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Action Comedy, Buddy Film, Detective Film, buddy cop film, comedy film, mystery film
In 1977 Los Angeles, Holland March is a private eye hired by Mrs. Glenn to find her niece, porn star Misty Mountains, who she claims to have seen after her death. March's investigation leads him to Amelia Kuttner.
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Secret Agent, Thriller, detective film, drama film, mystery film, spy film, thriller film
In November 1973, "Control", head of British intelligence ("The Circus"), sends field agent Jim Prideaux to Budapest to meet a Hungarian general and potential defector, who has offered to identify a mole installed by Soviet spymaster Karla…
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Crime, Crime Comedy, Komödie, comedy thriller, crime film, mystery film, parody film
In 1954, six strangers are invited to a secluded New England mansion. They are greeted by the butler Wadsworth and the maid Yvette. Each is assigned a pseudonym to maintain confidentiality: "Colonel Mustard", "Mrs.
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, detective film, thriller film
In Chicago, vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble is arrested for the murder of his wife, Helen. Despite his claims that he caught a man with a prosthetic arm in the act, Helen's misinterpreted 911 call and substantial life insurance policy …
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Detective Film, crime film, detective film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, police film, thriller film
In 1947, Hercule Poirot lives in retirement in post-war Venice, employing ex-police officer Vitale as a bodyguard. On Halloween, mystery writer Ariadne Oliver convinces Poirot to attend a séance at the palazzo of opera singer Rowena and ex…
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Crime, Psychological Thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Will Graham, a former FBI criminal profiler, retired following a mental breakdown after being attacked by serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, whom he captured. His former FBI superior Jack Crawford visits him at his Florida home to seek he…
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Fantasy, Mysterie, Super Hero, detective film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, science fiction film, superhero film, thriller film
In 1961 Philadelphia, baby Elijah Price is born with both arms and legs broken, caused by Type I osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare disease that renders his bones extremely fragile and prone to fracture. In the present day, unhappily married …
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Mysterie, Thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, detective film, drama film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
thumb|James Stewart and Grace Kelly In the mid-1950s, photojournalist L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies, recuperating from assignment-related injuries, in a cast from his groin to his foot, is wheelchair-bound in his Greenwich Village apartment.
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Crime, detective film, mystery film, thriller film
Enola Holmes opens her own detective agency, but is not taken seriously unlike her famous detective brother Sherlock Holmes. A factory girl named Bessie asks Enola to help find her missing sister Sarah Chapman. Bessie takes Enola to the ma…
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Detective Film, crime film, detective film, drama film, mystery film
In 1934, famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solves a theft at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Intending to return to London, his friend Bouc arranges accommodations for Poirot aboard the Simplon-route train, the Orient E…
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Action, Adventure, Computeranimation, action film, adventure film, comedy film, detective film, family film, fantasy film, mystery film, pirate film, treasure hunt film
In 1940s Brussels, young journalist Tintin browses an outdoor market with his pet dog Snowy, and purchases a model of a ship known as the Unicorn. He is then accosted by an Interpol officer named Barnaby and a ship collector named Ivan Iva…
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Crime, Criminal Comedy Film, Dance Film, Musical, comedy drama, comedy film, detective film, drama film, musical film, prison film
In 1924, vaudeville star Velma Kelly performs ("Overture/All That Jazz") at The Onyx, a Chicago nightclub; the spotlight highlights the empty place where Velma's sister is missing awkwardly from the double act. Seeking stardom, housewife R…
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Action, Adventure, Detective Film, Drama, Mysterie, action film, adventure film, buddy cop film, crime thriller film, mystery film
In 1890 London, private detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. John Watson prevent the ritualistic murder of a woman by Lord Henry Blackwood, a noble who has killed five women previously and claims to have supernatural powers. Inspe…
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Caper-Movie, Criminal Comedy Film, Komödie, action film, comedy film, detective film, heist film, mystery film
Terry Benedict locates all eleven members of Danny Ocean's crew, demanding they return the $160 million they stole from his casinos plus $38 million in interest. He gives them a two-week deadline to return the money, under the threat that …
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Horror, Sci-Fi, detective film, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, science fiction film, thriller film
In 2028, Earth is suffering from a global energy crisis. As a result, worldwide agencies prepare to test the Shepard particle accelerator aboard the Cloverfield space station, which would provide Earth with infinite energy. The crew consis…
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Daffy Comedy, Gross Out Film, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
A singing narrator, Jonathan, introduces a high school student in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Ted Stroehmann, who admires fellow student Mary Jensen from a distance. After Ted stands up to bullies in 1985 to protect her developmentally disab…
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Horror, Monster Film, Occult Horror, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, thriller film
John Trent is delivered by ambulance to an insane asylum, violently agitated and restrained. He is confined to a padded room, where he experiences disturbing hallucinations. He begins telling his story to a doctor.
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Crime Comedy, Heist, comedy film, detective film, drama film, heist film, melodrama, mystery film
thumb|San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk (1908), the Claude Monet painting stolen in the film thumb|A close copy of Poker Sympathy from Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's Dogs Playing Poker series is used as a plot point in the film. Thieves infiltrat…
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Crime, Komödie, Road Movie, Romance Film, Thriller, black comedy film, comedy film, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, romance film, thriller film
In Cape Fear, North Carolina, lovers Lula Fortune and Sailor Ripley are separated after he is jailed for killing a man who attacked him with a knife; the assailant, Bobby Ray Lemon, was hired by Lula's mother, Marietta. Upon Sailor's relea…
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American football film, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, action film, comedy film
Ace Ventura, an eccentric private investigator in Miami, specializes in rescuing animals and is frequently mocked by the Miami Police Department. After the Miami Dolphins' mascot, a bottlenose dolphin named Snowflake, is stolen from the te…
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Fantasy, Komödie, Romance Film, fantasy film, magic realist film, romantic comedy film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In 2010, disillusioned screenwriter Gil Pender and his fiancée, Inez, vacation in Paris with Inez's wealthy parents. Gil, struggling to finish his debut novel about a man who works in a nostalgia shop, finds himself drawn to the artistic h…
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Conspiracy Thriller, Drama, Police Film, Political Thriller, crime film, drama film
In 1964, three civil rights workers – two Jewish and one black – went missing while they were in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi (the actual events took place in Neshoba County), organizing a voter registry for African Americans. The …
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Action, Detective Film, Justice Drama, Mafia Film, Thriller, action film, action thriller, buddy cop film, chase film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, detective film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, police procedural film, suspense film, thriller film
In Marseille, a man is shadowing Alain Charnier, who runs a heroin-smuggling syndicate. Charnier's hitman, Pierre Nicoli, murders the man. Charnier plans to smuggle million (equivalent to $million in ) worth of 89% pure heroin into the Uni…
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Action, Action Comedy, Buddy Film, Detective Film, Komödie, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film
Axel Foley is a plainclothes Detroit police detective whose latest unauthorized sting operation goes sour when two uniformed officers intervene, resulting in a high-speed chase through the city that causes widespread damage. Axel's superio…
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