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Action, Action Comedy, Fantasy, Treasure Hunting, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, horror film, treasure hunt film
In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, Pharaoh Seti I discovers that his high priest Imhotep has been having an affair with his mistress Anck-su-namun. The two kill Seti when he confronts them. Anck-su-namun takes her own life to buy Imhotep time to e…
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Drama, Satire On Media, Sci-Fi, comedy film, drama film, dystopian fiction, dystopian film, science fiction film, tragicomedy
Selected at birth and legally adopted by a television studio following an unwanted pregnancy, Truman Burbank is the unsuspecting star of The Truman Show, a reality television program filmed and broadcast worldwide, 24/7, through hidden cam…
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Biographical picture, Criminal Comedy Film, biographical film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, heist film
In 1969, FBI agent Carl Hanratty arrives in Marseille, France, to pick up prisoner Frank Abagnale Jr., who has fallen ill due to the prison's poor conditions. In a flashback, Frank is living in New Rochelle, New York, with his father, Fran…
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Coming Of Age, Drama, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, historical drama
In 1973 San Fernando Valley, 15-year-old actor Gary Valentine meets 25-year-old Alana Kane, a photographer's assistant, at his school picture day. She is put off by his invitation to dinner, but shows up anyway. When Gary's mother cannot c…
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Action Comedy, Computeranimation, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, adventure film, comedy film, drama film, science fiction film, superhero film
New York City teenager Miles Morales struggles to live up to the expectations of his father, police officer Jefferson Davis, who sees Spider-Man, the superhero persona of Peter Parker, as a menace. Miles's uncle Aaron takes him to an aband…
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Computeranimation, adventure film, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film
After failing to make his mortgage payments, Farmer Jones's Manor Farm is repossessed by the bank. The farm is set to be sold to Pilkington Industries, led by ruthless billionaire Frieda Pilkington, who intends to slaughter the animals. Wh…
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Dark Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, arthouse science fiction film, black comedy, fantasy film, thriller film
In a retrofuturist alternative late-Victorian London, 1882, the medical student Max McCandles is recruited by the mad scientist Godwin Baxter to record the behaviour of a strange, nearly mute woman living in Godwin's house. Godwin reveals …
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Action Comedy, Buddy Cop, action comedy film, buddy film
Private investigator Walter Hale is killed in an apparent hit and run in Hawaii. His sons, estranged half-brothers US Navy SEAL James and suspended police detective Jonny, are informed of his death. Yakuza thugs attack Jonny at his Oklahom…
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Mysterie, Parodie, Teen Horror Film, comedy film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, teen film
In the small town of Woodsboro, California, high school student Casey Becker is home alone when she receives a phone call from an unknown person. Their conversation about horror films turns sadistic when the caller reveals that her boyfrie…
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Italo-Western, Western film, action film, blaxploitation film, comedy drama, drama film, historical drama film, historical film, revisionist Western
In 1858 Texas, several male African American slaves are being "driven" by the Speck Brothers, Ace and Dicky. Among the shackled slaves is Django, sold off and separated from his wife, Broomhilda. The Speck Brothers are stopped by Dr.
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Drama, Justice Drama, black comedy, crime film, drama film, rape and revenge film, thriller film, vigilante film
Thirty-year-old medical school drop-out Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas lives with her parents and works in a coffee shop. At night, she visits bars pretending to be intoxicated, entrapping men to take her home before revealing her sobriety and …
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Biographical picture, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, road movie
In the spring of 1962, in the Bronx, Italian-American bouncer Tony Lip searches for new employment while the Copacabana is closed for renovations. He is invited to an interview with Don Shirley, an African American pianist in need of a dri…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, drama film, flashback film, psychological thriller, thriller film
The unnamed Narrator works an office job as an automobile recall coordinator. He sees a doctor for his disordered sleep, complaining that he falls asleep unexpectedly and wakes up in unfamiliar places. The doctor suggests he attend a testi…
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Adventure, action film, adventure film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film
Struggling doorknob salesman Steve goes to work in a mine to fulfill a childhood dream, where he discovers the Orb of Dominance and the Earth Crystal. When combined, they create a portal that transports him to the Overworld, a world where …
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Fantasy, Komödie, adventure film, chick flick, comedy film, family film, fantasy comedy film, fantasy film, musical comedy, musical film, romance film, romantic comedy film, satirical film, teen film
A "stereotypical" Barbie resides with many different versions of herself in Barbieland, a matriarchal society created by the collective human imagination, along with Kens and a group of discontinued models treated like outcasts due to thei…
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Crime, Thriller, comedy drama, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In 2010, Ethiopian Jewish miners retrieve a rare black opal from the Welo mine in Ethiopia. In 2012, gambling addict Howard Ratner runs KMH, a jewelry store in New York City's Diamond District. He struggles to pay off his gambling debts, w…
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Christmas film, Family Drama, Fantasy, Romance Film, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film, flashback film, romantic comedy film
On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, George Bailey contemplates suicide. The prayers of his family and friends reach Heaven, where guardian angel second class Clarence Odbody is assigned to save George to earn his wings. Clar…
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Komödie, Sci-Fi, comedy drama, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction film
On planet Turo, Dr. Jumba Jookiba is convicted by the United Galactic Federation of illegal genetic experimentation, for creating an aggressive, near-indestructible creature with advanced learning capabilities called Experiment 626. Jumba …
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Action, action film, black comedy film, thriller film
After the events of the first film, Hutch Mansell has to go on assignments for the Barber as an assassin to pay off the debt he owes after destroying a Russian obshchak. His relationship with his family has grown distant as a result, espec…
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Action Comedy, War Film, action comedy film, action film, drama film, spy film, war film
In late 1941, during World War II, the United Kingdom struggles to halt Nazi Germany's attempts to take over Europe, with London regularly bombed by the Luftwaffe and supply and aid ships constantly sunk by German submarines. Brigadier Col…
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Dark Comedy, Horror, comedy horror film, horror film
Asia Reaves and her younger sister, Maria, attempt to flee from their abusive father, but are cornered at a convenience store. Asia shoots him and is arrested after attempting to flee, while Maria remains in his custody. Ten years later, A…
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Drama, biographical film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film
In 2005, eccentric hedge fund manager Michael Burry discovers that the U.S. housing market is extremely unstable due to subprime loans. He draws this conclusion after recognizing similarities to the 1930s crisis and calculates that the mar…
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Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama
American actor Phillip Vanderploeg lives in Tokyo and constantly searches for work following his success in a toothpaste commercial seven years earlier. He is stuck taking minor roles until being hired by Rental Family, a company that prov…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, Mysterie, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Time Travel, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, magic realist film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
On October 2, 1988, troubled teenager Donald "Donnie" Darko sleepwalks outside, led by a mysterious voice. Once outside, he meets a figure named Frank in a monstrous rabbit costume. Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 …
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