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Gangster Film, Psychological Thriller, Social Drama, action film, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, hood film
Kaydee "Caine" Lawson and his best friend Kevin "O-Dog" Anderson enter a liquor store to buy some malt liquor, but a Korean cashier and his wife pressure them to quickly purchase their drinks. As they depart, the cashier deliberately insul…
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Crime, Thriller, drama film, mystery film, rape and revenge film, thriller film
Two young sisters, Camilla and Lisbeth Salander, play chess at the home of their abusive father, crime lord Alexander Zalachenko. One day, when Zalachenko attempts to molest Camilla, Lisbeth tries to drag her away, to no avail. She eventua…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, black comedy, comedy film, hood film, parody
Ashtray, Tray for short, is sent to the inner city to live with his father. Tray gets an education about life on the streets from his psychotic, gun-toting cousin Loc Dog, pot-smoking, foul-mouthed Grandma, underage father, and gang member…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, hood film, prison film
In 1972, after a violent confrontation with his abusive father, Miklo Velka, a teenager of half-Mexican descent, leaves Las Vegas for East Los Angeles. He moves in with his cousins, Paco and Cruz, who are members of the Vatos Locos gang. M…
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Musical, Psychodrama, drama film, musical film, trial film
In Washington State in 1964, Selma Ježková, a Czech immigrant, has moved to the United States with her 12-year-old son Gene Ježek. They live a life of poverty as Selma works at a factory with her good friend Kathy, whom she nicknames Cvald…
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Dark Comedy, Fake Documentary, Satire On Media, Thriller, black comedy film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film
In Little Hope, New Hampshire, young ambitious Suzanne Stone is obsessed with being on television, aspiring to become a world-famous broadcast correspondent. But today's headline reads, "Little Hope's own weather (girl) reporter is possibl…
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Splatter Film, crime film, splatter film
Detectives Brad Halloran and Keith Hunt pursue Edgar Munsen, who claims that he must start a "game" in exchange for his own survival. He activates a remote trigger, and is then shot and collapses. Five people – Mitch, Anna, Ryan, Carly, an…
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Dark Comedy, comedy film
Nick Hendricks, Dale Arbus, and Kurt Buckman are friends working in Riverside, California, who despise their bosses: Nick works at a financial firm for the sadistic Dave Harken, who hints at a possible promotion for Nick for months, only t…
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Police Film, Silly Movie, crime film, slapstick
In the fictional town of Spurbury, Vermont, four Vermont state troopers patrol a section of highway and compete for prominence with the local police department. Although they are warned that their station risks being shuttered due to low p…
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Action Comedy, Buddy Cop, Komödie, Martial-Arts, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, martial arts film
LAPD Detective James Carter is in Hong Kong on vacation with his friend, Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee. His vacation is put on hold when a bomb at the US Consulate General kills two undercover US Customs agents. Lee is assigne…
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Crime, Thriller, crime thriller film, thriller film
When the son of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty and …
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Detective Film, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, detective film, drama film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Tony Wendice, a retired English professional tennis player, is married to wealthy socialite Margot, who has been having an affair with Mark Halliday, an American crime-fiction writer. Tony secretly knows about the affair and plots Margot's…
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, drama film, horror film, mystery film
Following a suicide attempt after her terminally ill mother died in a house fire, Anna Ivers is discharged from a psychiatric institution after ten months; she has no memory of the actual fire, though recurring nightmares from that night f…
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Crime, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film
While millionaire airline magnate Tom Mullen and his wife Kate attend a science fair, their son Sean is kidnapped and taken to an apartment by Maris Conner, a caterer working for the Mullens; brothers Clark and Cubby Barnes; and tech exper…
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Thriller, action film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
While traveling from California to Colorado to pick up his childhood friend and crush Venna, Lewis Thomas reluctantly stops in Salt Lake City after he learns his estranged brother Fuller has been arrested. Lewis bails him out and Fuller ta…
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Biographical picture, Crime, biographical film, crime film, drama film
In 1984, Rick Wershe is a struggling single father living in Detroit during the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs. His dissatisfied daughter, Dawn, leaves their home, leaving Rick alone with his son, Ricky. Rick manufacture…
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Forensic, Psychological Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, horror film, thriller film, trial film
Erin Bruner, an ambitious lawyer seeking to become a senior partner in her law firm, takes the case of Father Richard Moore, a Catholic diocesan priest charged with negligent homicide following an attempted exorcism of 19-year-old student …
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Dark Comedy, Thriller, comedy film, crime film, thriller film
Con artist Marla Grayson makes a living by convincing the justice system to grant her guardianship over elders who she pretends cannot take care of themselves. She places them in an assisted living facility, where they are sedated and lose…
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Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mysterie, action film, crime film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, neo-noir, romance film, splatter film, superhero film, thriller film, vigilante film
Eric, an addict with a troubled childhood, struggles with life and nightmares at a rehabilitation center. Shelly, a musician with similar issues, receives a video on her cell phone from her friend Zadie that incriminates Vincent Roeg, a cr…
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Crime Comedy, action film, comedy film, crime film, drama film
In 1994, ex-con and bodybuilder Daniel Lugo is hired by Sun Gym owner John Mese as a manager. Lugo befriends trainer and bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal, who was recently rendered impotent from steroids. He envies the earnings and lifestyle of …
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Dark Comedy, Drama, Film Noir, LGBTQ-related film, Mafia Film, Police Film, Thriller, action film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, gangster film, mystery film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
In 1929, Tom Reagan is the right-hand man for Irish mobster Leo O'Bannon, a political boss who runs an unnamed U.S. city during Prohibition. Leo sets off a mob war when he extends protection to his girlfriend Verna's brother, a bookie name…
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Drama, crime film
College student Cherry falls in love at first sight with his classmate Emily. Their relationship blossoms but Emily decides to leave him and study in Montreal. Cherry is devastated and enlists in the Army as a medic to escape his heartbrea…
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Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mysterie, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, political thriller film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, thriller film
After having a headache following a ride on a roller coaster in Castle Rock, Maine, schoolteacher Johnny Smith politely declines when his girlfriend Sarah asks if he wants to spend the night with her. As he drives home through stormy weath…
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Social Drama, action film, association football film, crime film, drama film
Matt Buckner, an American college student studying journalism, is expelled from Harvard University after cocaine is discovered in his room. Though it belongs to his roommate Jeremy, Matt is afraid to speak up because Jeremy comes from a po…
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