Movies and TvShows featuring "refusal" theme.
A group of college friends travel to Mexico for spring break and end up playing a supernatural version of Truth or Dare. They soon realize that the game is real and if they refuse to participate or fail to complete a dare, they will be killed. As the group is forced to confront their deepest secrets and face their worst fears, they must find a way to survive the deadly game.
In Barbie in A Christmas Carol, Barbie stars as Eden Starling, a performing diva in Victorian London. Along with her snobbish cat, Chuzzlewit, Eden selfishly plans to make all the theatre performers stay and rehearse on Christmas Day! Not even Eden's costume designer and childhood friend, Catherine can talk Eden out of her self-centered tantrum. It's up to three very unusual Christmas Spirits to take Eden on a fantastical holiday journey that will open her heart to the spirit of the season and the joy of giving.
When the newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just before his first public appearance, a psychoanalyst is brought in to help him overcome his fears and doubts.
A father with a sick daughter finds himself in a desperate situation. With no other options, he decides to rob a casino in a high-stakes heist. The plan involves hijacking a bus, evading the police in a high-speed chase, and employing all means necessary to get the money he needs for his daughter's operation.
In 'The Accusation', a man is accused of rape and his life unravels as he fights to prove his innocence. Set in Paris, the story follows his journey through the legal system, the media circus, and the personal toll it takes on him and his relationships. With suspenseful twists and powerful performances, this film delves into the complexities of false accusations and the struggle for justice.
In Interview, a journalist finds himself in an intense one-on-one interview with a secretive celebrity. As the interview progresses, tensions rise and the journalist is forced to face his own egoism and the consequences of his actions. Set in Manhattan, this movie explores themes of trust, deception, and the power dynamics between a reporter and his subject.
In King Lear (1987), a film editor finds himself captivated by the writings of a renowned playwright. As he delves deeper into the playwright's works, his own life starts to mirror the themes of power, virtue, and the complexities of human relationships. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s and the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, this film explores art, inspiration, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.
In 17th-century Northern Italy, a seductive love triangle unfolds in the royal court. As a nobleman becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman, their illicit affair threatens to destroy them all. Meanwhile, the kingdom faces the deadly threat of smallpox, adding to the tension and danger. Based on a novel, this period drama explores themes of love, power, and self-destructiveness.
Sacha Guitry exchanges his usual top hat for a uniform in Désiré, playing a cavalier valet embroiled in an awkward flirtation with his new employer (played by the actor-director's real-life wife, Jacqueline Delubac), who is involved with a stuffy politician. A carefree class farce filled with memorable supporting characters, Désiré blurs the distinction between upstairs and downstairs.
In this comedy short from 1932, a broke prizefighter seeks revenge on his landlord. He gets thrown into the water, ends up in a boxing ring, and must navigate a series of comedic mishaps and embarrassing situations. Will he be able to get his revenge and find a way to escape his financial troubles?
Artist Pietro Leoni is preoccupied with feminine beauty. While walking near an old castle in Italy, he sees a young woman dive in the water from a rock and becomes determined to sculpt her from memory. He rents a house near the spot and falls in love with the mentally disturbed daughter, Francesca, of the castle's owner, W. C. Hutton, while becoming involved with her sister, Marisa unaware of her identity.
At the breaking of the Civil War the garrison of Fort Laramie splits between the sympathezers of the two different factions, but when the fort is attacked by the Sioux, they unite their forces to fight them.
Sir! No Sir! is a documentary about the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States military during the Vietnam War. The film focuses on the movement that developed in opposition to the war, with soldiers organizing protests, demonstrations, and acts of resistance against the military and the war effort. It highlights the stories of soldiers who refused to fight, went AWOL, and spoke out against the war, as well as the efforts of activists and civilians who supported the movement. Through interviews, archival footage, and historical context, the film provides a comprehensive look at the anti-war movement and its impact on military culture and the broader society.
Kate Flannagan and Belle Dugan operate a downtown coffee shop and, while dispensing their locally-famous doughnuts, engage in their favorite pastime, friendly quarreling between themselves. This changes when Belle suddenly becomes heir to a small fortune which allows her to crash high-society and make her daughter,Joan, a débutante. This creates a rift between the two former partners, with the result that the proud Kate refuses to accept her friend's good fortune nor allow her son, Jerry, who is in love with Joan, to do so.
A French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars plots his escape after he's captured and imprisoned in a castle fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Director Philip Rosen's 1949 film, adapted from a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, stars Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry Daniell, John Dehner, Douglas Walton, Aubrey Mather, Jean Del Val, Luis Van Rooten, Maurice Marsac and Billy Bevan.
More documentary in its approach than dramatized history, this is a compelling story about a 1901 children's strike in Wrzesnia near the Polish border with Prussia. Poland was partitioned at this time, and a rigidly patriotic Prussian teacher in Wrzesnia follows the dictates of the Germans in parliament and insists that the children be taught their religion classes in German. When the children refuse to take part in the classes, they are supported by the local priest, but that does not save them from being beaten. They are also kept after school and tormented in other ways as well. Newspapers, parents, and the nation as a whole get involved, transforming a simple children's strike into a national incident.
In the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation tandem robbers on motorbike. But when a robbery goes sour, the brothers are forced to graduate from low level thieves to high profile hit men in an act that tests both their resolve and their relationship.
Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko played on the same high school baseball team with her father. Mie eventually gathers together her father's former teammates to play in the Masters Koshien (a senior league baseball tournament). Mie also uncovers a truth about her father and the baseball team.
The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a scientist who can't live with himself after he accidently kills the brother of his fiancee.
Esra Kincaid takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the Castro rancho. Government agent Kearney holds him off till the cavalry shows up and he can declare his love for Juanita, called “the Rose of the Rancho.”