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Action, Sci-Fi, action comedy film, comedy drama, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film
A skyrocketing crime rate leads the dystopian city of Johannesburg, South Africa to buy a squadron of scouts—state-of-the-art armor-plated attack robots—from weapons manufacturer Tetravaal. These autonomous androids were developed by Briti…
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Adventure, Drama, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, comedy drama, fantasy film
In the 1950s, a feral puppy wonders about life's true purpose. Weeks later, he is caught by dog catchers, taken to the pound, and euthanized. The dog is reborn as a Red Retriever in 1961.
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Gangster Film, Psychodrama, Social Drama, art film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
PROLOGUE (which introduces us to the town and its residents) Set in the isolated Rocky Mountain town of Dogville, near an abandoned silver mine, the film opens with a narrator introducing its 15 residents. Through the perspective of Tom Ed…
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Political Satire, black comedy film, satirical film
Four radicalised British Muslims living in Sheffield (three of whom are British Pakistanis) aspire to become suicide bombers: Omar, who is deeply critical of Western society and interventionism; his dim-witted and anxious cousin Waj; Barry…
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Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
In 1991, Pittsburgh homicide detective Thomas Hardy turns in his partner and cousin, Jimmy Detillo, for using excessive force, which in turn causes him to become alienated by the majority of his fellow officers. Tom and his father, Vince, …
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Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Political Satire, Splatstick, prison film, screwball comedy film
Frank Drebin has retired from Police Squad and lives a seemingly happy life with his wife, Jane Spencer Drebin. In reality, Frank is unfulfilled as a househusband and attends marriage counseling with Jane. Six months after Frank's retireme…
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Sci-Fi, action film, superhero film, teen film, thriller film
John Smith is an alien from the planet Lorien. He was sent to Earth as a child with eight others, collectively called the Garde, to escape the invading Mogadorians, who destroyed Lorien. John is protected by a guardian (who is called Cêpan…
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Drama, Romance Film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, erotic film, mystery film
Julian Kay is a high-end male escort in Los Angeles whose clientele consists primarily of upper-class, older women. His profession supports—and requires—an expensive taste in material possessions, affording him tailored clothing, a luxurio…
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Psychological Thriller, action film, mystery film, psychological thriller, thriller film
Stuart Shepard is an arrogant and dishonest New York City publicist who has been planning an affair with a client, Pamela McFadden, behind the back of his wife Kelly. While in Times Square, Stuart uses a public phone booth to contact Pamel…
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Detective Film, Film Noir, Mysterie, crime film, drama film, film noir
Philip Marlowe, a private detective in Los Angeles, is summoned to the mansion of General Sternwood, who wants to resolve a series of debts his daughter Carmen owes to bookseller Arthur Geiger. As Marlowe leaves, Sternwood's older daughter…
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Action, Dark Comedy, Detective Film, Drama, Gangster Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In 1998, called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard outside a restaurant, NYPD Detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr., the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon, after noticing blood on him. Wade claims self-defense. …
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Psychodrama, Romance Film, Satire On Media, comedy film, drama film
Prologue 1st Day Sequence: A helicopter transports a statue of Christ over an ancient Roman aqueduct outside Rome while a second, Marcello Rubini's news helicopter, follows it into the city. The news helicopter is momentarily sidetracked b…
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Action, Crime, Criminal Comedy Film, Dark Comedy, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film
L.A.–based Englishman Chev Chelios works as a hitman under Don "Carlito" Carlos's crime empire. Chelios is contracted by Carlito to kill Don Kim, a mafia boss, because members of the Triads have been encroaching on Carlito's business. Chel…
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LGBTQ-related film, Police Film, Thriller, crime film, detective film, erotic thriller, neo-noir, thriller film
Amidst a hot summer in New York City, the dismembered body parts of men begin appearing in the Hudson River. Police suspect a serial killer is targeting gay men at West Village bars such as the Eagle's Nest, the Ramrod and the Cock Pit, lu…
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Action Comedy, action comedy film, police film
Kat Bryant is teaching improv classes in London, having made no career or relationship progress in a decade while her friends are all established. Among her new students are Marlon and Hugh. Marlon is an unsuccessful actor whose detailed c…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
Jeff and Amy Taylor are driving from Boston to San Diego in a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. In the Arizona desert, they nearly collide with a battered pickup. At a gas station, the pickup's driver, Earl, angrily confronts Jeff before departing.
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Animalhorror, comedy film, comedy horror film, horror film, science fiction film, splatter film, thriller film
Local fisherman Matt Boyd is fishing in Lake Victoria, Arizona when a small earthquake hits, splitting the lake floor and causing a whirlpool. Matt falls in and is eaten by a school of prehistoric piranhas that emerge from the chasm. As sp…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film
On the morning of 2 March 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch walks to school alone and angry after her mother slaps her during an argument. On the way, she is dragged into a van and later wakes up in a cellar. Her captor is 35-year-old te…
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Action, Thriller, action film, drama film, political thriller film, spy film, thriller film
After bombings in Sheffield, UK, police raid an apartment in Manchester, but the terrorists inside trigger an explosion, destroying the building. In Samarra, Iraq, CIA officer Roger Ferris is tracking Al-Saleem, the elusive leader of the t…
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Buddy Film, Dark Comedy, Drama, Film Noir, Satire On Media, Thriller, black comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, independent film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
In 1941, up-and-coming Broadway playwright Barton Fink accepts a contract from Capitol Pictures in Hollywood to write film scripts for a thousand dollars per week. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Fink settles into the cheap Hotel Earle. His ro…
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Detective Film, Monumental Film, crime film, drama film, film noir, mystery film, neo-noir
Down-on-his-luck private eye Philip Marlowe leaves his Los Angeles apartment to buy cat food. After he returns, his close friend Terry Lennox arrives and asks Marlowe for a ride to Tijuana, Mexico. Marlowe notices scratches on Terry's face…
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Family Drama, drama film, religious film
When his truck is stolen at a gas station, Nathan Hayes chases it and manages to reclaim the truck but the criminal gets away. Though he is injured, he crawls back to his truck, and sees that his little baby boy in the back is okay. When t…
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Action, Crime, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film
The small town of Garrison, New Jersey, is home to a cadre of corrupt police officers from the NYPD's 37th Precinct, including Lieutenant Ray Donlan, Detective Leo Crasky, and officers Gary Figgis, Jack Rucker, Frank Lagonda and Joey Rando…
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Thriller, action film, crime film, heist film, thriller film
A man calling himself Ryder and his accomplices – Bashkin, Emri, and former train operator Phil Ramos – hijack Pelham 123, a New York City Subway 6 train, at 77th Street. Uncoupling the front car of the train below 51st Street, Bashkin kil…
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