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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Anthology crime television series inspired by four real-life cold cases in Taiwan, exploring themes such as faith, temptation, redemption, and obligation through the eyes of the people of Taiwan.
Style:
anthology, psychological, dramatic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
redemption, faith, true crime, murder, investigation, criminal, cold case, temptation, criminality, felony, murder case, commitment ...
Place:
taiwan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Georgia Rule follows a rebellious, uncontrollable teenager who is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her grandmother. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding ...
Style:
teen, sincere, stylized, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
small town, mother daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, teenager, family problems, parents and children, rebellious daughter, redemption, drinking, honest, secrets, confession ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
idaho, usa, salt lake city utah, san francisco, new jersey ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the ...
Style:
exciting, fast paced, stylized, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, partner, revenge, redemption, kung fu, fight scenes, rich kid, female killer, gang, undercover cop, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
Style:
inspirational, hood, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
american football, juvenile delinquency, athlete and trainer, african american, prison, redemption, underdog, youth, destiny, competition, football, life philosophy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Indonesia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, teen, romantic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, friendship, nerd, couples, opposites attract, teenage girl, teenager, cheerleading, pretend relationship, cheerleader, youth, teen romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
arizona, tucson arizona, new jersey
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, manga, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
sword, demon, danger, friendship, supernatural, murder, death, mentor, magic, destiny, vengeance, youth ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, France, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?
Style:
serious, touching, psychological, emotional, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
redemption, introspection, novelist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, guilt, car accident, boy, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, loss of son, writers, depression ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Set in Mexico City, Carlos Reygadas's sexually explicit drama centers on a man in turmoil over his past actions. Chauffer Marcos feels compelled to reveal a dark secret to his boss's daughter, Ana, a wealthy woman who works as a prostitute ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
extramarital affair, nudity, infidelity, husband wife relationship, kidnapped girl, redemption, erotica, teenage sex, attraction, desire, real sex, kidnapping ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico city, mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An NFL player sidelined by a debilitating injury finds his marriage in jeopardy when his wife learns of a past discretion that causes her to question his character. Devin (Darrin Dewitt Henson) and Tracey (Shanti Lowry) are ecstatic over the ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
pregnancy, infidelity, redemption, couple relations, couples, love and romance, ambition, hopes, secret, marriage, nfl, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
There is no honor without truth. When gang wars spin out of control in downtown Washington D.C., one man steps onto the battlefirld to hunt down a ruthless killer. A young man has been released from prison and is determined to build a new life for ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, drug dealing, redemption, investigation, police corruption, friendship, tough law enforcer, police investigation, criminal heroes, law enforcement, partner, going straight ...
Place:
usa, washington d.c., los angeles
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3K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her ...
Style:
light, humorous, witty, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
redemption, friendship, vengeance, revenge, mentor, prejudice, culture clash, rape and revenge, human nature, brutality, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france, paris france, geneva switzerland, marseille ...
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275K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.
Style:
biblical, captivating, exciting, apocalyptic, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot:
apocalypse, god, survival, religion, destiny, belief, natural disaster, chaos, old testament, ancient history, life & death, christianity ...
Time:
year 2014, ancient times, 2010s, middle ages, biblical epic
Place:
holy land, peru
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3K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Mahesh Deshmukh has joined the nation's armed forces as that he can honestly and patriotically serve the country. During his college days he has a run-in with fellow-collegian Mohini. A bet between his friends and himself ends up with him ...
Style:
crying, masala, entertaining, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot:
redemption, deportation, woman in jeopardy, courage, showdown, frame up, crime boss, criminal, tough cop, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, acid, injustice ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840's London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge ...
Style:
christmas special, christmas classics, christmas horror, gothic horror, semi serious ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, scrooge, miser, redemption, regret, ghost, charles dickens, christmas carol, clerk, benefactor, transformation, holiday ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, future, 1800s
Place:
turkey, london
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
God throws his hands up at the foolishness of humanity and orders the race destroyed. A trio of bleeding-heart angels strike a deal with him: if they can find just two good souls, the Lord will allow Earth to survive. Unfortunately, the angels have ...
Style:
crying, rom com, semi serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
heaven, devil, love, redemption, inventor, wager, angel, bank teller, apocalypse, rescue, self sacrifice, supernatural power ...
Time:
year 1983, future, 80s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
While serving a 33-year sentence, a spiritual awakening led drug lord Esteban Mendoza Cruz to form a church in Mexico's most corrupt prison. With a congregation of more than 600, Cruz sows hope both among inmates and in the community at large.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, uplifting
Plot:
redemption, prison, cartel, jail, drug smuggling, drug, drug rehab, changing lives, change of heart, lifestyle change, war on drugs, drug dealer ...
Place:
mexico, latin america
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142K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Style:
culinary, inspirational, exciting, talky, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chef, cooking, food, restaurant, abuse of power, violent behavior, gastronomy, violent man, male chauvinist, psychopath as protagonist, love, bullying ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k
Place:
london, new orleans, paris france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of ...
Style:
tense, clever, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nasa, astronaut, space travel, old age, space shuttle, space opera, satellite, space exploration, outer space, self sacrifice, human in outer space, one last job ...
Time:
20th century, year 1958, year 2000, 1950s, future ...
Place:
space western, california
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty, a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a ...
Style:
surreal, realistic, humorous, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
sex addict, slut, redemption, slutty attitude, sex scene, sexual intercourse, couple relations, love affair, midlife crisis, husband wife relationship, lovers, hipster ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Style:
exciting, captivating, adult animation, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
friends, chosen one, supernatural ability, martial arts, peril, friendship, training, heroic mission, honor, save the day, magical, good versus evil ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
asia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel, Sweden
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, sincere, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, mossad, terrorist, male pubic hair, gay club, lgbt, hitman, homoeroticism, redemption, glbt, murder ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
israel, germany, berlin germany, argentina, lebanon ...
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5K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This melodrama investigates the life of a prostitute in a pseudo-documentary style.
Style:
erotic, sexy, harsh, sexual, serious ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
prostitution, sex, violence against women, hooker, sexuality, strong sexual content, rape, redemption, money, sex in car, prostitute, friendship ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa’s film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son ...
Style:
touching, meditative, compassionate, depressing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
poverty, samurai, redemption, social differences, life is a bitch, working class, slum, character study, tragedy, unlikely friendships, hopes, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, year 1970, 60s
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?
Style:
touching, sexy, emotional, melancholic, stylized ...
Plot:
teenage love, adultery, secret relationship, mother daughter reunion, caught having sex, unhappy wife, redemption, family drama, infidelity, breast cancer, abandonment, child abandonment ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico, portland oregon, new mexico, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being ...
Style:
controversial, psychological, biblical, epic, talky ...
Plot:
temptation, christianity, spirituality, desert, jesus, faith, religion, controversy, jesus christ, surrealism, resurrection, fasting ...
Time:
ancient times, 20th century, biblical epic, 1930s, year 1988 ...
Place:
greece, ancient greece, holy land, middle east, jerusalem ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
undercover, prison, murder, organized crime, revenge, investigation, redemption, vengeance, tough heroes, one last job, crime boss, ex convict ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, UK, Sweden, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, touching, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
suicide attempt, depression, love triangle, redemption, mental health, mental illness, family relations, fall in love, dark humor, hopes, human nature, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe, ireland, california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Set in the southern USA, a racist white man, Hank, falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically, Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband. Hank and Leticia's inter-racial affair leads to ...
Style:
sexy, depressing, realistic, erotic, compassionate ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, sex scene, interracial romance, electric chair, death penalty, prison, interracial sex, prison guard, dysfunctional family, death row, sex, interracial relations ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana, southern usa, georgia
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104K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Karl Childers is a mentally disabled man who has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside ...
Style:
independent film, neo noir, sincere, serious, sad ...
Audience:
manly, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
friendship, small town, dysfunctional family, closeted homosexual, murder, mental illness, homosexual, psychiatric hospital, mental retardation, death threat, domestic violence, father figure ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996
Place:
arkansas, southern usa, usa
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191K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The filmed adaptation from David Benioff's novel of the same name. Set in New York, a convicted drug dealer named Monty has one day left of freedom before he is sent to prison. Anger, blame, frustration, betrayal, guilt and loneliness are ...
Style:
bleak, cerebral, clever, psychedelic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, drug lord, organized crime, drug dealer, drug, melancholy, 9/11, freedom, redemption, paranoia, hopes, profanity ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
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