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Super Hero, action film, spy film, techno-thriller, thriller film
Russian terrorist group Anarchy 99 acquires the biochemical weapon "Silent Night", presumed missing since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Undercover NSA agent Jim McGrath is assigned to recover the weapon, but is killed by Anarchy 99 …
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Action, Drama, action film, sport film
Aging former Formula One (F1) prodigy Sonny Hayes has spent the last 30 years living as a racer-for-hire, following a career-ending crash at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix that has left him burdened by the failure to live up to his potential.…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, sport film
The film begins in 1997 with an interview of Mark Kerr, who explains to the interviewer his success in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, before he leaves for his next bout. In 1999, Mark is at home with his girlfriend, Dawn, with whom he…
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Horror, Sport, horror film, sport film
Young Cameron "Cam" Cade watches his favorite football team, the San Antonio Saviors, win the league championship. His joy turns to distress when his quarterback idol, Isaiah White, suffers a violent, possibly career-ending injury while sc…
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Adventure, Animation, Komödie, Sport, adventure film, comedy film, family film, sport film
In a world of anthropomorphic animals, on his birthday, young goat Will Harris aspires to be like his idol, black panther Jett Fillmore, a roarball player for his homeland Vineland's Thorns. Ten years later, the Thorns have not yet won all…
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Sci-Fi, Super Hero, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, superhero film, thriller film
A gang of masked criminals rob a mafia-owned bank in Gotham City, betraying and killing each other until the sole survivor, the Joker, reveals himself as the mastermind and escapes with the money. The vigilante Batman, district attorney Ha…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, boxing film, drama film, sport film
In 1989 Itmann, West Virginia, college basketball player Christy Salters enters a local female boxing competition and wins. Impressed by her skills, local boxing coach James Martin contacts Christy and offers to coach her. Christy is initi…
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Auto Racing, Computeranimation, Komödie, buddy film, comedy film, flashback film
In a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles, the Dinoco 400 race is the last of the Piston Cup season. Heading into the event, retiring seven-time champion Strip "The King" Weathers, the cunning consistent runner-up Chick Hicks, and t…
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Romance Film, Social Drama, Sport, action film, boxing film, drama film
To mark the upcoming United States Bicentennial, heavyweight boxing world champion Apollo Creed plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia. However, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent, Mac Lee Green, …
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Drama, Sport, comedy drama, romance film, sport film
In 2006, best friends Patrick Zweig and Art Donaldson win the boys' junior doubles title at the US Open. They watch Tashi Duncan, a rising star, win the girls' junior singles final, and both Patrick and Art become infatuated with her. Afte…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
In 1979, World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) is owned by retired professional wrestler Fritz Von Erich, who once dreamed of winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Fritz has five sons with his wife Doris, from oldest to young…
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Action, Auto Racing, Biographical picture, Drama, action film, biographical film, drama film, sport film
In 1963, Ford Motor Company vice president Lee Iacocca proposes to Henry Ford II to boost their car sales by purchasing Ferrari, who are dominant in the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans. Owner Enzo Ferrari uses Ford's offer to secure a deal with…
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Action Comedy, Fantasy, Komödie, Pirate Film, action film, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, pirate film, swashbuckler film, treasure hunt film
In the early 18th century, Governor Weatherby Swann and his daughter, Elizabeth, sail aboard HMS Dauntless, which is captained by Lieutenant Norrington. They encounter a shipwreck and rescue a boy named Will Turner. Elizabeth notices a gol…
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Komödie, Sport, comedy film, sport film
After winning his first Tour Championship in 1996, Happy Gilmore has a successful golf career, winning five more championships. He also has five children with his wife, Virginia, who is also the professional golf tour's public relations di…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film, sport film
The Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball have difficulty fielding competitive teams due to low revenue and owners who are reluctant to spend money. General manager Billy Beane drafts and develops cheap, young, and talented players, b…
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American football film, Coming Of Age, Destiny, Justice Drama, biographical film, drama film
In the spring of 1981, a group of former football coaches and players attend a funeral for a former football player. Ten years earlier, during the summer of 1971, head coach Bill Yoast of the newly consolidated T. C.
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Coming Of Age, Martial-Arts, action film, comedy film, drama film, family film, martial arts film
In the summer of 1985, Mr. Miyagi tells then-adolescent Daniel LaRusso about the origins of Miyagi family karate and the relationship between the Miyagi and Han families. Mr.
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Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, romance film, romantic comedy film
One night while leaving a business party in the Hollywood Hills, corporate raider Edward Lewis takes his lawyer Philip's Lotus Esprit and finds himself in the red-light district on Hollywood Boulevard, where he meets street walker Vivian W…
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American football film, Drama, Komödie, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, Sport, comedy film, drama film, romance film, sport film
Jerry Maguire is a slick 35-year-old sports agent working for Sports Management International (SMI). Criticism from an injured player's son triggers an epiphany, so he writes a mission statement about perceived dishonesty in business and h…
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Drama, Sport, boxing film, buddy film, drama film
Maggie Fitzgerald, a waitress from the Ozarks, enters the Hit Pit, a rundown boxing gym in Los Angeles operated by Frankie Dunn. Frankie is a cantankerous Irish-American trainer estranged from his daughter. Maggie asks Frankie to train her…
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Action, Drama, Psychodrama, action film, buddy cop film, crime film, heist film, sport film, surf film, thriller film
Former Ohio State quarterback and rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah assists senior agent Angelo Pappas in investigating a string of bank robberies by the "Ex-Presidents": robbers who wear rubber masks of former presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy C…
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American football film, Family Drama, Social Drama, Sport, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film, white savior film
17-year-old Michael "Big Mike" Oher has been in foster care with different families in Tennessee, due to his biological mother's drug addiction, but every time he is placed in a new home, he runs back to her. His friend's father, on whose …
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Action, Auto Racing, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
At the Los Angeles port, a heist crew driving three heavily modified Honda Civics hijack a semi-truck trailer carrying electronic goods and escape into the night along the Terminal Island Freeway. Meanwhile, LAPD officer Brian O'Conner is …
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Modern-Day Fantasy, drama film, fantasy film, ghost film, sport film
Ray Kinsella lives with his wife Annie and daughter Karin on their corn farm in Dyersville, Iowa. Troubled by his broken relationship with his deceased father John, a devoted baseball fan, Ray fears growing old without ever having done any…
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