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Parallel (2018)
6K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.
Style:
thought provoking, intellectual, surreal, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense, ambiguous ending, psychotronic, dutch angle, independent film ...
Plot:
alternate reality, mirror, existentialism, time, time travel, multiverse, evil, nerd, destiny, philosophy, society, determination, computer cracker, real world, transformation, life philosophy, visceral, unrequited love, female artist, portal, realism, love, dog, prison, basketball ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, seattle washington
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
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Time:
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, independent film, mind bending, confusing, surreal ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 106 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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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration: 93 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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Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 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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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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67%
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, UK, Canada
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Story:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Australia, USA
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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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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Country: UK, USA
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Story:
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Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, clever, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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29%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
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Time:
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Place:
england
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
future, year 1936, distant future, year 1975, near future ...
Place:
seoul, san francisco, belgium, persia, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
28%
112K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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