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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A father and his two children wander the margins of modern day Taipei, from the woods and rivers of the outskirts to the rain streaked streets of the city. By day the father scrapes out a meager income as a human billboard for luxury apartments, ...
Style:
slow cinema, aesthetic, art house, bleak, contemplative ...
Plot:
children, homelessness, poverty, youth, underground, minimal dialogue, minimalism, underworld, homeless, mishap, wandering, exhaustion ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
taipei, taiwan
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young drug addict who has lost touch with her rich family hits rock bottom when she sells her new-born baby to child traffickers. She soon regrets her decision and finds the courage and strength to get him back. To do so, she must follow a trail ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
child trafficking, drug addiction, female protagonist, heroin addict, human trafficking, separation from family, drug use, slave trade, young mother, rescue mission, fear, desperation ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After the fall of civilization, the few survivors have been driven to cannibalism. A young man must confront a violent tribe that has murdered his father and stolen the medicine that keeps his girlfriend alive.
Style:
tense, brutal, bleak, grim, dark ...
Plot:
cannibalism, survival, post apocalyptic, revenge, desperation, violence, dystopia, rescue mission, isolation, moral ambiguity, lawlessness, barbarism ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An anthology of 26 fan entries submitted for inclusion in ABCs of Death 2, each offering various takes on the letter "M"
Style:
anthology, suspense, psychological, disturbing, scary ...
Plot:
hardcore, violence, brutality, murder, survival, multiple storylines, life & death, justice, male objectification, courage, animal attack, animal cruelty ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A restaurant employee wanted for murder contracts Ebola by raping a woman in South Africa and starts an outbreak there and in Hong Kong when he returns home.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, bloody, rough, extreme horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rape, murder, virus, serial killer, cannibalism, deadly virus, female nudity, brutality, infection, dark humor, threesome, sex ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 80s, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
south africa, africa, china, hong kong, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, disturbing, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, holocaust, lgbtq, gay interest, sex scene, gay love, nazi, making love, glbt, homosexuality, lgbt, gay slur ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1944, year 1997, 20th century ...
Place:
europe, berlin germany, poland, germany, london
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Germany, Romania
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film "Amen." examines the links between the Vatican and Nazi Germany. The central character is Kurt Gerstein, a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS who is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. Moreover, he is ...
Style:
sincere, political, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, genocide, world war two, concentration camp, politics, pope, christian, ss, conscience, nazi, nazism, priest ...
Time:
1940s, year 2002, 1930s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
germany, poland, rome italy, italy, austria ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The war between mankind and intelligent machines has begun - and the machines are winning. Tomasz is a deserter who tries to hide as far away from the battle as possible. In the vast emptiness of northern Scandinavia he meets Lilja, the last ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, apocalypse, robot, machine, man versus machine, humanity in peril, heroes, invasion, end of the world, good versus evil, vengeance, post apocalypse ...
Time:
future
Place:
scandinavia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert are former boxers-turned-cops in 1940s Los Angeles and, when an aspiring young actress turns up dead, Blanchard and Bleichert must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, noir, period piece, erotic ...
Plot:
femme fatale, dangerous attraction, police investigation, murder, lesbian, obsession, lesbian sex, police corruption, death, danger, greed, voyeur ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2006, year 1946, 2000s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood is a 1976 film directed by Michael Winner.
Style:
spoof, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, hollywood, animal, canine, german shepherd, filmmaking, animal life, friends, chaos, disorder, wizards and magicians, ambition ...
Time:
1920s, year 1976, 20th century
Place:
california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Film biography of actor-comedian W.C. Fields, concentrating on his years in Hollywood and his relationship with aspiring actress Caroltta Monti.
Style:
serious, realistic, silent, skit, parody
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, addiction, filmmaking, comedian, couples, actor's life, artists and showbiz, ambition, relationship vs career, alcohol abuse, dwarf ...
Time:
year 1976, 1920s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
california, usa, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as actors.
Style:
silent
Plot:
price of fame, rise and fall, swing, filmmaking, gay subtext, gay interest, dying young, friendship between men, swimming, ambition, loner, screenwriter ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An ex-police officer operating a private detective business comes face to face with a syndicate-backed dope ring.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, murder, corpse, private investigator, drug dealing, private detective, urban ghetto, injustice, investigation, society, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Journey into the mind of the undead, as a talking mummy guides us on grand tour of the timeless "battle of the sexes" between man and woman. A cult classic from Executive Producer Richard Gordon, BIZARRE is an offbeat anthology film that ...
Style:
anthology, suspense, rough, scary, humorous ...
Plot:
mummy, blackmail, fetish, orgy, sexploitation, sex, torture, battle of the sexes, attempted rape, bondage, husband wife relationship, strong female character ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico, Chile
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Paz, a kind woman, has allowed everyone around her to treat her as if she were worth nothing, keeping silent so as not to hurt feelings. Until one day, in her head, a phenomenon forces her to express what she feels.
Style:
feel good, funny, captivating, light, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, self esteem, inner voice, self discovery, changing lives, humour, relationship problems, social relations, lifestyle, society, social problems, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Marina, an upper-crust social worker with a doting husband and an enviable downtown apartment, is suddenly transformed into a bizarre twilight version of herself when she is raped by three policemen.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot:
rape, couples, sexual cruelty, sex starved woman, love affair, sexual harassment, raped woman, loveless marriage, injustice, vengeance, society, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Germany, France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Alma’s family has been producing quality olive oil in the Baix Maestrat area of Spain’s Castellón for generations. Yet changing pressures in the industry have made their traditional practices economically untenable, and the family is now in the ...
Style:
road movie, sincere, humorous, semi serious, touching ...
Plot:
uncle niece relationship, farming, travel, love interest, friendship, anxiety, dementia, plan, mute, restaurant, money, lie ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany, spain
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two "handymen" known as "Benriya" who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia -- for a good price. After an assignment from police the ...
Style:
anime, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, gunfight, prostitution, gang, criminal, teamwork, police, mafia, death, betrayal, conspiracy, violence ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Estonia, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father - a man of great violence - in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspense, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
childhood, boy, child's point of view, parents and children, mute, stranger, mysterious character, family relations, life turned upside down, crow, countryside, desperation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Western
Country: Netherlands, UK, France, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't bury her. His father, who bought him the wife, thinks her sister might reason with Roe.
Style:
serious, tense, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
native american, grief, vengeance, wife, family relations, old west, murder, redemption, revenge, scared, native, redsploitation ...
Time:
19th century, year 1993
Place:
new mexico
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers ...
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, apocalyptic, captivating ...
Plot:
child abuse, danger, slavery, kids in trouble, kidnapping, daring rescue, life is a bitch, society, against humanity, post apocalypse, dystopia, heroes ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Texhnolyze is a Japanese anime television series directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, from a screenplay by Chiaki Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, with original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe.
The events take place in the vibrant yet dilapidated ...
Style:
anime, psychological, tech noir, neo noir, manga ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, power struggle, dystopia, gang war, cyberspace, very little dialogue, imaginary, gory, mysterious character, life is a bitch, existentialism, escapades ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Silent Gunpowder (Serbo-Croatian: Gluvi barut) is a Yugoslavian war film Based on a novel by Branko Ćopić and set during World War II, the film tells the story of a Serbian village in the mountains of Bosnia and its villagers who found themselves ...
Style:
silent
Plot:
world war two, partisan, mountain, communism, civil war, ideology, mountain village, fire, priest, death, fear, drowning ...
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, bosnia, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit suicide. He frantically tries to get his listeners to help find the girl before she makes good on her ...
Style:
suspense, silent, period drama
Plot:
mental health, telephone call, social commentary, desperation, ethical dilemma, talk show host, teenage girl, compassion, rescue attempt, character study, manipulation, radio station ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Misadventures of Colombo, an engineer in Milano. He is the only winner of an admission test for a job, and just for this reason he isn't hired. So he becomes a barman, and he discovers a special formula that turns simple water into the ...
Style:
silent, slapstick comedy
Plot:
chicken, running, fire, elevator, bus, waiter, cure, cow, magic show, dance, water, van ...
Place:
italy, milan italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania, Portugal, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Abstract, beautifully photographed and nearly silent but for limited narration, this plotless arthouse outing from Lithuanian cult film director Sharunas Bartas pays tribute to a huge, old lakeside manor and Lithuanian culture.
Style:
contemplative, slow cinema, bleak, aesthetic, silent ...
Plot:
children, nude women, post soviet, underground, mirror, house, surrealism, puppet, nude young male, murder, female pubic hair, perky breasts ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
There are three stories of women and men: in "A Time for Love" set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; "A Time for Freedom," set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer's ...
Style:
anthology, sexy, atmospheric, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
longing, love affair, tragic love, social differences, couples, fall in love, wartime life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love triangle, minimalism, time, slut ...
Time:
1910s, 2000s, year 2005, 20th century, year 1966 ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei, shanghai, tokyo
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Little Billy witnesses his parents being brutally murdered by Santa. Years later, when he has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa Claus, his childhood trauma materializes once again.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, grindhouse, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, christmas, sex scene, serial killer as protagonist, santa claus, holiday, corporal punishment, murder, xmas, caught having sex, mother superior, winter ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1984, year 1974, year 1971
Place:
salt lake city utah, utah
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sally handles her father's death in a very odd manner. As Sally's condition worsens, Ruth takes her to see Jake, an expert in childhood autism. ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, touching, psychological thriller, contemplative ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
autism, disability, child's point of view, mental illness, fantasy world, reflection, scared, psychopath, medical, youth, self discovery, single parent ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master criminal, serial killer, dangerous attraction, gambling, homicidal maniac, murder, vengeance, woman in danger, police investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, murderer ...
Place:
rome italy, europe
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