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Political Drama, Political Thriller, Secret Agent, action film, crime film, drama film
In 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion ends disastrously. Senior CIA officer Edward Wilson is warned of a possible "mole" in his department. Returning home, he finds a photograph of a man and woman in bed, as well as audio tapes that have been …
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Action, Heist, Thriller, action film, heist film, thriller film
In Los Angeles, a team of ex-MARSOC Marines led by Ray Merrimen hijack an armored truck. The ensuing shootout with police leaves several dead, including one of Merrimen's crew, as the hijackers escape with an empty truck. Los Angeles Count…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, live action
In the jungles of 1890s India, an orphaned boy named Mowgli lives among a pack of wolves led by Akela. One day, during the dry season, the jungle animals gather to drink the remaining water as part of an ancient truce. The gathering is dis…
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Action, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, science fiction film, superhero film
Billions of years ago, the Guardians of the Universe used the green essence of willpower to create an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps. They divided the universe into 3,600 sectors, with one assigned Green Lantern …
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Family Drama, Thriller, action film, drama film, film noir, heist film, satanic film
Note: The story is explained here in its chronological order, rather than as it is presented in the film. Facing an upcoming audit that will reveal he has been embezzling money from his employer, payroll manager Andy Hanson decides to flee…
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Komödie, Zombiefilm, comedy horror, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, zombie comedy, zombie film
Two months since a strain of mad cow disease mutated to become infectious to humans and turn them into zombies, survivors of the epidemic are advised to use their city of origin as nicknames when meeting other survivors, to not get too att…
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Action, Heist, action film, crime film, heist film, mystery film, thriller film
Professional safecracker John Bridger's team has plans to steal $35 million worth of gold bars from a safe in Venice from Italian gangsters who had stolen it weeks earlier. Professional fixer Charlie Croker, computer expert Lyle or "Napste…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
Jack Reacher, a drifter and former Major who commanded the US Army's 110th CID Military Police (MP), helps the current commander, Major Susan Turner, bust a corrupt Oklahoma Sheriff who is running a human trafficking ring on Army land. Ret…
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Coming Of Age, Motor-Bike Film, drama film, road movie
Wyatt (Fonda) and Billy (Hopper) are freewheeling motorcyclists. After smuggling cocaine from Mexico to Los Angeles, they sell their haul and receive a large sum of money. With the cash stuffed into a plastic tube hidden inside the Stars &…
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Action, Swashbuckler, Western film, action film, adventure film, heist film, superhero film, swashbuckler film
In 1821, masked swordsman Zorro defends the commoners of Alta California from Spanish oppression. Corrupt governor Don Rafael Montero sets a trap for Zorro at the public execution of three peasants. Zorro stops the execution, and Montero's…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, science fiction film
Earth and countless other planets were established by families of transhuman and alien royalty to harvest the resulting organisms to produce a perpetual life-extending youth serum for the elites on other planets. After the matriarch of the…
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Action, Animalhorror, action film, adventure film, horror film, kaiju, science fiction film, thriller film
Jonas Taylor is a rescue diver who attempts to save the crew of a damaged nuclear submarine as the hull is being rammed by an unidentified creature. He is forced to flee and leave two of his crew members trapped in the sub, as attempting r…
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Girls with Guns, Komödie, Parodie, Secret Agent, action film, comedy film, female buddy film, martial arts film
Natalie Cook, Dylan Sanders, and Alex Munday are the "Angels", three women who work as private investigators together for unseen millionaire Charlie Townsend. Charlie uses speakers in his offices to communicate with the Angels, and his ass…
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Crime Comedy, Fantasy, action comedy film, action film, adventure film, comedy film, crime film, detective film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, mystery film, science fiction film, teen film, urban fantasy
Tim Goodman gave up his dream of being a Pokémon Trainer following the death of his mother and his estrangement from his father Harry, a police detective who moved to Ryme City, where humans and Pokémon live together side by side, while pa…
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Action Comedy, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, adventure film, comedy film, science fiction film, superhero film
Two years after Scott Lang was placed under house arrest due to his involvement with the Avengers, in violation of the Sokovia Accords, Hank Pym and his daughter Hope van Dyne briefly manage to open a tunnel to the Quantum Realm. They beli…
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Action, Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
In 1954, the French Army's Group Mobile 100, on patrol during the First Indochina War, is ambushed by Viet Minh forces. Viet Minh commander Nguyen Huu An orders his soldiers to "kill all they send, and they will stop coming". Eleven years …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, post-apocalyptic film
Six years after the Earth is devastated by a solar flare, Jake works for August Valentine, the self-proclaimed King of England, retrieving valuable pre-flare objects. In return, August funds Jake's dream of repairing a boat that he wishes …
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Fantasy, Romance Film, Vampirfilm, action film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, romance film, teen film, vampire film, werewolf film
In Forks, Washington, on Bella Swan's eighteenth birthday, she awakens from a dream in which she is an old woman and Edward Cullen, her immortal vampire boyfriend, is forever young. Edward's family hosts a birthday reception for Bella at t…
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, sword-and-sandal film
In ancient Egypt, where the gods live among the mortal humans, thief Bek and his lover Zaya attend the coronation of King Osiris and Isis's son, Horus. However, Osiris is killed by his jealous brother Set, who then defeats Horus and takes …
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Police Film, Political Thriller, Secret Agent, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, political thriller film, spy film, techno-thriller, thriller film
Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan now teaches history at the United States Naval Academy. In London with his wife Cathy and their young daughter Sally, Ryan witnesses and intervenes in a terrorist kidnapping attempt on Lord William Holmes, the …
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Animation, Komödie, Sci-Fi, Sport, adventure film, buddy film, children's film, comedy film, crossover fiction, drama film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, sport film
In 1998, a young LeBron James attends a youth league basketball game. His friend Malik gives him a Game Boy, which LeBron plays with until the coach demands that he concentrates on the game. LeBron misses a potential buzzer beater and is r…
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Action, Japanese Monster Movie, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, apocalyptic film, dystopian film, kaiju, science fiction film, speculative fiction film
In 2035, ten years after the events of the previous film, the Jaeger Program has been reinstated and now thrives under the watchful eye of Mako Mori, the Senator who runs the Pan Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC). Former Jaeger pilot and Stacke…
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Drama, Fantasy, Tragic Comedy Film, drama film, science fiction action film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
Gloria is an unemployed writer struggling with alcoholism. Her boyfriend Tim, frustrated with her behavior, breaks up with her and kicks her out of their New York City apartment. Moving back to her family home in Mainhead, New Hampshire, G…
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Action Comedy, Heist
A crew of bank robbers has been using social media to document heists that they have pulled off, leading to pursuit from the police.
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