Imaginary Friend
"imaginary friend" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Synopsis:
Christopher Robin is headed off to college and he has abandoned his old friends, Pooh and Piglet, which then leads to the duo embracing their inner monsters.
Starring:
Danielle Scott,
Craig David Dowsett,
Chris Cordell
#2
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
...
#3
Harvey
Synopsis:
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Charles Drake,
Josephine Hull
#4
Chocolat
Synopsis:
A fable of emotional liberation and chocolate. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of Boat Gypsies float down the river the prejudices of the Mayor leads to a crisis.
Starring:
Peter Stormare,
Johnny Depp,
Judi Dench
Plot:
chocolate,
france,
village,
chocolate shop,
food,
magical realism,
prejudice,
drifter,
mayor,
lent
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#5
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
#6
Ted K
Synopsis:
The True Story of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber, who wants to destroy modern technology to create a world for himself in the Montana wilderness.
Starring:
Wayne Pyle,
Sharlto Copley,
Drew Powell
#7
The Celebration
Synopsis:
A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech dislodges all the masks, which finally fall completely as the father-son conflict intensifies and the bewildered guests look on.
Starring:
Ulrich Thomsen,
Henning Moritzen,
Thomas Bo Larsen
Plot:
dogme 95,
speech,
family secret,
haunted by the past,
drunk,
birthday,
suicide,
party,
abuse,
drunkenness
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#8
Pet
Synopsis:
A man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.
Starring:
Dominic Monaghan,
Jennette McCurdy,
Ksenia Solo
Plot:
stalker,
psychopath,
murder,
police,
kidnapping,
dog,
locked in a cage,
abduction,
captivity,
cheating boyfriend
...
#9
When Marnie Was There
Synopsis:
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Starring:
Kasumi Arimura,
Takuma Otoo,
Sara Takatsuki
Plot:
studio ghibli,
flashback,
dream,
orphan,
anime,
character name in title,
surprise ending,
imaginary friend,
island,
young girl
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#10
The Shining
Synopsis:
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Tony Burton,
Scatman Crothers
Plot:
labyrinth,
hotel,
identical twins,
typewriter,
snow,
isolation,
snowstorm,
surrealism,
domestic violence,
based on novel
...
#11
The Orphanage
Synopsis:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Starring:
Andrés Gertrúdix,
Geraldine Chaplin,
Belén Rueda
Plot:
orphanage,
dead children,
missing child,
orphan,
female protagonist,
ghost,
medium,
imaginary friend,
haunted house,
doll
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#12
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Synopsis:
Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations -- a boy raised by watchful great white sharks and a girl with the force of a volcano -- were real. Now, these two pint-sized action masters will show Max that even an ordinary kid has what it takes to be extraordinary.
Starring:
David Arquette,
George Lopez,
Kristin Davis
Plot:
dream sequence,
boy,
bully,
karate,
action hero,
self confidence,
friendship,
pink hair,
seven word title,
child protagonist
...
#13
Ratatouille
Synopsis:
Remy, a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem is, Remy is a rat. When he winds up in the sewer beneath one of Paris' finest restaurants, the rodent gourmet finds himself ideally placed to realize his dream.
Starring:
Ian Holm,
Will Arnett,
Brad Garrett
#14
Predators
Synopsis:
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.
Starring:
Alice Braga,
Adrien Brody,
Mahershala Ali
Plot:
jungle,
parachute,
alien,
planet,
warrior,
mercenary,
yakuza,
strong female character,
hunt,
martial arts
...
#15
Paranormal Activity 3
Synopsis:
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
Starring:
Maria Olsen,
Katie Featherston,
Sprague Grayden
#16
Malignant
Synopsis:
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
Starring:
Mckenna Grace,
Annabelle Wallis,
Jake Abel
#17
Jojo Rabbit
Synopsis:
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson,
Rebel Wilson,
Sam Rockwell
#18
Inside Out
Synopsis:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley's guiding emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness—live in Headquarters, the control centre inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life and tries to keep things positive, but the emotions conflict on how be…
Starring:
Richard Kind,
Amy Poehler,
Bobby Moynihan
Plot:
joy,
sadness,
anger,
memory,
running away,
emotion,
disgust,
fear,
san francisco california,
bus
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#19
I Am Legend
Synopsis:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
Starring:
Alice Braga,
Will Smith,
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Plot:
virus,
post apocalypse,
new york city,
loneliness,
survivalist,
pandemic,
cure,
cancer,
human animal relationship,
atheist
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#20
Fight Club
Synopsis:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Helena Bonham Carter,
Holt McCallany