Movies and TvShows featuring "pathos" theme.
A police officer discovers a red wedding envelope and realizes that the sender is a ghost who wants to marry him before moving on to the afterlife. As they form a unique connection, they navigate the challenges of a ghost-human relationship.
In Battle Royale II: Requiem, a group of teenagers from a previous battle are forced to return to the island to fight against a corrupt government regime. As they struggle for their lives, they must also grapple with the loss of loved ones, the brutal reality of using guns as children, and the desire for revenge. With intense action and thrilling plot twists, Battle Royale II: Requiem explores themes of freedom, imperialism, and self-sacrifice.
The Clown follows the journey of a struggling clown as he deals with personal and professional challenges in the world of show business. Set in the 1930s and 1950s, the film explores themes of slapstick comedy, burlesque theater, and the ups and downs of the entertainment industry. The protagonist faces issues such as divorce, child custody, and the death of his father, adding a layer of pathos to the story. With elements of comedy, drama, and tragedy, The Clown takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride through the life of a performer.
A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.
At a three-ring circus, 'Spangles' Delancy, a beautiful bareback horse rider, falls in love with a wanted man, Dick Radley, who uses the circus as a hideout. The show's owner Big Bill Bowman also falls in love with Spangles-- But only one man can have her.
During World War II, a comedienne and a barber impersonate air raid wardens and discover a nest of Nazi spies.
The Rainbow Man is a 1929 black and white American musical film.
Set in the year 1064, Sacra Corona follows a prince's journey to reclaim his kingdom, facing bloodshed, rebellion, and a gang of robbers. As he battles against nomads and fights for his people, love and violence intertwine in this pathos-filled story.
Joe Finds Grace is about a man named Joe who sets out on an adventure to find his lost love, Grace. Along the way, Joe encounters various obstacles and learns valuable life lessons. This heartwarming story explores themes of love, redemption, and the power of never giving up.
Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife, Katherine. Infuriated, Lane engages him in a fight, and the encounter results in Phillips' accidental death. Joe goes to prison for a few years, and when he is released he visits his son, Little Pal, at school and is begged by him to run away together.
A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.
In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker.
Zander, an orphan living on a Texas cattle ranch, faces adversity and deception as he tries to find his place in the world.
Failing vaudeville performer, Len, is taken under the wing of the German Shepherd wonder dog, Kelly, and a new act is born. Len hopes all his dreams are coming true when he finds himself in Hollywood ... but Kelly is the one in demand on the big screen.
Sally, a girl of the tenements, is being raised by three bachelor foster-fathers, a pawnbroker, an organ-grinder and a peddler, and is very happy preparing their meals and keeping the house, while the old men bask in the attention she gives them. However, this happy home is broken up when Sally wealthy aunt appears on the scene and takes Sally back to her luxurious penthouse in order to give her the advantages of money and social position. But Sally's heart is back across the river with her plumber sweetheart, Jimmie Adams.
A Viennese composer Von Kemper (John St.Polis), who after murdering both his unfaithful wife and royal lover, flees to America with his young daughter Elsa (Alice Day).
Horse-breeder Howard Chamberlain has many superstitious quirks but his primary one is that he believes orphans are bad luck and a jinx to be around. This is bad news when 'Gimpy", an orphan, shows up at Chamberlain's horse-ranch in search of a place to stay. But Howard's soft-hearted wife, Madeline, allows the young boy to stay on and work in the barn with the horses. And "Gimpy" breaks Chamberlain's "orphan-jinx" in a big way.
Three Wise Girls follows the story of three young women, Nan, Gladys, and Angela, who move to the city and find themselves facing various challenges in their pursuit of love and success. Nan struggles with her jilted lover, while Gladys faces sexual harassment at work. Angela, on the other hand, becomes involved with a wealthy married man. As they navigate the complexities of relationships and navigate the fast-paced city life, the three friends learn important life lessons and find their own paths to happiness.
Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (working under the pseudonym “Sally Stubblefield”) tells a rough-edged tale of life inside a 1950s women’s reformatory. Set in the Martha Washington School for Girls—an institute for wayward teenagers and unwed mothers—THE GREEN-EYED BLONDE tackles a range of topical social issues as the inmates band together to help out one of their own when she refuses to give up her child.