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Crime, action film, rape and revenge film
In 1973, artist Jennifer Spencer and her sister, Beth, are gang raped; the attack leaves Beth in a catatonic state. Ten years later, Spencer uses a .38 Special to kill George Wilburn, one of the rapists, in San Francisco and returns to her…
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Fairy-Tale Film, Horror, Thriller, action film, cinematic fairy tale, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, werewolf film
Valerie lives with her parents, Cesaire and Suzette, and older sister Lucie in Daggerhorn, a village on the edge of a forest plagued by a Wolf that is also a werewolf. She is in love with her childhood friend Peter, a local woodcutter, but…
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Action Comedy, Gangster Film, action comedy film, action film, comedy film
Ray Hayes is an ex-cop who now works as a mob henchman while trying to maintain a normal home life with his wife Alice and their children. Although he dreams of leaving “The Family” behind and opening a diner with Alice, Ray is still tied …
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children's film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film
It is Friday the 13th, Donald Duck's birthday. He receives three presents from friends in Latin America. Firstly a film projector, showing a documentary about birds.
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Animation, adventure film, buddy film, comedy film, family film, live-action/animated film, musical film
After the events of the first film, Erik, the son of Mumble and Gloria, cannot dance like the other penguins of Emperor-Land. He and his friends Bo and Atticus follow one of Mumble's friends, Ramón, the leader of the Amigos, to Adélie-Land…
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Drama, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film, prison film
Wade Porter is a blue-collar worker living with his fiancée Laura and their son Michael. One night, they hear a burglar in the house while they're sleeping. Wade chases him out of the house and hits him in the head with a baseball bat, uni…
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Martial-Arts, Musical, Tragic Comedy Film, action film, drama film, martial arts film
In New York City, martial arts student Leroy Green (also known as "Bruce Leeroy") dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruce Lee. His master explains that he has almost reached the final level of martial arts accomplishm…
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Action, Martial-Arts, action film, coming-of-age film, drama film, martial arts film, teen film
Jake Tyler has recently moved from Iowa to Orlando, Florida with his mother, Margot, and younger brother, Charlie. The move furthers Charlie's budding tennis career. Jake's father died in a drunk-driving car crash, which classmates have ta…
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Christmas film, Family Comedy, Modern-Day Fantasy, Musical, children's film, comedy film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film
Two years after taking in the Chipmunks, Dave Seville is injured when a cardboard cutout of Alvin sends him flying across the stage during a charity benefit concert in Paris, France. While he recovers in a French hospital, Dave asks his au…
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Action, Crime, comedy film, crime film, drama film
Frank Murdoch is a middle-aged insurance salesman who is sick of how America has fallen into a state of depravity based on pop culture, TV, the Internet, and talk radio. He fantasizes about killing his neighbors, whose screaming baby worse…
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Action, Thriller
In Los Angeles, a motorcade transporting Vice President Davis is attacked by terrorists. Davis is evacuated, but Secret Service agent Choi’s colleagues are killed and he escapes with the backup nuclear football. General Marshall initiates …
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Drama, Sport, biographical film, documentary film, drama film, sport film, surf film
In the year 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two older brothers, Noah and Timmy. All are surfers, but she and her best friend, Alana Blanchard, have grown up with a passion for t…
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Martial-Arts, action film, martial arts film, prison film
Several months after the events of the previous film, Yuri Boyka is now a free man and has a manager named Kiril. Boyka still fights in underground matches in Kyiv, Ukraine. In a match, Boyka accidentally kills his opponent Viktor and begi…
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Film Noir, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Charles Oakley spots two detectives outside his Newark, New Jersey, hotel room and gives them the slip. He telegraphs his sister Emma Newton in Santa Rosa, California, to let her know he will visit. His niece Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Splatter Film, Zombiefilm, action film, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, zombie film
Years after the zombie apocalypse, the scattered remnants of human civilization have established a chain of protected city-states across North America. One such sanctuary is located in downtown Pittsburgh, ruled by a feudal-like government…
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Conspiracy Thriller, Military Film, Secret Agent, action film, drama film, political thriller film, thriller film, war film
On March 19, 2003, Iraqi Army General Mohammed Al-Rawi flees his residence amid the bombardment of Baghdad. Before leaving the compound he passes a notebook to his aide Seyyed, instructing him to warn his officers to get to their safehouse…
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Heist, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, romance film
left|upright|thumb|The Petronas Twin Towers, where the final heist scene takes place. In December 1999, insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker assesses the theft of a valuable Rembrandt painting from a New York City apartment. Gin inf…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film
After the "World Crash of '79", massive civil unrest and economic ruin occurred. The United States government is restructured into a totalitarian regime under martial law. To pacify the population, the government has created the Transconti…
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Adventure, Fantasy, action film, fantasy film, medieval film, science fiction film, sword-and-sandal film
In 709 AD, a spacecraft crashes in a lake in Vendel-era Scandinavia. The only surviving occupant – a humanoid alien – retrieves a distress beacon and a computer which explains that he is on Earth, a "seed" colony that his people have aband…
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Action, Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, vigilante film
Max Payne is a detective assigned to the NYPD Cold Case Unit. He lost his wife Michelle and infant daughter Rose in a horrific murder; since that day, Max has been consumed by the desire to find his family's killer. He comes under suspicio…
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Martial-Arts, action film, martial arts film, rape and revenge film, thriller film
Kurt is the younger brother and cornerman of Eric "The Eliminator" Sloane, the heavyweight kickboxing world champion. After another successful title defense, Eric is enticed by the media to compete in Thailand, where kickboxing was started…
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Family Comedy, Sitcom, action film, adventure film, buddy film, children's film, comedy film
Unbeknownst to humans, cats and dogs are, in reality, highly intelligent and tech-savvy enemies waging war on each other with covert operations. The Brody family find their pet Bloodhound Buddy has gone missing, yet unbeknownst to them Bud…
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Slasher Horror, Vampirfilm, Western, Western film, action film, adventure film, drama film, exploitation film, horror film, horror western, independent film, religious horror, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, thriller film, vampire film
Jack Crow leads his team of Vatican-sponsored vampire hunters in a daylight raid on an abandoned house in New Mexico. Finding a "nest" of vampires, the team subdue the creatures with gunfire, pikes, and wooden stakes, using a modified cros…
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Sci-Fi, dystopian film, science fiction film, time-travel film
On January 5, 1900, four friends arrive for a dinner at the London home of their inventor friend George. He is absent, then suddenly appears, bedraggled and exhausted. He recounts what happened to him.
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