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Action, Sci-Fi, War Film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, science fiction film
In 2055, an artificial intelligence created by the U.S. government detonates a nuclear warhead over Los Angeles, California. In response, most of the Western world pledges to eradicate AI to prevent humanity's extinction.
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Adventure, Cartoon, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, adventure film, comedy drama, family film, fantasy film, martial arts film, musical film
The Huns invade China by breaching the Great Wall. The Emperor orders a general mobilization, with conscription notices requiring one man from each family to join the Imperial Army. Fa Mulan, an adventurous young woman, hopes to bring hono…
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Super Hero, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, superhero film, war film
In the present day, scientists in the Arctic uncover an old aircraft with someone frozen inside and a circular shield. In March 1942, during World War II, Nazi lieutenant general and Hydra leader Johann Schmidt steals a mysterious relic ca…
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Super Hero, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, science fiction film, superhero film
In 965 AD, Odin, king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim and their leader Laufey, to prevent them from conquering the Nine Realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardians defeat the Frost Giants and seize the source of …
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Adventure, Fantasy, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy film
In 1871 London, 19-year-old Alice Kingsleigh, having mourned the recent loss of her father, is troubled by strange recurring dreams and the stifling expectations of the society in which she lives. After receiving an unwanted marriage propo…
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Secret Agent, Thriller, detective film, drama film, mystery film, spy film, thriller film
In November 1973, "Control", head of British intelligence ("The Circus"), sends field agent Jim Prideaux to Budapest to meet a Hungarian general and potential defector, who has offered to identify a mole installed by Soviet spymaster Karla…
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Coming Of Age, Martial-Arts, Sport, action film, coming-of-age film, drama film, martial arts film, romance film, teen film
In 1984, 17-year-old Daniel LaRusso and his mother Lucille move from Newark, New Jersey, to Reseda, Los Angeles, California. Their apartment's handyman is an eccentric, but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Nariyoshi Miyagi. At a be…
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Romance Film, War Film, drama film, romance film, war film
In 1923, best friends Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker play together in the back of a biplane owned by Rafe's father in Tennessee, pretending to be combat airmen. By 1941, Danny and Rafe are first lieutenants in the US Army Air Force under t…
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Action, Thriller, action film, drama film, hood film, thriller film
Cyrus, charismatic leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, requests that 100 of the city's gangs each send nine unarmed delegates to Van Cortlandt Park for a midnight summit. The Warriors, a gang from Coney I…
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Accident, Psychological Thriller, Sci-Fi, adventure film, drama film, mystery film, science fiction film
In January 1994, the U.S. USS Montana has an encounter with an unidentified submerged object, and sinks near the Cayman Trough. With Soviet ships moving in to try to salvage the sub, and a hurricane moving over the area, the U.S.
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Action Comedy, Treasure Hunting, action film, adventure film, treasure hunt film
In 1957, Soviet agents led by Colonel Doctor Irina Spalko kidnap American archeologist Indiana Jones and his partner George "Mac" McHale. They infiltrate Hangar 51 in Nevada and use Jones to locate a mummified alien from the Roswell incide…
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, planetary romance, science fiction film
In 1881, Edgar Rice Burroughs arrives at the estate of his recently deceased uncle, John Carter, a former American Civil War Confederate Army captain. Per Carter's instructions, the body is put in a tomb that can be unlocked only from the …
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Action, Aliens, Time Travel, action film, military science fiction, science fiction film, time-travel film, war film
In December 2022, biology teacher and former Green Beret Dan Forester fails to land a job at the United States Army Research Laboratory. While he watches the televised 2022 FIFA World Cup final, soldiers from the year 2051 arrive on the pl…
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Documentation, Drama
Action, Drama, War Film, adventure film, drama film, historical film, thriller film, war film
During World War II, Allied POWs who have repeatedly escaped from camps in Germany are moved to a new camp under the command of Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger. He warns the senior prisoner, Group Captain Ramsey, that escapees will be shot. Se…
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Action, Adventure, Monumental Film, Space Opera, Utopia & Dystopia, action film
In the year 10,191, the known universe is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. The most valuable substance in the empire is the spice melange, which extends life and expands consciousness. The spice also allows the Spacing Guild to fo…
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Adventure, Destiny, Melodrama, Western, Western film, adventure film, drama film, war film, white savior film
In 1863, 1st Lieutenant John J. Dunbar, serving with the Union army, is wounded in a stalemated battle at St. David's Field in Tennessee.
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Action, Adventure, Historie, Martial-Arts, Melodrama, Psychodrama, Samurai Film, War Film, action film, adventure film, drama film, historical film, ninja film, war film, white savior film
In 1876, former U.S. Army Captain Nathan Algren, an alcoholic traumatized by his actions during the American Indian Wars, is approached by his former commanding officer, Colonel Bagley. Bagley asks him to train the newly created Imperial J…
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Coming Of Age, Crime, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, hood film, romance film, teen film
In 1984, 10-year-old Jason "Tre" Styles III lives with his single mother, Reva Devereaux, in South Central Los Angeles. After Tre gets into an altercation at school, his teacher informs Reva that although intelligent, he lacks maturity and…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Time Travel, action film, adventure film, chase film, cyberpunk, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, techno-thriller, thriller film, war film
In 2003, Dr. Serena Kogan of Cyberdyne Systems convinces death row inmate Marcus Wright to sign over his body for medical research following his execution. Sometime later, the automated Skynet system is activated, becomes self-aware, and p…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Sci-Fi, Time Travel, action film, adventure film, apocalyptic film, chase film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, suspense film, techno-thriller, thriller film, time-travel film
In the years since destroying Cyberdyne Systems, John Connor has been living as a nomad following the death of his mother, Sarah. He fears the malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet is still hunting him despite the foretold war between …
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Psychodrama, Thriller, War Film, action film, action thriller, drama film, independent film, war film
During the second year of the Iraq War, a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team with Bravo Company identifies and attempts to destroy an improvised explosive device (IED) with a robot, but the wagon carrying the trigger charge breaks.…
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Drama, Thriller, action film, biographical film, drama film, pirate film, survival film, thriller film
Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container vessel from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Guardafui Channel to Mombasa, Kenya. Wary of pirate activity off the coast of the Horn of Af…
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Biographical picture, Historie, biographical film, drama film, historical film
At the official closing of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, Prince Albert "Bertie", Duke of York, the second son of King George V, addresses the crowd with a strong stammer. His search for treatment has been discouraging, …
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