Description: These are my personal favorites. Any genre.
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True Romance
( 1993 )
In Detroit, a pop-culture enthusiast steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.
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Brazil
( 1985 )
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
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To Live and Die in L.A.
( 1985 )
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
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A Better Tomorrow
( 2025 )
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
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A Better Tomorrow II
( 2025 )
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
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Five Deadly Venoms
( 1978 )
The sixth and final disciple of a dying martial arts master is instructed to find the master's five former disciples, each specializing in their own unique kung fu style, and defeat any evil ones amongst them.
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Pump Up the Volume
( 1990 )
Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.
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Vice
( 2018 )
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
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Inglourious Basterds
( 2009 )
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
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Goodfellas
( 1990 )
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
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eXistenZ
( 1999 )
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
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Wayne's World
( 1992 )
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
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Wayne's World 2
( 1993 )
The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.
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Superbad
( 2007 )
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
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Freeway
( 1997 )
A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.
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New Jack City
( 1991 )
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
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My Bloody Valentine
( 1981 )
A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead.
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City of God
( 2004 )
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God.
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Infernal Affairs
( 2002 )
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
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The Protector
( 2006 )
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
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Friday
( 1995 )
It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
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Dead Presidents
( 1995 )
A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
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Akira
( 1988 )
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
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Dark City
( 1998 )
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
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Saw
( 2004 )
Two men awaken to find themselves on the opposite sides of a dead body, each with specific instructions to kill the other, escape or face the consequences. These two are the latest contestants in Jigsaw's games.
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Shadow of the Vampire
( 2001 )
The filming of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.
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Hot Shots!
( 1991 )
A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.
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Tank Girl
( 1995 )
A girl is among the few survivors of a dystopian Earth. Riding a war tank, she fights against the tyranny of a mega-corporation that dominates the remaining potable water supply of the planet.
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Johnny Mnemonic
( 1995 )
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.
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Starship Troopers
( 1997 )
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
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Young Guns
( 1988 )
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
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The First Power
( 1990 )
A Los Angeles policeman hunts a killer brought back by Satan.
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King of New York
( 1991 )
A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.
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Point Break
( 1991 )
An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
( 1977 )
In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
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The Immortals
( 1995 )
A seedy night-club owner recruits eight violent gangsters for an elaborate heist. But when they all begin to compare notes, they find they're pawns in a dangerous game of double-cross.
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The City of Lost Children
( 1995 )
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
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Half Baked
( 1998 )
The story of three not so bright men who come up with a series of crazy schemes to get a friend out of jail.
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The Waterboy
( 1998 )
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
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The Craft
( 1996 )
A young girl new to a Catholic school befriends a coven of witches whom the other students either shun or fear. But when a powerful invocation goes wrong, the consequences could endanger their lives.
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Summer of Sam
( 1999 )
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
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High School
( 2012 )
A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and fail.
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Gridlock'd
( 1997 )
Two friends try to kick their drug addiction after a friend dies from an overdose, when they try to enroll in a detox program, things quickly go wrong.
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Get Shorty
( 1995 )
A mobster travels from Florida to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is just as sleazy as the Miami underworld.
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Being John Malkovich
( 1999 )
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
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The Crow
( 1994 )
The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.
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Face/Off
( 1997 )
To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the criminal who murdered his son via facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.
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Basquiat
( 1996 )
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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Mallrats
( 1995 )
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.
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The Town
( 2010 )
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold Claire, the assistant manager, hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire.
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Rumble Fish
( 1983 )
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
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Easy Rider
( 1969 )
Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware.
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A Few Good Men
( 1992 )
A military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders.
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The Zero Theorem
( 2014 )
A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
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Colors
( 1988 )
An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.
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The Outsiders
( 1983 )
In Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.
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The Karate Kid
( 1984 )
Recently relocated from NJ to LA, Daniel becomes the target of a gang of Cobra Kai dojo students. When Mr. Miyagi saves him with expert Karate skills, Daniel convinces him to teach him to defend himself, and put his bullies in their place.
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The Karate Kid Part II
( 1986 )
Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.
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Dirty Work
( 1998 )
A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business.
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
( 2006 )
Number one NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test.
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This Is the End
( 2013 )
Six Los Angeles celebrities are stuck in James Franco's house after a series of devastating events just destroyed the city. Inside, the group not only have to face the apocalypse, but themselves.
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There Will Be Blood
( 2008 )
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
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8 Mile
( 2002 )
Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
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Spun
( 2003 )
A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
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SubUrbia
( 1997 )
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
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Layer Cake
( 2005 )
A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.
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Almost Famous
( 2000 )
A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
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The Rum Diary
( 2011 )
American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.
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Hackers
( 1995 )
Teenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.
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Boiler Room
( 2000 )
A college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might not be as legitimate as it first appeared to be.
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Knights of Badassdom
( 2014 )
Live-action role players conjure up a demon from Hell by mistake and they must deal with the consequences.
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Manhunter
( 1986 )
Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
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Wedding Crashers
( 2005 )
John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary.
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Old School
( 2003 )
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
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