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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That ...
Style:
anime, touching, breathtaking, intense, poignant ...
Plot:
mentor, training, beast, destiny, martial arts, furry, friendship, loneliness, fantasy world, orphan, japanese schoolgirl, good versus evil ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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42K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among ...
Style:
mysterious, romantic, suspenseful, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, witch, werewolf, hybrid, supernatural power, teenager, supernatural romance, teenage life, clan, vampire human love, friendship between teens ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, lifestyle change, racism, teenage life, strong female lead, mentor, school teacher, bonding, idealism ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, year 1961, year 1999, year 2006 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, long beach california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by ...
Style:
touching, independent film, emotional, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
african american, coming of age, self esteem, child prodigy, hopes, female protagonist, teacher, prodigy, teachers and students, elementary school, mentor, black ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, washington d.c., america, south central los angeles, usa ...
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151K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, kids, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, ballet, working class, father son relationship, dancing, audition, gay, childhood, friendship, follow your dream, lgbtq, poverty ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2000, 90s, year 1985 ...
Place:
england, london, northern england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Style:
witty, romantic drama, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
youth, teenager, coming of age, high school, teenage love, friendship, art, friends, artist, teenage life, pessimism, homework ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain is a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one ...
Style:
claymation, humorous, colorful, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
stop motion, pirate, pirate ship, twists and turns, mentor, rivalry, queen victoria, greed, treasure hunt, rescue, creativity, friendship ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, edwardian era, 1800s, year 2012 ...
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, england, madagascar, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, serious, spiritual, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, children, young heroes, toys, mentor, supernatural ability, psychic, parent child relationship, female protagonist, heroic mission, danger, imaginary ...
Time:
future, year 2007
Place:
seattle, usa
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267K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a ...
Style:
exciting, action packed, saga, epic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
superhero, motorcycle, supernatural, deal with the devil, vigilante, demon, redemption, devil, good versus evil, biker, chases and races, dark hero ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Place:
usa, texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Style:
touching, feel good, inspirational, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
dancing, friendship, couples, couple relations, contests and competitions, hopes, follow your dream, dancer's life, marriage, rags to riches, teachers and students, friends ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, san francisco
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403K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.
Style:
feel good, funny, romantic, humorous, light ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, family friendly, kids, teens ...
Plot:
life, life changing experience, lifestyle change, love and romance, character change, change of heart, philosophy, life philosophy, optimism, couples, motivational speaker, self esteem ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, north america, nebraska ...
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50K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and ...
Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, sexy, depressing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
drug abuse, heroin, addiction, junkie, love story, destructive relationship, obsession, life is a bitch, drug, drug addict, mentor, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia, melbourne, new zealand
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316K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play ...
Style:
witty, funny, 3d animation, computer animated, road movie ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, adult, preschool
Plot:
desert, chase, save the day, friendship, identity crisis, lizard, sheriff, cowboy, duel, heroic mission, mentor, disorder ...
Time:
year 2011, 19th century, 2010s
Place:
nevada, iran, usa, las vegas, north america
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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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26K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Set in 1879 Paris. An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sweet, light, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, family outing
Plot:
inventor, ballet, ballerina, children, dancing, follow your dream, love interest, rivalry, orphan, audition, dancer, escape ...
Time:
19th century, future
Place:
paris france, brittany, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: China, Japan, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, epic, stylized ...
Plot:
monster, great wall of china, creature, mythology, archer, warrior, invasion, friendship, siege, good versus evil, battlefield, courage ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, year 2016, 2010s, medieval times ...
Place:
china, tibet, asia, ancient china, egypt ...
Is relevant?
682K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, cult classic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, underdog, fight, boxer, self esteem, training, rocky, love story, shyness, tough guy, character study, pride and honor ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, north america, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A violinist looks to inspire his students at a challenging music school.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, thought provoking, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
violin, teacher student relationship, mentor, classical music, orchestra, musician's life, life is a bitch, music, instructor, music teacher, talented, society ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Style:
intense, exciting, entertaining, epic, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
superhero team, superhero, comic book, superpower, mutant, x men, revenge, apocalypse, technology, disguise, portal, immortality ...
Time:
future, year 2016, year 1983, 2010s, 80s
Place:
cairo egypt, poland, egypt, west berlin west germany, berlin germany ...
Is relevant?
264K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, entertaining, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
chosen one, invasion, alien, space wars, training, space and aliens, young heroes, battles, prodigy, danger, distopia, space battle ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013, near future
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37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Strait-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised ...
Style:
humorous, teen, cute, funny, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, kids
Plot:
relationships, adoption, happy ending, mentor, life philosophy, female protagonist, parents and children, parenthood, singleness, love and romance, single father, college ...
Time:
year 1995, future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: New Zealand, South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An Asian assassin (Dong-gun Jang) is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands. Also starring Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston, Tony Cox and Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush.
Style:
visually stunning, absurd, surreal, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, samurai, martial arts, sword fight, assassin, kung fu, good versus evil, desert, forest, revenge, fight, brutality ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sentimental, sincere, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
teachers and students, boy, human spirit, contests and competitions, perseverance, bullying, martial arts, coming of age, coach, underdog, kung fu, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
china, beijing china, america, asia, detroit ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda ...
Style:
melancholic, witty, semi serious, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
young lovers, mentor, dysfunctional family, writers, relationship problems, psychoanalysis, advice, couple relations, artists and showbiz, unlikely couple, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After 30 years on the road, a veteran jewellery salesman is forced to show his young replacement the tricks of the trade. But when the kid introduces him to the ladies of the "Altoona Riding Club," the old dog is introduced to a whole new ...
Style:
ironic, touching, cynical, feel good, talky ...
Plot:
aging, mentor, character study, introspection, self discovery, workplace situations, heist, partner, mentor protege relationship, diamond, prostitute, gambling ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, australia, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping ...
Style:
futuristic, cult classic, action adventure, visually stunning, epic fantasy ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
star wars, space opera, alien, space and aliens, intergalactic, jedi, heroic mission, space station, space wars, space battle, good versus evil, outer space ...
Time:
20th century, future, year 1983, 80s
Place:
space western
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he ...
Style:
tense, realistic, clever, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, drug lord, mob boss, drug traffic, heroin, violence, smuggling, crime boss, ghetto, police ...
Time:
60s, 70s, year 1968, year 1970, year 2007 ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, vietnam, brooklyn new york city, cuba ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Style:
futuristic, saga, intense, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, preschool, adult
Plot:
alien, star wars, sword fight, jedi, space adventure, space wars, good versus evil, apprentice, master apprentice relationship, intergalactic, prophecy, spaceship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2016, future
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
242K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style:
tense, captivating, heroic, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
martial arts, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, kung fu, warrior, courage, bravery, training, martial artist, fistfight, sino japanese war ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place:
china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Style:
talky, suspense, captivating, brutal, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racism, slavery, revenge, old west, bounty hunter, violent, vengeance, african american, dark humor, gunfight, racial violence, violence ...
Time:
19th century, year 2012, 2010s, 1850s
Place:
usa, texas, tennessee, america, austin texas ...
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