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Komödie, Romantic Comedy, adventure film, comedy film, family film
A brief narration outlines man's first attempts to fly since the Stone Age, seen with footage from the silent film era, and man being represented by a "test pilot" encountering periodic misfortune in his attempts. In 1910, British newspape…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, drama film, horror film, science fiction film
Seven-year-old Chloe Lewis has spent her entire life confined to a decrepit house with her father Henry, who forbids her from leaving under the threat of being killed by "the bad men". Chloe longs to experience the world outside her home a…
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Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film
Irish Republican Army expert bomb-maker Ryan Gaerity escapes from his cell in Castle Gleigh prison in Northern Ireland after turning a toilet into a bomb, killing a guard and his cellmate. One year and two months later, in Boston, Lieutena…
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Buddy Cop, LGBTQ-related film, action film, crime film, thriller film
Three armed assailants attack a woman who turns out to be NYPD Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilva of the Street Crimes Unit in disguise. His partner, Detective Sergeant Matthew Fox, immobilizes two of the assailants; Deke chases the third ups…
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Cartoon, Musical, children's film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film, romantic comedy
Jiminy Cricket appears inside a large house, exploring and singing "I'm a Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow" until he comes across a doll, a teddy bear, and a record player. Among the records, he finds one titled Bongo, a musical romance story narrate…
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Political Thriller, dystopian film, political thriller film
The film opens with a news bulletin (from Dougal Stevenson) announcing the sudden return of PM Volkner from urgent Middle East oil embargo talks to respond to New Zealand's worst union dispute "since 1951". A general strike looms with stre…
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action film, drama film, historical film, war film
During the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and on a greater scale World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Shanghai in what became known as the Battle of Shanghai. After holding back the Japanese for over 3 months, and …
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Adventure, Romance Film, Western, Western film, action film, treasure hunt film
An old legend tells of a fortune in gold hidden in the "Cañon del Oro" ("Canyon of Gold"), later called the "Lost Adams", guarded by Apache spirits. A man named Adams is said to have found it when he was young, only to have the Apaches cap…
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Fantasy, Horror, action film, fantasy film, horror film, thriller film
The Warlock is taken captive in Boston, Massachusetts in 1691 by witch-hunter Giles Redferne. The Warlock is sentenced to death for his activities, including the death of Redferne's wife, but Satan propels the Warlock forward in time to la…
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Action, action film, crime thriller film
Arthur Bishop is an elite contract killer, known as a "mechanic", who specializes in making his assassinations appear to be accidents and natural causes. He works for a strict, secretive international criminal organization. While his occup…
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Drama, Thriller, disaster film
During the closing days of the Second World War, six members of the Royal Air Force fighter squadron led by Canadian pilot Ted Stryker are killed because of a command decision he made. Stryker blamed himself for that bad decision, falling …
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Thriller, biographical film, drama film
In 1987, Latif Yahia, an Iraqi soldier fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, is called to become a "fedai" ("body double" or political decoy) for Uday Hussein, the son of president Saddam. Latif comes from an upper-class family and attended schoo…
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action film, propaganda film, superhero film
The Batman / Bruce Wayne and his ward, Robin / Dick Grayson, secret government agents following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, become aware of a Japanese sabotage ring operating in Gotham City. Bruce's girlfriend, Linda Page, asks fo…
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Action Comedy, High School Comedy Film, action comedy film
The young female orphans in the government-run Prescott Academy are trained to become field operatives. Their number one rule taught by trainer Hardman is "no attachments". Agent 83's top skills are rivaled by Agent 84.
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Action, Komödie, action film, boxing film, buddy film, comedy film
Two years after throwing his fight with Tank Murdock, Philo Beddoe is still fighting in underground bare-knuckle boxing matches. He still lives in a house with Clyde, his pet orangutan, on the property of his best friend Orville Boggs and …
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Action, Romantic Comedy, Thriller, romantic comedy
Three boysBrad, Frank Wheeler, and Kevintravel from the fictional bedroom suburb of Middleton to Pittsburgh, bringing money with hopes of seeing a naked woman. They find a prostitute named V who is willing to show her breasts. However, whe…
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Action, Dance Film, High School Comedy Film, comedy film, musical film, parody film
Suburban girl Megan White (Shoshana Bush) gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city and pursues dance. A nerdy street boy named Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans Jr.) is passionate about street dancing, but he is stuck…
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Action, action film, crime film
In 1973, U.S. Air Force Major Charles Rane returns home to San Antonio with U.S. Army Master Sergeant Johnny Vohden and two other soldiers, having spent seven years as a prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam.
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Mysterie, thriller film
When a copycat murderer strikes, Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek help from an incarcerated serial killer called "the Artist", who makes a deal with them to speak to the district attorney to commute his sentence into life in priso…
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Action, Drama, War Film, war film
In December 1944, military intelligence officer and Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Kiley is on a reconnaissance flight over the Ardennes forest when he locates a German staff car and photographs its occupants. Spooked by the low-flying pla…
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Buddy Cop, Komödie, Police Film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film
Veteran NYPD detectives Jimmy Monroe and Paul Hodges are suspended following a failed robbery intervention that results in a reckless shootout. While under suspension, Jimmy faces financial stress as he attempts to pay for his daughter Ava…
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Computeranimation, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, science fiction film, superhero film
Professional baseball player Kenji "Ken" Sato returns home to Japan, despite being on the verge of winning a championship in the United States. Reporter Ami Wakita attributes his sudden departure to rumors of unfinished family business, bu…
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Action, action film, thriller film
After touring factory locations in Mansfield, Ohio for her father's company, Hong Kong-based Zhang Innovations, Daya Zhang and her entourage are abducted by terrorists despite her bodyguard and head of security Bao Yung attempting to fight…
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Action Comedy, Super Hero, superhero film
Jack Kincaid is an ordinary human man who lives with his wife Lily and their 4-year-old son Charlie. One night, while they're on a camping trip, something falls from the sky. Jack goes to check it out.
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