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How Not to Marry a Princess (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Style: crying, fairy tale, psychotronic
Plot: time travel, changing the past or future, family relations, wedding day, noblewoman, forest, repeated scene, visitor, time, disappearance, fictitious country, hidden room ...
Place: central europe
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Serial Teachers (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conventional means to raise standards at the school and he has no choice ...
Style: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: teachers and students, youth, high school life, high school, school, silly humor, teenage life, teenager, save the day, school teacher, phd, teacher ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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Magnet of Doom (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been ...
Style: neo noir, anthology, poliziottesco
Plot: hypochondriac, boxing, scandal, banker, investigation, on the road, travel, motel, exile, time travel, nightlife, diner ...
Time: 60s
Place: new orleans, paris france, new york, louisiana
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Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, USA, China
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man—Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into ...
Style: parody, funny, exciting, spoof, humorous ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: spy, agent, espionage, secret agent, gadget, pursuit, prime minister, secret service, female spy, farce, mission, child spy ...
Time: 2010s
Place: england, france, scotland, south of france, paris france ...
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Happy New Year (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Gangster (Lino Ventura) with his accomplice (Charles Gérard), prepares to take part in the "first psychological hold-up in the history of crime". Next door to the jewellers of Van Cleef & Arpels, on the Croisette, in Cannes, the ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, stylized, clever ...
Plot: caper, robbery, new year, jewel theft, couples, unlikely couple, love and romance, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, on the run, dishonesty ...
Time: 70s, 60s, year 1973, year 1968, year 1972 ...
Place: france, europe, paris france, marseille
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The Sensuous Nurse (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Greedy relatives hire a sensual caregiver to hasten the demise of a wealthy count suffering from a heart condition.
Style: erotic, sexy, sensual, crying, sex comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: erotica, older woman younger man, sexy nurse, older woman younger man relationship, lust, sexploitation, exploitation, nude women, business, heart attack, nudity, female pubic hair ...
Time: year 1975
Place: naples italy
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 7.4
 3K
15 from Rome (1963)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
Style: anthology, crying, detective, dark comedy, freeze frame
Plot: satire, television, lgbt, cheating wife, anton chekhov, dead body, bare chested male, reading the bible, cycling, flexing muscles, photography, shakespeare's othello ...
Place: italy
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 6.8
 61K
Logan's Run (1976)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: All citizens get a chance of being 'renewed' in a Civic Ceremony at their 30th birthday, unless they run and escape before their time comes.
Style: futuristic, apocalyptic, cult classic, psychotronic, cyber ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apocalypse, dystopia, cat, robot, utopia, post apocalyptic, artificial intelligence, dystopian future, post apocalypse, space, totalitarianism, biosphere ...
Time: future, 23rd century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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 5.7
 2K
4x4 (2019)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Buenos Aires, Argentina. A luxurious van is parked on the sidewalk. A man enters with the purpose of stealing whatever he can find, but when he wants to leave, he cannot. The doors do not open, the control panel does not respond: the van has become ...
Style: psychedelic, psychological, crying, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: trap, locked in, social problems, car, kidnapped, captive, retribution, thirst, limping man, irony of fate, vigilantism, overheard conversation ...
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 7.4
 5K
Mario (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Two young gay soccer players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love. In Swiss German.
Style: lgbt cinema, sentimental, captivating, touching, psychological ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay relationship, gay athlete, male homosexuality, forbidden love, gay romance, homoeroticism, gay sex, soccer, gay interest, homosexual ...
Time: 2000s
Place: hamburg germany, switzerland, germany, central europe
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Taking Chances (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When he discovers that an Indian casino is about to be built over the town's historic battlefield, Chase Revere, the self-appointed protector of a small town's rather meager place in American history, joins forces with sexy but dangerous ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: date night
Plot: small town, partner, love and romance, fall in love, lifestyle, couple relations, unlikely couple, unlikely partners, hopes, small town life, couples, interviewer ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.8
 2K
Only Human (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain, Argentina, Portugal, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Leni takes Rafi to meet her family in Madrid. Leni's family is Jewish - mother, father, older sister and daughter, brother, and grandfather. Rafi is Palestinian, in Spain since age 12. Before her father returns from work, Leni reveals ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, multicultural ...
Plot: couples, family relations, family life, eccentric family, hidden identity, opposites attract, social differences, comedy of errors, family gatherings, parents and children, disorder, love and romance ...
Place: israel
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 6.4
 87
Caged Men (1971)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Elliott was a loser who robbed the bank only to land in jail. In prison, he encounters homosexuality as every inmate wants to turn Elliott into a mate!
Style: poliziottesco, independent film, crying, lgbt cinema, gay cinema
Plot: prison rape, traumatized man, rape, prison, exploitation, male star appears nude, sex scene, gang rape, friendship between men, gay rape, corporal punishment, anal rape ...
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 6.1
 4K
Golden Balls (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Benito González is a flamboyant engineer in Melilla, with a brash and pushy personality. His dream is to build the tallest building ever in the region. After his girlfriend leaves him, he devotes himself entirely to his ambitions, deciding to let ...
Style: erotic, captivating, light, ironic, humorous ...
Plot: oral sex, infidelity, orgy, prostitute, dream, architect, skyscraper, corruption, coitus, unhappy marriage, sex scene, lesbian sex ...
Time: 90s
Place: africa, north africa, miami
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Apartment Zero (1988)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The owner of a failing cinema and his mysterious boarder are caught up in the political intrigue of Argentina.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, captivating, serious, cult classic ...
Plot: homosexual subtext, neighbor, dark humor, serial killer, homoerotic friendship, loneliness, mental illness, murder, twists and turns, gay, lgbt, gender ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1988
Place: buenos aires argentina, argentina, latin america, california
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with ...
Style: slasher, scary, surreal, suspense, bloody ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: serial killer, mental institution, murder, supernatural, nightmare, dream, dead teenager, sleep disorder, trapped, serial murder, nightmare on elm street, nightmare comes true ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1990
Place: los angeles, usa, ohio
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: supernatural, dream, supernatural horror, murder, nightmare, gory, serial killer, fear, nightmare comes true, high school, sleep deprivation, teenager ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1981
Place: ohio, usa
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 5.3
 16K
Swamp Thing (1982)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his own creation and ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: swamp, superhero, creature, monster, laboratory, rescue, good versus evil, danger, superhuman powers, transformation, chase, villain ...
Time: 80s
Place: florida, washington d.c., usa, holland, europe
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Julie Darling (1982)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A teenage girl whose inaction caused her mother's death arranges a similarly gruesome fate for her stepmother and brother.
Style: suspense, slasher, erotic, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot: obsession, evil child, sex scene, female psychopath, violence, sex crime, making love, woman with a gun, exploitation, murder, psychopath, incest overtones ...
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Massacre at Central High (1976)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student (Derrel Maury) engineers acts of revenge.
Style: slasher, grindhouse, perverse, cult classic, cult horror ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, threesome, bullying, nudity, teenage murderer, murder of a nude woman, rape, revenge, murder, school bully, exploitation, teenager ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
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 5.7
 5K
The Beast (1975)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that ...
Style: disturbing, serious, atmospheric, stylized, controversial ...
Plot: werewolf, surrealism, bestiality, rape, beast, bare breasts, erotica, pregnancy, dying during sex, interracial sex, zoophilia, human animal relationship ...
Time: 18th century
Place: eastern europe
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Killing of the Dolls (1975)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Paul is the son of a gardener who works in a big mansion that has returned home with his parents after failling in his medecin degree. He is emotionally unstable. He collect dolls because he was educated as a girl because his sister died. After his ...
Style: slasher, suspense, surreal, crying, psychotronic ...
Plot: mansion, nightmare, decapitation, dead sister, serial killer, sexual intercourse, gardener, split personality, multiple personality disorder, necrophilia, cycling, arthouse horror ...
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 6.1
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Shadowman (1974)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this tribute to the pulp adventure stories of Louis Feuillade.
Style: detective, psychotronic
Plot: zombie, fantomas, anti hero, relic hunter, mad doctor, secret society, abduction, private detective, newspaper, gunfight, eavesdropping, hidden camera ...
Time: 70s
Place: scotland yard, london, paris france
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 4.8
 12K
Songbird (2020)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite with his love, Sara.
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black comedy ...
Plot: pandemic, epidemic, post apocalypse, disease, survival, infection, apocalypse, disaster, immunity, isolation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, chase ...
Time: 2020s, near future
Place: los angeles
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 6.4
 26K
Bad Samaritan (2018)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A thieve makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are not longer how he expected.
Style: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, home invasion, captive, investigation, violence, sadism, psycho killer, obsession, held captive, murder, sadist ...
Place: portland oregon, oregon
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Lucky Bastard (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Jay Paulson plays Dave, an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint ...
Style: erotic, tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: found footage, porn actress, sexual cruelty, male nudity, oral sex, psychopath, anger, violence, sex, money, lie, fear ...
Place: california
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10 to Midnight (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Based on the real-life Richard Speck murders, amoral, nearly psychotic killer Warren Stacey (Gene Davis) is a serial killer who has murdered a number of women; he stabs them while they are naked to minimize leaving any physical evidence. Police ...
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, slasher, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, male nudity, murder, serial killer, revenge, sex maniac, red light district, serial rape, criminal, vigilantism, psychopath, nudity ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: los angeles
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 5.6
 21K
The Package (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When a group of teenagers goes on a spring break camping trip, an unfortunate accident sets off a race to save their friend’s most prized possession.
Style: ironic, feel good, humorous, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: spring break, twerking, friendship, camping trip, teenager, teenage boy, travel, forest, car trip, friends, teamwork, prank ...
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 5.0
 807
Chatterbox! (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: A young woman who works in a beauty parlor discovers that her vagina can talk, which causes her no end of trouble.
Style: sex comedy, grindhouse, surreal, slapstick comedy, crying ...
Plot: psychiatrist, sexual humor, exhibitionist, sexploitation, female nudity, horniness, mental disorder, scientific discovery, naked in public, gay, exhibitionism, greed ...
Time: year 2016
Place: los angeles
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Terminal Exposure (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind, with a rose tattoo on her behind. Fun in the sun turns dangerous when they end up shooting bullets ...
Style: detective, cult classic, dark comedy, independent film, neo noir
Audience: teens
Plot: beach, murder, erotic dream, voyeur, voyeurism, female nudity, city, corvette, water gun, obese woman, best friend, stripper ...
Place: venice beach california, venice california, los angeles, las vegas, california
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