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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, powerful ...
Plot:
little girl, funeral, dog, dysfunctional family, summer, secret, female protagonist, girl, family secret, new family, lifestyle, kids and family ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In the 1960s after World War II in Southern Ohio, bizarre, compelling and mentally disturbed people suffer from the war's psychological damages.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological thriller, gothic, perverse ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, post war, murder, small town, violence, sheriff, suicide, evil, pervert, funeral, vengeance, psycho ...
Time:
year 1957, 2020s, 1940s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
west virginia, ohio
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304K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize ...
Style:
funny, feel good, hilarious, slapstick, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
golf, dumb, underdog, rivalry, anger, hockey, sarcasm, jealousy, grandmother grandson relationship, stupidity, hotshot, happy ending ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996
Place:
usa, north america, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, serious, sad, suspense ...
Plot:
racism, murder, fear, suburbs, child in peril, dark secret, satire, riot, home invasion, twin sister, investigation, boy ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 90s, year 2017, year 1959
Place:
persia
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, sex comedy, gay cinema
Plot:
female protagonist, death of brother, funeral, revenge, prison, woman with a gun, drug, mexican woman, women in prison, murder, female nudity, infidelity ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire ...
Style:
sentimental, thought provoking, emotional, sad, psychological ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family conflict, funeral, painting, hospital, pride, regret, father daughter relationship, mountain, biopic, female protagonist, writers ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1964, year 1989
Place:
west virginia, nebraska, new york, manhattan new york city, utah ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.
Style:
slapstick comedy, slapstick, non-linear, whimsical
Plot:
homeless, dog, funeral, dancing, neighbor, snow, cemetery, restaurant, letter, homeless man, church, woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
europe, paris france, france
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87K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, France, Chile, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Style:
period piece, emotional, cerebral, sad, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
president, first lady, american history, kennedy assassination, assassination, u.s. president, loss of husband, biopic, widow, funeral, strong female character, depression ...
Time:
60s, year 2016, 90s, 2010s, year 1963
Place:
usa, washington d.c., austin texas, america, texas ...
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336K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Turkey, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, action packed, action thriller, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, vigilante, one man army, kidnapped, hostage, brutality, lone hero, chase, retribution, secret service, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, europe, los angeles, balkan ...
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55K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Taiwan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Style:
bleak, thought provoking, serious, realistic, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
loner, grief, antisocial behavior, depression, trauma, arson, life is a bitch, family problems, rebelliousness, youth, family drama, dealing with death ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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33K
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries.
Style:
philosophical, emotional, touching, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, wedding, first love, coma, love, children, elevator, regret, dysfunctional family, lovers reunited, couples, destiny ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo, taipei ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and ...
Style:
road movie, neo noir, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
home invasion, female bartender, single mother, widower, mentor protege relationship, funeral, drifter, trailer home, grandmother grandson relationship, gypsy, sex crime, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
north carolina, louisville kentucky, usa, new orleans
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, exciting, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, military, father daughter relationship, tough cop, father daughter conflict, police chase, funeral, murder investigation, tough guy, factory, fistfight ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, new jersey
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167K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
love story, best friends in love, love, friends in love, best friend, couples, love affair, love and romance, youth, teenage pregnancy, single mother, true love ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, england, los angeles, usa, boston ...
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97K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, crying, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, date night, family friendly ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, childhood, father daughter relationship, first love, children, single father, single parent, small town, kids and family, grief, teenager ...
Time:
70s, 90s, year 1972, year 1991, 20th century ...
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, visually stunning, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, espionage, berlin wall, spy, funeral, 007, cold war era, betrayal, chase, covert operation, murder, hotel ...
Time:
year 1966, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, east germany, west berlin west germany, england ...
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160K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the ...
Style:
suspense, clever, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lawyer, corruption, murder, law firm, conspiracy, fbi, surveillance, murder mystery, blackmail, chase, legal, seduction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
boston, memphis, harvard university, usa, tennessee ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself – which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
Style:
scary, suspense, bloody, slasher, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, death, destiny, characters killed one by one, supernatural horror, fortune teller, amusement park, decapitation, foreknowledge, a vision, survival, youth ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
Style:
retro, exciting, serious, realistic, sex comedy ...
Plot:
world war one, biplane, ambition, fighter plane, fighter pilot, aviation, class differences, german army, chivalry, soldier, military, air attack ...
Time:
1910s, year 1966, year 1916, 1930s, 70s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, england, france
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228K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from ...
Style:
sentimental, funny, indie film, sweet, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
depression, self discovery, melancholy, coming of age, female nudity, paraplegic, love story, love, family relations, relationships, drug, dealing with death ...
Time:
year 2004, near future, medieval times, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, los angeles, new york, usa, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The funny, heart-warming and moving new film, from director Lewis Gilbert. When Violet Heaney's three daughters return home for her funeral, each sister finds her own way of coping with her loss. For Teresa, the eldest, it's herbal tea, ...
Style:
touching, black comedy, f word
Audience:
adult
Plot:
funeral, memory, mourning, loss, moving, grief, family drama, sisters, mother and daughter, sibling rivalry, family secret, heartwarming ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Zef’s stormy relationship with his brother Roni is further aggravated when Roni marries his daughter just as he is attending to his wife’s funeral. The two brothers have never got on with each other. One is faithful to his religion, the other ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wedding, jewish family, cousin cousin relationship, funeral, love and romance, disorder, rivalry, ego clash, fall in love, couples, nothing goes right, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, french riviera, new york, saint tropez ...
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2K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals...
Style:
humorous, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
funeral, estrangement, introspection, fall in love, family relations, parents and children, love story, couples, self discovery, friendship, society, girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
Style:
romantic, road movie, sentimental, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
true love, love, teacher, coming of age, funeral, loneliness, school, death, love story, grief, burial, asian history ...
Time:
year 1999, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
The 78th NHK Asadora is Hitomi. The series takes place in the old shitamachi area of Tokyo, and in these most recent episodes, 20-year old heroine Hitomi becomes the force around which her divorced mother, long estranged from her own father, is ...
Style:
asadora, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, exciting
Plot:
family drama, young woman, funeral, reconciliation, father, family problems, family life, young girl, kids and family, mother, father and daughter, family relations ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
It tells the story of a struggling man who, after flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, intense, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
relationships, family secret, salesman, half brother half sister relationship, family bonds, inheritance, funeral, family relations, single mother, siblings relations, drinking problem, family life ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Finding Neverland is an amusing drama about how the story of Peter Pan and Neverland came to be. During a writing slump play writer J.M. Barrie meets the widowed Sylvia and her three children who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, period piece, heartbreaking, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
single parent, writers, friendship, writer's life, parents and children, death, biopic, peter pan, stage play, country house, passion, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
edwardian era, 1900s, year 2004, turn of the century, future ...
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, canada
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A suburban American woman inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire and, guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere, defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
Style:
humorous, light, funny, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
mafia, funeral, italian mafia, inheritance, female protagonist, gunfight, adulterous husband, adventure hero, women, cheating, adultery, woman ...
Place:
italy, oregon, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Live Hallangen is declared dead but hours later she suddenly wakes up with a sudden urge for blood. Meanwhile, her brother Odd tries to keep the family driven funeral home afloat.
Style:
mysterious, suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
funeral home, funeral, survival, family secret, supernatural, violence, vampirism, family business, brother sister relationship, back from the dead, satire, murderer ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sister Maria is known in the convent for her good works and charity, but, in the secret depths of her sexual fantasies, she is tormented by visions of another world - a world where her forbidden passions are allowed to run free. In this world Satan ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, erotic, sexy, gothic ...
Plot:
nun, devil, sexual assault, seduction, murder, nunsploitation, satanism, evil nun, nudity, lucifer, black cat, lesbianism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
mexico, latin america
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