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Adventure, action film, adventure film, thriller film, treasure hunt film
Six days after the end of the American Civil War, John Wilkes Booth and Michael O'Laughlen seek out cryptographer Thomas Gates and ask for his help in decoding a message copied into Booth's diary. Thomas recognizes the message as a Playfai…
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Action, action film, drama film, political thriller film, thriller film
U.S. President James Sawyer makes a controversial proposal to sign a peace agreement with other nations to remove military forces from the Middle East. Divorced veteran John Cale works as a Capitol Police officer assigned to Speaker of the…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, drama film, horror film, science fiction film
After a flying saucer lands in the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the United States Army surrounds it with soldiers and tanks. A humanoid in a spacesuit emerges, announcing that he comes "in peace and with good will". While the alien i…
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War Film, action film, drama film, war film
In March 1944, OSS officer Major John Reisman is ordered by the commander of ADSEC in Britain, Major General Sam Worden, to undertake "Project Amnesty", a top secret mission to turn a dozen of the United States Army's worst convicts into h…
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Dark Comedy, Drama, Film Noir, LGBTQ-related film, Mafia Film, Police Film, Thriller, action film, comedy drama, comedy film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, gangster film, mystery film, neo-noir, suspense film, thriller film
In 1929, Tom Reagan is the right-hand man for Irish mobster Leo O'Bannon, a political boss who runs an unnamed U.S. city during Prohibition. Leo sets off a mob war when he extends protection to his girlfriend Verna's brother, a bookie name…
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Military Film, action comedy film, action film, action thriller, adventure film, heist film
U.S. Army Special Forces Ranger John "Hannibal" Smith escapes from corrupt Federal Police officers working for renegade General Javier Tuco in Mexico, and returns to rescue his friend Templeton "Face" Peck with help from fellow Ranger B.A.…
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Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, children's film, fantasy film, science fiction film, teen film
In the future, humanity is preparing to launch an attack on the homeworld of an alien race, called the Formics, that had attacked Earth and killed millions. The Formic invasion was stopped by Mazer Rackham, who crashed his fighter jet into…
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Social Drama, action film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, epic film, mystery film, romance film, social film, suspense film, thriller film
Rizwan Khan, an Indian Muslim with Asperger's syndrome, grows up in Mumbai with his mother, Razia, and his brother, Zakir. Due to his condition, Rizwan receives specialized tutoring from a reclusive local scholar, earning him extra affecti…
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Drama, crime film, drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, vigilante film
Joe is a traumatized hired gun who specializes in rescuing trafficked girls, using brutal methods against their captors. He cares for his elderly mother in his childhood home in New York City. Joe has flashbacks of the abuse he and his mot…
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Action, War Film, action film, drama film, thriller film, war film
During the final stages of the Bosnian War in 1995, U.S. Navy flight officer Lieutenant Chris Burnett and pilot Lieutenant Jeremy Stackhouse are stationed on the aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea. Fed up with the battle readiness routin…
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Adventure, Fantasy, adventure film, children's film, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy film, pirate film
Newborn Peter is left on the steps of a London orphanage with a mysterious pan flute pendant by his mother Mary. Years later during World War II, upon learning that the abusive Mother Barnabas is hoarding food and riches for herself, Peter…
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Action, Military Film, Super Hero, War Film, action film, thriller film, war film
After being pardoned for saving the POWs in Vietnam, former U.S. Army Green Beret John Rambo has settled in a Thai Buddhist monastery, helping with construction work and competing in krabi–krabong matches in Bangkok, donating his winnings.…
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Drama, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film
During World War II, the II Corps suffers a severe defeat at the Battle of Kasserine Pass in North Africa. Hard-charging General George S. Patton is sent to take command; he reorganizes the corps, and imposes strict but necessary disciplin…
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Historie, Justice Drama, action film, biographical film, historical film, period drama film, war film
Newton Knight, a soldier in the Confederate Army, deserts after learning of the Twenty Negro Law and witnessing the death of his nephew Daniel during the Second Battle of Corinth. Knight brings Daniel's body home to Ellisville and reconnec…
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Adventure, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist, comedy film, heist film
World War II veterans Danny Ocean and Jimmy Foster recruit nine comrades from their unit in the 82nd Airborne Division to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos: the Sahara, the Riviera, the Desert Inn, the Sands, and the Flamingo. The …
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Thriller, action film, action thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, political thriller film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film
Thomas Babington "Babe" Levy is a history student and distance runner at Columbia University in New York City who seeks to rehabilitate the memory of his father, who committed suicide during McCarthyism. A fiery car accident kills Klaus Sz…
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Destiny, War Film, war film
The film begins with a narrated map showing the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee, crossing the Potomac River to invade the North in June 1863, marching across Maryland and into Pennsylvania. On June 30, Con…
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Adventure, Biographical picture, Historie, biographical film, drama film, war film
In 1939, Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer leaves behind his pregnant wife to join Peter Aufschnaiter in a team attempting to summit Nanga Parbat in India (now part of Pakistan). When World War II begins in 1939, they are arrested by th…
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Anti-War Film, War Film, anti-war film, drama film, war film
Early in World War I Professor Kantorek gives an impassioned speech to his students about the glory of defending the fatherland. The boys, led by Paul Bäumer, enthusiastically enlist in the German Army. Their romantic delusions are shatter…
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Horror, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, alien invasion, drama film, horror film, independent film, monster film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
A psychiatrist, Dr. Hill, is called to a Los Angeles hospital, where a man named Dr. Miles Bennell is being held in custody.
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Justice Drama, Military Film, action film, drama film, war film
A Senate Armed Services Committee interviews a candidate for the position of Secretary of the Navy. Senator Lillian DeHaven from Texas criticizes the Navy for not being gender-neutral. Behind the curtains, a deal is struck: if women compar…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, Vampirfilm, cyberpunk, dystopian film, fantasy film, post-apocalyptic film, superhero film, thriller film, vampire film
A centuries-long war between humans and vampires devastated the planet's surface and led to a theocracy under "The Church". Despite vampires' vulnerability to sunlight and humans technological advancements, their strength and speed made th…
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Anti-War Film, drama film, war film
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brandon King's squad is operating in Tikrit during the Iraq War. During an ambush, several soldiers are killed; PFC Tommy Burgess is saved when Private Rico Rodriguez blocks him from an attack and is severely wound…
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Christmas film, Coming Of Age, Family Saga, Historie, Melodrama, comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film
The March sisters—responsible Meg, tempestuous Jo, tender Beth, and romantic Amy—are growing up in Concord, Massachusetts during and after the American Civil War. Their father is away serving as a chaplain in the war and, with their strong…
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