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Cast

Laura Linney

Elliot Page

Paul Gross

Murray Bartlett

Tales of the City (2019) TV Show

6.8 93 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: san francisco, california, based on novel or book, apartment building, lgbt, eclectic, thoughtful, reflective, ...

Cast

Jessica Chastain

James McAvoy

Bill Hader

Isaiah Mustafa

It Chapter Two (2019)

6.8 9.7K votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 169 min.

Audience: R

Story: 27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

Plot: suicide, based on novel or book, haunted house, clown, carnival, sequel, maine, creature, ...

Time: 1980s, 2010s

Cast

Ben Whishaw

Hugh Bonneville

Emily Mortimer

Samuel Joslin

Paddington in Peru (2024)

6.8 713 votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: United Kingdom, Japan

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.

Plot: rescue, sequel, bear, based on children's book, aunt nephew relationship, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, live action and animation, ...

Place: united kingdom

Cast

Keith Wickham

Teresa Gallagher

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John Hasler

Nigel Pilkington

Thomas & Friends (1984) TV Show

6.8 154 votes

Genre: Animation, Family

Country: Canada, United Kingdom

Seasons: 24

Episodes: 584

Audience: TV-Y

Story: Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.

Plot: locomotive, island, narration, anthropomorphism, train, railroad, steam locomotive, coal, ...

Cast

Brie Larson

Samuel L. Jackson

Ben Mendelsohn

Jude Law

Captain Marvel (2019)

6.8 16.9K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 124 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Style: intense

Plot: superhero, based on comic, alien, female protagonist, alien invasion, super power, female hero, aftercreditsstinger, ...

Time: 1990s

Cast

Joel Courtney

Elle Fanning

Riley Griffiths

Kyle Chandler

Super 8 (2011)

6.8 7.1K votes

Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.

Style: suspenseful, intense

Plot: alien, train crash, firecracker, super 8mm footage, duringcreditsstinger, complex, conspiracy thriller, joyous, ...

Time: 1970s

Cast

Rob Dyrdek

Chanel West Coast

Sterling 'Steelo' Brim

Ridiculousness (2011) TV Show

6.8 122 votes

Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Reality

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 50

Episodes: 1853

Audience: TV-14

Story: Rob Dyrdek takes the funniest amateur internet videos and builds them into an episode of edgy, funny, and most importantly, timeless television.

Plot: clip show, viral video, joyful

Cast

Filip Berg

Amy Deasismont

Joakim Su00e4llquist

Eva Melander

Trouble (2024)

6.7 215 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Country: Sweden

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: R

Story: Wrongfully convicted of murder, a clumsy electronics salesman faces police corruption and criminal conspiracies in an attempt to prove his innocence.

Plot: remake, joyful

Cast

Liam Neeson

Jessica Lange

John Hurt

Tim Roth

Rob Roy (1995)

6.7 714 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 139 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Plot: affectation, biography, highlands, violent man, scottish highlands, joyous, hopeful

Time: 18th century

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

6.7 2.1K votes

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: dreams, nightmare, sadism, psychopath, group therapy, supernatural, hypnosis, ohio, ...

Cast

Jim Carrey

Zooey Deschanel

Bradley Cooper

John Michael Higgins

Yes Man (2008)

6.7 7.4K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

Plot: bungee-jump, falling in love, ex-wife, hollywood bowl, excuse, burlesque, opposites attract, loan officer, ...

Place: california

Cast

Adam Sandler

Christopher McDonald

Julie Bowen

Frances Bay

Happy Gilmore (1996)

6.7 3.4K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin — is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

Plot: sports, loss of loved one, golf, taxes, class differences, prize money, driving range, rich snob, ...

Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)

6.7 3.5K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: France

Duration: 94 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.

Plot: marriage, racism, wedding ceremony, racial prejudice, amused, joyful

Cast

Rob Schneider

David Carradine

Jennifer Morrison

Scott Wilson

Big Stan (2007)

6.6 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Country: United States of America

Duration: 109 min.

Audience: R

Story: A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Plot: prison, martial arts, corruption, anti hero, fraud, slapstick comedy, gang, cons and scams, ...

Cast

Helen Mirren

Pierce Brosnan

Ben Kingsley

Celia Imrie

The Thursday Murder Club (2025)

6.6 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

Plot: based on novel or book, murder mystery, septuagenarian, playful, comforting, forceful, joyful

Cast

John Travolta

Miley Cyrus

Susie Essman

Mark Walton

Bolt (2008)

6.5 6.6K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: hamster, human animal relationship, talking dog, animals, cat vs dog, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, talking cat, ...

Ted (2012)

6.5 13.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: R

Story: John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.

Plot: friendship, dreams, satire, love, buddy, teddy bear, toy comes to life, wishes come true, ...

Cast

Nicholas Hoult

Nicolas Cage

Awkwafina

Ben Schwartz

Renfield (2023)

6.4 2.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: R

Story: Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.

Plot: vampire, police corruption, criminal underworld, bugs, mob family, reluctant hero, crooked cops, immortal, ...

Cast

Jackie Chan

Kim Hee-seon

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Mallika Sherawat

The Myth (2005)

6.4 424 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Country: China, Hong Kong

Duration: 118 min.

Story: When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.

Plot: submissive, burlesque, great wall of china, elixir of life, ancient manuscript, surgical stitches, holy man, exotic locale, ...

Cast

Sandra Bullock

Jon Hamm

Michael Keaton

Allison Janney

Minions (2015)

6.4 11.2K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

Plot: assistant, villain, prequel, spin off, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, evil mastermind, supervillain, ...

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