Smart movies and TV shows – page 5
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| Inside Job (2021) | 7.7 | |
| Good on Paper (2021) | 5.6 | |
| Midnight Mass (2021) | 7.7 |
List of smart movies
240K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
Style:
clever, funny, philosophical, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
friendship, sarcasm, satire, slacker, workplace, everyday life, weed, stupidity, loser, stoner, one day, hipster ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa, north america
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
Style:
psychological, suspense, sexy, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot:
revenge, torture, politics, haunted by the past, brutality, dictatorship, doctor, humiliation, lawyer, justice, storytelling, attempted murder ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, eastern europe, barcelona ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds ...
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, manly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
children, military, war veteran, foul language, african american, sarcasm, military training, military life, soldier, underdog, african american protagonist, teacher ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On his way to Vienna, American Jesse meets Céline, a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. ...
Style:
philosophical, sentimental, sexy, intellectual, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
love, chance meeting, destiny, lovers, tourist, young lovers, fall in love, relationships, coincidence, love story, teenage girl, stranger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
vienna, austria, europe, france, los angeles ...
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275K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give ...
Style:
feel good, rom com, romantic, teen, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, fashion, youth, teenager, teenage life, couples, opposites attract, teen romance, love and romance, enemies to lovers, popularity, teenage love ...
Time:
90s, y2k, 20th century, year 1995, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, beverly hills, usa, seattle
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116K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cult classic ...
Plot:
dark humor, multiple storylines, curses spells and rituals, workplace situations, couples, disorder, fish out of water, gangster, lifestyle, supernatural ability, workplace, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
america, los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, ...
Style:
clever, funny, humorous, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
debt, hollywood, movie business, producer, gangster, filmmaking, gambling, dark humor, mobster, organized crime, loan shark, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, los angeles, california, florida, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
Style:
rom com, touching, sweet, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
pregnancy, marriage, babies and infants, women, self discovery, parent child relationship, couple relations, love, husband and wife, baby born, family drama, farce ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Is relevant?
2.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, detective, bad ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, psychology, mind game, police investigation, police, police detective, sin, maniac, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
los angeles, usa, persia, iran, america ...
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104K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Party animal Tommy Callahan is a few cans short of a six-pack. But when the family business starts tanking, it's up to Tommy and number-cruncher Richard Hayden to save the day.
Style:
road movie, humorous, slapstick, cult classic, clever ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids
Plot:
road trip, father son relationship, dumb, stupidity, nothing goes right, odd couple, death of father, skinny dipping, twists and turns, on the road, entrepreneurship, immaturity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, wisconsin, chicago, ohio, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Angel of mercy… or murderous “Doctor Death”? Jack Kervorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, serious, compassionate, witty, talky ...
Plot:
suicide, terminal illness, biopic, murder, moral dilemma, euthanasia, lethal injection, greed, eccentricity, atheism, legal, historical figure ...
Time:
90s, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
detroit, usa, michigan, california
Is relevant?
692K
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style:
futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, space horror ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, androids, survival, alien, outer space, space and aliens, distant planet, robot, alien encounter, expedition, creature, alien life-form ...
Time:
future, year 2000, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, seattle
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122K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Style:
cynical, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, sexual ...
Plot:
addiction, insanity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, dark humor, losing-it hero, corruption, manipulation, self destructing, drug, cocaine, corrupt cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
scotland, hamburg germany, edinburgh scotland, britain, new orleans
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895K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, scenic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, adult
Plot:
isolation, survival, space travel, astronaut, outer space, sole survivor, space station, space, disaster, life & death, survivor, spacecraft ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
persia, seattle, los angeles, houston texas
Is relevant?
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Style:
suspense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending ...
Plot:
kidnapping, strong female lead, child in peril, rescue, kidnapped, single mother, abduction, danger, little boy, missing child, police station, child kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
Is relevant?
176K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, France, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, bad ending, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, trapped, buried alive, isolation, confined, claustrophobia, terrorist, captivity, twists and turns, threat, panic, desperation ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada, UK, USA, India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
Style:
humorous, funny, dark comedy, absurd, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
death, gory, dark humor, vacation, group of friends, student, nothing goes right, accidental killing, youth, chainsaw, friends, freak accident ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
virginia, west virginia, usa, canada
Is relevant?
47K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all ...
Style:
detective, clever, captivating, cynical, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
homicide detective, police detective, murder, murder investigation, police, police protagonist, riddles and clues, mind game, crime investigation, crime solving, investigation, basset hound ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, 2000s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of ...
Style:
spiritual, serious, captivating, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
life after death, afterlife, spiritualist, reincarnation, self discovery, purgatory, supernatural, redemption, quantum physics, spiritualism, conspiracy, occult ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america, tibet
Is relevant?
1.1M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, private detective, genius, friendship, mastermind, deduction, murder, british, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, wales, afghanistan, scotland yard ...
Is relevant?
324K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Annie’s life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian’s maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to ...
Style:
funny, romantic, sweet, humorous, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night, boys' night ...
Plot:
wedding, best friend, friendship, female friendship, wedding preparations and rituals, wedding dress, friends, sex scene, bachelorette party, fear of commitment, single woman, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, milwaukee wisconsin, paris france, wisconsin
Is relevant?
142K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, deforestation, environmental, environment, justice, environmentalism, greed, talking animal, chase, heroes, society ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, USA, China, Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Set in a world many thousands of years in the future. Earth’s cities now roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive Traction Cities, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
steampunk, post apocalypse, revenge, female warrior, chase, dystopia, good versus evil, capitalism, resistance, tough girl, post apocalyptic, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
london, big ben london, europe, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Spain, Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
Style:
touching, romantic, emotional, sweet, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
couples, love triangle, nude, love story, infidelity, relationships, orgy, crumbling marriage, fall in love, divorce, rickshaw, husband wife estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada, nova scotia, new jersey
Is relevant?
329K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Style:
apocalyptic, suspense, medical horror, bleak, clever ...
Plot:
virus, pandemic, epidemic, deadly virus, infected, infection, death, quarantine, plague, survival, disaster, medical ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2000, distant future, future ...
Place:
hong kong, minnesota, san francisco, california, bay area ...
Is relevant?
169K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Style:
serious, cerebral, tense, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
robbery, twists and turns, fall in love, criminal's revenge, catholic, danger, criminal heroes, criminal, organized crime, crime boss, hitman, church ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
boston, new york, brooklyn new york city, massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, life turned upside down, save the lady, genetics, good versus evil, outer space, space and aliens, destiny, imaginary, space wars, interspecies romance, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, st. petersburg russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the streets have to offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly ...
Style:
christian film, inspirational, uplifting, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christian, faith, christianity, fatherhood, religion, god, life philosophy, propaganda, hopes, destiny, religious, church ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tokyo
Is relevant?
91K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, South Africa, China
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine - Bloodshot. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot ...
Style:
tense, exciting, psychological, captivating, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
superhero, nanotechnology, regeneration, rescue, super soldier, superhuman powers, cyberpunk, superhuman, assassin, virtual reality, mind control, one man army ...
Time:
2020s, future, near future
Place:
london, hungary, budapest, england, italy
Is relevant?
480K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, philosophical, thought provoking, clever ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
time, dystopian future, immortality, fighting the system, dystopia, distopia, love, dystopic future, survival, life & death, class differences, social differences ...
Time:
future, year 2011, near future, distant future, 2010s
Place:
usa, los angeles, canada
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