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The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman  In this suspenseful love thriller, Shia LaBeouf plays Charlie, who flees to Europe to satisfy the last wish of his recently deceased mother. On this spontaneous trip, he becomes entangled in the romantic throes of Gabi (Evan Rachel Wood), his Romanian lost-soul equivalent, who pulls him toward a life of deceit and violence.

Discuss it over a drink and tour of the Wasatch Brew Pub & Brewery, followed by singer-songwriter Andrew Bird’s performance with Paul Kelly, Sea Wolf, Dave Berg and Greg Holden on Monday, Jan. 21, at the ASCAP Music Café.

Two Mothers Several provocative films in this year’s festival have already sparked debate among some conservative Park City locals, and Two Mothers is a main offender. It’s a tale of love, lust and the power of friendship between Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as Roz and Lil, two mothers who fall in love with each other’s sons. 

Discuss it quietly over sushi and Pan-Asian fare at Shabu and in the shops and galleries of Main Street in the historic district.

Stoker Declared a master of subversion and the macabre, director Park Chan-wook’s latest work is a twisted mother-daughter tale starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska. Unsettled after her father’s death and the arrival of her wary uncle Charlie, India grows beguiled by the new houseguest and his ulterior motives. 

Discuss it over a four-course dinner at the Cabin Restaurant, followed by a 100-minute Canyons Detoxifying Cocoon treatment at the Canyons Spa and Health Club.

Big Sur Director Michael Polish’s latest film is a close-up on the small Pacific cliffside town that inspired Jack Kerouac to write his 1962 novel of the same name.