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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Topical political satire program that poked fun at the events of the week. A series of musical numbers, skits, and irreverent humor. It prided itself on being controversial.
Style:
sketch comedy, controversial, biting, parody, period piece ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, current affairs, social commentary, political humor, variety show, irreverent, cold war era, sketch, urban, journalist, guest ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Kieślowski’s study of a political strike, controversially told from the viewpoint of a Communist functionary trying to keep order.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, intense, educational ...
Plot:
working class, violence, civil unrest, character study, cold war era, social realism, ethical dilemma, bureaucracy, renaissance, political party, government, clerk ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of 10-year-old boy and his family against the backdrop of the bloody events of 1956, in Budapest. Children do not yet understand what is going on, but they're happy because the schools are closed. But gradually, to adults and children ...
Style:
tension, emotional, bleak, melancholic, sad ...
Plot:
children, innocence lost, repression, political unrest, oppression, fear, loss, child protagonist, coming of age, violence, shock, urban ...
Time:
1950s, year 1956, 50s
Place:
budapest, eastern europe, europe, hungary
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Romania
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
When the Soviet Army marched into Romania in 1944, a part of the Romanian population went “into the mountains” – a diverse assortment of nationalists and fascists, liberals, apolitical farmers and members of the middle-class, who were affected ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, tense, art house, suspenseful ...
Plot:
communism, anti communist, resistance, dictatorship, dictator, post war, guerilla warfare, political persecution, arrest, torture, hardship, desperation ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
romania
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The narration spans the period since the seventh election of Andreotti as Prime Minister of Italy in 1992, until the trial in which he was accused of collusion with the Mafia.
Style:
political, disturbing, philosophical, cerebral, enigmatic ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, italian history, corruption, assassination, terrorist, prime minister, murder, state affairs, idealism, blackmail, head of state ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, year 1993, year 1991, year 1992 ...
Place:
europe, italy, sicily, moscow russia, soviet union ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Style:
epic, political, breathtaking, philosophical, sentimental ...
Plot:
politics, communism, journalism, russian revolution, revolutionary, biopic, writers, love story, reporter, infidelity, cold war, train ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, year 1917, year 1981, 20th century ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, st. petersburg russia, new york, usa ...
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415
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An intelligent android (Michael) constructed by a research team is taken outdoors and successfully passed off as human in a trial run. When the government hears of this, they order their own set of tests in Washington. When the project leader ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, tech noir, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
androids, robotics, identity, government conspiracy, ethical dilemma, escape, identity crisis, chase, paranoia, cold war era, human experiment, distopia ...
Place:
washington d.c., pentagon
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tense, tension, period piece ...
Plot:
escape, diplomacy, rescue attempt, courage, heroism, covert operation, evacuation, international relations, humanitarian, espionage, sacrifice, smuggling ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
tehran, middle east, canada, iran
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Genre: Biography, Music
Country: France
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The life and virtuosic work of Russian violinist David Oistrakh, once known as King David in the Soviet Union, is chronicled with depth and detail by filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon in this intriguing portrait of an artist. Highlights include a range of ...
Style:
serious, educational, intellectual, reflective, inspirational ...
Plot:
classical music, violin, interview, musician, portrait, legacy, propaganda, cold war era, biopic, relationship vs career, human spirit, hopes ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
soviet union, ussr, odessa ukraine, russia, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After yet another defeat inflicted by G.I. Joe, the immediate subordinates of Cobra's leader, Cobra Commander, have finally come to the end of their patience with his apparent incompetence and his inability to achieve real victories. The leader ...
Style:
action packed, thrilling, fast paced, cliffhanger, independent film
Plot:
military, good versus evil, genetic engineering, cloning, super villain, mad scientist, teamwork, danger, battles, super soldier, comic book, futuristic technology ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Humans on spaceship named "Tantra" are exploring the unknown part of the Universe. The spaceship gets trapped by the mysterious Iron Star. The Iron Star's powerful force of gravity is to hold the spaceship for 20 years. The humans are ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, melancholic, existential, grim
Audience:
adult
Plot:
space travel, survival, isolation, exploration, crash landing, sacrifice, rescue mission, heroism, space opera, adaptation, love triangle, alien technology ...
Time:
60s
Place:
ukraine, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Sam Casey is an agent for INTERSECT, a government think-tank and operations center specializing in secret missions. While on a diving assignment, Sam was affected by the radiation from an underwater explosion. The radiation rendered him invisible, ...
Style:
suspenseful, tension, suspense, heroic, psychotronic
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
invisibility, secret agent, invisible man, invisible, spy thriller, espionage, identity crisis, government agency, laboratory, surveillance, cold war era, isolation ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Biography of the former first lady, focusing on her years as a photojournalist and leading up to her marriage to John F. Kennedy and their moving into the White House.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama, poignant, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
john f. kennedy, biopic, first lady, u.s. president, president, white house, marriage, female protagonist, tragedy, socialite, photojournalism, character study ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua (Goo Man-Chung) so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
Style:
suspenseful, retro, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, mad scientist, secret formula, espionage, laboratory, world domination, secret laboratory, conspiracy, chemical weapon, cat and mouse, betrayal, invasion ...
Time:
60s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan (Jeff Bridges) becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go (James Mason), an oriental organized crime mastermind. They conspire to blackmail an American weapons scientist into providing ...
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, tension, neo noir, period piece ...
Plot:
espionage, crime boss, organized crime, mastermind, moral ambiguity, blackmail, urban, cia agent, cold war era, spy thriller, anti hero, buddha ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate hearings of 1972-1973.
Style:
satirical, black comedy, spoof, cynical, parody
Plot:
satire, political satire, government corruption, political scandal, irony, conspiracy, farce, bureaucracy, pun, dark humor, media satire, cold war era ...
Time:
70s
Place:
washington d.c., central america
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The terrorist Fors arrested after an attack on a OPEC meeting. Shortly afterwards town minister's daughter gets kidnapped by two men who require Fors be released and that he will flight phase to Albania. SÄPO agent Olsson will handle the case.
Style:
tension, political thriller, suspense, serious, detective ...
Plot:
kidnapping, terrorism, prime minister, hostage, investigation, law enforcement, police procedural, danger, abduction, politics, conspiracy, manhunt ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Political prisoners imprisoned in Yugoslavia will try to escape from prison by digging a channel under the ground and join the partisans.
Style:
period piece, tense, tension, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, escape, prison break, escape attempt, oppression, prison life, escape plan, survival, sacrifice, resilience, risk, underground ...
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A worker at a nuclear power plant finds life in danger after she points out unsafe conditions.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, grim
Plot:
plutonium, cover up, whistleblower, female protagonist, corruption, intimidation, corporate conspiracy, danger, paranoia, investigation, moral dilemma, survival ...
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. The show is a revival of the 1966 TV series of the same name. The only actor to ...
Style:
suspense, tense, twisted, cliffhanger
Plot:
espionage, mission impossible, deception, hi-tech, undercover, infiltration, black ops, disguise, hostage rescue, heist, surveillance, rebirth ...
Time:
80s, 90s
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric ...
Style:
daikaiju, cult horror, retro, black and white, cult classic ...
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, monster, godzilla, sea monster, creature feature, lake, prehistoric creature, demolished city, island, panic, isolation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A mad scientist uses his army of mechanical monsters to control people who have Type O blood.
Style:
thrilling, psychotronic, tense, parody, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, robot, assassination, espionage, mad scientist, mind control, villainess, camp, secret hideout, conspiracy, computer, cold war era ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Spy accidentally gets an ancient treasure. Several corrupt groups try to steal it from him.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, period piece, crime drama ...
Plot:
torture, espionage, spy, exotic locale, corruption, moral ambiguity, intrigue, greed, treasure hunt, betrayal, organized crime, underworld ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
Place:
macau
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Genre: Animation, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The series was produced by DIC Entertainment and ran from 1989 to 1992.
The ...
Style:
heroic, patriotic, colorful, fast paced, anime
Audience:
kids
Plot:
gi joe, military, superhero, good versus evil, cobra, team, heroes, special ops, battles, explosions, espionage, cold war era ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1990
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
TV show
Story:
Soviet detective television series.
Style:
detective, suspense, realistic, cult classic, intellectual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, law enforcement, whodunit, cold war era, forensic, social commentary, police, slow burn, moral ambiguity, soviet army, police detective ...
Time:
70s
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
On March 16 1978, the Red Brigade kidnap the Chief of the Christian Democraty, the party in power in Italy since the end of the war. Fifty-five days later, his corpse was found in the trunk of a red Renault.
Style:
historical drama, tension, political thriller, bleak, period piece ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, kidnapping, political violence, power struggle, political unrest, hostage situation, social commentary, conspiracy, mourning, moral ambiguity, investigation ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
italy, rome italy
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A group of scientists are kidnapped and taken to an outer space outpost in order to save Earth from destruction.
Style:
psychotronic, tense, cult classic, independent film
Plot:
outer space, robot, alien abduction, spacecraft, confined, rescue mission, technology, isolation, survival, cold war era, claustrophobia, spacesuit ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
At the age of forty Dame Margot Fonteyn is considered to be past her best as a prima ballerina and Ninette de Valois is reducing her roles at the Royal Ballet. Then the exciting young Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev, a recent defector to the West, ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disability, ballet, biopic, dancer's life, love and romance, couples, ambition, artists and showbiz, dance, female protagonist, choreography, classical music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london
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Genre: Action, Comedy, War, Western
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When a professional thief sees his lifetime goal of being the best potentially realized in stealing a rare artifact, he finds himself entangled in a worldwide plot involving the Soviets, the Japanese and a band of outsiders. It’s up to him and a ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, tense, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
government agent, desert, male full rear nudity, heist, con artists, escapades, agent, government, ruler, cons and scams, artifact, escapism ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by DefenseSecurity Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
military coup, political intrigue, assassination, coup d'etat, martial law, military, coup, political unrest, crisis, power struggle, urban, authoritarianism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
seoul, south korea, korea
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