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Adventure, Fantasy, Komödie, comedy television program, ghost film, live-action/animated film, mystery film
As summer vacation begins, the group heads to meet with Daphne's uncle, Thornton "Thorny" Blake V, who has given them summer jobs at his country club in Erie Point in order to pay back damages from a previous mystery. After a frog monster …
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Action, Drama, Historie
The 12th Man tells the dramatic story of Jan Baalsrud's escape from the Nazis during the Second World War. In Shetland, 12 Norwegian resistance fighters board a fishing boat with eight tons of TNT and cross the North Sea as part of Operati…
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Secret Agent, Thriller, action film, thriller film
After a Paris operation fails on her watch, Central Intelligence Agency interrogation officer Alice Racine works undercover at a community centre in London. The area is known for Islamic extremism, and she passes on intel to the security s…
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action film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction film
Years ago, the demon Trigon conceives his daughter Raven with the human Arella. When Arella discovered his demonic nature, she ran away and was taken in by the mystical inhabitants of Azarath. As a young girl, Raven becomes curious about h…
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Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film
John D, a retired spy in his 70s residing in a luxurious hotel on the French Riviera, is fascinated by his new neighbor, who kindles his memories of the Riviera's vibrant days in the 1960s. When his neighbor vanishes without a trace, John …
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Crime, Drama, action film, crime film, drama film
Hitmen Charlie Strom and Lee enter a school for the blind and shoot the nonresistant Johnny North (who goes by the name Jerry Nibbles) several times, killing him. Charlie is bothered that North refused to flee and notes they were paid an u…
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Crime, crime film, drama film
When an undercover detective is shot dead while investigating a string of Porsche 911 thefts, Lieutenant Vincent Bracey assigns 22-year-old San Diego officer Benjamin "Benjy" Taylor to infiltrate a Porsche garage suspected to be a front fo…
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Action Comedy, Martial-Arts, action comedy film, martial arts film
Giancarlo, the Italian mob's boss, discovers that his lover Tina is actually a mole for the Demons street gang, so he buries her alive at a mining site. Later, journalist Diana records footage of a cocaine deal between the mob and The Demo…
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Action, Romantic Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film, romance film
Jesse Lujack is a cocky, hedonistic drifter and small-time car thief in Las Vegas. He’s obsessed with Silver Surfer comic books, the music of Jerry Lee Lewis, and Monica Poiccard, a UCLA architecture student whom he knows only from a weeke…
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Action, action film, drama film, science fiction film
Billy leads a traveling troupe that jousts on motorcycles. "King William", as he styles himself, tries to lead the troupe according to his Arthurian ideals, but the pressure of balancing those ideals against modern day realities and the fi…
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Adventure, Military Film, Political Thriller, action film, comedy film, political thriller film, war film
The film begins with a disclaimer: Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true. After years of covering one armed conflict after another, American journalist Simon Hunt is in Bosnia and Herzegovina in early 1994 reporting on the …
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Action, Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, action anime and manga, anime, fantasy film, post-apocalyptic film
The lead character, Colin MacLeod, became an Immortal after his first death in 125 AD in Roman Britain, when his village in England was attacked and destroyed by the conquering Romans. Another Immortal, Marcus Octavius, was leading the Rom…
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Animation, action film, crime film, mystery film, speculative fiction film, superhero film, thriller, thriller film
Lex Luthor is elected President during a severe nationwide economic depression. Under his leadership, the economy begins to thrive, and he assembles a group of government-employed superheroes consisting of Captain Atom, Katana, Black Light…
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Action, political thriller film
On 30 April 1980, six Iranian Arabs storm the Iranian Embassy located at 16 Princes Gate, Kensington in London and hold at least 26 hostages including PC Trevor Lock. Notable persons have been summoned by the incident, including SAS member…
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Animalhorror, Horror, action film, adventure film, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, horror film, mystery film, natural horror film, suspense film, teen film, thriller film
Jess goes for a swim in the lake. Her boyfriend scares her and takes her bra off. He leaves and she goes to retrieve it.
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Historie, adventure film, biographical film, drama film, historical film
Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the West Indies, which eventually leads to the European discovery of the America…
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crime film, drama film
The film starts with a footballer, Lawrence "Lorry" Gomes, who gets admission into an American college. Due to insufficient funds, he is unable to fulfill his dream. On the other hand, his girlfriend Tani got a scholarship to the US.
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In Tijuana, makeup artist Gloria Fuentes visits her best friend Suzu Ramós. Gloria and Suzu plan to enter the upcoming "Miss Baja California" beauty pageant, and hope to improve their chances by impressing the influential municipal police …
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Cartoon, LGBT-related television series, action film, animated film, fantasy film, melodrama, musical film, science fiction film
After an introduction from the Diamonds ("The Tale of Steven"), Steven Universe, now 16 years old, greets the citizens of the Gem Empire. The Diamonds want him to stay to fulfill his mother Pink Diamond's role as a leader alongside them ("…
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Action, Crime, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
Movie special-effects expert Rollie Tyler is hired by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to stage the murder of Mafia informant Nicholas DeFranco. DeFranco is set to testify against his former Mafia bosses and go into witness protection, but …
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Romance Film, Western, Western film, revisionist Western, romance film
Tom Jeffords finds a wounded 14-year-old Apache boy dying from buckshot wounds in his back. The boy tries to attack him, but Jeffords gives him water and treats his wounds, staying with him until he heals. The boy's tribesmen appear and ar…
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action film, crime film, drama film
Several years after his arrest, Sung Tse-ho is offered early parole by the police in exchange for spying on his former boss and mentor, Lung Sei, who is suspected of heading a counterfeiting operation. Inspector Wu, the leader of the task …
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Political Thriller, Secret Agent, action film, martial arts film, political thriller film, thriller film
Neil Shaw is an operative for the United Nations's covert SAD, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. In Hong Kong, Shaw infiltrates a Chinese New Year party held by Chinese business mogul David Chan and…
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Thriller, prison film
The story begins in the 1960s with three inmates in a New York prison — Earl (Van Peebles), Rocco (Kelly), and Carlito (Hernandez) — controlling their criminal empire within their cell. Upon their release, they all look to control the drug…
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