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Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, single roommates who worked as bottlecappers in a ...
Style: sitcom, retro, feel good, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, teens, date night
Plot: female protagonist, friendship, best friend, family relations, lifestyle, nothing goes right, starting over, looking for love, roommate, workplace, boss and employee, suburban life ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place: milwaukee wisconsin, california, usa, los angeles
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 6.8
 3K
The Factory (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia, France, Armenia
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When a factory is bound to close, a group of workers decides to take action against the owner.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, art house
Plot: problem solving, hostage, social injustice, social problems, truth, uncover truth, class conflict, conflict, eccentricity, injustice, capitalism, wrath ...
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Style: exciting, epic, intense, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience: family friendly, chick flick
Plot: comic book, mutant, superhero, superhero team, superpower, teleportation, technology, x men, good versus evil, psychic, transformation, disguise ...
Time: future, year 1983, 2010s, year 2016, 80s
Place: cairo egypt, egypt, poland, west berlin west germany, berlin germany ...
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The Anarchists (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Set in 1899 Paris, a young police sergeant is chosen to infiltrate a group of anarchists, an opportunity he sees to rise through the ranks. However, he soon finds himself becoming attached to the group.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, sexy
Plot: anarchist, underground movement, betrayal by friend, undercover cop, secret police, mole, undercover agent, working undercover, doubts and hesitations, criminal, life is a bitch, gendarme ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s
Place: paris france
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 6.3
 62K
The Voices (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, surreal, disturbing, humorous ...
Audience: date night, kids
Plot: serial killer, mental illness, psychiatrist, psychopath, hearing voices, blood, schizophrenic, hallucination, danger, small town, murder, schizophrenia ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.9
 5K
Swing Shift (1984)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In 1941 America Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way the two soon become firm friends and ...
Style: sentimental, emotional, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: world war two, friendship, love triangle, wartime, courage, adultery, storytelling, unlikely friendships, betrayal, fascism, love and romance, sexism ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, santa monica california
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 7.5
 103K
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Female born, Teena Brandon adopts his male identity of Brandon Teena and attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska.
Style: bleak, disturbing, touching, independent film, sad ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: lesbian, gender, rape, transgender, transsexual, violence, prejudice, lgbt, tragic love, small town, gay slur, lgbtq ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: nebraska, texas, usa
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 6.0
 11K
Bordertown (2007)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The opening titles explain that American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: journalist, protagonist as suspect, murder, sexual abuse, rape, corruption, investigation, serial killer, uncover truth, society, police corruption, journalism ...
Time: 90s, year 2006
Place: mexico, latin america, chicago, usa
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 1.9
 4K
Fat Slags (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.
Style: parody, double entendre, erotic, slapstick comedy
Plot: overweight woman, sexual humor, obesity, toilet humor, vulgar, delusion, accidental killing, exhibitionist, female protagonist, castration, romantic rivalry, profanity ...
Time: 2000s
Place: afghanistan, london
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 7.3
 35
Miss Lee (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The president has disappeared one day. His body hasn’t been found but he’s not returning. Cheongil Electronics is now buried in debt, and all the employees are desperate to survive. Sun Shim is a bookkeeper whom everyone belittles. She’s sick ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, romantic drama
Plot: accountant, workplace, female boss, social problems, workplace situations, supervisor, problem solving, ambitious woman, female protagonist, ambition, job, corporation ...
Place: korea
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 5.7
 170
Signorina Effe (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Emma was born and raised in a working-class family, but she's long had bourgeois ambitions and has risen through the ranks to become a white-collar employee with the Fiat automobile company.
Plot: conflict, economist, labor strike, working class, factory worker, blue collar, years of lead, syndicate, strike, factory, worker, italian history ...
Time: 80s
Place: italy, turin italy
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 7.3
 181K
Nomadland (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the American West after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Style: road movie, serious, social, sad, sincere ...
Audience: adult
Plot: van, homeless, traveler, motor home, loss of job, on the road, journey, nomad, road trip, homelessness, snow, loneliness ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 90s, year 2011
Place: nevada, nebraska, arizona
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 2K
Bootmen (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Sean Odkin loves to dance much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love Sean goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again and that is dancing.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: dancing, brother brother relationship, dance, tap dance, family relations, father son relationship, artists and showbiz, ambition, dancer's life, love and romance, follow your dream, against the odds ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: australia, sydney australia
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My Daughter, the Socialist (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Liza falls in love with one of her father's employees. Her socialistic ideas about employment drive her to collide with her father and the sociopolitical status of the time.
Plot: factory, socialist, factory worker, love, father, socialism, hiking, beach, boss, singing, strike, greek ...
Time: 60s
Place: athens greece, hellas, greece
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 5.3
 186
Secret Society (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and ...
Style: realistic, sincere, sentimental, touching, independent film ...
Plot: feminism, ambition, infidelity, physical appearance, society, family life, interracial relations, secret movement, workplace, couples, working class, love and romance ...
Time: 90s
Place: yorkshire, england, europe
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The Worker's Life (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An acknowledged and proven factory worker gets fired after workers' strike.
Plot: factory worker, family relations, football player, thief, arrest, false accusation, robbery, rape, sawmill, prison, love, death ...
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 6.8
 82
Big Bad Sis (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Ah Ying (Chen Ping) is a former gangster trying to lead an honest life, and occasionally using her fighting skills to help out the girls in the factory where she now works. She befriends young colleagues Chong Lee and Shao Yin-Yin, teaching them ...
Plot: kung fu, factory worker, feminism, exploitation, female nudity, tattoo, informant, gambling debt, triad, sisterhood, mayhem, asian lesbian ...
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 6.1
 178K
Bee Movie (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, light, absurd, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: animal life, unlikely friendships, culture clash, beehive, talking animal, bee, honey, fighting the system, meme, friendship, transformation, lawsuit ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, pasadena california, usa
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 8K
Ariel (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Taisto Kasurinen is a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he starts to dream about leaving the country and starting a new life. He escapes from prison but things ...
Style: dark comedy, art house, road movie, stylized, witty ...
Plot: on the road, fall in love, minimal dialogue, social commentary, suicide, marriage, unemployment, chaos, revolution, loser, nordic, outlaw ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century, future
Place: finland, europe, helsinki finland, eastern europe
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 7.0
 18K
The Closet (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
Style: feel good, funny, humorous, witty, talky ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: homosexuality, gay, pretending to be gay, workplace, workplace intrigue, friendship, dishonesty, disorder, discrimination, comedy of errors, workplace situations, parents and children ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, europe, paris france
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The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Isa is out-going, unskilled, with hopes of moving south to ...
Style: realistic, touching, depressing, compassionate, emotional ...
Plot: friendship, coming of age, working class, coma, love and romance, depression, loneliness, society, youth, life is a bitch, couple relations, hopes ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: france, flanders
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, light, surreal, visual ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: chocolate, children, teacher, overweight child, mischievous children, childhood, tour guide, child protagonist, surrealism, factory, grandfather grandson relationship, inventor ...
Time: year 1971, 20th century, 1900s, 90s, 70s
Place: germany, west germany, paraguay, europe, arizona ...
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 6.4
 11K
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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Hot Dog (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mistakenly believing that he will be let go from the company, Philippe decides to sabotage the production at Saucibec. Upon learning that he is not the one who will be laid off, he will go to great lengths to right his wrongs ... but it's ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, tense, feel good ...
Plot: revenge, vengeance, rivalry, gangster, dishonesty, mistaken identity, disorder, crime boss, kidnapping, lawsuit, hot dog, factory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, quebec
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The Likely Lads (1964)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Likely Lads is a British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty episodes were broadcast by the BBC, in three series, between 16 December 1964 and 23 July 1966. However, only eight of ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: working class, friendship, friends, workplace, buddies, society, workplace situations, factory worker, old woman, dysfunctional relationship, electrician, separation ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: northern england, europe, england
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Crime and Punishment (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, updated to present-day Helsinki. Slaughterhouse worker Rahikainen murders a man, and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions...
Style: serious, realistic, neo noir, intercultural, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, guilty conscience, law enforcement, life is a bitch, down on your luck, guilt, police, friend, friendship, loneliness, morality, russian empire ...
Time: 80s
Place: finland, europe, helsinki finland
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 6.2
 59K
Flashdance (1983)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The popular 1980’s dance movie that depicts the life of an exotic dancer with a side job as a welder who true desire is to get into ballet school. It’s her dream to be a professional dancer and now is her chance. The film has a great soundtrack ...
Style: retro, sexy, teen, erotic, inspirational ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: dancing, music, dance, women, stripper, hip hop, happy ending, fashion, love, music and dance, teenager, breakdance ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1982
Place: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, chicago, usa
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Out of the Furnace (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style: suspenseful, bleak, realistic, neo noir, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night, family friendly
Plot: revenge, drug dealer, small town, vigilante, brothers, disappearance, character study, ex convict, vigilantism, going straight, mysterious character, loss of sibling ...
Time: year 2013, 80s, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place: usa, new jersey, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, indiana ...
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 6.5
 95K
Hereafter (2010)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A supernatural thriller centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.
Style: sad, psychological, touching, emotional, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: afterlife, psychic, natural disaster, disaster, journalist, supernatural ability, supernatural, survival, destiny, grief, death, dealing with death ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place: france, london, san francisco, bay area, usa ...
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 8.0
 47K
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A middle-aged London factory worker is shocked when the mixed-race daughter she gave up at birth decides to track her down. At first she denies she is her mother. All family members become emotional, as everyone's secrets are exposed.
Style: emotional, independent film, realistic, touching, dark comedy ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, adoption, birth mother, great ending, bittersweet, working class, loneliness, family secret, women, black, mother, female protagonist ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: london, england, britain, europe
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