Connection
The Truth About Emanuel is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 10 january 2014 with Jessica Biel
The Truth About Emanuel (2014)
If you like this film, let us know!
- Infos
- Casting
- Technical infos
- Photos
- Videos
- Film quotes
- Characters
- Music
- Awards
Add to a movie listThe Truth About Emanuel (previously Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes) is a 2013 drama thriller indie film written, directed and produced by Francesca Gregorini. The film stars Jessica Biel, Kaya Scodelario, Alfred Molina, Jimmi Simpson, Aneurin Barnard and Frances O'Connor. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2013.
Synopsis
Emanuel, a troubled girl, becomes preoccupied with her mysterious, new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. In offering to babysit her newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional world, of which she becomes the gatekeeper.Actors
Jessica Biel
(Linda)
Kaya Scodelario
(Emanuel)
Alfred Molina
(Dennis)
Frances O'Connor
(Janice)
Jimmi Simpson
(Arthur)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to The Truth About Emanuel
There are 143 films with the same actors, 67732 with the same cinematographic genres (including 8837 with exactly the same 2 genres than The Truth About Emanuel), 3298 films with the same themes (including 965 films with the same 2 themes than The Truth About Emanuel), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked The Truth About Emanuel, you will probably like those similar films :
Identity (2003)
, 1h27Directed by James Mangold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, Rebecca De Mornay
Rating72%
A convict introduced as "Malcolm Rivers"—who was abandoned as a child at a motel by his prostitute mother—awaits execution for several vicious murders that took place at an apartment building. Malcolm's psychiatrist, Dr. Mallick, has discovered his journal that may explain why he committed the murders. With this late evidence brought forth, a new hearing takes place.
Total Recall (2012)
, 1h58Directed by Len Wiseman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about altered memories, Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films based on works by Philip K. Dick, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Anticipation
Actors Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, Bill Nighy
Rating61%
At the end of the 21st century, Earth is devastated by chemical warfare. What little habitable land remains is divided into two territories, the United Federation of Britain (UFB, located on mainland Europe) and the Colony (Australia). Many residents of the Colony travel to the UFB to work in factories via "the Fall", a gravity elevator running through the Earth's core. A Resistance operating in the UFB seeks to improve life in the Colony, which the UFB views as a terrorist movement.
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
, 1h50Directed by Roger Avary
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about virginity, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Clifton Collins, Jr.
Rating65%
Set at the fictional Camden College in New Hampshire, the film opens at the "End of the World" party, where students Lauren Hynde, Paul Denton, and Sean Bateman give apathetic interior monologues on their lives and briefly exchange glances with one another. Lauren, previously a virgin, takes a film student upstairs to have sex, only to wake up being raped by a townie while the film student records it; upon waking, she reflects on how she had planned to lose her virginity to Victor, her now ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, Paul tries to have sex with a jock, only to be bashed when it turns out he is deeply closeted; additionally, a bruised Sean tears up a purple letter, before approaching and having sex with a blonde girl at the party.
Irreversible (2002)
, 1h37Directed by Gaspar Noé
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Rape and revenge films, Films about psychiatry, Auto-justice, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Estella Warren, Philippe Nahon, Fatima Adoum
Rating72%
Irréversible contains thirteen scenes presented in reverse chronological order. They are discussed here in the film's chronological order.
Vincere (2009)
, 2h8Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Political films
Actors Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Michela Cescon, Corrado Invernizzi, Vanessa Scalera, Jackie Coogan
Rating67%
The movie relates the story of Ida Dalser, who fell in love with the future Italian Fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, supported him while he was unemployed in the early 1910s, and married him, presumably around 1914. She bore Mussolini a son, Benito Albino, before the outbreak of World War I. The two lost touch during the war years and, upon discovering him again in a hospital during the war, she also discovered Rachele Guidi, who had married Mussolini in 1915, and a daughter born in 1910 when Guidi and Mussolini were living together.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
, 1h47Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Ghost films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films about school violence
Actors Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Donnie Wahlberg, Mischa Barton
Rating80%
Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist in Philadelphia, returns home one night with his wife, Anna, after having been honored for his work. Anna tells Malcolm that everything is second to his work, and that she believes he is truly gifted.
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
, 2h9Directed by Richard Donner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart, Steve Kahan, Cylk Cozart, Alex McArthur
Rating66%
Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts) is a lawyer working for the U.S. government at the Justice Department. Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson), a conspiracy-theory obsessed New York City taxi driver, continually expounds his ideas to her. Alice humors him because he once saved her from a mugging, but does not know he has been spying on her at home. Her own obsession is to solve the mystery of her father's murder.
Furious 7 (2015)
, 2h17Directed by James Wan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Aviation films, Auto racing films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Robot films, Escroquerie
Actors Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson
Rating71%
After defeating Owen Shaw and his crew and securing amnesty for their past crimes, Dominic "Dom" Toretto, Brian O'Conner, and the rest of their team have returned to the United States to live normal lives again. Brian begins to accustom himself to life as a father, while Dom tries to help Letty Ortiz regain her memories. Meanwhile, Owen's older brother, Deckard Shaw, breaks into the secure hospital the comatose Owen is being held in and swears vengeance against Dom, before breaking into Luke Hobbs' DSS office to extract profiles of Dom's crew. After revealing his identity, Shaw engages Hobbs in a fight, and escapes when he detonates a bomb that severely injures Hobbs. Dom later learns from his sister Mia that she is pregnant again and convinces her to tell Brian. However, a bomb, disguised in a package sent from Tokyo, explodes and destroys the Toretto house just seconds after Han, a member of their team, is killed by Shaw in Tokyo. Dom later visits Hobbs in a hospital, where he learns that Shaw is a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his brother. Dom then travels to Tokyo to claim Han's body, where he meets and races Sean Boswell, a friend of Han's, who gives him personal items found at Han's crash site.
Lost Soul (1977)
, 1h40Directed by Dino Risi
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Deneuve, Anicée Alvina, Gino Cavalieri
Rating68%
Le jeune Tino arrive à Venise où il va vivre avec son oncle (Vittorio Gassman) et sa tante (Catherine Deneuve), qui habitent dans un vieux palais splendide autrefois mais délabré aujourd'hui. Sa tante, peu sûre d'elle, l'accueille chaleureusement ; son oncle semble autoritaire et distant. Tino va à une école de dessin où il fait la rencontre de Lucia. La nuit, Tino entend d'étranges bruits de pas qui semblent venir des combles de la maison, puis une mélodie jouée sur un piano. Curieux de savoir ce qui se passe dans cette maison mystérieuse, il découvre peu à peu un passé qui ne cesse de hanter ceux qui y vivent.
Four Hands (2017)
, 1h34Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Psychologie, Piano, Films about psychiatry
Actors Friederike Becht, Christoph Letkowski, Detlef Bothe
Rating61%
Lorsqu'elles étaient petites, les sœurs Tauber, Jessica et Sophie, ont été témoins du meurtre de leurs parents assassinés sous les yeux par des cambrioleurs. Cachées dans un placard, l'aînée Jessica couvre les yeux et la bouche de sa cadette et lui promet qu'elle sera toujours pour la protéger. 20 ans plus tard, Sophie est devenue une pianiste virtuose et, remise de la mort de ses parents, semble mener une vie normale en tombant amoureuse et, surtout, en s'émancipant de la protection étouffante de Jessica. Délinquante paranoïaque, celle-ci s'est immiscée dans la vie de sa petite sœur en la surprotégeant. Leur relation toxique s'envenime encore plus lorsqu'elles apprennent que les cambrioleurs vont être relâchés de prison. Lors d'une dispute, Sophie et Jessica ont un violent accident de voiture et Jessica y perd la vie. Sophie tente de reprendre une existence normale, libérée du poids de la présence de sa sœur. Elle se lit d'amitié avec un infirmier et commence une relation avec lui. Mais petit à petit, Sophie ressent la présence de Jessica à ses côtés. Même morte, il semble bien que Jessica veuille toujours veiller sur Sophie dont la personnalité se dédouble au point de devenir schizophrène... Possédée par l'esprit de la défunte, Sophie s'apprête à se venger de la mort de leurs parents.