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Downfall movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A clothing store worker (Jahan) meets a poor girl named Eti. Jahan tries to help the girl and solve her problems, but…
Style:
touching, sincere, realistic, serious, islamic ...
Plot:
friendship, lifestyle, bittersweet, couples, downfall, life is a bitch, love and romance, iranian, city life, social differences, singleness, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, persia, middle east
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Faust is a 2011 Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov. Set in the 19th century, it is a free interpretation of the Faust legend and its literary adaptations by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Mann. The dialogue is in German. The film won ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, atmospheric, costume drama, existential ...
Plot:
temptation, faust, tragic hero, unfulfillment, downfall, body horror, obsessive quest, scientific research, anatomy, hunger, pact with the devil, lust ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2011, 18th century
Place:
germany, europe, russia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous ...
Style:
serious, captivating, stylized, realistic, period drama
Plot:
king, gay, princess, power relations, tragic hero, downfall, state affairs, idealism, royalty, royal court, gay lead character, biopic ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, 1870s, 1860s
Place:
bavaria, munich germany, germany, europe, versailles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After losing his parents in a car accident, Mukesh stays at his Aunt's house in Delhi. Enrolled in a good for nothing course in college he finds peace by playing chess at the local cemetery, the rest of the times he worries over ways to make a ...
Style:
erotic, serious, bleak, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
sex scene, femme fatale, infidelity, life is a bitch, destructive relationship, prostitute, sexual relations, innocence lost, youth, downfall, down on your luck, life turned upside down ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, new delhi
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, serious, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
found footage, money problems, murder, stalking, family relations, danger, downfall, photograph, dark secret, voyeurism, tragic event, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Antigua and Barbuda, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In a world of ambition and powerful politicians, Andy Hernandez (Shashi Balooja), an ambitious NYC Assistant District Attorney with political aspirations is recently engaged to Ann Kim, the latest partner in a profitable risk management firm. As a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, sexy ...
Plot:
sex scene, political intrigue, power relations, ambition, state affairs, photojournalist, downfall, rise and fall, blind ambition, unfulfillment, dishonesty, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A ghost story set in the city of dreams (IMDb.com).
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, down on your luck, introspection, addiction, downfall, depression, accidental death, love interest, surrealism, existentialism, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Having cheated on his wife, Giulio, a municipal employee, moves out, but has to find a solution on how to still support his family, and himself.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, parents and children, breakup, couples, life is a bitch, downfall, unfulfillment, job seeking, down on your luck, adultery, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
George Romero's unusual story of a modern-day Renaissance troupe whose participants follow a medieval code of honor.
Style:
stylized, meditative, light, road movie, cult classic ...
Plot:
biker, life philosophy, friendship, performer's life, social misfits, rivalry, desire for fame, idealism, life is a bitch, downfall, bike, legend ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, medieval times
Place:
pittsburgh, tokyo, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill ...
Style:
cerebral, atmospheric, visually appealing, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassination, jesse james, betrayal, gang, depression, biopic, vengeance, assassin, criminal, idol, modern west, robbery ...
Time:
19th century, year 2007, 2000s, ancient times, 1880s ...
Place:
missouri, america, kentucky, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, erotic, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
incest, mother son incest, gay, sexual relations, sex scene, adultery, crimes of passion, mother son relationship, son, older woman younger man, murder, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, europe, new york, spain, peru ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The story of two renowned actors of Fascist cinema, Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti, who were supporters of the Salò Republic. Accused of collaboration and torture, they were shot by the Partisans after the country was liberated.
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
world war two, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, wartime life, career change, ambition, dishonesty, on the run, downfall, unfulfillment, actor's life, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, venice
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic hero, state affairs, political unrest, downfall, rebelliousness, writer's life, life is a bitch, idealism, heroes, writers, lgbtq, historical event ...
Time:
20th century, year 1970, 60s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"Heart of Now" concerns a young woman with a profound longing for a sense of family. Amber is devastated after her boyfriend abandons her because she's pregnant. She is whisked across a contrast of urban, natural and emotional ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
desert, looking for love, introspection, haunted by the past, redemption, downfall, female protagonist, spirituality, breakup, relationship problems, problem solving, pregnancy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Style:
depressing, sexual, disturbing, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
addiction, loneliness, casino, alcoholism, prostitute, alcohol abuse, prostitution, depression, self destructing, tragedy, alcoholic, medical ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa, nevada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, compassionate, melancholic ...
Plot:
drug addiction, redemption, addiction, introspection, alcoholics anonymous, drug abuse, recovery, yuppie, rehabilitation, drug, drinking, recovering drug addict ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, new jersey, california
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business.
Style:
cynical, erotic, cult classic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
drug addiction, husband wife relationship, glamour, price of fame, singer, actress, sex, showbiz, drinking, psychiatric nurse, swimming pool, lawyer ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
manhattan new york city, usa, los angeles, new england, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call ...
Style:
emotional, humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
fish out of water, mistaken identity, radio, rise and fall, cons and scams, looking for love, downfall, unlikely couple, fall in love, workplace, journalism, rise to the top ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, arkansas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky (Andrew Scott) and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott). Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her husband for him, but now wants to ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, captivating, period piece, psychological ...
Plot:
duel, betrayal, love triangle, couples, rivalry, human nature, uninhibited rivalry, couple relations, tragic hero, dishonesty, downfall, unfulfillment ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia, black sea, caucasus
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this non- stop hilarious ride we follow a struggling Movie Studio that is willing to do anything to make a buck even if it means ruining its reputation, and running the Movie Industry into the ground. This film has everything that an audience ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, spoof, mockumentary ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, showbiz, media satire, media, artists and showbiz, disorder, ambition, downfall, nothing goes right, blind ambition, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, hitman, rise and fall, murder, criminal heroes, undercover, rivalry, master criminal, going straight, downfall, police corruption, gangster ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, florida
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
Style:
tense, intense, disturbing, depressing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, cheerleader, gang, friendship, making love, visceral, adolescence, crime gone awry, mentor, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious man offers to clear his debts in exchange for the assassination of the city's most notorious ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, aikido, gambling, murder, life is a bitch, danger, downfall, redemption, introspection, dishonesty, one man army, sniper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, connecticut
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Style:
realistic, tense, psychological, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
poker, gambling, card playing, mentor, competition, human spirit, contests and competitions, downfall, underdog, follow your dream, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
las vegas, usa, texas
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Drawn from the same events that later inspired Gladiator, the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.
Style:
epic, retro, captivating, exciting, stylized ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, barbarian, ancient rome, battles, tragic hero, ancient world, sword fight, peplum, ancient, european history, male male relationship ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy, greece, ancient greece, europe, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, stylized, sexual, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
gender bending, gender, mistaken identity, cross dressing, actor, mistress, actor's life, overnight success, lifestyle, monarch, life is a bitch, human nature ...
Time:
17th century, year 2004, victorian era, 18th century, 19th century
Place:
london, england, europe, egypt
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Style:
sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
royal court, royal family, master and servant, french revolution, female pubic hair, monarchy, lady in waiting, lesbian, lesbian subtext, lgbt, queen, king ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, year 2012, georgian era, victorian era ...
Place:
france, versailles, paris france, indiana, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A scoundrel is tormented by a seemingly-omniscent telephone operator.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, infidelity, vengeance, mind game, family problems, couples, danger, womanizer, investigation, downfall, false accusation, family in danger ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In the 90's, In Rio de Janeiro, the middle-class João Guilherme Estrella is introduced to the world of drugs consuming maconha and cocaine first and later becoming a drug-dealer with many connections inclusive in Europe. However, he spends all ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
prison, drug lord, ambition, drug dealing, buddies, couple relations, life is a bitch, addiction, partner, hopes, criminal heroes, downfall ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 70s
Place:
rio de janeiro, south america, venice, latin america, brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs on his pocket. The maconha cigarrete is just the final drop ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, controversial ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
drug addiction, youth, mental institution, teenage life, dysfunctional family, unsupportive parent, juvenile delinquency, parents and children, family problems, society, life is a bitch, misfit ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
south america, latin america, brazil, sao paulo brazil
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