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Avalanche of Love (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Romantic comedy takes place during a wedding day of a bride-to-be Alex, whose big day keeps falling apart. Her neurotic mother controls every step she makes, her step father investigates a non-existing crime and her biological father, a bohemian ...
Style: detective, crying, non-linear, neurotic, slapstick comedy ...
Plot: failed expectations, family relations, hung over, first day on the job, suspicious man, patronizing, neurotic woman, hotel receptionist, llama, heavy smoker, private investigation, repeated event ...
Place: central europe
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 5.1
 13K
Wolf (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Jacob, a man who believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, is sent to a clinic by his family where he is forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of "curative" therapies at the hands of The Zookeeper. Jacob’s only solace is the ...
Style: slasher, suspense, psychological thriller, crying, allegory ...
Plot: identity crisis, woman, new year, mental health, winter, chained man, psychiatric hospital, consciousness, punishment, unpunished crime, doctor patient relationship, fat woman ...
Time: 2020s
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Style: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, bleak, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, maniac, serial murder, death penalty, violence, killer as protagonist, ted bundy, murder, police investigation, serial killer as protagonist, prison, true crime ...
Time: 70s, year 2019, 80s, year 1969, year 1978 ...
Place: usa, seattle, cincinnati ohio
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Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Three gutsy kids from a rapidly gentrifying Bronx neighborhood stumble upon a sinister plot to suck all the life from their beloved community.
Style: humorous, not serious, horror comedy, satirical, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vampire, supernatural, fight, neighborhood, friendship between teens, racial stereotype, friends, dark humor, group of teenagers, social satire, satire, teenage life ...
Place: bronx new york city, new york
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Please, Not Now! (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Sophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who happens to be falling for Sophie himself) assists her with ...
Style: sex comedy, slapstick comedy, slapstick
Plot: love story, model, female nudity, bare chested male, nudity, bare butt, photography, levitation, seductive man, telephone call, man with glasses, restaurant ...
Place: paris france
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Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three people are transported into a parallel universe. There they find that they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.
Style: futuristic, fantasy adventure, prehistoric, stylized, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: parallel universe, time travel, prehistoric man, apocalypse, sorcery, parallel world, creature, cave, sword, erotica, woman with a gun, exploitation ...
Time: 80s, future
Place: los angeles
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Demons of the Mind (1972)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, suspenseful, atmospheric, scary ...
Plot: incest, murder, family secret, parents and children, losing-it hero, mentally unstable, danger, estate, siblings relations, manipulation, life is a bitch, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: year 1972, 19th century, 18th century
Place: germany, europe, central europe
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 6.8
 67K
The Pledge (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer. Based on a story by Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Style: psychological, bleak, suspenseful, detective, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, murder, child murder investigation, murder mystery, child murder, small town, plot twist, obsession, promise, psychology, murder investigation ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: turkey, nevada, reno nevada
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 5.6
 7K
Crush (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.
Style: psychological thriller, slasher, twist ending, sexy, suspense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: obsession, stalking, high school, stalker, violent woman, secret admirer, depression, twists and turns, college, woman seduces a man, survival horror, fatal attraction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Magnet of Doom (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been ...
Style: neo noir, anthology, poliziottesco
Plot: hypochondriac, boxing, scandal, banker, investigation, on the road, travel, motel, exile, time travel, nightlife, diner ...
Time: 60s
Place: new orleans, paris france, new york, louisiana
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 5.7
 2K
4x4 (2019)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Buenos Aires, Argentina. A luxurious van is parked on the sidewalk. A man enters with the purpose of stealing whatever he can find, but when he wants to leave, he cannot. The doors do not open, the control panel does not respond: the van has become ...
Style: psychedelic, psychological, crying, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: trap, locked in, social problems, car, kidnapped, captive, retribution, thirst, limping man, irony of fate, vigilantism, overheard conversation ...
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Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Ultra-low-budget Florida cult film featuring a transvestite fugitive criminal and his homosexual (and mentally unstable) lover on the lam in a Miami suburb.
Style: slasher, lgbt cinema, crying, psychotronic, independent film ...
Plot: drag queen, gay, cross dressing, killing spree, bare chested male, gay interest, dark humor, outlaw, shovel as weapon, villain as protagonist, dead body, nudity ...
Place: florida, miami
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 5.7
 8K
Dismissed (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: perfectionist, teachers and students, sociopathy, manipulative person, revenge, mental illness, crime and punishment, boy, teenage murderer, bad kids, psychopath, chess ...
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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young woman is accused of murdering her debauched neighbor after dreaming it. Was she set up, or did she really do it?
Style: slasher, psychosexual thriller, grindhouse, surprise ending, spooky ...
Plot: lesbian lover, nightmare, erotic dream, murder, lesbian, female nudity, serial killer, glamour, female psychopath, plot twist, acid trip, mysticism ...
Time: 70s
Place: london, england, europe
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 5.3
 16K
Swamp Thing (1982)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his own creation and ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: swamp, superhero, creature, monster, laboratory, rescue, good versus evil, danger, superhuman powers, transformation, chase, villain ...
Time: 80s
Place: florida, washington d.c., usa, holland, europe
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Fifty Shades of Black (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.
Style: spoof, feel good, parody, humorous, satirical ...
Plot: toilet humor, erotica, black, loss of virginity, millionaire, rich man poor woman, female objectification, tickling, defloration, sex scene, male objectification, first sex ...
Time: year 2016
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40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go ...
Style: sexy, sex comedy, humorous, light, romantic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: love and romance, sexual relations, couples, sexual attraction, masturbation, breakup, sexuality, workplace, bet, love story, woman rapes man, high school ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, california, usa
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 5.4
 53K
I Spy (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a ...
Style: spoof, entertaining, humorous, exciting, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: espionage, spy, buddy, malice, secret agent, boxing, secret service, secrets, cia, betrayal, kidnapping, redemption ...
Time: year 2002, 2010s
Place: budapest, monte carlo, central europe, las vegas, washington d.c.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him ...
Style: mockumentary, humorous, absurd, controversial, funny ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: satire, racism, travel, culture clash, dark humor, road trip, stereotypes, stupidity, toilet humor, fish out of water, male pubic hair, irreverent ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, kazakhstan, usa, alabama, dallas texas ...
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, dramatic, realistic, touching ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, blindness, mentor, blind character, thanksgiving, tango, human spirit, human nature, loneliness, coming of age, disability, preparatory school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, new england, usa
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What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a ...
Style: feel good, romantic, funny, romantic comedy, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: wedding, fall in love, couples, battle of the sexes, unlikely couple, love and romance, happy ending, newlyweds, life turned upside down, initially antagonists, party, hotel ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: las vegas, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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 5.5
 458
Goodbye Gemini (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Unnaturally close, jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend.
Style: slasher, offbeat, grindhouse, gothic horror, classic horror ...
Plot: twins, sexual jealousy, gay, drag queen, blackmail, evil twin, lgbt, female psychopath, swing, investigation, striptease, prostitute ...
Place: london
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Dissolved and Effused (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Pražský policejní inspektor Trachta a jeho nezkušený praktikant Hlaváček pátrají po záhadně zmizelém továrníkovi Bierhanzlovi. Jeho továrna se zabývala výrobou vyhlášené masti pro růst vlasů. Pan továrník však náhle ...
Style: parody, psychotronic, detective, spoof, poliziottesco
Plot: insane asylum, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric patient, police, rich woman, rivals, death, rivalry, mentor, replacement, high society, disappearance ...
Place: prague, central europe
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 5.0
 3K
Neon Maniacs (1986)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A group of teenagers in San Francisco discover a nest of homicidal monsters living in a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, but when they try to tell authorities, no one believes them.
Style: suspenseful, scary, slasher, independent film, rough ...
Plot: mutant, danger, monster, survival, deadly creature, youth, teenage life, stalking, rivalry, murder, zombie, police ...
Time: 80s
Place: san francisco, usa
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I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Pedro, Arturo and Eligio are three college professors who lost their job because of economic crisis. Accidentally they find a solution for all of their problems; a multi-vitamin that allows them to party all night long without any side effects. The ...
Style: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: seductive behavior, family relations, friendship, teacher, professor, medicine, lawyer, divorce, teenager, youth, destiny, rivalry ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, year 2017
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Head Above Water (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Judge George (Harvey Keitel) brings his young wife, Nathalie (Cameron Diaz), to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance (Craig Sheffer) -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie ...
Style: humorous, suspenseful, dark comedy, funny, light ...
Plot: boat, murder, farce, twists and turns, investigation, beach house, vacation, dishonesty, couple relations, honeymoon, murder mystery, woman in danger ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
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 6.6
 3K
Jackpot (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Terrified and bloody, Oscar Svendsen awakes clinched to a shotgun in a strippers joint. Around him 8 dead men, and police aiming at him. To Oscar it's clear that he is innocent. It all started when four chaps won 1,7 million on the pools.
Style: dark comedy, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: buddies, dark humor, murder, life turned upside down, friends, disorder, dishonesty, betrayal, disintegration, change of luck, gory, lottery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe
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 6.9
 5K
Michael (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Although to the outside world he seems like the a perfectly normal insurance broker, Michael secretly keeps a 10-year-old boy, Wolfgang locked in a room in his soundproof basement.
Style: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, sexy ...
Plot: pedophilia, pedophile, child abuse, boy, life is a bitch, child molestation, kidnapping, child rape, isolation, gay, basement, psychopath ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, austria, europe, central europe
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Under the Riccione Sun (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story: While vacationing on the crowded beaches of Riccione, a group of teenagers becomes fast friends as they grapple with relationship issues and romance.
Style: humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, rom com ...
Plot: virgin, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, summer, blind character, summer vacation, blindness, beach volleyball, teenager, best friend, failed expectations, tourist, aspiring singer ...
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill ...
Style: funny, cult classic, light, humorous, retro ...
Audience: teens, family outing, family friendly, kids, date night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, afterlife, robot, rock and roll, heaven, sent to the past, heavy metal, buddy, god, grim reaper, rejuvenation ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century
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