20th century movies and TV shows – page 5

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 7.8
 3K
Wiseguy (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, mafia, undercover agent, organized crime, gangster, investigation, working undercover, fbi, special agent, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new jersey, usa, miami
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 6.2
 2K
Bootmen (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Sean Odkin loves to dance much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love Sean goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again and that is dancing.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: dancing, brother brother relationship, dance, tap dance, family relations, father son relationship, artists and showbiz, ambition, dancer's life, love and romance, follow your dream, against the odds ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: australia, sydney australia
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 8.6
 17K
A Dog's Will (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are ...
Style: talky, semi serious, humorous, exciting, light ...
Plot: priest, religion, poverty, hopes, clergy, race against time, social differences, unfulfilled love, buddies, society, odd couple, righting the wronged ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: brazil, latin america, south america, northeast brazil
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 6.8
 63K
City Slickers (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: New York meets the west in this comedy starring Billy Crystal. Three New York business men decide to take a 'Wild West' vacation that turns out to not be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining, light ...
Audience: kids
Plot: fish out of water, friendship, midlife crisis, vacation, buddies, mentor, childhood, buddy, radio, treasure hunt, bittersweet, rain ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, colorado, spain, new york, new mexico
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 7.4
 10K
Straight Time (1978)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Style: neo noir, serious, realistic, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: prison, parole officer, robbery, bank robbery, murder, friendship, crime gone awry, going straight, dishonesty, life is a bitch, bank, betrayal ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place: beverly hills, los angeles, usa
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The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Drama while a tour bus driver shows church ladies around Mexico. Helped establish Puerto Vallarta as tourist destination.
Style: black and white, talky, atmospheric, psychological, tense ...
Plot: church, mental illness, priest, hotel, redemption, iguana, clergy, bishop, tour guide, self discovery, human nature, nymphet ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: mexico, usa, virginia, latin america, tennessee
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Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him ...
Style: talky, humorous, surreal, cult classic, funny ...
Plot: art, writers, psychiatrist, writer's life, human nature, alienation, relationships, philosophy, satire, sexual content, eternal love, depression ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 7.6
 152K
Lost Highway (1997)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgangers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Style: surreal, neo noir, mind bending, atmospheric, confusing ...
Plot: insanity, surrealism, murder, doppelganger, parallel universe, transformation, graphic violence, hallucination, dream, time loop, erotica, art ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1997, near future
Place: los angeles, persia, north america
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 7.2
 94K
Gosford Park (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style: suspense, period piece, biting, detective, costume drama ...
Plot: murder, country estate, society, estate, high society, murder investigation, murder mystery, butler, servant, twists and turns, unrequited love, hunting ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1932, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place: england, detroit
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 7.2
 20K
Flame & Citron (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Denmark, Germany, Norway, France, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic
Duration: 130 min.
Story: During Nazi occupation, red-headed Bent Faurschou-Hviid ("Flame") and Jørgen Haagen Schmith ("Citron"), assassins in the Danish resistance, take orders from Winther, who's in direct contact with Allied leaders. One shoots, ...
Style: realistic, sincere, period piece, atmospheric, factual ...
Audience: date night
Plot: world war two, gestapo, wartime, betrayal, spy, nazi, nazism, world war, double agent, resistance, war, organized crime ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1940, year 1944
Place: denmark, germany, copenhagen, scandinavia, europe ...
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Style: sentimental, touching, compassionate, intense, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: interracial relations, racism, culture clash, miscegenation, african american, social commentary, interracial marriage, doctor, liberal, prejudice, widower, interracial love ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: san francisco, california, america, usa, hawaii
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Larry Donner is a author and writing professor who tutors people who want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his Ex-wife has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot: train, dark humor, writers, murder, unlikely friendships, disorder, family relations, strangulation, nothing goes right, dysfunctional family, railway, mother ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: hawaii, los angeles
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The Golden Girls (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Golden Girls is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, realistic, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: female protagonist, old woman, elderly, senior citizen, storytelling, sicilian, dating, family relations, singleness, parents and children, lifestyle, best friend ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: florida, miami, atlanta georgia, sicily, brooklyn new york city ...
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 8.5
 15K
House of Cards (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 226 min.
TV show
Story: Francis Urquhart is the chief whip of the Conservative party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced majority, he fully expects the new Prime ...
Style: tense, witty, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot: political intrigue, politics, state affairs, manipulation, journalist, reporter, deception, power struggle, dishonesty, intrigue, corruption, merciless ...
Time: 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: england, britain, london, europe
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story: During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor’s beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, thought provoking ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: cultural revolution, unrequited love, dressmaker, mountain village, love triangle, village, culture clash, fall in love, coming of age, love affair, social differences, friendship ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: china, asia, east asia, paris france
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 6.6
 29K
Torn Curtain (1966)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution, but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, stylized, political thriller ...
Plot: cold war, espionage, spy, secret agent, iron curtain, political intrigue, politics, stasi, secrets, manipulation, police investigation, murder mystery ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place: east germany, germany, berlin germany, europe, east berlin ...
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is a BBC situation comedy, written by Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for three series, ending in 1978. The series follows the accident-prone ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, melancholic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: goofy hero, workplace, nothing goes right, job seeking, couple relations, supportive spouse, misfit, family relations, couples, disorder, workplace situations, comedy of errors ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, europe
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Dead Man Walking (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who in his last days forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality as she accompanies him to his execution.
Style: touching, thought provoking, sad, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot: prison, death row, death penalty, nun, rape, court, death sentence, murder, confession, lethal injection, execution, justice ...
Time: 20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place: louisiana, new orleans, united kingdom, southern usa
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 6.8
 31K
Bugsy (1991)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all ...
Style: realistic, intense, stylized, suspense, talky ...
Plot: casino, gambling, mafia, gangster, biopic, organized crime, mobster, hollywood, ambition, rise and fall, bohemian life, love affair ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1945
Place: las vegas, los angeles, usa, new york, california ...
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Marked for Death (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug ...
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, vigilante, gangster, murder, violence, good versus evil, revenge, voodoo, jamaican, drug lord, car chase, sword fight ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: jamaica, usa, chicago, colombia, caribbean ...
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The King of Comedy (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style: tragicomedy, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, talky ...
Plot: obsession, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, character study, delusion, kidnapping, artists and showbiz, insanity, satire, psychology, television ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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 7.0
 92K
Fallen (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
Style: detective, twist ending, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot: supernatural, serial killer, murder, devil, psychopath, good versus evil, possession, twists and turns, police detective, psychic, demon, demonic possession ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, new york, philadelphia
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 5.8
 24K
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Martin is the inexplicable the incorrigible the invicible sgt. Ernie bilko leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the ...
Style: humorous, funny, light, hilarious, captivating ...
Plot: gambling, revenge, camp, soldier, u.s. army, grudge, anti hero, feud, african american, irreverence, disorder, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california, greenland, las vegas
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Steal This Movie (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.
Style: stylized, melancholic, talky, serious, captivating ...
Plot: politics, fighting the system, justice, conspiracy, depression, biopic, revolution, mental illness, injustice, conspiracy theory, on the run, drug abuse ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, year 1968
Place: new york, usa, chicago, manhattan new york city, pentagon ...
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Seems Like Old Times (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Writer Nick Gardenia is kidnapped from his California cliffhouse and forced to rob a bank. Now a fugitive, he seeks help from his ex, Glenda. She is a public defender remarried to a prosecutor, and we get a houseful of hijinks.
Style: humorous, sweet, entertaining, melancholic, feel good ...
Plot: bank robbery, farce, love triangle, dog, couple relations, dishonesty, bank teller, nothing goes right, on the run, love and romance, unlikely criminals, love affair ...
Time: 20th century, year 1980, 70s
Place: california, usa
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 8.2
 8K
Soap (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from 1977 into 1981. The show was created as a night-time parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was ...
Style: parody, sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick
Plot: family relations, love affair, siblings relations, infidelity, couples, family problems, butler, eccentric family, couple relations, adult humor, brother brother relationship, sister sister relationship ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, connecticut
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 7.2
 99K
The Doors (1991)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Style: psychedelic, factual, realistic, serious, cult classic ...
Plot: rock and roll, music band, drug addiction, life philosophy, musician's life, addiction, music, biopic, musician, drug abuse, singer, hippie ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 60s, year 1949, year 1967 ...
Place: california, paris france, los angeles, usa, new mexico ...
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The Cannonball Run (1981)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. ...
Style: road movie, humorous, light, entertaining, hilarious ...
Plot: on the road, car race, chase, car chase, racing, road trip, race, rivalry, car, escapades, classic car, auto racing ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place: usa
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 7.6
 47K
Short Cuts (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Multi-storied, fish-eyed look at American culture with some 22 characters intersecting--profoundly or fleetingly--through each other's lives. Running the emotional gamut from disturbing to humorous, Altman's portrait of the contemporary ...
Style: philosophical, talky, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: multiple storylines, infidelity, suicide, marriage crisis, bare butt, destruction of property, waitress, loss of loved one, life philosophy, character study, fishing, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993
Place: los angeles, california, usa, southern california
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 8.0
 86K
The Hustler (1961)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Style: black and white, atmospheric, suspense, psychological, cynical ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: billiards, gambling, hustler, suicide, success, ambition, lifestyle, rivalry, championship, cons and scams, obsession, idealism ...
Time: 20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place: usa, california, louisville kentucky, san francisco, kentucky
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