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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nuclear reactor, nuclear threat, terrorism, terrorist, betrayal, conspiracy, save the day, found footage, race against time, danger, scientist, special agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, pakistan, los angeles, harvard university
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, independent film ...
Plot:
cia agent, taliban, covert operation, stranded, mission, undercover agent, behind enemy lines, undercover, reconnaissance, cia, translator, dangerous mission ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
langley virginia, iran, dubai, middle east, pakistan ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, epic, dark comedy
Plot:
counter terrorism, terrorism, family relations, spy, government agent, undercover agent, war on terror, secret agent, male female relationship, investigation, working undercover, government agency ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
sri lanka, pakistan, delhi, mumbai india, kashmir
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, exciting, masala, light ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
college, terrorism, family relations, siblings relations, couples, fall in love, love and romance, rescue, danger, estrangement, undercover, chase ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
india, asia, pakistan
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
Style:
rough, intense, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, torture, muslim, injustice, warning, war on terror, politics, military, british, pow, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, year 2003, year 2002 ...
Place:
middle east, united kingdom, latin america, afghanistan, pakistan ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Kashaf, an average looking girl from a middle-class family, has a lot of responsibilities. She has an extremely unsatisfied life due to the financial constraints which affect her self-esteem badly. Zaroon belongs to the elite class, has every good ...
Style:
sexy, social, touching, sincere, light ...
Plot:
teacher, flirting, middle class, competition, struggle, student, university, concert, classism, social problems, love, family relations ...
Place:
india, pakistan
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
What are the odds of finding true love in your own backyard?
Style:
entertaining, romantic, light, captivating, sitcom ...
Plot:
male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, star crossed lovers, love and romance, relationships, sex scene, diner, around the world, al qaeda, stand up comedian, drunkenness, love ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, manhattan new york city, china, pakistan ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A beautiful Pakistani woman has to make a choice between her true love or an arranged marriage by her family.
Style:
romantic drama, informative
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arranged marriage, cultural conflict, wedding preparations and rituals, identity crisis, young woman, father daughter relationship, coming of age, female empowerment, secret relationship, self discovery, interracial relations, forbidden love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
san francisco, asia, pakistan, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Sushmita and Jaanbaz live in India, and they are in love. They intend to marry, but Sushmita's family is strongly opposed to the marriage, since Jaanbaz is a Muslim and they are Hindus. But Sushmita and Jaanbaz do get married, and Jaanbaz takes ...
Style:
serious, tense, emotional
Plot:
escape, war on terror, female protagonist, women's rights, oppression, woman, taliban, extremism, betrayal, social injustice, survival, brutality ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
afghanistan, india, pakistan
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Beena struggles to follow her dream of the freedom to choose her own destiny and the love of her life, but her overly dramatic and meddlesome Indian mother Billo, wants to marry her off.
Plot:
arranged marriage, target, party, pursuit, millionaire, girl, friendship, wedding, love, marriage, boy, beach ...
Place:
california, pakistan
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In this futuristic thriller based around resistance against a tyrant government that's propagating religious, political, and racial polarization and xenophobia, a Muslim immigrant flees The West in hopes of leaving his secretive past behind to ...
Style:
rough, thought provoking, serious, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, new world order, resistance, islamophobia, democracy, religion, radical, world war three, government, discrimination, freedom, anti semitism ...
Time:
future
Place:
turkey, pakistan, russia, china, mexico ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, ...
Style:
controversial, mockumentary, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, assassination, sniper, brutality, investigation, conspiracy, president, culture clash, danger, state affairs, political conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2006, near future, september 11 2001, 70s ...
Place:
iraq, chicago, middle east, syria, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. One day when his friend, Ali, shows him the contents of a lost purse, Hussein discovers a receipt of payment and cannot believe the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, sincere, islamic ...
Plot:
poverty, motorcycle, life is a bitch, rich and poor, breaking point, resentment, discrimination, injustice, depression, realism, pizza delivery boy, fiance fiancee relationship ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, pakistan ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Under torture, Indian gangster Tiger Memon confesses to his involvement in a plot to set off explosives throughout Bombay. The police choose not to believe him, however, and bombs tear through the city that Friday, wreaking havoc and polarizing the ...
Style:
suspense, serious, disturbing, offbeat, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, politics, muslim, interrogation, investigation, society, life is a bitch, law enforcement, legal, protest, innocence ...
Time:
y2k, 90s, year 1993
Place:
india, asia, dubai, bombay india, pakistan ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Independent writer-director Leigh Slawner helms this chilling dramatization of the findings laid out in the best-selling 9/11 Commission Report, a document that sought to analyze the circumstances surrounding coordinated terrorist attacks against ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world trade center manhattan new york city, investigation, uncover truth, danger, politics, state affairs, chaos, society, fbi agent, 9/11, terrorist, islam ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, london, pakistan, washington d.c., israel ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
New York attorney Libby (Juliette Lewis) is a go-getter who won't let anyone stand in the way of her success. But when she accepts a pro bono case involving young Afghan dissident Meena (Layla Alizada), Libby finds her corporate dreams replaced ...
Style:
uplifting, emotional, disturbing, touching, informative ...
Plot:
fighting the system, deportation, courtroom drama, rebellion, injustice, legal, hopes, hotshot lawyer, terrorism, life is a bitch, danger, politics ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, bangladesh, new york, pakistan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As a common birthday approaches, five very different people are faced with very similar problems. Jim, a gay, overweight telemarketer (for a weight loss program) faces his self esteem issues. Ron, is a minister who preaches about conversion but ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, introspection, looking for love, youth, hopes, life is a bitch, love and romance, friendship, sexual relations, deportation, lgbt, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, texas, taipei, pakistan, taiwan ...
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15K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
diplomat, political intrigue, satire, dark humor, chaos, workplace intrigue, state affairs, workplace situations, society, politics, military, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pakistan, usa
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 207 min.
Story:
The films tells the story of an un-named Indian Muslim, who helps illegal refugees from both India and Pakistan to cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch. The film is attributed to have been inspired by the short story "Love Across ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, tense, social ...
Plot:
terrorist, love triangle, forbidden love, family relations, soldier, border patrol, love affair, fall in love, society, parents and children, destiny, mistaken identity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
pakistan, india, new delhi
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149K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when ...
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
one man army, desert, lone hero, cold war, violence, rambo, revenge, heroes, tank, loner, gunfight, shootout ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan, middle east, soviet union, asia ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Jay and his hostage end up on the run across the border and through the railway stations, ...
Style:
erotic, psychological, melancholic, depressing, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
impossible love, wedding, forbidden love, abduction, chase, pursuit, nothing goes right, unfulfillment, plan gone wrong, refugee, asian, wandering ...
Place:
india, nepal, new delhi, goa india, pakistan
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11K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
9 years ago Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan) was sent into Karachi, Pakistan by the Chief of RAW Ashwini Rao (Nasser) to report the activities of The Most Wanted Man in India. 9 days ago Rudra Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal) Indian Armed Forces, MARCOS unit, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorist, terrorism, danger, working undercover, mission gone awry, rivalry, islam, revenge, agent, covert operation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, pakistan, india
Is relevant?
247K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style:
spiritual, epic, political, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, idealism, biopic, freedom, politics, life philosophy, independence, british empire, leadership, religious intolerance, assassination, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1948, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jesper is a soldier in the German army, who reports for a new tour of duty in Afghanistan. His unit is to protect a village from the Taliban.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
soldier, translator, culture clash, gain trust, danger, battle zone, friendship, war in afghanistan, military, village, murder, death threat ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Pakistan, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
As a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for a transgender starlet.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, suspenseful, serious, enigmatic ...
Plot:
transgender woman, transsexual, gay, transgender, family relations, lgbtq, youth, fall in love, couples, brother brother relationship, pregnant wife, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
pakistan
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 255 min.
Story:
This film dramatizes events that occurred as the hostility between India and Pakistan over Kashmir came to a head in 1999, when more than 1,000 men crossed the "Line of Control" that separates the two locations. Taliban and Pakistani ...
Style:
patriotic, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot:
military, death of friend, military officer, lieutenant, battlefield, husband wife relationship, soldier, army life, patriot, war, bravery, colonel ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india, pakistan
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
Style:
parody, humorous, spoof, funny, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
cold war, espionage, kgb, spy, secret agent, cia agent, chase, farce, race against time, mistaken identity, buddy, satire ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, asia, soviet union, middle east, pakistan ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Comedy sequel to "East is East". Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, witty, sentimental ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, love and romance, youth, looking for love, family problems, society, siblings relations, teenage life, husband wife relationship, brother brother relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place:
england, pakistan, europe, middle east, manchester
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Style:
cult classic, inspirational, patriotic, realistic, meditative ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
rise to the top, olympics, biopic, talented, running, life, athlete's life, indians, lifestyle, rising to stardom, army, ambition ...
Time:
year 2013, 60s, 50s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
india, middle east, asia, pakistan, rome italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Ajay Rathore is a no-nonsense police officer from Mumbai Crime Branch. Long time ago his elder brother was killed by terrorists which caused him to quit his medical studies and join Indian Police Service. He is a great admirer of Pakistan-based ...
Style:
inspirational, patriotic, political, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, police, terrorism, muslim, fall in love, islam, police officer, patriot, cop, war on terror, counter terrorism, politics ...
Time:
90s
Place:
delhi, asia, india, middle east, pakistan
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