea,
fishing boat,
ice machine,
fishing vessel,
female captain
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#19
The Negotiator
Synopsis:
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate th…
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Ron Rifkin,
Samuel L. Jackson
#20
The Mission
Synopsis:
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Starring:
Liam Neeson,
Robert De Niro,
Jeremy Irons
Plot:
spanish,
jesuit,
mission,
slave,
jungle,
slave trader,
crucifix,
portuguese,
mercenary,
brazil
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