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Biographical picture, action film, biographical film, drama film, thriller film
In 2013, Edward Snowden arranges a clandestine meeting in Hong Kong with documentarian Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald. They discuss releasing the classified information in the former's possession regarding illegal mass survei…
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Crime, Thriller, action film, drama film, erotic thriller, neo-noir, romance film
Professional football player Terry Brogan is released by his team, the Outlaws. Aging, injured and in need of money, he is contacted by an old acquaintance, gambler and nightclub owner Jake Wise. Jake wants Terry to locate his girlfriend, …
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Drama, Komödie, Musical, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, musical film, romance film
Formerly successful record label executive Dan Mulligan lives in New York City, estranged from his wife Miriam and teenage daughter Violet and struggling to keep up with the changing music industry. After being fired in front of his daught…
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Drama, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In 1987, the once idyllic Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, has deteriorated due to drug use and rampant crime throughout the school. The majority of the student body cannot pass basic skills testing, and even the teachers are …
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Psychological Thriller, buddy cop film, drama film, horror film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
In 1998 New York City, forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is bed-bound after an accident that left him quadriplegic. Amelia Donaghy, a newly recruited patrol officer, discovers a mutilated corpse buried at a Civil War-era railroad bed. Rhyme d…
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Crime Comedy, Heist, action film, buddy film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, heist film, thriller film
In the upcoming night of Boston's mayoral election, corrupt incumbent Joseph Miccelli is organizing a celebration at the Wharf, expecting a massive influx of cash bribes. Local mobsters Besegai and Dechico plan to steal the money before it…
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Biographical picture, Romantic Drama, biographical film, drama film, historical film
As Emily Brontë is ill and near death, her older sister Charlotte asks her what inspired her to write her novel Wuthering Heights. Sometime in the past Charlotte, nearly graduated from school, returns home for a visit. Emily tries to talk …
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Coming Of Age, Komödie, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, female buddy film, romantic comedy film, teen film
Lifelong best friends Lena Kaligaris, Tabitha "Tibby" Rollins, Carmen Lowell, and Bridget Vreeland are teens from Bethesda, Maryland who are about to spend their first summer apart — Lena is visiting her grandparents in Santorini, Bridget …
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Classical Western, Romance Film, Western film, buddy film, romance film
Joe Burdette, the spoiled younger brother of wealthy land baron Nathan Burdette, taunts town drunk Dude by tossing money into a spittoon. The sheriff, John T. Chance, stops Dude from reaching into the spittoon, prompting Dude to lash out a…
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Dance Film, Komödie, Musical, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, drama film, musical film, romantic comedy, teen film
In September 1961, two years after the events of the prior film ("Alma Mater" from the original stage musical), Principal McGee and her secretary Blanche react in horror as students arrive at Rydell High to start a new academic year ("Back…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
As elderly Joe Rantz watches his grandson rowing a fiberglass boat, he recalls his glorious rowing days. In 1936, Joe is a poor engineering student at the University of Washington (UW), living in an abandoned car and eating canned food, wi…
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Historie, Thriller, drama film
In 1825, on the eve of the Black War, Irish convict Clare Carroll works as a servant for a Colonial force detachment commanded by Lieutenant Hawkins. The unit is visited by an officer to see if Hawkins is fit for promotion. Clare, nickname…
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Drama, comedy drama, drama film, fantasy film
In old age, having had his sixth heart attack while playing golf, Hardy Greaves contemplates how his late wife used to ask him why he kept playing "a game that seems destined to kill him". Explaining his love for the game, the story begins…
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Drama, LGBTQ-related film, drama film, fantasy film
A man (later identified as the thief), representing The Fool tarot card, lies in the desert with flies covering his face. He is befriended by a footless, handless dwarf representing the Five of Swords, and the pair travel into the city whe…
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Drama, Found Footage, Mysterie, drama film, mystery film, screenlife, thriller film
18-year-old June Allen lives with her single mother, Grace, in Van Nuys, a Los Angeles suburb. Despite being close, June is annoyed at Grace's attempts to micromanage her life. When Grace heads out for a vacation to Cartagena, Colombia wit…
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Biographical picture, Gangster Film, biographical film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
When a man insults Richard Kuklinski's girlfriend during a game of pool, he follows the man to his car and murders him by slashing his throat. Kuklinski marries Deborah in 1964 and the couple have two daughters. Kuklinski presents himself …
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Drama, Film Noir, Heist, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, flashback film, gangster film, heist film, mystery film, thriller film, war drama, war film
Johnny Clay, a career criminal recently released from prison, plans a heist at a thoroughbred racetrack, with an estimated take of two million dollars (equivalent to twenty-four million in 2025). His associate Marvin Unger provides financi…
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Accident, Drama, Thriller, disaster film
During a severe January snowstorm at Chicago's Lincoln International Airport, Trans Global Airlines (TGA) Flight 45's crew misjudge their turn from Runway 29 onto the taxiway. The Boeing 707 gets stuck in the snow, and its tail fouls the r…
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Sport, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film
In Texas in the fall of 1980, college freshman Jake Bradford, an all-state pitcher in high school, moves into an off-campus house with other members of the college baseball team including his roommate Billy, nicknamed "Beuter" for his Deep…
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American football film, Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In September 1955, working-class 17-year-old David Greene receives a scholarship to exclusive prep school St. Matthew's Academy because of his grades and football prowess. Before arriving at school, David gets into a fight with a motorcycl…
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Psychological Thriller, drama film, thriller film
Derek Charles works for a finance company and lives with his wife Sharon and their two-year-old son Kyle. While he is at work, he is friendly to a temp, Lisa Sheridan. Believing Derek was flirting with her, she tries to seduce him.
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Coming Of Age, Drama, drama film, teen film
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rusty James is the younger brother of "The Motorcycle Boy", a legendary figure amongst the gangs in the area who brokered peace between them. The Motorcycle Boy has been missing for two months, leaving the gangs to star…
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Drama, War Film, drama film, historical film, war film
In 2005, Japanese archaeologists find something buried during an exploration of tunnels on Iwo Jima. In 1944 Iwo Jima, Private First Class Saigo, a conscripted baker who misses his family, is digging beach defence trenches with his platoon…
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Drama, comedy drama, drama film
Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis disembarks in San Francisco after a flight from New York City. She takes a taxi to her sister Ginger's apartment, where Ginger is dismayed to learn that Jasmine traveled first class despite claiming to be broke. …
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