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Thriller, adventure film, drama film, thriller film
In 1247 England, a young woman tracks down the legendary outlaw Robin Hood. Living alone in the wilderness and troubled by his murderous past, the aged Robin dismisses the tales that have made him a folk hero. The young Wainwright tries to…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Fairy-Tale Film, Parodie, Romantic Comedy, adventure film, buddy film, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy comedy, fantasy film
Shrek is an asocial ogre who loves the solitude of his swamp and enjoys fending off mobs and intruders. One day, his life is interrupted after he inadvertently saves a talkative Donkey from some soldiers, prompting Donkey to forcibly stay …
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Drama, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, crime comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, gangster film, hood film, neo-noir, thriller film
Jake Hoyt, a young, ambitious LAPD officer, is assigned to work with Detective Alonzo Harris, a highly decorated narcotics officer for a one-day evaluation to determine if Jake will be invited to join his narcotics squad. Alonzo immediatel…
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Biographical picture, Drama, Gangster Film, action film, biographical film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, gangster film, historical drama film, historical film, hood film, neo-noir, period drama film, suspense film, thriller film, war film
In 1968, Frank Lucas is the right-hand man of Harlem mob boss Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. When Johnson dies of a heart attack, Frank enters the heroin trade, buying directly from producers in Thailand and smuggling it into the U.S. through …
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Action, Thriller, action film, drama film, hood film, thriller film
Cyrus, charismatic leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, requests that 100 of the city's gangs each send nine unarmed delegates to Van Cortlandt Park for a midnight summit. The Warriors, a gang from Coney I…
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Coming Of Age, Crime, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, hood film, romance film, teen film
In 1984, 10-year-old Jason "Tre" Styles III lives with his single mother, Reva Devereaux, in South Central Los Angeles. After Tre gets into an altercation at school, his teacher informs Reva that although intelligent, he lacks maturity and…
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Crime, Komödie, Political Drama, Social Drama, comedy film, drama film, hood film, independent film
Twenty-five-year-old Mookie lives in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, with his sister Jade. He has a toddler son named Hector with his Latina girlfriend Tina, and works as a delivery man at a pizzeria owned by Italian-American Salvatore "Sal"…
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Musical, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, hood film, musical film
In 1995, aspiring rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. performs under the stage name "B-Rabbit". A blue-collar worker, Jimmy has moved to the run-down Detroit trailer home of his alcoholic mother, Stephanie, after breaking up with his previous girlfrien…
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Drama, Social Drama, Sport, biographical film, coming-of-age film, drama film, hood film, sport film, teen film
In Richmond, California, Ken Carter becomes the coach of Richmond High School's basketball team, the Oilers, for which he once played. The team is initially undisciplined and disrespectful. Carter implements strict contracts requiring the …
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Historie, Swashbuckler, action film, adventure film, drama film, epic film, medieval film, swashbuckler film
In AD 1199, Robin Longstride serves as a common archer in the army of King Richard the Lionheart. A veteran of Richard's crusade, he now takes part in the siege of Chalus Castle. Disillusioned, war-weary, and facing charges of misconduct a…
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Sitcom, Tragic Comedy Film, buddy film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, hood film
Craig Jones, a recently fired and unemployed slacker living in South Central Los Angeles, spends Friday with his best friend Smokey, a small-time drug peddler. The pair smoke a brokered consignment of marijuana, which Smokey was tasked to …
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Action, Adventure, Romantic Drama, action film, adventure film, drama film, medieval film, romance film, swashbuckler film, vigilante film
In 1194, English nobleman Robin of Locksley has spent years in an Ayyubid prison in Jerusalem, having followed King Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade. Robin and his comrade Peter Dubois escape, saving the life of a Moor named Azee…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, crime film, drama film, hood film, musical film
In 1986, Compton, California, Eazy-E narrowly evades a police raid at a crack house. The following day, Dr. Dre is struggling with what he wants to do in life and is confronted by his mother for missing a job interview.
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Action, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, hood film, mystery film, thriller film, vigilante film
An older woman, Evelyn Mercer, is murdered at a convenience store in Highland Park, Michigan when a robbery occurs that results in the death of the store clerk and her, the sole witness. The incident brings her four adopted sons back home …
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Police Film, Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, found footage film, hood film
Los Angeles Police Department officers Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala are close friends and partners in the LAPD's Newton Division, assigned to patrol a high crime area of South Central Los Angeles. Taylor, a United States Marine Corps veter…
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Buddy Cop, Buddy Film, Komödie, Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film, heist film, hood film, thriller film
Lifelong friends Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are devoted Miami Police narcotics detectives investigating $100 million of seized Mafia heroin, their biggest career bust, which has been stolen from a secure police vault. Internal Affairs …
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Horror, Mysterie, Slasher Horror, ghost film, hood film, horror film, psychological thriller, slasher film, thriller film
Helen Lyle is an anthropology graduate student at the University of Illinois Chicago. While researching urban legends, she familiarizes herself with Candyman, a spirit who kills anyone that speaks his name five times before a mirror. She l…
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Parodie, action film, comedy film, parody film
Robin of Loxley is captured during the Crusades and is imprisoned in Jerusalem. With the help of fellow inmate Asneeze, he escapes and frees the other inmates. Upon returning to England, Robin finds Asneeze's son, Ahchoo, and discovers tha…
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Cartoon, Justice Drama, buddy film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
In 12th century Medieval England amongst anthropomorphic animals, minstrel Alan-a-Dale narrates the story about an heroic outlaw named Robin Hood. He and his friend Little John live in Sherwood Forest, where they frequently rob rich people…
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Drama, crime film, drama film, hood film, teen film
Teenage filmmaker Eric attempts to document the wannabe lifestyle of Allison Lang and her boyfriend Toby's gang of white upper-class teenagers living in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Later that night, Toby's gang goes …
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Gangster Film, Psychological Thriller, Social Drama, action film, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, hood film
Kaydee "Caine" Lawson and his best friend Kevin "O-Dog" Anderson enter a liquor store to buy some malt liquor, but a Korean cashier and his wife pressure them to quickly purchase their drinks. As they depart, the cashier deliberately insul…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, black comedy, comedy film, hood film, parody
Ashtray, Tray for short, is sent to the inner city to live with his father. Tray gets an education about life on the streets from his psychotic, gun-toting cousin Loc Dog, pot-smoking, foul-mouthed Grandma, underage father, and gang member…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, hood film, prison film
In 1972, after a violent confrontation with his abusive father, Miklo Velka, a teenager of half-Mexican descent, leaves Las Vegas for East Los Angeles. He moves in with his cousins, Paco and Cruz, who are members of the Vatos Locos gang. M…
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Computeranimation, Komödie, buddy film, children's film, fantasy film, flashback film, musical film
Red Puckett arrives at her Granny's house, where Wolf W. Wolf, an anthropomorphic gray wolf, has disguised himself as the latter. As Wolf attacks Red, a bound Granny jumps out of a closet before a woodsman named Kirk bursts through the win…
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