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296K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But a seemingly innocent physical encounter turns sour and gives her the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay ...
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, macabre, being followed, evil, teenage girl, voyeurism, coming of age, supernatural being, peeping tom, swimming pool, death ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa, california
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765
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart.
Style:
retro, slasher, horror comedy, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
halloween, masked killer, stoner, marijuana, electric chair, guts, monster, clown, characters murdered one by one, holiday horror, small town, murderer ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the ...
Style:
retro, humorous, realistic, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
childhood, father daughter relationship, family life, family relations, parents and children, overbearing parent, teenage life, family values, three generations, brother sister relationship, teenager, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Style:
cult classic, teen, talky, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teenage angst, youth, adolescence, high school life, teenage girl, detention, teen angst, high school student ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1985
Place:
chicago, illinois, seattle
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Sixth Sense is an American paranormal thriller television
Style:
retro, anthology, suspense, supernatural thriller, mysterious ...
Plot:
occult, psychic, extrasensory perception, investigation, professor, ghost, paranormal investigation, supernatural, parapsychology, haunting, macabre, psychic power ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures is a 1987 revival of the classic Mighty Mouse cartoon character. Produced by Bakshi-Hyde Ventures, it aired on CBS on Saturday mornings from fall 1987 through the 1988-89 season. It was briefly rerun on Saturday ...
Style:
retro, anthropomorphic, slapstick, lighthearted, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
mouse, satire, television, superhero, rebirth, irreverent, nostalgia, children, cartoon mouse, anthropomorphic mouse, anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in primetime from 1962-1963, then later as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block called The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, until 1987. New ...
Style:
retro, sitcom, adult animation, anime, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
flying car, cyborgs, female robot, love, androids, winter, childhood, parents, new year, artificial intelligence, dog, family relations ...
Time:
distant future, future, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Rock Hudson and Doris Day are together again! Jerry Webster (Hudson) and Carol Templeton (Day) are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, ...
Style:
sexy, sex comedy, retro, funny, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
screwball, advertising, farce, couples, workplace, satire, enemies to lovers, wine, mistaken identity, corruption, identity, low self esteem ...
Time:
year 1961, future, 60s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, canada, manhattan new york city, california ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
When widower Mike Brady marries a lovely lady widow Carol Ann, their two families become one. These are the misadventures of this new couple, their six children, a dog named Tiger, and quirky housekeeper Alice.
Style:
sitcom, retro, not serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
cheerleader, large family, youth, housekeeper, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, domestic servant, children, siblings, family affairs, parents ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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1.7M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Style:
thought provoking, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, villain, loneliness, mental patient, psycho, comedian, psychological trauma, mental disorder, psychopath, social problems, insanity, social decay ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, year 2019, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
new york, new jersey, los angeles, persia, bronx new york city
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Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game dubbed 'Beyond The Gates' that holds a connection to ...
Style:
retro, scary, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
nightmare, disappearance, estranged brother, video store, game, brother brother relationship, video game, supernatural horror, brothers, virtual reality, computer game, trap ...
Time:
year 2016, 80s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Style:
art house, sexy, disturbing, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
fashion, teenage girl, cannibalism, model, beauty, lesbian, obsession, jealousy, murder, rivalry, fashion model, surrealism ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, pasadena california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic sweatshops of 1970s Italy becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders.
Style:
slasher, horror comedy, grindhouse, post-horror, spoof ...
Plot:
chainsaw, car chase, serial murder, public nudity, serial killer, murderer, seeing eye dog, blind woman, female pubic hair, nightmare, murder, coitus ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl is held captive by a doctor in search of inner peace. Her mind controlled by a sinister technology. Silently, she waits for her next session with deranged therapist Dr. ...
Style:
surreal, stylized, retro, suspense, futuristic ...
Plot:
exploitation, cosmic horror, escape, behavior control, trippy, mad scientist, captivity, power relations, confined, hospital, maniac, surrealism ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, year 1966, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
vancouver, seattle
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113K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, scary, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
halloween, twists and turns, danger, psychopath, murder, killing spree, grief, family in danger, ex soldier, home invasion, bullying, mysterious character ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Summer is usually a time for fun and games, but some teens get much more danger than they bargained for after beginning to suspect their neighbor is a serial murderer.
Style:
suspense, retro, disturbing, spooky, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, group of friends, friendship, private investigation, murder, psychopath, murder mystery, basement, murder suspect, surveillance, neighbor, child killer ...
Time:
year 1984, 2010s, 80s
Place:
oregon, usa
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story of the clone of a famous entertainment mogul created to revive the glory days of his deceased predecessor's corporation. In the process of restoring reality entertainment to a synthetic, virtual world, the clone relizes he has yet to ...
Style:
retro, contemplative, experimental, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
space station, outer space, cyberspace, workplace, cloning, workplace intrigue, ambition, rivalry, society, unfulfillment, boss and employee, life is a bitch ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style:
serious, cerebral, epic, visually stunning, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
oil, character study, greed, money, capitalism, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, father son relationship, abusive father, impostor, mission ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, middle ages, 19th century ...
Place:
california, texas, pacific ocean, los angeles, america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, France, USA, Sweden, Belgium, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Jenna to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, stylized, surreal, art house ...
Plot:
violence, vengeance, punishment, drug dealer, surrealism, revenge, violent, drugged, muay thai, torture, prostitute, murder ...
Time:
year 2013, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
asia, bangkok thailand, thailand
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off ...
Style:
retro, psychotronic, hilarious, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
racing, dancing, rock and roll, elvis presley, gambling, music, auto racing, dance, race, rock, car, casino ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1964, 80s
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, UK, USA
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
Doctor Zhivago is the filmed adapation of the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak from director David Lean that was an international success and today deemed a classic. Omar Sharif and Julie Christie play two protagonists who in fact love each other ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, period piece, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
world war one, revolution, war, communism, love story, train, forbidden love, rape, poet, deportation, love triangle, wartime ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s, 1940s, ancient times ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
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15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Most everyone in town thinks that Sheriff Calder is merely a puppet of rich oil-man Val Rogers. When it is learned that local baddie Bubber Reeves has escaped prison, Rogers' son is concerned because he is having an affair with Reeves' ...
Style:
retro, suspense, southern gothic, neo noir, crime drama ...
Plot:
racism, social commentary, manhunt, adultery, small town, lynch mob, drunkenness, sheriff, murder, vigilantism, escaped prisoner, on the run ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, southern usa, new jersey, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Mike Nichols’ film from Edward Albee's play brought new themes to the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have never been more brilliant together as they portray an experienced married couple who love each other yet verbally ...
Style:
cerebral, psychological, black and white, black comedy, retro ...
Plot:
battle of the sexes, guest, humiliation, conversation, couples, adultery, dysfunctional marriage, night, love hate relationship, childlessness, alcoholism, drinking ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s, 1930s
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History, War
Country: France, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Once Upon a Time… Man is a French animated TV series from 1978 directed by Albert Barillé. It is the first in the Once Upon a Time... franchise. The series explains world history in a format designed for children. The action focuses around one ...
Style:
retro, anime, educational, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
world history, viking, peplum, ancient, ancient rome, european history, wisdom of life, human nature, elderly, imaginary, society, dedicated educator ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 1910s, 1900s, 17th century ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
The Fugitive is an American drama series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor who is falsely convicted of his ...
Style:
retro, captivating, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, false accusation, on the run, chase, murder, uncover truth, injustice, dishonesty, fugitives, death sentence, twists and turns, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
20th century, future, 60s
Place:
tucson arizona, indiana, phoenix arizona, arizona, chicago ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught ...
Style:
exciting, epic fantasy, tense, epic, talky ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
greek mythology, giant monster, monster, skeleton, dragon, mythology, adventurer, sword and sorcery, prophecy, ancient world, stop motion, giant ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1963
Place:
ancient greece, greece, rome italy, hellas
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15K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel ...
Style:
parody, sitcom, spoof, retro, detective ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
espionage, satire, secret agent, villain, cold war, kickass women, gadget, woman with a gun, hot and sexy, cold war era, telephone call, female spy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is ...
Style:
retro, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
undercover, espionage, mission, iron curtain, race against time, top secret, working undercover, heroic mission, cold war, twists and turns, fighting crime, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
europe, paris france, france, east germany, eastern europe
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100K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the ...
Style:
exciting, intellectual, futuristic, retro, saga ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space travel, outer space, friendship, space and aliens, heroic mission, benign alien, spacecraft, alien species, alien planet, space exploration, scientist ...
Time:
23rd century, future, 20th century
Place:
space western, arizona
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence ...
Style:
retro, detective, telenovela, vintage
Plot:
police, investigation, hippie, woman with a gun, cop, die hard, female police officer, counterculture, teenage girl, african american, teenager, teenage boy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california
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