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Action, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, science fiction film
In 2257 AD, on the colony planet New World, the male colonists have been afflicted with the Noise, a condition which causes everyone to see and hear each other's thoughts. The colonists were at war with the native humanoid species referred…
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Action, Thriller, action film, drama film, heist film, spy film, thriller film
At a bistro in Montmartre, IRA operative Deirdre meets with two Americans, Sam and Larry, and a Frenchman, Vincent. She takes them to a warehouse where Englishman Spence and German Gregor are waiting. Conversations among the men reveal tha…
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Super Hero, Teen Comedy Film, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, ninja film, science fiction film
April O'Neil, a television reporter investigating a crime wave terrorizing New York City, is attacked by thieves, but is saved by an unseen group of vigilantes, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raph…
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, monster film, sword-and-sandal film
King Acrisius of Argos imprisons his daughter Danaë, jealous of her beauty. When the god Zeus impregnates Danaë, Acrisius banishes her and her newborn son Perseus to sea in a wooden chest. In retribution, Zeus kills Acrisius and orders Pos…
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Mysterie, Romance Film, action film, fantasy film, romance film, science fiction film, thriller film
In 2006, Brooklyn Democratic congressman David Norris unsuccessfully runs for the United States Senate. While rehearsing his concession speech in a men's bathroom, David meets Elise Sellas, who has been hiding after crashing a wedding and …
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Action, Thriller, action film, drama film, thriller film
High school student Zoe Hull struggles with the death of her mother, Jennifer, and her relationship with her father, Todd, is strained. On the way to school, Zoe witnesses classmate Chris Jelick planting a strange device in a field, but wr…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, drama film, prison film
On January 18, 1960, Frank Lee Morris, a burglar and escape artist, is transferred to the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. In the dining hall, Morris makes the acquaintance of the eccentric Litmus, who is fond of desserts. Morri…
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Adventure, Drama, Military Film, War Film, action film, adventure film, drama film, war film
During World War II, MI6 officers Colonel Turner and Admiral Rolland assemble a commando team to rescue American Brigadier General George Carnaby, a chief planner for the Western Front, who is a prisoner at Schloß Adler (Castle of the Eagl…
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Anarchic Comedy Film, Animation, Military Film, Musical, Satire On War, action film, marionette film, romantic comedy film, satirical film, war film
Team America, an international organization dedicated to counterterrorism, defeats a group of Islamic terrorists in Paris, but are very reckless and destroy the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and the Louvre in the process. The team include…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, teen film, thriller film
Jonathan Shale is a Vietnam War veteran and mercenary. After a botched covert operation in Cuba in which three men from his platoon were killed, he returns home to Miami. He surprises his girlfriend, Jane Hetzko, at her apartment; she welc…
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Action, action film, action thriller, drama film, independent film, splatter film, war film
During the political protests of the Saffron Revolution in Burma, ruthless SPDC officer Major Pa Tee Tint leads his Burmese Army forces in a campaign of fear. His soldiers pillage settlements, sadistically slaughter innocents, abduct teena…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, vigilante film
"Just Another Saturday Night" Marv regains consciousness on a highway overlooking The Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, with no memory of how he got there. He retraces his steps, recalling that since …
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Thriller, action film, post-apocalyptic film, thriller film
Three years before the events of the film, mysterious apex predators called Reapers emerged from sinkholes underground and began exterminating humanity, with 95% killed in the first month. Survivors live in pocketed communities 8,000 feet …
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Adventure, Modern-Day Fantasy, Super Hero, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, fantasy film
10-year-old Danny Madigan lives in a crime-ridden area of New York City with his widowed mother Irene. Following his father's death, Danny takes comfort in watching action movies, especially a series featuring Los Angeles cop Jack Slater, …
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Action Comedy, action film
Hollywood actor Nicolas "Nick" Cage is struggling with his career after being passed over for several major film roles and is constantly pestered and tormented by "Nicky", who appears to him as his younger (and more successful) self. His r…
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Action, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, psychological thriller, science fiction film
Established by survivors of World War III, the totalitarian city-state of Libria blames human emotion as the root of all conflicts. It strictly outlaws all activities or objects that stimulate emotion, with violators labeled Sense Offender…
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Crime Comedy, action comedy film, crime comedy film
Axel Foley remains a Detroit police detective under his friend, Deputy Chief Jeffrey Friedman. In pursuit of thieves, Axel's ensuing chase causes costly damage to the city. Jeffrey retires to protect Axel from being punished and encourages…
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Action, Natural Disaster, Thriller, action film, adventure film, disaster film, drama film
In 1993, USGS volcanologist Harry Dalton and his partner-turned-fiancée Marianne attempt to escape an ongoing eruption in Colombia. As they venture out, a lava bomb smashes through the roof of the truck, killing Marianne. Four years later …
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Action, action film, thriller film
The Expendables are sent to Nepal to rescue a Chinese businessman who has been captured by Nepalese militia. The mercenary team includes leader Barney Ross, blade expert Lee Christmas, martial artist Yin Yang, weapons specialist Hale Caesa…
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Christmas film, Computeranimation, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, Musical, comedy film, fantasy film, jukebox musical, live-action/animated film, musical film
Talking chipmunk brothers Alvin, Simon, and Theodore reside in a fir tree, which is cut down and driven to Los Angeles after record label JETT Records purchases it as a Christmas tree. Meanwhile, struggling songwriter Dave Seville has his …
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Action, Vampirfilm, action film, fantasy film, horror film, neo-noir, science fiction film, thriller film, vampire film
A small group of vampires, led by the Talos siblings, Danica and Asher, and their bodyguard Jarko, investigate an ancient tomb in the Syrian Desert, which they believe belongs to the first vampire Dracula, also called "Drake". To keep Blad…
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action film, disaster film, drama film, katastrophe
The Poseidon, a luxury cruise ship, is making a transatlantic crossing from London. Former New York City Mayor and firefighter Robert Ramsey is traveling with his daughter Jennifer and her boyfriend Christian Sanders to New York, soon to b…
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Action, Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, horror film, science fiction film, thriller film
In 2046, Grey Trace, an auto mechanic, lives with his wife Asha who works for Cobalt, one of the companies contributing to human-computer augmentations. Grey asks Asha to help him return a refurbished car to his client Eron Keen, a renowne…
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Adventure, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In 1899, Dr. Alexander Hartdegen is an inventor teaching at Columbia University in New York. Unlike his friend David Philby, Alex would rather do pure research than work in the business world.
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