Movies and TvShows featuring "ulterior-motive" theme.
Scott Calvin, also known as Santa Claus, has to find a wife before Christmas or he will stop being Santa Claus. Along the way, he deals with a clone of himself, a teenage son who is on the naughty list, and a love interest who is a teacher at his son's school. With the help of his loyal elves, Scott races against time to save Christmas and find love.
Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation's dark secrets. In the first timeline, 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker move to New Raccoon City and uncover their father's concealing of secrets that could bring about the world's destruction. In the second timeline, the future shows a world with only 15 million surviving humans and billions infected by the T-virus. Jade, now thirty, fights to survive in this post-apocalyptic world.
After the Wedding follows Isabel, a woman who runs an orphanage in India, as she travels to Copenhagen to secure funding for her organization. Once there, she is unexpectedly invited to her daughter's wedding and is faced with a life-altering secret that will challenge her understanding of family, love, and sacrifice. As the wedding unfolds, Isabel must confront her past and make difficult decisions that will impact the lives of those around her.
When a group of kids attending a space camp get accidentally launched into space, they must rely on their teamwork and ingenuity to survive and find a way back home. As they face various challenges and dangers, they discover an ulterior motive behind their mission and encounter an intelligent computer with its own agenda. With limited resources and an unknown virus threatening their lives, the kids navigate zero gravity, perform emergency surgeries, and outsmart the evil computer to ensure their survival.
In Millennium Actress, a documentary filmmaker explores the life of a reclusive former movie star, Chiyoko Fujiwara. Through a series of interviews, Chiyoko recounts her extraordinary career and her search for a lost love. As the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur, the filmmaker becomes deeply immersed in Chiyoko's story, uncovering the secrets of her past and the power of her memories.
Sexual Tension: Volatile is an episodic film that delves into the complex dynamics of homosexual desire and friendship. Through a series of vignettes, the movie explores themes such as voyeurism, male bonding, and sexual attraction. Each story focuses on the diverse experiences of men navigating their desires and emotions, creating a captivating exploration of homoerotic tension.
A writer and a website designer, who are both frustrated in love, make a pact to be each other's Christmas date and pretend to be a couple to avoid their meddling families. As they spend more time together, their fake relationship starts to feel real, and they both must confront their true feelings.
In a Glass Cage is a chilling drama that delves into the dark psyche of a former Nazi war criminal who lives a secluded life as a paraplegic in an iron lung. When a young man arrives seeking revenge for the horrific crimes committed by the torturer, a twisted and sadistic battle ensues, pushing the boundaries of sanity and morality.
When an illustrator, Finley, receives an unexpected inheritance, she decides to take a vacation and ends up at a charming bed and breakfast. There, she meets the caregiver and owner of the B&B, Jake, and his family. As Finley gets to know Jake and his son, she starts to feel a connection and finds herself falling in love. However, things get complicated when Finley discovers the true reason behind her inheritance and has to confront her own past. With the help of hot chocolate, baking cookies, and the magic of Christmas, Finley navigates the twists and turns of her newfound romance and learns the true meaning of family and love.
After the untimely death of her grandmother, an estranged young woman returns to their home to slowly discover the friendly, handsome man caring for her grandfather isn't what he seems to be.
Trapped in a historic remodeled 5-star hotel with an eclectic group of strangers who refused to evacuate during a hurricane, Caroline must work with concierge Marcos to discover who killed the hotel's maître d' — or end up dead next.
In the movie 'Unwanted Guest,' a group of friends gather for a winter break, but their getaway turns into a nightmare when an unexpected and dangerous visitor arrives. As tension rises and trust is tested, the friends must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind their unwanted guest.
A woman and her husband become the target of their fertility doctor.
Tiresia is a transgender prostitute who catches the attention of an admirer. After being kidnapped and left for dead, she miraculously survives but undergoes a transformation and becomes a woman. However, her newfound life is filled with tragedy as she becomes a captive of an evil brother with ulterior motives. The movie explores themes of gender identity, fate, and the struggles faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
All Night Long is a British noir film set in the East End of London. It tells the melodramatic story of jealousy, rivalry, and interracial romance within the jazz music scene. The film revolves around several interconnected characters, including a saxophone player, a pianist, a singer, and a drummer, all entangled in a web of deceit, mind games, and business competition. The plot escalates as tensions rise and relationships are tested, resulting in a dramatic climax.
Four women with ulterior and hidden secrets because of a businessman's unexplainable assassination. Their lives will be shattered and trapped in a maze of lies, conflicts, betrayals, mysteries, ambition, murder, wealth and power.
Cody Brewer, a quiet New England fisherman isn't doing too well for himself. His wife feels neglected, and his son keeps getting picked on by the school bully. While out collecting his lobster traps one day, Cody finds a strange green moss that holds magical powers. Once word gets out about the magical moss, the entire town suddenly becomes Cody's best friend, all hoping to get a piece of it. With the townspeople clamoring for some moss and the already delicate state of the Brewer family, Cody has a tough time figuring out exactly what to do.
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim.
A grieving family opens its household to an unknown woman who claims to have been their dearly departed's girlfriend.
In Athens, Greece, a stern naval officer becomes a widower and struggles to maintain control of his household. Chaos ensues when a blonde vixen is hired as the housekeeper and disrupts his orderly life.