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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned ...
Style:
gothic, period piece, retro, independent film, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, biopic, musician, rock and roll, rise and fall, rock, scandal, prejudice, older man younger woman relationship, dancing, jazz, child marriage ...
Time:
1950s, year 1989, 20th century, 50s, 80s
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, rough, serious, cult classic ...
Plot:
labor union, gangster, working class, death of protagonist, organized crime, rise and fall, arson, intimidation, anti hero, police brutality, crime boss, tragedy ...
Time:
1930s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1960, year 1978 ...
Place:
cleveland ohio, washington d.c., chicago, north america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Style:
cult classic, epic, fairy tale, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
knight, king arthur, sword fight, arthurian legend, mythology, sex scene, sword and shield, legend, medieval, black magic, sword and sorcery, sorcerer ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, year 1981, 6th century ...
Place:
europe, england, britain
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business.
Style:
cynical, erotic, cult classic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
drug addiction, husband wife relationship, glamour, price of fame, singer, actress, sex, showbiz, drinking, psychiatric nurse, swimming pool, lawyer ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
manhattan new york city, usa, los angeles, new england, new york ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Canada, Finland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and ...
Style:
captivating, offbeat, period drama, f word
Plot:
cell phone, business, technology, marketing, mobile phone, businessman, rise and fall, advanced technology, silicon valley, biopic, job, arrogance ...
Time:
2000s, year 1996, 20th century, 90s, year 2009 ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
This series brings the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to life through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity: the Colosseum. From the savage truth of a gladiator's life as a slave-warrior to the ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, suspenseful, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
rise and fall, colosseum, arena, empire, ancient rome, battles, roman emperor, gladiator, emperor, european history, ancient history, slavery ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Following their breakout success in England, flagship punk rock band the Sex Pistols venture out on their first U.S. tour. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious takes his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, along for the ride. Along the way, the ...
Style:
captivating, serious, psychedelic, bloody, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, rock and roll, addiction, drug abuse, heroin, punk rock, drug addiction, musician, heroin addict, punk music, drug, music history ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
paris france, england, europe, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A corrupted customs officer, Choi Ik-hyeon, faces losing his job. Then, his life turns around as he meets ganster Choi Hyeong-bae who has connection with the Yakuza. They quickly form a partnetship; Hyeong-bae helps Ik-hyeon set up a business with ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, rough, crime drama ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, rise and fall, korean gangster, mafia, rise to the top, gang war, unlikely criminals, betrayal, dishonesty, disorder, district attorney ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
south korea, busan, asia, korea
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mockumentary about the rise and fall of Hollywood's life coach to the stars.
Style:
witty, mockumentary, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, celebrity culture, rise and fall, hidden identity, artists and showbiz, power relations, humour, coach, satire, showbiz, behind the scenes, fame ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.
Style:
serious, realistic, period piece, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gambling, rise and fall, gambler, human spirit, ambition, rivalry, tragic hero, life is a bitch, hopes, addiction, genius, legend ...
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
Style:
teen, realistic, semi serious, humorous, cute ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
love and romance, downfall, teenager, fall in love, youth, fish out of water, rise to the top, rise and fall, teenage girl, sibling relationship, disorder, sisters ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot:
homeless, wealth, goofy hero, satire, poverty, homelessness, businessman, rags to riches, self discovery, survival, switching roles, social differences ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
arizona, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, intense, serious, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
love, love and romance, enemies to lovers, boxing, ambition, love story, immigrant, boxer, obsessive quest, against the odds, american dream, rise and fall ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s, turn of the century, 1800s ...
Place:
usa, ireland, oklahoma, oklahoma city, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ancient rome, incest, sex, sexual perversion, sexploitation, explicit sex, brutality, ancient world, brother sister sex, sex scene, unsimulated sex, roman empire ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1979, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
rome italy, italy, greece
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, prohibition, brutality, gunfight, rise and fall, mafia, murder, police investigation, hitman, gang war, violence, bare breasts ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1975
Place:
chicago, usa, north america
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303K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a ...
Style:
sexy, stylized, erotic, cult classic, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
sex, porn industry, drug abuse, multiple storylines, addiction, drug, cocaine, adult filmmaking, adultery, drug addiction, voyeurism, nudity ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Jimmy promises to return to Bombay and become a famous entertainer so that he can exact revenge on Mr. Oberoi for having insulted and imprisoned his mother on false charges. He falls in love with Oberoi's daughter and causes Sam Oberoi's ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, entertaining, romantic, cult classic ...
Plot:
disco, rise and fall, dancing, dancer, fame, love, performer, death of mother, attempted murder, father daughter relationship, death, singer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
bombay india, mumbai india, india
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and a theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity.
Style:
period piece, disturbing, serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
televangelist, rise and fall, adultery, religion, unfaithful husband, luxury, lgbt, family relations, religious, secret, lie, scandal ...
Time:
year 1960, 1950s, 60s, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
palm springs california, minneapolis minnesota, minnesota
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life starts to spin out of control.
Style:
homoerotic, factual, semi documentary, semi autobiographical, feel good ...
Plot:
fashion, gay interest, homosexual, drug use, gay hustler, sex scene, older man younger man relationship, gay lead character, gay relationship, gay man straight woman relationship, male nudity, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s
Place:
new york, america, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.
Style:
inspirational, teen, intense, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family friendly, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
surfing, extreme sport, coming of age, skateboard, friendship, fame, gang, extreme sports, rise and fall, first love, follow your dream, rise to the top ...
Time:
70s, year 2005, y2k, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, venice beach california, oregon, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into ...
Style:
erotic, melancholic, sexy, black and white, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
rape, photography, female nudity, sexualized violence, sex, photographer, bdsm, female protagonist, sexual abuse, investigation, sexual awakening, religion ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 2005, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, tennessee, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
Style:
clever, stylized, realistic, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
fashion, obsession, model, rise and fall, rags to riches, lifestyle, rising to stardom, rise to the top, desire for fame, showbiz, celebrity culture, fame ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, canada, europe, france, montreal ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and ...
Style:
disturbing, stylized, factual, intense, sincere ...
Plot:
drug abuse, writers, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, lifestyle, rising to stardom, drug, prison, drug addiction, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 70s, year 1968, year 1972
Place:
new york, usa, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, hitman, rise and fall, murder, criminal heroes, undercover, rivalry, master criminal, going straight, downfall, police corruption, gangster ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, florida
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky ...
Style:
hood, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
urban ghetto life, gang, ghetto, african american gangster, organized crime, roman empire, urban, rapper, drug, gangster, drug lord, black ...
Time:
80s, year 2002, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
John and Andy, comic section editors of a magazine, become unemployed because of the winding-up of the publisher. Together with three other colleagues, they publish their own porn magazine, which turns out to be very well-received in the market. ...
Style:
captivating, absurd, humorous, light, sex comedy ...
Plot:
temptation, porn industry, rise and fall, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, audition, organized crime, public nudity, infidelity, marketing, female orgasm, sex scene, prostitution ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Style:
bleak, visually stunning, stylized, period piece, breathtaking ...
Plot:
shakespeare, witch, medieval, murder, crown, throne, betrayal, prophecy, kingdom, ambition, insanity, losing-it hero ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 11th century, year 2015, 70s ...
Place:
scotland, europe, california
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Jack Nicholson's portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito). The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt all the way to a conclusion ...
Style:
tense, serious, neo noir, suspense, factual ...
Plot:
labor union, organized crime, mafia, politics, gangster, conspiracy, disappearance, union, working class, social activist, prison, profanity ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa, new york, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The raunchy, spunky tale of the rise and fall of an all-girl rock band from Portland, Oregon.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, suspense ...
Plot:
rock, rise and fall, punk, partner, best friend, rivalry, music band, buddies, artists and showbiz, ambition, music, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, seattle, portland oregon
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202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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