Movies and TvShows featuring "breaking-a-plate" theme.
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, Fern, a woman in her sixties, loses her job at the US Gypsum plant. She decides to sell her belongings and live in a van, traveling through the American West. Along the way, she takes a seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment center and attends a desert gathering organized by Bob Wells, where she learns survival skills. Fern also builds friendships with fellow nomads, including a woman named Swankie who is battling cancer. She later works as a camp host, cares for a sick nomad named David, and reunites with her sister. Despite these connections, Fern remains committed to her nomadic lifestyle, always seeking new experiences. At the end, she returns to Empire, the town she once called home, before continuing her journey.
A small-town girl moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of becoming a star. She meets and falls in love with a famous but troubled actor who helps her break into show business. However, their relationship takes a tragic turn as his alcoholism and personal demons threaten to destroy their lives and careers.
Brain Damage is a cult horror movie from 1988. The film follows a man who becomes addicted to a parasitic creature that gives him euphoric hallucinations. As he becomes more dependent on the creature, his life starts to spiral out of control. With themes of addiction, euphoria, and hallucination, Brain Damage is a twisted and campy horror film that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
A tour guide in Greece finds herself in comedic and romantic situations while leading tourists on a trip. She deals with jealousy, loyalty, medical examinations, and workplace bullying, all while trying to make the tour group happy.
In a small town in Georgia, the residents experience a series of strange occurrences, including power outages and thunderstorms. As it turns out, the town is being infested by killer worms that have been driven to the surface by heavy rain. The worms begin attacking and devouring the townspeople, causing panic and chaos. Amidst the chaos, a group of survivors must find a way to stop the worms before they destroy the entire town.
Parting Glances follows the story of Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York City, as they navigate their relationship amidst the challenges of living with AIDS. The movie explores themes of love, friendship, and the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the LGBTQ+ community.
Belgica is a drama film set in Belgium. It follows the story of two brothers who open a successful nightclub, which eventually leads to their downfall as they become entangled in drugs, infidelity, and other dangerous situations. The film explores themes of ambition, temptation, and the consequences of unchecked desire.
A woman trapped in an abusive marriage seeks refuge at a women's shelter, but her husband will stop at nothing to find her. As she struggles to break free from his violent grip, she must confront her own fears and find the strength to rebuild her life.
When a movie star gets mixed up in a publicity stunt, she finds herself in prison and must rely on her wit and charm to navigate the chaos.
A college professor with an overzealous student must escape his twisted game of cat and mouse before her life is ruined forever.
An angry, alcoholic matriarch tyrannizes her spoiled, grown-up children during an unwanted family get-together, where someone begins killing them one by one.
Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized obese chicken, and their child/pet, a slug-like creature with a human head. This expressionistic and interior vision of Soviet animator Kovalyov is like an animated Eraserhead. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2007.
A family still reeling after the accidental death of one of their daughters, returns home after an aborted month long getaway to Rebecca, a seemingly pleasant house sitter. Since they returned early, Rebecca has nowhere to go, so the family invite her to stay. At first, Rebecca is a godsend—she cooks, cleans, and does laundry; but the family soon discovers that the woman is not as innocent and sane as she appears.
Mickey and his friends play mischievous pranks on Christmas Eve, causing chaos and hilarity. They must find a way to fix the mess they have made before the arrival of Santa Claus.
It is the 1920's. The good-looking hostess Věra demonstrates household robots to visitors of the Futurum exhibition. Young inventor Petr comes to her rescue when she tries to flee from two men wanting to take her away. Věra confesses that she has fled from home because her father, a factory owner, wanted to profitably marry her off. Petr is fascinated by the emancipated woman and shows her round his laboratory, where he plans to create a robot of his own - but one that would be far more advanced. Věra cuts herself on a broken test-tube and a drop of her blood gets in the solution. In the morning, they are taken aback to see Věra's double. This lucky chance has helped Petr create an artificial being, Miss Golem. She has a single motive for her actions: to take care of Věra and allow her to do only what is good for her.
Even though Sami is safe in the United States with his 9-year-old daughter, Aya, the injures sustained during the war in Syria are making his life difficult. When news breaks that the rest of his family will arrive from a refugee camp, he should be as elated as Aya. But as Aya grows more eager to see her brother Saeed, Sami grows more anxious.
In a dystopian world plagued by poverty, an introverted man breaks free from his domineering brother and finds solace on a rooftop, where he forms a bond with a pigeon. As he navigates a new job and struggles with his family relationships, he discovers the joys of freedom and the power of connection.
