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141 titles with this tag

Citizen Kane
Cast
Orson Welles Orson Welles
Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten
Dorothy Comingore Dorothy Comingore
Ray Collins Ray Collins
8.0 6.1K votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Duration: 119 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Plot:  media tycoon, art collector, newspaper, capitalist, journalist, sleigh, banker, american dream, ...
Place:  florida
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When Marnie Was There
Cast
Sara Takatsuki Sara Takatsuki
Kasumi Arimura Kasumi Arimura
Nanako Matsushima Nanako Matsushima
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima
7.9 2.0K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  friendship, based on novel or book, imaginary friend, flashback, photograph, calm, anime, personal diary
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Stand by Me
Cast
Wil Wheaton Wil Wheaton
River Phoenix River Phoenix
Corey Feldman Corey Feldman
Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell
7.8 6.6K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 89 min.
Audience: R
Story:  After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Plot:  friendship, based on novel or book, leech, dark comedy, bullying, road trip, oregon, usa, ...
Time:  1950s
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Knock Out
Cast
Natsakan Chairote Natsakan Chairote
Boripat Jamsat Boripat Jamsat
Kantapon Chompupan Kantapon Chompupan
Narongdet Rungarun Narongdet Rungarun
7.8 17 votes
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Story:  After losing everything, Keen finds refuge in a Muay Thai gym and forms a bond with Than, a silent fighter carrying deep scars.
Plot:  based on novel or book, kidnapping, boxer, sports, murder, romance, flashback, mafia, ...
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Freaks
Cast
Harry Earles Harry Earles
Olga Baclanova Olga Baclanova
Daisy Earles Daisy Earles
Henry Victor Henry Victor
7.8 1.3K votes
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: United States of America
Duration: 64 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Style:  provocative
Plot:  infidelity, dwarf, attempted murder, clown, beauty, carnival, romance, revenge, ...
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Scream Queens
Cast
Emma Roberts Emma Roberts
Lea Michele Lea Michele
Taylor Lautner Taylor Lautner
Keke Palmer Keke Palmer
7.8 1.8K votes
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 23
Audience: TV-14
Story:  The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast. 
Style:  satirical
Plot:  surgeon, college, mascot, satire, murder, flashback, dark comedy, serial killer, ...
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Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
Cast
Rahman Rahman
Ashwin Kumar Ashwin Kumar
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Pradeep
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Santosh Krishna
7.8 95 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:  A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
Plot:  police, detective, investigation, flashback, serial killer
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A Man Called Otto
Cast
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks
Mariana Treviu00f1o Mariana Treviu00f1o
Cameron Britton Cameron Britton
Mack Bayda Mack Bayda
7.7 3.6K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, United States of America
Duration: 126 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  friendship, based on novel or book, suicide attempt, flashback, remake, miscarriage, new neighbor, social media, ...
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Edward Scissorhands
Cast
Johnny Depp Johnny Depp
Winona Ryder Winona Ryder
Dianne Wiest Dianne Wiest
Anthony Michael Hall Anthony Michael Hall
7.7 13.9K votes
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Plot:  underdog, small town, unsociability, inventor, hairdresser, isolation, scissors, burglar, ...
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Brief Encounter
Cast
Celia Johnson Celia Johnson
Trevor Howard Trevor Howard
Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway
Joyce Carey Joyce Carey
7.7 710 votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 86 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Plot:  infidelity, farewell, husband wife relationship, narration, marriage, housewife, duty, black and white, ...
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Lovestruck in the City
Cast
Ji Chang-wook Ji Chang-wook
Kim Ji-won Kim Ji-won
Kim Min-seok Kim Min-seok
So Joo-yeon So Joo-yeon
7.7 174 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17
Story:  Heart stolen by a free-spirited woman after a beachside romance, a passionate architect sets out to reunite with her on the streets of Seoul.
Plot:  romance, flashback, break-up, heartbreak, double identity, secret, best friends
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The Lost Weekend
Cast
Ray Milland Ray Milland
Jane Wyman Jane Wyman
Phillip Terry Phillip Terry
Howard Da Silva Howard Da Silva
7.6 672 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 101 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Plot:  based on novel or book, alcohol, brother, paranoia, bartender, addiction, alcoholism, flashback, ...
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The Wilds
Cast
Zack Calderon Zack Calderon
Alex Fitzalan Alex Fitzalan
Sarah Pidgeon Sarah Pidgeon
Sophia Ali Sophia Ali
7.6 496 votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 18
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A group of teen girls from different backgrounds must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they've all endured. But there’s just one twist… these girls did not end up on this island by accident.
Plot:  adolescence, island, feminism, flashback, teenage girl, deserted island, lgbt, mental health, ...
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Baasha
7.6 72 votes
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:  Auto rickshaw driver Manickam avoids violence at all costs. When some thugs begin to intimidate Manickam's family, it triggers the revival of Manickam's old self.
Plot:  gangster, flashback, archvillain
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A Few Good Men
Cast
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise
Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson
Demi Moore Demi Moore
Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon
7.6 4.2K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 138 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Plot:  underdog, dying and death, suicide, navy, right and justice, court case, suspicion of murder, guantanamo bay, ...
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Paradise
Cast
Sterling K. Brown Sterling K. Brown
Julianne Nicholson Julianne Nicholson
Sarah Shahi Sarah Shahi
Nicole Brydon Bloom Nicole Brydon Bloom
7.5 488 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
Style:  intense
Plot:  usa president, post-apocalyptic future, murder, flashback, u.s. secret service agent, isolated community, science fiction, thriller
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
Cast
Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
Ezra Miller Ezra Miller
Jasper Newell Jasper Newell
7.5 3.1K votes
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: R
Story:  After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Plot:  based on novel or book, psychopath, mass murder, pregnancy, violence in schools, robin hood, connecticut, flashback, ...
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Lost in Space
Cast
Toby Stephens Toby Stephens
Molly Parker Molly Parker
Maxwell Jenkins Maxwell Jenkins
Taylor Russell Taylor Russell
7.5 1.9K votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 28
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
Plot:  spacecraft, space colony, black hole, flashback, space, survival, robot, family, ...
Time:  near future
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I Lost My Body
Cast
Hakim Faris Hakim Faris
Victoire du Bois Victoire du Bois
Patrick d'Assumu00e7ao Patrick d'Assumu00e7ao
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Alfonso Arfi
7.5 1.3K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:  A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.
Plot:  based on novel or book, cartoon, surrealism, flashback, adult animation, severed hand, pizza delivery boy, crawling hand, ...
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The Bourne Identity
Cast
Matt Damon Matt Damon
Franka Potente Franka Potente
Chris Cooper Chris Cooper
Clive Owen Clive Owen
7.5 10.2K votes
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States of America, Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Plot:  assassin, amnesia, paris, france, based on novel or book, escape, barcelona, spain, ...
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