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Action, action film, drama film, thriller film, war film
In 2012, following the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi is named one of the most dangerous places in the world. While several countries have pulled their embassies out of Libya in fear of an attack by militants, the U.S…
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Action, Natural Disaster, action film, disaster film, drama film
On an Oklahoma farm in 1969, young Jo Thornton, her parents, and their dog Toby take shelter from an F5 tornado that destroys their farm and kills Jo's father. 27 years later, Jo is a tornado-obsessed meteorologist leading a team of storm …
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Thriller, Time Travel, drama film, dystopian film, intersex film, science fiction film, thriller film, time-travel film
In 1975, a time-traveling agent, whose face is not seen, suffers severe burns while trying and failing to disarm a bomb in a public building's basement. An unseen person helps him activate his time-travel device, called a "field kit", allo…
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Drama, Psychological Thriller, drama film, thriller film
In 1957, the Dollanganger children — 14-year-old Chris, 12-year-old Cathy, and 5-year-old twins Carrie and Cory — live happily with their parents, Christopher and Corrine, in Pennsylvania. When Christopher dies in a car crash, the family i…
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Action, Criminal Comedy Film, Romantic Drama, action film, romantic comedy film, screwball comedy film
John Smith, a construction executive, and his wife Jane, an IT recruiter, are at marriage counseling. They have been married for about five or six years, and their marriage is suffering from a lack of communication and acts of quiet aggres…
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Super Hero, Sword And Sorcery, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, sword and sorcery film, sword-and-sandal film
A Cimmerian blacksmith forges a sword and shows it to his young son, Conan, as he tells him of the "Riddle of Steel", an aphorism on the importance of steel to their people. A band of raiders led by cult leader Thulsa Doom then massacres t…
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Justice Drama, Mafia Film, Marital Tragedy, Political Drama, Psychodrama, Thriller, crime film, legal thriller, thriller film, trial film
Mitch McDeere, a top Harvard Law School graduate, accepts a lucrative offer from boutique law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke in Memphis, Tennessee. After he and wife Abby relocate there, he prepares for the Tennessee bar exam. Senior partne…
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LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy film
Vicky and Cristina visit Barcelona for the summer, staying with Vicky's distant relative Judy and her husband Mark. While the two are great friends, Vicky is practical and traditional in her approach to love and commitment and is engaged t…
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Drama, drama film
Inspired by real events, the story, set in Norway, confronts the contradictions of a society that advocates tolerance and openness to others, but which can brutally exclude those who deviate from the path laid out for them. The Gheorghiu f…
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Mysterie, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, horror film, superhero film
The demon Mephisto sends his bounty hunter, the Ghost Rider, to retrieve the contract of San Venganza for control of a thousand dark souls. Seeing that the agreement would give Mephistopheles the power to bring hell to Earth, the Rider ref…
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Dramedy, Historie, Romantic Drama, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy film
In 1593 London, William Shakespeare is a sometime player in the Lord Chamberlain's Men actor company and playwright for The Rose theatre owner Philip Henslowe. Suffering from writer's block with a new comedy, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's …
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film
An elderly Norman Maclean is preparing a fishing lure in a river, narrating how his father suggested that he write the story of his family. The film then flashes back to the early 1900s. The Maclean brothers, Norman and Paul, grow up in Mi…
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Crime, Drama, biographical film, drama film
Molly Bloom is a world-class mogul skier, trained from a young age by her overbearing father, until a career-ending injury during a qualifying event for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Postponing her law school plans, she moves to Los Angeles wh…
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Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
In February 1943, a contingent of British prisoners of war, led by Colonel Nicholson, arrive at a Japanese prison camp in Thailand. United States Navy Commander Shears describes the horrific conditions to Nicholson, who forbids any escape …
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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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Romance Film, contemporary Western film, drama film, romance film
Professional bull rider Luke Collins meets Sophia Danko, an art student at Wake Forest University, after she attends a PBR event. On the way home from their first date, they spot a car crash in the woods and help rescue an elderly man from…
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Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mysterie, Treasure Hunting, action film, adventure film, heist film, thriller film, treasure hunt film
In 1974, a child named Benjamin Franklin Gates is told by his grandfather about a fabled treasure hidden in America. The treasure, passed down from ancient times to the Knights Templar, Founding Fathers, and Freemasons, has long been the o…
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Drama, Psychological Thriller, drama film, horror film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
In 1939, Stan Carlisle hides the corpse of his deceased father under the floorboards of a run-down house before setting the house ablaze. That evening, he walks into a traveling carnival and watches a geek show in which a deranged man eats…
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Drama, Film Noir, Romance Film, Satire, drama film, film noir, flashback film
At a mansion on Sunset Boulevard, police officers and photographers discover the body of Joe Gillis floating face down in the swimming pool. In a flashback, Joe relates the events leading to his death. Six months earlier, Joe, a down-on-hi…
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Animation, Cartoon, Family Drama, Family Saga, Komödie, action film, adventure film, comedy film
After finishing a concert at Lake Springfield, Green Day tries to engage the audience in a discussion about the environment, but they refuse to listen and throw garbage at the band. The pollution in the lake erodes the band's barge, causin…
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Family Drama, Road Movie, drama film
Travis Henderson is wandering through the West Texas desert holding an empty gallon water jug. He wanders into a convenience store, opens a freezer, starts eating ice, and faints. A doctor examines Travis and believes that he is mute.
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, martial arts film, thriller film
Patrick Walker is a homicide detective, estranged from his family and on the payroll of Lawrence Beaumont, a real estate tycoon, mayoral candidate, and father of Charlie. Charlie is part of a gang of thieves, alongside his girlfriend Mia, …
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Drama, drama film, science fiction film
Professor John Oldman is packing his belongings into his truck, preparing to move to a new home. His colleagues show up to give him an impromptu farewell party: Harry, a biologist; Edith, an art history professor and devout Christian; Dan,…
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