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Dance Film, Drama, Komödie, comedy film, drama film, melodrama, sexploitation film
Mike Lane has big plans for a business of his own but pays his bills through a series of odd jobs, most notably performing as the star performer at the Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa. It is owned by Dallas, who has dreams of creating an "emp…
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Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, comedy drama
Normandy veteran Bernard "Bernie" Jordan and his wife Rene are living together in a retirement home following Rene's health issues. Bernie, who served in the Royal Navy during World War II, initially hopes to attend the 70th anniversary of…
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Biographical picture, Drama, Western, Western film, biographical film, drama film, historical drama
In 1881, young starstruck Robert "Bob" Ford seeks out Jesse James when the James Gang is planning a train robbery in Blue Cut, Missouri, making unsuccessful attempts to join the gang with the help of his older brother Charley, already a me…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
At the turn of the twentieth century, Srinivasa Ramanujan is a struggling and indigent citizen in the city of Madras in India working at menial jobs at the edge of poverty. While performing his menial labour, his employers notice that he s…
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Biographical picture, Komödie, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film
In San Francisco in 1998, 19-year-old Greg Sestero befriends Tommy Wiseau in Jean Shelton's acting class after Tommy gives a bizarre interpretation of a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire. Greg is impressed by Tommy's fearlessness, though…
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Biographical picture, Social Drama
On the evening of November 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein announces to the press that Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone have been assassinated. Milk is seen recording his will nine days before the assassinations. The film then flashes back …
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Drama, action film, biographical film, drama film, historical film, survival film
On June 23, 2018, twelve boys of the junior football team "Wild Boars" and their assistant coach Ekkaphon Chanthawong leave practice to explore the Tham Luang cave. When the team fails to arrive at a birthday party organized by their paren…
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Crime, Drama, action film, biographical film, crime film, drama film, satanic film
In 1975, James "Whitey" Bulger, leader of the Winter Hill Gang, controls most organized crime within South Boston, along with his right-hand man Stephen Flemmi, newcomer Kevin Weeks, and callous hitman Johnny Martorano. Bulger lives with h…
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Biographical picture, Melodrama, Musical, drama film, musical film, romance film
In 1962 Detroit, car salesman Curtis Taylor Jr. meets a Black girl group called "The Dreamettes", consisting of lead singer Effie White and backup singers Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson, at an R&B amateur talent show at the Detroit Theat…
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Biographical picture, Tragic Comedy Film, drama film, war film
In 1967, Marine Corps veteran John "Chickie" Donohue is a slacking merchant seaman who lives with his family in Inwood, New York City. His sister Christine is strongly opposed to the Vietnam War. Chickie and his friends attend the funeral …
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Action, Drama, Thriller, biographical film, drama film, thriller film
On 26 November 2008, waiter Arjun reports for work at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, under head chef Hemant Oberoi. The day's guests include British-Iranian heiress Zahra Kashani and her American husband David, with their inf…
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Political Drama, Political Satire, Satire, biographical film, drama film, political drama, spy film
In 1980, Congressman Charlie Wilson, an East Texas Democrat, is more interested in partying than legislating, frequently throwing huge galas and staffing his congressional office with attractive young women. His social life eventually brin…
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Occult Horror, biographical film, horror film, speculative fiction film, supernatural horror film
In 1987, Father Gabriele Amorth, a World War II Italian partisan and the Pope's personal exorcist, an earthy, scooter-riding, humorous, practical man, visits an Italian village where a teenage boy, Enzo, is seemingly possessed by a demon. …
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Biographical picture, Crime, Gangster Film, Road Movie, Romance Film, action film, biographical film, crime film, drama film
During the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker of Texas meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bored with her job as a waitress, Bonnie becomes intrigued by Clyde and decides to partner with him in crime. They p…
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biographical film, documentary film
The opening sequence of the film features footage of the real Jacksons rehearsing and performing on stage, a few clips from the "Can You Feel It" music video, album covers, magazine covers, a snippet from their cartoon, and pictures of the…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
In 1998, Ron Clark – known for his innovative teaching methods that leads his students in raising test scores – leaves North Carolina to look for a new job in New York City. After some time working as a restaurant waiter, he eventually set…
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Coming Of Age, Fantasy, LGBTQ-related film, Psychodrama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In 1952 Christchurch, Juliet Hulme, an affluent 13-year-old English girl, transfers to a new school and befriends Pauline Parker, a 14-year-old girl from a working-class family. Bonding over a shared history of severe childhood disease and…
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Anti-War Film, Drama, biographical film, drama film
In 1973, New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg arrives in Phnom Penh to cover the civil war between the Cambodian national army and the communist Khmer Rouge. Schanberg is joined by photographer Al Rockoff and Dith Pran, a Cambodian jou…
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Family Drama, Road Movie, adventure film, biographical film, drama film, road movie
In Laurens, Iowa, elderly Alvin Straight is found lying on his kitchen floor after a fall. His daughter, Rose, takes him to see a doctor, who admonishes him to give up tobacco, improve his diet, and use a walker, all of which he rejects. W…
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Drama, Sport, biographical film, drama film, ice hockey film
Herb Brooks, head ice hockey coach at the University of Minnesota, interviews with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) for the national team coach's job, discussing his philosophy on how to beat the dominant Soviet team who have won…
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Biographical picture, Romantic Drama, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy
Elizabeth "Liz" Gilbert has been married for eight years, owns a house, and has a successful career. Despite her seemingly stable life, she feels lost and confused, longing for something more meaningful. Liz asks her husband Stephen for a …
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LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Drama, Social Drama, biographical film, docudrama, drama film, romance film, transgender film
In 1993, Brandon Teena is a young trans man living in rural Nebraska. When Brandon is discovered to be transgender by a former girlfriend's brother, he receives death threats. Soon after, he is involved in a bar fight and is evicted from h…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
In the beginning, Bryon Widner's life unfolds as a skinhead deeply integrated into a white supremacist community. He grows up in a dysfunctional family and eventually ends up living on the streets. Fred, the leader of the Nazi community, a…
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Biographical picture, LGBTQ-related film, Marital Tragedy, Psychodrama, drama film
In 1941, renowned author Virginia Woolf died by suicide by placing rocks in her pocket and drowning in a river. The rest of the film takes place within the span of a single day in three different years and alternates among them. In 1923, W…
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