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Destiny, Political Satire, Romantic Comedy, drama film, tragicomedy
Viktor Navorski, a traveler from Krakozhia, arrives at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and learns that a coup d'état has occurred in his country while he was in the air. The United States does not recognize Krakozhia'…
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Adventure, Drama, Fairy-Tale Film, Sci-Fi, children's film, drama film, family film, science fiction film
A race of diminutive aliens visits Earth at night to gather plant specimens in a California forest. One of them separates from the group before U.S. government agents arrive.
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Drama, biographical film, drama film, trial film
In intercut frame stories, two ongoing depositions play out: in one, Mark Zuckerberg is being sued by his former friend Eduardo Saverin, and in the other, he is sued by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. On October 28, 2003, 19-year-old Z…
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High School Comedy Film, LGBTQ-related film, comedy film, romantic comedy film, teen film
After being homeschooled her entire life and having spent the last twelve years in Africa, 16-year-old Cady Heron begins her first day at North Shore High School. She has trouble making friends and is put down by the teachers on her first …
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Destiny, comedy drama, drama film, female buddy film
Annelle Dupuy, a shy beauty school graduate, moves to Chinquapin Parish in northwestern Louisiana, where Truvy Jones hires her to work in her home-based beauty salon. Meanwhile, M'Lynn Eatenton and her daughter, Shelby, prepare for Shelby'…
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Computeranimation, Komödie, buddy film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, flashback film
Remy, a young anthropomorphic rat with heightened senses of taste and smell, dreams of becoming a chef like his human idol, the late Auguste Gusteau. Conversely, the rest of his colony, including his older brother Émile and their father, D…
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Super Hero, action film, drama film, science fiction film, superhero film, thriller film
Peter Parker plans to propose to Mary Jane Watson, who has made her Broadway debut. While he is on a date with her in Central Park, an extraterrestrial symbiote oozes out of a fallen meteorite and attaches to his moped. Harry Osborn, knowi…
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Biographical picture, Drama, drama film
In early 1950, Freddie Quell is a sex-obsessed alcoholic Navy veteran struggling to adjust to post-war society in the wake of World War II. Prone to violent and erratic behavior, he is fired from his job as a department store photographer …
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High Fantasy, Monumental Film, Sword And Sorcery, adventure film, fantasy film
The hobbit Déagol discovers the One Ring in a river while fishing with his cousin Sméagol. The Ring immediately ensnares Sméagol's mind, and he kills his cousin for it. Corrupted physically and mentally, he retreats into caves below the Mi…
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Christmas film, Romantic Comedy, comedy film, romantic comedy
In 1977, Harry Burns and Sally Albright graduate from the University of Chicago. Harry is dating Sally's friend Amanda Reese, leading to Harry and Sally ride-sharing to New York City. Sally is attending journalism school there and Harry ha…
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Teen Horror Film, horror film, slasher film, thriller film
On July 4, 1996, in Southport, North Carolina, Julie James and her friends Ray Bronson, Helen Shivers, and Barry Cox drive to the beach while celebrating Helen's victory at the beauty pageant. On the way back, Barry's drunken antics cause …
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Komödie, buddy film, comedy film, fantasy film, flashback film
Woody and Buzz Lightyear have become co-leaders of Andy's toys. Andy plans to take Woody to Cowboy Camp, but accidentally rips his arm during a brief playtime. Andy's mother places Woody on a shelf, causing Woody to begin fearing that Andy…
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Coming Of Age, Dark Comedy, Social Drama, Tragic Comedy Film, buddy film, crime film, drama film, independent film, magic realist film
Mark Renton, a 26-year-old unemployed heroin addict living with his parents in Leith, regularly takes drugs with his friends: treacherous, womanising James Bond fanatic Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson, and docile and bumbling Daniel "Spud" Mur…
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Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, romance film, romantic comedy film
One night while leaving a business party in the Hollywood Hills, corporate raider Edward Lewis takes his lawyer Philip's Lotus Esprit and finds himself in the red-light district on Hollywood Boulevard, where he meets street walker Vivian W…
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Western, Western film, biographical film, drama film
In 1879, members of a red sash-wearing outlaw gang called the Cowboys, led by "Curly Bill" Brocius, ride into a Mexican town and interrupt a local police officer's wedding. They massacre the assembled policemen in retribution for killing t…
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Dance Film, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, drama film, horror film, magic realist film, psychological horror fiction, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Nina Sayers, a young dancer with the New York City Ballet, lives with her overprotective mother, Erica, a former ballerina. The company is opening the season with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. After forcing the current , Beth, into retirement, …
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Anti-War Film, Biographical picture, LGBTQ-related film, Thriller, War Film, biographical film, drama film, historical film, war film
In 1928, Alan Turing, constantly bullied at boarding school, befriends Christopher Morcom, who sparks his interest in cryptography. Turing develops romantic feelings, but Christopher dies of bovine tuberculosis before he can confess. When …
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Dance Film, Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy, teen film
During the summer of 1958, greaser Danny Zuko and straitlaced Australian girl Sandy Olsson fall in love at the beach. As Sandy prepares to return home, she worries that she will never see Danny again, but he comforts her by saying that the…
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Teen Horror Film, Thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, slasher film, teen film, teen horror film, thriller film
On October 31, 1963, in the suburban Illinois town of Haddonfield, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally stabs his teenage sister Judith to death with a chef's knife. On October 30, 1978, psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis and nurse Marion Chamb…
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Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, Satire, black comedy film, comedy film, fantasy film, horror film
In 1978, aging and fading actress Madeline Ashton performs in a poorly received Broadway musical. She invites long-time friend and rival, meek aspiring writer Helen Sharp, backstage along with Helen's fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menvill…
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Family Drama, Forensic, Romance Film, biographical film, drama film
In 1993, Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother of three living in Los Angeles, California. After being injured in a car crash with a doctor, she files a lawsuit. Her lawyer, Ed Masry, expects to win, but Erin's explosive courtroom…
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Mafia Film, Political Drama, Western film, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, documentary film, drama film, epic film, flashback film, gangster film, historical drama film, historical film, period drama film, thriller film
In the 1930s, three thugs search for a man named "Noodles". Noodles is drugging himself in an opium den with a newspaper next to him featuring the deaths of bootleggers Patrick Goldberg, Philip Stein and Maximilian Bercovicz. He recalls th…
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Cartoon, Dramedy, Sci-Fi, buddy film, comedy drama, comedy film, science fiction film
On the planet Turo, the United Galactic Federation convicts Dr. Jumba Jookiba of illegal genetic experimentation; he has created Experiment 626, an aggressive, near-indestructible creature with advanced learning capabilities. Captain Gantu…
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Dark Comedy, Heist, Thriller, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy drama, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, flashback film, gangster film, heist film, independent film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
Eight men planning to rob a jewelry store for a diamond shipment eat breakfast at a diner. To pull off the heist, boss Joe Cabot assembles six experienced robbers who are strangers to each other. Joe and his son, "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot, ha…
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