Web sites to search movies by idea

[julianwinter]

There's plenty of web sites to do movie searches by title. Are there any to do a search by theme or concept?

I thought I saw a movie (maybe I dreamt I saw) where the main character became ill and as a result of the illness began to process time in reverse. He started slipping backward in time, becoming younger etc. If I did see it I can't recall the title. I'm curious to find it. I recall Altered States explored this theme but different setup and premise.

Thx, julian

[Done Deal]

Is this what you are thinking about?:

Title: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Log line: A man in his 50’s begins to age… backwards. Complications ensue when he falls in love with a 30 year old.
Writer: Jim Taylor
Agent: n/a
Buyer: Paramount
Price: n/a
Genre: Drama
Logged: 5/19/00
More: To be adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story. Spike Jonze will direct.

[julianwinter]

Not quite. I'm thinking now I dreamed it up.

Thanks for the help though.

Best, julian

[boski62]

julian,

You might be thinking of the movie made from Vonnegut's novel SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE. (I recommend both, by the way)

Billy Pilgrim, the main character in the story becomes "unstuck in time." He moves freely backward AND forward through time...

Might be the one you're thinking (or dreaming) of...

[BeefMissile]

Try www.upcomingmovies.com or www.imdb.com for plot/title/screenplay details.