Connection
The Moment is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 21 april 2013 with Jennifer Jason Leigh
The Moment (2013)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listThe Moment is a 2013 American psychological thriller film directed by Jane Weinstock, written by Gloria Norris and Weinstock, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Martin Henderson, Alia Shawkat, and Meat Loaf. Leigh plays a war photographer who, suffering from PTSD, becomes unsure whether she is responsible for her ex-boyfriend's disappearance.
^ Berger, Laura (2014-05-13). "Trailer Watch: Jennifer Jason Leigh Stars in Jane Weinstock's The Moment". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
^ Silverstein, Melissa (2013-05-21). "Tribeca: Interview with Jane Weinstock - Co-Writer/Director of The Moment". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
Synopsis
Having previously broken up with her boyfriend John, photographer Lee returns to John's house to retrieve her cameras. There, she discovers mounting evidence that John has not been home for a long time. Worried, she contact the police, and Sergeant Goodman takes her report, though he suggests that John may simply not want to contact her. At an exhibition of her work, her daughter Jessie rebukes her efforts at reconciliation, and Lee mistakes a stranger for John. Haunted by her experiences in Somalia, Lee experiences mental breakdown and leaves the bathroom completely naked. Her ex-husband and daughter escort her out and have her committed to an upscale psychiatric hospital.Actors
Jennifer Jason Leigh
(Lee)
Martin Henderson
(John / Peter)
Alia Shawkat
(Jessie)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
(Dr. Bloom)
Meat Loaf
(Sergeant Goodman)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to The Moment
There are 130 films with the same actors, 67732 with the same cinematographic genres (including 8837 with exactly the same 2 genres than The Moment), 3629 films with the same themes (including 418 films with the same 3 themes than The Moment), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked The Moment, you will probably like those similar films :
Burning Bright (2010)
, 1h26Origin Ecosse
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Natural horror films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Briana Evigan, Garret Dillahunt, Meat Loaf, Charlie Tahan, Preston Bailey
Rating58%
The film opens with a man driving a circus trailer down a silent road. He meets up with another man, John Gaveneau (Garret Dillahunt), and it is revealed that he is attempting to purchase a bengal tiger for the creation of a "Safari Ranch". Initially not believing the tiger looks dangerous or exciting enough, the seller tells him a gruesome story and claims that the tiger is evil. We then see his stepdaughter, Kelly (Briana Evigan), with her autistic brother, Tom (Charlie Tahan), whom she has taken to a special hospital in order for him to get the care he needs while she is at college. However, Kelly's check is rejected and when she phones her bank she is informed that John withdrew all the money and closed the account.
The Jacket (2005)
, 1h43Directed by John Maybury
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Time travel films, Films set in the future, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Alternate history films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro
Rating70%
After miraculously recovering from a bullet wound to the head, Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) returns to Vermont in 1992, suffering from periods of amnesia. While walking, he sees a young girl, Jackie (Laura Marano), and her alcoholic mother (Kelly Lynch) in despair beside their broken-down truck. Starks and Jackie quickly form a certain affinity; she asks him to give her his dogtags and he does so. He gets the truck started for them and continues on his way. Shortly after, a man driving along the same highway gives Jack a ride and they get pulled over by a policeman. The scene changes: Starks is found lying on the deserted roadside near the dead policeman, with a slug from the policeman's gun in his body. The murder weapon is on the ground nearby. Although he testifies there was someone else at the scene, he is not believed because of his amnesia. Starks is found not guilty by reason of insanity and is incarcerated in a mental institution.
Single White Female (1992)
, 1h47Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Erotic thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frances Bay
Rating63%
Allison "Allie" Jones (Bridget Fonda) is a software designer in New York City, engaged to Sam Rawson (Steven Weber). In the middle of the night, Sam's ex-wife calls, and it is revealed that he slept with her recently. A hurt and angry Allie throws Sam out, breaking off their engagement, and is comforted by neighbor Graham Knox (Peter Friedman), an aspiring actor. The next morning she attends a business lunch with Mitchell Myerson (Stephen Tobolowsky), a fashion house owner who is looking to buy Allie's revolutionary new program. He manipulates her into significantly lowering the cost, on the basis that his recommendations within the industry will be her future business. As he is her first and only client, she accepts.
Fight Club (1999)
, 2h19Directed by David Fincher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about anarchism, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Films about psychiatry
Actors Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, Meat Loaf, Richmond Arquette
Rating84%
The unnamed narrator (Edward Norton) is a traveling automobile company employee who suffers from insomnia. One night he visits a support group for testicular cancer victims, where they assume that he too is a victim, and he spontaneously weeps into the nurturing arms of another man, finding a "freedom" that euphorically relieves his insomnia. He becomes addicted to participating in support groups of various kinds, always allowing the groups to assume that he suffers what they do. However, he begins to notice another impostor, Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), whose presence disturbs his bliss, so he negotiates with her to avoid their attending the same groups.
Rush (1991)
, 2hDirected by Lili Zanuck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott, Max Perlich, William Sadler, Tony Frank
Rating66%
In Texas, seasoned undercover narcotics police officer, Jim Raynor (Jason Patric), is told by his superior Lt. Dodd (Sam Elliott) to choose a partner from a group of recent police academy graduates for his undercover investigation, which has been ongoing for two years. His choice of Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh) surprises Dodd, but Raynor is confident she is the right fit for what he needs.
The Hitcher (1986)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John M. Jackson, Billy "Green" Bush
Rating71%
Jim Halsey, a young man delivering a car from Chicago to San Diego, spots a man hitchhiking in the West Texas desert and gives him a ride. The hitcher, John Ryder, is brooding and evasive; when Jim passes a stranded car, however, Ryder forces his leg down on the accelerator. Ryder calmly states he murdered the driver and intends to do the same to Jim. Terrified, Jim asks what Ryder wants. He replies, "I want you to stop me." Ryder strokes Jim's face with a knife while telling him to say, "I want to die." When Jim realizes that Ryder never put on his seat belt and the car's passenger door is ajar, he shoves him out of the door.
The Cell (2000)
, 1h47Directed by Tarsem Singh
Origin German
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jake Weber, Dylan Baker, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Rating63%
Child psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is an expert in an experimental treatment for coma patients: a virtual reality device that allows her to enter into the minds of her patients and attempt to coax them into consciousness. When serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) falls into a coma before the FBI can locate his final victim, Agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) persuades Deane to enter Stargher's mind and discover the victim's location. Stargher's victim is imprisoned in a cell in the form of a glass enclosure that is slowly filling with water by means of an automatic timer.
Self/less (2015)
, 1h56Directed by Tarsem Singh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Films set in the future, Films about cancer, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Michelle Dockery, Victor Garber
Rating64%
Business tycoon and billionaire Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) is master of his own universe, until he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now on his deathbed, he finds a business card directing him to a man named Professor Albright (Matthew Goode), who informs him about a radical medical procedure called "shedding", in which one's consciousness is transferred to an artificially grown healthy body. Damian decides to undergo the procedure and engineers his own public death. Albright transfers him into a new body (Ryan Reynolds) and prescribes medication to alleviate vivid hallucinations which he claims are side effects of the procedure.
Puzzle (1974)
, 1h32Directed by Duccio Tessari
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Senta Berger, Luc Merenda, Umberto Orsini, Anita Strindberg, Bruno Corazzari, Tom Felleghy
Rating62%
Edward, à la suite d'un accident, a perdu la mémoire. Amnésique, il retourne en Italie retrouver son épouse, Sara, mais il découvre qu'elle a refait sa vie sans lui car elle a cru qu'il était mort. Il lui parle d'un télégramme qu'elle lui a envoyé mais elle nie en être la commanditaire. Elle est désormais professeure de natation, s'occupe d'un petit garçon qu'elle a pris en affection et elle a un amant. Peu de temps après son arrivée, le chien de sa femme est retrouvé égorgé et Sara est renversée par une voiture. Un inconnu, George, lui rend visite et lui affirme que son mari est un trafiquant de drogues qui a volé une importante somme d'argent avant son accident. Si Edward ne la rend pas, il la tuera.
Dead Again (1991)
, 1h47Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Kenneth Branagh, Andy García, Emma Thompson, Lois Hall, Richard Easton, Wayne Knight
Rating67%
A series of newspaper articles details the 1949 murder of pianist Margaret Strauss (Emma Thompson), who was stabbed with a pair of antique scissors during an apparent robbery. An anklet worth thousands of dollars is missing. Her husband, composer Roman Strauss (Kenneth Branagh), is found guilty of the crime and sentenced to death. Before his execution, Roman is visited by reporter Gray Baker (Andy Garcia). When asked if he killed Margaret, Roman leans in to whisper in Gray’s ear. Baker does not reveal Roman's answer at the time.