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 49K
Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Style: realistic, factual, inspirational, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: chess, cold war, biopic, mental illness, genius, alone in the world, obsession, eccentricity, politics, contests and competitions, rivalry, doctor ...
Time: 70s, 1950s, 20th century, 60s, year 1951 ...
Place: new york, israel, brooklyn new york city, former yugoslavia, canada ...
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What Every Frenchwoman Wants (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Roger is a 16-year-old who seeks to lose his virginity in this softcore erotic drama. His initial efforts are unsuccessful, but World War I breaks out and men are seen marching off to battle. Roger goes overboard when he is presented with several ...
Style: erotic, sex comedy, captivating, unusual plot structure, sexy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: incest, sex, older woman teenage boy sex, erotica, masturbation, older woman younger man sex, teenage sexuality, sexual awakening, coming of age, brother sister sex, older woman younger man, woman urinating ...
Time: 1910s
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Still Waiting... (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After Shenaniganz loses all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the Shenaniganz staff aims to give Ta-Ta's its just desserts.
Style: humorous, parody, unusual plot structure, funny, not serious ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: vengeance, gangster, employer employee relationship, goofy hero, love and romance, contests and competitions, boss and employee, power relations, thirtysomething life, friends, workplace situations, teaching the ways of the world ...
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 7.9
 11K
Tabula Rasa (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A psychological thriller about Mie, a young woman with amnesia who is locked up in a secure psychiatric hospital. Mie is visited by Detective Inspector Wolkers who claims she was the last person seen with the vanished Thomas Spectre. As a witness ...
Style: unusual plot structure, disturbing, detective, twisted, suspenseful ...
Plot: mental institution, family relations, missing person, missing man, amnesia, illness, twists and turns, memory, private detective, diary, accident, ghost ...
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 7.2
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Marshland (2014)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, detective, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot: police investigation, serial killer, investigation, kidnapping, torture, murder, partners against crime, sexual abuse, murder mystery, murder investigation, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place: spain, iberian peninsula
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 7.3
 42K
Possession (1981)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and ...
Style: surreal, disturbing, mind bending, art house, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, surrealism, insanity, occult, hysteria, supernatural, monster, body horror, serial killer, existentialism, possession, cosmic horror ...
Time: 80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place: berlin germany, germany, west berlin west germany, europe
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 5.3
 16K
Contracted (2013)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A young girl contracts what she thinks is a sexually-transmitted disease - but is actually something much worse.
Style: scary, psychological, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Plot: virus, zombie, infection, rape, body horror, violence, brutality, vengeance, supernatural, disease, death, gory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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 6.9
 15K
Chinese Puzzle (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
Style: touching, humorous, feel good, romantic, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: date night
Plot: immigrant, friendship, midlife crisis, relationships, starting over, parenthood, life philosophy, love, life, lesbian, longing, old love ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, somalia, usa
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The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, feel good, unusual plot structure, inspirational ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: couples, adultery, working class, immigrant, high society, maid, strong female character, hopes, self discovery, starting over, class differences, free spirited ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1965, year 1962
Place: france, paris france, spain, europe
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The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 471 min.
TV show
Story: The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, costume drama, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot: medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, cathedral, throne, catholic church, heir, religions or cults, culture clash, world politics, storytelling ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s
Place: england, britain, europe
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first ...
Style: road movie, touching, funny, humorous, exciting ...
Plot: friendship, terminal illness, life philosophy, escapades, last wish, odd couple, friends, on the run, gangster, life is a bitch, chase, partner ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: germany, europe
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 8.7
 634K
Black Mirror (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.  Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to ...
Style: serious, philosophical, thought provoking, anthology, clever ...
Audience: teens, family friendly
Plot: technology, dystopia, twists and turns, human nature, satire, dystopian future, social decay, society, computers and web, media satire, alternate reality, media ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future
Place: england, london
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Friends with Kids (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of ...
Style: romantic, sweet, realistic, clever, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, toddlers
Plot: friendship, best friends in love, sex, relationships, love and romance, best friend, relationship problems, breast feeding, pregnancy, parenthood, love story, happy ending ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, vermont
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 6.7
 26K
Albert Nobbs (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape ...
Style: sad, touching, sincere, period piece, stylized ...
Plot: gender, cross dressing, lesbian, loneliness, master and servant, woman dressed as man, maid, hotel, servant, gender disguise, death, relationships ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, victorian era, 1800s, year 2011
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, england, britain, europe
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 96K
Submarine (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: 15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy, Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar ...
Style: visually appealing, witty, surreal, touching, talky ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, adolescence, virginity, high school, school, teenager, teenage love, high school life, youth, teen angst, social relations, loss of virginity ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 80s, 20th century
Place: wales, england, britain
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Attack the Block (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A teen gang in a grim South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.
Style: horror comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, unusual plot structure, bleak ...
Audience: teens, date night, family friendly, manly, boys' night
Plot: gang, alien invasion, creature, alien, space and aliens, deadly creature, chase, children, teenage life, danger, violence, gangster ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: london, england, somalia
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Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
Style: humorous, witty, realistic, talky, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: comedian, stand up comedian, parenthood, sarcasm, storytelling, dark humor, stand up comedy, artists and showbiz, everyday life, social problems, lifestyle, sexual activity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Boy (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 87 min.
Story: It's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king - even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for ...
Style: touching, humorous, surreal, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Plot: coming of age, childhood, absent father, youth, small town, daydreamer, family relations, father son relationship, mischievous children, parents and children, unsupportive parent, robbery ...
Time: 80s, year 2010, 2010s, year 1984, 20th century
Place: new zealand, oceania
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Trophy Wife (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A housewife takes over her husband's umbrella business after his illness.
Style: humorous, funny, visually appealing, unusual plot structure, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: workplace, farce, power relations, obnoxious boss, adultery, character study, mayor, workplace situations, love and romance, family business, society, boss and employee ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1977, year 1978, year 1952
Place: france, europe, paris france
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Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 115 min.
Story: After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human ...
Style: political, realistic, unusual plot structure, stylized, brutal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: corruption, politics, gangster, police corruption, favela, political corruption, gunfight, poverty, swat team, police investigation, justice, criminal ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro, latin america, south america
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Lapland Odyssey (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden, Ireland
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Lapland Odyssey is a comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life, Janne wasn't even ...
Style: light, entertaining, intense, funny, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, date night
Plot: friendship, ultimatum, self discovery, male nudity, lapland, on the road, youth, obsessive quest, adolescence vs adulthood, taxi driver, nothing goes right, escapades ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: finland, europe, eastern europe
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13 (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Style: bleak, psychological, tense, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: russian roulette, greed, gambling, game of death, organized crime, murder, survival, danger, fish out of water, life is a bitch, profanity, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, pennsylvania, midwest, delaware, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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Heartbreaker (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Monaco, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.
Style: feel good, romantic, sentimental, sexy, heartbreaking ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: love, fall in love, love story, wooing, womanizer, couples, farce, stereotypes, cons and scams, love and romance, wedding preparations and rituals, hotshot ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, monte carlo, french riviera, monaco, morocco
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22 Bullets (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Charly Matteï has turned his back on his life as an outlaw. For the last three years, he's led a peaceful life devoting himself to his wife and two children. Then, one winter morning, he's left for dead in the parking garage in ...
Style: tense, serious, suspense, exciting, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, mafia, criminal's revenge, mobster, violence, police investigation, revenge, murder, revenge plot, shooting, organized crime, betrayal ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: france, marseille, provence, europe
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Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical ...
Style: atmospheric, unusual plot structure, intense, serious, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: superhero, mysterious character, double life, batman, vigilante, vigilantism, organized crime, danger, fighting crime, mind game, comic book, revenge ...
Time: year 2010, 2000s
Place: usa, bosnia
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Unthinkable (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs ...
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, rough ...
Audience: adult
Plot: terrorism, counter terrorism, nuclear bomb, investigation, fbi, violence, terrorist, cia, politics, spy, manipulation, interrogation ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: usa, iran
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman ...
Style: serious, political thriller, captivating, atmospheric, political ...
Plot: writers, twists and turns, politics, political conspiracy, investigation, betrayal, writer's life, spy, espionage, cia, conspiracy, suspicion ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new england, new york, massachusetts, britain, oxford university ...
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 7.6
 395K
Inside Man (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style: clever, detective, tense, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: heist, hostage, bank, bank robbery, robbery, twists and turns, perfect crime, manipulation, police detective, police, criminal, master criminal ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Brain Donors (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run ...
Style: funny, humorous, witty, unusual plot structure, surreal ...
Plot: idiot, stupidity, chase, firefly, crazy, dumb, police corruption, buddy, ballet, dishonesty, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
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 15K
Alice (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for the handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults Dr. Yang, an oriental herbalist who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in ...
Style: unusual plot structure, melancholic, touching, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot: self discovery, infidelity, magic, invisible man, female protagonist, magic realism, identity crisis, bored housewife, dysfunctional family, relationships, police investigation, life philosophy ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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