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Retro Science Fiction, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, adventure film, drama film, science fiction film
thumb|Film trailer In the 23rd century, after more than a year's journey, the United Planets starship C-57D arrives at the distant planet Altair IV to determine the fate of the ship Bellerophon, sent there 20 years before. Dr. Edward Morbi…
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Adventure, action film, fantasy film, teen film
Seven years before the events of the film, young Annabeth Chase, Thalia Grace, Luke Castellan and Grover Underwood were pursued by monsters on their way to Camp Half Blood. When Thalia sacrificed herself to save her friends, her father, Ze…
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Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
In 1991, Pittsburgh homicide detective Thomas Hardy turns in his partner and cousin, Jimmy Detillo, for using excessive force, which in turn causes him to become alienated by the majority of his fellow officers. Tom and his father, Vince, …
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Crime, Film Noir, LGBTQ-related film, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, melodrama, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, romance film, thriller film
thumb|thumbtime=2:20|right|The original trailer for Strangers on a Train Amateur tennis star Guy Haines wants to divorce his promiscuous wife, Miriam, so he can marry Anne Morton, the daughter of a US Senator. On a train, wealthy smooth-ta…
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Action, Thriller, action film, drama film, mystery film
Martin Harris and his wife Liz arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. At their hotel, Harris realizes he left his briefcase at the airport so takes a taxi to retrieve it. The taxi is involved in an accident and crashes into the Spree…
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Action, action film, contemporary Western film, crime film, thriller film
El Mariachi is recruited by CIA officer Sheldon Jeffrey Sands to kill General Emiliano Marquez, a corrupt Mexican Army officer who has been hired by Mexican drug lord Armando Barillo to assassinate the President of Mexico and overthrow the…
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Action, Drama, Thriller, action film, drama film, horror film, science fiction film, superhero film
Dr. Peyton Westlake is a scientist developing a prototype for a new "synthetic skin" to help burn victims, but he cannot overcome a flaw that causes the skin to disintegrate after 99 minutes. His girlfriend Julie Hastings discovers an incr…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, crime film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction film
In the near future, humans are augmented with cybernetic improvements such as superhuman strength. Megacorporation Hanka Robotics establishes a secret project to manufacture an artificial body, or "shell", that can integrate a human brain …
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, ghost film, horror film, psychological horror fiction, supernatural fiction
The film takes place in two different times: the present and 11 years earlier. The two plot lines are told in parallel through flashbacks. In 2002, software engineer Alan Russell moves into a new house with his wife Marie, 10-year-old son …
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Action, Komödie, Road Movie, action comedy film, road movie, sport film
A diverse group of racers gathers in Connecticut to participate in the Cannonball Run, an illegal, cross-country road race from the East Coast to California. The goal is simple: reach the West Coast in the shortest elapsed time. Participan…
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Action, Komödie, comedy drama, comedy film
Gordon Bombay is a successful but arrogant Minneapolis defense attorney. After winning his 30th case, his boss Gerald Ducksworth gives kudos, but also reproves Bombay for his lack of decorum in court. Bombay shrugs it off and celebrates by…
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Anti-War Film, War Film, anti-war film, drama film, war film
Early in World War I Professor Kantorek gives an impassioned speech to his students about the glory of defending the fatherland. The boys, led by Paul Bäumer, enthusiastically enlist in the German Army. Their romantic delusions are shatter…
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Action, Adventure, Komödie, live action, musical film, pirate film, romantic comedy
Popeye, a gruff but good-hearted sailor, arrives at the small coastal town of Sweethaven while searching for his missing father. He rents a room at the Oyl family's boarding house, where the Oyls plan to have their daughter, Olive, become …
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Adventure, Sci-Fi, action film, disaster film, science fiction film
After 32 people mysteriously drop dead in Boston, the U.S. government calls in scientists Dr. Joshua "Josh" Keyes and Dr.
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Action, Western, Western film, action film, buddy film, comedy film, drama film
In Lincoln County, New Mexico, English cattleman John Tunstall hires a wayward young gunman named William “Billy the Kid” Bonney to join the "Regulators" who lived and worked on his ranch: Doc Scurlock, Jose Chavez y Chavez, Dick Brewer, "…
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Justice Drama, Military Film, action film, drama film, war film
A Senate Armed Services Committee interviews a candidate for the position of Secretary of the Navy. Senator Lillian DeHaven from Texas criticizes the Navy for not being gender-neutral. Behind the curtains, a deal is struck: if women compar…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, Vampirfilm, cyberpunk, dystopian film, fantasy film, post-apocalyptic film, superhero film, thriller film, vampire film
A centuries-long war between humans and vampires devastated the planet's surface and led to a theocracy under "The Church". Despite vampires' vulnerability to sunlight and humans technological advancements, their strength and speed made th…
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Sci-Fi, action film, superhero film, teen film, thriller film
John Smith is an alien from the planet Lorien. He was sent to Earth as a child with eight others, collectively called the Garde, to escape the invading Mogadorians, who destroyed Lorien. John is protected by a guardian (who is called Cêpan…
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Adventure, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Heimatfilm, action film, adventure film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, romance film, science fiction film
In the late 20th century, unexplained apocalyptic disasters have devastated the world. Most knowledge and technology from the past has apparently been lost, and the former United States reverts to an unconnected pre-industrial society. In …
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, comedy film, martial arts film, ninja film, science fiction film
A year after stopping Shredder, which Vern Fenwick was mutually credited for, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are informed by April O'Neil that scientist Baxter Stockman is working for Shredder and plans to bust him out of prison. As the …
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In 2000, a massive earthquake strikes the city of L.A., cutting it off from the mainland as the San Fernando Valley floods. Declaring that God is punishing L.A. for its sins, a theocratic presidential candidate wins election to a lifetime …
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Marital Tragedy, Psychological Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, horror film, independent film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
Texas bartender Ray and housewife Abby drive through a downpour at night, discussing Abby's bad marriage to Ray's boss, Julian Marty. They have sex at a motel. Loren Visser, a private detective, takes photos of the tryst and delivers them …
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Computeranimation, Komödie, buddy film, children's film, comedy film, flashback film
In Kenya, the alpha lion Zuba tries to teach his young son Alakay how to fight, but Alakay is more interested in dancing. Rival lion Makunga challenges Zuba for the title of alpha, but during their fight, Alakay is captured by poachers and…
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Action, action film, disaster film, thriller film
An explosion at a mine in Manitoba traps 26 miners. Mike McCann and his brother Gurty, an Iraq War veteran suffering from PTSD and aphasia, work for a trucking company in North Dakota until Mike punches another trucker for making fun of Gu…
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