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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng Xiaoping returns to power amid political turmoil. Facing divisions within the Communist Party, he leads crucial economic and defense reforms, steering China toward a hopeful future and laying the ...
Style:
historical drama, political, serious, educational, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, legacy, power struggle, leadership, student, cold war era, interview, archival footage
Time:
20th century
Place:
china, east asia, beijing china
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The protagonist Andrii Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years - most of those accused of «anti-Soviet propaganda» were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
oppression, totalitarianism, dissident, kgb, brutality, psychological torture, human rights, fear, conscience, resistance, trauma, interrogation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
soviet union, ukraine
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but ...
Style:
historical drama, romantic drama, poignant, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, family drama, female protagonist, political oppression, sacrifice, loneliness, patriarchy, gender roles, moral dilemma, arranged marriage, family honor, coming of age ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
albania
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A top secret project between the Trugollian Empire and the US military causes unforeseen complications in the lives of the participants.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, bleak, intense, surreal ...
Plot:
government conspiracy, military base, body horror, character study, mind reading, manipulation, isolation, body transformation, power struggle, emotional breakdown, mad scientist, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
1950s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 13 min.
TV show
Story:
When he was only twenty, comic book author Don Glut completed what could be hailed as the ultimate in fan-fiction: SPY SMASHER VS. THE PURPLE MONSTER, a winning lo-fi tribute to two beloved Republic Studios serials. Glut's five-part mini-serial ...
Style:
cliffhanger, action adventure, retro, black and white, underground film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
good versus evil, spy hero, peril, world domination, super villain, henchman, earth, cold war era, mysterious villain, secret agent, boy, espionage ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A woman undergoing a medical treatment. Will she survive?
Style:
tension
Plot:
sea, rescue, survival, perseverance, storm, shipwreck, endurance, search and rescue, u.s. navy, hopes, desperation, cold war era ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on a true story of a sport star Bobrov, who happened to become befriended by Vasili, the son of Stalin.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, bleak
Plot:
biopic, stalinism, nepotism, hockey, josef stalin, military, friendship, political intrigue, rise and fall, ambition, olympics, cold war era ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 60s
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, russia
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312
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Canuxploitation musical spy comedy.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, political thriller, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, spy thriller, betrayal, femme fatale, secret mission, undercover, manipulation, cold war era, moral ambiguity, male protagonist, double agent, love triangle ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The violence and high drama of this film is taken directly from recent Polish history. On December 13, 1981 national security forces swoop down on unsuspecting workers of the Wujek mine and arrest a Solidarity leader. Pushed to the limits, the ...
Style:
historical drama, brutal, intense, period piece, suspense ...
Plot:
protest, martial law, violence, strike, police brutality, riot, working class, tragedy, civil unrest, oppression, resistance, authoritarianism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Pietro Chiocca shifts from hydraulic pumps to heavy war weapons selling. He starts traveling all around the third world looking for clients, and contract by contract his economic situation shoot up, raising also his social status. But is never ...
Style:
black comedy, satirical, period piece, dark comedy
Plot:
arms dealer, children, political satire, corruption, ethical dilemma, hypocrisy, greed, dark humor, family drama, cold war era, character study, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A young Air Force lieutenant falls in love with fighter planes while his father, a Congressman and war hero, yearns for him to fly heavy bombers.
Style:
period piece, grindhouse, independent film
Plot:
aviation, air force, military, fighter pilot, father son relationship, coming of age, cold war era, training, family conflict, discipline, patriotism, u.s. air force ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After a strange incident, a group of russian space commandos starts developing supernatural powers. But how did they acquire such abilities and what is their intentions?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, enigmatic, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
telekinesis, supernatural, cold war era, telepathy, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, mutation, ethical dilemma, interrogation, space exploration, mutant, isolation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Peter's American dream came true. But the trial of his faith had just begun...
Style:
uplifting, christian film
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
religious persecution, refugee, escape, bible, christian faith, faith, outcast, high school, spiritual journey, intolerance, faithfulness, coming of age ...
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Action, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This fast-paced film stars (Conrad Nichols) as the tough Captain Williams, head of a crack commando squad who goes into Afghanistan to save the U.S.S.R. -- and indirectly, the U.S. -- from some very bad publicity. A journalist and his daughter have ...
Style:
fast paced, suspenseful, action adventure, tense, political thriller ...
Plot:
war in afghanistan, hostage, rescue mission, conspiracy, cover up, suspicion, cold war era, espionage, violent, betrayal, cold war, survival ...
Time:
80s
Place:
afghanistan, iran
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Enrique Chacon kills Oscar Romero, a Catholic archbishop in San Salvador. The CIA calls a special agent, Malko Linge, a ruined prince who lives with an expensive woman - Countess Alexandra - to get rid of this nuisance of a man. He does, with many ...
Style:
suspense, tense, tropical, action drama, neo noir ...
Plot:
covert operation, espionage, assassin, spy thriller, cia agent, assassination, political intrigue, secret mission, moral ambiguity, black ops, spy, femme fatale ...
Time:
80s
Place:
central america
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646
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The film is a re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla featuring 80 minutes of footage from the original Gojira (1954) and the US version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) plus 25 minutes of WWII newsreel footage and clips from ...
Style:
colorized, apocalyptic, cult classic, melancholic, psychotronic
Plot:
kaiju, monster, godzilla, giant monster, nuclear testing, destruction, giant creature, ethical dilemma, helplessness, panic, sea creature, cold war era ...
Time:
1950s, jurassic
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Egypt
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Nasser 56 is a 1996 Egyptian historical film directed by Mohamed Fadel, starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent invasion of Egypt by ...
Style:
political, historical drama, period piece, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arab, biopic, patriotism, colonialism, political intrigue, leadership, diplomacy, revolutionary, cold war era, arab israeli conflict, politics, british empire ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt, middle east, india, soviet union ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Five short stories with contemporary settings. In New York, people are indifferent to derelicts sleeping on sidewalks, to a woman's assault in front of an apartment building, and to a couple injured in a car crash. A man, stripped of his ...
Style:
anthology, art house, thought provoking, political, experimental ...
Plot:
indifference, class struggle, alienation, innocence lost, political intrigue, revolution, moral ambiguity, frustration, satire, violence, urban decay, existentialism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, cuba
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Cameroonese police officer (Alphonse Beni) and a CIA agent (Richard Harrison) try to prevent the Pope from being assassinated by Italian terrorists during his African tour.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, political thriller, grim
Plot:
terrorism, cia agent, pope, assassination, african, espionage, cold war era, police procedural, male camaraderie, rescue mission, explosions, undercover ...
Time:
year 1986
Place:
africa, rome italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in 1952, the story follows events around the "Peace Run", a propaganda 3-day marathon for peace. The winner is to be presented with a new motorcycle by the country's president. Chief organizer is a ruthless manipulator who will ...
Style:
historical drama, tense, grim, poignant, satirical
Plot:
race, manipulation, propaganda, oppression, power struggle, marathon, betrayal, corruption, irony, moral ambiguity, cold war era, sabotage ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
The fame of the songwriter Eduard Surovy fell on the 70s of the last century, when the Comedy Club resident Garik Kharlamov, who named his odious humorous character in his honor, was not yet in the project. With the personal approval of Leonid ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, humorous, ironic, dramatic ...
Plot:
ambition, musician, singer, farce, rivalry, celebrity, ethnic stereotype, hopes, singing competition, rehearsal, performer's life, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
brighton
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Egypt
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dramatic, political drama
Plot:
assassination, peace treaty, biopic, legacy, leadership, arab israeli conflict, diplomacy, military history, patriotism, cold war era, negotiation, terrorism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
cairo egypt
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Spy drama set in the social and political chaos of 1968, inspired by a true story. Pursued into Canada by the FBI, the matriarch of an American activist family helps smuggle Vietnam war deserters and draft dodgers across the border. What she ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
espionage, vietnam war, loyalty, political activism, relationships, male female relationship, fight, politics, love, love affair, political intrigue, couples ...
Time:
60s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Russian researchers in the late 1940s keep five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental stimulant. Based on the popular internet horror story (Creepypasta) “The Russian Sleep Experiment”.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, psychological horror, dark ...
Plot:
scientific experiment, psychological torment, sleep deprivation, paranoia, insanity, isolation, experiment gone awry, threat, experiment, victim, ward, science runs amok ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
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887
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A film about a man with a breakthrough history of Poland in the background. Edward Gierek is one of the most important figures of the 20th century in the collective memory of Polish people.
Style:
serious, dramatic, art film, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
politics, biopic, polish history, husband wife relationship, family relations, relationships, famous, couples, politician, society, love, political leader ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The play begins with the birth of New China and ends with Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States and the return negotiations between China, Britain and Hong Kong. It mainly describes the outstanding contributions of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, serious, period piece, patriotic ...
Plot:
diplomacy, chinese history, historical figure, negotiation, international relations, historical event, society, political intrigue, leader, historical character, political unrest, social issues ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Albania, Czech Republic, Greece
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
It is 1961 and an Albanian student (Nik Xhelilaj) of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, together with a group of Czech students, is shooting his graduate movie on a motorcycle factory, in the small market-town of Český Šternberk, in then ...
Style:
romantic drama, historical drama, period piece, atmospheric, period drama
Plot:
melancholy, character study, forbidden love, longing, homesickness, cold war era, social commentary, infidelity, coming of age, identity crisis, jealousy, small town ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
czechoslovakia, prague, albania, europe, central europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
It's April of 1986. Pripyat, Ukraine. A core meltdown occurred at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Power Plant. Over thirty people died during the blast but the estimated death toll as a result of the radiation fallout will reach a four-digit number. ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, rough, historical drama, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
radiation, nuclear power plant, tragedy, love, evacuation, accident, nuclear disaster, self sacrifice, grief, heroism, loss, ecological disaster ...
Time:
year 1986
Place:
ukraine, soviet union, ussr, chernobyl
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
USSR, Odesa, 1980s... Young Kostik wants to escape USSR so he tries to get money for that in a very adventurous way...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, stylized, realistic, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
card trick, embezzler, double life, gangster, deception, dishonesty, danger, criminal, gang, dual identity, bandit, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s
Place:
ussr, soviet union, odessa ukraine
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
The events take place in 1960s in USSR. The main character is Olga Migunova, the student of the most famous psychic in the country - Wolf Messing, who chose her himself from an audience when she was 16 years old, having noticed her psychic ...
Style:
suspense, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
destiny, power relations, idealism, ambition, stereotypes, transformation, life is a bitch, state affairs, society, law enforcement, storytelling, greed ...
Time:
60s
Place:
moscow russia, ussr
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