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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, dramatic, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot: mental illness, mental institution, fighting the system, human spirit, insanity, freedom, psychiatrist, unlikely friendships, psychopath, society, nurse, escaped mental patient ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: oregon, eastern europe, america, persia
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 8.0
 420K
Life of Brian (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style: parody, funny, humorous, spoof, satirical ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: monty python, religion, satire, ancient rome, mistaken identity, roman empire, ancient, dark humor, medieval, christmas, religious, absurdism ...
Time: 1st century, 20th century, ancient times, year 1979, biblical epic ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, jerusalem, palestine, middle east ...
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a ...
Style: funny, parody, surreal, philosophical, spoof ...
Plot: satire, philosophy, monty python, surrealism, death, dark humor, existentialism, afterlife, social commentary, meaning of life, greed, gluttony ...
Time: year 1983, 19th century, 20th century, 1910s, 1870s ...
Place: london, england, europe, africa
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The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, light, surreal, touching ...
Audience: family friendly, kids, family outing, teens, chick flick ...
Plot: dragon, magic, fantasy world, imagination, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, book, bookstore, child protagonist, school, evil force, boy ...
Time: year 1984, 80s, future, 90s
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The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. In this masterful, atmospheric adventure, a courageous young girl (Meredith Salenger) confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country ...
Style: touching, scenic, entertaining, sweet, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: great depression, friendship, coming of age, wolf, dog, youth, animal, on the road, human animal relationship, hopes, custody, against the odds ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1935
Place: usa, washington state, chicago, colorado
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 6.6
 10K
Tin Men (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
Style: realistic, humorous, witty, retro, laugh out loud ...
Plot: business, marketing, bittersweet, friendship, adultery, revenge, car, gambling, job, conservative, economics, rock and roll ...
Time: 60s, year 1987, 50s, 20th century, year 1963
Place: baltimore, maryland, usa
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, ...
Style: exciting, suspense, dramatic, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: vengeance, sword fight, treason, treasure, corruption, betrayal, lone hero, prison, greed, revenge, twists and turns, confined ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 18th century, 1800s, year 2002 ...
Place: france, ireland, marseille, europe, paris france
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style: clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick
Plot: con artists, adaptation, master criminal, prodigy, creativity, fbi, con men, deception, entrepreneur, biopic, chase, race against time ...
Time: 60s, year 2002, 70s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place: new york, new orleans, los angeles, georgia, america ...
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 7.8
 4K
Door to Door (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and the dignity in which they go about their lives. ...
Style: feel good, serious, touching, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: salesman, human spirit, disability, cerebral palsy, against the odds, changing lives, underdog, misfit, ambition, society, hopes, door to door salesman ...
Place: oregon
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Far from Heaven (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
Style: sincere, emotional, stylized, visual, depressing ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: racism, gay husband, gay, homosexuality, housewife, infidelity, crumbling marriage, friendship, couples, forbidden love, african american, prejudice ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, 2000s, year 2002, year 1957 ...
Place: connecticut, usa, miami, new england, baltimore
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The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Brian Cruver, an ambitious 26-year-old lands a job at Enron. As he assimilates to the company's get-rich-quick mantra, spending sprees and wild corporate "gatherings" become the norm. But when Enron files for bankruptcy, Cruver ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, political, edutainment ...
Plot: evil corporation, greed, corporate crime, fighting the system, uncover truth, ambition, rise and fall, rise to the top, couple relations, love and romance, society, life is a bitch ...
Place: austin texas
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 7.5
 382K
The Aviator (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe ...
Style: realistic, epic, stylized, period piece, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: success, mental illness, aviation, biopic, filmmaking, entrepreneur, corruption, test pilot, entrepreneurship, businessman, character study, obsessive compulsive disorder ...
Time: 1930s, year 2004, 1920s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place: los angeles, california, new york, connecticut, usa ...
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 8.0
 197K
Cinderella Man (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style: touching, inspirational, motivational, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly
Plot: boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, biopic, boxer, athlete's life, poverty, depression, motivation, financial problem, family bonds ...
Time: 1930s, year 2005, year 2006, 2000s, 1920s ...
Place: new jersey, netherlands, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style: road movie, exciting, visually stunning, surreal, apocalyptic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, girls' night, family friendly, adult
Plot: post apocalypse, survival, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, desert, dystopian future, chase, car chase, distopia, car, dystopia, on the run ...
Time: future, year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future ...
Place: australia, los angeles
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 7.6
 24K
Mildred Pierce (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 336 min.
TV show
Story: A newly divorced, uniquely independent woman struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family in Depression-era California.
Style: emotional, serious, costume drama, atmospheric, period piece ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: housewife, single parent, tragic event, struggle, divorce, depression, friendship, ambitious, family relations, social differences, heroine, suffering ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, year 2011, 2010s, 20th century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, glendale california
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 8.6
 528K
House of Cards (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3804 min.
TV show
Story: Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style: political, serious, clever, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: politics, political intrigue, political corruption, manipulation, state affairs, intrigue, blind ambition, u.s. president, lobbyist, journalism, journalist, media ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., syria
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 8.1
 499K
Spotlight (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters ...
Style: factual, suspense, psychological, tense, talky ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: journalism, investigation, lawyer, investigative journalism, conspiracy, sexual abuse, newspaper, journalist, catholic church, pedophilia, catholicism, child abuse ...
Time: year 2001, year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 70s ...
Place: boston, massachusetts, new england, nova scotia, florida
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I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Style: political, disturbing, compassionate, emotional, touching ...
Plot: poverty, working class, single mother, carpenter, homeless, bureaucracy, friendship, heart attack, self discovery, immigrant, social services, prostitution ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, northern england, britain
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 7.3
 584K
Tenet (2020)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Plot unknown. The project is described as an action epic revolving around international espionage.
Style: unusual plot structure, suspense, twist ending, mind blowing, mind bending ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: time paradox, time travel, time, time loop, cia agent, alternate timeline, quantum physics, terrorism, save the world, espionage, propaganda, time traveler ...
Time: future, 2020s, 2010s
Place: mumbai india, los angeles, india, vietnam, london ...
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The Hummingbird Project (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Style: psychological, sentimental, rough, suspense, inspirational ...
Audience: adult
Plot: stock market, finance, merchant, hacking, game, anti hero, violence, danger, trial, trafficking, death, hopes ...
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The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the ...
Style: aesthetic, semi serious, realistic, humorous, clever ...
Audience: date night
Plot: american abroad, coca cola, mother daughter relationship, satire, small town, workplace, fish out of water, culture clash, food, seduction, swimming pool, economics ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: australia, balkan, georgia, sydney australia, atlanta georgia
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 5.7
 5K
Quicksilver (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Jack Casey ('Kevin Bacon' )used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: kids
Plot: bicycle, cycling, murder, car crash, riches to rags, attempted murder, drug dealer, father son relationship, guilt, bicycle race, stock market, chase ...
Time: 80s
Place: san francisco, new york, usa
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 5.0
 673
Buy & Cell (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Herbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successfully invest his money. Soon all the inmates want his help. To manage all the money, he forms CON INC. ...
Style: independent film
Plot: prison, teen angst, business, hustler, office work, exploitation, economics, finance, stock market, stock broker, bare chested male, psychologist ...
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 6.5
 15K
The Big Kahuna (1999)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can ...
Style: philosophical, minimal cast, talky, witty, clever ...
Plot: hotel, business, salesman, marketing, midlife crisis, christian, hotel room, religion, existentialism, hustler, big business, coming of age ...
Time: year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, kansas, xian
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Human Resources (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set in Limoges, the movie tells the story of "good son" Franck (Jalil Lespert), who returns to his hometown to do a trainee managerial internship in the Human Resources department of the factory where his anxious, taciturn father has ...
Style: melancholic, sincere, thought provoking, emotional, political ...
Plot: working class, factory, betrayal, intern, father son relationship, politics, unemployment, social differences, workplace situations, life is a bitch, family drama, worker ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
Place: france, normandy, europe, paris france, korea
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It's a Free World... (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film focuses on Angie (Kierston Wareing), a working class woman who, after being fired by the agency that she works for, decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend Rose (Juliet Ellis). Taking ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, epic, political ...
Plot: immigrant, realism, working class, fighting the system, employment agency, injustice, society, workplace, legal, life is a bitch, workplace situations, social differences ...
Time: year 2007
Place: britain, europe, england
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The King's Speech (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style: inspirational, period piece, sincere, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: british royal family, british history, world war two, stuttering, royal family, disability, queen, politics, unlikely friendships, british monarchy, king of england, historical character ...
Time: 1930s, year 2010, 2010s, pre world war two, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
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The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
Style: realistic, captivating, political, tense, serious ...
Plot: fraud, wall street, scam, financier, finance, money, business, investor, stock exchange, success, corporate world, businessman ...
Time: year 2017
Place: new york, usa
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 5.6
 8K
At Any Price (2012)
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes ...
Style: sincere, serious, atmospheric, realistic, independent film ...
Plot: car racing, family relations, family problems, car race, family life, parents and children, estrangement, rivalry, friendship, secret, racing, farmer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: iowa, usa, st. louis missouri
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High Flying Bird (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.
Style: realistic, captivating, thought provoking, talky, inspirational
Audience: boys' night
Plot: business, success, escapades, young man, basketball, african american, rivalry, money, society, economics, lesbian, rookie ...
Time: year 2019
Place: new york
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