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 8.1
 4K
Planetes (2003)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can ...
Style: anime, serious, futuristic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: outer space, space and aliens, space travel, spacewalk, escapades, danger, fear, workplace situations, boss and employee, space station, nasa, spacecraft ...
Time: future, 21st century
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 6.6
 24K
Jackass 3.5 (2011)
Genre: Documentary, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jackass 3.5 is a 2011 sequel to Jackass 3D, composed of unused footage shot during the filming of Jackass 3D and interviews from cast and crew
Style: funny, melancholic, intense, entertaining, talky ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: jackass, adaptation, police investigation, vengeance, internet, twists and turns, prank, danger, disorder, buddies, vandalism, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.3
 11K
In Darkness (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland, Germany, Canada
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov. In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Soha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his ...
Style: harsh, disturbing, uplifting, sincere, social ...
Plot: holocaust, nazi, world war two, atrocity, survival, refugee, genocide, judaism, world war, human spirit, sewer, mistrust ...
Time: 1940s, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2008 ...
Place: poland, germany, eastern europe, europe
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Chillar Party (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony take own the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, parody ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: youth, friendship, gang, fighting the system, mischievous children, rebellion, hopes, society, dog, parent child relationship, politician, satire ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: india, asia
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 6.8
 51K
Fair Game (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Wife and mother Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the ...
Style: political, intense, factual, political thriller, thought provoking ...
Plot: cia, espionage, politics, corruption, secret service, political conspiracy, secret agent, politician, journalism, newspaper, conspiracy theory, cia agent ...
Time: year 2010, year 2002, year 2003, year 1993, year 1982 ...
Place: iraq, middle east, africa, washington d.c., beirut lebanon ...
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, action adventure, action packed, predictable ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: ninja, good versus evil, danger, military, heroic mission, superhero, comic book, heroes, mad scientist, government, dystopian future, female assassin ...
Time: future, 2000s, year 2009, 17th century
Place: japan, washington d.c., egypt, east africa, tokyo ...
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 7.4
 29K
24: Redemption (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Former federal agent Jack Bauer confronts African dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for malicious military training.
Style: intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorist plot, politics, secret agent, kidnapping, tough heroes, brutality, violence, spy, chases and races, danger, political unrest, police corruption ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: africa, washington d.c., usa
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 6.1
 176K
Transporter 3 (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe ...
Style: exciting, road movie, serious, entertaining, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, one man army, car, martial arts, tough guy, tough heroes, mercenary, chase, driving, fistfight, murder, heroes ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: europe, budapest, france, odessa ukraine, ukraine
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The Hunting Party (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An emerging journalist (Jesse Eisenberg), an experienced cameraman (Terrence Howard), and a discredited reporter (Richard Gere) find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative ...
Style: intense, emotional, serious, talky, tense ...
Plot: journalism, journalist, cia, spy, war crime, civil war, revenge, bosnian war, danger, war, friendship, vacation ...
Time: 20th century, year 2007, 90s, 2000s
Place: bosnia, serbia, former yugoslavia, europe, new york ...
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 6.1
 228K
Die Another Day (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain's plans to exploit a satellite that is ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, clever, action packed, saga ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: james bond, espionage, spy, 007, british secret service, cia, secret service, secret agent, agent, secret service agent, sword fight, twists and turns ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: north korea, iceland, hong kong, britain, sydney australia ...
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 7.7
 202K
Goldfinger (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Special agent 007 (Sean Connery) comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the ...
Style: entertaining, suspense, realistic, exciting, witty ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: james bond, spy, 007, gold, british secret service, race against time, golf, espionage, car chase, agent, secret agent, badass ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: kentucky, switzerland, england, florida, geneva switzerland ...
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 7.3
 31K
Covert Affairs (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that ...
Style: serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, double life, blind man, cia, blindness, female protagonist, secret agent, blind character, female spy, cia agent, undercover, state affairs ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, langley virginia, virginia
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he ...
Style: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, funny, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, mad scientist, small town, greed, parents and children, save the world, friendship, weatherman ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: fictional island, paris france, china, egypt, london ...
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Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In this animated adventure, brilliant preteen inventor Lewis creates a memory scanner to retrieve his earliest recollections and find out why his mother gave him up for adoption. But when the villainous Bowler Hat Guy steals the machine, Lewis is ...
Style: sweet, touching, computer animated, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: time travel, inventor, time machine, adoption, redemption, runaway, kids and family, father son relationship, sent to the past, scientist, love, eccentric family ...
Time: future, year 2007, 2030s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: canada, usa
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 6.9
 98K
The Guardian (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Style: inspirational, emotional, tear jerker, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: ocean, coast guard, lifeguard, rescue, military, survival, training, friendship, daring rescue, aviation, swimming, military training ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: alaska, astoria oregon
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 7.3
 68K
Eight Below (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is ...
Style: touching, sentimental, inspirational, breathtaking, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, teens ...
Plot: survival, dog, wilderness, expedition, rescue, dog sled, pets, snow, husky dog, animal, winter, storytelling ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century, 90s
Place: antarctica, astoria oregon, antarctic, new zealand, oregon ...
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From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tom Hanks, Imagine Entertainment and HBO present From the Earth to the Moon, the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts, from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech, through the first manned ...
Style: tense, realistic, atmospheric, suspenseful, educational ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: nasa, space travel, against the odds, space program, space, moon landing, moon, science, space exploration, storytelling, exploration, american history ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 1950s, year 1961
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 7.5
 372K
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 159 min.
Story: After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly ...
Style: sexual, sexy, psychological, artsy, neo noir ...
Audience: adult
Plot: marriage, voyeurism, obsession, sex, secret society, disguise, orgy, adultery, infidelity, lust, nudity, nude ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: new york, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, seattle, usa
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 7.0
 239K
Body of Lies (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – ...
Style: clever, political, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: terrorism, spy, cia, espionage, cia agent, terrorist, intelligence agency, secret service, government agency, conspiracy, danger, politics ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, jordan, syria, virginia ...
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 7.6
 111K
United 93 (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Style: realistic, emotional, controversial, tense, political ...
Plot: terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, war on terror, terrorist, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, air disaster, aviation, survival, tragic event ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, virginia, cleveland ohio, manhattan new york city ...
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 7.9
 616K
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz ...
Style: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, funny, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: friendship, toy story, toy comes to life, toys, chase, villain, outer space, falling from height, kidnapping, little boy, anthropomorphism, doll ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: ohio
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 8.1
 817K
Blade Runner (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
Style: neo noir, futuristic, tech noir, atmospheric, thought provoking ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cyberpunk, dystopia, artificial intelligence, existentialism, dystopian future, distopia, androids, cyborgs, melancholy, fugitives, police detective, fugitive ...
Time: future, 2010s, year 2019, 20th century, near future ...
Place: los angeles, california, bolivia, usa
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The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has ...
Style: saga, philosophical, futuristic, reflective, cyber ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot: cyberpunk, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, dystopia, post apocalypse, prophecy, man versus machine, chosen one, oracle, robot, martial arts, alternate reality ...
Time: future, year 2003, 2000s, near future, distant future ...
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 8.3
 1.1M
Toy Story (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from ...
Style: touching, computer animated, exciting, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot: friendship, toys, wilhelm scream, rescue, toy story, toy comes to life, rivalry, friends, childhood, teamwork, anthropomorphism, birthday ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place: usa, ohio
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Transporter: The Series (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Canada, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Transporter: The Series is an English-language French-Canadian action-adventure television series, spun off from the Transporter film series created by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is co-produced by the French Atlantique Productions and the ...
Style: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car, driving, chase, ex law enforcer, car chase, martial arts, heroes, chases and races, rivalry, danger, escapades, ex military ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, france, italy
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 5.9
 16K
Spree (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Kurt Kunkle, a rideshare driver thirsty for followers, has figured out a deadly plan to go viral. As his disturbing livestream is absurdly embraced by the social media hellscape, a comedienne emerges as the only hope to stop this rampage.
Style: dark comedy, slasher, mumblecore, psychological, cyber ...
Plot: killing spree, murderer, murder, reckless driving, driving, driver, selfie, death of protagonist, cell phone, killer, blood, violence ...
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Captain Phillips (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Style: realistic, suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: hostage, ship, kidnapping, terrorism, survival, rescue, ocean, pirate, u.s. navy, ship captain, piracy, ransom ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place: somalia, africa, america, middle east, usa ...
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 8.7
 2.0M
The Matrix (1999)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style: philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience: kids, date night, family friendly, manly, chick flick ...
Plot: artificial intelligence, philosophy, virtual reality, dystopia, distopia, martial arts, existentialism, cyberpunk, alternate reality, gunfight, fight, visceral ...
Time: future, 20th century, near future, year 1999, 90s ...
Place: persia, los angeles
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