Movies and TvShows featuring "irony-of-fate" theme.
Chris, a former tennis pro, falls in love with Nola, an actress who is dating his friend and brother-in-law. As their relationship starts to become a problem, Chris decides to kill her. However, things go wrong and he must kill a neighbor who witnessed the murder. Despite being questioned by the police, Chris manages to frame the murders as a break-in gone wrong, and he gets away with it. In the end, Chris's ordered life goes on, and he resembles a psychopath.
Elevator to the Gallows is a French film noir that follows two parallel stories - one focusing on a crime of passion and the other on a failed murder plot. The film is set in Paris and delves into themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of one's actions. As the plot unfolds, the characters find themselves trapped in an elevator, creating tension and suspense. With its atmospheric cinematography and engaging storyline, Elevator to the Gallows is a gripping thriller that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
A high school student named Leigh Ann Watson plans to get revenge on her strict and tyrannical history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, after she unfairly accuses her of cheating. Alongside her friends, Leigh Ann must come up with a clever scheme to teach Mrs. Tingle a lesson she'll never forget.
An eccentric Southern professor and his crew of criminals disguise themselves as a musical ensemble to steal from a casino, all while their strict landlady remains oblivious. As they dig a tunnel from her basement to the casino, they play orchestral music to mask the sound. Amid comical mishaps, they manage to break into the vault and steal the loot. However, when their landlady discovers their crime, they are faced with a difficult choice. As tensions rise and members of the group are killed off, their heist takes a darkly humorous turn of events.
Drugstore Cowboy follows the story of a group of drug-abusing friends who live an unconventional and dangerous lifestyle, stealing drugs from pharmacies and leading a life of crime. The film explores the themes of drug addiction, the consequences of drug abuse, and the struggles of a group of individuals trying to find meaning and purpose in their lives.
The Vault of Horror (1973) is a horror anthology film that tells six chilling and macabre stories. From a magician seeking revenge to a painter with a deadly secret, each story explores the dark side of human nature. As the tales unfold, a group of strangers finds themselves trapped together in an eerie basement, where they must confront their deepest fears and face the consequences of their actions. With themes of greed, irony, and supernatural powers, The Vault of Horror takes viewers on a haunting journey into the depths of the human psyche.
A group of friends decide to take their friend, Vince, on a weekend getaway to cheer him up after his messy divorce. However, their plans take a dark turn when they arrive at a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. With their lives on the line, the group must fight their way out of the town and survive the night.
A quintet of criminals plans a bank robbery at the house of an old lady, but their caper takes an unexpected turn when poetic justice comes into play.
A dark comedy anthology film about murder, irony of fate, and the relationships between fathers and sons.
The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish co-conspirator Simon as their robberies, beginning well before the Second World War, take on a political coloration under the occupation.
When a well-known novelist is accused of murder, he must use his skills to prove his innocence and find the real killer. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of deception and betrayal that puts his own life in danger.
In this humorous and satirical short film, a man encounters a unicorn in his garden. When he tries to tell his wife about it, she accuses him of being crazy. The man's efforts to prove the existence of the unicorn lead to unexpected twists and turns, resulting in a comedic clash between reality and imagination.
Set in a fictitious country, 'The White Disease' tells the story of a man who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. As he navigates his deteriorating health, he becomes involved in a battle of wits with a manipulative dictator. The movie explores themes of pacifism, morality, and the irony of fate. It sheds light on the contagious disease that plagues the population and the delusion of grandeur of those in power. With a sick wife and a friendship with a scientist, the protagonist faces moral dilemmas, propaganda, and the harsh realities of war.
Lost in Munich is a comedy-drama set in Central Europe, where a television host finds himself in a scandal after an allergic reaction. As he tries to save his reputation, he gets involved in a murder attempt, wears a wig, and navigates a nonlinear timeline. With irony and satire, the film explores friendship, manipulation, and the irony of fate. Along the way, there are TV interviews, feathers, a funeral, and a parrot mask, adding to the chaos and laughter.
Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.
During a bizarre chapter of WWII, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the Titanic. This epic film was so large in scale that the Nazis were forced to divert men, material and ships from the war effort in order to complete it. Titanic was filmed aboard cruise ship SS Cap Arcona in the Baltic Sea. The movie’s director Herbert Selpin was arrested by the Gestapo over comments he made about the ship’s crew and he was questioned by Goebbels. Selpin was found dead the next day in his cell. The Gestapo’s verdict was suicide. Titanic never received the impressive premiere that Goebbels intended, being first shown in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943. We reveal this little known but fascinating story by looking at the making of the film, as well as the fate of the German ship Cap Arcona.
In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin Paul, who has accumulated large debts as an Austrian army officer. Paul refuses to work or to consummate the marriage, and then his health steadily declines.
Things have an interesting turn in a society consisting of snail-eating identical chubby men.
Gervais escapes from a German concentration camp and assumes the identity of a recently deceased fellow prisoner. Knowing that the dead man has been carrying on a romance by correspondence with Hélène, whom he has never seen, Gervais makes the acquaintance of the woman and they move in, but her sister Agnès dabbles in the black arts, which should be warning enough for Gervais to make himself scarce. Yet he sticks around, intrigued that the dead man's sister, Julia, refuses to blow the whistle on him.