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The Langoliers (1995)
34K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
On a red eye flight from LA to Boston, 10 people wake up to a shock. All the passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But its like the world is dead. No one is there, the air is still, sound doesn't echo, the food is tasteless. A distant sound is getting louder, something is coming closer.
Style:
psychological, exciting, mysterious, cult horror, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, mind bending, clever, dark ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, stephen king, supernatural, apocalypse, airplane, time, survival, disappearance, obsessive quest, time warp, airport, alternate dimension, supernatural ability, blind character, chaos, danger, aviation, deadly creature, monster, chase, blindness, creature, businessman, alternate world, eaten alive ...
Time:
future, 90s, 1990s
Place:
boston, maine, usa
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Duration: 92 min.
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Audience:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, surreal, thrilling ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
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TV show
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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TV show
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, scary, suspenseful, suspense, lovecraft ...
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boys' night, teens
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Country: USA
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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TV show
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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