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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: UK, USA
Story:
Michael Jackson biopic from child stardom to adult solo artist.
Style:
period drama
Plot:
fashion, street dance, mannequin, performer, career, life, singing, pop music, dance, based on real people, male protagonist, singer ...
Time:
year 1982, year 1985, 20th century, year 1969, 90s ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England. Nadja was entrusted to the orphanage when she was a baby. So she thought her father and mother were dead. But ...
Style:
anime, shoujo, psychological, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, travel, investigation, orphan, mother daughter relationship, family relations, adventure hero, satire, private investigation, male female relationship, dancing, inheritance ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s
Place:
greece, spain, egypt, england, france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Toast of London is a British comedy series following Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.
Style:
sitcom, surreal, humorous, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
actor, unrequited love, celebrity, agent, rivalry, talent agent, ambition, bachelor, female nudity, landlord, performer, sex scene ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three sisters (Sister and the Sisters) from Harlem who become singers Sister (Lonette McKee) becomes involved with drugs and Sparkle ends up being the one who gets famous. This movie tells about how drugs ruined Sister's relationships and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sentimental, entertaining ...
Plot:
black, african american, drug addiction, girl group, showbiz, urban, performer, female protagonist, singing, musician, girl power, african ...
Time:
year 1976, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, talky, sentimental, entertaining
Plot:
mafia, racism, biopic, presidential candidate, nightclub, music, organized crime, president, performer, music industry, kennedy family, wiretap ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, 60s
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
Style:
retro, realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
stripper, burlesque, dancing, mother daughter relationship, mother, theater, fame, domineering mother, ambition, broadway, based on broadway musical, theatrical agent ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
kansas
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Go, Masao! describes the relationship between people and their dogs. Comedian Hideki Matsumoto and a labrador retriever named Masao are selected to appear on the travel corner segment of a TV animal program. Until Hideki Matsumoto and the labrador ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, date night
Plot:
pets, human animal relationship, unlikely partners, nothing goes right, rising to stardom, ambition, partner, friends, animal life, disorder, companionship, loyalty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
After a life-changing incident, timid college student Koichi Haimawari accepts an offer from revered vigilante Knuckleduster to train as his protégé.
Style:
anime, dark, tense, noir, suspense ...
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, urban, fighting crime, moral ambiguity, masked hero, anti hero, determination, coming of age, underdog, violence, corruption ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Mila Gajda, an acclaimed dancer and performer, returns to her hometown of Kasprów for Christmas. Once there, a young woman discovers that her loved ones have mysteriously disappeared. Mili comes to the aid of the sub-commissioner from the Center ...
Style:
tense, enigmatic, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, christmas, dancer, mysterious disappearance, dancehall girl, dancer's life, disappearance, homecoming, police investigation, suspicion, secrets, grief ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
High school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, Dai will find that the life of a professional musician ...
Style:
anime, uplifting, emotional
Plot:
jazz, coming of age, talent, inspiration, ambition, passion, city life, perseverance, friendship, slice of life, competition, identity ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Goro is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Goro realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!
Style:
seinen, suspense, supernatural thriller
Plot:
idol, showbiz, supernatural, reincarnation, music, supernatural power, female protagonist, influence, high school, gynecologist, student, singer ...
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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: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou ...
Style:
visually stunning, visual, epic, retro, realistic ...
Plot:
homosexuality, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gender bending, theater, suicide, homoerotic friendship, crazy love, cultural revolution, chinese history, boy, sexual abuse ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 1930s, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
china, beijing china, tibet, asia, japan ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Style:
sentimental, cult classic, realistic, serious, witty ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, doomed romance, obsessive love, socialite, divorce, illicit affair, affair, infidelity, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, impossible love, young lovers ...
Time:
60s, year 1968
Place:
usa, san francisco, california, america, tijuana mexico ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
One man show about the presidency of Harry S Truman.
Style:
minimal cast, independent film, political, political comedy, one man show
Plot:
u.s. president, president, korean war, usa president, real life, husband wife relationship, political election, world war, nixon, constitution, biopic, parents ...
Time:
year 1975, 1950s, 1940s, year 1948, 50s
Place:
seattle, japan, washington state, missouri, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Dream High is a South Korean television series broadcast by KBS in 2011. It features miss A's Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-ara's Eunjung, IU and 2PM.
The drama was popular among teenagers, and brought in viewership ratings in the 18 to 20 ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, dorama, romantic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, high school, music industry, youth, music, ambition, friendship, love triangle, musician's life, follow your dream, against the odds, prodigy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who (together with his mischievous brother Tristan) already have a successful business. James undergoes a variety of adventures ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
world war two, medical, doctor, veterinarian, small town, bittersweet, biopic, animal life, love and romance, society, small town life, culture clash ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
yorkshire, england, europe, britain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
There are three stories of women and men: in "A Time for Love" set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; "A Time for Freedom," set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer's ...
Style:
anthology, sexy, atmospheric, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
longing, love affair, tragic love, social differences, couples, fall in love, wartime life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love triangle, minimalism, time, slut ...
Time:
1910s, 2000s, year 2005, 20th century, year 1966 ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei, shanghai, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Style:
sexy, dark comedy, gothic, horror comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
witch, small town, magic, witchcraft, black magic, devil, supernatural, dark humor, supernatural ability, twists and turns, fantasy world, deal with the devil ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new england, rhode island, england
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, laugh out loud, retro, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
curse, horse ranch, love, fall in love, money, millionaire, passionate kiss, taxi, widow, nightclub, loss of husband, businessman ...
Time:
60s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court
Style:
humorous, lyrical, feel good, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
radio, backstage, country music, musician's life, lifestyle, society, showbiz, artists and showbiz, music, singer, death, storytelling ...
Time:
year 2006, 70s, 21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa, chicago, wisconsin, texas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police ...
Style:
humorous, light, slapstick, melancholic, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
pink panther, law enforcement, lone hero, danger, goofy hero, incompetent police, riddles and clues, police, farce, murder mystery, bank robber, investigation ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, new york, usa, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Style:
sentimental, sweet, touching, cute, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, gay, gay interest, gay man straight woman relationship, pregnancy, gender, gay lead character, glbt, lgbtq, unrequited love, lgbt, women ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, new york state
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's ...
Style:
road movie, funny, visually stunning, dark comedy, epic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
prison escape, great depression, blues, on the run, small town, roman empire, country music, dark humor, music, runaway, satire, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 2000, 20th century, y2k, 2000s ...
Place:
mississippi, ancient greece, persia, america, greece ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Vada Sultenfuss has a holiday coming up, and an assignment: to do and essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides she wants to do an assignment on her mother, but quickly realises she knows very little about her. She manages to get ...
Style:
teen, touching, romantic, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, child romance, female protagonist, pregnancy, self discovery, small town, happy ending, voice over narration, spring break, husband wife relationship, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 1974, year 1994, 90s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, pennsylvania
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Thailand, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A golden bullet has 007 engraved on it as it smashes into the secret service headquarters. The bullet came from the professional killer Scaramanga who has yet to miss a target and James Bond begins a mission to try and stop him.
Style:
sexy, saga, retro, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, 007, secret service, bond girl, contract killer, martial arts, car chase, assassin, hitman, female martial artist, agent ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
bangkok thailand, fictional island, asia, thailand, england ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Style:
touching, sincere, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sexual tension, funeral, mentor, haunted by the past, family problems, parents and children, family relations, drinking problem, chess, coming of age, love story, love ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 2000s, year 2002, 70s ...
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, southern usa, usa, alabama ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Style:
dark, scary, neo noir, homoerotic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, private detective, occult, fanatic, faked death, magic, investigation, desert, resurrection, tough guy, telekinesis, demon ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1982
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert, new york, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and ...
Style:
independent film, touching, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
women, singer, obsession, music, showbiz, mother daughter relationship, british, dysfunctional family, working class, introvert, talent, mother ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
england, northern england, europe, yorkshire, london
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980s Atlantic City performing the songs of the 1960s girl groups.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
asthma, women, friends, female bonding, friendship, siblings relations, family life, family relations, artists and showbiz, gender, buddies, human nature ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city new jersey
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