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Entries Tagged as 'Mother/son relationship'

The Shining (1980)

September 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Synopsis
Mild mannered Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) arrives for an interview at the luxurious Overlook Hotel in Colorado. General manager Mr. Ullman (Barry Nelson) explains his duties as caretaker will be to maintain the hotel when it shuts down for six months during the winter. Jack maintains that the isolation will give him […]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Father/son relationship · Midlife crisis · Mother/son relationship · Psycho killer · Woman in jeopardy

Dressed to Kill (1980)

July 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Synopsis
Resorting to a fantasy in which a stranger accosts her in the shower, Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) gets through a thoroughly unsatisfying round of sex with her husband. Revealing this to her psychiatrist, Dr. Elliott (Michael Caine), she’s advised to think about where her anger is going and […]

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Tags: Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · Mother/son relationship · Murder mystery · Museums and galleries · Prostitute · Psycho killer · Psychoanalysis · Rated X · Train · Woman in jeopardy

You Can Count On Me (2000)

July 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Synopsis
In the town of “Scottsville,” the life of bank lending officer and single mom Samantha Prescott (Laura Linney) becomes exciting again when her wayward brother Terry (Mark Ruffalo) sends word that he’s coming for a visit. Orphaned at a young age when their parents were killed, Sammy responded to the trauma […]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Brother/sister relationship · Mother/son relationship · Psychoanalysis · Small town

Sideways (2004)

May 21st, 2008 · 9 Comments

 
Synopsis
Hung over from a wine tasting, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) oversleeps and hits the road late from San Diego to L.A. to pick up his crass buddy Jack Lopate (Thomas Haden Church). Miles has finished a novel. Jack is an actor about […]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Black comedy · Drunk scene · Mother/son relationship · Road trip · Small town