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 7.0
 662
Cocked (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
Story: The Paxsons are a broken family working together - and against each other - in the most quintessentially American business, the business of guns.
Style: humorous, clever, semi serious, realistic, independent film
Plot: family relations, family problems, parents and children, workplace, family business, siblings relations, homecoming, law, female nudity, bare breasts
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Mister Sterling (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David ...
Style: realistic, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: politics, political intrigue, state affairs, idealism, democrat, legal action, media, society, senator, love, rivalry, fall in love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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 5.0
 435
He Loves Me (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When Laura begins to suspect her husband is cheating on her, she is devastated by his infidelity, despite having a torrid affair of her own. While she desperately tries to save her marriage, Laura's mysterious past begins to emerge, making her ...
Style: psychological, emotional, captivating, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot: love affair, family relations, sex scene, family problems, couples, unfulfillment, stalking, dishonesty, memory loss, suburban life, midlife crisis, manipulation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., seattle
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 6.0
 309
Wanda at Large (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Wanda at Large is an American sitcom that ran for two seasons on the Fox network in 2003. The series was created by and stars comedian Wanda Sykes.
Style: humorous, captivating, sitcom, light, feel good ...
Plot: politics, family relations, single parent, relationship vs career, social relations, workplace, media, civil rights, female protagonist, satire, black, stand up comedian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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November Criminals (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Addison Schacht investigates the murder of his friend Kevin, with the help of Phoebe, and they discover the truth is darker than they ever imagined.
Style: touching, cynical, suspenseful, sincere, captivating ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school, murder, death of mother, confrontation, girlfriend, friendship, father son relationship, investigation, drug dealer, police, ambition, family relations ...
Place: washington d.c., usa
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Hajji Washington (1983)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he opens the embassy, he is unable to invite statesmen to visit him. Haji fires the embassy staff due to ...
Plot: ambassador, revisionist history, president, usa president, alternate history, decapitation, caravan, embassy, cowboy, u.s. president, betrayal, corruption ...
Place: washington d.c., persia, iran, usa
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 5.6
 16
High Risk (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A troupe of former circus performers plot to steel a valuable artifact from an embassy in Washington, DC.
Plot: caper, artifact, circus performer, embassy, jewel theft, acrobat, heist, statue
Place: washington d.c.
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 7.5
 617K
Zombieland (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to ...
Style: funny, humorous, apocalyptic, road movie, parody ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, manly ...
Plot: zombie, post apocalypse, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, survival, road trip, virus, amusement park, end of the world, living dead, dark humor, chaos and mayhem ...
Time: year 2009, near future, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., los angeles, ohio, columbus ohio, usa ...
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National Treasure (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, clever, suspense, scenic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, archaeologist, treasure hunter, adventurer, secret place, riddles and clues, map, journey, ancient, artifact ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, year 1974, 18th century, 1830s ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., philadelphia, pennsylvania, new jersey ...
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 6.6
 195K
Eagle Eye (2008)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push ...
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, intense, futuristic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: surveillance, artificial intelligence, chase, mysterious character, investigation, technology gone awry, life turned upside down, computers and web, fugitives, chases and races, imaginary, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2008, near future, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., afghanistan, chicago, indianapolis indiana, pentagon
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 7.2
 5K
Medium Cool (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting them look at his tapes to find suspects. When he ...
Style: independent film, political, cult classic, cynical, disturbing ...
Plot: journalism, politics, hippie, bare chested male, counterculture, photographer, vietnam war, journalist, culture clash, american politics, american history, photograph ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, year 1968, 20th century
Place: chicago, washington d.c., usa, west virginia, america ...
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 6.6
 2K
I Think I Do (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A screwball comedy about a gay couple at a straight couple's wedding.
Style: homoerotic, semi serious, realistic, clever, humorous ...
Audience: date night
Plot: gay, lgbtq, wedding, gays and lesbians, lovers, lgbtqi, glbt, gay romance, happy ending, roommate, friendship, couples ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c., usa
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The President's Analyst (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst. But then the stress of the job and the paranoid spies that come with a sensitive government position get to him, and he runs away. Now ...
Style: funny, humorous, witty, clever, satirical ...
Plot: spy, espionage, politics, secret agent, cold war, conspiracy, surveillance, assassination attempt, state affairs, manhunt, undercover, political intrigue ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: new jersey, usa, washington d.c., england, europe ...
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 6.4
 15K
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.
Style: factual, humorous, light, captivating, realistic ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: u.s. president, secret service, usa president, eccentricity, dialogue, singer, president, musician's life, art, photograph, white house, based on real people ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1971, year 1970
Place: usa, las vegas, washington d.c., memphis, los angeles
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 5.8
 6K
The Walker (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
Style: serious, suspenseful, contemplative, tense, realistic ...
Plot: murder, lobbyist, investigation, politics, hypocrisy, state affairs, dishonesty, law enforcement, twists and turns, false accusation, conspiracy, lgbt ...
Time: 20th century, year 2007, 50s, 1950s
Place: usa, washington d.c., virginia
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 6.3
 50K
W. (2008)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. W takes viewers through Bush’s eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and ...
Style: political, factual, cynical, sincere, horror comedy ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: politics, president, election, oil, patriotism, rise to the top, u.s. president, iraq war, parents and children, american history, doubts and hesitations, head of state ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s, 60s ...
Place: iraq, middle east, washington d.c., texas, austin texas ...
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 6.8
 58K
Rendition (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside ...
Style: serious, rough, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: terrorism, politics, conspiracy, terrorist, war on terror, kidnapping, cia, islamic terrorism, espionage, torture, islam, spy ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, washington d.c., illinois, chicago ...
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 6.9
 39K
Private Parts (1997)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.
Style: humorous, funny, semi serious, witty, sexy ...
Plot: radio, nudity, anti conformity, sorority, public nudity, satire, female pubic hair, female nudity, ambition, lifestyle, workplace, rebelliousness ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, year 1981, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: washington d.c., middle east, new york, usa, detroit
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Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert ...
Style: suspense, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: journalism, cia, courtroom drama, reporter, lawyer, investigation, media, courtroom, corruption, murder, espionage, spy ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., persia
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 6.4
 242K
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: 'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy ...
Style: parody, spoof, dark comedy, humorous, absurd ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: mars, ufo, alien invasion, alien, space and aliens, evil alien, disaster, save the world, dark humor, outer space, flying saucer, invasion ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, future, year 1996
Place: washington d.c., usa, las vegas, kentucky, kansas ...
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In the Line of Fire (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, political, tense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: secret service, obsession, election, assassin, assassination attempt, conspiracy, assassination of president, assassination plot, president, gunfight, hitman, terrorism ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century, year 1992
Place: washington d.c., california, los angeles, usa, dallas texas ...
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 6.1
 12K
Heartburn (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living ...
Style: melancholic, lyrical, sentimental, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: journalism, pregnancy, dysfunctional family, divorce, journalist, battle of the sexes, cheating, marriage, writers, infidelity, crumbling marriage, fall in love ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, washington d.c., usa
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 5.5
 21K
Head of State (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam (Rock) as his replacement .
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, light, absurd ...
Plot: politics, president, usa president, farce, presidential election, stereotypes, black, hip hop, state affairs, ambition, republican, head of state ...
Time: year 2003
Place: usa, washington d.c., chicago, nashville tennessee
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 7.3
 104K
Election (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, political, witty, humorous ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: high school, teacher, election, satire, teenage girl, politics, campaign, jealousy, coming of age, society, school, teachers and students ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, y2k, 20th century
Place: nebraska, washington d.c., new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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 6.9
 57K
Dave (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bill Mitchell is the philandering and distant President of the United States. Dave Kovic is a sweet-natured and caring Temp Agency operator, who by a staggering coincidence looks exactly like the President. As such, when Mitchell wants to escape an ...
Style: feel good, political, touching, humorous, witty ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: president, u.s. president, politics, conspiracy, political corruption, lookalikes, congress, head of state, white house, state affairs, fish out of water, love affair ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Chasing Liberty (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The President's daughter, unable to experience life like a normal 18 year-old, escapes from her entourage of Secret Service agents while traveling in Europe. She falls in love with a handsome British stranger, who also happens to be working ...
Style: feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, teen, sexy ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: teenager, white house, travel, youth, president, love and romance, love story, teen romance, working undercover, dishonesty, happy ending, teenage girl ...
Time: year 2004
Place: europe, washington d.c., prague, berlin germany, venice ...
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 6.2
 18K
Casino Jack (2010)
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: political, factual, satirical, visually appealing, stylized ...
Audience: adult
Plot: native american, politics, manipulation, gambling, conspiracy, profanity, cons and scams, corruption, ambition, lifestyle, dishonesty, investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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The American President (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and ...
Style: political, romantic, touching, witty, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: politics, president, love story, white house, love, election, widower, world politics, single father, liberal, dating, republican ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Along Came a Spider (2001)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
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, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: serial killer, kidnapping, police investigation, serial murder, investigation, profiler, psychopath, twists and turns, secret service, psychologist, manipulation, conspiracy theory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: After a senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining senator and the state governor must decide on a person who will play along with their shady deals and not cause any ...
Style: political, talky, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: politics, hippie, cowboy, murder, death, corruption, vietnam war, senator, heroes, campaign, injustice, criminal heroes ...
Time: 70s
Place: washington d.c., usa
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