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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In a floating city where the rich discard their waste—and people—Rudo is framed for murder and thrown into the Pit, where a hellscape of mutated garbage beasts dwell. To survive, he must wield a new power and join the rogue Cleaners. Rudo ...
Style:
dark fantasy, anime, bleak, neo noir, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, survival, junkyard, dystopia, toxic waste, wrongful imprisonment, violence, exile, corruption, urban decay, class struggle, cyberpunk ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Drama directed by Radoslaw Piwowarski.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, melancholic, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
anti semitism, exile, emigration, youth, political persecution, moral dilemma, identity crisis, political oppression, cold war, escape, family conflict, nationalism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
poland
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153
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, historical drama, period piece, political drama
Plot:
dissident, exile, hunger, human rights, authoritarianism, oppression, political repression, biopic, activism, civil rights movement, nobel prize, cold war ...
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, ...
Style:
saga, emotional, historical drama, family saga, melancholic ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, diaspora, biopic, exile, refugee, motherhood, immigration, family drama, survival, mother son relationship, resilience, family relations ...
Place:
armenia, marseille, ottoman empire, france, provence
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in Prinkipo having been driven from power by Stalin. The Nazis rise to power in Germany and Austria ...
Style:
bleak, historical drama, thought provoking, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
suicide, exile, mental illness, character study, biopic, tragedy, obsession, female protagonist, identity crisis, alienation, political repression, claustrophobia ...
Time:
1930s, year 1985
Place:
berlin germany, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
As an older man, the Apostle John was sentenced to forced labor on the Island of Patmos. God honored John with His visions, faithfully transcribed to become the Book of Revelation.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, meditative, mystical, contemplative ...
Plot:
faith, exile, religious, revelation, apocalypse, island, visionary, symbolism, prophecy, devotional, solitude, forced labor ...
Time:
1st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Film about the writer Manuel Puig and the years he spent in Río de Janeiro.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, emotional, sensual, period drama
Plot:
writers, biopic, exile, gay lead character, lgbtq, identity, repression, sexuality, self discovery, political persecution, sexually liberated, social commentary ...
Place:
argentina, rio de janeiro, brazil, mexico
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin ...
Style:
anime, exciting, shounen, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, master warrior, swordsman, bully, mature, samurai sword, serial killer, sword fight, battles, innocence, wandering ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 60s
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Dominican Republic, USA, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The coming of age journey of Samuel, a young Haitian boy whose life takes a tragic turn when his father is kidnapped, and he then decides to travel to the United States and Canada to find his mother.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, melancholic, intercultural, road movie ...
Plot:
journey, coming of age, immigration, exile, family drama, social issues, survival, child protagonist, identity, grief, resilience, childhood trauma ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
haiti, north america, canada, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In 1939, Ramon (Jacques Penot) was a young man, caught up in his Barcelona family's involvement on the Republic side in the brutal Spanish Civil War. He and his family fled into exile ahead of Franco's troops. Now it is many years later, ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, fascism, exile, political repression, memory, flashback, family history, reflection, totalitarianism, nostalgia, memories, butler ...
Time:
20th century, year 1939
Place:
barcelona, catalonia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his queen Maria Sofia. This serio-comic drama follows the ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, comedy drama, costume drama
Plot:
royalty, exile, cross dressing, character study, catholic church, aristocracy, vatican, retiring, social change, satire, obsession, melancholy ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
rome italy, italy, naples italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Senegal
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
El Hadj is studying in Paris. He is one of the young Senegalese men who have come to Paris since the French colony became independent to get a good education so that he can serve his fatherland on his return. Unexpectedly he is suddenly confronted ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, political, existential ...
Plot:
identity, immigration, exile, education, diaspora, culture clash, alienation, homesickness, thoughtful, existentialism, undocumented immigrant, identity crisis ...
Place:
paris france, senegal, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, France, Georgia
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
At the times of World War II, accomplished painter and translator Aram flees Istanbul due to political offenses. When he is trapped at the USSR-Georgia borders, his flight turns into a remembrance of things past...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, historical drama, bleak, period piece ...
Plot:
memory, diaspora, identity, exile, nostalgia, ethnicity, reminiscence, border crossing, migration, world war two, political persecution, refugee ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, soviet union, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Directed by Robert Kramer
Style:
experimental, touching, serious, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
working class, family relations, immigrant, husband wife relationship, mysterious man, dysfunctional family, blindness, immigration, exile, intimate, social realism, getting home ...
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Simón, a Venezuelan freedom fighter exiled in Miami, copes not only with trauma, but also deep guilt over a choice he must make: stay in Miami and start a new life, or return home to the losing fight against a tyrannical regime.
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
freedom fighter, moral dilemma, exodus, trauma, guilt, exile, relationship problems, problem, diaspora, social commentary, political repression, identity crisis ...
Place:
miami, venezuela
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A true story about an 11-year-old girl named Maria who makes her way back home to Lithuania from Siberia.
Style:
sincere, captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
homecoming, hopes, perseverance, escape, journey, exile, determination, world war two, children, travel, deportation, friendship ...
Time:
post world war two, 1940s
Place:
siberia, lithuania
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Romania
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, dramatic, historical drama, intense ...
Plot:
biopic, world war two, classical music, orchestra, exile, train conductor, legacy, ambition, survival, resilience, rise and fall, perseverance ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, romania
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Julien's been dethroned, but loyal friends and some very unlikely allies will propel the lovable lemur on a colorful journey to take back his kingdom.
Style:
computer animated, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
lemur, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, exile, kingdom, animal protagonist, animal, animal that acts human, satire, royalty, teamwork, quest ...
Place:
madagascar
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
The year is 1930. In a small Tartar village, a woman named Zuleikha watches as her husband is murdered by communists. Zuleikha herself is sent into exile, enduring a horrendous train journey to a remote spot on the Angara River in Siberia. ...
Style:
heartbreaking, disturbing, period piece, historical drama, poignant ...
Plot:
peasant, political repression, female protagonist, loss, propaganda, russophobia, political violence, oppression, survival, exile, power, threat ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
siberia, soviet union
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Weed smoking, foulmouthed Rocco Schiavone is an offbeat Deputy Commissioner of the State Police. For disciplinary reasons he is transferred to the Alpine town of Aosta, far from his beloved Rome. The sophisticated but cranky Roman despises the ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, atmospheric, bleak, crime drama ...
Plot:
twists and turns, law and order, workaholic, workplace, danger, exile, conflict, fighting crime, police investigation, police, law enforcement, justice ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating, exciting, scenic ...
Plot:
half breed, monster, pregnant man, creature, martial arts, battles, sword and sorcery, heroes, exile, imaginary, escapades, legend ...
Place:
asia, china, ancient china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An aspiring young writer (Jackson) tracks a literary titan (Keitel) suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters.
Style:
feel good, touching, realistic, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
publisher, village life, fall in love, writer's life, odd couple, artists and showbiz, writers, writer's block, father daughter relationship, loss of wife, exile, skinny dipping ...
Place:
italy, tuscany, london, england, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
ThunderCats is an American animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions debuting in 1985, based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The series, for which Leonard Starr was the head writer, follows the ...
Style:
adult animation, anime, exciting, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
space and aliens, supernatural ability, ghost, sword, sword and sorcery, supernatural, exile, space travel, superhuman, dungeons and dragons, extraterrestrial, sorcery ...
Time:
future, 80s, distant future
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 229 min.
Story:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Style:
ambiguous ending, melancholic, epic, breathtaking, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, mafia, friendship, prohibition, rape, betrayal, childhood friend, gunfight, murder, corruption, flashback ...
Time:
1930s, 60s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city, america, china ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, atmospheric, epic, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, revenge, crime family, betrayal, mob boss, wedding, greed, pride and honor, cosa nostra, violence ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s, year 1972 ...
Place:
italy, new york, bronx new york city, manhattan new york city, sicily ...
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having been one of the most eminent scholars of the recent past, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Barla life.
Style:
serious, reflective, meditative, inspirational, educational ...
Plot:
exile, religious, perseverance, religious persecution, devotional, resilience, house arrest, biopic
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Gajaman is a henchman of the local politician Magodisthuma. Gajaman's life is turned upside down when Magodisthuma asks him to pick up his daughter and her friend from the airport. The trouble is, Gajaman falls in love with Magodisthuma's ...
Style:
satirical, anime, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
love story, escapades, love interest, love, satire, exile, forbidden romance, political satire, adaptation, families, family conflict, irreverent ...
Place:
sri lanka
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada, Italy, Germany, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous building are many hidden rooms, one of which is known as ...
Style:
anthology, extreme horror, dark fairy tale, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
exploitation, kidnapping, broadway, personality change, haunted by the past, murder, corruption, villain played by lead actor, accomplice, trial, master criminal, villain ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
Style:
captivating, emotional, sentimental, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
forbidden love, escapades, fall in love, woods, royal family, curses spells and rituals, love, assassin, rescue, couples, exile, music ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Belgium
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Charismatic highwayman Jan de Lichte leads the oppressed and downtrodden in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy of 18th-century Belgium.
Style:
suspense, bleak, realistic, historical drama
Plot:
bandit, elite, nobility, thief, forest, poverty, deserter, exploitation, life is a bitch, criminal, mercenary, village ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
flanders, belgium
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