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Drama, Fantasy, coming-of-age film, drama film, fantasy film, science fiction film
Premise The film follows the members of the O'Brien family in the 1940s–1960s and 2010. Most of the film takes place in the 1950s, but the film jumps between different narratives. The O'Briens appear to be a standard American middle-class …
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Action, action film, comedy film, sport film
Speed Racer is a young man passionate about automobile racing. His parents, Pops and Mom, run Racer Motors, which involves his brother Spritle, their pet chimpanzee Chim Chim, mechanic Sparky, and his girlfriend Trixie. He also idolizes hi…
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, drama film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
In Hamden, Connecticut, Kate and John Coleman's marriage is strained after the stillbirth of their third child, Jessica, whose loss is particularly hard on Kate, a recovering alcoholic. She and John then decide to adopt a 9-year-old Russia…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama fiction, drama film, superhero film, thriller film, vigilante film
An FBI bust of a smuggling operation in Tampa results in the deaths of Bobby Saint, the son of mafia boss Howard Saint, and Otto Krieg, an arms dealer. However, Krieg's death was faked, and he is later revealed to be undercover FBI agent F…
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Melodrama, Romantic Comedy, comedy film, drama film, romantic comedy film
Crown Princess Ann is on a loosely scheduled tour of European capital cities for her unnamed nation. After an especially hard day in Rome, her doctor gives her an injection and advises: "Best thing I know is to do exactly what you wish for…
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LGBTQ-related film, Marital Tragedy, Psychological Thriller, drama film, erotic thriller, neo-noir, psychological thriller
Laura Burney appears to have an idyllic life and a happy marriage to Martin, a successful Boston investment counselor. Beneath Martin's charming, handsome exterior, however, is an obsessive and controlling person who has physically, emotio…
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Romance Film, drama film, romance film
During a busy morning in central London, writer Dan Woolf meets a beautiful American woman after she is hit by a car. She tried to cross and was not used to the direction of traffic in England. On their walk back from the hospital, they st…
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High School Comedy Film, LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, association football film, romantic comedy, teen film
Viola Hastings is a teen girl who plays for the girls' soccer team with her two best friends, Kia and Yvonne, at her high school, Cornwall Prep. Her dream is to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels. When they discover their high school cu…
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Political Thriller, drama film, political thriller film
The far-right Organisation armée secrète ("Secret Army Organisation") plots to assassinate President de Gaulle. The first attempt on 22 August fails, leaving de Gaulle and his entourage unharmed. Within six months, OAS leader Jean Bastien-…
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Political Drama, Political Thriller, Secret Agent, action film, crime film, drama film
In 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion ends disastrously. Senior CIA officer Edward Wilson is warned of a possible "mole" in his department. Returning home, he finds a photograph of a man and woman in bed, as well as audio tapes that have been …
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Action Comedy, Secret Agent, action comedy film
Susan Cooper is a desk-bound CIA employee who remotely assists her partner, field agent Bradley Fine, on his missions. Fine accidentally kills arms dealer Tihomir Boyanov before Boyanov can tell Fine where a suitcase nuke is hidden. Susan …
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Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu, a Jewish barrister, remains in England during World War II while his wife Iris and their children travel to safety in the United States. Montagu is appointed to the Twenty Committee and takes his secretar…
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Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, buddy film, romantic comedy
Best friends John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey are divorce mediators in Washington, D.C. who, in their spare time, crash weddings under false identities to meet and have sex with women. At the end of a season of successful crashes, Jeremy conv…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, Super Hero, action film, crime thriller film, drama film, martial arts film, superhero film, thriller film, vigilante film
In 1982, young Matt Murdock is accidentally blinded by radioactive waste shortly after witnessing his father, washed-up boxer Jack "The Devil" Murdock, extorting money for local mob boss Eddie Fallon. Despite this, Matt's remaining senses …
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Gangster Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, heist film
The protagonist XXXX (otherwise unnamed) is a London cocaine distributor who abhors violence and operates with the care and professionalism of a legitimate businessman. His chief associates are his enforcer and partner Morty, and Gene, an …
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LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Drama, Social Drama, biographical film, docudrama, drama film, romance film, transgender film
In 1993, Brandon Teena is a young trans man living in rural Nebraska. When Brandon is discovered to be transgender by a former girlfriend's brother, he receives death threats. Soon after, he is involved in a bar fight and is evicted from h…
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Komödie, Satire, Sci-Fi, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, science fiction film
In 1978, a group of aliens called the Zarthans, led by Princess Lauranna, travel to Earth and beg the Men in Black (MIB) organization for help in guarding a powerful item called the Light of Zartha before a shapeshifting alien called Serle…
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Action, Crime, Heist, Thriller, action film, black comedy film, comedy thriller, crime film, drama film, heist film, mystery film
In 1969, student hackers and long-time friends Martin Brice and Cosmo use their skills to reallocate money from causes they consider evil to underfunded ones that help the world. When Martin steps out to get pizza, the police arrive and ar…
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Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, romantic comedy film, satirical film
Michael Dorsey is a respected New York City actor who can't find employment because he is a perfectionist and difficult to work with. He makes ends meet by working as a server in a restaurant and teaching acting classes. After months witho…
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Action, Fantasy, Komödie, Thriller, action film, fantasy film, horror film, superhero film
In rural Eastern Europe, Moreau, an alcoholic monk, warns a nearby monastery about Roarke's forces seeking to kidnap a young boy named Danny. They aim to perform a ritual that transfers the aging Roarke's mind into Danny's body. A firefigh…
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Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Teen Comedy Film, fantasy film, teen film
In 50 BC, in an Abyssinian castle, Princess Nawa uses a pair of enchanted earrings to escape an arranged marriage by swapping bodies with a slave girl. When each woman wears one of the earrings, their bodies are magically swapped while the…
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Action, Gangster Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film
On a Friday night in Chicago, mobster Johnny Ross briefly meets his brother, Pete, after fleeing the Outfit. The next morning, Lieutenant Frank Bullitt of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), along with his team, Delgetti and Stanto…
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Action, Crime, High School Comedy Film, Thriller, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, techno-thriller, teen film, thriller film
In 1988, 11-year-old Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy is banned from owning or operating computers and telephones until his 18th birthday, after his family is fined for his crashing of 1,507 computer systems, causing a seven-point drop in the New Y…
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, drama film
The Namesake depicts the struggles of Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli, first-generation immigrants from the state of West Bengal to the United States, and their American-born children Gogol and Sonia. The film takes place primarily in Kolkata, N…
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