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54K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Two romantically-engaged corporate spies team up to manipulate a corporate race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and enable them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together.
Style:
clever, sexy, romantic, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
twists and turns, undercover, manipulation, love affair, investigation, rivalry, cia, justice, intrigue, caper, battle of the sexes, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2013, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, london, new york, miami ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering ...
Style:
ironic, psychological, enigmatic, tense, cerebral ...
Plot:
manipulation, jealousy, infidelity, couple relations, existentialism, surveillance, adaptation, storytelling, love and romance, artists and showbiz, showbiz, lesbian ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Shakespeare's Play transplanted into a 1930s setting.
Style:
talky, stylized, period piece, witty, political ...
Plot:
politics, medieval, shakespeare, royal family, murder, betrayal, manipulation, royalty, assassination, greed, battles, monarchy ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe, new york, germany
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388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of ...
Style:
futuristic, cult classic, dutch angle, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, post apocalypse, evil alien, heroic mission, violence, slavery, escape attempt, danger, escapades, survival, rat ...
Time:
future, year 2000, y2k, distant future
Place:
denver colorado, washington d.c.
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61K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, sexy, sexual, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, teenager, obsessive love, stalker, rape, danger, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, violence against women ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
seattle, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, gothic, clever, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
dark humor, immortality, love triangle, obsession, magic, death, fountain of youth, afterlife, satire, rejuvenation, zombie, potion ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
california, persia, beverly hills, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack didn't realize is ...
Style:
adult animation, psychedelic, cult classic, surprise ending, anime ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
cartoonist, sex, femme fatale, erotica, alternate reality, manipulation, nightclub, comic book, seduction, soldier, police officer, skyscraper ...
Time:
1940s, year 1992, 90s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.
Style:
psychological, serious, sexy, sexual, gloomy ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, male homosexuality, lgbtq, loneliness, lgbt teen, family problems, closeted homosexual, brother brother relationship, threat, farm, gay son ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2013, year 1997, 70s ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style:
surprise ending, clever, entertaining, twist ending, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, teamwork, fbi, outsmarting, scheme, perfect crime, twists and turns, con artists, stage magic, bank robbery, cons and scams, magician ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, lust, murder, nudity, erotica, rough sex, serial killer, sex, seduction, fatal attraction, coitus, antisocial personality disorder ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, scotland yard, europe, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, sex comedy, sensual ...
Plot:
sex, orgy, perversion, lesbian, voyeurism, sexual relations, erotica, oral sex, dangerous attraction, lesbian sex, sex scene, public nudity ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Style:
witty, romantic, feel good, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, battle of the sexes, opposites attract, satire, love at first sight, marriage, marriage of convenience, divorce, passion, manipulation, love story, dark humor ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, las vegas ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A loner moves in to a small Texas town, finds himself a job, and sets about plotting to rob the local bank.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, noir, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, erotica, infidelity, love triangle, manipulation, dangerous attraction, extramarital affair, voyeur, skinny dipping, car salesman, menage a trois, bank robbery ...
Time:
80s, 1950s, 90s
Place:
texas, virginia, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Luke's exultance at being selected for The Skulls (a secret society bred within the walls of a prominent Ivy League Campus) is soon overshadowed when he realises that all is 'not well in Wonderland'. For The Skulls is a breeding ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, psychological, suspenseful, teen ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
secret society, college, conspiracy, murder, manipulation, uncover truth, campus, amateur detective, friendship, investigation, conspiracy theory, social differences ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place:
yale university, usa, connecticut, harvard university
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Style:
black and white, entertaining, light, romantic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
shakespeare, manipulation, true love, twists and turns, obsession, wedding planning, matchmaking, love affair, comedy of errors, verbal byplay, opposites attract, sex ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Place:
sicily, london, california
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1.1M
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Style:
dramatic, realistic, psychological, motivational, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot:
music, jazz, obsession, emotional abuse, mentor, musician, teachers and students, drummer, follow your dream, desire for fame, musician's life, public humiliation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, north america, peru, new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective, Alex Cross takes the case and teams up with young security agent, Jezzie Flannigan in hope of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Every second counts as ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, psychopath, profiler, twists and turns, secret service, telephone call, u.s. senator, teacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, police investigation, mind game, policewoman, police, murder investigation, death, twists and turns, murder mystery, race against time ...
Time:
year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, persia, grand central station manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A single woman in her early thirties, Martha (Margit Carstensen) is on vacation with her father in Europe when he has a heart attack and falls down dead...
Style:
disturbing, art house, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
domination, manipulation, businessman, psychopath, mental disorder, bullying, marriage, obsession, car crash, librarian, marriage as hell, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s
Place:
rome italy, germany
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someone—or something—begins to punish those who tell a lie—or refuse the dare.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, slasher, scary, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
truth or dare, game, group of friends, supernatural horror, danger, survival, demon, murder, characters killed one by one, college, supernatural, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, tijuana mexico, big ben london, london, tokyo ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the sterile setting of a powerful multinational, two young women compete ... Isabelle is working under the orders of Christine, a woman of power she admires unreservedly.
Style:
sexy, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sex, lesbian subtext, female boss, betrayal, obsession, manipulation, boss and employee, female female relationship, female executive, revenge, office, power relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, cairo egypt
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11K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new ...
Style:
suspenseful, tricky, psychological, talky, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
con artists, forgery, manipulation, cons and scams, heist, plot twist, justice, caper, partner, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, argentina, california
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21K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer. His victims are young and pretty women, which he rapes and murders. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his ...
Style:
tense, detective, psychological, sexy, sexual ...
Plot:
serial killer, father daughter relationship, murder mystery, murder, police detective, killer, nudity, kidnapping, manipulation, obsession, violent, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, new orleans
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68K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hacker, conspiracy, computer, spy, mathematics, computer hacker, hacking, cryptography, caper, betrayal, mathematician, twists and turns ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s, year 1969, 60s
Place:
san francisco, russia, palo alto california, bay area, canada
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Style:
witty, satirical, visually appealing, political, factual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, casino, manipulation, profanity, gambling, conspiracy, native american, cons and scams, corruption, dishonesty, investigation, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., california, texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, erotic, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
swinger couple, wife swapping, mate swapping, swingers, sex, cheating on husband, murder, sexual content, manipulation, protagonist as suspect, lawyer, infidelity ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
An Argentinian crime drama revolving around a sheet of rare stamps (the Nine Queens).
Style:
tense, clever, cerebral, mindfuck, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, plot twist, partner, counterfeiter, manipulation, forgery, crime gone awry, justice, con man, con men, robbery, partners in crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, south america, venezuela, latin america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Peter Greenaway's first fiction feature (after the mock-documentary The Falls) made him immediately famous and was named one of the most original films of the 1980s by British critics. The action is set in the director's beloved 17th ...
Style:
atmospheric, talky, stylized, surreal, sexual ...
Plot:
art, murder, adultery, artist, manipulation, dishonesty, boss and employee, power relations, society, social climbing, sexual dysfunction, social differences ...
Time:
17th century, year 1982
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, tricky, cynical ...
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, twists and turns, manipulation, small town, betrayal, murder, cons and scams, nothing goes right, dishonesty, disorder, couples ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
usa, nevada, portland oregon
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