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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cancer, criminal, peril, drug lord, master criminal, drug dealing, drug, unlikely partners, drug cartel, life turned upside down, meth lab, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, south america, usa, north america
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14K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is assigned.
Style:
crime drama, serious, tense, bleak, clever ...
Plot:
police, policewoman, missing person, courtroom drama, investigation, police investigation, social relations, uncover truth, family relations, who done it, under the surface, small town life ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Follow filmmaker Walter Todd over 36 deadly hours as he exploits his closest friends and family during a New Year's Eve party, exposing their darkest secrets and sexual perversions. The Exhibitionists is a pulpy exploration of the tipping point ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
found footage, social relations, introspection, sexual content, battle of the sexes, under the surface, new year, privacy invasion, manipulation, voyeurism, transgression, sexual perversion ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey to mend their relationship until Sid discovers that his father has actually come in search of an old flame. A heartfelt and humorous exploration of ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, semi serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family relations, haunted by the past, parents and children, unfulfillment, under the surface, estrangement, bittersweet, thirtysomething life, woman, father son relationship, relationships, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Thailand
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Adapted from Japanese film called Rashomon, U Mong Pa Meung (The Outrage) takes place in a wood during Thai’s Lanna period where a mysterious murder happens. The story is told through three witnesses: a young monk, woodcutter and undertaker.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, medieval, society, investigation, life is a bitch, who done it, dishonesty, injustice, under the surface, tunnel, murder mystery ...
Place:
thailand, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career is skyrocketing and he is about to become #1 at work, he is married to a picture-perfect wife, has a dream home and money. To top it off, he's ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, moral dilemma, promotion, under the surface, life turned upside down, breaking point, dishonesty, harassment, nudity, suffering, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sibylle, a pragmatic architect, mother and wife, witnesses a suicide of a woman her age while on vacation in Italy. Devastated by this incident, it causes the perception of her life and her family to change. Something inside of her has been set in ...
Style:
psychological, contemplative, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
couple relations, introspection, family relations, couples, strong female presence, under the surface, female protagonist, midlife crisis, tragic event, character study, grief, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Crime
Country: Australia
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
After the success of 2014’s TV movie The Killing Field, Rebecca Gibney returns to the screen as Detective Sergeant Eve Winter in Seven’s new series Winter. Peter O’Brien will reprise his role as Detective Inspector Lachlan McKenzie. The series ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, detective ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, danger, riddles and clues, partner, fighting crime, law enforcement, murder, strong female presence, reluctant partners, small town life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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2K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When the body of a local teenage boy is found underneath the wheels of a tractor, the villagers in this remote community and his friends are forced to open up their world and watch their secrets spill out.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
murder, police investigation, uncover truth, youth, teenage life, under the surface, gay lead character, village, male nudity, sexuality, gay, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Michele and Helene seem to be the perfect couple. However, on weekends, Michele steps into a secret life, as a transvestite, Mylene, in a hidden French forest. There, Mylene meets with a lover, Flavia, another transvestite who once fought alongside ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
forbidden love, double life, hidden identity, infidelity, couple relations, dishonesty, love and romance, couples, under the surface, lgbt, cross dressing, transgender ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tensions rise when a doctor (Daniel Veronese) pressures his teenage son to follow in his footsteps.
Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
coming of age, father son relationship, double life, parents and children, family relations, family problems, small town, under the surface, teenage life, dysfunctional family, identity, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy, a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert. Boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves Katchina dolls that ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
desert, captivity, on the road, danger, isolation, dangerous attraction, couples, under the surface, doomed love, tragic romance, nuclear testing, native american reservation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa, utah
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland, Russia, Netherlands, Slovakia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.
Style:
tense, serious, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
holocaust, homecoming, life is a bitch, world war two, dishonesty, uncover truth, under the surface, supernatural, village life, european, consciousness, european history ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Based on the series by the popular Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino, this is a mystery drama that 'faithfully but freely' adapts the 3rd part in the series, . The story revolves around 3 characters: a woman who unwittingly killed her ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, hidden truth, investigation, under the surface, moral dilemma, teacher, plot twist, friendship, death, perfect crime, twists and turns, mathematics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. ...
Style:
anime, exciting, adult animation, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
monster, coming of age, good versus evil, danger, supernatural, chaos, under the surface, dystopia, uncover truth, utopia, friendship, creature ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jerónimo is an antisocial person who rents rooms to foreign people, and then registers their belongings. Sanna, a beautiful and funny Nordic girl arrives at Jerónimo's house, bringing a breath of fresh air to his life. He becomes obsessed ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
under the surface, obsession, foreigner, wooing, stalking, dancing, mural, hiding, cooking, laptop, photograph, gift ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, chile, santiago chile
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An intimate examination of a contemporary artist couple, whose living and working patterns are threatened by the imminent sale of their home.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, contemplative, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
couples, sex scene, exhibitionism, ambulance, introspection, unfulfillment, estrangement, female masturbation, under the surface, sexless marriage, middle class, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Casual Vacancy centres on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
village life, social relations, society, small town, uninhibited rivalry, under the surface, rivalry, rivals, murder, social inequality, class conflict, british ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A young female detective is put in charge of a case and must delve into her partner's mysterious past in order to solve it.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, bleak ...
Plot:
who done it, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, law enforcement, grave robbing, under the surface, nordic, policewoman, retirement, revenge, serial killer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, normandy
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238
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
An Israeli cop is faced with the shocking discovery of her missing twin sister's body being washed-up on the seashore. The case opens old wounds and draws her deep into a roller-coaster ride of cryptic secrets and mysterious discoveries.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, law enforcement, life turned upside down, under the surface, dealing with death, parents and children, small town, hidden truth, mermaid, israeli ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
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297
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Nick Gutlicht lives of illegally selling valuable books, owes money to a bunch of other crooks and has to hide from them. By chance he ends up in the mansion of the famous, now very old philosopher Curt Ledig, who despite the age related ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
doctors and patients, introspection, family in crisis, haunted by the past, under the surface, female nudity, moral ambiguity, library, friendship, character study, philosophy, dark past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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214
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Struggling with her grief, Anglican priest Rebecca Ashton tries to replace her deceased daughter with another girl.
Style:
realistic, psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
obsession, friendship, society, immigrant, under the surface, life is a bitch, clergy, female protagonist, dangerous attraction, danger, grief, folklore ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, cornwall
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A war-torn marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Style:
psychological, rough, captivating, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, homecoming, military, disability, under the surface, friendship, military hospital, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, anti war, society, therapy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, iraq
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.
Style:
sexy, serious, gloomy, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, age difference, midlife crisis, couples, teenage girl, musician, forbidden love, husband wife relationship, music teacher, illicit affair, older man young girl relationship, male teacher female student affair ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides a ruthless gun-toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary. For Miss ...
Style:
cynical, tense, semi serious, black comedy, offbeat ...
Plot:
vigilante, dark humor, female killer, vigilantism, teacher, fall in love, hidden identity, justice, violence spree, dishonesty, psychopath, social relations ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Style:
psychological, realistic, melancholic, depressing, dark ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
stepmother stepdaughter relationship, doll, obsession, under the surface, intergenerational friendship, lesbian, depression, single mother, mother love, motherhood, death in childbirth, babysitting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Action, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzawmon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
samurai, master warrior, medieval, loyalty, betrayal, intrigue, rivalry, haunted by the past, under the surface, asian history, edo period, death of wife ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn't safe around their strange neighbors.
Style:
psychological, classic horror, surreal, psychological horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
satanic cult, devil, pregnancy, paranoia, satanism, satanic ritual, witchcraft, secret society, supernatural horror, coven, occult, antichrist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1965, year 1966, year 1968 ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, persia, eastern europe, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Marie Krøyer is hailed as “the most beautiful woman in Europe” and leads a happy marriage life with her husband the great Danish painter P.S. Krøyer and an adorable daughter. However, not everything in her world is as perfect as it seems, and ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, stylized, costume drama, serious ...
Plot:
painter, biopic, family problems, under the surface, mentally unstable, crumbling marriage, self discovery, fall in love, art, nordic, artist, art history ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century
Place:
denmark, italy, europe
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797
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.
Style:
disturbing, serious, emotional, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, suicide, teenage crush, coming of age, escape from reality, dysfunctional family, grownups, society, social misfits, family problems, family relations, parents and children ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
israel, middle east
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