Best American Movies of 2023

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Best American Movies of 2023
Best American Movies of 2023
TOP Movies: Sharper (2023), Oppenheimer (2023), Creed III (2023), Missing (2023), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Boston Strangler (2023), No Hard Feelings (2023), The Little Mermaid (2023), Freelance (2023), Your Place or Mine (2023), The Marvels (2023), Sound of Freedom (2023), Ghosted (2023), The Holdovers (2023), Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (2023), The Mother (2023), Cocaine Bear (2023), 65 (2023), Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).

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 6.7
 30K
Sharper (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting, crime thriller
Plot: con game, billionaire, cheating wife, mother's boyfriend, female protagonist, greed, charity, inheritance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, theft, scandal, death of husband ...
Place: new york
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story: The seventh installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise.
Style: exciting, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: spy, espionage, secret agent, mission impossible, disguise, black ops, cia, undercover agent, heroes, rescue, teamwork, cia agent ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, italy, amsterdam, venice, rome italy ...
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 8.4
 660K
Oppenheimer (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Style: epic, dramatic, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: nuclear, world war two, atomic bomb, scientist, american politics, historical event, mastermind, top secret, physics, moral dilemma, guilt, arizona desert ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945, year 1943, 1950s, year 1954 ...
Place: new mexico, netherlands, germany
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 6.7
 91K
Creed III (2023)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damien Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that ...
Style: psychological, captivating, interesting
Plot: boxing, boxer, orphan, boxing champion, boxing match, professional sports, world champion, boxing training, african american, male protagonist, title bout, boxing trainer ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 2020s
Place: philadelphia, los angeles
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 7.1
 57K
Missing (2023)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her ...
Style: dramatic, independent film, serious, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: mother daughter relationship, missing person, missing woman, mysterious disappearance, teenage protagonist, found footage, amateur sleuth, teenage girl, female protagonist, investigation, cat, fbi ...
Time: 2020s, year 2008
Place: colombia, los angeles, san antonio texas
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 206 min.
Story: When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Style: thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, detective, psychological ...
Plot: native american, murder, courtroom, greed, genocide, fbi, true crime, oil, interracial marriage, investigation, modern western, serial murder ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
Place: oklahoma
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Boston Strangler (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
Style: detective, captivating, tense, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, true crime, journalism, investigative journalism, murder investigation, strangler, female journalist, female reporter, criminal, murderer, investigation, secret ...
Time: 60s, year 1964
Place: boston
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No Hard Feelings (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon ...
Style: romantic comedy, raunchy comedy, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: female nudity, skinny dipping, son, parents, animal shelter, friendship, male virgin, guy, young woman, money problems, young man, teenage boy ...
Place: new york state, new york
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel ...
Style: fairy tale, motion capture, semi serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night
Plot: mermaid, sea, magic spell, evil witch, merman, human, princess, female protagonist, wish fulfillment, interspecies friendship, interspecies romance, interracial romance ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s
Place: caribbean
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 5.5
 14K
Freelance (2023)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An ex special forces operative stuck in a dead-end desk job reluctantly takes on a gig to provide private security for a washed-up journalist as she interviews a ruthless—but impeccably dressed—dictator. When a military coup breaks out just as ...
Style: captivating, exciting, funny, tense, humorous ...
Plot: survival, coup d'etat, dictator, interview, assassination, jungle, military coup, swat team, interviewer, coup, village, lawyer ...
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Your Place or Mine (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.
Style: romantic comedy, feel good, psychological, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot: friends in love, best friend, love, male female relationship, love affair, opposites attract, couple relations, lifestyle change, love interest, changing lives, mother son relationship, couples ...
Time: 2020s
Place: los angeles, brooklyn new york city, new york, california
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 5.6
 114K
The Marvels (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan trade places with each other every time they use their powers and must team up to fix their problem.
Style: psychotronic, entertaining, humorous, exciting, suspense ...
Plot: superhero, heroine, female protagonist, teenage girl, villainess, kitten, space travel, superheroine, female warrior, supernatural power, alien race, good versus evil ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: louisiana, new jersey, new york state, new york, north america
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The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The TRUE STORY of how Kara Robinson was kidnapped, assaulted and held captive for 18 hours, 15-year-old Kara Robinson plots a daring escape from a serial killer's apartment.
Style: captivating, serious, suspenseful, dramatic, historical drama
Plot: abduction, teenager, serial killer, teenage girl, sexual assault, violent, homicidal maniac, assault, murderer, kidnapped woman, violence, escape ...
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Plot unknown.
Style: tense, entertaining, captivating, exciting, action adventure ...
Plot: transformers, transforming robot, giant robot, good versus evil, superhero, robot, holiday, truck, car, motorcycle, aircraft, universe ...
Time: 90s, year 1994
Place: brooklyn new york city, new york, peru, south america, north america
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Sound of Freedom (2023)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Style: dramatic, serious, suspenseful, tense, crime thriller ...
Plot: rescue, children, kidnapping, human trafficking, dangerous mission, slavery, brother sister relationship, vigilante, sex slavery, violence, fight, government agent ...
Place: south america, tijuana mexico, colombia
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 5.8
 61K
Ghosted (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Salt-of-the-earth Cole falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie — but then makes the shocking discovery that she’s a secret agent. Before they can decide on a second date, Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the ...
Style: satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, action adventure ...
Plot: mission, female agent, female spy, secret, love interest, agent, secret mission, in love, love and romance, daring rescue, satire, fall in love ...
Time: 2020s
Place: washington d.c., tower bridge london, london, langley virginia, pakistan
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 8.0
 110K
The Holdovers (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy ...
Plot: boarding school, holiday, teacher, new year's eve, vietnam war, christmas, grieving mother, detention, teen angst, depression, mental institution, boy ...
Time: 70s, year 1970, year 1971
Place: boston, massachusetts, new england
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Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis, and the world, from irreversible devastation.
Style: exciting, entertaining, colorful, psychotronic, interesting
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, atlantis, mermaid, ocean, super powers, kingdom, half breed, muscleman, demi god, mythology, heroes ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: atlantic ocean, antarctica, pacific ocean, london, florence ...
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 5.6
 46K
The Mother (2023)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
Style: bleak, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: assassin, conspiracy, mother and daughter, daughter, fight, danger, female protagonist, killer, hitman, murderer, female killer, ex special forces ...
Time: 2020s
Place: cincinnati ohio, havana cuba, alaska, illinois
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People ...
Style: cliffhanger, 3d animation, psychotronic, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, peter parker character, african american, villain, teen superhero, alternate dimension, superhero team, father son relationship, police, fight, superheroine, death of friend ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s
Place: brooklyn new york city, india, new york, london, manhattan new york city
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 5.9
 105K
Cocaine Bear (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
Style: dark comedy, suspenseful, captivating, disgusting, dark ...
Audience: adult
Plot: bear, animal attack, cocaine, bear attack, wild animal, rage, forest, park ranger, hiking, father son relationship, nurse, skateboard ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: georgia, missouri, st. louis missouri
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 5.4
 86K
65 (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly discovers he's actually stranded on Earth…65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa, must make their way across an ...
Style: minimal cast, captivating, suspenseful, tense, space horror ...
Plot: space, space exploration, space adventure, survival, astronaut, creature, tyrannosaurus rex, castaway, galaxy, planet, dinosaur, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 2020s, prehistoric times
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Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 141 min.
Story: The wolves are howling once again, as a terrifying ancient evil emerges in Beacon Hills. Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, must gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against this powerful and deadly enemy.
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating
Audience: teen fantasy
Plot: werewolf, supernatural being, wolf, evil, shapeshifter, full moon, supernatural power, supernatural, supernatural horror, fight, battles, friends ...
Time: 2020s
Place: northern california
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story: With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends ...
Style: neo noir, suspense, visually appealing, tense, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: one man army, organized crime, contract killer, fight, hitman, chase, final showdown, bodyguard, dog, assassin, sumo wrestler, secret society ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, germany, asia, north america ...
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The Family Plan (2023)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
Plot: road trip, hidden identity, assassin, ex soldier, father and son, evil man, fistfight, martial arts, mixed martial arts, gunfight, final showdown, shootout ...
Place: las vegas
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 6.3
 27K
Strays (2023)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with Bug, a fast-talking, foul-mouthed stray who loves his freedom and ...
Style: adult animation, captivating, feel good, witty, entertaining ...
Plot: swearing, dog, revenge, talking dog, profanity, animal, talking animal, pets, adult humor, human animal relationship, human dog relationship, getting home ...
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up ...
Style: exciting, epic, saga, anamorphic, captivating ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: archaeologist, treasure hunt, indiana jones, time travel, medieval, treasure, college professor, spy, treasure hunter, supernatural, world war two, knife fight ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, year 1939, 1950s, year 1951 ...
Place: alexandria egypt, berlin germany, alps, ancient greece, athens greece ...
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 4.8
 34K
Expend4bles (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The Expendables square up against an arms dealer who commands the might of a massive private army.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, tense, action thriller
Plot: good versus evil, spy, tough guy, warrior, teamwork, death of child, terrorist, mission, mercenary, army, man on a mission, swat team ...
Time: 2020s
Place: thailand, southeast asia, syria, new orleans, libya
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 5.5
 62K
You People (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences.
Style: semi serious, satirical, psychological, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: racial tension, interracial relations, love, family relations, parents, african american, couples, relationship problems, relationships, love affair, male female relationship, love interest ...
Time: 2020s
Place: los angeles, las vegas, palm springs california
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Big George Foreman (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: boxing, boxer, boxing match, boxing champion, olympics, preacher, boxing trainer, champion, title bout, prizefighter, athlete's life, religious faith ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 80s, year 1968, year 1967
Place: texas
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