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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: West Germany, Peru
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Fitzcarraldo, a dreamer who plans to bring opera and Enrico Caruso to the South American jungles. With limited funding, he must figure out how to finance the opera house, and ultimately decides to capitalize on South America's rubber ...
Style:
cerebral, surreal, visually appealing, visual, tense ...
Plot:
jungle, steamship, boat, opera, obsession, river, ambition, colonialism, amazon river, surrealism, dream, forest ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, year 1982, 19th century, turn of the century
Place:
south america, peru, germany, latin america, andes mountains ...
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179K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.
Style:
romantic, sentimental, emotional, sad, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
love, love and romance, best friends in love, love story, male female friendship, couples, friends in love, friendship, relationships, life philosophy, opposites attract, best friend ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
iran, scotland, london, paris france, england
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
“Six Flying Dragons” is a Period drama depicts the ambitions and success stories of 6 people around Prince Lee Bang Won. This drama also depicts the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon who is the man ...
Style:
tense, exciting, enigmatic, sageuk, disturbing ...
Plot:
political conspiracy, joseon dynasty, tragedy, ambition, political corruption, political repression, politics, traitor, martial arts, treason, royal family, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
14th century, medieval times
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, inspirational, talky, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
american football, high school, football, college, cheerleader, small town, coming of age, high school football, student athlete, friendship, coach, male pubic hair ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, future
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, usa, north america, new jersey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama tells the story of Ko Dong-Man and Choi Ae-Ra.
In their school days, Ko Dong-Man took part in taekwondo. Now, he makes a living by working as a contract employee and also goes after the UFC title.
Choi Ae-Ra hoped to become an announcer, but ...
Style:
light, captivating, sincere, dorama, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ambition, life is a bitch, friends, youth, couple relations, workplace, love and romance, friends to lovers, fall in love, coming of age, rivalry, family relations ...
Place:
korea, busan
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7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Robyn, the sharp and witty publicity maven, is an expert at her craft but a complete self-saboteur when it comes to her personal life. Robyn’s work as a crisis PR strategist is fast-paced and unpredictable, as she counsels high-profile ...
Style:
erotic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
sex scandal, female protagonist, artists and showbiz, ambition, disorder, rivalry, moral dilemma, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, adaptation, society, friendship, life philosophy ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
london
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Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Roger Ramirez is an experienced stock car racer in Mexico. The team that leads the current season offers him to join their ranks and with it, the opportunity to race abroad. His decision means abandoning the team and the people who have supported ...
Style:
realistic, touching, exciting, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, rivalry, friendship, athlete's life, contests and competitions, chases and races, speed, auto racing, competition, family conflict, professional athlete, loyalty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Fastlife: always go further, faster, to shine in the eyes of others: this is the motto of Franklin. Franklin is a megalomaniac obsessed by the desire to shine at any price. He will have to choose between becoming a man or continue to live the ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
ambition, megalomaniac, against the odds, obsessive quest, hopes, blind ambition, escapades, contests and competitions, adolescence vs adulthood, desire for fame, choice, ambitious man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A talented young filmmaker from New York sets off to Los Angeles in pursuit of the Hollywood dream, only to discover through his relationship with a beautiful feisty young actress, that Hollywood is not all that it seems.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, independent film, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
ambition, showbiz, filmmaking, follow your dream, fall in love, buddies, love and romance, hopes, friends, hollywood, aspiration, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new york
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with the Great Spirit, God . . . that and his fiance Anna wants to be the wife of the Shaman King. Helping ...
Style:
emotional, anime, exciting, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids, teen fantasy
Plot:
friendship, good versus evil, ghost, friends, supernatural, master warrior, young heroes, youth, danger, reward, duel, fight for supremacy ...
Place:
japan
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1K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
To survive in a dog-eat-dog world, two rival lawyers with high-class clientele tear apart anything that stands in the way of their ambitions.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, intense, tension ...
Plot:
ambition, corruption, rich, greed, hotshot lawyer, rivalry, law firm, elite, competition, power struggle, law, dishonesty ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Chris Kattan goes to India to star in a Bollywood film, but can he dance...or be a dramtic lead, for that matter?
Style:
exciting, realistic, stylized, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
fish out of water, culture clash, ambition, showbiz, rejection, starlet, love affair, desire for fame, actor's life, fall in love, artists and showbiz, society ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
india, mumbai india, los angeles, asia
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 31 min.
Story:
Sludger the aardvark tries to make it big as a drummer in the big city.
Style:
stylized, semi serious, humorous, feel good, light hearted ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
ambition, showbiz, against the odds, musician's life, discrimination, contests and competitions, injustice, misfit, underdog, children, fame, self discovery ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A mockumentary about an aspiring inventor who dreams of winning an annual young inventor award. The only problem is... he's never made an invention that works.
Style:
feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
ambition, inventor, rivalry, invention, inventions and discoveries, contests and competitions, found footage, rivals, multiple contestants, humour, gadget, competition ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
This is the story of daredevil stuntman Randy Cambell and his quest to follow in his late father's footsteps and become New Zealand's greatest daredevil stuntman by performing the ultimate daredevil stunt: jumping across Cook Strait in a ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, light, action comedy ...
Plot:
ambition, trick, stuntman, escapades, contests and competitions, rivalry, danger, ego clash, daredevil, fall in love, male protagonist, recklessness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
Biography - Taylor Alison Swift has evolved into one of the most popular names in modern music. Her strong voice and natural charm has made her the most successful country music artist in history. At the tender age of 21, she's already sold ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere
Plot:
ambition, musician, musician's life, performer's life, artists and showbiz, pop singer, country music, female singer, biopic, music industry, chore, singer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nashville tennessee
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Taylor Starks and his co-workers, all aspiring actors, toil in a Los Angeles restaurant while "waiting" for their big break.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ambition, restaurant, follow your dream, actor, dream, disgruntled worker, aspiration, showbiz, friendship, realism, character study, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
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2.5M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cancer, criminal, peril, drug lord, master criminal, drug dealing, drug, unlikely partners, drug cartel, life turned upside down, meth lab, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, south america, usa, north america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the ...
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
queen, love triangle, royal family, british history, medieval, royal court, king, intrigue, tudors, betrayal, siblings relations, kingdom ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, 19th century, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, rome italy, london ...
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1K
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Eva Hendrickx is an ambitious young journalist working on the team of television legend Herman Verbeeck. She's determined to bring a story about the riots in the suburbs of Brussels. While the city spins further away in a spiral of violence, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, multicultural ...
Plot:
journalism, manipulation, ambition, woman in danger, workplace, boss and employee, danger, workplace intrigue, power relations, chaos, moral ambiguity, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels
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Genre: Comedy
Country: China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Romance gets complicated in modern-day Beijing.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
ambition, filmmaking, love triangle, fall in love, best friend, follow your dream, showbiz, love and romance, actor's life, couples, film industry, struggle ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
china, beijing china
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Family man François Nouel (Clovis Cornillac) is the number one fan of the Tour de France – an obsession that costs him his wife and his job. At a loose end, François meets a former sports manager, Rémi (Bouli Lanners) who encourages him to take ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, light, captivating ...
Plot:
cycling, ambition, contests and competitions, tour de france, human spirit, rivalry, hopes, escapades, underdog, determination, unlikely hero, race ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, sincere, psychological, hood ...
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, moral dilemma, rising to stardom, desire for fame, radio dj, musician's life, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, music, music industry, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style:
serious, costume drama, epic, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
historical character, intrigue, sex scene, brother sister incest, siblings relations, medieval, renaissance, brother sister sex, incest, clergy, lust, power struggle ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, ireland, europe, florence
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Follows two girls living in Sweden in the 1960s who both dream about becoming rally drivers.
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, emotional, retro ...
Plot:
ambition, car race, battle of the sexes, rally, feminism, hopes, contests and competitions, fighting the system, youth, coming of age, female friendship, female empowerment ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe
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632
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
State secrets, sincere convictions, ecstatic crowds, a regal lifestyle, prying journalists, suspicious disappearances: what goes on behind the scenes in the halls of power or the daily life of a President.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
head of state, ambition, intern, fall in love, idealism, parents and children, state affairs, family relations, hopes, politics, society, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story:
When the dopest white break dancer of the 1990's tries to bust a move but ends up busting an ankle instead, he seeks the wise counsel of a hip-hop grand master (Flavor Flav) to reinvent himself as an MC and rapper.
Style:
humorous, not serious, parody, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, musician's life, goofy hero, hip hop culture, follow your dream, desire for fame, performer's life, rising to stardom, silly humor, career change, music ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
Laura, Carol y Bruno forman Pop 4U, el grupo musical más exitoso del momento, que está de gira mundial. Les acompañan Los Cuervo, una banda de rock formada por los hermanos Lucas, Sara y Marcos, que no aceptan su rol de teloneros. Desde su ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
ambition, teenage life, friends, escapades, musician's life, music band, youth, music, heavy metal, rock, showbiz, celebrity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain
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521
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A broken down collegiate football hero gets a shot at stardom during the eleventh hour of LA's nihilistic sub-prime mortgage boom.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
rise and fall, ambition, corporate crime, real estate agent, cons and scams, dishonesty, greed, real estate, downfall, materialism, wall street, corruption ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, las vegas, los angeles, usa
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