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List of reading a book movies

Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story: As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep ...
Style: tense, intense, suspense, realistic, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: tennis, investigation, female protagonist, moral dilemma, silence, secrets, scandal, peer pressure, trust, competition, athlete, loyalty ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: europe
Is relevant?
 6.1
 10K
The Details (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.
Style: cynical, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, entertaining ...
Plot: dark humor, infidelity, murder, lifestyle, life turned upside down, family problems, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, society, couples, under the surface, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, usa
Is relevant?
 2.7
 1K
The Camp (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: Romania
Duration: 81 min.
Story: After a group of teenagers winds up in a camp free of technology, they quickly discover mysterious occurrences at the facility.
Style: suspense, tension, psychological, mystical
Audience: teen drama
Plot: summer camp, teenager, adolescence, youth, summer, secrets, friendship, nature, coming of age, peer pressure, rite of passage, identity ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
 5.9
 131
The Third Wish (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Kindly, mischievous and humorous story about the troubles of a lovesick teenager called Albert.
Style: sincere, captivating, humorous, semi serious, crying ...
Plot: family relations, rivalry, ambition, husband wife relationship, friendship, father son relationship, teenage boy, school, christmas, wish fulfillment, boy, cowboy ...
Place: europe
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Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After many years of living abroad, a troubled young man returns home due to the death of his father (who he suspects was actually murdered). He attempts to untangle that mystery while still carrying an unhealthy obsession toward his mother, who ...
Style: neo noir, psychological thriller, crying
Plot: death, sibling relationship, obsession, calf, dead animal, motorcycle accident, factory, family curse, slaughterhouse, private detective, dead father, curse ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: europe
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Eyes Behind the Wall (1977)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The movie starts with a scene of a young man raping and murdering a woman on a train. Later he rents a room from an elderly wheelchair-bound voyeur and his much younger wife. The elderly man enjoys watching the younger man through the a hole in the ...
Style: classic horror, surprise ending, gothic horror, psychological thriller, crying ...
Plot: father daughter sex, male nudity, interracial rape, sex with father, homosexual rape, surveillance, lgbt, gay, older man younger woman marriage, woman seduces a man, nudity, man in a wheelchair ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: europe
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From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody of James Bond movies featuring Les Charlots with scenes shot in Hong Kong. Mickey Rooney featured in the film as well as Bernard Lee ...
Style: parody, spoof, crying, slapstick, slapstick comedy ...
Plot: spy, loser, male protagonist, movie studio, fight, mannequin, accomplice, group of friends, fake identity, cabriolet, transsexual, rickshaw ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: united kingdom, london, paris france, madrid, hong kong ...
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Rotting in the Sun (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him to collaborate with him on his new TV show. But one disappears and another embarks on a wild journey ...
Style: dark comedy, depressing, ambiguous ending, black comedy, psychological thriller ...
Plot: influencer, satire, filmmaker, unsimulated sex, gay interest, male nudity, male pubic hair, outdoor sex, lgbt, nude beach, absurdism, existentialism ...
Place: mexico city
Is relevant?
 7.4
 109K
Tár (2022)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. However, Lydia's elaborate facade begins to unravel, revealing dirty secrets and the corrosive nature of power.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark drama, dorama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lgbt, classical music, orchestra, lesbian, music conductor, composer, musician, massage parlor, narcissism, orchestra conductor, music, female protagonist ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: berlin germany, southeast asia, the philippines, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and ...
Style: psychotronic, captivating, tense, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: superhero, scientist, villain, multiverse, advanced technology, empire, rescue, genocide, pizza, superhero team, bartender, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 19th century, 21st century
Place: san francisco
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Thor goes on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the ...
Style: saga, captivating, entertaining, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: superhero, space travel, warrior, costumed hero, norse god, superheroine, heroine, alien, battles, mythology, courage, lightning ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: ancient greece
Is relevant?
 5.2
 43
The Hot Days (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story is about a woman traveling to the islands of the Parana River Delta to claim rightful inheritance, and begins to relate to fruit growers in the region.
Style: raunchy comedy
Plot: water skiing, river, boat, shootout, rural setting, secretly observing, rivals, bare chested male, hairy chested man, female protagonist, police officer, rivalry ...
Time: 60s
Is relevant?
 4.4
 234
Lonely Wives (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story: An oft-naked male reporter decides to do an expose on "sexual widows", housewives who are neglected by their busy husbands. - This cheaper sex film is disguised as a report about green widows.
Style: erotic, naughty, sex comedy, raunchy comedy
Audience: adult
Plot: sexualized violence, big natural breasts, erotica, cheating wife, sexual abuse, nudity, rape, murder of a nude woman, sexual perversion, reporter, research, housewife ...
Time: 70s
Place: central europe
Is relevant?
 4.8
 767
Play Motel (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The motel has a special room designed for sexual activities. It also has a habit of photographing sex act engines and extorting the parties concerned. One day a mysterious killer with black gloves up and the situation is changing.
Style: suspense, sexy, erotic, psychotronic, bleak ...
Plot: voyeur, erotica, hotel, sex maniac, voyeurism, murder, motel, murder witness, investigation, violence, death, fear ...
Time: 70s, 21st century
Place: italy
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Spring Awakening (2015)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Contemporary Athens: A gang of teenage thieves and romantic anarchists test the limits of their youthful rebellion and play out their own tragic spring awakening against the backdrop of a dying city.
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: gay, humiliation, gang, teenage gang, sexual abuse, teenager, gang member, violence, erotica, awkward situation, gay interest, friends ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: greece, eastern europe, europe
Is relevant?
 4.5
 481
The Sex Thief (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A struggling pulp fiction writer who doubles as an incompetent jewel thief. He gets caught in the act every time, but he uses his looks and charm to make the best of it. Soon he becomes a celebrity. Wealthy women start leaving their jewels out ...
Style: sex comedy, independent film, crying, poliziottesco, spoof ...
Plot: sex, masked man, female nudity, seduction, male nudity, jewel thief, black bra, female pubic hair, bare butt, nudity, erotic dance, loot ...
Time: 70s
Place: london
Is relevant?
 7.3
 25K
Betty Blue (1986)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Betty Blue, a mentally unbalanced and sexually aggressive free spirit who becomes involved with Zorg, a repairman moonlighting as a writer. The two engage in a variety of sexual encounters, and grow more passionate toward each other. Betty finds ...
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, atmospheric, talky ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, borderline personality disorder, sexuality, sex scene, nudity, obsessive love, mental illness, love story, crazy love, public nudity, desire, sex ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1986
Place: france, paris france, europe, spain
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The Last Battle (1983)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" ...
Style: black and white, bleak, apocalyptic, experimental, stylized ...
Plot: post apocalypse, dystopia, wasteland, dystopic future, survival, isolation, dystopian future, minimal dialogue, post-apocalyptic future, battles, post apocalyptic, loneliness ...
Time: future, year 1983, near future
Place: japan, france, california, paris france
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death ...
Style: fairy tale, touching, romantic, feel good, sweet ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night, date night, kids, teens ...
Plot: sword fight, revenge, swashbuckler, true love, love and romance, pirate, medieval, imaginary kingdom, love, love story, prince, lovers apart ...
Time: middle ages, 15th century, 20th century, year 1987, victorian era ...
Place: seattle, canada
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its President Kevin Feige will produce the third film in the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" series, starring Tom Holland. The film is scheduled to ...
Style: exciting, saga, disturbing, psychotronic, sad ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot: superhero, multiverse, peter parker character, double life, costumed hero, teenage boy, supernatural power, spider man, superhuman powers, teenager, villain, teenage superhero ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york, america, north america, manhattan new york city, mexico
Is relevant?
 7.3
 42K
C'mon C'mon (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.
Style: black and white, psychological, sincere, captivating, philosophical ...
Plot: uncle nephew relationship, travel, boy, lovers, child protagonist, family relations, nephew, childhood, blacks and whites, boyhood, radio announcer, road trip ...
Time: future
Place: new york, oakland california, los angeles, new orleans, detroit ...
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A Simple Life (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The relationship between a middle-aged man (Andy Lau) and the elderly woman (Deanie Ip), who has been the family's helper for sixty years.
Style: touching, serious, sentimental, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: maid, retirement home, family relations, social differences, society, master and servant, family life, producer, power relations, film producer, senior citizen, urban setting ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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The Life of David Gale (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Style: surprise ending, suspense, thought provoking, twist ending, disturbing ...
Plot: death penalty, suicide, death, death row, death sentence, fighting the system, murder, professor, reporter, activist, investigation, journalism ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 1994 ...
Place: texas, austin texas, houston texas, usa, new york ...
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Freedom Writers (2007)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style: inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, rough ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot: high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, lifestyle change, racism, teenage life, strong female lead, mentor, school teacher, bonding, idealism ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, year 1961, year 1999, year 2006 ...
Place: california, los angeles, long beach california, usa
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Borrowed Hearts (1997)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.
Style: romantic, feel good, touching, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: christmas, single parent, new year, looking for love, parents and children, pretend relationship, family relations, xmas, unlikely couple, holiday, divorced mother, ex husband ...
Time: 90s
Place: rome italy, mexico
Is relevant?
 6.3
 7K
All My Life (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A couple's wedding plans are thrown off course when the groom is diagnosed with liver cancer.
Style: romantic, heartbreaking, touching, compassionate, captivating ...
Plot: cancer, asian man white woman relationship, star crossed lovers, wedding, dying, interracial romance, illness, destiny, hopes, fiance fiancee relationship, male female relationship, relationships ...
Time: 2020s, year 2015
Place: bahamas, new orleans
Is relevant?
 6.2
 651
Submission (1976)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In wartime France, Pharmacist Elaine (Lisa Gastoni) begins a torrid affair with her shop assistant Armand (Franco Nero), but she soon becomes dominated by him. He demands more & more from her, humiliating her & putting her family at ...
Style: erotic, romantic, realistic, serious, sexual ...
Plot: rape turns to consensual sex, cheating wife, sex in office, public nudity, hotwife, world war two, voyeurism, sexual manipulation, forced lesbian, emotional abuse, extramarital affair, sex ...
Time: 1940s, year 1940, year 1939, 1930s
Place: europe, france
Is relevant?
 4.4
 451
Bizarre (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Journey into the mind of the undead, as a talking mummy guides us on grand tour of the timeless "battle of the sexes" between man and woman. A cult classic from Executive Producer Richard Gordon, BIZARRE is an offbeat anthology film that ...
Style: anthology, suspense, rough, scary, humorous ...
Plot: mummy, blackmail, fetish, orgy, sexploitation, sex, torture, battle of the sexes, attempted rape, bondage, husband wife relationship, strong female character ...
Place: london
Is relevant?
 6.0
 3K
Steak (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A French comedy with comedians Eric & Ramzy made by Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo.
Style: parody, realistic, surreal, not serious, humorous ...
Plot: gang, buddies, money raising, plastic surgery, absurd humor, friends, society, disorder, dystopian future, life is a bitch, fish out of water, friendship ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: france
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All the Gods in the Sky (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: 30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is ...
Style: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot: alien, brother sister relationship, disabled person, nun, social worker, ghost, ufo, blood, strangulation, doctor, little girl, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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