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Conspiracy Thriller, Thriller, mystery film, techno-thriller, thriller film
United States Under Secretary of Defense Michael Bergstrom commits suicide after being informed that he has tested positive for HIV. The relationships of freelance Venice, Los Angeles systems analyst Angela Bennett are almost completely on…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film
Luke Wright, an ex-cop and cage fighter, unintentionally wins a fixed fight. Emile Docheski, the head of the Russian mafia, tells his son Vassily and his men to kill Wright's pregnant wife as punishment, then kill anyone Luke interacts wit…
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Romance Film, Swashbuckler, action film, adventure film, comedy film, romance film, swashbuckler film
Having learned swordsmanship from his father, the young country bumpkin d'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's Musketeer. Unaccustomed to the city life, he makes a number of clumsy faux pas. First he finds himself ins…
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Action, Thriller, Time Travel, action film, science fiction film, thriller film
In 1985, two years after the Westworld tragedy, the Delos Corporation owners have reopened the park after spending $1.5 billion in safety improvements, and also shutting down Westworld. For publicity purposes, newspaper reporter Chuck Brow…
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Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film
Wilee is a disenchanted Columbia Law School graduate who has put off taking the bar exam, dreading the humdrum life of the legal profession. He enjoys working as a New York City bicycle messenger, despite arguments with his ex-girlfriend a…
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Action, Adventure, Horror, Komödie, Sci-Fi
Mr. Tako, head of Pacific Pharmaceutical, is frustrated with the television shows his company is sponsoring and wants something to boost his ratings. When a doctor tells Tako about a giant monster he discovered on the small Faro Island, Ta…
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Action Comedy, Buddy Film, action film, buddy film, comedy film
Rose Cooper is a San Antonio Police Department officer whose work ethic is too intense. Following an incident in which Cooper sets the mayor's son on fire by tasering him while he carried an alcoholic drink (after he yelled "shotgun!"), he…
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Cartoon, Super Hero, adventure film, fantasy film, superhero film
On Eternia, the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull is awakened by the magical Sword of Protection, which leads her to a portal known as a Time Gate. She sends Prince Adam and Cringer through the portal to find the person destined to possess the…
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Action, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, action film, drama film, horror film
Teenagers Travis, Jarod, and Billy Ray drive to meet a woman named Sarah in response to an invitation for group sex. Along the way, they accidentally sideswipe the parked vehicle of Sheriff Wynan as Wynan is engaged in sex with another man…
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Fantasy, Military Film, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
A squad of Federation troops and psychic soldiers find themselves pinned down on a planet overrun by Arachnids. General Jack Shepherd (Ed Lauter) makes a last stand with four of his best soldiers, allowing the majority of his surviving tro…
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Action, Adventure, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, horror film, satanic film, swashbuckler film, sword and sorcery film, thriller film
In the year 1600, in North Africa, English privateer Solomon Kane leads his ship's crew into battle against the Ottoman defenders of a fortress town. After defeating the defenders, Kane and his men raid the fortress, where most of the crew…
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Criminal Comedy Film, comedy film, heist film
Bridget Cardigan lives a comfortable upper middle-class life until her husband Don Cardigan is "downsized" from his position and sinks into debt. When her check bounces once again, Selina, the Cardigans' housekeeper, confronts Bridget and …
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Action Comedy, Buddy Film, Gangster Film, action comedy film
A contract killer on the verge of retirement due to arthritis is given a new chance at fieldwork training Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The subsequent mission to Northern Ireland is complicated by concerns that Wihlborg is…
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Action, Adventure, Western, Western film
In the final years of the Mexican Revolution, American rancher J.W. "Joe" Grant hires four men, who are all experts in their respective fields, to rescue his kidnapped wife, Maria, from Jesús Raza, a former revolutionary leader-turned-band…
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Animalhorror, Horror comedy, Splatter Film, comedy horror, science fiction film
A year after the massacre by prehistoric piranhas in Lake Victoria, Arizona, a massive eradication program has left the lake uninhabitable and the town largely abandoned. At Cross Lake, two farmers search the waters. Piranha eggs laid insi…
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Action, Conspiracy Thriller, Psychological Thriller, action film, drama film, thriller film
Luke McNamara is a student aspiring to become a lawyer. An orphaned "townie" who grew up on the "wrong side of the tracks", he did well enough in school to attend college on a scholarship where he is a champion rower. His best friends at c…
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Action, action comedy film, thriller film
In Iraq, John Triton, a U.S. Marine, arrives at an al-Qaeda hideout, where a group of terrorists are preparing to behead several hostages. Disregarding direct orders to wait for reinforcements, Triton attacks the extremists and rescues the…
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Action, Crime, Komödie, Romantic Drama, action comedy film, buddy film, comedy thriller, crime film, mystery film
Book editor George Caldwell rides the Silver Streak train from Los Angeles to Chicago to go to his sister's wedding. During his travel he meets salesman Bob Sweet. Bob hits on a woman named Hilly Burns, who rebuffs him and has dinner with …
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Fantasy, Military Film, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, horror film, science fiction film
In the eleven years of "The Second Bug War", the Mobile Infantry has improved their weapons and tactics. However, the Arachnids have countered these developments with new and tougher variants. The United Citizen Federation, now finding its…
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Action, Thriller, action film
Eddie Deacon, a former Marine Corps Security Captain, finds a job as a mall security guard. He meets fellow guards Vance, Ruby, Mason, and Johnny. Meanwhile, a US Marshal convoy transporting a girl named Jamie is ambushed by mercenaries.
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Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film
On a cargo ship, two workers open a container with toxic waste and die from fumes. The captain, knowing the cargo, disposes of their bodies. Meanwhile, Frank Martin, returning from Miami to the French Riviera, unsuccessfully fishes with Ta…
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Action, Drama, drama film, thriller film
The film opens with a shot of the Lower Manhattan skyline on the early morning of September 11, 2001. Michael is a bicycle courier and wishes his young daughter a happy birthday before setting out on his delivery route. Metzie is getting c…
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Animalhorror, action film, horror film
Animal hunter Stephen Hammett leads a team to capture an anaconda from the Amazon River. It is then held at a genetic research facility in Romania owned by Wexel Hall for experimentation where Professor Eric Kane is developing a serum for …
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Computeranimation, Komödie, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, family film, musical film, speculative fiction film, teen film
In Jump City, the Teen Titans arrive to stop the Balloon Man but jump into a rap song to introduce themselves and become distracted, forcing the Justice League to intervene. They criticize the Titans for their childish behavior and inabili…
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