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Look Who's Back (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Adolf Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin, with no knowledge of anything that happened after 1945. Homeless and destitute. Although everyone recognizes him, nobody believes that he is Hitler; instead, they think he is either a comedian, or a ...
Style: political, realistic, stylized, psychological, controversial ...
Plot: hitler, time traveler, time travel, twists and turns, nazi, politics, humanity, manipulation, fascism, culture clash, ethnic conflict, propaganda ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, 20th century, 21st century
Place: germany, berlin germany
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 7.6
 31K
Mr. Church (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Style: sad, compassionate, sentimental, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot: african american, friendship, cooking, childhood, life, cancer, food, relationships, family bonds, loneliness, idealism, love story ...
Time: 70s, year 1986, year 1980, year 1971, year 1977 ...
Place: usa, boston, los angeles
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Ricky Gervais Live IV: Science (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Ricky Gervais Live IV Science or the way things worked before we invented God. The hilarious fourth live smash hit stand up show from Ricky Gervais, following his complete sell out tour - filmed live at London's Hammersmith HMV Apollo
Style: talky, funny, stylized, live comedy, concert film
Plot: stand up comedian, idealism, life philosophy, culture clash, storytelling, moral ambiguity, comedian, atheism, social satire, live performance, monologue, joke ...
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 6.8
 72K
The Debt (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hungary, Israel
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, talky ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: mossad, spy, war criminal, cold war, secret agent, nazi hunter, espionage, nazi, kidnapping, female protagonist, corruption, moral ambiguity ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 90s, 70s, year 1997 ...
Place: israel, middle east, germany, east germany, berlin germany ...
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 6.9
 59K
Traitor (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, political ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: espionage, terrorism, islam, religion, conspiracy, faith, bomb, twists and turns, cia, propaganda, traitor, spy ...
Time: year 2008, year 1978, 21st century
Place: chicago, sudan, los angeles, nice france, toronto ontario canada ...
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I Served the King of England (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Jan Dítě has been released from a Czech prison just before the very end of his 15-year sentence. Settling in a town near the border, he occupies his time with rebuilding a deserted house, and recalling his past. His main wish in life was to be a ...
Style: stylized, sexy, semi serious, sentimental, dark comedy ...
Plot: world war two, nazi, idealism, farce, adaptation, social differences, power relations, ambition, society, rise and fall, love and romance, workplace ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 1920s, year 2006, 1950s ...
Place: eastern europe, balkan, prague, czechoslovakia, central europe
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The Lives of Others (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the ...
Style: political thriller, gloomy, political, sincere, suspense ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: surveillance, cold war, berlin wall, spy, stasi, communism, iron curtain, secrets, loneliness, voyeurism, politics, suicide ...
Time: 80s, year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, year 1984 ...
Place: east germany, germany, berlin germany, europe, soviet union ...
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Style: epic, realistic, emotional, tense, sad ...
Plot: war, korean war, military, soldier, combat, survival, idealism, mission, military life, courage, atrocity, patriotism ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, 50s, 1940s
Place: korea, north korea, south korea, china, east asia ...
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 6.7
 17K
Swing Kids (1993)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is ...
Style: serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, political ...
Audience: kids
Plot: nazi, world war two, dancing, dance, anti semitism, coming of age, swing dancing, holocaust, jazz, fighting the system, brainwashing, friendship ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1993, 1900s, pre world war two
Place: germany, europe, new york, usa, hamburg germany
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Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.
Style: talky, stylized, philosophical, political, cynical ...
Plot: stand up comedian, life & death, brutality, corruption, religion, idealism, mentor, obsession, politics, capitalism, life philosophy, culture clash ...
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 7.2
 125K
Men of Honor (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...
Style: inspirational, motivational, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: racism, african american, u.s. navy, courage, military, navy, racial segregation, hopes, human spirit, racial discrimination, diving, dream come true ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 2000, y2k, 60s ...
Place: america, africa, usa, pacific ocean, cuba
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 8.0
 16K
The Fool (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.
Style: atmospheric, realistic, suspense, bleak, serious ...
Plot: fighting the system, society, apartment building, corruption, injustice, tragedy, rebellion, moral dilemma, violence, small town, courage, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 90s, 21st century
Place: russia, soviet union
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 6.8
 23K
Denial (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Style: factual, costume drama, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: holocaust, courtroom, courtroom drama, historian, holocaust survivor, lawyer, shoah, anti semitism, auschwitz, justice, court, idealism ...
Time: year 2016, year 2000, year 1994, year 1998, year 1996 ...
Place: london, germany, atlanta georgia
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Quiet as a Mouse (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A pseudo documentary study of an archetypal German who tries to model his world according to his ideas of law and (sexual) order.
Style: realistic, cynical, not serious, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: vigilantism, idealism, society, social decay, ambition, misfit, fighting crime, dark humor, life is a bitch, buddies, farce, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: berlin germany, europe, germany, rome italy
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 7.4
 85K
Trumbo (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
Style: political, factual, talky, suspense, intense ...
Plot: communism, communist, hollywood, biopic, politics, gossip columnist, gossip, cancer, movie business, mccarthyism, screenwriter, film industry ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, 70s, 1940s, 1950s ...
Place: los angeles, kentucky, usa
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Kill the Messenger (2014)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist ...
Style: political, suspenseful, clever, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: journalism, reporter, journalist, u.s. government, secrets, investigative journalism, conspiracy, drug smuggling, media manipulation, cia, politics, investigation ...
Time: 80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: california, los angeles, nicaragua, latin america, usa ...
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Heart of a Dog (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Old Prof. Preobrazhensky and his young colleague Dr. Bormental inserted the human's hypophysis into a dog's brain. Couple of weeks later the dog became "human looking". The main question is "Is anybody who is looking like a ...
Style: philosophical, satirical, thought provoking, intellectual, humorous ...
Plot: medical experiment, life philosophy, communism, dog, experiment gone awry, society, psychiatry, obsession, humanity, idealism, mentor, doctors and patients ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 80s
Place: russia, ussr, soviet union, eastern europe, moscow russia
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 7.4
 188K
Mud (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and make a pact to help him escape from an island in the Mississippi.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, touching, realistic, southern gothic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, friendship, childhood, ex convict, first love, bittersweet, fugitives, obsession, river, love story, survival, small town ...
Time: year 2012, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: mississippi, usa, arkansas
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 7.4
 23K
Game Change (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change focuses on the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, when candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the ...
Style: political, talky, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: politics, american politics, campaign, election, president, presidential election, propaganda, secrets, world politics, idealism, greed, betrayal ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa, alaska, washington d.c., pennsylvania, england ...
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 7.2
 19K
Il Divo (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The narration spans the period since the seventh election of Andreotti as Prime Minister of Italy in 1992, until the trial in which he was accused of collusion with the Mafia.
Style: political, disturbing, enigmatic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: politics, political corruption, italian history, assassination, corruption, prime minister, murder, state affairs, idealism, blackmail, head of state, chases and races ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 90s, 80s, year 1993 ...
Place: italy, europe, rome italy, soviet union, moscow russia ...
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 7.3
 48K
Red Cliff (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style: epic, realistic, breathtaking, brutal, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war, martial arts, battles, strategy, kung fu, historical event, chinese emperor, ancient history, horse, medieval, visceral, revenge ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, greece, rome italy, tibet ...
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 6.1
 19K
Swing Vote (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Style: humorous, political, touching, satirical, light ...
Plot: politics, election, presidential election, small town, u.s. president, single father, president, idealism, political campaign, parents and children, state affairs, american football ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Pride & Prejudice is a humorous story of love and life among English gentility during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters. If Mr. Bennet dies their house will ...
Style: romantic, costume drama, sweet, dramatic, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot: prejudice, love, happy ending, fall in love, love and romance, opposites attract, strong female character, aristocracy, initially antagonists, wooing, unlikely couple, pride ...
Time: 19th century, 18th century, victorian era, georgian era, 1790s ...
Place: england, britain, united kingdom, europe
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 6.4
 6K
Jacknife (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
Style: realistic, talky, psychological, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot: vietnam war, vietnam veteran, friendship, dialogue, loneliness, depression, idealism, complex characters, siblings relations, haunted by the past, love and romance, homecoming ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place: usa, vietnam, connecticut
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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 127 min.
Story: This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
Style: factual, suspense, intense, serious, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, nuclear bomb, atomic bomb, scientist, military, biopic, idealism, politics, scientific research, nuclear, ego clash, moral dilemma ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place: usa, new mexico, bay area
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 7.3
 25K
Reds (1981)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 195 min.
Story: A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Style: epic, political, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot: journalism, politics, russian revolution, revolutionary, biopic, communism, reporter, journalist, cold war, writers, love story, adaptation ...
Time: 1920s, 1910s, year 1917, 20th century, year 1981 ...
Place: russia, soviet union, new york, st. petersburg russia, usa ...
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Get on the Bus (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Get On the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker, a former Gang Banger, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial ...
Style: road movie, uplifting, compassionate, talky, realistic ...
Plot: racism, politics, friendship, hip hop, prejudice, justice, character study, unlikely friendships, on the road, idealism, civil rights, black ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
Place: washington d.c., los angeles, tennessee, usa, california ...
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Accidental Love (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, thought provoking, humorous, realistic ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens
Plot: politics, idealism, love and romance, one night stand, society, fighting the system, rebellion, fall in love, state affairs, legislation, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: year 2015, year 1987, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., america, indiana
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 6.5
 5K
El Greco (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Greece, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
Style: serious, stylized, emotional, captivating, disgusting ...
Plot: painter, art, idealism, politics, tragic hero, ambition, prodigy, self destructing, fall in love, society, destructive relationship, lifestyle ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: greece, venice, italy, europe, spain ...
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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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