Stichwort Melodrama

In den 90er Jahren war die Affäre der damals 36-jährigen Gracie (Julianne Moore) und des 13-jährigen Joe (Charles Melton) ein handfester Skandal und ein gefundenes Fressen für die Boulevardpresse. Mehr als 20 Jahre später führen die Beiden ein scheinbar perfektes Vorstadtleben mit netter Nachbarschaft, gepflegtem Garten und drei fast erwachsenen Kindern. Doch ihr häusliches Glück wird gestört, als die berühmte und beliebte Hollywood-Schauspielerin Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) ankommt, um vor Ort für ihre bevorstehende Hauptrolle in einem Film über Gracie zu recherchieren. Während Elizabeth sich in das Alltagsleben von Gracie und Joe einschleicht, kommen die schmerzlichen Fakten der damaligen Ereignisse ans Licht und lassen verschüttete Gefühle wieder aufleben.

Tenoch, Spross aus reich-konservativem Haus, und Julio, Abkömmling einer linksalternativen Familie, erfinden einen Traumstrand, um ihre verführerische Angebetete Luisa aus Mexiko City weg zu locken. Als die beiden schon glauben, Luisa hätte das Angebot wieder vergessen, überrumpelt diese die Schwindler jedoch mit ihrer Zusage. So müssen die Freunde eine Fahrtroute improvisieren. Nach diversen Joints, Tequilas, sexuellen Intermezzi und Streitereien erreicht das Trio unverhofft "seinen" einsamen Strand. Doch die Idylle währt nur kurz...

Pedro Almodóvar erzählt in diesem Film die Geschichte einer Frau, die auf der Suche nach dem Vater ihres verstorbenen Sohnes mit ihrer Vergangenheit konfrontiert wird.

Die übergewichtige Hausfrau Francine Fishpaw lebt in einem idyllischen Vorort von Baltimore und träumt von einer amerikanischen Bilderbuchfamilie. Die Realität sieht jedoch anders aus: Ihr Mann Elmer betreibt ein schmieriges Pornokino und betrügt Francine mit seiner Sekretärin. Auch ihr Klebstoff schnüffelnder Sohn Dexter, der polizeilich als "Baltimore-Fußstampfer" gesucht wird und ihre naive Tochter Lu-Lu, die sich mit dem stadtbekannten Kleinkriminellen Bobo abgibt passen nicht in Francines Traumwelt. Als Francine und ihre beste Freundin Cuddles Elmer und seine Sekretärin in flagranti in einer billigen Absteige ertappen und die Nachbarn die Wahrheit über die Fishpaws heraus bekommen und versuchen die Familie aus dem Viertel zu ekeln, bricht ihre heile Welt endgültig zusammen...

Nach dem Tode ihres Mannes lebt Cary Scott bis auf gelegentliche Besuche ihrer beiden fast erwachsenen Kinder allein in einer kleinen Stadt. Sie fühlt sich auf seltsame Art zu ihrem recht unkonventionellen Gärtner Ron Kirby hingezogen und schließlich gibt sie ihrem Gefühl nach und lernt den deutlich jüngeren Mann kennen und lieben. Doch als sie ihr Glück und ihre Verlobung bekanntgeben, schlägt ihnen Unverständnis und Widerstand entgegen. Die Kinder werfen der Mutter vor, durch diese "unüberlegte" Handlung ihr Leben zu zerstören. Die Liebenden wenden sich schließlich schmerzlich entäuscht voneinander ab... Doch der Himmel findet einen Weg...

Das ist er nun, der erste Zombiefilm aus dem Jahre 1932. Dieser herrliche Klassiker behandelt die Thematik natürlich noch vollkommen anders, als es in der heutigen Zeit der Fall ist. Hier sind die Untoten noch keine menschenfressenden Kreaturen, sondern einfach seelen- und willenlose Sklaven. Alles läuft hier auf die Voodoo-Thematik hin, Hypnose und geheime Pülverchen sind des Rätsels Lösung. Keine Viren, oder irgendwelche geheimnisvolle Seuchen, die Tote zu Monstern machen.

Hartford, Connecticut; 1957. Frank Whitaker, seine Frau Cathy und die beiden Kinder führen ein glückliches Leben - inklusive Dienstmädchen Sybil und dem farbigen Gärtner Raymond. Frank ist Filial-Chef des Fernsehgeräteherstellers Magnatech TV, seine stets perfekt frisierte Gattin Mittelpunkt des Gesellschaftslebens der Kleinstadt. Doch die gutbürgerliche Idylle trügt. Die sexuell vernachlässigte Cathy verfällt zusehends dem Charme ihres einfühlsamen Gärtners, während Frank seine Homosexualität immer öfter in einschlägigen Clubs auslebt.

Die reizende Göttin des Frühlings, Persephone, wird von Hades entführt, sodass der Winter kommt.

After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.

No Go Jin is the most popular mathematics instructor in the private education field and the CEO of GOTOP Education. Even though he has only a high school level education, he has achieved all of his success due to his extreme intelligence. He seems like a perfect man with a handsome appearance, high IQ, and wealth. He is also narcissistic. One day, he is suddenly warned that he will be murdered. Lee Shin A works as No Go Jin’s secretary. She is a diligent and responsible employee. Due to her quiet and introverted personality, she has little presence with her boss No Go Jin and her colleagues at work. Her colleagues begin to recognize her, because she has worked for the notorious No Go Jin for more than 1 year. She then learns that she does not have much time left to live.

After a childhood marked by pain and violence, a woman puts a carefully planned revenge scheme in motion.

Ji Eun is the daughter of a wealthy chaebol family. She is bright, humorous, beautiful, and smart. Ji Eun meets Se Hoon, who runs a small furniture workshop. Unlike Ji Eun, Se Hoon comes from a poor family background. He was once the top student at a prestigious university, but he had to drop out due to his sick mother. Nevertheless, Ji Eun falls deeply in love with Se Hoon. She confesses her feelings to him. Se Hoon is also in love with Ji Eun, but he turns her down due to the extreme differences in their backgrounds. Eventually, Se Hoon is unable to bury his feelings any longer and they decide to marry.

Geum-Bok (Shin Da-Eun) is ashamed of her mother (Jeon Mi-Sun) who works as a street cleaner. Her mother, as a single mother, has worked hard to support Geum-Bok. Geum-Bok's feelings for for her mother begin to change. On their first trip, Geum-Bok's mother disappears and Geum-Bok is now all alone.

The story revolves around identical twin sisters who grew up in a happy family in spite of being poor and whose lives will be intertwined because of love, identity, deceit, ambition, and wealth when destiny teasingly compels to separate their lives.

Set during a time of reform in the 1980s, this is a story about youth and love that revolves around 6 families living on Mayang street in Guangzhou. Ou Xiao Jian is a bad boy who dates Ma Xiao Xiao, a school girl in the neighborhood. Yi Dong Dong has had a crush on Ma Xiao Xiao from the moment they met. The 18-year-old Yi Dong Dong moves with his family back to their hometown and falls in love at first sight for his neighbor Ma Xiao Xiao. When he realizes that she is attracted to his friend Xiao Jian, he kept his feelings to himself and protect her from a distance. Xiao Xiao is constantly worried for Ou Xiaojian who spends his time fooling around with other delinquents. Utterly exhausted due to the problems between them, Ma Xiaoxiao and Ou Xiaojian part ways. Later, Xiaoxiao becomes a lawyer and Dongdong passes the local civil service exams. Meanwhile, Xiaojian undergoes many ups and downs.

The birth of multi-family living under the same roof! In this generation, there is a staggering number of singles across all ages who are opting to live in a shared home in an attempt to save money. In one of these shared homes, there lives a woman who was once a producer but is now a fruit vendor. There's a middle-aged woman who was abandoned by her husband and family. There's even a single father and a foreigner as well. As different as their backgrounds are, the house somehow brings them together. A daughter who was abandoned by her mother shares her pain with a mother who was abandoned by her family. Through some tragic and sometimes hilarious moments, this unlikely family comes together and causes viewers to reexamine the meaning of family in this new age.

A well-off family who runs a large company had lost their son to a tragic accident. Later, Ko Eun Byul, the granddaughter of the family disappears on the day of her engagement ceremony. Her mother, Jung Yun then tries to find her. Jung Yun world is turned upside down when she discovers that her daughter was kidnapped by someone from her own family.

Tong Siji's parents passed away when she was just a little girl, so she has to take care of her siblings and bear the burden of the family. Tong Siji takes part time jobs everywhere to earn extra income. Later, she meets Yi Yi. The two young people gradually fall in love. Du Juan, Yi Yi’s mother, finds that Siji is the daughter of Cheng Kangsheng, who is the president of Fu Kang Department Store

Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island.

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

The drama tells the story of finding the answer to life in a mad fight between three women due to a tragedy caused by false desires and greed.

Through an exclusive matchmaking agency, women strive to marry a desirable bachelor and into the highest echelon of society.

Childhood lovers Jacky and Lino meet after being apart for several years. However, now married to different people, the two must choose whether to fight to be together again or be true to the promise made to their spouses.

An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.

A work about the delightful and heartbreaking story of a family growing up while raising a child, centering on a single dad Geum Kang San and adopted child Ok Mi Rae who is the apple of his eye.

After losing her fiancé in an accident, Saeko feels an inexplicable connection to a stranger — who, by a twist of fate, received his heart and memories.

Sim Chung-Yi has an absolute sense of sight which allows her to identify thousands of colors. She also has a bright personality. Sim Chung-Yi meets Ma Poong-Do who is a pianist. He is highly skilled on the piano, but he receives criticism that he has lack of sensibility. Sim Chung-Yi and Ma Poong-Do develop romantically. Sim Chung-Yi also tries to find a secret of her father.