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A Legacy of Whining (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Former high school classmates reunite and rehash old rivalries.
Style: satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot: reunited friends, troubled past, confronting the past, rebellion, lifestyle, satire, high school friends, buddy, old friend, friendship, high school friend, dreaming ...
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Motel Melati The Series (2023)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
TV show
Story: Motel Melati was originally an old Dutch colonial estate which was converted into an inn. The house was once owned by a local doctor named Kusno, who secretly performed inhumane experiments on cadavers. After the arrival of Melati, a young village ...
Style: sinister, suspenseful, captivating, tense, psychological horror ...
Plot: motel, guesthouse, haunting, ghost, hotel, confronting the past, troubled past, supernatural horror, secret, abandoned hotel, blood, female nudity ...
Time: 20th century, year 1997, 90s
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Forgetting the Girl (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Kevin is obsessed with finding a girl who can help him forget his unpleasant past. However, all his encounters with the opposite sex inevitably go afoul. As the rejections mount, Kevin's futile search for happiness and love becomes ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, psychological horror
Plot: lonely, life is a bitch, male female relationship, relationships, dealing with the past, troubled past, confronting the past, eye, photographer
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
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As Good as Dead (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An ex-cop in self-imposed witness protection in Mexico becomes a target when a fight video of his apprentice goes viral.
Style: psychological, tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling
Plot: flashback, confronting the past, tragic past, master warrior, martial arts, dark past, secret past, mixed martial arts, troubled past, fight, teenager, boy ...
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Gangs of Oslo (2023)
Genre: Crime
Country: Norway
TV show
Story: Policeman Moaz Ibrahim is forced into living a dangerous double life with the criminal gang Enemiez as an attempt to keep his shady past hidden from the outside world.
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: gang, criminal underworld, police, confronting the past, secret, life is a bitch, police officer, double life, police detective, secret past, dual role, childhood friend
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Take Five: Should we Steal for Love? (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Up till 20 years ago, together with his father and 3 other people, Homura Masayoshi was part of the legendary group of thieves that called themselves 「TAKE FIVE」. This group stole from the rich who had acquired their wealth through immoral ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: artwork, heist, dark past, confronting the past, secret, art thief, bandit, burglar, robbery, criminal, life is a bitch, buddy ...
Place: japan
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 6.0
 299
Far More (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Sean McAllister is a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
Style: satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, dark comedy ...
Plot: family drama, relationship problems, father son relationship, family relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, relationships, changing lives, satire, lifestyle change, kids and family, confronting the past ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: southern california
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Mars: Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru (2016)
Genre: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Kira is a sweet young girl with a traumatic past. She meets Rei who made her overcome her inner struggles. However, as much as they wanted to live as close to perfect as a couple can be, Kirishima tries to shake their relationship. Kirishima is a ...
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: love interest, love triangle, love story, tragic past, love affair, haunted by the past, troubled past, confronting the past, relationships, relationship problems, life is a bitch, tragic love ...
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 5.8
 2K
The Adults (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The treasure hunt deep within as individuals and as a family is an admirable trio whose interpretation is as nuanced as it is poignant.
Style: satirical, captivating, psychological, thrilling, poignant
Audience: adult
Plot: family relations, confronting the past, family problems, gambler, life is a bitch, satire, troubled past, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, siblings relations, relationship problems, brother ...
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 5.0
 4K
Bed Rest (2022)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A pregnant woman on bed rest begins to wonder if her house is haunted or if it's all in her head.
Style: mystical, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling
Plot: supernatural, pregnancy, pregnant woman, child, supernatural horror, tragic past, problem, mysticism, female protagonist, confronting the past, husband wife relationship, pet cat ...
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 5.3
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Line Sisters (2022)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Four sorority sisters reunite at a Black Greek Weekend celebration. But the past comes knocking on their door and strange and inexplicable things begin to happen, threatening to unearth the deadly secret that may tear them apart.
Style: satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: sorority, secret, confronting the past, secret past, satire, relationship problems, problem, undercover, reunited friends, women, female protagonist
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The Hanging Sun (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: On the run from his former employer, a reluctant hitman seeks refuge in an isolated village where he is faced with events that test the true nature of his conscience.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: life is a bitch, countryside, haunted by the past, murder, runaway, confronting the past, love affair, troubled past, love interest, relationships, murderer, male female relationship ...
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 4.8
 3K
High Heat (2022)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When the local mafia shows up to burn down her restaurant, Ana, a chef with a meticulous past, defends her turf and proves her knife skills both in and out of the kitchen.
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot: restaurant, chef, mob hit, female agent, restaurant owner, mob boss, secret past, dark past, ex cia agent, threat, bandit, mafia ...
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 6.0
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Ritual (2022)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The discovery of a chopped-off hand in a Brussels canal forces Belgian police diver Kiki to face deep guilt from the past, her own and her country’s. Based on the book ‘Ritual’ by Mo Hayder.
Style: suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, disturbing
Plot: murder, investigation, murder investigation, murder mystery, haunted by the past, dark past, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, tragic past, secret, crime solving ...
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The Journey Ahead (2022)
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A famous Hollywood actress and a young wilderness expert drive from Los Angeles to New York. Along the way both women learn they can't run from their past to create the future they want. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Kaylee Bryant.
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: relationships, women, lifestyle, confronting the past, actress, road trip, zoologist, celebrity, female protagonist, social problems, haunted by the past, relationship problems ...
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Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Style: psychological, emotional, suspenseful, tense, thrilling ...
Audience: adult
Plot: school shooting, journalism, traumatic past, female protagonist, female journalist, painful memories, life is a bitch, undercover, confronting the past, journalist, changing lives, problem ...
Place: new york
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The Girl in the Mirror (2022)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story: After losing her memory in a bizarre accident that kills most of her classmates, Alma tries to unravel what happened that day — and regain her identity.
Style: captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: supernatural horror, gay, secret, accident, amnesia, memory loss, memory lapse, amnesiac, retrograde amnesia, troubled past, losing-it hero, identity crisis ...
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 8.3
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Meta Runner (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
TV show
Story: In Silica City, all media and entertainment are mostly based around video games, not just serving as entertainment, but also jobs in live streaming and lifestyle. Among members of society are Meta Runners, individuals who have replaced their limbs ...
Style: 3d animation, captivating, tense, gaming, computer animated
Plot: cyberpunk, video game, female protagonist, cyborgs, escapades, fight, intrigue, confronting the past, dystopian future, adventure hero, esports, ponytail
Time: future
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A Place in the Caribbean (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Gael travels to the Island of Roatan to finish his last novel and finds love at first sight. Sofia and her father missed their cruise and are forced to stay in the wonderful island. Three love stories around this magical place.
Style: sincere, captivating, romantic
Plot: love and romance, troubled past, love story, love affair, love interest, confronting the past, romantic relationship, secret past, couple relations, relationships, womanizer, unfaithful husband ...
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (2020)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: After hitting her head particularly hard one day, Duke Claes' daughter, Katarina, suddenly recalls all the memories of her past life: that of a teenage Japanese girl. Just before her untimely death, this girl recalls playing an otome game... ...
Style: manga, anime, humorous, captivating, romantic ...
Plot: isekai, heiress, romantic relationship, memories, reincarnation, game, noble, love, past life, parallel world, lifestyle, contests and competitions ...
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Little Girl Blue (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Julie is a woman who seemingly has everything. A handsome husband, teenage daughter and a thriving, undemanding job as a translator and now even a new dream house ... But she also has a secret that is slowly changing her idyllic life...
Style: captivating, sincere
Plot: family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, changing lives, relationships, family life, lifestyle change, teenage girl, relationship problems, kids and family, new life ...
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Life During Wartime (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. Follows Solondz's film Happiness (1998).
Style: disturbing, dark comedy, psychological, independent film, melancholic ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, father son relationship, loneliness, family relations, character study, sisters, family problems, couple relations, pedophile, parents and children, haunted by the past, family life ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: florida, new jersey, usa, miami
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 6.6
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Paper Lives (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.
Style: tense, sincere, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: help, street kid, life is a bitch, child custody, guardian, protector, changing lives, troubled past, care, assistant, haunted by the past, tragic past ...
Time: 2020s
Place: middle east, turkey
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Sky Rojo (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story: On the run from their pimp and his henchmen, three women embark on a wild and crazy journey in search of freedom.
Style: exciting, captivating, tense
Plot: freedom, ex prostitute, pimp, prostitute, money, on the run, fugitives, escapades, woman in danger, fleeing, secret past, strong female lead ...
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Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Joely Richardson plays a con artist who changes identities faster than most women change hair color. Going on the lam with her daughter (Hayden Panettiere), she scams her way into a prosperous marriage and, when that union sours, pulls off a murder ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, mother daughter relationship, single parent, hidden identity, cons and scams, family relations, femme fatale, dishonesty, parents and children, on the run, free spirit, false identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, north carolina, usa
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Mother's Red Dress (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Laura Ullman, a single mother, kills her abusive ex-boyfriend and turns the gun on her son when he threatens to call the police. Paul leaves home to start a better life and falls for Ashley, a young woman looking for direction in her life, unaware ...
Style: captivating, romantic, suspense, independent film
Plot: love, murder, domestic violence, fall in love, love and romance, memories, confronting the past, romantic relationship, couple relations, dealing with the past, romantic friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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 5.2
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Mother 007 (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Germany
Story: Nina Wenzel used to be an undercover agent. After her sister's death five years ago Nina gets child custody of the three orphans and quits her dangerous job. In her new family-life she manages to retain some of her skills. When Wolf Geiger, the ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, captivating
Plot: spy, orphan, death of sister, agent, undercover, secret agent, special agent, fighting crime, aunt niece relationship, kids and family, confronting the past, secret past ...
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His Mother's House (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Anam Wagner, a bisexual Belgium-based writer, comes back to his hometown where he has a hard time coping with his family's checkered past.
Style: intercultural, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: love, bisexuality, death, brother brother relationship, mysterious past, sex addict, gay interest, alcoholic, getting home, relationships, family relations, homosexuality ...
Place: berlin germany, brussels, brussels belgium
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Her Mother's Killer (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
TV show
Story: Nearly 30 years after her mom's murder, a political strategist launches a calculated plan to ruin the Colombian presidential candidate who killed her.
Style: political, captivating, political thriller, telenovela
Plot: family secret, political intrigue, relationship problems, politician, vengeance, expose, revenge, father daughter relationship, criminal's revenge, family relations, political unrest, secret ...
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Heart of the City (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Derin and Ali are two people from different worlds. Derin is the daughter of a rich man, on the otherside Ali is a 24 years old boy who saw his mom being killed by his dad when he was young. So rauf anne took him as his son and now after many years ...
Style: captivating
Plot: uncover truth, murder mystery, tragic past, troubled past, family relations, secret past, confronting the past, tragic event, loss of mother, parents and children, mysterious past, dark past ...
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