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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 510 films · Page 5.
Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, action film, adventure film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film, prison film, romantic comedy
Steven Jay Russell is on his deathbed, recalling the events of his life that led him to this point. He spent his early adult years in Virginia Beach as a police officer. He plays the organ at church, has unenthusiastic sex with his wife, D…
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Action, Heist, action film, crime thriller film, heist film, prison film
Four years into his 10-year-sentence for armed robbery, Carter "Doc" McCoy is denied parole from a Texas prison. When his wife Carol visits him, he tells her to make a deal to free him with Jack Beynon, a parole board member and corrupt bu…
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Nazi exploitation, action film, horror film, prison film, sexploitation film, war film
In 1945, Ilsa is commandant of a Nazi concentration camp. She conducts sadistic scientific experiments designed to demonstrate that women are more capable of enduring pain than men are and should therefore be allowed to fight in the German…
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Action, Horror, Obsession, Western film, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, ghost film, horror film, horror western, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, space Western film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, thriller film
In the year 2176, Mars has been 84% terraformed, giving the planet an Earth-like atmosphere. Martian society has become matriarchal, centering on the city of Chryse, with smaller outposts connected by an expansive network of trains. In the…
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American football film, Drama, Komödie, action film, comedy drama, prison film
Former star pro football quarterback Paul "Wrecking" Crewe walks out on his wealthy girlfriend Melissa in Palm Beach, Florida. After taking her Citroën SM without permission and leading police on a car chase, and subsequent attack of two p…
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Psychodrama, psychological thriller film
In 1964 Massachusetts, Eileen Dunlop works as a secretary at a corrections facility for teenage boys. At work, she is shunned by her colleagues and fantasizes about a guard named Randy. At home, she lives with her widowed father Jim.
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Action, Police Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, hood film, thriller film
Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officer Jim Street, his partner Brian Gamble, and their team infiltrate a bank taken hostage by robbers (in a scene loosely based on the North Hollywood shootout), where Gamble disobeys orders and engages…
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Parodie, Romance Film, Secret Agent, parody film, spy film
Nick Rivers, an American rock star, travels to East Germany to perform at a cultural festival, which secretly serves the East German government as a diversion for a military operation with the intent of reuniting Germany under Communist ru…
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Justice Drama, drama film, historical drama
In 1962 Jim Crow-era Tallahassee, Florida, young African-American Elwood Curtis appears destined for great things in the classroom. His Black teacher encourages him to think for himself, rejecting Southern textbooks' slanted view of histor…
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Action, Crime, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
In Cape Town, South Africa, junior CIA officer Matt Weston is serving as a "housekeeper", an operative in charge of securing and maintaining a local CIA safe house in case of an operation. He calls his mentor and immediate superior David B…
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Justice Drama, drama film, hood film, prison film, sport film
Jesus Shuttlesworth, the top high-school basketball player in the United States, is being pursued by the top college basketball programs in the nation. His father, Jake, is a convicted felon serving time at Attica Correctional Facility for…
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Satire On Media, biographical film, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, spy film, thriller film
Tired of being rejected by the beautiful women he lusts after, Chuck Barris moves to Manhattan to become an NBC page with dreams of becoming famous in television but is eventually fired. He moves back to Philadelphia and becomes Dick Clark…
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Italo-Western, Spaghetti Western, buddy film, war film
In revolution-torn 1913 Mexico, outlaw Juan Miranda leads a family of bandits, robs a coach of wealthy people, and rapes a female passenger who slandered Mexicans in front of him. Passing by on a motorcycle is John H. Mallory, an Irish Rep…
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Action, Drama, Sport, association football film, drama film, prison film, war film
A team of Allied prisoners of war (POWs), coached and led by English Captain John Colby, a professional footballer for West Ham United before the war, agree to play an exhibition match against a German team, only to find themselves involve…
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Action, Thriller, Yakuza Film, action film, buddy cop film, drama film, suspense film, thriller film
Nick Conklin is an NYPD detective who has come under fire from Internal Affairs, who believes he and his former partner stole money from evidence used in a drug bust. In addition, he is behind on his alimony payments. One day after an inte…
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Drama, Thriller, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, prison film
Mick O'Brien is a 16-year-old Irish-American hoodlum from Chicago. Mick's crimes include snatching purses, shoplifting, vandalism, and fighting, but he aspires to bigger crimes. He subsequently attempts to rip off his Puerto Rican rival, P…
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LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, drama film, romantic comedy
Bridget Jones is ecstatic about her new relationship with Mark Darcy. However, her confidence is shattered when she meets Mark's assistant, the younger, beautiful, Rebecca Gillies. Working on morning TV show Sit-Up Britain, Bridget is offe…
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Action Comedy, Buddy Cop, Conspiracy Thriller, Political Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film, prison film
In Los Angeles, Lieutenants Raymond Tango of the Westside and Gabriel Cash of the Eastside are considered the best detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), where they are both assigned to the Narcotics Division and lauded fo…
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Thriller, action film, adventure film, drama film, prison film, survival film, thriller film
Oscar "Manny" Manheim is a bank robber and hero to the convicts of Alaska's Stonehaven Maximum Security Prison. After two previous escape attempts, Manny is put in solitary confinement for three years. A court order compels the cruel Warde…
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Adventure, Biographical picture, War Film, biographical film, docudrama, drama film, war film
In February 1966, while on a combat mission, Lieutenant Dieter Dengler, a German-born U.S. Navy pilot in squadron VA-145, flying from the carrier USS Ranger, is shot down in his Douglas A-1 Skyraider over Laos. He survives the crash, only …
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Action Comedy, Buddy Film, action film, comedy film, thriller film
Michael Bryce lives a luxurious life as a successful UK-based private bodyguard, until his client, Takashi Kurosawa, an international arms dealer, is assassinated on his watch. Two years later, the fallen-from-grace Bryce survives by prote…
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Drama, Mysterie, drama film, mystery film, prison film, women in prison film
After graduating from high school, best friends Alice Marano and Darlene Davis take a trip to Thailand, despite some reluctance from Darlene who tells her dad they are going to Hawaii. While there, they meet a captivating Australian man (w…
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Adventure, Girls with Guns, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, girls with guns, treasure hunt film
On Santorini island, Greece, a strong earthquake uncovers the Luna Temple. The temple was built by Alexander the Great to house his most prized treasures. Among these treasures is a glowing orb with a pattern resembling a code etched into …
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Horror, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, exploitation film, horror film, independent film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, splatter film, thriller film
The film opens with several news reports about the Firefly family's murderous rampage. Through the reports, it is revealed that Baby, Otis, and Captain Spaulding miraculously survived their shootout with the police and that they will be tr…
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