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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, action thriller, science fiction film
Dek is a Yautja runt from the Yautja home planet of Yautja Prime. Seeking approval from his father, clan leader Njohrr, Dek plans to hunt the Kalisk, an apex predator on the "death planet" Genna, feared even by Njohrr. Before Dek can leave…
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Justice Drama, buddy film, crime film, drama film, prison film
In 1947, Portland, Maine, banker Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank State Prison to serve two consecutive life sentences for murdering his wife and her lover. He is befriended by Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, a contraband smuggler serving a li…
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Adventure, Dance Film, Modern-Day Fantasy, Musical, adventure film, cinematic fairy tale, drama film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
thumb|upright=0.8|Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale and Terry as Toto Dorothy Gale lives on a Kansas farm with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Her dog Toto is seized by neighbor Almira Gulch, who has obtained a sheriff's order after being bitten b…
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Coming Of Age, Drama, Melodrama, Psychodrama, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film
After being paroled, self-taught polymath Will Hunting, a rebellious 20-year-old man from South Boston, works as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and spends his free time drinking with his friends Chuckie, Billy…
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Coming Of Age, adventure film, comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In 1985, writer Gordon "Gordie" Lachance reads a newspaper article that attorney Chris Chambers—his childhood best friend—was murdered. In an extended flashback, Gordie recounts his experiences at age 12 on Labor Day weekend in 1959. In Ca…
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Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, black comedy film, drama film, thriller film
In 2006, scholarship student Oliver Quick struggles to fit in at the University of Oxford because of his inexperience with upper-class manners. He befriends Felix Catton, a popular student from a wealthy family who is sympathetic to Oliver…
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Coming Of Age, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In the fall of 1959, Todd Anderson begins his junior year of high school at Welton Academy, an Episcopal all-male preparatory boarding school in Vermont. He is assigned one of Welton's top students, Neil Perry, as his roommate, and meets N…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, comedy horror, horror film, parody film, slasher film, teen film
On Halloween night, Drew Decker receives a threatening phone call while home alone. Chased outside by somebody dressed as Ghostface, she is stripped to her bra and panties before being stabbed in the breast, removing one of her silicone im…
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Christmas film, Political Satire, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy film, tragicomedy
David, the British Prime Minister, reflects that despite global conflict and tragedy, love can often be seen in everyday life, recalling scenes of affection at the arrivals gate of London Heathrow Airport. The film then follows several int…
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Mysterie, Parodie, Teen Horror Film, comedy film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, teen film
In the small town of Woodsboro, California, high school student Casey Becker is home alone when she receives a phone call from an unknown person. Their conversation about horror films turns sadistic when the caller reveals that her boyfrie…
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Psychodrama, Social Drama, drama film
Sara Goldfarb, a widow living alone in a Brighton Beach apartment, watches television. Her son Harry is a heroin addict, along with his friend Tyrone. The two deal heroin in a bid to realize their dreams; Harry and his girlfriend Marion pl…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, drama film, flashback film, psychological thriller, thriller film
The unnamed Narrator works an office job as an automobile recall coordinator. He sees a doctor for his disordered sleep, complaining that he falls asleep unexpectedly and wakes up in unfamiliar places. The doctor suggests he attend a testi…
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Crime, Destiny, Drama, Psychodrama, Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological thriller film
In 1975, Irish-American neighborhood friends Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine, and Dave Boyle are playing street hockey in Charlestown, Boston. After the boys write their names in a patch of wet concrete on the sidewalk, two predators posing as p…
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Drama, Found Footage, Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, found footage film, horror film, mystery film, psychological horror fiction
In October 1994, film students Heather, Mike, and Josh set out to produce a documentary about the mythical Blair Witch. They travel to Burkittsville, Maryland, and interview residents about the myth. Locals tell them of Rustin Parr, a herm…
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Adventure, Fantasy, Sword And Sorcery, adventure film, children's film, fantasy film, speculative fiction film
Orphaned as a baby, Harry Potter is entrusted to his only living relatives, the Dursley family that is not related to the wizarding world, by Professor Albus Dumbledore, Professor Minerva McGonagall, and key keeper Rubeus Hagrid from Hogwa…
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Anti-War Film, Crime, Historie, Melodrama, Romance Film, Romantic Drama, drama film, film noir, flashback film, romance film, war film
In December 1941, American expatriate Rick Blaine owns a nightclub and gambling den in Casablanca, then in French Morocco. "Rick's Café Américain" attracts a varied clientele, including Vichy French and German officials, refugees desperate…
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Coming Out, LGBTQ-related film, Romance Film, Western, drama film, romance film
In Wyoming in 1963, cowboys Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre to herd his sheep through the summer on grazing pastures on Brokeback Mountain. When they meet in camp for supper and breakfast, the two men graduall…
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High Fantasy, Monumental Film, Sword And Sorcery, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, high fantasy
In the Second Age of Middle-earth, the lords of Elves, Dwarves, and Men each receive Rings of Power. Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring, imbuing it with his power to control the other Rings and conquer Middle-ear…
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Drama, Social Drama, comedy drama, drama film, female buddy film, white savior film
In 1963, Aibileen Clark is an African-American domestic worker in Jackson, Mississippi, working for socialite Elizabeth Leefolt. She raises Elizabeth's daughter, two-year-old Mae Mobley, who is emotionally neglected due to postpartum depre…
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Auto Racing, Computeranimation, Komödie, buddy film, comedy film, flashback film
In a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles, the Dinoco 400 race is the last of the Piston Cup season. Heading into the event, retiring seven-time champion Strip "The King" Weathers, the cunning consistent runner-up Chick Hicks, and t…
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Coming Of Age, Destiny, Family Drama, Justice Drama, Marital Tragedy, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Social Drama, drama film
right|thumb|upright|Outline of the various characters in Magnolia and their relationships Los Angeles police officer Jim Kurring investigates a disturbance at a woman's apartment, finding a body in a closet. Dixon, a neighborhood boy, unsu…
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Crime, Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
In 1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma, Darry Curtis is left to raise his younger brothers, Sodapop and Ponyboy, after the deaths of their parents in a car crash eight months earlier. Youth subculture in the city is centered around two gangs — the afflue…
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Adventure, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, family film, pirate film, treasure hunt film
Facing foreclosure of their homes in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon to an expanding country club, a group of boys who call themselves "the Goonies"—Michael "Mikey" Walsh, Richard "Data" Wang, Clark "Mouth" Devereaux, and …
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Romance Film, Social Drama, Sport, action film, boxing film, drama film
To mark the upcoming United States Bicentennial, heavyweight boxing world champion Apollo Creed plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia. However, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent, Mac Lee Green, …
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