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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A portrait of Swedish writer August Strindberg.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
playwright, poet, character study, biopic, life is a bitch, relationship problems, money problems, dream, poverty, creative process, ambition, literary ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
stockholm sweden
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Marlon explores his greatest fears onstage whilst he explains his prominent consternation and trepidation.
Style:
funny, entertaining, captivating, satirical, ironic ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, live performance, comedian, family problems, public speaking, stand up comedian, light comedy, irony, satire, joke, humour, social satire ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A writer who believes all relationships have expiration dates finally meets someone who could potentially reverse his negative logic.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, romantic, captivating ...
Plot:
love, relationships, romantic relationship, problem, male female relationship, love story, love interest, relationship problems, love and romance, couple relations, love affair, couples ...
Place:
indonesia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Days before Eid, a salesman fired from his job drives to meet his girlfriend's family, but the trip goes astray due to his zany travel buddy.
Style:
satirical, road movie, buddy comedy, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
friendship, road trip, odd couple, escapades, ambition, satire, friends, travel, humour, slice of life, personal growth, male friendship ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
On his 18th birthday, wealthy but spoiled Ozgur(Ekin Koc) gets a surprise from his deceased grandfather's will. He has to leave his luxurious life in Istanbul and graduate from a public school in a small village on the Aegean coast. After ...
Style:
romantic drama, light, sincere, colorful, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
first love, getting home, school, last will and testament, inheritance, orphanage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, personal growth, coming of age, promise, countryside, wealth ...
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When, Birdie, fragile teenager with an overactive imagination is placed in an isolated Midwestern convent on the brink of closure, her strange and in some cases grotesque obsessions begin to consume her attention. Outside life beckons when she meets ...
Style:
independent film, melancholic, atmospheric, surreal, art house ...
Plot:
female protagonist, religion, isolation, coming of age, hallucination, convent, adolescence, character study, lgbt, obsession, lesbian romance, mental illness ...
Place:
midwest
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A biographical film based on the story of the singer, songwriter and pioneer of urban music in Spanish. From his humble beginnings until his jump to international fame. The harsh experiences of a warrior of life that changed the perspective of music ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
musician, hip hop, biopic, musician's life, rising to stardom, life, drug, talented, self discovery, social problems, music, talent ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.
Style:
thought provoking, controversial, dramatic, political, period piece ...
Plot:
brain transplant, blaxploitation, race, interracial relations, identity, racism, switching roles, social commentary, character study, body swap, humanity, identity crisis ...
Time:
60s, year 1969
Place:
africa
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185
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
23 year old Jame Dean Ray is a small time drug dealer bent on self destruction. The product of a broken home, Jimmy refuses help from those around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs with of course and occasional robbery.
Style:
dark, crime drama, grim, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian sex, drug dealer, self destructing, tragic hero, moral ambiguity, anti hero, character study, violent death, tragedy, downbeat ending, addiction, regret ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a woman is crippled in an auto accident which killed her husband, she suddenly develops the powers to heal. First she uses the power to heal herself and then turns to others. However, her powers are beyond healing psychic scars that exist ...
Style:
emotional, spiritual, sincere, medical drama, mysterious ...
Plot:
car crash, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, grief, loss, supernatural, friendship, accident, reconciliation, faith, hospital, redemption ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A young man struggles with his past and sense of justice, and a girl who brings hope enters his life. The lingering question remains—can love change him, or will his past stand in the way?
Style:
romantic drama, poignant, sensitive, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loneliness, unrequited love, heartbreak, soul searching, obsession, love triangle, coming of age
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Two men in Vizag are steadfast friends since years but what happens when one of them is forced out of the city and the other takes the responsibility of his mistakes.
Style:
emotional, intense, realistic, masala
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, male bonding, responsibility, betrayal, guilt, second chance, redemption, urban, moral dilemma, passion, love triangle, jealousy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In Brunnenberg prison for men, the new warden introduces a revolutionary convict re-socializing project: training guide dogs for the blind. The perks make all convicts volunteer for only seven slots. Except burly macho Moskowitch 'Mosk', ...
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, uplifting
Plot:
prison, human animal relationship, rehabilitation, underdog, personal growth, heartwarming, animal training, empathy, loyalty, redemption, responsibility, friendship ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A story of friendship between a young convict who is forced to work in a retirement home and a group of crazy old people. Together they organize their escape.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
retirement home, community service, elderly, aging, society, social life, old man, old woman, satire, empathy, humanity, personal growth ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Wendy, a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile is lying and has a more sinister reason for ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
immigration, border patrol, interrogation room, financial problem, immigration officer, social problems, illegal immigration, moral dilemma, political unrest, social commentary, interrogation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
europe, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A rock band has to record their third LP, which will either propel them to stardom or fade into oblivion. Despite executives’ reservations, their idea is to have the recording take place in New York. But everything complicates, and the creative ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
rock band, creative process, music industry, indie rock, legacy, ambition, love triangle, obsession, jealousy, addiction, realism, sabotage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A story about the life of a mother and her two daughters; a real daughter and an adopted daughter whose fates are twisted and lives change due to the real daughter and the adopted daughter have been swapped, cause intense conflicts within the family.
Style:
soap opera, emotional, tense, captivating, tear jerker
Audience:
adult
Plot:
adoption, family secret, lost child, mother daughter relationship, family drama, body swapping, traditional versus modern, heir, rivalry, contests and competitions, family business, tradition versus modernity ...
Place:
jeju island
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Dallas, a burdened but headstrong dancer, is determined to get into the best dance school in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet secretly grieving football star, Drayton, crashes ...
Style:
romantic drama, heartfelt, inspirational, dramatic, uplifting
Plot:
dance, coming of age, self discovery, football, chemistry, personal growth, performance art, young adult, grief, determination, teen romance, ambition ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Italy, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Style:
sexy, stylized, artsy, surreal, futuristic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, obsession, father son relationship, lone hero, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, starlet, sex scene, secret agent, soul searching, chase ...
Time:
20th century, future, year 1969, year 2001, 60s ...
Place:
europe, paris france, rome italy, italy, france ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their ...
Style:
sad, inspirational, touching, tear jerker, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, aids, coming of age, boy, boyhood, friendship, terminal illness, sick child, children, hiv, cancer, friendship between boys ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mississippi, minnesota, usa, california, new orleans ...
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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: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with un-attentive parents and bullies at school.
Style:
disturbing, cult classic, black comedy, teen, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, misfit, dysfunctional family, bullying, childhood, humiliation, social outcast, female protagonist, school, youth, public humiliation, high school life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, near future, year 1995
Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly ...
Style:
sexual, sexy, psychological, artsy, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
marriage, secret society, christmas, orgy, voyeurism, obsession, sex, disguise, dream, adultery, doctor, nudity ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
new york, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, seattle, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
Style:
sexy, gothic, teen, sad, depressing ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
suburbs, suicide, depression, suicide attempt, coming of age, overbearing parent, dysfunctional family, teenage life, suicidal, friendship, suburban life, sisters ...
Time:
70s, 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
detroit, michigan, yale university
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Grady (Michael Douglas) is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years -- not since he wrote his award winning "Great American Novel" 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he ...
Style:
melancholic, talky, humorous, dark comedy, intellectual ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
college, midlife crisis, professor, coming of age, adultery, divorce, mentor, gay relationship, college professor, teacher student relationship, university, alienation ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.
Style:
teen, realistic, talky, harsh, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, youth, prank, boy, friendship, friend, adaptation, dark humor, juvenile delinquency, friends, high school life ...
Time:
70s, year 2002, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: China, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, tense, intercultural ...
Plot:
interracial romance, forbidden love, fall in love, social differences, culture clash, society, couple relations, politics, state affairs, couples, family problems, political unrest ...
Time:
year 2001, 1930s, year 1938, pre world war two
Place:
china, japan, asia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect ...
Style:
touching, road movie, sentimental, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
family drama, road trip, loss of spouse, holiday, family reunited, family relations, loneliness, father son relationship, widower, dysfunctional family, retirement, aging ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, las vegas, california, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a ...
Style:
psychological, humorous, realistic, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
mental illness, therapy, misfit, mental health, couple relations, family relations, unfulfillment, writers, estrangement, depression, fall in love, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
hopes, musician, parents and children, rivalry, family problems, custody, babies and infants, family relations, estrangement, child custody, coming of age, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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