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 5.3
 30K
The Invitation (2022)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her ...
Style: scary, bloody, suspense, gothic, suspenseful ...
Plot: vampire, dracula, female protagonist, wedding, tall woman, party, fight, monster, survival, suicide, terror, victim ...
Time: 2020s
Place: yorkshire, england, new york
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 4.1
 4K
Lake Dead (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three sisters and a group of their friends take a trip to the home of the recently deceased grandfather -- who died a particularly grisly death -- to learn more about the promise of an inheritance, only to encounter a family of psychos who have ...
Style: slasher, suspense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: lake, serial killer, murder, inbreeding, rape, violence, family relations, psychopath, danger, gory, siblings relations, incest overtones ...
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 6.4
 11K
Dirty Girl (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It's 1987 and Danielle, the high school 'Dirty Girl', is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joan and a Walkman full of glorious '80s tunes.
Style: road movie, touching, teen, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, teenage girl, high school, friendship, road trip, friends, female protagonist, on the road, honest, happy ending, sexpot, family problems ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place: usa, oklahoma, california
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 4.3
 603
The Unwilling (2016)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After the death of a much despised patriarch, a mysterious box shows up during the reading of the will, forcing the family to reckon with each of their own deadly sins.
Style: psychotronic, scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: paranormal, supernatural power, ghost, father son relationship, brother sister relationship, blood, loss of father, possession, demon, no survivors, supernatural, family relations ...
Time: year 1953, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Monster Club (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs. In the end, it's recognized he's the ...
Style: anthology, atmospheric, gothic, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot: vampire, werewolf, supernatural, nightclub, afterlife, monster, macabre, ghost, deadly creature, heroic mission, fall in love, danger ...
Time: year 1981
Place: london
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The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
Style: light, atmospheric, sincere, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, family friendly
Plot: christmas, christmas spirit, santa claus, reindeer, holiday, firefighter, children, loss of father, new year, winter, snow, xmas ...
Time: 2010s, future, year 2009, 90s, 20th century
Place: massachusetts, chicago, mexico city
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 26 min.
Story: When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his ...
Style: feel good, not serious, humorous, 3d animation, christmas special ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: christmas, ice age, holiday, father daughter relationship, north pole, partner, animal life, friendship, legends and myths, spoiled brat, silly humor, escapades ...
Time: prehistory, 2010s
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 7.2
 258K
Encanto (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style: inspirational, emotional, light, captivating, funny ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot: magic, strong female lead, happy ending, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, girl, magical power, magical, small town, supernatural, friendship, dancing ...
Time: future, 20th century, 1950s, 60s
Place: colombia, latin america, south america
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 5.8
 30K
Antebellum (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Style: brutal, psychological thriller, slasher, suspense, rough ...
Plot: slavery, racism, plantation, brutality, captivity, freedom, humanity, writers, black, racial slur, african american, female warrior ...
Time: 2020s, future, 19th century, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., north carolina, louisiana, new orleans, virginia
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Addams Family Reunion (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives. Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a disease that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of a cure is to find a ...
Style: gothic, humorous, stylized, scary, not serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot: halloween, family relations, dark humor, dysfunctional family, eccentric family, interracial romance, macabre, butler, mistaken identity, family problems, disorder, family life ...
Time: 90s
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 8.4
 10K
Infinity Train (2019)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: 13-year-old Tulip finds herself on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one its own universe, and must find a way to get home.
Style: psychological, exciting, mysterious, captivating, anthology ...
Audience: family friendly, kids, pre-teens, adult, preschool
Plot: friendship, self discovery, family relations, introspection, mysticism, determination, teenager, broken promise, alternate dimension, young heroes, journey, robot ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: italy, minnesota, wisconsin
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 7.5
 21K
Wadjda (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight ...
Style: stylized, talky, touching, realistic, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: childhood, islam, bicycle, muslim, gender, children, dream, coming of age, friendship, muslim girl, hijab, cycling ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, maghreb
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 5.3
 10K
Wolves (2014)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge ...
Style: exciting, serious, tense, captivating, scenic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: werewolf, supernatural, female werewolf, lycanthropy, good versus evil, adoption, murder, female nudity, rivalry, deadly creature, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, paternity revealed ...
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 6.5
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Stealth (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Lionel is a happy gay man with a great career and an open-minded family that accepts his loyal lover, Serge. But things start to unravel when he meets a pretty Polish immigrant who is about to be deported and decides to marry her.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sincere, sexual
Plot: gay, family relations, immigrant, on the road, pregnancy, self discovery, couples, society, obsessive quest, love and romance, lovers reunited, family life ...
Place: switzerland, poland, europe, france, warsaw poland
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Fierce People (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 135 min.
Story: A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client.
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: single mother, family relations, parents and children, social differences, teenage life, summer, life is a bitch, sex scene, teenage boy, making love, sex crime, teenager ...
Time: year 2005, 80s
Place: new jersey, new york, usa
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Wedding Crashers (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random ...
Style: funny, sex comedy, romantic, light, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot: wedding, seduction, fiance fiancee relationship, wedding party, love and romance, looking for sex, marriage, love story, stereotypes, twists and turns, party, friends ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: maryland, usa, salt lake city utah, denver colorado, vermont ...
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Japan, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style: atmospheric, philosophical, intellectual, black and white, ironic ...
Plot: musician, conversation, dialogue, addiction, actor, smoking, art, coffee, lifestyle, cafe, dark humor, deadpan ...
Time: year 2003, 1920s, 70s, 21st century
Place: usa, california, america, paris france, las vegas ...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – ...
Style: exciting, saga, scenic, tense, teen ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick ...
Plot: witch, magic, magical, harry potter, teenager, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, young heroes ...
Time: year 2007, year 1995, year 1996, 20th century, year 1994 ...
Place: london, england, europe, scotland
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Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus.
Style: disturbing, art house, experimental, surreal, controversial ...
Plot: mental illness, schizophrenia, dysfunctional family, dogme 95, abusive father, dogma, surrealism, misfit, skating, extreme, male nudity, eccentricity ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
Place: new york, usa, alabama
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Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastion of these mores in America.
Style: independent film, gothic, aesthetic, mysterious, southern gothic ...
Plot: women, feminist, black, women of color, island, feminism, african american, racism, culture clash, black history, pregnancy, memory ...
Time: year 1991, 1900s
Place: indiana, africa, usa, south carolina
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 7.8
 581
Kalyug (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story: The film is tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between the two families. Ramchand and Bhishamchand were two pioneering brothers in business. Bhishamchand, a lifelong bachelor brought up the two sons of Ramchand on his demise. He also ...
Style: parallel cinema
Plot: police, dinner, matriarchy, business rivalry, killing, husband wife relationship, brother brother relationship, honeymoon, suicide, funeral, sex, restaurant ...
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 8.4
 19K
Roots (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 588 min.
TV show
Story: African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, uplifting, suspense ...
Plot: slavery, racism, civil war, american civil war, family history, human spirit, slave trade, african american, american south, escape attempt, black, justice ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, 1860s ...
Place: africa, usa, america, tennessee
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Knowhutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story: Ernest finds his old family album in the attic and discusses his family members from the album to his neighbor, Vern.
Style: dark comedy, independent film, black comedy
Plot: weirdo, satire, memories, ancestry, father son relationship, king kong, poverty, carnival, hunger, grandfather grandson relationship, american civil war, union soldier ...
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Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1991)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story features four divine Dragon Kings, rulers of the four parts of the world according to Chinese myths. The brothers are reborn in the modern world, complete with supernatural powers and the ability to become the Dragons which are their true ...
Style: anime
Plot: supernatural, transformation, dragon, ancestry, female nudity, brother brother relationship, conspiracy
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 5.9
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Vera (2003)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Mexico, USA, France, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The story of an android that raises alive in the deepest caves of the mayan zone in México and meets and old dying man. They will stablish a spiritual bond than enlightens the old mayan and helps him to release himself out of his withered body.
Style: psychedelic, suspense, captivating, scary, dark ...
Plot: surrealism, marriage, dying, transformation, death, village, cave, girl, mysticism, cocoon, fire, running ...
Place: mexico
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The Year I Became a Liar (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11-years-old.
Style: sentimental, semi serious, emotional, humorous, teen ...
Audience: teens
Plot: boy, working class, youth, family relations, family life, misfit, cons and scams, social differences, physical appearance, husband wife relationship, friendship, father son relationship ...
Time: 80s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1942, year 1965 ...
Place: canada, italy, quebec, montreal
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 7.6
 4K
God on Trial (2008)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.
Style: thought provoking, serious, disturbing, tense, realistic ...
Plot: holocaust, concentration camp, world war two, atrocity, genocide, debate, war crime, injustice, confined, life is a bitch, human nature, human spirit ...
Time: 20th century, year 2008, 1940s
Place: europe, palestine, poland, israel, germany
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 7.3
 7K
The Field (1990)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 107 min.
Story: "Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid ...
Style: realistic, talky, serious, bleak, psychological ...
Audience: manly
Plot: farmer, village, fight, human spirit, life is a bitch, hopes, society, storytelling, small town, tragedy, love, guilt ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 80s
Place: ireland, europe
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Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Tanzania, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak, allegory ...
Plot: mental institution, doctors and patients, hopes, mental illness, nursing, second chance, new beginning, african american, craziness, friendship, faith, secret past ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, tanzania
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 5.9
 339
Black Kiss (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work ...
Style: suspense, slasher, scary, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police investigation, psychopath, police detective, who done it, law enforcement, danger, rivalry, gory, stalking, actor's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: tokyo, japan, asia
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