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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
female warrior, delivery man, ex special forces, one against many, black ops, dark heroine, crime boss, femme fatale, revenge, one woman army, badass female lead, mystery woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., new york, london, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the ...
Style:
heroic, sentimental, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, red army, heroism, world war, war, camaraderie, life & death, retreat, soviet soldier, eastern front, military, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1942
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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44K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, scenic, independent film ...
Audience:
family friendly, manly
Plot:
plot twist, daughter, child in peril, father son relationship, wilderness, tough guy, cocaine, archery, mountain cabin, home invasion, mercilessness, murder ...
Time:
2010s, future
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366K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
Style:
exciting, 3d animation, computer animated, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
superhero, superheroine, supernatural power, supernatural ability, superhero team, parenting, who done it, baby, mission, good versus evil, costumed hero, public relations ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 60s, year 1962
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China, Japan, UK, Mexico, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls ...
Style:
mecha, futuristic, saga, psychotronic, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
giant monster, monster, robot, kaiju, giant robot, giant creature, alien, chinawoman, killer robot, alien monster, creature, technology ...
Time:
2010s, future, near future
Place:
china, mount fuji, japan, tokyo, hong kong ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, saga, psychotronic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, justice league, batman, superhuman, warrior, superhero team, super powers, superman, costumed hero, super speed, superheroine ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, future
Place:
fictional island, russia, kansas, london, tower bridge london
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732K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, psychotronic, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
superhero, strong female character, superheroine, world war one, strong female lead, fight scenes, female warrior, mythology, good versus evil, tough girl, supernatural power, super powers ...
Time:
1910s, year 1918, year 2017, future, 2010s ...
Place:
london, ancient greece, belgium, big ben london, fictional island ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, War
Country: USA, China, Iceland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, absurd, intense, saga ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teens, kids, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, snow white, evil queen, love, female warrior, sorceress, strong female lead, medieval, good versus evil, sex, runaway, supernatural ...
Time:
year 2016, medieval times, 2010s, 16th century
Place:
egypt
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121K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Style:
tense, intense, factual, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, police, fbi, terrorist, tragedy, surveillance, courage, brutality, manhunt, police investigation, chase, investigation ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, usa, california
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his ...
Style:
absurd, psychotronic, humorous, anamorphic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
fight scenes, ninja, turtle, martial arts, brother brother relationship, transformation, mutant, heroes, rat, sibling relationship, comic book, superhero ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
new york, brazil, grand central station manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
To the young lieutenant Maleshkin the war is a minor obstacle, if compared to his personal battle to command his subordinates, while conducting an armored vehicle at the same time he's trying to impress his superior Soviet officers who put him ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, realistic, captivating, patriotic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soviet army, world war two, machine gun, great patriotic war, friendship, military, red army, soldier, heroism, battles, leadership, transformation ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
soviet union, russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Thor goes on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the ...
Style:
saga, captivating, entertaining, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
superhero, space travel, warrior, costumed hero, norse god, superheroine, heroine, alien, battles, mythology, courage, lightning ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
ancient greece
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A fearless, faithful albeit slightly forgetful Mumbai cop, Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India pulls out all the stops and stunts to thwart a major conspiracy to attack his city.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, fast, action packed
Plot:
police, terrorist, terrorism, race against time, heroism, fighting crime, counter terrorism, organized crime, terrorist group, fight, criminal gang, battles ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mumbai india, india
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot under wraps
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
star wars, outer space, space travel, space opera, bounty hunter, warrior, loner, space and aliens, one man army, alien civilization, tough guy, space adventure ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its President Kevin Feige will produce the third film in the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" series, starring Tom Holland. The film is scheduled to ...
Style:
exciting, saga, disturbing, psychotronic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, multiverse, peter parker character, double life, costumed hero, teenage boy, supernatural power, spider man, superhuman powers, teenager, villain, teenage superhero ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, america, north america, manhattan new york city, mexico
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Max Fist claims he’s a hero from another dimension who has somehow landed on Earth and been stripped of his powers. Instead of treating him like a powerful champion, no one believes Max’s claims — except for a teenager named Hamster and his ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
super powers, heroes, superpower, revenge, one man army, courage, mixed martial arts, violence, teenage boy, one against many, warrior, gangster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
136
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Detective Jordan Long is drawn in by government secrets as he investigates murders tied to late CIA Agent, Nigel Goodman.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, detective, psychological thriller, surprise ending ...
Plot:
cia agent, spy, psychopath, revenge, investigation, murder, heroism, secret past, cia, betrayal, insanity, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.
Style:
suspense, realistic, tense, intense, serious ...
Plot:
gold, gold mine, undercover, mission, slave, rags to riches, greed, heroism, organized crime, mob boss, rise and fall, ambition ...
Time:
70s
Place:
kannada, india
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Federal Service Agent Justin Vanier has been assigned to infiltrate the mysterious Virtual Arts Academy in search of Eric, a fellow agent. In this high-tech facility, the maniacal leader Warbeck is training assassins to become even more efficient ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
martial arts, undercover, female warrior, virtual reality, danger, assassination, kidnapping, man versus machine, espionage, secret agent, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
TV show
Story:
A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato. After Bruce Lee's untimely death in 1973, and the global success of 'Enter The Dragon', two 90-minute feature films were ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
valet, vigilantism, crime fighter, fighting crime, undercover, friendship, rivalry, superhero, good versus evil, justice, organized crime, martial arts ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and ...
Style:
sageuk, unusual plot structure, visually appealing, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
martial arts, heroes, battles, fight, martial artist, heroism, tough guy, medieval, government conspiracy, fighting the system, master warrior, life is a bitch ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: UK, China, USA, Taiwan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, bleak, suspenseful, sad ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, american football, iraq war, flashback, cheerleader, thanksgiving, military, mission, soldier, war veteran, jihad, hostile takeover ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2004, 2000s, year 1937, 21st century
Place:
iraq, texas, middle east, vietnam, montana ...
Is relevant?
193K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Style:
visual, philosophical, breathtaking, visually stunning, serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, sword fight, swords and armor, master warrior, lovers, desert, female warrior, twists and turns, vengeance, medieval, kung fu ...
Time:
ancient times, medieval times, year 2002, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, asia, mongolia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani's are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and father are captured by the giant Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing ...
Style:
saga, humorous, semi serious, exciting, cute ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
rescue, star wars, space and aliens, magic, friendship, battles, bravery, good versus evil, space exploration, save the world, parent child relationship, young heroes ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Belarus, Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Russian troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, military, battles, red army, wehrmacht, infantrymen, border guard, nazism, squad, heroes, invasion ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
russia, europe
Is relevant?
835K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style:
futuristic, scary, suspense, space horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, strong female character, space travel, creature, female warrior, survival, space and aliens, outer space, monster, space, creature feature, spaceship ...
Time:
22nd century, 20th century, year 1986, future
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
Style:
rough, serious, exciting, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
last stand, battles, heroic mission, isolation, tough heroes, state affairs, revolution, patriotism, mexican army, heroism, fortress, siege ...
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, austin texas, usa ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Transformers: Prime is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. The series aired on Hub Network from November 29, 2010 to July 26, 2013. The Transformers: Prime TV movie, Predacons Rising, ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, heroic, anime, mecha ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, toddlers
Plot:
transforming robot, androids and robots, benign alien, transformation, space and aliens, japanese girl, good versus evil, chaos and mayhem, killer robot, government official, save the world, robot ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada, north america
Is relevant?
299K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The Mother Fucker — only the ...
Style:
stylized, teen, brutal, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
superhero, double life, vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, female bodybuilder, masked vigilante, violent, high school, death, comic book, youth ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They were dubbed "Night Witches" by the frightened German soldiers because of the deadly stealth of their light planes.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, rough, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, female soldier, female warrior, great patriotic war, women, soviet army, fight, wartime, battles, aviation, heroism, danger ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ukraine, soviet union, ussr, russia
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