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190K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The origin of Willy Wonka and his adventures into Loompa Land
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, funny, light ...
Plot:
chocolate, eccentricity, genius, giraffe, dancing, laundry, top hat, balloon, magician, abuse of power, contract, castle ...
Time:
20th century
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules ...
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
god, religion, wish come true, chosen one, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, supernatural power, divine intervention, selfishness, deal, niagara falls, reporter, job promotion ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north america, mount everest
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A Court Martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
Style:
intense, tense, exciting, rough, inspirational ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, military prison, military, murder, fighting the system, prison riot, convict, prison escape, manipulation, sacrifice, chess ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
west point, iraq, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The principal of an elementary school calls a special parents meeting after it’s alleged that the seemingly empathetic and kindly-looking teacher Mrs. Drazděchová uses her students to manipulate their parents.
Style:
touching, melancholic, tense, captivating, allegory ...
Plot:
teacher, communism, blackmail, communist, nepotism, class differences, abuse of power, blackmailer, female protagonist, boy, parent child relationship, cruelty ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, year 1984, year 1991
Place:
czechoslovakia, eastern europe, central europe, europe, slovakia
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49K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by ...
Style:
suspense, intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
prison, revenge, prison escape, prison warden, corruption, vengeance, prisoner, prison life, tough guy, electric chair, jail, self sacrifice ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Style:
suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, cia, mercenary, politics, assassination, espionage, sniper, covert operation, ambush, violence, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, washington d.c., langley virginia, usa, iraq ...
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276K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and ...
Style:
bad ending, intense, clever, suspense, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, telekinesis, found footage, supernatural, levitation, coming of age, adolescence, friendship, supernatural ability, bullying, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
year 2012, future, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa, tibet, canada
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256K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Style:
period piece, factual, costume drama, historical drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, queen, lgbt, aristocracy, british history, power struggle, queen of england, fight for supremacy, female rivalry, violence, british aristocracy, politics ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
It’s 1929 on the vast, desert-like, Eastern Arrernte Nation lands that are now known as the Central Australian outback. Sam Kelly, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works the land of a kind preacher, Fred Smith. After an ill-tempered bully arrives in ...
Style:
suspense, sincere, disturbing, captivating, visual ...
Plot:
australian aboriginal, slavery, trial, justice, indigenous people, manhunt, abuse of power, court case, rape, farmer, murder, brutality ...
Time:
1920s, year 1929, 20th century
Place:
australia, oceania, south australia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Wonder Woman comes into conflict with the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1980s and finds a formidable foe by the name of the Cheetah.
Style:
period piece, saga, entertaining, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, superhero, superheroine, woman fights a man, female fighter, female warrior, superhuman powers, amazon, heroes, amazon tribe, strong female lead, warrior ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 2020s
Place:
washington d.c., russia, los angeles, hawaii, egypt ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both the music and the girl (Phoenix) from composer Leach. Disfigured Leach plans revenge on Swan and his rock palace, The Paradise, and becomes The ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, independent film, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
deal with the devil, rock opera, masked man, rock, vengeance, rock and roll, macabre, rock star, record company, childhood, hopes, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, 80s
Place:
new york, cincinnati ohio, liverpool
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
hitman, fbi, one against many, blackmail, federal bureau of investigation, conspiracy, spy, secret service, abuse of power, political conspiracy, federal agent, gunfight ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film is based on the true story of a maid who was either seduced or raped and made pregnant by her Chinese employer; the baby was either killed by the employer's wife or by her own hand, depending on who you talk to.
Style:
emotional, realistic, bleak, tense, period drama
Plot:
abuse of power, female protagonist, social commentary, victimization, domestic servant, classism, class conflict, social injustice, guilt, sexual assault, moral ambiguity, poverty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric, erotic ...
Plot:
lesbian, religion, convent, power relations, clergy, strong female presence, society, celibacy, women's rights, humiliation, abuse of power, confession ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A parliament member's sixteen year old daughter Agatha falls in love and runs away with a convicted young tramp, while her father uses his friends in the government and police to brutally break their happiness.
Style:
realistic, dark, tense, intense, period piece ...
Plot:
runaway, abuse of power, oppression, abduction, police brutality, social commentary, corruption, love, family conflict, forbidden love, kidnapping, teen romance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
eastern europe
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19K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Mauritania, France, Qatar
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. A look at the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant ...
Style:
harsh, compassionate, emotional, intense, slow cinema ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
islam, desert, terrorist, culture clash, brutality, jihad, political unrest, legal, religions or cults, family in crisis, religious differences, life turned upside down ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
africa, south africa, middle east, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Every last Thursday of the month at an all-girls high school, the students of Class 2–5 cast their votes in a popularity poll. The results classify them into Grades A, B, C, D, and F. If they fall into Grade F, they become legitimate victims of ...
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological terror
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
school bullying, voting, bullying, school, violence, youth, most dangerous game, game, abuse of power, hierarchy, teenage life, problem ...
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Following his sister's strange death, a hot-headed police aspirant begins his investigation for the true cause of his sister's death. During this time, he meets a ruthless entrepreneur named Nedunchezhiyan. What is the connection between ...
Style:
detective, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
abuse of power, killing, problem, police investigation, crime investigation, career, police officer, police, crime solving, homicide detective, police detective, sleuth ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a powerful family of the Chilean high aristocracy in the decade of the 50's. A clan led by the fearsome Armando Quiroga, where intrigue, suspense and romance build a story of passion in times of hypocrisy.
Style:
sexy, captivating, suspense, touching, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lesbian, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, police investigation, dark secret, husband wife relationship, death, infidelity, jealousy, secret, money, murder ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 60s
Place:
chile
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Style:
dark fantasy, saga, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
superhero, alternate universe, magical power, multiverse, fear, interdimensional travel, villain, giant snake, spell, sorcerer, parallel universe, magic ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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12K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hwang Shi-Mok had brain surgery when he was a child, which caused him to lack emotion. Now, Hwang Shi-Mok works as a prosecutor. He is rational, but cold and lonely. He is also one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. One day, a dead ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
prosecutor, female detective, murder mystery, corruption, murder investigation, emotionless, homicide detective, police, serial killer, investigation, coworker relationship, crime investigation ...
Place:
korea, seoul, thailand, south korea
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131
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The widowed Chief Minister Jagdish Acharya lives an opulent lifestyle along with his daughter, Sunita and son, Sanjay. One day he gets a phone call from the Police Commissioner informing him that a woman has filed a FIR of rape against Sanjay
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
rape, courtroom drama, justice, trial, lawyer, redemption, injustice, court, abuse of power, politician, corruption, family drama ...
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554
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Drama series depicts the life of Hong Gil-Dong who is the the first revolutionist and dissident activist in Joseon.
Style:
sageuk, captivating, exciting, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
tyrant, joseon dynasty, rebel, asian history, treason, corruption, king, bow and arrow, abuse of power, slave, robin hood, revenge ...
Place:
thailand, korea
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward ...
Style:
thought provoking, period piece, disturbing, serious, harsh ...
Plot:
culture clash, jewish family, alternate history, brainwashing, wartime, politics, manipulation, abuse of power, war game, world war two, power, twists and turns ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
TV show
Story:
Roisaithong is an orphan girl who was adopted by Rungrorng's father, and upon his father's death was looked after by him. When Roisaithong discovered that Rungrorng viewed her in a romantic way and not as a sister, she begins to attempt ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, life is a bitch, family problems, child custody, obsession, trauma, privacy invasion, manipulation, victimization, stalker, abuse of power, sexual abuse ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A sleazy dentist sexually assaults his patients while they are under heavy sedatives after he performs dental surgery on them. One woman gets impregnated from such an incident and decides to fight back.
Style:
intense, serious, dark, realistic, suspense
Plot:
dentist, pregnant from rape, pregnancy, sexual abuse, survivor, abuse of power, sexual assault, trauma, revenge, coercion, justice, women's rights ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Poor virginal Shinobu! Her dream is to become a nurse and live a comfortable life, but that dream turns into a nightmare when she becomes the object of obsession for Junior, the sex crazed son of a major shareholder at the hospital where she works. ...
Style:
erotic, tense, medical drama, dark, psychotronic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexy nurse, nurse, hospital, obsession, abuse of power, sexual assault, sexploitation, virginity, stalker, manipulation, victimization, taboo ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A police officer uncovers a conspiracy based around state-sanctioned violence against victimized villagers.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, grim, intense ...
Plot:
abuse of power, oppression, authoritarianism, justice, police procedural, repression, investigation, conspiracy, corruption, cover up, human rights, whistleblower ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, manipulation, ambition, conspiracy, power struggle, corruption, mature, political intrigue, secret police, abuse of power, national security, police investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
The action takes place in our time: an exciting criminal intrigue unfolds in one of the major regional cities. In the center of it is the investigator of the prosecutor's office Paphnutiev, forced by the nature of his service to face not only ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, uplifting, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
organized crime, twists and turns, investigator, police detective, police corruption, honest, fighting the system, fighting crime, investigation, corruption, criminal syndicate, abuse of power ...
Time:
90s
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