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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, horror film, martial arts film, romance film, science fiction film, slasher film
In a small Texas town, John Kirby, a mentally ill man, kills two members of the family with whom he was staying. Sheriff Daniel "Dan" Stevens and his deputy, Charlie, respond and eventually arrest John, but he breaks out of the handcuffs, …
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Romantic Comedy, action film, adventure film, romantic comedy
Nearly two decades after World War II, Thomas Gilhooley, an expatriate United States Navy (USN) veteran, works on a freighter. Upon realizing that it will not stop at his destination, Haleakaloha, French Polynesia, he jumps ship to swim as…
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Drama, Gangster Film, action film, crime film, drama film
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers — middle brother, Forrest, eldest brother, Howard, and youngest brother, Jack — are running a successful moonshine business in Franklin County, Virginia. The brothers use their gas station and restaurant as …
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Action Comedy, action film, crime film, romantic comedy
Attorney Marianne "Muffie" Graves unexpectedly crosses paths with her hippie ex-fiancé Rick Jarmin while in Detroit for a business deal. Rick is hiding under an assumed identity as part of the Witness Protection Program and claims to be an…
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Action Comedy, comedy film
Crime in Riverton has ceased ever since Dr. Claw (real name: Sanford Scolex) was arrested and sent to prison, and Inspector Gadget (real name: John Brown) and his Gadgetmobile are having problems in their line of work, mostly because Gadge…
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Action, Sci-Fi
In Edwardian England, 1905, journalist George (Rafe Spall) has left his unhappy marriage behind to start a life with his partner Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson), an aspiring researcher, in the town of Woking. There, they befriend Ogilvy (Robert Ca…
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Action, Heist, heist film
Luke Vaughn is working in a Southern casino ("The Swan") run by Francis "The Pope" Silva. Vaughn has a sick daughter and needs $300,000 for a necessary surgery. He approaches "Pope", who refuses his plea for a loan.
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Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, alien invasion, dark fantasy, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, war film
George Gardner encourages his 12-year-old son David's dreams of becoming an astronaut by stargazing with him. A thunderstorm wakes David, and he observes a strange alien spaceship landing on Copper Hill, just beyond the house. His father a…
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Action, Thriller, Time Travel, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In 2009, the super-wealthy achieve immortality by hiring "bonejackers", mercenaries equipped with time travel devices, to snatch people from the past, just prior to the moment of their deaths, for use as substitute bodies. Those who escape…
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Parodie, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, superhero film
Jefferson Reed is a school teacher in Washington, DC. His neighborhood is terrorized by a gang called the Golden Lords led by Simon Caine and allied with drug lord Anthony Byers. One night, Jeff steps in to rescue a woman from the gang.
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Cartoon, Musical, children's film, live-action/animated film, musical film
Action, action film, dystopian film
Jack Conrad awaits execution in a corrupt Salvadoran prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy TV producer and transported to a deserted island in the South Pacific along with nine other condemned criminals from prisons around the world. They…
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Action, Drama
In 1937, Chinese martial artist Chen Zhen studies at Kyoto University, where he faces harassment from Japanese ultranationalists but earns the respect of karate master Fumio Funakoshi. Chen learns that his master, Huo Yuanjia, has died aft…
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Criminal Comedy Film, comedy film, crime film, heist film
thumb|The real dagger of Mahmud I Jewel thief Elizabeth Lipp visits Istanbul, where she sees a traveling fair featuring replicas of treasures from the Topkapı Palace. She then cases the Topkapı, fascinated by the emerald-encrusted dagger o…
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Action, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, gangster film, thriller film, war film
In 1967 Hong Kong, Ben, Paul, and Frank are childhood friends and members of a gang. They regularly brawl with members of other gangs. Ben becomes engaged to his girlfriend Jane and Frank takes out a loan to pay for the reception.
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crime thriller film
Kunal Kadam is a man who believes he can do anything if he tries his hardest. He receives a job offer through his best friend, Sean Mathews, and his wife Nandini in Cape Town and moves there with his wife Aarzoo Kadam. They live a happy li…
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Action, Martial-Arts, Thriller
Five youths rob a bank with the intention of shooting police officers. Chief Inspector Chan Kwok-wing and his squad chase the gang and the entire squad is wiped out, including Hong, the younger brother of Chan's girlfriend Ho Yee. Chan is …
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Animalhorror, Horror, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, Western film, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
In early 20th century Mexico, T.J. Breckenridge hosts a rodeo. Her former lover, Tuck Kirby, a former stuntman working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, wants to buy her out.
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Action, Crime Comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, Komödie, comedy film, crime film
Victor Maynard is a reclusive hit-man perpetuating a family line of professional assassins. His father, a well-known assassin, is deceased, but he operates under the constant watchful gaze of his domineering mother, Louisa, who wants him t…
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Computeranimation, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, family film, fantasy film
In 2009 in Hong Kong, Mrs. Lee and her baby grandson Tom are chased by yaoguai. Mrs.
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Criminal Comedy Film, Thriller, action film, comedy film, spy film
When a mission to retrieve a stolen suitcase bomb goes awry, CIA agent Kevin Pope is killed. Pope was working undercover as an antiquities dealer under the name Michael Turner. The CIA, which is desperate to complete the mission, discovers…
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Super Hero, action film, biopunk, martial arts film, science fiction film
At least 15 years after Andrew Scott's death, former UniSol Luc Deveraux has been reverted to normal via genetic procedures. He currently works as a technical expert for the U.S. government with his new partner Maggie, who has been through…
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Drama, Sport, teen film
Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating best friends—Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella—who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (they skate for the fun of it, not for the money), clash with a semi-professional skating team, Team X-Bladz—led by Va…
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Action, action film, buddy cop film, crime thriller film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
Walter "Walt" Coogan, a deputy sheriff of fictional Piute County, Arizona, is sent to New York City to extradite escaped killer James Ringerman. NYPD Detective Lieutenant McElroy informs him that Ringerman is recovering from an overdose of…
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