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Cloverfield (2008)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, mockumentary, lovecraft ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: monster, disaster, found footage, alien, giant monster, survival, survival horror, danger, destruction, fear, creature, chaos ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place: new york, bolivia, brooklyn new york city, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the beautiful young "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying ...
Style: scary, suspense, dark, bad ending, suspenseful ...
Plot: supernatural, witch, supernatural horror, autopsy, morgue, demon, witchcraft, corpse, dead woman, mutilation, supernatural power, murder ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 2017
Place: salem massachusetts, new england
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Babar: The Movie (1989)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Children's book authors Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's most beloved elephant comes to the big screen in this animated family tale. Elephant monarch King Babar tells the tale, that unfolds via flashback, of how a much-younger Barbar and his ...
Style: independent film, anime, crying, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: self confidence, rescue mission, symbol, elephant, rhinoceros, village, juggling, fright, advisor, good versus evil, disguise, brother brother relationship ...
Time: year 1989, 20th century
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The Land Before Time (1988)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 69 min.
Story: An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, ...
Style: feel good, sweet, touching, colorful, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, tyrannosaurus rex, friendship, earthquake, childhood, talking animal, natural disaster, babies and infants, wilderness, rescue, coming of age, land before time ...
Time: prehistory, prehistoric times, 90s, 20th century
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Inside Man (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style: clever, detective, tense, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: heist, hostage, bank, bank robbery, robbery, twists and turns, perfect crime, manipulation, police detective, police, criminal, master criminal ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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A Christmas Carol (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge ...
Style: feel good, christmas special, 3d animation, colorful, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot: christmas, holiday, ghost, scrooge, redemption, snow, christmas spirit, greed, christmas eve, regret, victorian england, life changing experience ...
Time: 1840s, victorian era, future, 1800s, year 2009 ...
Place: england, europe, united kingdom, london
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Scoob! (2020)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang team-up with various Hanna-Barbera characters to save the world from the evil Dick Dastardly.
Style: light, 3d animation, anime, cult classic, detective ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing
Plot: scooby doo, dog, danger, rivalry, disorder, heroes, moving, holiday, furry, superhero, human dog relationship, boy and dog ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: romania, venice beach california, california, athens greece, greece
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Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Larry Abbot, speaker in the radio horror shows of Manhattan Mystery Theater wants to marry. For the marriage he takes his fiancée home to the castle where he grew up among his eccentric relatives. His uncle decides that he needs to be cured from a ...
Style: parody, humorous, funny, melancholic, absurd ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: ghost, dysfunctional family, farce, radio, haunted house, family relations, couples, nothing goes right, love and romance, family problems, disorder, stalking ...
Time: 80s
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Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Years after the war between the Children of Water and the Children of Fire, Oceanus, a god of the sea, presents Prince Sirius with the eye of Algarock, thereby putting him in charge of those that dwell under the waves. But when Sirius encounters a ...
Style: anime, adult animation, fairy tale, aesthetic, light ...
Audience: kids
Plot: fae, sword and sorcery, king, friendship, prince, journey, young love, fire, surrealism, water, tragedy, legend ...
Place: japan
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Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue ...
Style: grindhouse, disturbing, slasher, cult classic, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, yakuza, revenge, female yakuza, sword fight, exploitation, torture, opium, strong female lead, kung fu, sexploitation, female fight ...
Time: 20th century
Place: japan, asia
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Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In 2010 “Skinwalker Ranch” gained media attention after experiencing a wide range of unexplained phenomena. Reports ranged from UFO sightings to livestock mutilation, but maybe most notable was the disappearance of ranch owner Hoyt Miller’s ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, mockumentary ...
Plot: ufo, mysterious disappearance, deadly creature, missing person, investigation, danger, farm, paranormal phenomena, found footage, supernatural power, village life, alien invasion ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, year 2010, 21st century
Place: usa, utah
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 6.5
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Host (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
Story: Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the ...
Style: suspense, scary, enigmatic, atmospheric, esoteric ...
Plot: fear, evil spirit, evil, found footage, ghost, internet, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, psychic, supernatural, quarantine, haunting ...
Time: 2020s
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The Nightmare Room (2001)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Anthology series centered on teens facing supernatural threats, many based on the books by R.L. Stine.
Style: anthology, captivating, tense, spooky, dark fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, horror for children
Plot: supernatural, child in peril, paranormal phenomena, good versus evil, supernatural horror, coming of age, courage, spirit, paranormal activity, mysticism, haunted house, ghost ...
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As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story: This anthology film from Étaix’s peak period presents four comic episodes with an accent on the pitfalls of modern life: (1) a scary vampire novel keeps a man awake, (2) a moviegoer’s attempts to find a seat give way to an onslaught of absurd ...
Style: anthology, psychedelic, mind bending, surreal
Plot: hunter, vampire, modern life, smiling, fright, treatment, nervousness, picnic, cinema, satire, hare, drug ...
Time: 60s
Place: france
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The show was filmed in ...
Style: scary, anthology, semi serious, suspenseful, spooky ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: halloween, supernatural, campfire story, paranormal, youth, surrealism, woods, danger, ghost, escapades, alien encounter, mischievous children ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
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Waiting for the Hearse (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A lot of confusion and mixed situations between relatives in the middle of Mamá Cora's wake, the grandma, who supposely commit suicide throwing herself in front of a train.
Style: hispanic, parody, cult classic, black comedy, realistic ...
Plot: satire, family relations, neurosis, anger, mistaken identity, dysfunctional family, dialogue, phd, existentialism, wrath, insult, corpse ...
Time: 80s
Place: latin america, argentina, buenos aires argentina
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 6.5
 101K
Halloween II (1981)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her ...
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, bloody, splatter ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, hospital, halloween, murder, holiday horror, psycho killer, masked killer, masked villain, male nudity, american horror, monster, stalking ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: illinois, chicago, midwest, usa
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In Italy, the American writer Sam Dalmas witnesses an attempt of murder of the owner of an art gallery, a couple of days before his foreseen return to the United States of America. He decides to stay with his girlfriend Julia and help the police in ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, slasher, grindhouse, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, voyeurism, female psychopath, maniac, attempted murder, murder, psychopath, murder mystery, police detective, female killer, danger ...
Time: 70s, year 1970, 60s, 20th century
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
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The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the ...
Style: dark, scary, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot: found footage, witch, paranormal, danger, paranormal phenomena, church, supernatural, escapades, curses spells and rituals, zombie, ghost, afterlife ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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 3.0
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Prank Week (2017)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: A campus urban legend myth comes true when fraternity brothers start to get killed off one by one by the infamous serial killer who used to live in the fraternity house 25 years ago.
Style: bloody, sexy, underground film, parody, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: fraternity, serial killer, serial murder, college student, college, violence, drug, frat party, fear, college campus, marijuana, evil ...
Place: illinois, chicago, usa
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The Public Cemetery Under the Moon (1967)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The kisaeng Wol-ha marries Kim Han-su, but soon dies because of a false accusation made up by her husbands mother and her servant. Now the ghost of Wol-ha wants revenge!
Style: crying, entertaining
Plot: ghost, cemetery, living dead, revenge, mother, suicide, husband wife relationship, fog, mother daughter relationship, servant, extramarital affair, funeral ...
Place: korea
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 4.0
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Demented (1980)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of ...
Style: slasher, psychological, grindhouse, crying, independent film
Plot: rape, revenge, sexual assault, home invasion, rape victim, rape and revenge, badass female lead, trauma, serial killer, nudity, unfaithfulness, fondling ...
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 3.1
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The Room (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story: When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: fear, dysfunctional family, psychological torment, cruelty, nervousness, dark secret, brother sister relationship, trap, isolation, secret, anxiety, husband wife relationship ...
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Prince of the City (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story: New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy ...
Style: tense, neo noir, detective, realistic, bleak ...
Audience: manly
Plot: corruption, police, drug addiction, drug, lawyer, police corruption, addiction, whistleblower, fighting the system, police investigation, betrayal, redemption ...
Time: 70s, year 1981, 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, america, usa, virginia, washington d.c.
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The Plague Dogs (1982)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The Plague Dogs is a 1982 animated film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The story is centred on two dogs named Rowf and Snitter, who escape from a research laboratory in Great Britain. In the process of telling the story, ...
Style: adult animation, disturbing, heartbreaking, serious, realistic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: dog, laboratory, pets, animal rights, chase, danger, mature, animal testing, escapades, fugitives, furry, welfare ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: england, europe
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Paranoid Park (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The teenager and skateboarder Alex is interviewed by Detective Richard Lu that is investigating the death of a security guard in the rail yards severed by a train who was apparently hit by a skate board. While dealing with the separation process of ...
Style: surreal, depressing, independent film, lyrical, emotional ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: skateboarder, coming of age, skateboard, high school, teenager, police investigation, cheerleader, depression, fatal accident, adolescence, childhood, existentialism ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Paranormal Activity (2007)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially ...
Style: scary, suspense, suspenseful, dark, demonic ...
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, paranormal activity, fear, ghost, macabre, panic, videotaping, demon, found footage, demonic possession, evil force ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place: america, san diego california, usa, los angeles, california
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Paperhouse (1988)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers more of the links between her fantasy world and the mundane ...
Style: scary, disturbing, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: nightmare, children, mother daughter relationship, supernatural, boy, visceral, transformation, serial killer, father daughter relationship, coming of age, supernatural ability, dream world ...
Place: britain, england
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The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
Genre: Horror
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknown to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a thirst for human flesh after government officials conduct pest control experiments using ...
Style: slasher, grindhouse, detective, gothic, surreal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: zombie, contamination, undead, exploitation, living dead, hippie, rural setting, terror, infected, apocalypse, supernatural, gory ...
Time: 70s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1974
Place: england, europe, london
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Night School (1981)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer which leads him to suspect a well known anthropology professor as well as his female live-in ...
Style: slasher, psychological, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, college, murder, psychopath, night school, suspicion, pregnancy, riddles and clues, woman in danger, love affair, danger, teenager ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: boston, texas
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