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In-depth pages for movies we've identified — each with an original write-up, what reviewers are saying, ratings, and answers to common questions like where to watch, whether it's based on a true story, and what the ending means.

28 titles

Gone Girl
8.0

Gone Girl

2014

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

MysteryThrillerDrama Movie
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Taken 3
6.0

Taken 3

2014

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

ThrillerAction Movie
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The Matrix
8.0

The Matrix

1999

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

ActionScience Fiction Movie
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Pretty Woman
7.0

Pretty Woman

1990

While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, while asking for directions; after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend to accompany him to a few social events, and the two get closer only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.

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The Truman Show
8.0

The Truman Show

1998

Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.

ComedyDrama Movie
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Pulp Fiction
8.0

Pulp Fiction

1994

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

ThrillerCrime Movie
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.0

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

AdventureFantasyAction Movie
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The Notebook
8.0

The Notebook

2004

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

RomanceDrama Movie
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Ghostbusters
7.0

Ghostbusters

1984

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

ComedyFantasy Movie
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The Sixth Sense
8.0

The Sixth Sense

1999

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

MysteryThrillerDrama Movie
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The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

CrimeDramaComedy Movie
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
7.0

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

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When Harry Met Sally...
7.0

When Harry Met Sally...

1989

During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.

ComedyRomanceDrama Movie
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Misery
8.0

Misery

1990

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

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The Lovely Bones
7.0

The Lovely Bones

2009

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

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The Wicker Man
4.0

The Wicker Man

2006

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

HorrorMysteryThriller Movie
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The Matrix Revisited
7.0

The Matrix Revisited

2001

The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.

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The Wicker Man
7.0

The Wicker Man

1973

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

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The Parent Trap
7.0

The Parent Trap

1961

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.

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The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
4.0

The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It

2010

Follows Andy, who needs to hook up with a hottie, pronto, because he hasn't had sex in... well, forever - and his luck isn't the only thing that's hard. His equally horny teenage roommates also need it superbad, and with the help of their nerdy pal, McAnalovin' and his fake I.D., they may tap more than just a keg.

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Taken 2
6.0

Taken 2

2012

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

ActionCrimeThriller Movie
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The Notebook
7.0

The Notebook

2013

In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults.

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Amityville: Mt Misery Road
2.0

Amityville: Mt Misery Road

2018

Charlie and Buzi are ghost enthusiasts fascinated by the legend of the scariest road in America, Mt. Misery Road. The couple venture into the woods, only to get caught in a whirlpool of paranormal activities.

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Reincarnation
6.0

Reincarnation

1987

A newlywed couple die in a car accident. He is resurrected into another man's body and begins a love affair with someone else while she remains a wandering spirit. Meanwhile, an evil sorceress sets out to capture them.

RomanceComedyFantasyHorrorDrama Movie
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The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street

The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street

2019

Investigative reporters examine the 1MDB scandal, tracing money from the Wolf of Wall Street all the way to the Malaysian Prime Minister.

DocumentaryCrime Movie
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The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
6.0

The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

2022

Philipp Escott returns to the roots of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, accompanied by familiar filmmakers and critics, delving into the reasons behind the movie’s impact on an entire generation and its perpetuating legacy.

DocumentaryHorror Movie
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The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
7.0

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

1998

A promotional featurette for 1998's 'The Truman Show', 'TruTalk' is a "60 Minutes"-style mockumentary taking place inside the film's universe.

TV MovieComedy Movie
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The Girl with the Sixth Sense

The Girl with the Sixth Sense

1966

A young Swedish girl is looking for the murderer of her uncle.

Crime Movie
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