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44K
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Stockholm, the fifties. Though academically bright, violent pupil Erik Ponti is expelled from his state school with the headmaster’s words “there’s only one word for people like you – evil… what you need is a good thrashing, and more”. ...
Style:
touching, emotional, rough, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
private school, coming of age, violence, rebelliousness, rebellion, bullying, humiliation, bully, corporal punishment, friendship, abuse, high school ...
Time:
1950s, year 2003, 20th century, 50s
Place:
europe, stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman who has psychic visions returns to her hometown to exorcise her demons. Once there she finds both danger and love.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
psychic, danger, woman in danger, corporal punishment, domestic violence, clairvoyance, crime investigation, small town, couples, rape, voyeur, sex scene ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north carolina
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118K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by the powerful New York Times best-selling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, Maid will chronicle a single mother who turns to housekeeping to - barely - make ends meet as she battles ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, deep, political ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
homelessness, single mother, children, memories, life, poor family, custody, sexualized violence, sexual abuse, job, life is a bitch, domestic violence ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Denmark
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The two brothers Aske (17 years old) and Bastian (12 years old) live with their father, Lasse. Their mother died seven years earlier. Every day they live in a world where fear, violence and alcohol are huge factors, but where the brothers' ...
Style:
rough, disturbing, touching, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, child prostitution, child abuse, brothers, sexual perversion, human trafficking, pedophilia, nude boy, mistreatment, boy, incest, father son relationship ...
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107K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
tense, sincere, emotional, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, friendship, drug addiction, addiction, peer pressure, teenage protagonist, dysfunctional family, underage drinking, teenage girl, teenager, self harm ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, y2k, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, based on the acclaimed novel and its film adaptation.
Style:
period drama, complex, queer cinema
Plot:
domestic abuse, sister sister relationship, domestic violence, forgiveness, wife abuse, violence, husband wife relationship, african american protagonist, black american, black, racism, lgbt ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
georgia, southern usa, tennessee, memphis, africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh ...
Style:
road movie, lgbt cinema, erotic, emotional, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, teens
Plot:
lesbian, aids, lgbtq, friendship, road trip, women, pregnancy, gay, hiv, female bonding, african american, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, pakistan, los angeles, new york, arizona ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A Mexican anthology television series which deals with the social problems of Mexican society.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thought provoking, telenovela
Plot:
domestic violence, violence, relationship problems, physical abuse, graphic violence, brutality, female protagonist, social problems, women, parents and children, violent, drug ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Survival Skills is a lost police training video from 1988, which tells the story of Jim, a rookie cop who gets in over his head when he tries to resolve a domestic violence case outside the law.
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, stylized
Plot:
domestic violence, police, social relations, police officer, chief of police, crime investigation, goofy hero, courage, law enforcement, incompetent police, fish out of water, investigation ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The tumultuous life of Bobby DeBarge, the former lead singer of 70's R&B/Funk Band Switch, and the eldest sibling of the world-famous pop group DeBarge. Despite his success in music, the iconic falsetto found his life in peril as he ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
biracial, drug abuse, alcoholic father, aids, domestic violence, violence, father son relationship, musician, family relations, musician's life, youth, music band ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Norway
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, political
Plot:
feminist, domestic violence, indigenous people, social problems, life is a bitch, relationships, pregnant woman, women in society, help, female protagonist, social misfits, class society ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jackie is an average young woman living an average life in the suburbs when she meets handsome, Nasir, and it's love at first sight. They get married and baby Sasha is born. Over a period of time Jackie realises the man she married is not the ...
Style:
intense, dramatic, realistic, tragic
Plot:
domestic violence, childhood trauma, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, protective mother, motherhood, abuse, psychological abuse, dysfunctional family, survival, resilience, mature ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
All the Beautiful Things describes the palpable and uniquely portrayed real-life experience of two men seeking to repair their lifelong, but fractured, bond. Looking to move beyond their individual and shared histories of domestic violence, poverty, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, emotional, black and white
Plot:
friendship, redemption, introspection, unsupportive friend, righting the wronged, betrayal, human nature, best friend, domestic violence, jazz, friendship between men, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, boston
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80K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When a local woman disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads, her father turns to a poor young woman with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the ...
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, sexy, scary, dark ...
Plot:
psychic, mental illness, clairvoyant, psychic power, tarot card, extrasensory perception, small town, murder, supernatural horror, fortune teller, murder mystery, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
southern usa, usa, georgia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Following their breakout success in England, flagship punk rock band the Sex Pistols venture out on their first U.S. tour. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious takes his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, along for the ride. Along the way, the ...
Style:
captivating, serious, psychedelic, bloody, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, rock and roll, addiction, drug abuse, heroin, punk rock, drug addiction, musician, heroin addict, punk music, drug, music history ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
paris france, england, europe, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, intense, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
football, high school, american football, cheerleader, sport team, high school football, underdog, championship, youth, athlete's life, small town, football team ...
Time:
80s, year 2004, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
texas, usa, houston texas, midwest, austin texas ...
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374K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, atmospheric, cult classic, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
private detective, corruption, femme fatale, investigation, police, whodunit, murder, twists and turns, conspiracy, murder mystery, father daughter incest, domestic violence ...
Time:
20th century, year 1937, 1930s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, eastern europe, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, erotic, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
policewoman, chase, stalking, murder, police investigation, police, dangerous attraction, psychopath, investigation, life philosophy, runaway, female protagonist ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Young talented Elizabeth leaves a successful career in ballet for love. The man who has stolen her heart, however, has a dark side, and in a single moment Elizabeth loses everything dear to her in life.
Style:
compassionate, rough, thought provoking, suspense, realistic
Plot:
husband wife relationship, emotionally unstable, sexism, sexist, unhappy marriage, husband wife conflict, martyr syndrome, violence, midlife crisis, domestic violence, delusion, dancer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
czech republic
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Unrest breaks out in eastern Helsinki as a Finnish family man gets hospitalized in the summer of 2015. Gangs of young people are burning down cars and public buildings, confronting the security guards and the riot police. The narrative goes ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, contemplative, unusual plot structure
Plot:
youth culture, half brother half brother relationship, father son relationship, drug dealing, domestic violence, teenager, drug use, manslaughter, riot, family relations, youth, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
finland, helsinki finland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
Sisters Maila and Natalie have different approach to their mother, Onay who has Achondroplasia. Maila is a nice and attentive daughter, while Nataile is arrogant and disobedient. Besides their different upbringing, they have a different father as ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, dark drama ...
Plot:
kidnapping, family drama, sexual assault, deception, father son relationship, anti heroine, feud, friendship, mysterious villain, mother daughter relationship, betrayal, domestic violence ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A young woman fights to protect her son from her abusive new husband and a ferocious creature lurking in the shadows.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fear, monster, goblin, bully, male chauvinist, domestic violence, teenage boy, good versus evil, life is a bitch, parents and children, supernatural, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Mouna is a Palestinian photographer living in Tel Aviv, moments before her big professional break. When a military operation in Gaza goes out of hand, she is faced with the realities of both worlds she lives in, and with the close relationships with ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, political drama
Plot:
female photographer, relationships, domestic violence, national identity, family drama, cultural conflict, identity crisis, female protagonist, problem, woman, male female relationship, family problems ...
Place:
tel aviv israel, israel, paris france, palestine
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119K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style:
gothic, teen, dark, satanic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, girls' night ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, magic, high school, curses spells and rituals, witchcraft, bullying, black magic, goth, revenge, coming of age, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, seattle, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Heads are lined up on the shelves one next to another, with different colors and hair styles, yet all the faces are cold and nonchalant. This is Rainbow Salon, a supplier of hair models and wigs to salons and schools. Among these countless ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, touching, tense ...
Plot:
lie, investigative journalism, infidelity, elopement, wrongful conviction, domestic violence, interrogation, investigation, murder mystery, murder, twists and turns, deception ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Romi (Gabriela Mícová), a prostitute, is anything but successful at her job: she is of far too gentle a nature for her clients. The more obstinately she is pushed to the streets by her pimp Franz (Stanislav Majer), the closer she is to a complete ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, compassionate, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
female impersonator, prostitution, man dressed as woman, transvestite, family relations, gay interest, dysfunctional family, death of protagonist, nightclub, pimp, manipulative person, domestic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, prague, central europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A ragtag bunch of teenage door to door salesmen wreak havoc and spread the news of their coming of age in this summer before they begin their college lives. It centers around Sean, a sexually confused and drug afflicted teen who just can't seem ...
Style:
rough, tense, psychological, romantic, humorous ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, homosexual, self discovery, domestic violence, drug dealing, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, drug, teen romance, coming of age, drug dealer, quitting a job ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set in beautiful Vancouver, four friends set out on an everyday errand and end up in a fight for their lives when they discover the body of a dead hooker left in their trunk. Lead by a sexy, impulsive Badass, her distant Geek twin sister, their ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, rough, not serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sister sister relationship, pimp, best friend, chase, disorder, dark humor, drug abuse, unlikely criminals, danger, canuxploitation, necrophilia, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vancouver, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the Lifetime® movie, THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY: LIFE IS NOT A FAIRYTALE, a single teenage mother overcomes all odds - sexual abuse, poverty and illiteracy - by relying on her spectacular singing voice. She ultimately gains national prominence ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, uplifting
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
sexual abuse, poverty, teenage pregnancy, rape victim, family relations, biopic, ambition, rising to stardom, aspiring singer, parents and children, society, human spirit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north carolina
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A middle aged man, Tom, walks out one day on his wife and baby boy and his seemingly happy life with no explanation. He opts to live on the streets of London. Alone in a park at night he is set upon by a gang of violent thugs, in his bid to escape ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sincere, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
friendship, down on your luck, human spirit, self discovery, optimism, hopes, odd couple, social misfits, midlife crisis, mental retardation, begging, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
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