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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Delhi-based trans documentary filmmaker, Abhiroop Sen, wants to make a documentary film on the life of famous jatra thespian, Chapal Bhaduri. But in doing so Sen recognises that their life resembles Chapal's life. 'Just Another Love ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, humorous, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
society, love and romance, fall in love, filmmaking, introspection, gender, lifestyle, self discovery, forbidden love, artists and showbiz, social misfits, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Zhou Heung Kong (Anthony Wong) runs the film projector in a Hong Kong cinema and staunchly embraces a left-wing viewpoint. Dedicated to his work, he screens movies over the course of decades, while also witnessing turbulent events of the times, ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, semi serious, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
working class, family relations, couples, hopes, longing, bittersweet, society, idealism, family life, life, social change, nostalgia ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s, 60s ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A salaryman debates selling his grandfather's land to pay off his father's debt.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sentimental, bleak ...
Plot:
debt, father son relationship, grandfather, family relations, friendship, friends, elderly, grandfather grandson relationship, japanese man, death, grandson, family drama ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Part-time worker Hazuki lives with her younger sister, high school student Koharu, and their mother Sawa. One day they receive word that their estranged father is on his deathbed, so Sawa asks Hazuki and Koharu to visit him and take one last photo ...
Style:
touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
dark humor, family relations, youth, parents and children, siblings relations, father, absent father, father son relationship, travel, family problems, family reunited, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In this excursion into Tokyo's dark side, a sexually repressed woman finds liberation by turning tricks at night a sex worker is taken by surprise when her ex drops by and a sex blogger finds strange kinship with a loner.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, erotic drama ...
Plot:
couples, city life, lifestyle, singleness, strong female presence, prostitute, female sexuality, prostitution, sex work, loneliness, isolation, sexually liberated ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
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Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After completing a covert mission in southern Thailand, CIA agent Gunja finds herself forced to fight off operatives who've been ordered to take her out at all costs. She survives and after two years of laying low, re-emerges in Bangkok to face ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting
Plot:
martial arts, terrorism, hitman, escapades, save the day, secret agent, undercover, danger, law enforcement, heroes, women, female fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On his way to school, Huang witnesses the death of Hsia, a popular teenager in their high school,along with Lin and Yeh, the other 2 students from their high school, whom Huang has never known before. Even though the three guys try to save her, she ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
investigation, high school, youth, high school student, amateur detective, uncover truth, coming of age, teenage life, bullying, guilt, friendship, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, taiwan
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Genre: Drama, Family, History
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
punjabi, loss of son, parents and children, missing person, disorder, rivalry, loss of child, state affairs, atrocity, family relations, village, rebelliousness ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
asia, india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When Jiro Sawada was a sophomore in high school he was framed for something he did not do. Afterwards, he left his hometown in a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Jiro Sawada goes back to his ...
Style:
touching, emotional, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
family problems, dishonesty, youth, family relations, village life, tsunami, frame up, high school life, false accusation, villager, abandoned building, getting home ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, ‘The Great Passage.’ In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, sincere, serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
obsession, fall in love, workplace, love and romance, social misfits, workplace situations, publishing, creative process, passion, office, perseverance, literary ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2010s
Place:
asia, japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sri Lanka, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, law enforcement, danger, terrorist plot, threat, chase, chases and races, race against time, die hard, graphic violence, tourism ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
asia, sri lanka
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassination, politics, gangster, corruption, danger, honest law enforcer, corrupt law enforcer, dishonesty, criminal heroes, asian, prison ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Nguyen Vu is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, royal family, state affairs, corrupted ruler, frame up, vengeance, rivalry, conspiracy, false accusation, danger, swordplay ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
asia, vietnam
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When playboy and one-hit-wonder novelist Jack Frost (Jason Behr) learns that his childhood sweetheart is getting married, he tries to drown his sorrows by dramatically escalating his self-destructive drinking and womanizing. Frost's pals try to ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sexy, sex comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
best friend, friends, couples, love affair, love triangle, lifestyle, introspection, looking for love, human nature, haunted by the past, love and romance, city life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, asia, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In 1777, one year since he had taken reign, King Jeong-jo bears a perilous palace life with his dedicated court servant, Gap-soo, amidst opposition and threats from those around with political ambitions. Meanwhile, Eul-soo, a member of a secret ...
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
archery, royal court, joseon dynasty, rivalry, hitman, asian history, danger, master warrior, assassination attempt, murder, political unrest, asian ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
asia, ancient china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Netherlands
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
This atmospheric, violent thriller revolves around a hitman called Kyoji who has just killed his lover, Seiko. She was the wife of Kyoji’s boss, Wiwat, who, when he heard about the affair, hired his rival to murder the unfaithful Seiko. Kyoji ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
betrayal, chases and races, hitman, single parent, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, adultery, accidental killing, shark, murder of a nude woman, outsider ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero ...
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, amateur detective, kung fu classic, organized crime, heroic mission, goofy hero, private detective, good versus evil, wuxia, kung fu, one man army, bio weapon ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
asia, turkey, china, hong kong, seoul ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A gaggle of friends and observers ponder the fate of a relationship as they watch it collapse in this independent drama from the Philippines. Cris (Andoy Ranay) is a documentary filmmaker with a well-regarded body of work and a large community of ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
breakup, love affair, couples, gender, fall in love, sexual relations, bittersweet, trust, love, gays and lesbians, friendship, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Brash young Hollywood talent agent Josh Ross (David Moscow) is dispatched to Guatemala, where he's assigned to locate missing star Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara), a man Josh has never met but can't stand due to Palladin's long-ago ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, humorous, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
self discovery, family relations, lifestyle, estrangement, introspection, hopes, actor's life, artists and showbiz, physical appearance, parents and children, bittersweet, chef ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, california, guatemala
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Canada, China, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.
Style:
realistic, serious, epic, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
japanese history, military, evacuation, politics, world war two, rebellion, hopes, idealism, media, injustice, revolution, medical profession ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, pre world war two
Place:
china, spain, asia, russia, montreal ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Stymied by writer's block while crafting his latest script, director Kim Jung-rae persuades his friend Won Chang-wook to drive him to a beach resort—where he promptly becomes involved with Chang-wook's girlfriend. Abandoning her and ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, semi serious, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, rudeness, resort, wooing, love and romance, infidelity, unfulfillment, obsession, vampire, adultery, artists and showbiz, moon ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
asia, korea, seoul, south korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, anime, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
music, rock, hopes, rock music, ambition, follow your dream, disorder, friends, musician's life, hidden identity, lifestyle, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, law enforcement, danger, chases and races, dishonesty, rivalry, tough heroes, police officer, chase, police, conspiracy, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, new york, asia, usa, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Teddy Yu is a former secret agent turned chiropractor who thought he left his past behind. He teaches martial arts to his two kids. However, his past catches up to him as a rogue agent demands to know the whereabouts of an agent known as Dragon. ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, cult classic ...
Plot:
martial arts, young heroes, kung fu, secret agent, parents and children, heroes, danger, daring rescue, siblings relations, family relations, fight, wuxia ...
Place:
asia, china, hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Directed by Mae Czarina Cruz, Catch Me...I'm in Love is a light, rom-com film that centers on the lives of two young adults searching for that something that could complete their existence. For Roan Sanchez (Sarah Geronimo), it's finding ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
couples, unlikely couple, fall in love, looking for love, family relations, love and romance, society, workplace, parents and children, workplace situations, brother brother relationship, inspiration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, the philippines
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Canada, China
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
"Diamond Dogs" is the story of a group of American fortune hunters, who come to China looking for a long-lost-treasure. During the Soviet crack-down on religion in the 1930's, a priceless Buddhist artifact, a Tangka was taken across ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, serious, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, one man army, adventurer, treasure hunt, tough heroes, danger, lone wolves, curses spells and rituals, tough guy, hand to hand combat, fistfight, gunfight ...
Place:
asia, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai is a Pink Film (a Japanese softcore pornography genre). Sachiko Hanai (Emi Kuroda) is a call girl. One day she is caught up in a gunfight and is shot in the forehead. Instead of killing her, the bullet in her head ...
Style:
surreal, not serious, humorous, erotic, sexual ...
Plot:
sexploitation, chaos, mistaken identity, disorder, supernatural ability, danger, supernatural, lifestyle, chaos and mayhem, apocalypse, race against time, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, america, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Style:
costume drama, sexy, visually stunning, colorful, visual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, royal family, asian history, medieval, forbidden love, kung fu, dysfunctional family, betrayal, tang dynasty, empress, sword fight ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 2006, 7th century ...
Place:
china, asia, east asia, ancient china, rome italy ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After being convicted for fraud, one month has passed since CHOI Chang-Hyuk's release from jail. But this time around he's got and elaborate plan cooked up. It's the biggest bank heist in history that'll make any thief have a wet ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, stylized, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, law enforcement, disorder, cons and scams, betrayal, dishonesty, caper, asian prostitute, bank robbery, twists and turns, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Turkey, UK, Kazakhstan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Turkish small time black marketeer wants to enter the cell phone business. To get enough money, he promises the local doctor to get medicine for sick children.
Style:
semi serious, touching, realistic, witty, clever
Plot:
gambling, ambition, disorder, partner, nothing goes right, odd couple, satire, doctor, medicine, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, road trip ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
asia, turkey, kazakhstan, azerbaijan
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