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Melodrama, Modern-Day Fantasy, Romance Film, drama film, fantasy film, romance film
While vacationing in Switzerland, pediatrician Chris Nielsen meets artist Annie Collins. They marry and have two children, Ian and Marie. Their idyllic life ends when the children die in a car crash.
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Fantasy, comedy film, drama film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
In 1653 Salem, Massachusetts, Reverend Traske banishes a 16-year-old Winifred Sanderson after she "defied church authority" by refusing to marry John Pritchett. Rather than be away from her sisters, Mary and Sarah, Winifred takes them to a…
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, ghost film, horror film, psychological horror fiction, supernatural fiction
The film takes place in two different times: the present and 11 years earlier. The two plot lines are told in parallel through flashbacks. In 2002, software engineer Alan Russell moves into a new house with his wife Marie, 10-year-old son …
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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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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, Vampirfilm, cyberpunk, dystopian film, fantasy film, post-apocalyptic film, superhero film, thriller film, vampire film
A centuries-long war between humans and vampires devastated the planet's surface and led to a theocracy under "The Church". Despite vampires' vulnerability to sunlight and humans technological advancements, their strength and speed made th…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, adventure film, children's film, drama film, fantasy film
Max is an emotional eight-year-old boy with an active imagination and divorced parents. After his older sister Claire refuses to intervene when her friends crush Max's snow fort with him inside during a snowball fight, Max furiously trashe…
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Animation, Family Comedy, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film
The Croods, a cave family, have survived various natural disasters, due to the overprotective father Grug refusing to let anyone leave the cave except for short periods to gather food. Eep, his teenage daughter, loves her family but freque…
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Cartoon, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, fantasy film, pirate film
Sinbad and his pirate crew attempt to steal the magical Book of Peace, which is en route to Syracuse, Sicily, and hold it for ransom as one last job before retiring to Fiji. Sinbad is surprised to see it is being protected by his childhood…
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Family Drama, Fantasy, children's film, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film, magic realist film
In 1914, a kind-hearted young girl named Sara Crewe lives in India with her widowed father Richard, a wealthy British Army Officer who shares her love for stories of myths and magic. Called in to serve in the Great War, Richard enrolls her…
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Fantasy, Komödie, Sport, comedy film, coming-of-age film, sport film
Henry Rowengartner, an unskilled Little Leaguer who dreams of playing in the Major Leagues, lives with his mother, Mary, who is dating sports agent Jack Bradfield. One day, Henry breaks his arm catching a fly ball. When the doctor removes …
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Fantasy, Horror, horror film, thriller film
In Seattle, Washington, high school senior student Light Turner stumbles upon the Death Note, a mysterious and ancient notebook that can supernaturally kill any person whose name is written in it. He then meets Ryuk—a Japanese death god wh…
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Adventure, Fantasy, Komödie, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction film, steampunk film, time-travel film
Young Kevin is fascinated by history, particularly Ancient Greece, while his parents are obsessed only with modern consumerism and buying the latest household gadgets. One night, Kevin sees an armoured knight on horseback burst out of his …
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Fantasy, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, superhero film
During Christmas 1955, a young Hellboy is told a bedtime story by his adoptive father, Trevor Bruttenholm, set during an ancient war between humans and magical creatures. The goblin blacksmith offers Balor, king of the elves, to build him …
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Monster Film, Romantic Drama, fantasy film, horror film
In 1921, an archaeological expedition led by Sir Joseph Whemple finds the mummy of an ancient Egyptian high priest named Imhotep. An inspection of the mummy by Whemple's friend Dr. Muller reveals that the mummy's viscera were not removed, …
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Komödie, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, spy film
Over a year after the events of the second film, Juni Cortez has retired from the OSS and now works as a private detective. One day, he is contacted by President Devlin, the former head of the OSS, who informs him that his sister, Carmen C…
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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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Animalhorror, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Modern-Day Fantasy, action film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
United Nations negotiator Edward Douglas survives a plane crash in the Java Sea. A passing boat rescues him. Aboard, Dr.
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Horror comedy, comedy film, comedy horror, fantasy film, ghost film, monster film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
Five years after saving New York City from destruction by the shapeshifting god Gozer, the Ghostbusters have been sued for the property damage incurred and barred from investigating the supernatural, forcing them out of business. Ray Stant…
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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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Drama, Fantasy, Historie, cinematic fairy tale, horror film, romance film, speculative fiction film
thumb|upright=1.25|left|The Alcantara river in Sicily, the location for the scenes with the aquatic dragon The Enchanted Doe In the Kingdom of Longtrellis, the King and Queen cannot conceive a child. A necromancer suggests that if the Quee…
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Christmas film, Satire On Media, comedy film, fantasy, fantasy film, ghost film, romantic comedy
On December 23, Frank Cross, the ruthless and cynical president of IBC television, is preoccupied with ensuring the success of his extravagant live broadcast of A Christmas Carol scheduled for Christmas Eve. He launches a violent, fear-mon…
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Erotic Film, Sci-Fi, adventure film, comedy film, erotic film, fantasy film, retrofuturism, science fiction film, space opera
In an unspecified future, space adventurer Barbarella is sent by the Earth's president to retrieve Durand Durand from the Tau Ceti planetary system. Durand is the inventor of a laser-powered weapon, the positronic ray, which Earth's leader…
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Action, Retro Science Fiction, action film, adventure film, comedy film, dieselpunk, family film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, superhero film
In 1938 Los Angeles, California, gangsters from Eddie Valentine's gang steal a prototype rocket pack from aviation magnate Howard Hughes. During their escape from the pursuing police, the getaway driver quickly stops and hides the rocket i…
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Drama, Mysterie, Vampirfilm, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, thriller film, vampire film
In the year 1536, an alchemist in Veracruz develops a mechanism that can give eternal life. In 1937, an old building collapses and the alchemist, who has marble-white skin, is killed when his heart is pierced by the debris. Investigators g…
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