Machinery movies and TV shows – page 5

List of machinery movies

Lord of Mysteries (2025)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
TV show
Story: With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears? Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, ...
Style: dark, psychological, lovecraft, suspense, gothic horror ...
Plot: supernatural power, scheme, conspiracy, nightmare, magic, cthulhu, puppeteer, aristocracy, supernatural ability, immortality, transformation, mysterious past ...
Time: 20th century, victorian era, 19th century
Place: britain
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The Astronauts (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Five kids accidentally launch aboard a spacecraft meant to intercept a mysterious asteroid in space. With no proper training and a malfunctioning onboard AI, the kids must work together to find their way back home.
Style: entertaining, futuristic, absurd, captivating, light ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: astronaut, children, artificial intelligence, spacecraft, human nature, space travel, happy ending, space station, disorder, struggle for survival, storytelling, youth ...
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Dave Made a Maze (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A frustrated artist gets lost inside the cardboard fort he builds in his living room.
Style: surreal, horror comedy, exciting, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: maze, surrealism, artist, trap, art, absurdism, friendship, rescue, paranormal phenomena, name calling, promise, photographer ...
Time: year 2017
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Return to Mayberry (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: cheerleader, small town, family relations, friends, social relations, homecoming, small town life, filling station, hometown, jealous boyfriend, photographer, witness ...
Time: 80s
Place: north carolina
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story: Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.
Style: action adventure, exciting, anamorphic, futuristic, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, family outing, adult
Plot: star wars, deception, battlefield, chubby, fat woman, good versus evil, sabotage, space opera, master apprentice relationship, flashback, space battle, betrayal ...
Time: year 2017, future, 2010s
Place: space western
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The Good Neighbor (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.
Style: twist ending, suspenseful, surprise ending, stylized, twisted ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: hidden camera, found footage, prank, bullying, twists and turns, home invasion, old man, revenge, lawyer, neighbor, crime gone awry, halloween ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
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Ready Player One (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India, Singapore, Canada, UK, Japan, Australia
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Style: exciting, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, cyber ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot: virtual reality, cyberpunk, video game, virtuality, geek, dystopia, teenage boy, love, quest, computer, teamwork, virtual world ...
Time: future, 2040s, near future, jurassic, 80s ...
Place: empire state building manhattan new york city, columbus ohio, ohio, new york, manhattan new york city
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 6.6
 162K
Man on a Ledge (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, clever, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: heist, twists and turns, robbery, caper, police, happy ending, perfect crime, mind game, conspiracy, investigation, nypd, negotiator ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 6.3
 35K
Flypaper (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Style: not serious, exciting, humorous, unpredictable, teen ...
Plot: bank robbery, robbery, gang, disorder, cons and scams, crime gone awry, dishonesty, love and romance, gang war, bank robber, caper, trapped ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Lost City of Z (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilazation in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Style: inspirational, meditative, period piece, exciting, costume drama ...
Audience: date night
Plot: explorer, jungle, survival, expedition, travel, archaeology, journey, tribe, amazon jungle, conquistador, world war one, destiny ...
Time: 1920s, year 2016, future, 1900s, year 2017 ...
Place: south america, ireland, england, bolivia, america ...
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 6.2
 60K
Baby's Day Out (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby ...
Style: funny, humorous, light, slapstick, not serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot: babies and infants, stupidity, chase, mischievous children, escapades, danger, crime gone awry, prank, young heroes, kidnapping, lost child, childhood ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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 5.6
 1K
Harlow (1965)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Hollywood drama loosely based on the life of film actress Jean Harlow, with Carroll Baker in the title role. One of two feature film biographies, both released in 1965 and both with the same title, about the '30s platinum blonde movie star.
Style: sexual, serious, realistic, entertaining, crying ...
Plot: hollywood, actor's life, rise and fall, film industry, women, wedding, showbiz, filmmaking, fashion, couples, celebrity culture, relationship vs career ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s
Place: los angeles, usa
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 6.9
 3K
Harmonium (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio’s family life…
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, crying ...
Plot: sluttiness, tramp, whore, mysterious past, father daughter relationship, released from prison, dark past, old friend, secret, husband wife relationship, marital problem, relationships ...
Time: year 2016
Place: east asia, xian
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 7.9
 885K
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Thor is on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new ...
Style: entertaining, action comedy, saga, funny, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot: superhero, female villain, alien planet, monster, supernatural power, warrior, rebellion, goddess, deity, norse mythology, norse god, medieval ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place: new york
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Babes in Toyland (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March ...
Style: fairy tale, sweet, cute, christmas classics, psychotronic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, toys, holiday, dancing, broadway, toy soldier, magic, dance, greed, gypsy, sheep, forest ...
Time: year 1961
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Visiting Hours (1982)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A slasher finds the hospital where a TV newswoman is recovering from his attack.
Style: slasher, serious, disturbing, psychological, rough ...
Plot: canuxploitation, medical, stalking, serial killer, danger, murder, woman in danger, journalism, investigation, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, violence ...
Time: 80s, year 1982
Place: canada
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 6.5
 148
Jerome (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jerome is a day in the life of a dreamer. Wade Hampton has found himself trapped by responsibility and lack of understanding by those closest to him. As a result, Wade simply leaves his old life with the idea of fulfilling a repressed dream of ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot: petty theft, desert, on the road, factory, unemployment, workplace romance, small town life, small town, family in crisis, fish out of water, couples, estrangement ...
Time: 90s
Place: arizona, usa
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 5.9
 18K
The Funhouse (1981)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ...
Style: suspense, bloody, scary, slasher, sexy ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: carnival, violence, halloween, murder, killer clown, amusement park, clown, serial killer, runaway, blood, teenager, danger ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 5th century, year 1975, 15th century
Place: usa, texas
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Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan ...
Style: exciting, saga, intense, serious, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: star trek, space travel, space battle, cloning, dna, alien planet, self sacrifice, heroes, heroic mission, space opera, escapades, androids and robots ...
Time: future, year 2002, 24th century
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A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
Style: scary, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: time travel, dinosaur, time machine, danger, alternate reality, heroic mission, natural disaster, experiment gone awry, technology, jungle, race against time, killer animal ...
Time: future, prehistory, prehistoric times, 1900s, year 2005
Place: chicago, illinois
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Wings of Honneamise (1987)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story: On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their world’s first spaceflight program. ...
Style: anime, stylized, manga, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: steampunk, assassination, parallel universe, religion, space program, technology, aviation, fighter plane, kickass, conspiracy, astronaut, parallel world ...
Place: tokyo, japan
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 7.3
 14K
Norma Rae (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the ...
Style: political, touching, inspirational, aesthetic, sad ...
Plot: labor union, working class, feminist, small town, union, women, labor, business, labor movement, courage, single mother, american politics ...
Time: 20th century, year 1979, 70s
Place: north carolina, usa, alabama
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 7.6
 439K
The Machinist (2004)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Machinist is the story of Trevor Reznik, a lathe-operator who is dying of insomnia. In a machine shop, occupational hazards are bad enough under normal circumstances; yet for Trevor the risks are compounded by fatigue. Trevor has lost the ...
Style: psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, depressing, surreal ...
Audience: adult
Plot: insomnia, insanity, uncover truth, obsession, mysterious character, paranoia, losing-it hero, twists and turns, schizophrenia, life is a bitch, secrets, alienation ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, america, persia, los angeles
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Mondays in the Sun (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story: After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and ...
Style: sincere, touching, realistic, political, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: working class, unemployment, seaport, friendship, society, redemption, small town, working conditions, job seeking, self esteem, life is a bitch, breaking point ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iberian peninsula, europe, galicia, switzerland, spain ...
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Wes Anderson’s incisive quirky comedy build up stars complex characters like in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ with Bill Murray on in the leading role. An ocean adventure documentary film maker Zissou is put in all imaginable life situations and a ...
Style: funny, visually stunning, sexy, witty, humorous ...
Audience: family friendly, date night
Plot: ocean, submarine, revenge, dysfunctional family, eccentricity, mission, filmmaking, expedition, rivalry, vengeance, sea voyage, adventurer ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: italy, fictional island, seattle
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 7.1
 23K
Kinky Boots (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, in central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Yet, the untimely death of his father places him in that position, only ...
Style: touching, humorous, feel good, laugh out loud, satirical ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: transvestism, drag queen, cabaret, gay interest, small town, gay slur, fashion, society, fashion show, transvestite, gay, gay bashing ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: milan italy, europe, england, italy, london
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 6.6
 7K
Juggernaut (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A bomber has planted 7 bombs on a transatlantic cruise ship. While a crack bomb squad team try to defuse the bombs the police attempt to track down the mad bomber.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, realistic, rough, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: terrorism, shipwreck, ship, disaster, cruise, cruise ship, ransom, sea, ocean, espionage, brutality, passenger ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, atlantic ocean, scotland yard, london, scotland
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 7.1
 6K
Germinal (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 160 min.
Story: It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them
Style: political, realistic, emotional, anthology, philosophical ...
Plot: mining, outdoor sex, revolution, art, politics, business, french history, union, capitalism, fighting the system, anarchist, unemployment ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, turn of the century, year 1993
Place: france, europe, flanders, tokyo
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 4.5
 2K
Frankenstein (2004)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two hundred years after Mary Shelley's novel the brilliant but mad Doctor has sustained his creature and himself over two centuries through genetic experimentation. In present-day America Detective O'Connor is investigating a series of ...
Style: horrifying, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: frankenstein, serial killer, investigation, monster, mad scientist, experiment gone awry, psychopath, reincarnation, danger, obsession, supernatural, deadly creature ...
Time: 19th century, 21st century
Place: louisiana, new orleans, usa
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 6.4
 73K
City of Ember (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, ...
Style: exciting, dark fantasy, visually stunning, apocalyptic, visual ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: steampunk, post apocalypse, save the day, danger, dystopia, uncover truth, survival, underground city, girl, underground, puzzle, ancient mystery ...
Time: future, year 2008, 20th century, distant future
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