| 13 Assassins (2010) | 7.5 | |
| The Light Between Oceans (2016) | 7.2 | |
| Snapshots (2018) | 7.1 | |
| Tattoo (2015) | 7.2 | |
| 127 Hours (2010) | 7.5 |
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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:
witty, visually appealing, touching, surreal, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, teenage love, teenager, school, high school, virginity, high school life, youth, teen angst, rock, social relations ...
Time:
year 2010, 80s, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
wales, england, britain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK, Belgium, USA
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:
political thriller, atmospheric, suspense thriller, political, tricky ...
Plot:
writers, twists and turns, political conspiracy, politics, investigation, writer's life, betrayal, espionage, desert island, conspiracy, suspicion, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new england, new york, oxford university, massachusetts, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In a land dominated by the mighty Wen clan, a young man named Wei Wuxian strikes up an unconventional friendship with justice-loving Lan Wangji. When the duo unexpectedly stumbles across evidence implicating the Wen clan’s chief in a plot to bring ...
Style:
xianxia, yaoi, unusual plot structure, dorama, captivating ...
Plot:
homosexual subtext, young man, exorcist, martial artist, talent, heroes, coping, magical power, self sacrifice, past, fantasy world, reincarnation ...
Place:
ancient china, china, thailand
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
Style:
unusual plot structure, captivating, touching, tense, romantic drama
Plot:
machismo, invisibility, invisible, supernatural romance, bare chested male, male objectification, boxer, private investigation, amateur sleuth, female detective, invisible man, family relations ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, captivating, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
police officer, heist, bank robbery, robbery, secret plan, black cop, food, bank, hostage situation, gang, revenge, power ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, sincere, thought provoking, meditative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
monk, monastery, faith, islam, terrorist, religion, clergy, muslim, war violence, christian, peace, catholic ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
algeria, middle east, morocco, maghreb, palestine ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
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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, inspirational, captivating, political, factual ...
Plot:
chess, cold war, biopic, genius, mental illness, politics, destiny, obsession, eccentricity, rivalry, contests and competitions, anti semitism ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1951, year 1959 ...
Place:
new york, canada, former yugoslavia, israel, reykjavik iceland ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, art, painting, art collector, loneliness, forgery, art theft, collector, obsession, age difference, solitude, young woman ...
Time:
year 2013, y2k, 2010s, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
vienna, europe, berlin germany, prague, italy
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Style:
road movie, surreal, witty, enigmatic, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, life philosophy, dream girl, choice, alternate reality, twists and turns, mentor, on the road, self fulfillment, wish come true, surrealism ...
Time:
year 2002, future, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, st. louis missouri
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 38 min.
TV show
Story:
This latest installment of Babylon 5 is in two parts: the first, is about an entity that has possessed a worker. It wants to be exorcised but Col. Lochley prevents the priest & sends it & the host both back to Earth. The second is ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, stylized, semi serious, breathtaking, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fantasy world, space opera, benign alien, parallel universe, life & death, life philosophy, fight scenes, chase, giant robot, space and aliens, imaginary, rivalry ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
Place:
new jersey, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, minimal cast, twist ending, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
apocalypse, alien invasion, post apocalypse, kidnapping, bunker, strong female character, alien, underground bunker, survivalist, end of the world, conspiracy theory, bomb shelter ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
louisiana, peru, new orleans, usa
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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:
humorous, touching, sweet, unusual plot structure, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
immigrant, longing, relationships, fall in love, midlife crisis, marital separation, artificial insemination, marriage of convenience, infidelity, lesbian, male female friendship, friendship ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, somalia, usa, france, new jersey ...
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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:
sentimental, inspirational, unusual plot structure, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
couples, high society, adultery, working class, immigrant, hopes, maid, class differences, impossible love, strong female character, starting over, self discovery ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1965, year 1962
Place:
paris france, spain, europe, france, argentina ...
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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 ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, terminal illness, life philosophy, escapades, last wish, friends, odd couple, on the run, gangster, life is a bitch, partner, chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
germany, europe
Is relevant?
728K
Genre: Crime, 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:
anthology, thought provoking, philosophical, serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
technology, dystopian future, dystopia, twists and turns, satire, human nature, social decay, computers and web, alternate reality, society, social satire, media ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
england, london, united kingdom
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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:
sexy, romantic, unusual plot structure, rom com, touching ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, toddlers, teens, kids ...
Plot:
sex, friendship, happy ending, best friends in love, relationships, love and romance, breast feeding, best friend, love story, relationship problems, pregnancy, parenthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, vermont, new jersey ...
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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, horrifying, dark comedy, bleak, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
date night, manly, family friendly, boys' night, teens ...
Plot:
gang, alien invasion, space and aliens, deadly creature, chase, creature, alien, violence, first contact, brutality, children, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, somalia
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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:
witty, humorous, talky, parody, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
comedian, stand up comedian, sarcasm, parenthood, dark humor, pop culture, storytelling, stand up comedy, artists and showbiz, everyday life, social problems, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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31K
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, visually appealing, unusual plot structure, surreal ...
Plot:
coming of age, childhood, absent father, daydreamer, youth, small town, beach, family relations, father son relationship, mischievous children, parents and children, boy ...
Time:
year 1984, year 2010, 2010s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania, tokyo
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Genre: 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, cerebral, stylized, intense, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
favela, organized crime, politics, corruption, police corruption, gangster, political corruption, gunfight, poverty, police investigation, justice, corrupt politician ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america, south america, rio de janeiro
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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:
entertaining, funny, unusual plot structure, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, date night, boys' night
Plot:
male nudity, friendship, lapland, ultimatum, self discovery, taxi driver, nothing goes right, snowstorm, male friendship, on the road, obsessive quest, youth ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
finland, europe, eastern europe, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Italy
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Style:
unusual plot structure, witty, sincere, semi serious, sad ...
Plot:
marriage, friendship, true love, porn star, everyday life, lifestyle, character study, life & death, marital problem, human nature, aging, love and romance ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 20th century, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
canada, rome italy, montreal, italy, quebec ...
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46K
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, disturbing, tense, visually appealing ...
Plot:
russian roulette, gambling, game of death, greed, organized crime, murder, profanity, danger, fish out of water, survival, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, new york, midwest, grand central station manhattan new york city, delaware ...
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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:
romantic, feel good, sexy, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
fall in love, couples, wooing, love story, womanizer, hotshot, love, farce, stereotypes, cons and scams, love and romance, wedding preparations and rituals ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
france, monte carlo, french riviera, monaco, morocco ...
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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:
intense, atmospheric, unusual plot structure, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, mysterious character, double life, batman, justice, vigilantism, organized crime, danger, fighting crime, mind game, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010
Place:
usa, bosnia
Is relevant?
100K
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, psychological thriller, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, nuclear bomb, spy, counter terrorism, torture, expert, terrorist, violence, politics, cia, dehumanization, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
iran, akron ohio, usa, middle east
Is relevant?
422K
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, suspense, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, robbery, bank, bank robbery, hostage, twists and turns, perfect crime, master criminal, plot twist, deception, police detective, caper ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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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, absurd ...
Plot:
idiot, taxi driver, police corruption, firefly, crazy, dumb, chase, stupidity, buddy, ballet, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 1930s
Is relevant?
16K
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:
infidelity, invisible man, happy ending, magic, self discovery, female protagonist, magic realism, bored housewife, death, destiny, relationships, identity crisis ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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