Chance movies and TV shows – page 4
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| Supernova (2019) | 6.7 | |
| Love Again (2023) | 5.9 | |
| Haruta & Chika (2017) | 5.3 | |
| Phantom Thread (2017) | 7.4 | |
| Johnny (2022) | 7.1 |
List of chance movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A teenager with cerebral palsy attempts to become pen pals with her idol, Elvis Presley.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
cerebral palsy, disability, mentally challenged, best friend, doctors and patients, human spirit, hopes, social misfits, youth, misfit, artists and showbiz, friends ...
Time:
year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son, and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors ...
Style:
period piece, realistic, semi serious, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coming of age, temptation, inventor, jazz, swan, beethoven, young couple, married man, voice over narration, female nudity, child's point of view, mansion ...
Time:
1930s, year 1999, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Style:
philosophical, talky, humorous, witty, thought provoking ...
Plot:
murder, adultery, infidelity, mistress, philosophy, existentialism, guilt, justice, uncle niece relationship, blackmail, moral dilemma, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1989, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, canada
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, romantic, historical drama, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
passion, love, passionate love, napoleonic wars, literary, admiral, abbey, strong female lead, happy ending, betrayal, prejudice, fall in love ...
Time:
victorian era, regency period, 19th century, 1800s, year 1995 ...
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…
Style:
anthology, contemplative, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Plot:
aviator, crazy love, obsession, stalking, power of love, tenderness, unrequited love, love, couples, youth, love triangle, love affair ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Mariposa and her furry friend Zee returns in Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess. In this magical adventure, Mariposa becomes the Royal Ambassador of Flutterfield, and is sent to bring peace between her fairy land and their rivals, the ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, light, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
barbie, princess, fairy, magical power, magic, best friend, friends, good versus evil, magical creature, friendship, teamwork, magical ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA, Germany, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three Federal agents go in search of gold supposedly hidden by Quantrell during the Civil War after they are suspended by a corrupt official for excessive force during a drug raid. Meanwhile a drug lord hires a hit woman to kill the three for ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, cult classic, independent film, hot ...
Plot:
civil war, sex scene, making love, drug, naked woman, voyeur, seductive woman, women, woman with a gun, spy, seductive, gold ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident -- which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, captivating, psychological, twist ending ...
Plot:
afterlife, plot twist, tragedy, love and romance, love affair, supernatural, survivor, psychology, airplane crash, disaster, counselor, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover.
Style:
period piece, sentimental, costume drama, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fashion show, seamstress, fashion, masochism, fashion designer, brother sister relationship, wedding, dressmaker, lady, dysfunctional relationship, food, wedding dress ...
Time:
1950s, 2010s, year 2017, post world war two, 50s
Place:
london, alps
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
After breaking the enemy's rings, a partisan batch is left only with three wounded and two healthy fighters. Through his binoculars, the German captain Anders monitors the surviving soldiers who are walking through the fog in an effort to reach ...
Style:
epic
Plot:
world war two, partisan, apparition, wounded soldier, fog, quarrel, woods, morality, boat, river, freedom, fight ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, bosnia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Monaco
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A compulsive gambler falls in love with a bank clerk (Claude Mann) on holiday in Nice. At first, the two lovers simply use each other as good luck charms; but what happens to love when luck runs out?
Style:
sexy, sexual, technicolor, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
roulette, gambling, casino, gambler, luck, passion, blonde, con artists, bank, couples, fall in love, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
monte carlo, nice france, france, south of france, paris france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get married and if she wants privacy with her boyfriend, she has to ...
Style:
scenic, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
shopping mall, caper, housewife, money, partner, disorder, couples, friends, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, love and romance, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A strange man is involved in a village massacre and drug dealing.
Style:
surreal, humorous, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, insomnia, drug dealer, gangster, on the run, youth, love affair, teenage life, dark humor, psychopath, countryside, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's ...
Style:
apocalyptic, offbeat, cult classic, controversial, depressing ...
Plot:
dystopia, post apocalypse, virus, survival, post apocalyptic, distopia, post-apocalyptic future, disaster, wasteland, rape, gang rape, attempted rape ...
Time:
future
Place:
england, northern england, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two small town Dutch boys whose socially unnatural friendship is so close, they care nothing for human or divine rules and lose all grip on reality, sliding into violent crime.
Style:
captivating, rough, suspenseful, confusing, realistic ...
Plot:
organized crime, hitman, gang, friendship, pregnancy, criminal heroes, gangster, love triangle, love, bare chested male, abandoned by father, drug addict ...
Time:
90s
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
Style:
contemplative, realistic, semi serious, humorous, gloomy ...
Plot:
swing, classical music, eviction, down on your luck, city life, musician's life, artists and showbiz, downfall, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, composer, chance ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller begins to investigate the alleged sighting of a former SS-Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
investigation, world war two, war, nazi, mossad, espionage, war crime, war criminal, holocaust, israeli, nazi hunter, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, year 1964, post world war two, 60s ...
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, israel, west germany, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, visually stunning, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
adventurer, british empire, british colonialism, imperialism, war, mercenary, execution, soldier, freemason, greed, desert, swashbuckler ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1975, turn of the century, victorian era ...
Place:
afghanistan, india, ancient greece, morocco, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
In this sexually frank French drama, the aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. The dialogue-heavy film focuses intently on the love triangle, with Marie increasingly jealous ...
Style:
sexual, sexy, black and white, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
sex scene, cafe, love triangle, friendship, infidelity, obsession, introspection, love and romance, love affair, tragic love, hopes, lifestyle ...
Time:
20th century, year 1973, year 1972, 70s, 60s
Place:
france, paris france, new york, hamburg germany, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, touching, black comedy, witty ...
Plot:
infidelity, justice, profanity, eccentricity, multiple storylines, couple relations, heist, love and romance, caper, existentialism, gangster, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Marguerite loses her wallet, and it's found by Georges, a seemingly happy head of family. As he looks through the wallet and examines the photos of Marguerite, he finds he's fascinated with her and her life, and soon his curiosity about ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
dentist, couples, love and romance, haunted by the past, couple relations, husband wife relationship, love, self discovery, love affair, unfulfillment, family relations, recovery ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Good People, Bad Things is the story of a successful architect whose life drastically changes one night after he gets into a car accident. He is suddenly thrust into a world of crime and must fight for his freedom as he is blackmailed into becoming ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, family problems, life turned upside down, disorder, couples, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, cons and scams, female nudity, erotica, promiscuous daughter, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, touching, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
loneliness, love, fall in love, imagination, cafe, lifestyle change, life, optimism, female protagonist, love story, love and romance, life philosophy ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, 70s, year 1974, 20th century ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, montmartre paris, quebec
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Style:
art house, atmospheric, cult classic, visual, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
loneliness, multiple storylines, food, serendipity, femme fatale, love story, relationships, fall in love, breakup, amor, drug smuggling, police officer ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, california, asia, taiwan ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, apocalyptic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, chaos, redemption, end of the world, dystopian future, heroic mission, pandemic, fertility, post apocalyptic, dying ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2006, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, stylized, offbeat, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, children, fantasy world, chocolate, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, imagination, poverty, food ...
Time:
year 2005, 1920s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
bavaria, new delhi, japan, europe, georgia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered ...
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, touching, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
self discovery, betrayal by friend, nothing goes right, adultery, father daughter relationship, infidelity, chaos, breaking point, disorder, human nature, love triangle, fatherhood ...
Time:
20th century, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet?
Style:
melancholic, stylized, feel good, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
destiny, coincidence, chance meeting, butterfly effect, chaos, love and romance, couples, couple relations, naked man, old woman, stranger, depression ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, new jersey, california
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Fifteen year ago, Carlos went to the cinema to meet Júlia, his university colleague with whom he was in love. She never showed up. Carlos was left waiting in the lobby alone. While he waits, something happens which will change his life. A scene, an ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, clever ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
young lovers, infidelity, lifestyle, love and romance, midlife crisis, lgbt, opposites attract, unfulfillment, womanizer, family relations, jury, looking for sex ...
Time:
future
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, latin america, cuba, africa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, Sandra Thomas, disenchanted professional, is en route to pick ...
Style:
road movie, neo noir, tense, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychiatrist, psychopath, murder, on the road, desert, woman in danger, cons and scams, siblings relations, obsession, danger, chase ...
Time:
90s
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