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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Thanksgiving is a time when families get together to eat good food and share in the spirit of thankfulness. That's of course, a best case scenario. Some families are so tangled in a web of drama from financial issues, relationships, and so on ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
thanksgiving, holiday, family relations, dysfunctional family, drug use, father son relationship, criminal, sister sister relationship, money, compulsive gambler, family problems, parents and children ...
Place:
ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Comedy - In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher ...
Style:
semi serious, disturbing, realistic, psychological, humorous
Plot:
drug addict, gay, gay interest, friendship, drug use, transvestite, unrequited love, heroin addict, male prostitute, roommate, priest, desperation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
atlanta georgia
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758
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of drugs, satanism, and murder in the upper class town of Northport, Long Island in 1984.
Style:
satanic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
occult, teen angst, serial killer, drug use, murder, teenager, small town, suicide, stupidity, satan, pagan, satanic cult ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jackson and Emily aren't like the other kids. Two burgeoning sociopaths on the brink of total meltdown. Ticking time bombs seeking revenge. Who will unravel first?
Style:
suspense, psychological, rough, serious, scary ...
Plot:
bullying, killing spree, revenge, high school student, drug use, infidelity, suicide attempt, absent father, sociopath, mentally unstable, serial killer, violence ...
Place:
rhode island
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Style:
neo noir, tense, realistic, harsh, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
police corruption, ghetto, gang, corrupt cop, drug dealer, african american, rookie, dirty cop, mentor, twists and turns, gunfight, gang member ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two friends train a greyhound together.
Style:
tension, suspense, independent film, realistic, poignant ...
Plot:
gambling, drug use, alcoholic, plan gone wrong, dog training, deception, betrayal, moral dilemma, working class, fraud, male bonding, con man ...
Place:
sydney australia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Five boys and girls, aged 20-25, take on an Interrail trip throughout Europe. After a first stop in Amsterdam, where they meet up with an old teacher of theirs who happens to be gay, they cross Germany and Italy, and eventually end up in a remote ...
Style:
road movie, captivating, melancholic, sentimental, tense ...
Plot:
sex, travel, drug use, mansion, pop star, teacher, male female relationship, gay interest, twenty something, woman peeing, woman urinating, public nudity ...
Place:
amsterdam, europe, italy, greece, germany
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Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Style:
exciting, stylized, breathtaking, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ghetto, bomb, parkour, gang, undercover cop, fight, urban ghetto, tough guy, danger, heroes, escapades ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2004, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe, hong kong
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater – fronted by lead guitar ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, teen, road movie, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, journalism, rock and roll, rock music, on the road, musician, musician's life, music, rock, fame, manic pixie dream girl, road trip ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
california, new york, san francisco, phoenix arizona, seattle ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Katja's life collapses after a senseless act impacts her life. After a time of mourning and injustice, she seeks revenge.
Style:
suspense, tense, art house, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, terrorist, lawyer, racism, terrorist attack, conspiracy, trial, policewoman, drug use, suicide attempt, suspect, courtroom ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2013, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany, greece, hamburg germany, turkey
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802
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Hikers find a secret grove of extra-terrestrial marijuana and must fight for their lives when they anger the other-worldly forces protecting the plants.
Style:
tense, teen horror, bleak, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
marijuana, veteran, war veteran, drug, stoner, space, forest ranger, drug use, camping, post traumatic stress disorder, forest, cannabis ...
Place:
washington state
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Newly engaged Shelby John and Ruby Red want a fresh start after their struggles with addiction, but when Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch, he embarks on a vengeful killing spree of the dealers who supplied her. Armed with ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
revenge, drug dealing, drug dealer, drug lord, drug use, vengeance, killing spree, sheriff, crime boss, militant, gang, drug ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Style:
surprise ending, suspenseful, exciting, psychological, entertaining ...
Plot:
hacker, hacking, computer, computer hacker, cybercrime, computers and web, computer cracker, gang, plot twist, technology, split personality, magic trick ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A suburban town is torn apart in the aftermath of an accidental teen drug overdose in this ensemble film exploring the mysteries of modern faith.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, disturbing, contemplative ...
Plot:
christian, faith, teenage girl, junkie, father daughter reunion, overdose, underage drinking, drug use, high school, heroin, brother brother relationship, teenage boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
xian
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A campus urban legend myth comes true when fraternity brothers start to get killed off one by one by the infamous serial killer who used to live in the fraternity house 25 years ago.
Style:
underground film, sexy, bloody, parody, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
fraternity, serial killer, serial murder, college student, college, violence, drug, fear, frat party, maniac, marijuana, hate ...
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller inspired by the life of Michael S., a small-town boy from Holland, who becomes the world's most wanted cybercriminal.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
internet, drug trade, black market, friend, drug, drug traffic, smuggling, drug use, cybercrime, teenager, couples, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Four people deal with all the pain and sadness they have and find the root cause.
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, black comedy ...
Plot:
suburbs, midlife crisis, serial killer, twenty something, drug use, gay slur, murder, twists and turns, female nudity, bare breasts, crossdresser, nudity ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
From a policewoman broken leg seems completely slip out of the soil. Life-threatening love triangle mixed with her husband and their criminal friends.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
broken family, dark past, parent child relationship, female alcoholic, love triangle, drug use, policewoman, cheating on husband, crime boss, violence, murder, fatherhood ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A glam rock dilettante's life takes a dramatic turn when his ex unexpectedly drops their 11-year-old son off for the week.
Style:
lgbt cinema, tense, contemplative, humorous, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
father son relationship, abandoned by mother, family relations, gay, gay lead character, gay father, drug use, gay interest, single father, baby, parents and children, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Four friends at a prestigious university whose promising futures are jeopardized when they become connected to the accidental death of a classmate. When another student says she knows about their involvement, the friends panic and start to plot her ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, enigmatic, detective
Plot:
masquerade, revenge, drug use, estate, danger, investigation, deception, murder, twists and turns, friends, bad girl, college ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Cuba is not a country for young gays. Teen rent boy Reinier falls in love with a mate in the slum soccer field at their neighbourhood in Havana. Although obsessed with moneymaking to hold up his baby, teen wife and wife's granma, gambler ...
Style:
realistic, erotic, sincere, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, male prostitution, gay slur, gay relationship, gay love, gays and lesbians, male prostitute, lgbt, gay sex, gay latino, two males in bed, gay erotica ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, havana cuba
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young man on the run from a mysterious government agency is desperate to find the cure for a condition that causes him to wake up at random places around the world when he falls asleep.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
teleportation, schizophrenic, hallucination, craziness, professor, paranoia, mental breakdown, danger, psychological trauma, tragic event, artificial intelligence, fight ...
Place:
france, italy, switzerland, new york, new jersey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy and addiction that follows two young Iowan lovers who decide to go into the "batch" business - cooking their own methamphetamine - only to watch it burn a searing hole in their lives.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug addict, pregnancy, rape, drug dealing, life is a bitch, society, misfit, love and romance, tragic love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iowa, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A three-tiered story centered around drugs and organized crime, and focused on a young man who becomes a runner for a coke dealer.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, cocaine, nordic, sexual content, taxi driver, drug dealing, criminal heroes, one last job, betrayal, dishonesty, danger, lifesaver ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot:
musician, rock star, music, biopic, rock, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, infidelity, drug use, guitarist, rock music ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london, seattle, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
This comedy follows Sam, as her life is turned upside down on a big night out. When reunited with her old college friends, Sam is forced to re-evaluate her life and constructs an elaborate façade in order to convince herself and her friends that ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
nightclub, friendship, friends, introspection, best friend, unsupportive friend, clubbing, female friendship, lie, female protagonist, caught in a lie, drug use ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Perry, a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie, a former homecoming princess, when he becomes a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, promiscuous daughter, virgin sacrifice, casual sex, courtroom drama, nudity, female nudity, teenage pregnancy, murder, jury, fall in love, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.
Style:
emotional, captivating, serious, realistic, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
police dog, dysfunctional family, depression, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, alcoholic, going straight, family problems, coming of age, youth, hopes, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After 20 years of touring, a roadie for a defunct 80s hair band returns home to live with his mother.
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
heavy metal, unfulfillment, hopes, parents and children, homecoming, rock, adolescence vs adulthood, family relations, introspection, mental illness, daydreamer, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york state, new york
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral to see who will show up, he befriends a mysterious street junkie and is reunited with an old love ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, bleak, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
afterlife, lovers reunited, haunted by the past, supernatural, mysterious character, dealing with death, drug use, profanity, sexual content, love and romance, videotaping, pawnshop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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