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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, bleak, harsh, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bully, bullying, friendship, father son relationship, revenge, divorce, childhood, parenthood, youth, society, alienation, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
africa, sudan, scandinavia, denmark, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Germany, Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Segundo sees silence as his only option for dealing with his father Noé’s secret. The 14-year-old lives with his parents in a village high up in the mountains. Noé is a respected artisan and Segundo’s role model. With loving eye for detail, he ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, father son relationship, gay, teenage boy, gay father, lgbt, father son estrangement, small town, painter, gay slur, family tradition, machismo ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious ...
Style:
humorous, light, talky, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
college, father son relationship, fish out of water, cheerleader, farce, university, college life, youth, switching roles, school, businessman, sexual fantasy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1940, future
Place:
usa, wisconsin, new york
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21K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are ...
Style:
serious, erotic, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
athlete's life, gym, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, mixed martial arts, drug addiction, martial arts, closeted homosexual, gay, sibling relationship, competition, family problems ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, south america, california, los angeles, venice california
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Style:
suspense, realistic, brutal, inspirational, intense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, fight, athlete's life, male camaraderie, rivalry, ambition, fight scenes, character study, contests and competitions, legacy, gymnasium, mentor ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, sexual, art house, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
poverty, shoplifting, father son relationship, social realism, poor family, beach, supermarket, child abduction, shoplifter, family drama, husband wife relationship, orphan ...
Time:
near future, 2010s
Place:
tokyo, east asia, japan, sarajevo, nebraska ...
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131K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless ...
Style:
funny, hilarious, humorous, teen, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
road trip, family vacation, dysfunctional family, vacation, amusement park, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, highway travel, brother sister relationship, teenage boy, grand canyon, nothing goes right ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, memphis, arizona, san francisco, usa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
Style:
disturbing, depressing, erotic, emotional, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
incest, sexual abuse, father daughter incest, father son relationship, rape, sex, sex with daughter, dysfunctional family, incestuous relationship, sodomy, incest rape, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe, london
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35K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, witty, tense, touching ...
Plot:
twists and turns, father son relationship, sheriff, police investigation, murder, investigation, small town, family history, greed, police corruption, haunted by the past, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1950s, year 1957, year 1996
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa, southern usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Style:
political, witty, cynical, thought provoking, biting ...
Plot:
politics, election, american politics, satire, father son relationship, underdog, political campaign, campaign, political rally, candidate, election campaign, idealism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, north america, san diego california ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Sean Odkin loves to dance much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love Sean goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again and that is dancing.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
brother brother relationship, dancing, father son relationship, tap dance, working class, love triangle, dancer, friendship between men, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, one night stand, dance, car thief ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1930s
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new jersey, new zealand
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464K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
Style:
clever, costume drama, period piece, atmospheric, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
classical music, music, composer, genius, mozart, musician, envy, opera, character study, musician's life, mentor, prodigy ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1820s, 1800s, 1780s ...
Place:
vienna, austria, eastern europe, italy, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Like his father, Tom is a real estate agent who makes his money from dirty, and sometimes brutal, deals. But a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist. He auditions with the help of a beautiful, young virtuoso ...
Style:
tense, sincere, neo noir, lyrical, stylized ...
Plot:
violence, gangster, piano, going straight, father son relationship, musician, storytelling, dysfunctional family, teachers and students, gang war, family relations, follow your dream ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, china
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But to do so, he must race against the police closing in on him as well ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot:
dementia, father son relationship, hitman, investigation, criminal, absent father, problem, father and son, killer, hired killer, father, police ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by the Baader-Meinhof gang, a film about modern left Germans adopting the culture of extreme left-wing movements of the 1970s. East German dominatrix Gudrun leads a revolutionary gang of her own in Berlin. She has her men kidnap the son of ...
Style:
sexy, parody, humorous, semi serious, cynical ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
father son relationship, naked man, gays and lesbians, gay love, male nudity, gay, sexual revolution, gay sex, erection, explicit sex, homoeroticism, masturbation ...
Time:
70s, year 1977
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, usa, middle east ...
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268K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, surreal, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, investigation, mad scientist, parallel universe, alternate dimension, time travel, fbi, top secret, alternate reality, experiment, danger, paranormal activity ...
Time:
2000s, future, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts, harvard university, canada
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93K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey are battling each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, arson, corruption, fire, rescue, pyromaniac, investigation, firefighting, natural disaster, danger, rookie, disaster ...
Time:
year 1971, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, chicago
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6K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A busy executive (Ted Danson) learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him (Jack Lemmon) than ever before. Estranged from his own son (Ethan ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, feel good, uplifting ...
Plot:
father son relationship, hospital, family bonds, aging, family drama, doctor, parents and children, hopes, family life, terminal illness, dysfunctional family, redemption ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, san francisco, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Switzerland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Thirteen years old Achille is waiting for his father to return from prison. Will everything go as planned and could the family survive?
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, prison, boy in peril, responsibility, coming of age, gangster, girlfriend, betrayal, teenage boy, brutality, life is a bitch, violence ...
Place:
switzerland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
On his way up the corporate ladder, David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father.
Style:
weeping, talky, clever, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
father son relationship, hospital, advertising, marriage, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, amputation, surgery, advertising executive, marital separation, dysfunctional family, employer employee relationship, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her ...
Style:
hood, captivating, teen, social, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
racism, ghetto, african american, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, loss of friend, black, coming of age, black lives matter, private school, black history, teenager ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Step by Step is an American television sitcom that starred Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers as two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, humorous, not serious, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly
Plot:
couples, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, family relations, youth, couple relations, family life, parents and children, siblings relations, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
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24K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK, France
Duration: 1314 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
Style:
historical drama, political thriller, period piece, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot:
renaissance, medieval, wealth, european history, politics, aristocracy, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, betrayal, secret, rise to power ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, future
Place:
florence, venice, italy, tuscany
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father ...
Style:
inspirational, political, thought provoking, sentimental, dramatic ...
Plot:
prison, father son relationship, terrorist, lawyer, courtroom, terrorism, politics, trial, biopic, male nudity, justice, courtroom drama ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1993, 80s, 70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, nepal, britain ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.
Style:
sentimental, romantic, light, touching, entertaining ...
Plot:
father son relationship, home renovation, starting over, real life father and son playing father and son, divorce, family values, artist, family drama, romantic relationship, new life, lifestyle change, happy ending ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
italy, tuscany, london, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.
Style:
touching, lgbt cinema, captivating, disturbing, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, rugby, friendship, gay love, gay slur, gay teenager, friendship between men, school, coming of age, rivalry, boarding school ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Style:
romantic, touching, romantic comedy, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, love, family drama, bipolar disorder, depression, adaptation, character study, social misfits, supportive parent, father son relationship, male female friendship, mental patient ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, peru, usa, pennsylvania, america ...
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160K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Style:
inspirational, saga, serious, realistic, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, betrayal, training, father son relationship, boxing trainer, showdown, street fight, gym, fistfight ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, russia
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must ...
Style:
sincere, uplifting, touching, surprise ending, indie film ...
Plot:
therapist, memory loss, father son relationship, introspection, human spirit, terminal illness, generation gap, treatment, parents and children, life is a bitch, redemption, rehabilitation ...
Time:
2010s, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place:
peru, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A father and his two teenage sons travel to a small mountain cabin for a male bonding adventure. When a lost tourist arrives at the cabin, their male-bonding outing turns into a struggle for survival.
Style:
compassionate, bleak, exciting, tense, disturbing
Plot:
cold weather, father son relationship, mountain, mountain cabin, survival, illegal immigrant, isolated place, wilderness, car accident, family in danger, smuggler, teenage son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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