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Serpico
Cast
Al Pacino Al Pacino
John Randolph John Randolph
Jack Kehoe Jack Kehoe
Biff McGuire Biff McGuire
7.5 2.2K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: United States of America, Italy
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Style:  tense, intense
Plot:  new york city, corruption, hippie, police, biography, idealism, based on true story, idealist, ...
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Burn Notice
Cast
Jeffrey Donovan Jeffrey Donovan
Gabrielle Anwar Gabrielle Anwar
Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell
Sharon Gless Sharon Gless
7.5 594 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America, Belgium
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 111
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
Plot:  miami, florida, espionage, caper, private investigator, ex spy, informative
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High Score
Cast
Charles Martinet Charles Martinet
7.4 264 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-14
Story:  This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
Style:  nostalgic
Plot:  video game, pop culture, nintendo, arcade, miniseries, gaming, sega, informative
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Selma
Cast
David Oyelowo David Oyelowo
Carmen Ejogo Carmen Ejogo
Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson
Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi
7.4 2.3K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 128 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Plot:  alabama, civil rights, martin luther king, based on true story, president, protest march, woman director, selma, ...
Time:  1960s
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On the Basis of Sex
Cast
Felicity Jones Felicity Jones
Armie Hammer Armie Hammer
Justin Theroux Justin Theroux
Sam Waterston Sam Waterston
7.3 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 120 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
Plot:  biography, based on true story, supreme court, lawyer, justice, harvard law school, woman director, courtroom drama, ...
Time:  1970s, 1960s
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Christiane F.
Cast
Natja Brunckhorst Natja Brunckhorst
Thomas Haustein Thomas Haustein
Jens Kuphal Jens Kuphal
Rainer Woelk Rainer Woelk
7.3 1.4K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 131 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Style:  intense
Plot:  berlin, germany, heroin, junkie, prostitution, illegal drugs, dramatic, critical, ...
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Cast
John Krasinski John Krasinski
James Badge Dale James Badge Dale
Dominic Fumusa Dominic Fumusa
Max Martini Max Martini
7.3 4.0K votes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 144 min.
Audience: R
Story:  An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:  provocative, tense
Plot:  central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, libya, assault rifle, grave, mercenary, heroism, biography, ...
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The Last Full Measure
Cast
Sebastian Stan Sebastian Stan
Christopher Plummer Christopher Plummer
William Hurt William Hurt
Ed Harris Ed Harris
7.3 501 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 110 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting Huffman to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.
Style:  provocative
Plot:  affectation, based on true story, grim, inspirational, adoring, appreciative, compassionate, dignified, ...
Time:  vietnam war
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Megan Leavey
Cast
Kate Mara Kate Mara
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Tom Felton Tom Felton
Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford
7.3 858 votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain, United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Plot:  human animal relationship, biography, based on true story, iraq war veteran, female soldier, iraq war, dog, animals, ...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Cast
Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch
Dev Patel Dev Patel
Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley
7.3 1.4K votes
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 39 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
Plot:  london, england, card game, casino, based on novel or book, gambling, charity, training, ...
Time:  1930s
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The Shape of Water
Cast
Sally Hawkins Sally Hawkins
Michael Shannon Michael Shannon
Richard Jenkins Richard Jenkins
Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer
7.2 12.9K votes
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 123 min.
Audience: R
Story:  An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Plot:  government, fairy tale, supernatural, baltimore, usa, laboratory, orphan, scientist, ...
Time:  cold war, 1960s
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Sly
Cast
Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger
Frank Stallone Jr. Frank Stallone Jr.
Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino
7.2 230 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Duration: 97 min.
Audience: R
Story:  His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
Style:  captivating
Plot:  show business, biography, movie star, candid, celebrities, informative
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The Curse of Oak Island
Cast
Rick Lagina Rick Lagina
Marty Lagina Marty Lagina
Robert Clotworthy Robert Clotworthy
Gary Drayton Gary Drayton
7.2 152 votes
Genre: Action, Documentary, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 14
Episodes: 258
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Follow brothers Marty and Rick Lagina through their effort to find the speculated - and as of yet undiscovered - buried treasure believed to have been concealed through extraordinary means on Oak Island.
Plot:  treasure hunt, informative
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The Graham Norton Show
Cast
Graham Norton Graham Norton
7.2 283 votes
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 33
Episodes: 546
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
Style:  lighthearted
Plot:  comedian, talk show, guest, celebrity interview, hilarious, informative
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48 Hours
7.2 55 votes
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 39
Episodes: 1167
Audience: TV-14
Story:  This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  biting, true crime, disturbed, angry, magazine show, complex, suspicious, anxious, ...
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What Dreams May Come
Cast
Robin Williams Robin Williams
Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr.
Annabella Sciorra Annabella Sciorra
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Josh Paddock
7.2 2.6K votes
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
Plot:  paradise, husband wife relationship, soulmates, afterlife, painting, hell, heaven, car crash, ...
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Utopia
Cast
Sasha Lane Sasha Lane
John Cusack John Cusack
Ashleigh LaThrop Ashleigh LaThrop
Dan Byrd Dan Byrd
7.2 480 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A group of young adults who met online are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel.
Style:  shocking, philosophical, suspenseful, intense
Plot:  cult, psychotic, mysterious, complex, apocalyptic vision, comic book writer, based on tv series, harsh, ...
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Marley & Me
7.2 4.8K votes
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: United States of America
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
Style:  melancholy, nostalgic
Plot:  journalist, based on novel or book, puppy, love, dog, duringcreditsstinger, pets, columnist, ...
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Cast
William Shatner William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley DeForest Kelley
James Doohan James Doohan
7.2 1.7K votes
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Style:  nostalgic, philosophical, lighthearted
Plot:  spacecraft, saving the world, teleportation, san francisco, california, starship, whale, marine biologist, ...
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Designated Survivor
Cast
Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland
Maggie Q Maggie Q
Kal Penn Kal Penn
Adan Canto Adan Canto
7.1 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 53
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Style:  philosophical, irreverent, intimate, provocative, suspenseful, ...
Plot:  usa president, affectation, politics, president, conspiracy, terrorism, biting, mourning, ...
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