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Action, action film
Dominic "Dom" Toretto and his team are asked by the Agency to steal a computer chip during its transit in Rome. Dom and his wife Leticia "Letty" Ortiz stay behind with his son Brian "Little B" Marcos, while Roman Pearce, Tej Parker, Han Lu…
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Anti-War Film, Drama, Military Film, War Film, action film, drama film, war film
On June 6, 1944, soldiers of the U.S. Army land at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion, suffering heavily from artillery and machine gun fire from the fortified German defenders. Initially dazed by the ferocity of the defense, 2nd Ran…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, drama film, flashback film, psychological thriller, thriller film
The unnamed Narrator works an office job as an automobile recall coordinator. He sees a doctor for his disordered sleep, complaining that he falls asleep unexpectedly and wakes up in unfamiliar places. The doctor suggests he attend a testi…
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Adventure, action film, adventure film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film
Struggling doorknob salesman Steve goes to work in a mine to fulfill a childhood dream, where he discovers the Orb of Dominance and the Earth Crystal. When combined, they create a portal that transports him to the Overworld, a world where …
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Action, Anti-War Film, Crime, Political Drama, Social Drama, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, neo-noir, police procedural film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film, vigilante film
In New York City, former Marine and Vietnam War veteran Travis Bickle takes a job as a night-shift taxi driver to cope with his chronic insomnia and loneliness, frequently visiting adult movie theaters on his breaks, and keeping a diary in…
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Action, Destiny, Girls with Guns, Japanese Animation Film, Justice Drama, Martial-Arts, Psychological Thriller, Samurai Film, Yakuza Film, action film, action thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, girls with guns, martial arts film, neo-noir, samurai cinema, splatter film, thriller film, vigilante film, wuxia film
In 1999, the Bride, a former member of the Deadly Viper assassination squad, is rehearsing her marriage at a chapel in rural El Paso, Texas. The Deadly Vipers, led by Bill, attack the chapel, shooting everyone. As the Bride lies wounded, s…
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Action, action film, black comedy film, thriller film
After the events of the first film, Hutch Mansell has to go on assignments for the Barber as an assassin to pay off the debt he owes after destroying a Russian obshchak. His relationship with his family has grown distant as a result, espec…
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Action Comedy, War Film, action comedy film, action film, drama film, spy film, war film
In late 1941, during World War II, the United Kingdom struggles to halt Nazi Germany's attempts to take over Europe, with London regularly bombed by the Luftwaffe and supply and aid ships constantly sunk by German submarines. Brigadier Col…
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Action, Animalhorror, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, biopunk, fantasy film, science fiction film, thriller film
Four years after the Lockwood Estate incident that followed the volcanic eruption of Isla Nublar, once-extinct dinosaurs freely roam the Earth, breeding exponentially in order to increase the population numbers of their species. Amid globa…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Time Travel, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, chase film, comedy film, cyberpunk, drama film, dystopian film, girls with guns, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, suspense film, techno-thriller, thriller film, time-travel film
In 2029, Earth has been ravaged by the war between the malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet and the human resistance. Skynet sends the T-1000—an advanced, shape-shifting prototype Terminator made of virtually indestructible liquid met…
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Romantic Drama, Super Hero, action film, coming-of-age film, drama film, science fiction film, superhero film
On a high school field trip, Peter Parker visits a Columbia University genetics laboratory with his best friend, Harry Osborn, and his love interest, Mary Jane Watson. There, he is bitten by a genetically engineered spider, and falls ill u…
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Aliens, Sci-Fi, action film, body horror film, drama film, horror film, monster film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, survival film, suspense film, thriller film
In Antarctica, a Norwegian helicopter pursues a sled dog to an American research station. The Americans witness the passenger fumble a grenade and accidentally blow up the helicopter and himself. The pilot fires a rifle at the dog and shou…
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Action, Romance Film, Sci-Fi, action film, horror film, romance film, science fiction film
Two elite snipers receive identical missions: guard opposite sides of a remote, top-secret gorge for a year without contact with their counterparts or the outside world. Levi Kane, a former U.S. Marine Scout/Sniper, is recruited by a myste…
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Secret Agent, action film, action thriller, spy film
In Istanbul, MI6 agents James Bond and Eve Moneypenny pursue mercenary Patrice, who has stolen a hard drive containing details of undercover NATO agents. As Bond and Patrice fight on the roof of a moving train, M orders Moneypenny to shoot…
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Action, Satire On Media, Sci-Fi, Thriller, action film, dystopian film, science fiction film
In 2017, following a worldwide economic collapse and resource scarcity, the USA has become a totalitarian police state. The government maintains control through propaganda and censorship of unsanctioned art, music, and communication. The s…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Fantasy, Komödie, Musical, action film, adventure film, comedy drama, comedy film, musical film
On the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess of nature, Te Fiti: a living island who, long ago, brought life to the ocean using a pounamu stone as her heart and the source of her power. One day, Maui, the shape-…
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Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, comedy film, drama film, science fiction film
In 2050, to escape the global reach of a murderous loan shark, Mickey Barnes and his friend Timo join a spaceship crew to colonize the ice planet Niflheim. Timo becomes a shuttle pilot, while Mickey joins as an "Expendable", a controversia…
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Action, Alter Ego, Cyberpunk, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, adventure film, cyberpunk, science fiction film
Leading software engineer Kevin Flynn, formerly employed by technology corporation ENCOM, now runs a video game arcade, where he hacks into ENCOM's system with a program called CLU, hoping to find proof that he is the true author of ENCOM'…
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Action, Computeranimation, Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, action film, cyberpunk, science fiction film
In 1989, Kevin Flynn, the CEO of ENCOM, disappears. Twenty years later, his son Sam, now ENCOM's primary shareholder, pranks the corporation by releasing the company's signature operating system online for free. ENCOM executive Alan Bradle…
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Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film
Cutthroat lawyer Rachel Wild specializes in recovering debts for rich and powerful clients, including asset management firm Spencer Goldstein. To uncover her targets’ hidden assets and pressure them into repayment, she relies on the extral…
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Political Drama, Political Satire, Social Drama, action film, arthouse science fiction film, black comedy film, comedy drama, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, dystopian film, exploitation film, mystery film, prison film, satirical film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
thumb|right|Human furniture from the Korova milk bar, where the "milk-plus" was served In a futuristic Britain, Alex DeLarge is leader of a gang of "droogs": Georgie, Dim, and Pete. They engage in an intoxicated evening of "ultra-violence"…
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Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, adventure film, drama film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, superhero film
In 5000 BC, ten superpowered beings known as Eternals—Ajak, Sersi, Ikaris, Kingo, Sprite, Phastos, Makkari, Druig, Gilgamesh, and Thena—are sent to Earth by Arishem, a Celestial, on the starship Domo. They are charged with exterminating in…
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Action, Christmas film, action film, action thriller, heist film
On Christmas Eve, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, at a party held by her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation. He is driven to Nakatomi…
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Crime, Crime Comedy, Criminal Comedy Film, Drama, action film, black comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, mystery film, neo-noir, police procedural film, suspense film, thriller film
In 1987, Jerome "Jerry" Lundegaard is the executive sales manager of a Minneapolis car dealership owned by his father-in-law, Wade Gustafson. Desperate for money, he plans to have his wife, Jean, kidnapped. On the recommendation of dealers…
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