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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
On July 27th, university student Aoi Hinata (Miwa) has an accident. When she wakes up, Aoi Hinata finds herself in a classroom from one week before the accident. At that time, her childhood friend Riku Hasegawa (Kentaro Sakaguchi) tells her "I ...
Style:
thought provoking, touching, uplifting, sentimental, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, travel, second chance, selflessness, save the lady, unspoken love, love and romance, music, declaration of love, accidental death, teen romance, friendship ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Belgium, UK, USA, Netherlands, Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Freddy Lupin, heir to a proud family line of werewolves, is in for a shock when on his 14th birthday his first 'warfing' goes awry, turning him into a ferocious poodle. The pack elders give Freddy until the next moonrise to prove he has ...
Style:
adult animation, humorous, touching, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
werewolf, poodle, misfit, parents and children, dog, acceptance, full moon, rebelliousness, friendship, social misfits, fighting the system, mad scientist ...
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121K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego -- Dorothy Michaels -- in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Style:
witty, feel good, sexy, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
cross dressing, actor, love, actress, theatrical agent, man dressed as a woman, gender disguise, single mother, lgbtq, gender bending, audition, love and romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, california, seattle
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60K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Style:
depressing, bleak, atmospheric, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
lawyer, adultery, corruption, politics, courtroom, poverty, small town, corrupt mayor, alcohol abuse, drunk, alcoholism, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story focuses on a middle-school math teacher Olive and her relationship with Henry which spans 25 years over the four parts. It is based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Style:
meditative, realistic, sincere, atmospheric, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
small town life, maturity, dysfunctional family, couples, couple relations, elderly, psychology, life philosophy, parents and children, family problems, family relations, relationships ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa, new england, california
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on the 2013 Academy Award® winning short film 'Curfew'. At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
Style:
depressing, emotional, melancholic, surreal, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
suicide attempt, depression, mental illness, self discovery, life, coming of age, regret, loneliness, direction and purpose, low lives, relationships, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
y2k
Place:
new jersey, new york
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must ...
Style:
touching, exciting, romantic, suspenseful, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children, preschool
Plot:
friendship, true love, life & death, hopes, day of the dead, destiny, love and romance, imaginary, bullfighting, afterlife, fall in love, escapades ...
Time:
year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, melancholic, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
homosexuality, gay marriage, lgbtq, gay, gay interest, lgbt, teacher, gay couple, relationships, wedding, couple relations, male male relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Style:
touching, sincere, disturbing, psychological, poignant ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
family drama, family reunited, boy, parents and children, architect, parenthood, moral dilemma, father son relationship, self discovery, class differences, introspection, life turned upside down ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destruction is visited by Whis, his attendant and learns ...
Style:
anime, humorous, exciting, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
martial arts, supernatural ability, dragon ball, mythology, imaginary, master warrior, danger, heroes, master villain, supernatural, god, battles ...
Time:
20th century, future
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India, France, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sweet, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
food, cooking, happy ending, housewife, relationships, unlikely relationship, destiny, chef, unconventional romance, retirement, cooking and food, honest ...
Time:
year 2013, y2k, 21st century
Place:
india, mumbai india, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Greece, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, artsy, philosophical, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
vampire, goth, love, immortality, blood, supernatural, vampirism, eternal life, death, musician, fate of humanity, vampire bite ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 90s, year 1975, year 1968 ...
Place:
tangier morocco, detroit
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A thriller set in London, in which a politician's life becomes increasingly complex as his research assistant is found dead on the London Underground and, in a seemingly unrelated incident, a teenage pickpocket is shot dead.
Style:
political thriller, political, suspense, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot:
politics, twists and turns, conspiracy, journalism, journalist, corruption, political corruption, manipulation, moral ambiguity, cover up, state affairs, political conspiracy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, manchester
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20K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, dark, demonic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, time loop, afterlife, supernatural, rescue, trapped, coming of age, murder, youth, danger, haunted ...
Time:
2010s, year 1953, 80s, year 1983, year 1985 ...
Place:
usa, canada, ontario canada, california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. When she returns home, she begins a secret life as a prostitute for a year.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, atmospheric, controversial ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
prostitute, lust, teenage girl, sex scene, older man younger woman relationship, youth, coming of age, prostitution, call girl, sex with a minor, first sexual experience, female nudity ...
Time:
year 2013, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, cote d'azur, paris france, california, tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China, Japan, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
Style:
meditative, melancholic, brutal, art house, lyrical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
violence, wuxia, brutality, loneliness, working class, life philosophy, injustice, social decay, life is a bitch, capitalism, multiple storylines, hardcore ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
china, tokyo, japan, india
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Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennent. The team is bitter at their penny pincher owner, Charles Comiskey, and at their own teammates. Gamblers take advantage of this opportunity to offer some players $ to ...
Style:
realistic, inspirational, factual, atmospheric, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
baseball, gambling, friendship, major league, scandal, historical figure, sport team, society, ambition, contests and competitions, baseball coach, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 1910s, year 1919, edwardian era ...
Place:
chicago, usa, cincinnati ohio, boston, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on ...
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
farce, espionage, james bond spoof, spy spoof, secret agent, secret service, british, prime minister, betrayal, gadget, agent, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, hong kong, macau, america, britain ...
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19K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
Style:
emotional, cult classic, melancholic, bleak, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, high school, bus, poem, bicycle, life philosophy, redemption, character study, investigation, life is a bitch, youth, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, witty, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
dysfunctional family, friendship, suburban life, couples, neighbor, parenthood, family relations, starting over, love and romance, couple relations, lifestyle, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, michigan, detroit, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Style:
touching, sincere, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sexual tension, funeral, mentor, haunted by the past, family problems, parents and children, family relations, drinking problem, chess, coming of age, love story, love ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 2000s, year 2002, 70s ...
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, southern usa, usa, alabama ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his remarkable life. Kevin Spacey did his own singing for Beyond the Sea, recreating Bobby ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, biopic, musician, showbiz, singer, nightclub, musician's life, lifestyle, rise and fall, rising to stardom, ambition, dancing ...
Time:
50s, year 2004, 60s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
usa, las vegas, italy, new york, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst. But then the stress of the job and the paranoid spies that come with a sensitive government position get to him, and he runs away. Now ...
Style:
clever, funny, humorous, witty, political ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, hippie, politics, secret agent, conspiracy, surveillance, assassination attempt, manhunt, state affairs, undercover ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
new jersey, usa, washington d.c., soviet union, england ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A Jewish man and a jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypical Jewish-American-Princess, very emotionally involved with her parents world and the world they have created for ...
Style:
sexual, independent film, humorous, witty, weeping ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
swimming pool, skinny dipping, hotel, wedding, satire, young lovers, couples, guilt, passionate kiss, engagement, class differences, jewish wedding ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
new york, columbus ohio, tahiti, usa, ohio ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, suspenseful, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, teens
Plot:
heist, vengeance, gunfight, comanche indian, family drama, american civil war, parents and children, family relations, criminal heroes, bank, partner, robbery ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Portugal, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to ...
Style:
sexy, rom com, eros, humorous, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
spanish civil war, love, lesbian, polyamory, libertine, dead husband, sensuality, marriage, seductive, farm, soldier, obsession ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1931, year 1992
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, europe, madrid, rome italy
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135K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Style:
surreal, psychological, neo noir, black comedy, cerebral ...
Plot:
twists and turns, dark humor, hollywood, screenwriter, showbiz, murder, neighbor, surrealism, nightmare, serial killer, insanity, filmmaking ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, year 1941
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new york, new york state
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Waterbury family are completely happy until mysterious men take their father away and they have to move up to Yorkshire without him. The three open-hearted children soon make many friends including their Old Gentleman whom they regularly wave to ...
Style:
emotional, touching, semi serious, feel good, family saga ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
train, teenage girl, countryside, child's point of view, railway, children, friendship, christmas, missing father, human spirit, life is a bitch, family life ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 19th century, 1900s, victorian era ...
Place:
yorkshire, england, britain, northern england, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for ...
Style:
philosophical, visually stunning, futuristic, apocalyptic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
robot, dystopia, space travel, space opera, distopia, space and aliens, spaceship, post apocalypse, spacecraft, dystopian future, artificial intelligence, isolation ...
Time:
future, year 1972
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech slurred from "being hit a million times," ...
Style:
black and white, bleak, atmospheric, retro, contemplative ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, second chance, social worker, aging, boxing match, drunkenness, troubled, martial arts, wrestling, champion, prizefight ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, future
Place:
new york, usa
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