| Super (2010) | 8.0 | |
| Zootopia (2016) | 8.0 | |
| Parasite (2019) | 8.5 | |
| RoboCop (1987) | 7.6 | |
| Escape from New York (1981) | 7.1 |
Allegory movies and TV shows – page 5
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73K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Spain, Canada, South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
Style:
dark fantasy, absurd, dark comedy, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
creature, giant monster, drinking, small town, bullying, moral dilemma, alcoholic, monster, kaiju, abuse, female alcoholic, brutality ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
seoul, new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Composer Gustav von Aschenbach, travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as ...
Style:
sentimental, art house, melancholic, scenic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
obsession, boy, fall in love, lgbtq, hotel, gays and lesbians, love and romance, art, forbidden love, unrequited love, teenage boy, pedophilia ...
Time:
victorian era, edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912 ...
Place:
italy, venice, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Years ago, there was a place called The Land of Point, because everything in The Land of Point had one: the barns, the houses, the cars, everything, even the people. Everyone in The Land of Point had a point at the top of its head. Everyone, that ...
Style:
psychedelic, surreal, allegory, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
trippy, dog, the beatles, psychology, humanist, outcast, misfit, narration, friends, rejection, youth, social misfits ...
Time:
1900s
Place:
japan, canada
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Style:
surreal, psychological, mind bending, experimental, art house ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
love affair, brainwashing, parasite, existentialism, drugged, tragic love, memory loss, haunted by the past, identity crisis, trippy, parallel universe, revenge ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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385K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India, UK, Mexico, Japan, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real ...
Style:
stylized, visually stunning, cyber, exciting, visual ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, computer program, cyberspace, disappearance, chase, virtual reality, dystopic future, dystopia, hacker, distopia, computer genius ...
Time:
future, year 2010, 2010s, near future, 80s ...
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1.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, alien, culture clash, alien planet, beautiful scenery, creature, space and aliens, battles, ecology, interspecies romance, alien encounter, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 20th century, 22nd century, distant future ...
Place:
iran, space western
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe.
Style:
cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, road movie, controversial ...
Plot:
breast feeding, surrealism, philosophy, satire, chess, social satire, traveling salesman, coffee, sex show, psychology, police corruption, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, scotland, europe, east end london, london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion. Following a code of strict pacifism at odds with the fact that they all carry guns, the group eventually lets in ...
Style:
harsh, disturbing, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
obsession, friendship, forbidden love, violence, coming of age, character study, self esteem, underdog, juvenile delinquency, love and romance, social misfits, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
west virginia, virginia
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38K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ...
Style:
manga, anime, stylized, humorous, allegory ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
environment, furry, magic, food, social commentary, forest, transformation, shapeshifting, shapeshifter, youkai, smoking, past ...
Time:
near future, year 1994, 60s, 20th century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story of two Russian boys whose father suddenly returns home after a 12-year absence. He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of manhood of almost mythic proportions.
Style:
bleak, road movie, cerebral, art house, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, brother, childhood, journey, father son relationship, children, survival, parents and children, existentialism, wilderness, road trip, abusive father ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
soviet union, russia
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23K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. ...
Style:
suspense, lovecraft, surprise ending, atmospheric, satanic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nightmare, cthulhu, body horror, small town, curses spells and rituals, chase, monster, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, supernatural, ritual, sea, sacrifice ...
Place:
spain, galicia, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.
Style:
black and white, depressing, art house, cerebral, philosophical ...
Plot:
parable, farm, minimalism, existentialism, cruelty, redemption, friendship, swing, european, spirit, countryside, saint ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rich housewife enlists her maid's help to murder her husband; they go on the lam and end up in Mortville, a homeless community built into a garbage dump.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, controversial, cult classic, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
surrealism, male nudity, fascism, children, murder, lesbian, castration, satire, absurd violence, lesbian sex, nudist colony, male pubic hair ...
Time:
year 1977, 20th century, 70s
Place:
texas, california
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Style:
grindhouse, classic horror, creepy, dark, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, infection, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, chaos, epidemic, virus, living dead, siege, shopping mall, gory, isolation ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, bolivia, philadelphia, usa
Is relevant?
17K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.
Style:
gothic, surreal, gothic horror, scary, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, demon, ss, magic, supernatural, monster, surrealism, fortress, jewish man, vampire, devil ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, 80s
Place:
germany, romania, transylvania, black sea, bucharest ...
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to kill black people.
Style:
suspenseful, thought provoking, atmospheric, scary, stylized ...
Plot:
dog, racism, racist, dog attack, dog training, murder, killer dog, friendship, actor's life, dangerous animal, danger, small town life ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
california, los angeles, france, america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak (Irons) has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and ...
Style:
political, realistic, tense, bleak, dark comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
renaissance, culture clash, worker, survival, adaptation, polish, construction worker, state affairs, misfit, society, boss and employee, workplace ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
london, poland, eastern europe, england, europe ...
Is relevant?
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, imaginary friend, schizophrenia, psychology, time travel, insanity, parallel universe, suburbs, surrealism, time loop, trippy, schizophrenic ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, america, usa, virginia, harvard university
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A girl reaches the age of nine and is supposed to act as a grown woman according to her family. A girl participates in a bike race against the will of her husband. An elderly woman decides she wants to buy all the things she always wanted but could ...
Style:
touching, stylized, talky, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
feminism, culture clash, against the odds, injustice, feminist, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, society, women, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, bicycle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, japan, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and ...
Style:
surreal, controversial, demonic, mind bending, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, occult, insanity, obsession, body horror, cosmic horror, possession, supernatural power, private detective, supernatural horror, berlin wall, sex ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
germany, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, europe, west germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Peter Greenaway's first fiction feature (after the mock-documentary The Falls) made him immediately famous and was named one of the most original films of the 1980s by British critics. The action is set in the director's beloved 17th ...
Style:
atmospheric, talky, stylized, surreal, sexual ...
Plot:
art, murder, adultery, artist, manipulation, dishonesty, boss and employee, power relations, society, social climbing, sexual dysfunction, social differences ...
Time:
17th century, year 1982
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three intercut stories about outsiders, sex and violence. In "Hero," Richie, at age 7, kills his father and flies away. After the event, a documentary in cheesy lurid colors asks what Richie was like and what led up to the shooting. In the ...
Style:
disturbing, anthology, avant garde, surreal, independent film ...
Plot:
homosexual, lgbt, gay erotica, homoeroticism, gay teenager, prison, violent, surrealism, lgbtq, body horror, experiment, transgression ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 1940s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
142K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant ...
Style:
black comedy, visually stunning, visual, cynical, art house ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, small town, bodyguard, swordsman, one against many, gang war, ronin, mercenary, gangster, lone wolves, martial arts ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1860s, future, year 1961 ...
Place:
japan, persia, asia, india, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Astronaut Brent is sent to rescue Taylor but crash lands on the Planet of the Apes, just like Taylor did in the original film. Taylor has disappeared into the Forbidden Zone so Brent and Nova try to follow and find him. He discovers a cult of humans ...
Style:
apocalyptic, saga, futuristic, depressing, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, ape, astronaut, planet of the apes, apocalypse, dystopia, space and aliens, time travel, desert, gorilla, monkey, outer space ...
Time:
future, 20th century, distant future, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, tokyo
Is relevant?
222K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Style:
scary, psychological, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
transformation, mad scientist, science, body horror, mutation, teleportation, laboratory, mutant, experiment gone awry, insect, tragic love, experiment ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1986
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Style:
surreal, clever, stylized, allegory, mind blowing ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
animal, monkey, piglet, kids and family, heartwarming, culture clash, children, anthropomorphism, talking dog, ape, animal protagonist, mission ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, sydney australia, australia, new york
Is relevant?
26K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The film is a caustic portrait of a traditional English boys’ boarding school, where social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. But three ...
Style:
controversial, surreal, disturbing, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revolution, boarding school life, boarding school, sex, private school, social satire, homosexuality, school shooting, boys' school, violence, coming of age, corporal punishment ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, 20th century
Place:
england, california, britain, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
Style:
sad, adult animation, emotional, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
rabbit, journey, violent, friendship, death, blood, animal, mature, animal protagonist, survival, violence, furry ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
england
Is relevant?
145K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Taiwan, Japan, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is "digitalized" by a laser and finds himself inside The Grid, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of TRON, a ...
Style:
surreal, visually stunning, cyber, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
virtual reality, cyberpunk, computer, artificial intelligence, cyberspace, dystopia, computer game, programmer, computer genius, motorcycle race, hacking, computer hacker ...
Time:
80s, future, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, pentagon, north america
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
Style:
gothic, sexy, scary, creepy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
carnival, witch, boy, black magic, small town, circus, good versus evil, temptation, supernatural, youth, coming of age, librarian ...
Time:
1930s, year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
illinois, usa
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