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Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, History, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, UK, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan
Duration: 74 min.
Story: In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.
Style: christian film, serious, biblical, sad, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot: slavery, heroes, bible, false accusation, rise to the top, hopes, betrayal, rescue, royal family, ancient egypt, sibling rivalry, prison ...
Time: biblical epic, ancient times
Place: egypt, africa, middle east
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada, Japan, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: 'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime ...
Style: neo noir, slapstick comedy, surreal, detective, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: private detective, rabbit, falsely accused, childhood, femme fatale, sexy woman, investigation, false accusation, frame up, parallel world, murder, satire ...
Time: 20th century, year 1988, 80s, 1940s, year 1947 ...
Place: los angeles, usa, california, america
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Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Three cowhands, between jobs, have the bad dumb luck to pitch night camp in the same valley as a cabin full of guys who just robbed a stagecoach and killed the guard. Come morning, a posse arrives, forms up along the ridge, and takes for granted ...
Style: realistic, tense, disturbing, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: false accusation, pursuit, on the run, robbery, outlaw, anti hero, vigilantism, old west, partner, rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time: 19th century
Place: utah
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American Gigolo (1980)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins ...
Style: neo noir, suspense, stylized, erotic, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder, gigolo, pimp, prostitution, infidelity, prostitute, female masturbation, redemption, sex scene, love affair, false accusation, materialism ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, malibu california, usa, beverly hills ...
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Shakes the Clown (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he ...
Style: humorous, dark comedy, disturbing, stylized, talky ...
Plot: clown, murder, false accusation, rescue, addiction, alcoholism, drinking, murder mystery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, nothing goes right, disorder, alcoholic ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
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All the Pretty Horses (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his ...
Style: melancholic, sincere, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot: horse, ranch, friendship, false accusation, coming of age, gunfight, prisoner, life is a bitch, friends, horse ranch, dishonesty, fall in love ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: mexico, texas, austin texas, latin america
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men ...
Style: scary, slasher, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: scarecrow, murder, lynch mob, injustice, false accusation, halloween, killer scarecrow, supernatural, halloween party, mentally challenged, small town, legal action ...
Time: 80s
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Shadows and Fog (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Style: surreal, humorous, black and white, philosophical, talky ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, vigilante, vigilantism, investigation, false accusation, circus, disorder, danger, mistaken identity, comedy of errors, adultery ...
Time: 1930s, year 1991, 1920s, 20th century
Place: new york, central europe, eastern europe
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being ...
Style: funny, humorous, light, not serious, slapstick ...
Audience: kids
Plot: deaf, disability, murder, blindness, farce, chase, blind man, witness, mute or deaf, friendship, deafness, odd couple ...
Time: 80s
Place: manhattan new york city
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story: United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a ...
Style: stylized, anime, atmospheric, talky, exciting ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, batman, good versus evil, justice, false accusation, frame up, superman, violence, transformation, comic book, heroes, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2016
Place: washington d.c., new york, tokyo, japan
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Ten Little Indians (1965)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion.When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one, in uniquely macabre Agatha Christie-style.It is based on Christie's best-selling novel with 100 ...
Style: suspenseful, talky, psychological, tense, black comedy ...
Plot: murder mystery, serial killer, isolation, murder, mind game, private detective, investigation, whodunit, characters killed one by one, guilt, false accusation, weekend ...
Time: 60s
Place: alps, austria
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 5.6
 6K
Most Wanted (1997)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Sgt. James Dunn, who is wrongly accused of assassination of the officer he had a row with, is saved from death row and recruited for top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col Grant Casey. Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political conspiracy, frame up, manhunt, investigation, on the run, assassination, death row, conspiracy, sniper, false accusation, bomb, parachuting ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: iraq
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Arthur & George (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Arthur & George is a three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel about Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle as played by actor Martin Clunes. Set in 1906 in Staffordshire, Hampshire and London the drama follows Sir Arthur and his ...
Style: clever, serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: writers, who done it, false accusation, private detective, writer's life, uncover truth, injustice, attorney, prejudice, miscarriage of justice, servant, priest ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century, 1910s, edwardian era, future ...
Place: england, europe, britain, london
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.
Style: detective, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: racism, small town, prejudice, police, murder, racial tension, african american, civil rights, racial slur, deep south, murder mystery, investigation ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: mississippi, usa, southern usa, america, north carolina
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At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: russian civil war, false accusation, gang, gypsy, escapades, mole, officer, patriotism, frame up, conscience, friendship, russian revolution ...
Time: year 1917, 1910s, 1920s
Place: russia
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 7.6
 139K
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his ...
Style: funny, feel good, hilarious, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids
Plot: courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, court, trial, small town, legal, mistaken identity, murder, justice, false accusation, cousin cousin relationship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: alabama, new york, southern usa, usa
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Monsieur Hire (1989)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A French man spies on a lovely younger woman across the way. When he's spotted by the woman shortly after being questioned by the police about a local murder, the man simple life becomes more complicated.
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, sexy, psychological, detective ...
Plot: voyeurism, loneliness, voyeur, femme fatale, false accusation, peeping tom, serial killer, investigation, murder, tailor, brothel, murder investigation ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: france
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 8.5
 1.1M
The Lion King (1994)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style: touching, sentimental, inspirational, humorous, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: lion, jungle, friendship, betrayal, love, good versus evil, tragedy, pride and honor, exile, hyena, uncle, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place: africa, south africa
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 7.0
 43K
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and ...
Style: spaghetti western, suspenseful, stylized, realistic, retro ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, judge, court, u.s. marshal, hanging, guilt, justice, vigilante, cowboy, false accusation, wild west, attempted murder ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: oklahoma, usa
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 6.4
 88K
Horns (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Style: suspense, surreal, serious, dark fantasy, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: supernatural, transformation, investigation, murder mystery, good versus evil, supernatural ability, danger, vengeance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, snake, protagonist as suspect, false accusation ...
Time: year 2014, year 2000, 21st century
Place: usa, seattle, turkey
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The Man Without a Face (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was ...
Style: touching, inspirational, sincere, realistic, melancholic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: teacher, friendship, coming of age, mentor, loneliness, injustice, teaching the ways of the world, false accusation, teaching, education, disfigurement, children ...
Time: 60s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: maine, usa
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 7.9
 116K
My Name Is Khan (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: India, United Arab Emirates, USA, China
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his ...
Style: touching, inspirational, romantic, uplifting, sad ...
Plot: asperger's syndrome, disability, muslim, religion, autism, islam, prejudice, mental illness, journey, true love, false accusation, indians ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s
Place: mumbai india, usa, san francisco
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 6.9
 276K
Non-Stop (2014)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New ...
Style: suspense, clever, detective, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: airplane, twists and turns, terrorism, hostage, air disaster, danger, terrorist, save the day, hijacking, investigation, mind game, heroes ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, iceland
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 8.3
 35K
Life (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style: realistic, serious, detective, tense, captivating ...
Plot: ex convict, investigation, police detective, frame up, law enforcement, who done it, partners against crime, police investigation, murder, homicide detective, uncover truth, suspicion ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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 6.1
 83K
Broken City (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise ...
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, rough, political, intense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: investigation, conspiracy, private detective, infidelity, betrayal, politics, mayor, political corruption, twists and turns, corruption, ex law enforcer, blackmail ...
Time: year 2013, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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 6.2
 3K
Lockdown (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Style: disturbing, rough, serious, realistic, hood ...
Plot: prison riot, prison life, life is a bitch, family life, dishonesty, vengeance, prison, false accusation, murder, confined, redemption, black ...
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 7.6
 102K
The Hurricane (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story: The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Style: thought provoking, touching, inspirational, factual, motivational ...
Plot: prison, boxing, racism, courtroom, prison life, legal, death penalty, injustice, justice, biopic, african american, discrimination ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 80s, 1940s ...
Place: new jersey, africa, toronto ontario canada, canada
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 7.0
 3K
Leak 2000 (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Based on a book about an infamous real scandal in the Dutch crime scene, the film aims at exposing the horrors caused by corruption on both sides of the law. A rookie policeman is coerced into obtaining secret information from a childhood friend ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: drug dealing, false accusation, police detective, police corruption, investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty, danger, betrayal, rivalry, corrupt law enforcer, drug cartel ...
Place: amsterdam, europe, holland
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
Style: inspirational, social, captivating, realistic, touching ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: african american, sex scene, racism, prison, police, love, dating, love story, injustice, black american, wrongful conviction, black ...
Time: 2010s, 70s
Place: puerto rico, new york, harlem, manhattan new york city, harlem, new york city
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Physical Evidence (1989)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
Style: captivating, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot: courtroom, murder, false accusation, courtroom drama, police, frame up, who done it, legal investigation, dishonesty, legal action, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: paris france, france, europe, usa, boston
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