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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A teenage orphan who grows up in the land of Ravka. Her entire life changes after unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had to save her best friend.
Style:
unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspense, mysterious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
power, magic, black magic, supernatural, magical, fantasy world, gay, showdown, rivalry, supernatural power, conspiracy, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, middle ages, 19th century
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279K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, unusual plot structure, parody, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night
Plot:
alien, road trip, benign alien, chase, first contact, ufo, alien encounter, space and aliens, space travel, buddies, friends, disorder ...
Time:
year 2011, 1940s, year 2009, future, 80s ...
Place:
nevada, arizona, austin texas, usa, england ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Russia, 1959. A KGB major investigates the mysterious deaths of a group of nine student hikers in the Ural Mountains. Troubled by his past as a WWII veteran, he has a sixth sense and death seems to follow him around as he digs deeper into the ...
Style:
bad ending, harsh, suspenseful, gloomy, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
missing person, student, danger, rocky mountains, survival, death, hiking, natural disaster, uncover truth, investigation, escapades, found footage ...
Time:
year 1959, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
Style:
exciting, clever, suspense, futuristic, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time, time loop, teenager, alternate timeline, time paradox, time machine, changing the past or future, time traveler, teenage life, butterfly effect, teleportation ...
Time:
future, year 2015, 2010s, year 2014, distant future ...
Place:
usa, woodstock, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Claire Wilson, a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school, begins an affair with her student, Eric Walker. But their relationship accelerates faster than anticipated and the permanent damage becomes impossible to ignore.
Style:
sexy, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, psychological, moody
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, teacher student sex, older woman teenage boy sex, unfaithful wife, older woman teenage boy relationship, teacher student romance, older woman younger man sex, oral sex, teacher student relationship, school, longing, horny wife ...
Time:
year 2013, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
texas
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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, twisted, detective, surprise ending ...
Plot:
family relations, missing person, missing man, amnesia, memory loss, diary, private detective, twists and turns, danger, ghost, memory, memory lapse ...
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17K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Starbuck is a 2011 Canadian comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Martin Petit and Ken Scott. The main character David Wozniak is a perpetual adolescent who discovers that, as a sperm donor, he has fathered 533 children. David, a ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, touching, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
self discovery, children, man child, slacker, pregnancy, sperm donor, creativity, honest, love, parenthood, debt, haunted by the past ...
Time:
2010s, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
canada, quebec, montreal
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112K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
Style:
sexy, unusual plot structure, erotic, social, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
stripper, strip club, seduction, shopping, money, pole dancing, exploitation, dancer, male nudity, sex worker, female protagonist, hypocritical woman ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2007, year 2019, year 2014 ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In Yekaterinburg over the Christmas period, shop assistant Lenka Shabadinova experiences a number of incredible events and unexpected meetings.
Style:
unusual plot structure, absurd, ironic, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dating show, holiday, new year, winter, new job, disorder, lifestyle, odd couple, insanity, drinking, human nature, strange person ...
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two men meet in Barcelona and after spending a day together they realize that they have already met twenty years ago.
Style:
sexy, unusual plot structure, lgbt cinema, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, homosexual, gay love, lgbtq, lovers, gay lead character, lgbt, male pubic hair, male nudity, flashback, gay erotica ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
madrid, barcelona, spain
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
A faceless clan lives in a large mansion, masquerading as nobles. Their caretakers are living dolls who spend their days cleaning up the dirt the tenants leave behind. But there’s a deeper mystery at play… and the secret of the house will be ...
Style:
anime, unusual plot structure, gothic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
uncover truth, friendship, chase, youth, supernatural ability, doll, old dark house, brainwashing, haunted house, maid, red herring, parasite ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, China
TV show
Story:
A girl in London encounters a cafe that opens only at night, which stands on the boundary of the worlds of humans and shadows.
Style:
unusual plot structure, anime, captivating, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot:
friendship, escapades, martial arts, heroine, fantasy world, uncover truth, heroes, warrior, monster, youth, deadly creature, creature ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A love triangle between Dan Sommerdahl, his wife Marianne Sommerdahl and their best friend Flemming Torp occurs as they try to solves killings in Helsingør.
Style:
unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
homicide detective, love triangle, police protagonist, husband wife relationship, friendship, investigation, murder investigation, love, coastal town, love and romance, partner, law enforcement ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Half a year after the events of the series "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress", the team attempt to take back Unato castle.
Style:
unusual plot structure, anime, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
zombie apocalypse, survival, team, friends, escapades, fight, epic battle, youth, society, chase, vengeance, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
zombie, undead, zombie apocalypse, zombie outbreak, apocalypse, walking dead, battlefield, living dead, mercenary, heist, female warrior, invulnerability ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, utah, las vegas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Two teenage outsiders are demoralized daily at school, until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, thought provoking, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
bullying, friendship, school shooting, police, boy, friendship between boys, tragedy, best friend, revenge, school, teenage boy, junior high school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kentucky, usa
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Seton Academy, a school full of animals where, thanks to population decline, there are fewer humans than any other creature. Mazama Jin, an animal hater and the only human male in his class, falls in love with Hino Hitomi, the only female human, the ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, anime, sincere, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, fall in love, friends, love and romance, boy, slice of life, society, teenage life, teenage boy, buddies ...
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11K
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world. Five of the world's most violent and brutal death row inmates are gathering to face Baki. ...
Style:
anime, unusual plot structure, breathtaking, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, fight, battles, showdown, warrior, contests and competitions, male protagonist, haunted by the past, lifestyle, danger, ambition ...
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn't the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his "hands-off" policy with subordinates. As ...
Style:
yaoi, anime, unusual plot structure, manga, enigmatic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lovers, gay interest, gay slur, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, friendship, gay sex, forbidden love, boys love, secret love ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
When the sun suddenly starts killing everything in its path, passengers on an overnight flight from Brussels attempt to survive by any means necessary.
Style:
unusual plot structure, apocalyptic, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sun, apocalypse, airplane, hijacking, survival, end of the world, distopia, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, worldwide chaos, flying, airplane trip ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black (Mel Gibson) begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter (Anton Yelchin) pushes for his ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, sentimental, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
depression, mental illness, happy ending, losing-it hero, midlife crisis, mental disorder, dysfunctional family, psychology, family drama, mental health, coping, cheerleader ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey
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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:
touching, sad, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
gender, loneliness, cross dressing, lesbian, lgbtq, master and servant, woman dressed as man, relationships, society, death, maid, gender disguise ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1800s, victorian era, turn of the century ...
Place:
ireland, england, britain, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A housewife takes over her husband's umbrella business after his illness.
Style:
humorous, funny, clever, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
workplace, farce, power relations, adultery, character study, mayor, workplace situations, love affair, love and romance, social differences, boss and employee, family business ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977, year 1978, year 1952 ...
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two ...
Style:
surreal, emotional, tricky, cerebral, suspenseful ...
Plot:
marriage, couples, twists and turns, character study, family problems, doppelganger, infidelity, swimming pool, husband wife relationship, therapist, relationships, moral dilemma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Soo-na is a beautiful tattoo artist who possesses the unique skill of being able to perform the rare “stitchery tattoo” that uses needle and thread. This style of tattoo is very painful and she prefers not to do it this way. She also has a habit ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, tattoo, maniac, tattoo artist, psychopath, murder investigation, danger, who done it, murder, tattooed man, death, serial murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
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99K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Finland, Germany, Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.
Style:
clever, parody, unusual plot structure, humorous, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
nazi, space travel, flying saucer, steampunk, invasion, alternate reality, moon, swastika, nazism, space battle, fantasy world, ufo ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012, near future, 21st century
Place:
germany, new york, washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sandra is the manager at a fast-food restaurant, and Becky is her teenaged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day, a police officer telephones and accuses Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse, which Becky vehemently ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychology, manipulation, twists and turns, fast food restaurant, police investigation, sexual humiliation, blonde, true crime, human nature, moral dilemma, power relations, telephone call ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, canada, new jersey, seattle
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, realistic, serious, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, foreign legion, martial arts, combat, soldier, french foreign legion, military, battlefield, behind enemy lines, hitman, master warrior, tough heroes ...
Time:
1920s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
morocco, africa, france, paris france, europe ...
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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, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, virus, brutality, infection, body horror, rape, death, vengeance, disease, supernatural, unprotected sex, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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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, unusual plot structure, serious, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, mafia, criminal's revenge, vengeance, police investigation, murder, hospital, revenge plot, shooting, violence, organized crime, gangster ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
france, marseille, provence, europe
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