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15K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a ...
Style:
black and white, tense, bleak, noir, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
world war two, prison, military, desert, brutality, prison escape, sadism, military prison, world war, great war, wartime, prisoner ...
Time:
1940s, year 1965, 20th century
Place:
africa, libya, north africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and ...
Style:
touching, talky, unusual plot structure, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
prison, gay, homosexuality, prison life, lgbt, gay cruising, prison sex, male homosexuality, lgbtq, holocaust survivor, gay teacher, masturbation ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969, year 1968, year 1945, year 1957 ...
Place:
germany, west germany, australia
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15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Palestine
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, thought provoking, mind blowing, political ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, muslim, friendship, moral dilemma, confession, resistance, power of love, gain trust, life is a bitch, danger, terrorism, social problems ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, palestinian authority, israel, maghreb
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, tense, black comedy ...
Plot:
al qaeda, bosnian war, behind enemy lines, fictional war, 20 year old, truck, gas mask, 18 year old, survival, military, murder, pursuit ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
germany, congo, vietnam, normandy, cambodia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky ...
Style:
hood, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
urban ghetto life, rapper, organized crime, ghetto, urban, drug dealing, drug, gangster, drug lord, black, rise and fall, street life ...
Time:
80s, year 2002, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, Kazakhstan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania, are ambushed by Muslim rebels in the grandly forbidding Caucasus and taken prisoner. Although complete understanding never fully emerges, their bittersweet ordeal ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
pow, war, hostage, russian soldier, prison, violence, soldier, confined, captivity, poverty, islam, prisoner ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 21st century
Place:
chechnya, russia, caucasus, soviet union, asia
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
About ten years after the Second World War, a group of juvenile offenders are sent to the Shounan Special Reform School, a kind of juvenile detention center, to deal with the atrocities and injustices they experienced in the war.
Style:
anime, neo noir, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
prison, gay rape, courage, friendship, freedom, revenge, brutality, prisoner, boxing, male camaraderie, nurse, torture ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Style:
buddy comedy, action comedy, captivating, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
hitman, chase, on the run, killer, two man army, bodyguard, tough guy, assassin, criminal, one against many, protection, car chase ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, netherlands, london, buckingham palace, manchester ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating ...
Style:
sadistic, rough, exciting, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
genius, psychopath, chaos, police, psychologist, fear, prisoner, criminal, psychology, bomb, one against many, terrorism ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange (Teruyuki Kagawa) notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
boxer, boxing, prisoner, boxing training, boxing trainer, boxing match, orphan, prison, japanese man, rivalry, street fighter, jail ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
kids
Plot:
nazi germany, hitler, nazi, gestapo, battered woman, bolshevik, world war two, resistance fighter, anti fascist, assassination attempt, corporal punishment, infidelity ...
Time:
year 1939, 1930s, pre world war two, year 2015, year 1945 ...
Place:
germany, munich germany, europe, switzerland, berlin germany
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, touching, disturbing ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, time paradox, subconscious, escape attempt, mind game, man versus machine, father son relationship, prisoner, computer, political prisoner, mistaken identity, plot twist ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Park Jung-Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself in locked up at the police station. He has temporary amnesia. Park Jung-Woo is falsely accused and is sentenced to death. He ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, tense, disturbing, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prosecutor, murder, prison, memory, prisoner, amnesiac, memory loss, twins, corruption, dishonesty, district attorney, adaptation ...
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young police officer, a local guide and his daughter follows the trail of a prison escapee, Nasor, into a mysterious forest with many hidden secrets, one of which directly relates to the death of Nasor's father at the hands of the father of ...
Style:
suspense, serious, rough, scary, psychotronic
Plot:
giant snake, forest, time travel, pursuit, manhunt, prisoner, chase, creature, supernatural, on the lam, curse, undercover cop ...
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379
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Finland, Estonia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, factual
Plot:
playwright, spy, women in society, power, writers, politics, prisoner, world war two, stage play, business, interrogation, jail ...
Time:
1940s, year 1936, year 1942, year 1941, year 1943 ...
Place:
finland, soviet union, helsinki finland, stockholm sweden
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Genre: Horror
Country: Belgium
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
On an obscure chat site, Jeff pretends to be an SM mistress who’s looking for a sister to her slave Julie. That way Jeff manages to gain the trust of his victims and lure them to his flat, where a gruesome fate awaits them.
Style:
suspense, scary, disturbing, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
serial killer, police officer, murder, prisoner, investigation, police, investigator, anger, escape, disguise, masturbation, erotica ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The tango king Harry Koivikko was found dead six years ago in a sleazebag motel, with a knife is his back. The biggest manhunt in the county faded away without results. Jussi Vares gets a phone call from a down-and-out journalist; the informant ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot:
private detective, murder investigation, prisoner, private investigator, murder, police, prison escape, nordic, car bomb, singer, flashback, beer ...
Place:
finland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Living on the outer boundaries of society, the eponymous orange thief and some other country-wise ruffians steal fruit for sustenance, sale, and the sheer excitement of courting danger. After the thief ends up in a Sicilian jail, his life takes an ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating
Plot:
criminal heroes, life turned upside down, society, against the rules, social misfits, jail, prisoner, deal, cell mate, thief, life sentence, land ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sicily, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on the book Crossed Over: A Murder/A Memoir by Beverly Lowry, Crossed Over tells the true story of a woman, Beverly Lowry, who after the tragic hit-and-run death of her teenage son, sinks into a deep depression. Lowry and her supportive ...
Style:
psychological, serious, sincere, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot:
obsession, family problems, hopes, human nature, life is a bitch, murder, estrangement, redemption, friendship, curses spells and rituals, death in the family, prisoner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, usa, texas
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines, Indonesia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Half-witted longtime friends Albert, Isaac, Mozart "Mo", Michaelangelo "Mike" and Aristotle "Aris" were used to living moronic yet pretty normal and hassle-free lives until successful career woman Becky Pamintuan ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, realistic
Plot:
friendship, false accusation, frame up, goofy hero, youth, buddies, rivalry, society, prisoner, stupidity, prison escape, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, indonesia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story begins a couple days after the war has ended. A group of Serbian soldiers in charge of clearing the fields from mines discovers a man sealed inside a factory's basement. A mysterious man says he is 'ours', he doesn't ...
Style:
tense, serious, psychological thriller, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
military, post war, isolation, supernatural, danger, missing person, prisoner, paranoia, mind meld, soldier, violent content, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
bosnia, balkan, croatia, europe, former yugoslavia
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47K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Style:
biblical, intense, suspense, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, arena, religion, survival, christian, jesus, slavery, medieval, justice, mentor ...
Time:
1st century, year 2016, biblical epic, ancient times
Place:
palestine, rome italy, italy, greece, jerusalem
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22K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
danger, chases and races, crime gone awry, dishonesty, heist, gangster, partner, prisoner, criminal, disorder, revenge, bank robber ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
detroit, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 2150 min.
TV show
Story:
Straightline Productions: All or Nothing. Presented by Transworld Snowboarding (2009)
Style:
suspense, tense
Plot:
jail, false accusation, prison gang, prison, prison life, prisoner, confined, jailed, prison warden, falsely accused, maximum security prison, prison sentence ...
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are ...
Style:
harsh, suspenseful, tense, serious, rough ...
Plot:
world war two, war, pow, military, prisoners of war, prisoner of war camp, jungle, christian, soldier, war crime, hopes, leadership ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
japan, asia, hawaii, scotland, burma ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: Mexico, Spain, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ...
Style:
epic, exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
military, soldier, culture clash, foe turned friend, tragic hero, heroes, society, immigrant, anger, prisoner, death, medieval ...
Time:
19th century, year 1999, 1840s
Place:
mexico, latin america, ireland
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The successful publicist Adam Vance of the SFC is in the middle of a campaign to get an important Japanese client and is needy of sex because his traumatized wife Jennifer Vance was raped one year ago and is totally frigid, refusing to have sex. His ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, sexy ...
Plot:
computers and web, extramarital affair, voyeurism, femme fatale, murder, cyberspace, technophobia, dishonesty, adultery, obsession, danger, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, epic, costume drama ...
Plot:
napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic wars, conspiracy, prison, heroes, dishonesty, state affairs, downfall, island, love, prisoner, exile ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, year 2003, 18th century
Place:
europe, france
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style:
sad, emotional, heartbreaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
world war two, child protagonist, coming of age, childhood, pow, captivity, japanese army, peasant, survival, child, young heroes, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1945
Place:
china, japan, asia, indochina, hong kong ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The war film that's not a war film. A film about the mental institution which backdrop is the Chechen war. A story about the patients living in an institution during the war on the border of Chechnia and Russia during the war. The patients have ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot:
mental illness, mental institution, schizophrenic, love affair, fall in love, dark humor, military life, war, mental disorder, prisoner, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, psychopath ...
Time:
year 2002, year 1996
Place:
chechnya, soviet union, russia, afghanistan
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