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Adventure, adventure film, drama film
In 1885 British India, journalist Rudyard Kipling is approached by a ragged derelict who reveals himself to be Peachy Carnehan, an old acquaintance. Carnehan reveals what happened to him and his comrade-in-arms, Danny Dravot, both ex-serge…
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Action Comedy, Super Hero, action film, black comedy film, comedy film, parody film, superhero film, teen film
Four years after the deaths of Damon Macready and Frank D'Amico, Dave Lizewski, bored after having retired from fighting crime as Kick-Ass, begins training with Mindy Macready to become a real hero. Dave's girlfriend Katie Deauxma breaks o…
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Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
In 2010, Jerry Kane is a sovereign citizen who hosts public talks about the movement for a living. He lives with his homeschooled son Joe in their house which is subject to foreclosure, much to Jerry's protests. They are informed that they…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Komödie, adventure film, animated film with LGBT character(s), family film, live-action/animated film, pirate film, teen film, time-travel film
A pirate named Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, where he obtains a magical book that can make any text written upon it real. The book tells the story of SpongeBob SquarePants and his adventures in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.…
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Action, Western film, action film, action thriller, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, exploitation film, girls with guns, independent film, mystery film, splatter film, suspense film, thriller film, vigilante film
In Mexico, Machete Cortez, a Mexican Federal and his younger partner are on a mission to rescue a kidnapped girl. During the operation, his partner is killed, the kidnapped girl stabs him in the leg before she is killed, and Machete is bet…
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Action, action film, spy film, thriller film
In 2019, CIA spy Archibald falls in love with rival spy Lara during a mission in Prague and decides to leave the organization and marry her. They successfully escape their respective organizations and she joins the mysterious organization …
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Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, science fiction film
The conglomerate Webscoe Industries hires computer programmer Gus Gorman, who secretly embezzles $85,000 from the company payroll. He comes to the attention of Webscoe's CEO, Ross Webster. A cunning billionaire fixated on using technology …
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Komödie, action film, adventure film, comedy film, road movie
Xi and his San tribe live happily in the Kalahari Desert, away from industrial civilisation. One day, a glass Coca-Cola bottle, thrown out of an airplane by a pilot, falls to the soft ground unbroken. Xi's people assume the bottle to be a …
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Action, Bad Cop, Police Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film
Thomas "Tom" Ludlow, an alcoholic undercover detective for the LAPD's Vice-Special unit, arranges an arms deal with Korean gangsters suspected of kidnapping two teenage girls. He provokes the gangsters into beating him and stealing his car…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Hard Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Time Travel, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In the 24th century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard awakens from a nightmare in which he relives his assimilation by the cybernetic Borg six years earlier. He is contacted by Starfleet, who inform him of a new Borg threat against Earth. Concerned…
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Adventure, Time Travel, science fiction action film, time-travel film
Hopper, an archaeology professor, is exploring a remote cave system on the trail of missing hippies from the 1970s. After discovering what appears to be a cowboy paused in place in a tunnel, he returns to town and dismisses his graduate st…
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Action Comedy, action film, crime film, romance film
Marvin Gable is a successful real estate agent who has recently been awarded the highest honor by his boss, friend, and mentor Cliff Cussick. He is often accompanied by his cynically depressed assistant Ashley, who constantly threatens lea…
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Animation, action film, mystery film, neo-noir, science fiction film
A young Bruce Wayne, after years of training abroad, vows to fight crime in Gotham City in memory of his murdered parents. While he is initially successful in thwarting robberies, he is disappointed that criminals are unafraid of him and s…
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Crime, Drama, action film, crime film, drama film, hood film
Roland Bishop, Quincy "Q" Powell, Raheem Porter, and Eric "Steel" Thurman are four teenage African-American friends growing up together in Harlem. They regularly skip school, instead spending their days hanging out at Steel's apartment, at…
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Adventure, Cartoon, Fantasy, Komödie, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film, war film
In August 1940, during the Blitz, three orphans named Charles, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are evacuated from London to Pepperinge Eye near the Dorset coast, where they are placed in the reluctant care of Miss Eglantine Price, who is secretly…
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action film, crime thriller film
Frank Martin, a former highly decorated special operations soldier, is a highly skilled driver for illicit jobs in southern France who follows three strict rules: never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. In Nice, Frank …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Daffy Comedy, Gross Out Film, Satire, alien invasion, biopunk, comedy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
Late one night, a large meteor crashes in the Arizona desert, witnessed by aspiring firefighter Wayne Grey. The next morning, college professors Ira Kane and Harry Block investigate the crash site, discovering that the meteor has landed in…
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action film, musical film, romance film
In 1995, Lyla Novacek is a cellist studying at the Juilliard School. Louis Connelly is the lead singer of an Irish rock band. They meet and have a one-night stand but are unable to maintain contact.
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Animalhorror, Natural Disaster, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, disaster film, drama film, horror film, independent film, monster film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, television film, thriller film
Off the coast of Mexico, the ship of shark fin smuggler Captain Carlos Santiago is caught in a hurricane, interrupting his meeting with a potential buyer. A firefight ensues between the buyer and the Santiago before a tornado throws shoals…
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Action, Modern-Day Fantasy, Super Hero, Thriller, action film, dystopian film, fantasy film, horror film, satanic film, thriller film
Former NYPD Police Detective Jericho Cane runs an elite security agency in New York City. Haunted by the murder of his wife and daughter, both killed in retaliation for his testimony against corrupt police officers, he considers suicide. O…
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Action Comedy, Utopia & Dystopia, action comedy film, action film, comedy film
By 2030, the financially desperate government of California creates the deadly Grand Lottery: each Lottery Day, the randomly selected winner must survive until sundown; anyone with a losing ticket can kill the winner to claim the multi-mil…
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Girls with Guns, LGBTQ-related film, Zombiefilm, action comedy film, action film, action thriller, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, disaster film, exploitation film, girls with guns, horror film, independent film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, suspense film, thriller film, zombie comedy
In rural Texas, go-go dancer Cherry Darling runs into her mysterious ex-boyfriend El Wray at the Bone Shack, a restaurant owned by brothers J.T. and Sheriff Hague. Meanwhile, the demented Lt.
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, hood film, neo-noir
In the New York City neighborhood of Harlem, Nino Brown and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers (CMB), become the dominant drug ring once crack cocaine is introduced to the streets. His gang consists of Gerald "Gee Money" Wells, his best fri…
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Biographical picture, action film, biographical film, drama film, thriller film
In 2013, Edward Snowden arranges a clandestine meeting in Hong Kong with documentarian Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald. They discuss releasing the classified information in the former's possession regarding illegal mass survei…
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