Movies and TvShows featuring "lost-scholarship" theme.

City Island is a comedy-drama movie about a dysfunctional family living on City Island in the Bronx. The family, consisting of the patriarch, a prison guard with secret acting ambitions, his wife who suspects him of adultery, their teenage son with a fetish for chubby women, and their daughter who becomes an exotic dancer, reveal secrets and lies during their weekly family dinner. As the plot unfolds, various family members engage in deception, encounter romantic entanglements, and struggle with their own identities. The movie explores themes of love, family relationships, and the pursuit of personal ambitions.

In order to save his scholarship, a college student joins a group that starts a fake charity to scam people out of money. As they navigate their way through the world of conning, they learn valuable lessons about morality and the true meaning of giving.