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 5.1
 298
Maman (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Sandrine and Alice are two sisters who, in their thirties, decide the time has come to attempt a reconciliation with their mother.
Style: realistic, humorous, cynical, semi serious
Plot: dysfunctional family, family problems, family relations, estrangement, confined, unlikely criminals, obsessive quest, parents and children, dark humor, single mother, separation, selfishness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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5th & Alameda (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Sara, a pregnant woman, is the innocent bystander in a robbery, committed by reluctant criminal, Derek. After being accidentally shot in the robbery, Sara loses her child. Returning home, she is shocked to find Derek there with a gun, but things are ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, independent film ...
Plot: vengeance, redemption, hopes, human nature, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, rivalry, disorder, femme fatale, power relations, life is a bitch, pickpocket ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, iran
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 8.2
 5K
Drushyam (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Rambabu, a cable operator, lives with his beloved wife Jyothi and two daughters. One day, his family inadvertently gets involved in a grave crime and he must go to great lengths to protect them.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, twisted ...
Plot: family relations, hidden truth, life turned upside down, police investigation, family in crisis, police corruption, law enforcement, unlikely criminals, danger, dishonesty, parents and children, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
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 5.6
 2K
Free Ride (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A single mom in the 1970s raises her two daughters and becomes involved in illegal drug trade to make a better life.
Style: serious, realistic, suspense, captivating, retro ...
Plot: drug dealing, rise and fall, dealer, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, parents and children, hopes, family relations, danger, single parent, protecting from truth, starting over ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: florida, usa, ohio
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 5.4
 1K
Avalon (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Janne, a 60 year old party promoter is arranging a nightclub at the annual tennis week in the small coastal town of Båstad, where he also teams up with his older sister Jackie. But an accident turns his life upside down and forced by the people ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: nightclub, life turned upside down, unlikely criminals, siblings relations, down on your luck, society, nightlife, disorder, nothing goes right, family business, european, partner ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, eastern europe
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 6.9
 258
Virgil Bliss (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Fresh out of a long stretch in prison, Virgil Bliss (Clint Jordan) vows to go straight in this gritty, character-driven drama. But finding a job, a wife and a sense of purpose doesn't come easy when you're living in a halfway house ...
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, independent film
Plot: prostitute, going straight, prison, redemption, downfall, starting over, haunted by the past, hopes, rehabilitation, unlikely criminals, life is a bitch, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, florida, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Victor Frankenstein, descendant of the infamous scientist, Baron Von Frankenstein, follows in his experimental footsteps. Initially his success involves the resuscitation of a tortoise and progressing onto more ambitious projects, including creating ...
Style: gothic horror, suspenseful, gothic, bleak, suspense ...
Plot: frankenstein, mad scientist, frankenstein's monster, laboratory, supernatural, monster, castle, doctor frankenstein, grave robbing, experiment gone awry, gory, escapades ...
Time: 60s
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 5.8
 4K
Unglee (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Four friends Kalim (Angad Bedi), Gautam (Neil Bhoopalam), Maya (Kangana Ranaut) and Abhay (Randeep Hooda) form a gang called the "Ungli" gang which fights against corruption prevailing in society. Their job is to target corrupt people and ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: vigilantism, friendship, gang, dishonesty, fighting the system, unlikely criminals, righting the wronged, disorder, law enforcement, rebellion, undercover, corrupt cop ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
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The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Helen and Luella are just another typical God-fearing mother and daughter who happen to bake Mincemeat muffins and run a charming if not a bit faded Bed and Breakfast Inn. Or are they? On the eve of the biggest gay party weekend of the year, and ...
Style: not serious, scary, humorous, queer horror, slasher ...
Plot: gay, survival, confined, eccentric family, religions or cults, unlikely criminals, supernatural, danger, isolation, gory, escapades, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.2
 12K
Edmond (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers ...
Style: psychological, bleak, disturbing, intense, stylized ...
Plot: bipolar disorder, murder, midlife crisis, oral sex, redemption, starting over, prison, society, unlikely criminals, self control, sodomy, character study ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Wonderful Times (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Michel Berthier, cadre supérieur d'une entreprise de matelasserie, vient d'être licencié. Comme il n'ose pas avouer la vérité à Juliette, sa compagne, il s'endette pour maintenir le niveau de la famille qu'il couvre de ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, sexy
Plot: friendship, society, unlikely criminals, disorder, partner, misfit partners, dishonesty, poverty, rescue, loss of job, homeless, unemployment ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: france, paris france
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 7.7
 55K
Down by Law (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Style: independent film, road movie, black and white, humorous, atmospheric ...
Plot: prison, friendship, prison escape, on the road, pimp, swamp, misfit, fight, character study, gangster, crime gone awry, escape ...
Time: 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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 6.4
 2K
Graduation (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. ...
Style: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: graduation, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, friendship, financial problem, unlikely criminals, partner, youth, buddies, teenage life, high school, high school life ...
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 5.8
 12K
Novocaine (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, humorous ...
Plot: dentist, murder, femme fatale, drug use, betrayal, false accusation, dark humor, twists and turns, life turned upside down, frame up, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals ...
Time: year 2001
Place: wisconsin, arizona, usa, france
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The Day of the Beast (1995)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible (Angulo), a death metal salesman from Carabanchel (Segura), and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult (De Razza). These go on a literal ...
Style: surreal, scary, dark comedy, suspenseful, satanic ...
Plot: apocalypse, black magic, devil, satire, catholic priest, macabre, heroic mission, blood, sin, unlikely criminals, save the world, babies and infants ...
Time: 90s, year 1995
Place: spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, los angeles ...
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Stealing Sinatra (2003)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a true story
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: crime gone awry, disorder, dark humor, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals, confined, celebrity culture, ransom, father son relationship, stupidity, abduction, kidnapping ...
Time: year 1963, 70s, 60s
Place: sacramento california, los angeles, las vegas, paris france, connecticut ...
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Very Bad Things (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold ...
Style: dark comedy, disturbing, funny, black comedy, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: wedding, murder, violence, friends, justice, unlikely criminals, uncover truth, love and romance, nothing goes right, dead prostitute, investigation, wrongfully committed ...
Time: 90s, year 1998
Place: las vegas, california, usa, los angeles, nevada
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Friends and Family (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Children and parents. In New York City, Stephen and Danny live well: they're smooth, cool, in love, and good at what they do. Stephen's Midwestern parents pay them a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Jenny and Matt tell their parents they are ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, witty ...
Plot: gay, love and romance, hitman, comedy of errors, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, gangster, family gatherings, gender, lgbt, lgbtq, mafia ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york, wisconsin, manhattan new york city, indiana ...
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 5.7
 609
Borderline (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An attorney stumbles upon a suitcase filled with cocaine.
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: lawyer, family relations, money problems, loss of job, parents and children, unlikely criminals, lifestyle, drug dealing, workplace situations, family life, dull life, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
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 3.8
 170
Diamond Zero (2005)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A daft doctor concocts an offbeat scheme to make millions after he happens upon a method of turning cremated human remains into diamonds. But when the sawbones hires a pair of hapless thieves to collect the raw material, a string of calamities ...
Style: humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot: hidden identity, crime gone awry, amateur detective, nothing goes right, heist, cons and scams, dishonesty, intrigue, unlikely criminals, buddies, criminal heroes, partner ...
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, realistic, humorous, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, on the run, law enforcement, betrayal, criminal's revenge, master criminal, nothing goes right, criminal heroes, chase, cons and scams ...
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 5.0
 712
Held Hostage (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Michelle a single mother is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to saving her only child's life while they are both wired to explode.
Style: psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot: confined, heist, woman in danger, danger, single parent, unlikely criminals, isolation, crime gone awry, parents and children, bank, kidnapping, child in peril ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.4
 2K
Fall Time (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Three young men decide to plan a mock kidnapping, but everything goes wrong because a real bank robbery was already planned by two other guys.
Style: rough, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disorder, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, chases and races, mind game, criminal heroes, small town, partner, father son relationship, mistaken identity, prank, murderous pair ...
Time: 50s, 1950s
Place: usa, wisconsin
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 5.3
 2K
Jism (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Kabir Lal is an alcoholic lawyer whose life is looking as if going down the drain. One morning he sees a stunningly attractive woman on a beach and is instantly enamored by her. By chance he sees her again in a restaurant and offers to buy her a ...
Style: tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, sexy, erotic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: dangerous attraction, sexual arousal, obsession, fatal attraction, femme fatale, crimes of passion, power relations, love affair, couples, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
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 5.2
 4K
Held Up (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip ...
Style: humorous, light, absurd, semi serious, hood ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: small town, hostage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mistaken identity, robbery, desert, comedy of errors, nothing goes right, save the day, partner, disorder, misfit ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
Place: yuma arizona, chicago, usa, phoenix arizona, arizona
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 5.8
 4K
Safe Men (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic ...
Style: light, humorous, melancholic, absurd, buddy comedy ...
Plot: safecracker, heist, mistaken identity, organized crime, comedy of errors, cons and scams, gangster, farce, caper, justice, crime boss, unlikely criminals ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: rhode island, usa
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 5.6
 9K
Screwed (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Style: funny, humorous, intense, feel good, witty ...
Plot: mistaken identity, crime gone awry, fish out of water, comedy of errors, friendship, nothing goes right, partner, hostage, cons and scams, disorder, goofy hero, misfit ...
Time: 90s
Place: pennsylvania
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Stealing Rembrandt (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Two bumbling scrap metal thieves - father and son - steal the wrong painting during a museum heist. The painting turns out to be the only original Rembrandt painting in Denmark, and all hell breaks loose. What do you do when you've got ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, realistic, black comedy ...
Plot: museum, painting, heist, on the run, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, disorder, art theft, chases and races, small time ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: europe, denmark
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Style: detective, tense, serious, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot: murder mystery, private detective, amateur detective, whodunit, investigation, murder, serial killer, movie star, haunted by the past, unlikely criminals, actor's life, death ...
Time: year 1980, 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1953
Place: scotland, england, europe, scotland yard, united kingdom
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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the ...
Style: tense, contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: legal investigation, unlikely criminals, murder, college, courtroom drama, police investigation, murderous pair, law enforcement, legal action, prison, partner, serial killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
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