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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, realistic, islamic ...
Plot:
funeral, family relations, family problems, life turned upside down, family gatherings, family life, death in the family, disorder, parents and children, muslim, housekeeper, illegitimate child ...
Place:
morocco, tangier morocco, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, sex comedy ...
Plot:
funeral, daughter, womanizer, divorce, father daughter relationship, death, family relations, wife, marriage, couple relations, parents and children, couples ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
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34K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
Style:
suspense, captivating, sincere, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, flying saucer, funeral, village, manhunt, male pubic hair, murder, drone, resistance, catastrophe, life is a bitch, transsexuality ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, near future
Place:
brazil, northeast brazil
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In a quirky, small town, situated in the outskirts of everything, 14-year-old Martin is getting ready for one of the most formal transitions from boy to man; the communion. It's 1976, music's in the air and hormones are blossoming. But in ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, psychological, controversial ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, gay interest, teenage boy, sex scene, small town, lgbtq, gay, friendship between boys, family problems, sexual awakening, underage sex, first kiss ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
denmark, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style:
melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, disability, small town, mentally challenged, mental illness, self discovery, responsibility, brothers, character study, coming of age, life philosophy, life & death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993, 70s, 60s
Place:
iowa, texas, southern usa, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A stodgy young man gets caught up in his free-living aunt"s shady schemes.
Style:
retro, realistic, semi serious, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
sexual freedom, funeral, flashback, painting, train station, banker, betrayal, travel, train, marijuana, prostitution, bank manager ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
paris france, istanbul turkey, france, italy, africa ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Czechoslovakia, UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young girl whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the beasts through the U.S. and Europe.
Style:
cult classic, scary, brutal, funny, classic horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
werewolf, full moon, castle, violence, lovers on the run, female nudity, curse, female werewolf, supernatural, bare breasts, legend, funeral ...
Time:
80s
Place:
transylvania, los angeles, europe, romania
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818K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, shooting, gunfight, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer ...
Time:
year 2014, 60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in ...
Style:
depressing, epic, psychological, emotional, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, russian roulette, hunting, anti war, suicide, friendship, small town, wedding, u.s. army, gambling, drunkenness, war crime ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, post world war two, 60s
Place:
vietnam, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, asia, usa ...
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437K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, serious, suspenseful, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
car, revenge, chase, chases and races, car chase, race, car race, danger, racing, street racing, amnesia, classic car ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
dominican republic, tokyo, los angeles, peru, california ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Style:
depressing, sad, heartbreaking, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
sadness, family drama, loneliness, suicide attempt, depression, loss, death, uncle nephew relationship, dysfunctional family, guardian, nephew, grief ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
massachusetts, boston, nebraska, new england
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14K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
Style:
touching, psychological, sincere, inspirational, melancholic ...
Plot:
autism, mentally challenged, mental illness, funeral, disability, small town, dead girl, fatal accident, friendship, character study, haunted by the past, loss of child ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
canada, ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
Style:
touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
hospital, insomnia, orphan, funeral, social worker, doctor, roommate, boy, father daughter relationship, old man, single father, widower ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
columbus ohio, pittsburgh, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the ...
Style:
surreal, philosophical, touching, inspirational, spiritual ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
afterlife, heaven and hell, redemption, life & death, life philosophy, heaven, destiny, metaphysics, hell, love, fantasy world, female artist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
cuba
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, crying, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, friendship, high school, self discovery, teenager, nostalgia, death, skinny dipping, elopement, teen angst, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1971, year 1952 ...
Place:
texas, usa, oklahoma, midwest, north america ...
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202K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nobility, rise and fall, aristocracy, opportunist, duel, card playing, british army, pistol duel, wealth, soldier, social climber, literary ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 20th century, year 1975, 19th century ...
Place:
ireland, england, prussia, berlin germany, britain ...
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61K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in ...
Style:
sincere, sad, touching, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
firefighter, death of protagonist, fire department, friendship, rescue, disaster, fire, firefighting, funeral, redemption, friend, building collapse ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
maryland, baltimore, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, sexy, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, military, space travel, monster, space and aliens, creature, soldier, space wars, alien, satire, fictional war, space battle ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, year 1997, 90s, jurassic ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, space western, argentina
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Style:
touching, emotional, sad, uplifting, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, first love, cinema, nostalgia, filmmaking, love story, flashback, haunted by the past, philosophy, friendship, adolescence ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1988, 1950s, year 1954 ...
Place:
italy, sicily, rome italy, europe, corsica
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
suicide, funeral, uncover truth, haunted by the past, organized crime, under the surface, life is a bitch, homecoming, hometown, village life, secret, literary ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two old friends reconnect at their friend's funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged all three of them decades earlier.
Style:
funny, satirical, captivating, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
funeral, friendship, revenge, widower, troubled past, female protagonist, woman with a gun, best friend, old friend, murder, murder investigation, humour ...
Place:
ohio, california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Quentin and Antoine are 18-year-old twins. Without their father knowing it, they set out on a voyage to Spain, where their mother's funeral is to ake place. The two brothers barely knew their mother. Their hitchhiking journey is full of ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, touching, sincere, sexual ...
Plot:
gay brother, gay, estranged mother, twins, lgbt, male nudity, brother brother relationship, gay teenager, road trip, on the road, funeral, hitchhiker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, spain, france
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42K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 242 min.
Story:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Style:
stylized, costume drama, atmospheric, period piece, serious ...
Plot:
shakespeare, revenge, medieval, ghost, tragedy, funeral, vengeance, royal family, royal court, literary, shakespeare's hamlet, intrigue ...
Time:
19th century, 16th century, middle ages, 1800s, 90s ...
Place:
denmark, europe, 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: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, poignant, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
childhood, autism, 9/11, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, orphan, acceptance, disability, coming of age, bereavement, single mother ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: India, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In a remote village in South India, three generations of sons react to the death of Century Gowda, their grandfather, a 101-year-old man. The three story lines intertwine before converging at Century Gowda's "Thithi", the final ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, dark comedy, experimental ...
Plot:
funeral, village, inheritance, mourning, community, death, realism, family drama, slice of life, family problems, multiple storylines, family relations ...
Place:
kannada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After losing his wife and three kids, all Kyle wants is to mourn in peace. Unfortunately, his family insists on helping him.
Style:
sincere, semi serious, humorous, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
family drama, isolation, funeral, family conflict, dysfunctional family, depression, death, mourning, grief, sadness, aftermath, bereavement ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria ...
Style:
black comedy, satirical, sexy, dark comedy, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictator, political satire, satire, power struggle, repression, communism, politics, totalitarian regime, death, chaos, funeral, nkvd ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, 2010s, 90s, year 2017 ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr, moscow russia, siberia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bob Revere is a small town Mayor and combat decorated veteran. He faces a root of bitterness from his past filled with heartbreaking loss. His grandson comes back into his life after many years to ask the most important question, “What are we ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, christian film, funny ...
Plot:
funeral, christian, self discovery, young heroes, supportive spouse, patriotism, self sacrifice, patriot, veteran, war hero, death of husband, freedom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.
Style:
humorous, light, emotional, captivating, black cinema
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
dark humor, funeral, family secret, family reunited, black, secret, relationships, secrets, meeting, medea, madea, family relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
georgia
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