#17. It Started in Naples (1960)

Storyline: Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an eight-year old little boy named Nando, who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. Mike immediately disapproves of Nando's Italian-style (in other words "lax") education. To make matters worse, Lucia happens to be ... a sexy nightclub dancer. This is too much for a puritan like Mike and the only solution in his eyes is to have the boy brought up in the States...—Guy Bellinger

Plot Keywords: lawyer, sister-in-law, nephew, brother, italian, american, charming ...

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#18. A Way of Life (2004)

Storyline: At 17 LeighAnne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A neighbour (actually from Turkey) across the street becomes target to her growing paranoia that Social Services are going to take her daughter, Rebecca, away from her. Her behavior becoming increasingly desperate as her delusions over her neighbor grow. She convinces Steven, Gavin, and Robbie he needs a lesson.—kwedgwood@hotmail.com

Plot Keywords: teenage mother, grandmother, social worker, neighbor, brother, daughter, dark ...

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#19. Turn the River (2007)

Storyline: Ten years ago, pool shark Kailey Sullivan (Famke Janssen) lost her only son, Gulley (Jaymie Dornan), in a bitter divorce custody battle. Now she wants to get him back, no matter what it takes. But, in order for Kailey to get enough money for fake passports so they can flee to Canada, she needs to win a big game of pool. With the help of her mentor, pool hall owner Quinette (Rip Torn), she's able to meet with Gulley in secret and also locate some competitors so she can have a game.

Plot Keywords: son, ex-husband, mentor, mother, business owner, tense, thrilling ...

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#21. Heaven (1998)

Storyline: Robert (Martin Donovan) is in the midst of a vicious divorce and custody battle with his wife, Jennifer (Joanna Going), who, unbeknown to him, is sleeping with his psychiatrist, Melrose (Patrick Malahide). One night, Robert befriends a transgender dancer named Heaven (Danny Edwards), who, coincidentally, is seeing the same therapist. Heaven, a clairvoyant, recognizes Robert from her grisly visions of the future, which either foretell his doom or hold the key to his salvation.

Plot Keywords: architect, estranged wife, transgender woman, clairvoyant, psychiatrist, club owner, dark ...

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#22. Gaudi Afternoon (2001)

Storyline: Cassandra, a solitary writer in Barcelona (a US ex-pat) gets a call for help from a stranger - a stylish woman named Frankie - who wants Cassandra to find her husband, so he can sign some important papers. Nothing Frankie says is true: the husband turns out to be a woman, the issue isn't legal papers but a child's custody, and even Frankie's most obvious identity, in red cape and red pumps, is a false front. But Cassandra keeps at it, at first to earn her promised fee, and then to help Frankie, then Frankie's ex, then the child. Along the way, this solitary and somewhat disconnected and bewildered writer frees herself to finish a novel and re-establish a broken relationship.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: expatriate, translator, lesbian, transgender woman, daughter, amateur sleuth, wild ...

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#23. Dark Water (2005)

Storyline: Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. She is currently in the midst of divorce proceedings and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in the only bedroom. There are also noises coming from the apartment directly above hers, though it would appear to be vacant. Is the apartment haunted or is there a simpler explanation?

Plot Keywords: ghost, daughter, mother, ex-husband, superintendent, owner, dark ...

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#24. Say Nothing (2001)

Storyline: An ex-model, now a wife and mother, takes a break from her out-of-work husband, who's been surly and drinking heavily. She goes to a Miami resort for a couple of days where she meets a stranger with whom she has a 24-hour fling. She returns home to a renewed husband who has found a job and put aside the bottle. Turns out, he's been hired by the same man with whom she had the affair. She says nothing, and little by little, the boss drives a wedge between the couple, playing one against the other. Soon she and her husband are separated and in a custody battle. Will they come to their senses and realize who is manipulating them? What if he stops at nothing?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: stalker, lover, wife, husband, stranger, boss, suspenseful ...

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#25. The Next Best Thing (2000)

Storyline: A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.

Plot Keywords: best friend, gay man, baby, banker, producer, lawyer, amusing ...

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#26. Striptease (1996)

Storyline: Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. Struggling for money, she is a dancer at a nightclub, where one night Congressman Dilbeck (in disguise) attacks another member of the audience. A spectator, who recognizes Dilbeck and is fond of Erin, offers to get back her daughter by blackmailing Dilbeck. Things do not work out as planned, though.

Plot Keywords: single mother, ex-husband, bouncer, politician, police officer, stripper, amusing ...

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