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Psychological Thriller, drama film, thriller film
The film follows two parallel stories, one being about a troubled detective (Molina) who plays a cat-and-mouse game with an unknown killer and the other being about an emotionally disturbed landlady and her relationship with an enigmatic "…
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Mysterie
Ronald Wilby is a socially inept, awkward high school youth with budding artistic talent and a predilection for fantasy, who is often ridiculed for his behavior and mannerisms. His overprotective mother, Elaine, needs surgery and plans for…
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Horror, anthology film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, zombie film
Film Noir, drama film, film noir, ghost film, horror film, mystery film
An old homeless woman is murdered after seeing a light through the basement window of abandoned 11 Crescent Drive. Young Barney Fielding witnesses this from his window next door at number 10. Elizabeth Howard (Gail Russell), arrives at the…
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Thriller, action film, drama film, thriller film
Roy Tucker is serving time in San Quentin prison for the murder of his wife's first husband, a murder he did not commit. Warden Ditcher introduces him to a man named Marvin Tagge. Over a series of interviews with Tagge and an associate nam…
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Detective Film, crime film, mystery film
In 1894, Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes verbally spar on the steps outside the Old Bailey, where Moriarty has just been acquitted on a charge of murder owing to lack of evidence. Holmes remarks, "You have a magnificent brain, Moriarty. I adm…
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Drama, Marital Tragedy, Psychological Thriller, drama film
A woman's body is shown in lantana bushes in suburban bushland. Leon, a policeman, and Jane have sex in a motel. They part, and Leon and his wife, Sonja, attend Latin dance classes that the recently separated Jane is also taking.
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Sci-Fi, action film, alien invasion, horror film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
In 1958, the town of Centreville, Illinois is quietly invaded by extraterrestrial aliens. The aliens fire mysterious beams of energy from their hands and eyes, which turn the town's inhabitants into crystalized pulsing blue orbs. Using art…
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Crime Comedy, LGBTQ-related film, comedy film, crime comedy film
Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr, a former San Francisco burglar, resumes her life of crime when a corrupt police officer named Ray Kirschman blackmails her. A dentist, Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake, hires Bernice to break into her ex-husband Christoph…
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Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir, mystery film
After falling for Janet Henry, the daughter of reform candidate for governor Ralph Henry, shady political boss Paul Madvig is determined to help Henry get elected. Paul's right-hand man, Ed Beaumont, distrusts both Janet and her father, an…
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Thriller, thriller film
In the dark alleys of London, the notorious Jack the Ripper is committing a series of gruesome murders. Holmes and Watson, already intrigued by reports of the Jack the Ripper murders, become involved when they receive a parcel from Whitech…
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Blaxploitation, Detective Film, action film, blaxploitation film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir
At home in his New York City apartment, John Shaft is tranquilized, then kidnapped and persuaded by threats of physical force, the promise of money, and the lure of a pretty tutor to travel to Africa, assuming the identity of an indigenous…
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drama film, mystery film
After being replaced as the chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts by the town council president's son-in-law, William Butler, Jesse Stone is still without a full-time job (though he vows to one day be reinstated). Nevertheless, he con…
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Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, mystery film, romantic comedy film, teen film
At Billingsley University, students in the McMartin Hall dorm prepare for Christmas break. Styles hires a prostitute named Dominique to take the virginity of his younger brother Booker, who is faithful to his girlfriend Rachel. Meanwhile, …
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action film, buddy film, comedy film, mystery film
Qin Feng thought he was going to attend his distant uncle Tang Ren's wedding, which turned out to be a hoax. Tang Ren had deceived Qin Feng to come to New York for another purpose. The godfather of Chinatown, Uncle Qi, gathered the world's…
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High School Comedy Film, Komödie, Mysterie, comedy film
Danielle, Tiffany, and Brooke are the three richest, most popular girls in their high school, nicknamed "The Huns" due to their exclusive housing estate, Hundred Pines. Danielle and Tiffany are cruel and spiteful, whereas Brooke is kind bu…
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Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film, sexploitation film
Neil Agar, a special agent with the State Department's Office of Security (the predecessor of the Diplomatic Security Service), is dispatched to Peckham, California to investigate the death of John Grubowsky, a bacteriologist working at th…
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Political Drama, Political Thriller, drama film, political thriller film
The film begins with a quote from British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher insisting that Northern Ireland is part of Britain. It ends with one from a former British intelligence agent, stating, "There are two laws running this country: on…
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Detective Film
Margaret McGinty, a barmaid and former actress, is found hanged in her home. Her lodger, Harold Taylor, is discovered at the scene, appearing guilty. The evidence seems overwhelming, and Taylor is quickly tried.
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Drama, Film Noir, drama film, film noir
Polish Viktoria Kowalska lost her home and her husband in the German occupation of Poland and is imprisoned in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She befriends another prisoner, Karin Dernakova, who dreams of reuniting with her young so…
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Action, Drama, Military Film, Mysterie, action film, drama film, mystery film, war film
William "Spooky" MacPherson is a disabled special operations Marine wounded during combat operations in Iraq. When MacPherson decides to visit a friend on a ranch in the Southwestern United States, he discovers that his friend has disappea…
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Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, crime film, drama film, mystery film
The film retells events leading up to the night of Natalee Holloway's disappearance in Aruba, and the ensuing investigation in the aftermath. The film does not solve the case, but stages re-creations of various scenarios, based on the test…
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Erotic Film, LGBTQ-related film, Mysterie, Occult Horror, Satanism, horror film, sexploitation film
Sisters Christine and Betty run away from home to find work as models. They are given a lift to London by Johnny, a businessman who is instantly attracted to Betty. Christine successfully auditions for unscrupulous modelling agent Sybil Wa…
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Action, Adventure, action film, thriller film
A wealthy playboy/private investigator named Cody Abilene is hired by a government intelligence operative to investigate a lead into who is selling computer technology to the Russians. While investigating rich socialites, amorous naked vix…
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