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Action, action film, contemporary Western film, crime film, thriller film
El Mariachi is recruited by CIA officer Sheldon Jeffrey Sands to kill General Emiliano Marquez, a corrupt Mexican Army officer who has been hired by Mexican drug lord Armando Barillo to assassinate the President of Mexico and overthrow the…
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Action, Drama, Thriller, action film, drama film, horror film, science fiction film, superhero film
Dr. Peyton Westlake is a scientist developing a prototype for a new "synthetic skin" to help burn victims, but he cannot overcome a flaw that causes the skin to disintegrate after 99 minutes. His girlfriend Julie Hastings discovers an incr…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, crime film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction film
In the near future, humans are augmented with cybernetic improvements such as superhuman strength. Megacorporation Hanka Robotics establishes a secret project to manufacture an artificial body, or "shell", that can integrate a human brain …
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crime film
Irene is a terminally ill widow who lives with her 17-year-old son Joe in the San Gabriel Valley of southern California. Since being diagnosed with schizophrenia, Joe has been seeing a therapist and taking medication. Irene hides the fact …
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Adventure, Cartoon, adventure film, comedy drama, crime film, fantasy film
In the Outback, a young boy named Cody rescues and befriends Marahute, a rare golden eagle, who shows him her nest and eggs and gives him one of her feathers. Cody later rescues a mouse who is being used as bait in an animal trap set by Pe…
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Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Political Satire, Splatstick, prison film, screwball comedy film
Frank Drebin has retired from Police Squad and lives a seemingly happy life with his wife, Jane Spencer Drebin. In reality, Frank is unfulfilled as a househusband and attends marriage counseling with Jane. Six months after Frank's retireme…
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Adventure, Drama, adventure film, biographical film, crime film, drama film
Henri "Papillon" Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is framed for murder. Though he has an alibi from his lover, Nenette, Papillon is convicted and condemned to the notorious Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana…
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Action, Western, Western film, action film, buddy film, comedy film, drama film
In Lincoln County, New Mexico, English cattleman John Tunstall hires a wayward young gunman named William “Billy the Kid” Bonney to join the "Regulators" who lived and worked on his ranch: Doc Scurlock, Jose Chavez y Chavez, Dick Brewer, "…
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LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, drama film, erotic thriller, thriller film
New York City software designer Allison "Allie" Jones is engaged to Sam Rawson. Sam's ex-wife calls, and when it is revealed that he slept with her recently, Allie throws him out, breaking off their engagement. Her neighbor, aspiring actor…
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Crime, Thriller, crime film, psychological thriller
After Washington, D.C. detective, forensic psychologist and author Dr. Alex Cross loses control of a sting operation resulting in his partner Tracie Fisher's death, he retires from the police force.
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Biographical picture, Gangster Film, Romance Film, biographical film, crime film, drama film, hood film, prison film
The film spans 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles. The story opens with the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 and depicts a young Latino couple, Esperanza and Pedro Santana, being racially targeted by sailors. Pedro is beaten alongside oth…
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Marital Tragedy, Psychological Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, horror film, independent film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
Texas bartender Ray and housewife Abby drive through a downpour at night, discussing Abby's bad marriage to Ray's boss, Julian Marty. They have sex at a motel. Loren Visser, a private detective, takes photos of the tryst and delivers them …
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Drama, Romance Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, erotic film, mystery film
Julian Kay is a high-end male escort in Los Angeles whose clientele consists primarily of upper-class, older women. His profession supports—and requires—an expensive taste in material possessions, affording him tailored clothing, a luxurio…
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Psychological Thriller, Thriller, crime film, drama film, mystery film, trial film
Rožat "Rusty" Sabich is the right-hand man of Kindle County prosecutor Raymond Horgan and is known as an effective and ruthless prosecutor. In his most recent case, Rusty oversees the prosecution of a mother who tortured her son by placing…
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Drama, biographical film, crime film, drama film
On May 9, 2017, Reality Winner watches Fox News coverage on the firing of James Comey by President Donald Trump on the TV at her office. Twenty-five days later, on June 3, Winner returns home from grocery shopping, where she is confronted …
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Horror comedy, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, fantasy film, ghost film, horror film, mystery film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, thriller film
In 1964, in the town of Fairwater, Johnny Bartlett is executed for murdering 12 people at Fairwater sanatorium, driven by his desire to become the most prolific serial killer. His teenage lover, Patricia Ann Bradley, is sentenced to prison…
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Detective Film, Film Noir, Mysterie, crime film, drama film, film noir
Philip Marlowe, a private detective in Los Angeles, is summoned to the mansion of General Sternwood, who wants to resolve a series of debts his daughter Carmen owes to bookseller Arthur Geiger. As Marlowe leaves, Sternwood's older daughter…
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Komödie, Silly Movie, Splatstick, buddy cop film, comedy film, heist film, mystery film
At a football match between France and China, the French coach Yves Gluant arrives wearing the priceless Pink Panther diamond ring and embraces his girlfriend, pop star Xania. After France wins in sudden death, Gluant is killed by a poison…
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Action, Dark Comedy, Detective Film, Drama, Gangster Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In 1998, called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard outside a restaurant, NYPD Detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr., the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon, after noticing blood on him. Wade claims self-defense. …
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Action, Fantasy, action film, crime film, fantasy film
Humans coexist with other sentient species, notably orcs and elves. Magic is real, but it is illegal to practice. Magic wands exist, but only a few individuals called "Brights" can wield them without dying.
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Conspiracy Thriller, Forensic, Political Thriller, action thriller, crime film, drama film, political thriller film
Assassin Khamel kills two Supreme Court justices, Jensen and Rosenberg. Tulane University law student Darby Shaw writes a legal brief detailing a motive for the murders. Her law professor and lover Thomas Callahan, a former clerk of Rosenb…
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Psychodrama, Romance Film, Satire On Media, comedy film, drama film
Prologue 1st Day Sequence: A helicopter transports a statue of Christ over an ancient Roman aqueduct outside Rome while a second, Marcello Rubini's news helicopter, follows it into the city. The news helicopter is momentarily sidetracked b…
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Action, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist, action comedy film, crime comedy film, heist film
While driving through the Alps, thief Roger Beckerman is murdered by the local Mafia and his body disposed of in the river below. In the United Kingdom, his friend and fellow thief, Charlie Croker, is released from prison. After reuniting …
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Action, Crime, Criminal Comedy Film, Dark Comedy, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film
L.A.–based Englishman Chev Chelios works as a hitman under Don "Carlito" Carlos's crime empire. Chelios is contracted by Carlito to kill Don Kim, a mafia boss, because members of the Triads have been encroaching on Carlito's business. Chel…
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