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Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: The Peanuts gang, including Snoopy and Woodstock, have gone off to summer camp. After a few days of the usual summer-camp activities, they all take part in a rafting race. Battling treacherous rapids, wild animals, and bullies from a rival camp, the ...
Style: avant garde, semi serious, feel good, humorous, 2d animation
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: summer camp, peanuts, river, wild ride, competition, superhero, camping trip, revolutionary war, never give up, camp, holiday, believe in yourself ...
Time: 20th century
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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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 7.1
 160K
State of Play (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's ...
Style: clever, political thriller, political, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: conspiracy, political conspiracy, journalism, politics, corruption, journalist, investigation, reporter, murder, congress, politician, spy ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Man of the Year (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch ...
Style: humorous, political, stylized, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: politics, comedian, conspiracy theory, presidential election, twists and turns, election, adaptation, world politics, media, campaign, president, head of state ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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 6.7
 308K
Angels & Demons (2009)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful ...
Style: exciting, intellectual, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: conspiracy, murder, twists and turns, illuminati, investigation, catholicism, vatican, riddles and clues, danger, secret society, religions or cults, religion ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s
Place: rome italy, italy, europe, harvard university, geneva switzerland
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he ...
Style: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, funny, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, mad scientist, small town, greed, parents and children, save the world, friendship, weatherman ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: fictional island, paris france, china, egypt, london ...
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 6.9
 87K
The Duchess (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Style: romantic, costume drama, sexy, emotional, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: royalty, love story, duchess, love triangle, love affair, aristocracy, duke, infidelity, adultery, high society, marriage, nobility ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 19th century, middle ages, ancient times ...
Place: england, britain, europe, london
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 6.6
 204K
Machete (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Style: parody, brutal, grindhouse, stylized, dark comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: hitman, blood, vigilante, revenge, vengeance, machete, corruption, immigrant, tough heroes, tough guy, sword fight, violent ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: texas, mexico, usa, austin texas
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The Green Hornet (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company ...
Style: funny, stylized, entertaining, satirical, clever ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: superhero, comic book, vigilante, martial arts, masked vigilante, partners against crime, buddy, violence, gunfight, car chase, justice, fight scenes ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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 6.4
 113K
The Iron Lady (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style: political, thought provoking, touching, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot: politics, british history, prime minister, british prime minister, female politician, life & death, women, leadership, biopic, female protagonist, british politics, political leader ...
Time: 20th century, 2010s, year 2011, 70s, 90s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
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 7.5
 179K
Milk (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and ...
Style: thought provoking, political, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot: gay, politics, homosexuality, protest, homosexual, murder, gays and lesbians, discrimination, male homosexuality, politician, biopic, gender ...
Time: 70s, 2000s, year 2008, 20th century, year 1973 ...
Place: san francisco, california, new york, america, bay area ...
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 6.1
 239K
RoboCop (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, intense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: cyborgs, police, robot, androids and robots, cyberpunk, urban, androids, haunted by the past, superhuman powers, graphic violence, technology, robocop ...
Time: future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 2020s ...
Place: detroit, usa, tehran iran, pentagon, china ...
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 6.9
 1K
The Student (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Roque starts University in Buenos Aires but he is not particularly interested in attending classes or working towards a degree. Instead, he dedicates his time to one of the many groups vying for control of the university, motivated less by grand ...
Plot: teacher student romance, university, betrayal, sex, male female relationship, student, graduation, worker, college student, political election, religion, female nudity ...
Place: argentina
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 7.1
 23K
Trash (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Brazil, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
Style: captivating, road movie, touching, entertaining, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: poverty, children, slum, mischievous children, friends, coming of age, young heroes, corruption, favela, teenager, youth, police corruption ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, latin america, brazil
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 7.4
 26K
No (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style: political, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: dictatorship, campaign, democracy, advertising, protest, oppression, fighting the system, underdog, politics, political conspiracy, rebellion, against the odds ...
Time: 80s, year 2012, 2010s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america
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Reaching for the Moon (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1951 New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian sensuality. She is the antithesis to Mary’s dashing partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Although ...
Style: touching, serious, realistic, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbian couple, lesbian love, writer's life, love and romance, love, lgbt, poet, american abroad, writers, lgbtq, couples ...
Time: 60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951, 1950s
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america, nebraska, manhattan new york city ...
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 8.1
 215K
Wild Tales (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
Style: dark comedy, suspense, psychological, anthology, tense ...
Plot: multiple storylines, dark humor, human nature, revenge, vengeance, fighting the system, corruption, sex scene, wedding party, twists and turns, violence, coincidence ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place: argentina, persia, south america, latin america
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 6.6
 1K
Getulio (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda in August 5, ...
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, captivating, bleak
Plot: politics, head of state, investigation, life is a bitch, state affairs, society, political conspiracy, assassination attempt, political unrest, political intrigue, dishonesty, journalism ...
Time: 50s, 20th century
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro
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The Bélier Family (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning the family farm. When her music teacher discovers she has a ...
Style: touching, suspenseful, semi serious, emotional, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: sign language, coming of age, teenage girl, deaf, teenager, teacher, moral dilemma, follow your dream, teenage life, audition, family life, deafness ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 143 min.
Story: TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and ...
Style: cynical, semi serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot: manipulation, political intrigue, journalism, media, media satire, political corruption, corrupt politician, state affairs, dishonesty, campaign, blackmail, governor ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: latin america, mexico
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 7.4
 219K
Darkest Hour (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style: period piece, political, inspirational, serious, suspense ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: world war two, british history, prime minister, politics, winston churchill, british politics, british prime minister, choice, decision, biopic, wartime, leader ...
Time: year 1940, 1940s, 2010s, year 2017
Place: england, britain, united kingdom, dunkirk, london ...
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 7.5
 228K
The Favourite (2018)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Style: period piece, factual, costume drama, historical drama, political ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, queen, aristocracy, bossy woman, power struggle, fight for supremacy, british royal family, british history, female rivalry, british aristocracy, violence ...
Time: 18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place: britain, england
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 6.5
 21K
The Party (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Denmark
Duration: 71 min.
Story: Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of revelations results in a huge crisis that throws their belief systems – and their values – into total disarray.
Style: minimal cast, dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, disturbing ...
Plot: secret, infidelity, politician, celebration, insult, karma, lesbian, party, pride, professor, drinking, doctor ...
Time: year 2017
Place: england, london
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 6.0
 4K
The Summit (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina, France, Spain
Duration: 114 min.
Story: At a Latin American Presidents’ Summit in Chile where the region’s alliances and geopolitical strategies are shaped, Hernán Blanco, the president of Argentina, lives a political and family drama. Through his son in law, he’s implicated in a ...
Style: suspense, art house, political
Plot: snow, political election, lawyer, politics, female nudity, bare breasts, horse, singing, sex scene, memory, mountain, male protagonist ...
Time: year 2017
Place: chile, south america, latin america
Is relevant ?
 6.6
 216K
Enola Holmes (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Style: detective, costume drama, period piece, suspense, romantic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: sherlock holmes, strong female lead, victorian england, feminism, amateur detective, female detective, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, private detective, fight, runaway teen, obsessive quest ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 2020s, edwardian era, future
Place: london, england, scotland yard
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The Spy Gone North (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story: In 1993, former military officer Suk-young Park is recruited as a spy by South Korea's National Intelligence Service, and given the code name "Black Venus". He is then sent to infiltrate a group of high-ranking North Korean officials ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, social ...
Plot: dictatorship, undercover agent, political campaign, political corruption, spy, top secret, undercover, dictator, double agent, government official, military, disguise ...
Time: year 1993, 90s, 2000s, year 1998
Place: north korea, south korea, beijing china, asia, china ...
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 7.6
 132K
The Two Popes (2019)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Explores the relationship and opposing visions between two of the most powerful leaders in the Catholic Church, both of whom must address their own pasts and the demands of the modern world in order to move the church forward.
Style: humorous, psychological, philosophical, motivational, controversial ...
Audience: teens
Plot: religion, vatican, catholic church, catholic, catholic priest, pope, priest, confession, dark humor, religious, biopic, guilt ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place: rome italy, italy, buenos aires argentina, argentina
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 4.5
 45K
Thunder Force (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Style: funny, humorous, feel good, light, captivating ...
Plot: superhero, interracial friendship, superhero team, female superhero, female protagonist, old friend, power, overweight woman, teamwork, heroes, friend, superpower ...
Place: chicago
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 6.8
 82K
Mank (2020)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
Style: black and white, historical drama, sentimental, inspirational, intense ...
Plot: screenwriter, filmmaking, wealth, biopic, writers, beach, movie business, politics, friendship, loneliness, car accident, name calling ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 2020s, year 1942, year 1936 ...
Place: los angeles, mojave desert, california, usa
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 7.2
 594K
Don't Look Up (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Two low-level astronomers, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace.
Style: apocalyptic, feel good, dark comedy, political, funny ...
Audience: kids, date night, adult
Plot: disaster, end of the world, asteroid, social satire, meteorite, apocalypse, danger, save the world, astronaut, chaos, comet, politics ...
Time: future, 2020s, year 1994, distant future, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa, london, america, illinois ...
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