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Drama, Satire, Vampirfilm, drama film, horror film, vampire film
In 1921, German director F. W. Murnau is shooting Nosferatu, an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
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Drama, Romance Film, drama film
The Joy Luck Club was formed by four women in San Francisco: Lindo Jong, Ying-Ying St. Clair, An-Mei Hsu, and Suyuan Woo. The members have mainly played mahjong and told each other stories over the years.
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Drama, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
Set mainly in 1913, the film is about Francis Ouimet, the first amateur to win the U.S. Open. Amateur golf in that era was a sport only for the wealthy, and Francis came from an Irish and French-Canadian immigrant family that was part of t…
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Adventure, Drama, action film, drama film, romance film
After their flight is canceled due to stormy weather, neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Bass (Idris Elba) and photojournalist Alex Martin (Kate Winslet) hire private pilot Walter (Beau Bridges) to get them from Idaho to Denver for connecting flights to…
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Horror, Melodrama, drama film, horror film, monster film, silent film
The following synopsis is based on the general release version of 1925, which has additional scenes and sequences in different order than the existing reissue print. In the 1890s, at the Paris Opera House, Comte Philippe de Chagny and his …
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Drama, Komödie, comedy drama
Slacker follows a single day in the life of an ensemble of mostly under-30 bohemians and misfits in Austin, Texas. The film follows various eccentric and misfit characters and scenes, never staying with one character or conversation for mo…
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Dark Comedy, Mysterie, comedy film, comedy horror, drama film, fantasy film, horror film
Ignatius "Ig" Perrish is the prime suspect when his girlfriend, Merrin Williams, is raped and murdered. Despite his declarations of innocence, he is shunned by the community. He visits his parents and brother, Terry, to hide from the press.
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, family film
The film's plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana (Pai for short). In her village, the leader is traditionally a first-born son, a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea, the Whale Rider who rode on top of a whale from Hawaiki. Pai is o…
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Christmas film, Drama, Fantasy, drama film
On Christmas Eve in Victorian-era London, greedy commodities trader and finance company owner Ebenezer Scrooge does not tolerate the revelry of Christmas, much less comprehend its meaning. He declines his nephew Fred Hollywell's invitation…
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Christian film, Dramedy, Historical drama, drama film
In 1968, the stern yet respected Southern California pastor Chuck Smith realizes his church, Calvary Chapel, is slowly dying and he is unable to connect with the younger, live-free hippie generation of teens and young adults. His daughter,…
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Drama, Teen Comedy Film, romantic comedy
Alvin Johnson is an extremely intelligent nerd who is skilled in designing car engines. He has also taken up a job as a pool cleaner, to raise money to buy a camshaft, a part needed to build an engine for a scholarship project that will en…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, military science fiction, science fiction film
In the late 21st century, an interstellar war breaks out between the human Bilateral Terran Alliance (BTA) and the bipedal reptilian Dracs. During a space battle in 2092, human fighter pilot Willis E. Davidge and Drac pilot Jeriba Shigan e…
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Romance Film, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film
thumb|Original release trailer of the film Splendor in the Grass (1961) In 1928 Kansas, teenagers Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis and her boyfriend, Bud Stamper, want a more physically intimate relationship, but heed the advice of their parents…
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Thriller, drama film, horror film, science fiction film
Courtney is a medical student who is obsessed with the afterlife. She invites her classmates, Jamie and Sophia, to join her in an experiment, in an unused hospital room: using defibrillation to stop her heart for sixty seconds while record…
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Biographical picture, Crime, biographical film, drama film
Bernard Madoff founded his company on Wall Street in the early 1960s, which, over time, turned into one of the largest investment funds. Madoff had enjoyed a reputation as a successful and influential financier, broker, financial consultan…
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Erotic Film, Family Drama, Psychodrama, drama film, erotic film, romance film
Dr. Stephen Fleming, a physician who has entered politics and became a minister, lives in London with wife Ingrid and daughter Sally. Their adult son, Martyn, a young journalist, lives elsewhere in London.
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drama film, found footage film, independent film
Andre Kriegman (born July 17, 1982) and Calvin "Cal" Gabriel (born February 5, 1983) are two friends living in New Stratford, Connecticut, USA. The two begin filming on June 23, 2000, announcing their intention to commit a school shooting …
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Historie, Secret Agent, drama film
In 1960, Oleg Penkovsky, a high-ranking Soviet official and GRU intelligence officer, with access to top secret nuclear information, is disillusioned with the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev in the light of the growing threat of a nuclear …
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Accident, Drama, action film, disaster film
Frank Towns is the pilot of a cargo plane flying from Jaghbub to Benghazi in Libya; Lew Moran is the navigator. Passengers include Capt. Harris and Sgt.
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Action, action film, drama film, horror film
In the fictional town of Tenderville, Oregon, 23-year-old Bill Williamson is living with his parents and working as a low-paid mechanic. He feels bombarded by the problems of the world, by ubiquitous TV sets and radios, and by the outspoke…
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Biographical picture, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, drama film, romance film
In 1977, 18-year-old Scott Thorson, who works as an animal trainer for films, meets Bob Black, a Hollywood producer, in a gay bar in Los Angeles. At Black's urging, he leaves his adopted home in search of better-paying work. Black introduc…
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Romantic Comedy, drama film, romantic comedy
In 1980, 7-year-old Ben Wrightman had just moved to Boston with his mother after his parents' divorce. His uncle Carl took him to a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park to cheer him up. From that day on, he was a die-hard Red Sox fan for lif…
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Political Satire, Secret Agent, drama film, thriller film
Andy Osnard is an MI6 agent reassigned to Panama after having an affair in Madrid with the foreign minister's mistress. His superior warns him of the corruption present in Panama, but Osnard views that as an opportunity. Consulting a list …
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Drama, Horror, horror film, thriller film
Ambar, an undocumented immigrant, moves from Mexico to Cleveland, Ohio, after her mother dies. She supports herself with an under the table job and her savings. In search of a place to stay, she finds a dilapidated boarding house run by Re…
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