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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set in a decaying Buenos Aires, a poor Argentine (Minujin) wrestles with his newly discovered superpowers.
Style:
not serious, humorous, captivating, suspense, offbeat ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, save the day, supernatural, social decay, superhuman powers, dystopian future, society, danger, disorder, supernatural ability, life is a bitch ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
latin america, argentina
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from rampant poverty, violence and spiritual desperation and the ...
Style:
cynical, clever, suspense, offbeat, realistic ...
Plot:
sect, murder, social decay, cons and scams, society, friendship, life is a bitch, dark humor, injustice, criminal heroes, dishonesty, rising to stardom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A foul-mouthed woman fights for her soul in the belly of the city. Working for a human trafficking agency controlled by a powerful syndicate, she sees no evil, hears no evil. In a society like ours, you have only two choices—to be a victim or a ...
Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, social decay, woman in danger, workplace situations, political corruption, life is a bitch, workplace, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
While the young captains lead the revolution in the streets, the people of Fontainhas search for Ventura, lost in the woods.
Style:
atmospheric, touching, psychological, emotional, postmodern ...
Plot:
immigrant, social decay, haunted by the past, introspection, state affairs, revolution, mental institution, society, misfit, anthropology, existentialism, underground ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portugal, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An intelligent social issues drama, Manpower sketches a portrait of four men in crisis. Moving between scathing realism and subtle irony, the film raises questions of belonging and uprooting, exile and emigration, home and family. Meir Cohen is a ...
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, gloomy, biting ...
Plot:
social decay, moral dilemma, introspection, immigrant, realism, life is a bitch, discrimination, society, interracial relations, hopes, crumbling marriage, israeli ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Slovenia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Burdened by memories of their late father, three sisters struggle to escape the suffocating environment of the dying town of Veles. A contemporary story of urban decay, „Jas sum od Titov Veles“ employs a stark realism to depict the vivid ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
adult virgin, introspection, social decay, family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, society, daydreamer, life is a bitch, small town, economist, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
macedonia, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, Germany, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Drawing inspiration from the death-squad murders of several Gypsy families in Hungary in 2008, director Bence Fliegauf's chilling and unforgettable real-life horror story follows a family whose dreams of emigration and escape are suddenly, ...
Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, sincere, slow cinema ...
Plot:
gypsy, racism, family in danger, social decay, life is a bitch, realism, society, social misfits, danger, murder, family life, secret place ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, hungary
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a brutal carjacking yields a videocamera, a teenage boy decides to document his life and the lives of his fellow gangbangers.
Style:
rough, serious, hood, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, found footage, ghetto, urban, tough heroes, social decay, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, drug dealing, society, criminal heroes, going straight ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, social, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
satire, social decay, rich and poor, society, mistaken identity, politics, political conspiracy, disorder, suicide, ambition, immigrant, political corruption ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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2K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means joining a rival girl gang led by the ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak
Plot:
vengeance, gang, girl gang, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, social decay, gang leader, life is a bitch, criminal heroes, rivalry, society, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain, london
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Genre: Crime
Country: Romania
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After WWII Comisarul Moldovan spent years as a political prisoner of the communist regime. The favorite entertainment of the Russian Colonel in charge of the prison was to have the inmates play Russian Roulette. Only his unbelievable luck and ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot:
survival, danger, haunted by the past, vengeance, gambling, social decay, murder, society, contests and competitions, rivalry, prison, russian roulette ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
romania, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect with the daughter he abandoned, he navigates the system, hustling for change and somewhere safe ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, emotional, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
homeless, homeless shelter, homelessness, down on your luck, estrangement, social decay, society, hopes, life is a bitch, redemption, parents and children, depression ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Môj pes Killer is a one-day drama portraying eighteen-year-old Marek living near the Slovak-Moravian border with his dad and his racist friends. However, Marek's best true friend is his dog. His life is shaken up when he discovers the secret ...
Style:
sincere, tense, serious, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
skinhead, racism, social decay, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family problems, parents and children, pets, society, racist, dog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
slovakia
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118K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Style:
disturbing, intense, serious, realistic, social ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, drug traffic, favela, squad, drug lord, leader, slum, police, fighting crime, police brutality, law enforcement, torture ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 90s, year 1997, 20th century ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, south america, latin america, berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
Style:
anthology, touching, serious, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
kids in trouble, juvenile delinquency, child abandonment, homeless, aids, young heroes, life is a bitch, social decay, survival, youth, danger, society ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
africa, serbia, napoli italy, naples italy, sao paulo brazil
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Trevor is 'between jobs'. He spends his days avoiding his nagging heifer of a wife by hiding out in his allotment shed and painting figurines for his wargames with his agoraphobic friend, Graham, and dreaming of his heroic alter-ego, the ...
Style:
horror comedy, captivating, suspenseful, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
zombie, epidemic, supernatural being, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, eviction, save the day, masturbation, insanity, social decay, bossy wife, zombie attack ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The film follows three young men as they are drawn into lives of crime. Nick (Crowley) uses his entry-level corporate job to commit credit card fraud and deals drugs on the side. K-Luv (Mackie) is a member of the "V-Dubs", an ...
Style:
rough, realistic, serious, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
urban ghetto life, gangster, juvenile delinquency, racism, social decay, dishonesty, city life, dysfunctional family, police investigation, interracial relations, drug dealing, law enforcement ...
Place:
usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Rusty (Shawn Hatosy) has been bailed out of bad situations more than once by his understanding but distraught mother, Mary (Kelly Lynch). When Mary starts dating a psychologist, Bob (Jeff Goldblum), Rusty connects with the man and begins talking to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, grim, biting ...
Plot:
friendship, going straight, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, youth, rehabilitation, parents and children, society, social decay, buddies, family life, boyfriend ...
Time:
year 2003
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A young man drops out of college to fix his family when he senses something is terribly wrong at home.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, estrangement, family problems, life is a bitch, redemption, youth, crumbling marriage, domestic disturbance, social decay, curses spells and rituals, family life, parents and children ...
Time:
90s
Place:
malibu california, bahamas
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442
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Election Night 1979: Margaret Thatcher is about to come into power. A young black man is held on suspicion of murdering his pregnant wife. Officers Karn and Wilby, racist to the core and high on the prospect of a Conservative Party victory, try to ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
racism, murder, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, injustice, society, life is a bitch, law enforcement, social decay, police brutality, police corruption, wrongful arrest ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A website where people can virtually live in a true democracy becomes so popular that its leading members take questionable actions to improve the real world as well. This backfires and various governments brand them terrorists.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, talky, contemplative ...
Plot:
revolution, society, secret movement, fighting the system, politics, rebelliousness, social decay, political corruption, anti capitalism, political unrest, state affairs, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When he is captured in Bolivia, the "Che" is conducted to prission, when he remembers his life facts, the revolution and the women.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, realistic, serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
revolution, leadership, rebellion, injustice, politics, righting the wronged, folk hero, fighting the system, hopes, escapades, state affairs, rebelliousness ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1956, year 1959 ...
Place:
bolivia, havana cuba, latin america, cuba, argentina ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A young boxer is making a name for himself inside the ring. Outside the ring, he is sucked into a world of crime. He becomes increasingly entangled in his own ambition.
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, rough, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxing, rise to the top, moral dilemma, social decay, society, ambition, immigrant, boxing, danger, organized crime, martial arts, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Netherlands
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Five juvenile delinquents break out of jail and attempt to make their way to a house in the Mendoza foothills of Argentina.
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, art house ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, survival, hopes, wilderness, getting home, escape, youth, escapades, human nature, society, social decay, disintegration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poetic realism, argentina
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Comedy - The hypocrisy lurking behind politics and small-town life is revealed in this sharp, hilarious satire that finds Centerville shaking up its mayoral election by forcing the candidates to participate in an "Election Pageant." Seven ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, satire, ambition, rise to the top, transvestism, campaign, social decay, social differences, contests and competitions, society, lifestyle, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, talky
Plot:
civil rights movement, racism, interracial relations, civil rights, politics, hopes, fighting the system, racial prejudice, social activism, protest, human spirit, social differences ...
Time:
50s, year 1955
Place:
america, usa, alabama
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Hungary, USA, South Korea
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, adult cartoon, suspense ...
Plot:
immigrant, partner, social decay, working class, friendship, friends, disorder, love and romance, society, misfit, hollywood, filmmaking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When 18-year-old Sam begins a no-strings-attached summer fling with uninhibited older woman Mary, it seems like the perfect relationship. But after Mary begins using him to make her uptight police officer husband John jealous, he becomes an ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, infidelity, older woman younger man sex, seductress, obsession, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, destructive relationship, love affair, manipulation, danger, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, touching, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gangster, rivalry, hidden identity, dishonesty, social decay, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, master criminal, assassination attempt, betrayal, disorder ...
Place:
usa, chicago, arkansas
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly-African-American female prison, Whitehead Correctional, try to take over the institution. At the core of the story is Frances, who finds ...
Style:
disturbing, rough, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, friendship, injustice, social decay, juvenile delinquency, hopes, racism, misfit, legal, rivalry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2002
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