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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Jun, Akari, Sakurako and Fumi truly believe that they can confide in each other. But one day, at a party, Jun confesses that she is seeking a divorce from her husband and this information seems to upset the other three. They follow her trial as she ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, romantic drama, exciting, melancholic ...
Plot:
sluttiness, wench, harlot, abusive wife, slutty attitude, narcissistic woman, slutty wife, narcissism, promiscuous woman, infidelity, divorce, premarital sex ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia
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28K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A recent college graduate and his friends are forced to lower life expectations when they leave school for the real world. Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will and Jillian who find themselves lost in a sea of ...
Style:
intense, humorous, entertaining, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
job interview, workplace, happy ending, college graduate, career, best friend, lifestyle, buddies, adolescence vs adulthood, workplace situations, twentysomething life, sex scene ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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690
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, touching, entertaining
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, lifestyle, actor's life, starlet, world war two, extramarital affair, career, artists and showbiz, crumbling marriage, showbiz, infidelity ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, europe, usa, germany
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142K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Style:
culinary, inspirational, exciting, talky, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chef, cooking, food, restaurant, abuse of power, violent behavior, gastronomy, violent man, male chauvinist, psychopath as protagonist, love, bullying ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k
Place:
london, new orleans, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Three hour mini-series tells the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists - Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Manet. Entirely based on documentary evidence, special effects transport the viewer inside some of the ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
bohemian life, painting, painter, artist, historical character, career, art, talented, poverty, lifestyle, rise and fall, biopic ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, victorian era, 20th century
Place:
france, britain, paris france
Is relevant?
9K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Rake is an Australian television series, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC1 in 2010. It stars Richard Roxburgh as rake Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but ...
Style:
witty, humorous, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
lawyer, trial, rivalry, career, judge, against the rules, courtroom, dedicated lawyer, deal, middle aged, law, criminal lawyer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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12K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, stylized, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, espionage, reporter, journalist, uncover truth, spy, love triangle, workplace, investigation, cold war, boss ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Lead Balloon is a British television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, cynical, hilarious ...
Plot:
comedian, nothing goes right, everyday life, socially awkward, artists and showbiz, career, alienation, self involved, frustration, backstage, antisocial behavior, cynic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Six Degrees is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation.
It premiered on September 21, 2006, ...
Style:
serious, sincere, mysterious, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
lifestyle, starting over, love affair, haunted by the past, coincidence, social problems, human nature, friendship, career, idealism, workplace, roommate ...
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
9K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Jim Jefferies, an edgy, foul-mouthed stand-up comedian from Australia, in his mid-30s and living in LA, is endeavoring to make his life and career more “legit,” only to find it a difficult, uncomfortable uphill struggle every step of the way. ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, not serious, sitcom, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lifestyle, career, antisocial behavior, self involved, dark humor, buddies, friendship, everyday life, irresponsible, quadriplegic, disabled, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
148K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, jungle, treasure, buddy, bounty hunter, lone hero, chase, tough guy, fight, gold, amazon rainforest, respect ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america, los angeles, south america, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Style:
dramatic, entertaining, emotional, psychological thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
twists and turns, con artists, mental illness, heist, cons and scams, plot twist, greed, partner, con men, life philosophy, slick, psychology ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from one of the best DJ's alive, through subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, touching, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
dj, music, disability, party, clubbing, recording studio, mute or deaf, addiction, rave, comeback, musician's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ibiza, canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, intense, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
football, high school, american football, cheerleader, sport team, high school football, underdog, championship, youth, athlete's life, small town, football team ...
Time:
80s, year 2004, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
texas, usa, houston texas, midwest, austin texas ...
Is relevant?
23K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sincere, realistic, saga ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay couple, gay relationship, gay interest, gays and lesbians, gay latino, homosexuality, lgbt, male male relationship, friendship, group of friends, friendship between men ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, idaho, california, los angeles, usa ...
Is relevant?
109K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin ...
Style:
psychological, romantic, independent film, feel good, rom com ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
bittersweet, writer's block, writers, redheaded woman, novelist, loneliness, dream, mental illness, life philosophy, manic pixie dream girl, imaginary character, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
La Ciudad de las Estrellas, a tiny town in the South American jungle, is home to an understaffed, understocked medical clinic where three idealistic doctors come looking for change.
Style:
sincere, medical drama, serious, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
nurse, doctors and patients, doctor, patient, medical, idealism, workplace, surgery, career, love and romance, clinic, cure ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to ...
Style:
medical drama, sexy, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
doctor, medical, doctors and patients, rich man, physician, family relations, high society, starting over, rich, flirting, health situation, career ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, long island, usa
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41K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country ...
Style:
dark comedy, talky, realistic, psychological, humorous ...
Plot:
hostage, martial arts, down on your luck, nothing goes right, actor, filmmaking, existentialism, satire, storytelling, police investigation, lifestyle, showbiz ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
belgium, europe, los angeles, brussels, brussels belgium
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
TV show
Story:
Helen Mirren returns for the final time as Jane Tennison in the long-awaited Prime Suspect 7. Retirement looms for Detective Superintendent Tennison, but as her career draws to a close, the body of a missing schoolgirl is found, and the hunt for her ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, bleak
Plot:
policewoman, law enforcement, whodunit, police investigation, suspicion, career, murder, haunted by the past, prime suspect, suspect, amateur detective, alcoholism ...
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sincere, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
basketball, underdog, athlete and trainer, racism, college, racial discrimination, teamwork, coach, racial segregation, basketball coach, racial prejudice, civil rights ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966
Place:
texas, usa, el paso texas, indiana, mexico ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, dark comedy, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mishap, bad luck, comedian, antisocial behavior, conversation, misunderstanding, lifestyle, socially awkward, everyday life, actor, showbiz, actress ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 20th century, 2020s, 2000s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
198K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, sexy, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, breakup, love and romance, musician, musician's life, rock, rock and roll, love story, love, character study, relationships, dating ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle, london
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407K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his ...
Style:
bloody, breathtaking, depressing, harsh, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boxing, character study, redemption, rise and fall, boxer, violent, bad temper, brutality, mafia, jealousy, dysfunctional family, rage ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1980, 60s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, chicago, italy, florida ...
Is relevant?
29K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
country music, fame, musician, music, hopes, music industry, closeted homosexual, celebrity, family relations, lifestyle, desire for fame, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, southern usa, nashville tennessee, tennessee
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
The Trip is a television sitcom series first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in the United Kingdom. The series stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalised versions of themselves undertaking a restaurant tour of northern England.
The partly ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, cynical ...
Plot:
food, comedian, travel, actor, artists and showbiz, actor's life, career, impersonating, fame, odd couple, buddies, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Trying to make a name for themselves in New York's competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein and his friend and business partner Cam Calderon use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition. With the help of ...
Style:
erotic, semi serious, stylized, sensual, captivating ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, businessman, follow your dream, group of friends, determination, party, young woman, lifestyle, ambition, ambitious, success, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Friday Night Lights is an American drama television series based around a high school football team situated in Texas. The series takes place in the fictional town of Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, football, athlete and trainer, american football, sport team, cheerleader, friendship, contests and competitions, coach, small town, teenager, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, hawaii, southern usa, usa
Is relevant?
526K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style:
emotional, tense, inspirational, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, courage, mixed martial arts, fight scenes, boxing, fistfight, estrangement, muscleman, happy ending, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, fight ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
Is relevant?
406K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, sincere, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, change of luck, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, new jersey, usa ...
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