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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Eva is a popular teacher who is married to the local mayor. Although he has betrayed her trust, she still plans to support his election campaign, and so she starts to volunteer at a local refugee center. Here, she grows close to eighteen-year-old ...
Style:
tragic ending, controversial, psychological thriller, complex
Plot:
mayor, female protagonist, adultery, moral ambiguity, scandal, taboo, domestic drama, illicit affair, tragic romance, betrayal, class conflict, reputation ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Ling Xi (David Chiang) is a rebellious youth whose liaison with underage girlfriend Cindy (Agnes Chan) is the spark which lights the eventual flame of his rebellion. Against the wishes of her parents, Ling Xi and Cindy move in together, and the two ...
Style:
tragic ending, crime drama, period piece
Plot:
rebellion, family conflict, tragedy, domestic abuse, loss of innocence, forbidden romance, organized crime, violence, family honor, urban, moral ambiguity, bitterness ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A true story about tragic love of the couple who found themselves at the different sides of the border in 1948.
Style:
poignant, historical drama, emotional, tragic ending, melancholic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, lake, post war, regret, memory, bittersweet, isolation, intimate, realism, nostalgia, small town life, identity crisis ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
balkan, macedonia, albania
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A movie on the life of the renowned Bruce Lee, especially his relationship with his mistress.
Style:
emotional, tragic ending, tense, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
mistress, kung fu, fame, biopic, real life, legacy, martial arts, controversy, introspection, grief, scandal, realism ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After a long journey, a traveller and his wife arrive at the Usher mansion. Upon arriving, however, they discover that the mansion's sibling inhabitants, Roderick and Madeline Usher, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's ...
Style:
creepy, gothic, atmospheric, psychological horror, tragic ending ...
Plot:
edgar allan poe, supernatural, mansion, haunted house, madness, occult, family tragedy, haunting, isolation, psychological torment, devil worship, superstition ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Hedda Gabler has just come back from her honeymoon, married to boring but reliable academic George Tesman. Refusing to tie herself down in life and name, Hedda is banking on George being appointed a professorship to secure a better life for the ...
Style:
tragic ending, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, jealousy, manipulation, gender roles, betrayal, love triangle, literary, power struggle, obsession, social satire, moral ambiguity, small town ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Christina Fisher arrives in Sardinia to spend a holiday with her university friend, Francesco. As they are touring the island, they are trapped by mountain terrorists. Francesco is kidnapped, but Christina is permitted to leave. She is determined to ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, tragic ending, noir ...
Plot:
kidnapping, paranoia, female protagonist, suspicion, hostage rescue, confrontation, organized crime, betrayal, manhunt, crime investigation, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
sardinia, italy
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Accompanied by his old manservant, scholar Sung Li Ho (Hong Hoi) is on his way to the capital for the imperial exam. They spend a night in the house of Mrs. Yuan and Li Ho takes a fancy to her pretty daughter, Pei Fang (Dana). Li Ho is discovered by ...
Style:
anthology, creepy, tragic ending, atmospheric, folk tale ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, vampire, supernatural, macabre, folk horror, superstition, seduction, betrayal, deception, sleepwalking, zombie ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
One night, after disastrous road accident, the eyewitnesses were claiming that they saw a woman behind the steering wheel. It was actually three teenagers who stole Peugeot 404 to drive around for fun, but the girl who hitch-hiked them left the car ...
Style:
suspense, tragic ending, intense, tension, crime drama ...
Plot:
highway, road accident, car theft, police chase, tragedy, reckless driving, investigation, suspicion, death, moral ambiguity, peer pressure, loss of innocence ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
During the student movement in Bologna, Italy. 1968. Angela and Massimo are friends, lovers and college students. They get to know Guido, the heir of a wealthy family who has never known love pure. Impressed by the feeling that binds the two lovers, ...
Style:
tragic ending, melancholic, art house, period drama
Plot:
threesome, love triangle, jealousy, betrayal, tragedy, friendship, obsession, moral ambiguity, passion, intimacy, college student, class differences ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and ...
Style:
tragic ending, grim, dark, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, betrayal, revenge, wuxia, qing dynasty, jealousy, forbidden love, love triangle, assassination, fight, moral ambiguity ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An uncompromising journalist obsessed with the idea of absolute justice ends up committing suicide after reading his father's biography.
Style:
bleak, melancholic, serious, philosophical, art house ...
Plot:
justice, character study, existential crisis, journalism, suicide, alienation, moral ambiguity, literary, tragic hero, introspection, existentialism, obsession ...
Time:
80s, post world war one
Place:
bucharest
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
One day, Sedat, who works as a prison guard in Konya, is given the duty to take one of the prisoners, Musa, to his hometown. Musa does not intend to return until he finds out why his daughter was killed.
Style:
psychological, emotional, dramatic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
prison guard, investigation, prisoner, liar, lie, uncover truth, life is a bitch, hidden truth, loss, tragedy, father daughter relationship, getting home ...
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Genre: War
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Style:
tragic ending, emotional, historical drama, period piece, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
bangladesh liberation war, heroism, sacrifice, resistance, bravery, patriotism, courage, friendship, loss of innocence, occupation, military operation, school ...
Time:
70s
Place:
bangladesh
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, period piece, costume drama, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, lgbt, art, transgender, couple relations, painting, love, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, artist, gender ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 2015, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, paris france, idaho, copenhagen, europe ...
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75K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Style:
disturbing, anthology, scary, atmospheric, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, supernatural, halloween, ghost child, macabre, demon, nudity, ghost, danger, haunted house, gory, brutality ...
Time:
year 2012, year 1998, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, arizona, seattle
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313K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, sexy, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
cabaret, love story, tragic love, jealousy, nightclub, sexual attraction, showbiz, music, performer's life, bohemian life, passion, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, year 2001, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place:
paris france, europe, detroit, france, montmartre paris ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Style:
suspense, black comedy, gothic, horror comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
werewolf, monster, nightmare, transformation, supernatural, full moon, violence, monster as victim, gory, wolf, ghost, hospital ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, northern england ...
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371K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bad ending, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, monster, apocalypse, stephen king, creature, fear, trapped, twists and turns, survival horror, cosmic horror, chaos and mayhem, death ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, distant future, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, maine
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115K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Style:
controversial, political, disturbing, serious, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, terrorist, war on terror, survival, al qaeda, aviation, medieval, death, airplane accident ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, boston, usa, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Style:
romantic, touching, sentimental, sweet, sad ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
time travel, time, love story, love and romance, time traveler, time loop, love affair, true love, time paradox, couple relations, fall in love, impossible love ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 20th century, year 1995, 90s ...
Place:
chicago, usa
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314
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bored within her marriage, an unhappy wife falls to temptation which quickly spirals toward a fatal encounter.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, marriage, adultery, relationships, male female relationship, adulteress, love affair, seduction, marital problem, family relations, relationship problems ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Duniyadari (Marathi: दुनियादारी) is a 2013 Marathi movie directed by Sanjay Jadhav. This movie is about journey of every individual which eventually makes one realize the true face of life. It has been acclaimed by Marathi ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
friendship, college, coming of age, college life, teenage love, relationship problems, relationships, teenager, teen romance, problem, adolescence, teenage life ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Shakib is a homeless day laborer who never got over the loss of his wife and son in an earthquake years ago. Over the last couple of years, he has developed a relationship with a deaf and mute woman, Ladan. The construction site on which he works ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
character study, grief, working class, tragedy, loss, relationship problems, relationships, filmmaking, love affair, couple relations, life is a bitch, male female relationship ...
Place:
iran
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15
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Gaul has been conquered by the Romans. Oroveso, the Arch-Druid longs to lead a Gallic rebellion against the colonial forces. He and all the others wait for the signal to be given by his daughter, the Druid High Priestess Norma. But Norma has fallen ...
Style:
emotional, dramatic, tragic ending, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
ancient, roman empire, tragic romance, forbidden love, love triangle, paganism, colonialism, betrayal, jealousy, female protagonist, identity crisis, adaptation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
TV show
Story:
This production tells the story of Joana and Rodrigo meet for the first time at the University of Aveiro. They fall in love, unaware of the dark past that unites their families. Later, they discover that they are brothers causing their lives to ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, intense, tragic ending ...
Plot:
forbidden love, family secret, male female relationship, eccentric family, family problems, lifestyle, relationships, family relations, romantic relationship, love affair, relationship problems, love interest ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An updated 21st century version of the Emily Bronte novel set in modern day Malibu, California where the wealthy Earnshaw family adopts Heath, a troubled teenager. The Earnshaws teenage daughter, Cathy, falls madly in love with him, embittering her ...
Style:
tragic ending, suspenseful
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teen romance, forbidden love, toxic relationship, teen angst, jealousy, love triangle, seduction, family drama, secrets, danger, obsession, wealthy family ...
Place:
malibu california
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190
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Estonia, Iceland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mihkel boards a ferry from his small town in Estonia to Saint Petersburg in Russia, on his way to Iceland, where he wants to make a new life for himself and his fiancée, Vera. His friend Igor, who emigrated to Iceland a few years earlier, convinces ...
Style:
bleak, tense, crime thriller, suspenseful, tragic ending
Plot:
illegal drugs, drug dealer, drug smuggling, desperation, trafficking, betrayal, survival, isolation, moral ambiguity, migration, escape, poverty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iceland, estonia, st. petersburg russia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A modern day adaptation of two of William Shakespeare's tragedies - Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Style:
tense, tragic ending, dark, stylized, political drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
adaptation, power politics, power struggle, betrayal, shakespeare, political intrigue, corruption, revenge, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, ambition, loyalty ...
Place:
kolkata, bangladesh
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one of the three joint rulers of the Roman republic, and Cleopatra, the seductive queen of Egypt. Surrendering everything to their desires, they open the ...
Style:
historical drama, semi serious, satirical, captivating, tragic ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royalty, ancient rome, stage play, love, passion, cleopatra, male female relationship, love and romance, couple relations, love story, relationships, love affair ...
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