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Action, Martial-Arts, action film, coming-of-age film, drama film, martial arts film, teen film
Jake Tyler has recently moved from Iowa to Orlando, Florida with his mother, Margot, and younger brother, Charlie. The move furthers Charlie's budding tennis career. Jake's father died in a drunk-driving car crash, which classmates have ta…
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Historie, Political Thriller, drama film, historical film, political thriller film, war film
In October 1962, U-2 aerial surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is placing intermediate-range ballistic missiles carrying nuclear weapons in Cuba. U.S. president John F.
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Drama, Erotic Film, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Musical, Thriller, drama film, horror film, musical film, sexploitation film, teen film
Three young women—Kelly MacNamara, Casey Anderson, and Petronella "Pet" Danforth—perform in a rock band, the Kelly Affair, managed by Harris Allsworth, Kelly's boyfriend. The four travel to Los Angeles to find Kelly's estranged aunt, Susan…
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Action, Thriller
In Los Angeles, a motorcade transporting Vice President Davis is attacked by terrorists. Davis is evacuated, but Secret Service agent Choi’s colleagues are killed and he escapes with the backup nuclear football. General Marshall initiates …
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Sci-Fi, science fiction film, thriller film
In 2008, hedge fund manager and recovering alcoholic Kevin Garner loses his job after the collapse of Bear Stearns. Despondent and tempted to drink again, he goes to a bar but is interrupted by Molly, who approaches him on a dare from her …
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Film Noir, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, thriller film
Charles Oakley spots two detectives outside his Newark, New Jersey, hotel room and gives them the slip. He telegraphs his sister Emma Newton in Santa Rosa, California, to let her know he will visit. His niece Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Splatter Film, Zombiefilm, action film, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, zombie film
Years after the zombie apocalypse, the scattered remnants of human civilization have established a chain of protected city-states across North America. One such sanctuary is located in downtown Pittsburgh, ruled by a feudal-like government…
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Criminal Comedy Film, Romance Film, comedy drama, crime film, romantic comedy
Larry Gigli is a low-level L.A. mobster who is eager to prove himself tougher and more capable than he is. His superior, Louis, orders him to kidnap Brian, the younger brother of a federal prosecutor who has an intellectual disability, so …
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Conspiracy Thriller, Military Film, Secret Agent, action film, drama film, political thriller film, thriller film, war film
On March 19, 2003, Iraqi Army General Mohammed Al-Rawi flees his residence amid the bombardment of Baghdad. Before leaving the compound he passes a notebook to his aide Seyyed, instructing him to warn his officers to get to their safehouse…
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Drama, drama film
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko (Baryshnikov) is a Russian ballet dancer who had previously defected from the Soviet Union. When the plane carrying him to his next performance in Tokyo has electrical problems and crash lands in Siberia, he is in…
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Heist, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, romance film
left|upright|thumb|The Petronas Twin Towers, where the final heist scene takes place. In December 1999, insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker assesses the theft of a valuable Rembrandt painting from a New York City apartment. Gin inf…
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Action, Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, vigilante film
Max Payne is a detective assigned to the NYPD Cold Case Unit. He lost his wife Michelle and infant daughter Rose in a horrific murder; since that day, Max has been consumed by the desire to find his family's killer. He comes under suspicio…
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Martial-Arts, action film, martial arts film, rape and revenge film, thriller film
Kurt is the younger brother and cornerman of Eric "The Eliminator" Sloane, the heavyweight kickboxing world champion. After another successful title defense, Eric is enticed by the media to compete in Thailand, where kickboxing was started…
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Drama, Mysterie, Thriller, drama film, horror film, psychological thriller, thriller film
Eliot Deacon owns a funeral home and talks softly to the corpses he prepares for burial. Middle school teacher Anna Taylor meets Eliot when she attends the funeral of her piano teacher. That night Anna argues with her boyfriend Paul at a r…
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Slasher Horror, Vampirfilm, Western, Western film, action film, adventure film, drama film, exploitation film, horror film, horror western, independent film, religious horror, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, thriller film, vampire film
Jack Crow leads his team of Vatican-sponsored vampire hunters in a daylight raid on an abandoned house in New Mexico. Finding a "nest" of vampires, the team subdue the creatures with gunfire, pikes, and wooden stakes, using a modified cros…
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Fantasy, Thriller, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
Thomas Dagget, a Catholic seminary student, loses his faith after seeing visions of an angelic war. Years later, Thomas is a detective with the LAPD. Two angels fall to Earth; Simon and Uziel, a lieutenant of the Archangel Gabriel.
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Justice Drama, Road Movie, Romance Film, Thriller, drama film
“Queen”, a criminal defense attorney, has an awkward dinner with her Tinder date “Slim“ in an Ohio diner. He drives her home, and they are pulled over by a white police officer who searches Slim and his trunk. When Slim asks if he could hu…
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Drama, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, drama film, dystopian film
In September 1975, Dr. Robert Laing lives in a ravaged high-rise tower block, killing a dog and spit-roasting its leg. Three months earlier, the 40-storey tower on the outskirts of London, built by esteemed architect Anthony Royal, is the …
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Cannibal-Movie, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Splatter Film, action film, horror film, slasher film
Reality show contestant Kimberly is driving through the West Virginia backcountry when she accidentally hits a teenager. She stops to help him, but he bites her lips off, revealing himself as one of the cannibals. She flees but runs into T…
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Cannibal-Movie, Destiny, cannibal film, comedy thriller, horror film, thriller film
During the Mexican–American War, US Army second lieutenant John Boyd plays dead as his unit is destroyed by Mexican troops. Unaware Boyd is still alive, the Mexican troops send him on a cart of American dead to the Mexican headquarters. Th…
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Destiny, Forensic, Historie, War Film, action film, drama film, mystery film, trial film, war film
In 1968, during the Vietnam War, a disastrous American advance leaves U.S. Marine Lieutenant Hayes Hodges wounded and his men dead. His fellow platoon leader Lieutenant Terry Childers executes a North Vietnamese prisoner to intimidate a ca…
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Aliens, Found Footage, found footage film, horror film, pseudo-documentary, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
Two years after the Apollo 17 mission, the crew of the cancelled Apollo 18 mission consisting of Commander Nathan Walker, Lieutenant Colonel John Grey, and Captain Ben Anderson are informed that it will proceed as a top-secret Department o…
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Action, Drama, Thriller
In 1908 Shanghai, Chen Zhen returns to Jingwu School to marry his fiancée Yuan Li'er, but learns that his master Huo Yuanjia has died, apparently from illness, which devastates him. During the funeral, members of a Japanese dojo in Hongkou…
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Action, Action Comedy, action comedy film, action film, action thriller, comedy film, science fiction film, splatter film, thriller film, vigilante film
Machete Cortez and agent Sartana Rivera attempt to arrest corrupt military members involved in a weapons deal with a Mexican drug cartel group. The gangsters wipe out the military team, but they in turn are wiped by another party of masked…
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