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 4.8
 808
Smartass (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Based on true events (mostly), Freddie, a 15-year-old runaway becomes intimately acquainted with California’s “Murder City” after being released from jail, just shy of midnight. Absurdly self-reliant, completely broke and 120 miles away from ...
Style: bleak, suspenseful, suspense, horror comedy
Plot: gang, runaway teen, drug, jail, teenage girl, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, struggle for survival, twists and turns, drug use, scared ...
Place: southern california
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The Scent Of Death (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The Chemos and the Pachecos are two gangs whose adventures are witnessed by the doctor, the assistant and the social worker of a clinic where they know of the young men's problems.
Plot: doctor, eye, illegal drugs, poor, homeless, gang, sleaze, worker, gore, injured child, young
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 7.2
 12K
Lammbock (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Stefan and Kai have good going business, self-grown cannabis screened as pizza delivering service. For now they only have to deal with plant-louses.
Style: humorous, funny, light, witty, talky ...
Plot: drug dealing, stoner, marijuana, undercover cop, weed, friendship, adolescence, loneliness, drug, undercover agent, small town life, incest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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 6.7
 101K
Hardcore Henry (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia, USA, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through ...
Style: exciting, stylized, intense, grindhouse, action packed ...
Plot: cyborgs, one man army, murder, violent, good versus evil, violence, point of view, gunfight, terrorist, psychopath, memory loss, car chase ...
Time: near future, year 2015, year 2016, 2010s
Place: moscow russia, russia
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Style: hood, harsh, stylized, serious, rough ...
Plot: hip hop, ghetto, rapper, rap, gangster, urban ghetto life, redemption, music, urban, rags to riches, gang, going straight ...
Time: year 2005, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Thomasina is the pet cat of Mary McDhui, the daughter of Scottish veterinarian Andrew McDhui. When Thomasina falls ill, McDhui declares that the pet should be put down. But when Mary and her father try to bury the cat, Lori MacGregor (Susan ...
Style: talky, atmospheric, touching, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: cat, afterlife, pets, dealing with death, animal, happy ending, storytelling, family life, terminal illness, witch, youth, friendship ...
Time: year 1963, 1910s, year 1912
Place: scotland, europe, britain
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Time and Tide (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. After a while, he is forced to deal with the reality of ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: assassination, gangster, gang war, friendship, race against time, danger, drug dealing, working undercover, fight, shootout, violence, triad ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, japan, china, asia, latin america
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 7.1
 14K
Hatari! (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?
Style: exciting, humorous, black and white, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: safari, jungle, hunter, hunting, elephant, colonialism, lost world, older man younger woman relationship, african, age difference, explorer, wild animal ...
Time: year 1962, 20th century, 60s
Place: africa
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Little Odessa (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The film follows the personal relationship between a father and his two sons, one of whom is a hit-man for the Russian mafia in Brooklyn.
Style: bleak, disturbing, neo noir, erotic, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, immigrant, winter, redemption, gangster, russian mafia, snow, killer, gang, coming of age, organized crime ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: new york, israel, usa, brooklyn new york city
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 7.1
 197K
Desperado (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
Style: stylized, grindhouse, action packed, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: revenge, lone hero, dark hero, hitman, vigilante, one against many, gangster, gory, musician, badass, gunfight, dangerous attraction ...
Time: 90s, year 1995
Place: mexico, latin america
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 6.4
 92K
Snitch (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer ...
Style: suspense, realistic, tense, intense, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: father son relationship, drug lord, drug dealing, agent, prison, protective parent, organized crime, secret service, family relations, police investigation, suspicion, frame up ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: missouri, usa, mexico
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American Reunion (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds ...
Style: funny, humorous, not serious, teen sex comedy, sexual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night
Plot: party, high school reunion, sexual activity, sexual attraction, lifestyle, buddies, masturbation, husband wife relationship, weekend, college, high school, sex ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa, michigan
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 6.4
 363K
The Expendables (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church ...
Style: exciting, bloody, brutal, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: gunfight, martial arts, tough guy, mercenary, sniper, chase, machismo, assassin, showdown, military, fistfight, shootout ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: latin america, new orleans, somalia, fictional island
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 6.6
 26K
Wanted (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Radhe is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies than he ...
Style: stylized, entertaining, exciting, rough, suspense ...
Plot: revenge, gangster, gang war, fall in love, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, vigilantism, hitman, indians, crime boss ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: asia, india, bangkok thailand, mumbai india
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 6.9
 13K
Red (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An older, reclusive man's best friend and inspiration for living is his 14-year-old dog named "Red". When three troublesome teens kill the dog for no good reason, the grieving man sets out for justice and redemption by whatever means ...
Style: suspense, touching, tense, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: dog, justice, redemption, murder, twists and turns, small town, revenge, brutality, vigilante, violence, greed, pets ...
Time: 20th century, year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa
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Infernal Affairs (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mole, police, triad, organized crime, gangster, undercover, betrayal, mob boss, mafia, double life, cop, corruption ...
Time: year 2002, y2k, year 2004, future, 2000s ...
Place: hong kong, china, east asia, asia
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 6.1
 5K
The Trip (1967)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Paul Groves, a television commercial director, is in the midst of a personality crisis. His wife Sally has left him and he seeks the help of his friend John, a self-styled guru who's an advocate of LSD. Paul asks John to be the guide on his ...
Style: atmospheric, psychedelic, psychological, surreal, grindhouse ...
Plot: lsd, hippie, drug, drug abuse, counterculture, hallucination, self discovery, drug addiction, midlife crisis, unfulfillment, estrangement, weed ...
Time: 60s, year 1967
Place: los angeles
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Rolling Thunder (1977)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. When thugs invade his home to steal the silver coins he received for his service, they mangle his hand and leave him and his family for dead. Rane ...
Style: grindhouse, neo noir, bleak, stylized, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, violence, murder, home invasion, vietnam war, revenge, exploitation, macabre, complex characters, vietnam veteran, homecoming, gunfight ...
Time: 70s, year 1977
Place: texas, el paso texas, vietnam, asia, san antonio texas ...
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 6.4
 9K
Bullet (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.
Style: realistic, rough, hood, disturbing, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: addiction, drug abuse, life philosophy, ghetto, revenge killing, violence, gangster, character study, life, hip hop, urban, drug dealer ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Elvis plays Ross Carpenter, a fishing guide/sailor who loves his life out on the sea. When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, he has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two ...
Style: black and white, retro, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: elvis presley, rock and roll, music, boat, love, nightclub, girl, captain, love triangle, family business, wooing, fish out of water ...
Time: 60s
Place: hawaii, usa, arizona
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 7.1
 10K
American Me (1992)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, talky, intense, emotional ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, prison gang, gang, sexual abuse, racism, jail, mafia, rape, gangster, violence, juvenile delinquency, justice ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 70s, year 1992, 50s ...
Place: los angeles, california, usa, san francisco
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 6.8
 6K
Tom Horn (1980)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ...
Style: tense, spaghetti western, retro, funny, cult classic ...
Plot: apache, brutality, justice, hanging, heroes, murder, old west, violence, gunfight, one man army, trial, rustler ...
Time: 19th century, year 1980, 1900s, 20th century
Place: arizona
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The Long Riders (1980)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Style: factual, harsh, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot: bank robbery, outlaw gang, gunfight, jesse james, bounty hunter, wild west, storytelling, civil war, moral ambiguity, visceral, shootout, bank robber ...
Time: 20th century, year 1980, 70s
Place: missouri, texas, minnesota
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a band of outlaws robs Swann of his motorcycle, he's forced to outfox the gangsters and give in to the seductions of a gorgeous local lady. With ...
Style: cult classic, independent film, fantasy adventure, road movie, semi serious ...
Plot: time travel, motorcycle, time loop, desert, biker, cowboy, shootout, experiment, revenge, planet, fall in love, in love ...
Time: 19th century, year 1982
Place: mexico
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Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
Style: black and white, existential, retro, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison escape, chase, friendship, modern west, on the run, escape, indians, idealism, small town, wilderness, cowboy, anarchist ...
Time: 20th century, year 1962, 1950s, 60s, year 1952
Place: albuquerque new mexico, new mexico
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 6.8
 71K
El Mariachi (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor...a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake El Mariachi ...
Style: grindhouse, action packed, cult classic, stylized, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mistaken identity, gangster, revenge, vigilante, violence, gunfight, guitarist, modern western, assassin, hitman, small town, machine gun ...
Time: future, 90s
Place: mexico, latin america
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The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier ...
Style: realistic, stylized, sexy, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: friendship, cowboy, infidelity, cattle ranch, pickup truck, desert, gunfight, love triangle, introspection, human nature, homecoming, coming of age ...
Time: year 1998, post world war two
Place: new mexico, pearl harbor, california, usa, colorado
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 6.9
 2K
Small Faces (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Three teenage brothers, gang-member Bobby, troubled mama's boy Alan and self-assured prankster Lex, reside in a downtrodden section of Glasgow, Scotland, circa 1968. But while Bobby and Alan are beginning to experience the power of raging ...
Style: realistic, bleak, independent film, tense, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: working class, dysfunctional family, coming of age, gang, youth, subculture, artist, violence, children, british gangster, angry, boy ...
Time: year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place: scotland, europe
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 7.5
 14K
Fresh (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Michael is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum,but still meets with Fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh's sister is a ...
Style: hood, realistic, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: chess, coming of age, african american, ghetto, drug dealing, drug, hip hop, drug lord, drug addiction, father son relationship, black, adolescence ...
Time: 90s, year 1994
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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 7.2
 124K
Friday (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
Style: funny, feel good, hood, light, semi serious ...
Plot: african american, weed, hip hop, ghetto, marijuana, drug, friendship, rap, friends, rapper, stoner, hip hop culture ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place: los angeles, california, usa, south central los angeles
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