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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 3.
Komödie, Musical, comedy film, musical film
Jake Blues, a blues vocalist and petty criminal, is paroled from Joliet Prison after serving three years of a five-year sentence for armed robbery and is picked up by his brother Elwood in a battered former police car. Jake complains that …
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Dance Film, Romance Film, dance film, drama film, musical film, romance film, teen film
In the summer of 1963, teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman is vacationing with her family—cardiologist father Jake, mother Marge, and older sister Lisa—at Kellerman's, an upscale Catskills resort in the Borscht Belt owned by Jake's sarcastic …
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Coming Of Age, Computeranimation, Family Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, fantasy film, musical film
An armed conflict forces young couple Pedro and Alma Madrigal to flee their home village in Colombia with their infant triplets, Julieta, Pepa, and Bruno. Pedro is killed, but the candle Alma carries gains a magical power that repels the a…
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Fantasy, Musical, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film, speculative fiction film
Willy Wonka, a young chocolatier, arrives at the Galéries Gourmet with dreams of establishing his own chocolate shop. Wonka is coerced to stay at Mrs. Scrubitt's boarding house by her co-worker, Bleacher, and unknowingly signs a predatory …
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Crime, Dark Comedy, Super Hero, action film, neo-noir, superhero film
Newspaper reporter Alexander Knox and photojournalist Vicki Vale investigate sightings of "Batman", a masked vigilante targeting Gotham City's criminals. Both attend a fundraiser hosted by billionaire Bruce Wayne, who is secretly Batman, h…
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Historie, Justice Drama, drama film, musical film, romance film
In 1815, French prisoner Jean Valjean is released from the Bagne of Toulon after a nineteen-year sentence for stealing bread and attempting to escape the sentence. His paroled status prevents him from finding work or accommodation, but he …
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Computeranimation, Drama, adventure film, drama film, family film, musical film
Some time after Simba defeated his usurping uncle Scar and became King of the Pride Lands, he and Nala have a daughter, Kiara, and are expecting another cub. They leave for an oasis for the birth, leaving Timon and Pumbaa to watch over Kia…
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Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, comedy film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy
Aspiring architect Tom Hansen works as a writer at a greeting card company in Los Angeles. He meets Summer Finn, his boss Vance's new assistant. They bond over their similar musical tastes, and at a company-sponsored karaoke night, they di…
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Musical, Romance Film, musical film, romance film, romantic drama
43-year-old Jackson "Jack" Maine, a country rock singer privately battling alcohol and drug addiction, performs at a concert. His primary source of support is Bobby, his manager and older half-brother. After a show, Jack goes out for drink…
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Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, Musical, children's film, drama film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
Charlie Bucket, a 12-year-old paperboy from a poor family, passes by Willy Wonka's chocolate factory in Charlie's town, where a tinker tells him that nobody ever enters or exits the building. Charlie's grandfather, Joe, reveals that Wonka …
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Buddy Film, Destiny, Melodrama, Musical, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film
The film is told non-chronologically. The following is a linear summary of the plot. Past At the Imperial College of Engineering (ICE), Ranchoddas "Rancho" Shamaldas Chanchad arrives as an academically gifted student, challenging professor…
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Cartoon, Fairy-Tale Film, Romantic Comedy, cinematic fairy tale, comedy drama, musical film, romance film, romantic fantasy
In a faraway land lives a young but cruel and selfish prince in his castle. One night, an old beggar woman arrives at a castle and offers the prince an enchanted rose in exchange for shelter from a storm. When he scornfully declines, she r…
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Adventure, Fantasy, Komödie, Musical, action film, adventure film, family film, fantasy film, musical film, romance film, speculative fiction film
In the fictional city of Agrabah, an orphaned street urchin named Aladdin and his monkey, Abu, meet Princess Jasmine, who has snuck away from her sheltered life in the palace. She wishes to succeed her father as Sultan but is instead expec…
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Adventure, Fantasy, adventure film, children's film, coming-of-age film, fantasy film, musical film
While in the park with her dog, Merlin, 16-year-old Sarah Williams recites from a book titled The Labyrinth but is unable to remember the last line. Realizing that she is late to babysit her infant half-brother Toby, she rushes home and is…
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Komödie, Musical, Romance Film, Splatstick, drama film, romantic comedy film
Fending off a date from the night before, Holly Golightly visits the Tiffany & Co. flagship store but her date finds her at her apartment building. Holly, who cannot find her keys, buzzes her landlord, Mr.
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Family Drama, Social Drama, War Film, biographical film, drama film, historical film, musical film, war film
In September 1939, Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman plays live on the radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during a Nazi German air raid against Warsaw. Szpilman and his family prepare to leave the city when they learn that B…
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Coming Of Age, Drama, Family Drama, comedy drama, musical film
In Gloucester, Massachusetts, 17-year-old Ruby Rossi is the only hearing member of her family; her parents, Frank and Jackie, and older brother, Leo, are all deaf. Ruby assists with the family fishing business and plans to join it full-tim…
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Adventure, Animation, Fairy-Tale Film, Musical, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy comedy, musical film
Jafar, a sorcerer and the royal vizier of the fictional Middle Eastern city of Agrabah, seeks a magic lamp hidden within the Cave of Wonders that only "the diamond in the rough" can retrieve. Meanwhile, Princess Jasmine is unsatisfied with…
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Drama, Musical, comedy drama, musical film, romance film, teen film
The quiet, 16-year old Sophie Birenbaum is surprised to have landed a leading role in her high school musical of Waitress, when suddenly she inadvertently discovers her mother's cancer has returned. Although her best friend Carolyn insists…
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Animation, Komödie, Musical, Pseudohistorical Fantasy, children's film, fantasy comedy, musical film, sword-and-sandal film
In Ancient Greece, the gods Zeus and Hera have a son named Hercules. While the other gods are joyful, Zeus's wicked brother Hades plots to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus. Through the Fates, Hades learns that in eighteen years, a pla…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Drama, adventure film, comedy film, drama film, family film, musical film
In the Pride Lands of Tanzania, a pride of lions rule over the kingdom from Pride Rock. King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's newborn son, Simba, is presented to the gathering animals by Rafiki the mandrill, the kingdom's shaman and advisor. Mufa…
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Adventure, Cartoon, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, adventure film, comedy drama, family film, fantasy film, martial arts film, musical film
The Huns invade China by breaching the Great Wall. The Emperor orders a general mobilization, with conscription notices requiring one man from each family to join the Imperial Army. Fa Mulan, an adventurous young woman, hopes to bring hono…
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Coming Of Age, Dance Film, Family Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, music-themed film
Tony Manero is an Italian-American from the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, living in his family's house and working in a hardware store. He escapes his day-to-day life by dancing at 2001 Odyssey, a local discotheque, where he receives…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, gambling film, musical film
Raised mostly by his doting mother Gladys, Elvis Presley spends his childhood in the slums of Tupelo, Mississippi, finding solace in music and comic books. After moving with his parents to Memphis, Tennessee, he is ridiculed by his peers d…
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