Movies and TvShows featuring "expectations" theme.

In the colorful Land of the Remembered, a young man named Manolo embarks on an incredible journey through the afterlife to save his true love, Maria. Along the way, he must face challenges, conquer his fears, and uncover the secrets of his family's past. With the help of his loyal friends and allies, Manolo discovers the power of love and the importance of following his heart.

Set in the shrine of French dance, the Garnier Opera house, L'Opera follows three characters whose dreams clash with reality, whose ambitions collide with expectations, and whose purity faces corruption.

Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it. However, her journey takes an unexpected turn when a storm diverts her plane to Wales and she is forced to find alternative transportation. Along the way, she enlists the help of a surly Irish innkeeper named Declan O'Callaghan and they embark on a road trip across the country. As they spend more time together, Anna and Declan develop unexpected feelings for each other. Ultimately, Anna must decide between her original plan of proposing to Jeremy or following her heart and pursuing a relationship with Declan.

Are there “deadlines” for children, careers and capitalism ? In this comedy series, four friends are starting to be confronted with social expectations after years of light-hearted, not so innocent fun.

Wesley Deeds is a successful businessman who seems to have it all, but his life takes a turn when he meets Lindsey, a struggling single mother. As Wesley helps Lindsey and her daughter, he begins to question his own life and the choices he has made.

Becoming Me is a film about three young women, Elli, Laura and Juulia. Each of them writes a blog on her life on the Internet, all of them sharing their lives with strangers. Each of them is struggling with the real or imagined demands and pressures of today’s society.

Aswath's thirteenth birthday is the occasion. The celebrating family is confounded by Aswath's lack of enthusiasm towards the various gifts he receives. It turns out that Aswath has been harboring a surprising sentiment.

A flat-share party marks the end of a nerve-wracking day for three cohabiting individuals who feel stuck in their lives. Tommy, who is increasingly restless and lacking energy, is compelled to confront unspoken issues with his brother Ben on his mother's birthday. Lea makes a final attempt to salvage her relationship with Ellie, while Rosa struggles with her identity and the expectations her family has for her studies.

A bucolic fantasy frolic in which an adaptable young woman must navigate a bewildering and whimsical phantasmagoria, populated by anthropomorphic and bombastic creatures. The characters she encounters, she discovers, reject established facts and knowledge in favour of: galvanising, albeit meaningless soundbites (often in the form of riddles and poetry), vigilantism and its blunt implementation of “justice” and cult-like acts of dissent. Ironically, leading these academic rebellions are the establishment figures themselves.

A self-proclaimed pageant queen as she vies for the crown of the local pageant. Through a series of surreal visions, she reflects on the sacrifices she's made for the sake of her onstage persona.

A teenage girl faces her obstacle in her love for a talented boy.

Maciek is no longer a boy, but has not yet become a man. He wants to satisfy the ambitions of his father, and - as everyone in the family - be a butcher. But he is too sensitive to make an animal suffer. The boy directs all his warm feelings towards an old, neglected orchard - the only memory of his mother - and discovers his supernatural abilities.

This 14-minute film is designed to create an atmosphere in which people can speak seriously and openly about their thoughts and feelings concerning sexual behavior. The film concerns the conflict a young couple faces because of their different attitudes toward sex.

A film depicting the clash between the expectations of immigrant parents and the non-traditional aspirations of their first-generation children. Reina is a talented Filipina artist who struggles to gain the acceptance of her mother after revealing she wants to go to art school instead of nursing school.

What if you love your child, but are unhappy in your role as a mother? Spijtmoeders is a documentary film about mothers who, if they could make the choice again, would rather not be mothers. Three women talk about their struggles with motherhood, the shame and guilt they feel, and the high expectations society places on them. The fear of judgment from others is great: what if people think that they are not a good mother, that they do not take good care of their child? What if they think they don't love their child? The mothers are represented by hyper-realistic dolls, but their voices are real.

without a job, education or friend to rely on. Alex finds himself forgotten by society. However through help from an outside source will be be able to defy expectations and take those first steps in moving on?