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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading ...
Style:
independent film, epic, realistic, serious
Plot:
chivalry, rivalry, businessman, competition, british history, seafaring, sorcery, interracial relations, historical event, ocean, adventurer, heroes ...
Time:
year 1986, 1840s, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, europe, england ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Spain, Thailand, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of ...
Style:
suspense, inspirational, heartbreaking, emotional, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, survival, catastrophe, ocean, tsunami, courage, forces of nature, destruction, danger, family in danger, vacation ...
Time:
year 2004, year 2012, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, southeast asia, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. In Japan, however, he manages to escape. As they try to track him down, ...
Style:
exciting, neo noir, suspense, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, yakuza, police, culture clash, violence, gang war, motorcycle, chase, gunfight, gangster, fish out of water, japanese mafia ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
japan, new york, asia, osaka japan, los angeles ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, battles, war, courage, japanese history, warrior, pride and honor, self discovery, human spirit, honor, loyalty ...
Time:
19th century, middle ages, victorian era, year 2003, 1800s ...
Place:
japan, asia, africa, san francisco, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover... and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
japanese occupation, war, wartime life, rivalry, resistance, society, hidden identity, tragic hero, life is a bitch, love and romance, anti war, political unrest ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 2000s, post world war two
Place:
china, asia, japan, shanghai
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
stock market, greed, finance, business, wall street, trading, money, dishonesty, corporate crime, ambition, rise and fall, workplace ...
Time:
future
Place:
asia, england, europe, singapore, bahamas
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After an earthquake destroys Xiang Qin's house, she and her father move in with the family of her father's college buddy. To her surprise, her new kind and amicable aunt and uncle are the parents of her cold and distant schoolmate, Jiang ...
Style:
dorama, romantic, touching, sweet, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
unrequited love, love and romance, love, first love, romanticism, arrogance, broken heart, teenage protagonist, first date, living together, couple relations, male female relationship ...
Place:
asia, china
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
It is the word "horde" that had meant, for many countries and nations, bloody raids and being under humilating contribution for centuries - a strange and scary world with its own rules and customs. To be or not to be for Rus (Ruthenia), ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
hopes, medieval, mongol empire, royal court, danger, imaginary, escapades, evil empire, curses spells and rituals, gory, unfulfillment, rise and fall ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
asia, russia, mongolia
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
Style:
parody, humorous, spoof, funny, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
cold war, espionage, kgb, spy, secret agent, cia agent, chase, farce, race against time, mistaken identity, buddy, satire ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, asia, soviet union, middle east, pakistan ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wah and Kinki both work at a computer company. Despite not getting on too well initially, their friendship develops into romance when they get to know each other after a while.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, romantic comedy, feel good ...
Plot:
couples, workplace romance, office, love and romance, womanizer, workplace, boss and employee, computers and web, love triangle, jealousy, office politics, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, china, hong kong
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Junjou Romantica: Pure Romance, stylized as Junjou Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on three storylines; the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and two other male couples that provide ...
Style:
anime, sexy, yaoi, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
gender, couple relations, couples, gay, love affair, boys love, gay relationship, love and romance, love triangle, angst, lgbt, slice of life ...
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Sanjana and Aditya decide to give their marriage one last chance. They plan a holiday in Ooty, but they don't know that a strange figure is waiting for them to come.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, captivating, horror musical ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, crumbling marriage, danger, couple relations, couples, one last chance, other woman, obsession, paranormal phenomena, secret, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india, mumbai india
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A serial killer named Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police. He is imprisoned, awaiting the death sentence for his crimes. Yet the killings do not stop. They continue with all the same characteristics trademarks of the Shin-Hyun serial killings. ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, partner, hypnosis, pregnancy, police investigation, wannabe, psychopath, confined, law enforcement, who done it, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
karate, martial arts, martial artist, dojo, martial arts tournament, heroes, battles, rivalry, vengeance, tough heroes, self defense, against the odds ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
asia, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Cha Dae-woong (Lee Seung Gi) accidentally releases a troublesome gumiho, a legendary fox with nine tails, sealed inside a painting by Grandma Samshin . Fleeing the scene, Dae-woong suffers a life-threatening fall and is only saved by the gumiho ...
Style:
dorama, captivating, feel good, sincere, romantic drama ...
Plot:
couples, supernatural, supernatural romance, hidden identity, fox, disorder, fish out of water, legend, society, friendship, mythical creature, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, clever, gloomy ...
Plot:
death row, vietnam war, redheaded woman, death sentence, friendship, prison, crumbling marriage, love and romance, prison life, lovers reunited, family life, haunted by the past ...
Time:
90s, year 1989, 80s
Place:
asia, vietnam, south carolina
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Yu-jin and her blind mother move to a small village from Seoul. On her first day at the new school, Yu-jin gets picked on by her classmates. Along with other victims of hatred, Yu-jin puts a curse on the four girls tormenting them through a Ouija ...
Style:
suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, spooky ...
Plot:
curse, ghost, ouija, haunted, rivalry, supernatural, youth, danger, mute or deaf, curses spells and rituals, witch hunt, psycho ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, police detective, law enforcement, rivalry, police, murder, danger, genius, plot twist, whodunit, police officer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Nae-kyung, the most skillful face reader in Joseon dynasty, was living in seclusion when he was offered a lucrative partnership by Yeon-hong, a Korean geisha. Nae-kyung accepts the proposal to read the faces of Yeon-hong’s guests only to get ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
royal court, joseon dynasty, political intrigue, head of state, betrayal, korean history, asian history, coup, society, lifestyle, ancient korea, coup d'etat ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
korea, asia, east asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Hong Kong, UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.
Style:
exciting, tense, intense, captivating
Plot:
buddhist, extortion, team, danger, friendship, chase, justice, partner, crime boss, jungle, abduction, blood ...
Place:
asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
ALL SAINTS is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock (John Corbett), the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for ...
Style:
christian film, captivating, touching, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
pastor, farmer, refugee, church, salesman, husband wife relationship, farm, social issues, society, christian, hopes, garden ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
asia, southeast asia, tennessee, nashville tennessee
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in the late 15th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng (Gam Wu-seong) and Gong-gil (Lee Joon-gi), are part of an entertainer troupe. Their manager prostitutes the beautiful Gong-gil to ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, touching, sincere, sageuk ...
Plot:
gays and lesbians, royal court, rich and poor, society, medieval, joseon dynasty, jester, gay asian, fighting the system, king, state affairs, lifestyle ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century
Place:
asia, south korea, korea, bolivia, seoul
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story starts in the 1930s at one of the largest rubber-tree plantations in Indochine (Vietnam). This plantation is owned by the French colonist Eliane, a proud woman who lives with her father and her native adoptive daughter Camille. She ...
Style:
visual, realistic, epic, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
colonialism, adoption, terrorist, women, vietnam war, love story, politics, dictatorship, dictator, interracial relations, naval officer, passion ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 1992, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
southeast asia, vietnam, indochina, asia, france ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father ...
Style:
exciting, serious, manga, realistic, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, master warrior, japanese culture, medieval, drifter, katana, shogun, swordsman, heroes, one man army, massacre ...
Time:
1800s, 2010s, 1870s, 1860s, 19th century
Place:
japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo, kyoto japan
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A family gathers for a happy reunion and marriage announcement on Christmas Day at an isolated mansion in the Philippine mountains only to encounter a series of bizarre, demonic, and tragic events.
Style:
gothic horror, scary, suspenseful, christmas horror, psychological ...
Plot:
found footage, religious cult, black magic, christmas, survival, family in danger, estate, danger, ghost, terrorism, supernatural, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, epic, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, intrigue, culture clash, kung fu master, danger, barbarian, palace, conqueror, adventure hero, rivalry, warrior, lesbian interest ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
mongolia, asia, venice, beijing china, china
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings ...
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
giant monster, dinosaur, alien invasion, ancient mystery, evil alien, kaiju, satellite, reincarnation, chaos, escapades, deadly creature, space and aliens ...
Time:
prehistory
Place:
asia
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206K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Style:
bloody, disturbing, cult classic, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
game of death, survival, death, dystopia, violence, gory, desperation, jungle, cruelty, contests and competitions, satire, social commentary ...
Time:
future, year 2000, distant future, 2000s, near future
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, india, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In Seoul, the paths of two men and one woman intersect and move apart from one another, centering around their love for cinema. A suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to follow him in his fatal gesture. Coming out of a cinema, Tongsu, an ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, stylized, independent film ...
Plot:
couple relations, unfulfillment, human nature, fall in love, university, love and romance, private vs public, couples, unsuccessful, down on your luck, party, snow ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, seoul, korea
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past ...
Style:
anime, touching, feel good, humorous, manga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, high school, supernatural ability, friendship, classmate, teenage girl, coming of age, school, changing the past or future, friends, love, teenage love ...
Time:
future, 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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