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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mt. Natagumo Arc (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tanjiro, now a registered Demon Slayer, teams up with fellow slayers Zenitsu and Inosuke to investigate missing person cases on the mountain Natagumo. After the group is split up during a fight with possessed swordfighters, they slowly begin to realize the entire mountain is being controlled by a family of Demon spider creatures. A recap film of Kimetsu no Yaiba, covering episodes 15-21 with some new footage and special ending credits
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: demon, supernatural, teamwork, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, supernatural power, good versus evil, fight, mysticism, investigation, battles, supernatural ability, showdown, family relations, demon hunter
Soorarai Pottru (2020)
Plot Summary:
Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way
Duration: 153 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 122000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: plane crash, airplane, one against many, frustration, struggle, coping, fighting the system, direction and purpose, ambition, aspiration, blind ambition, travel, woman, innovation, scuffle, running, destruction, anger, bicycle, emergency, loan, rejection, emotional breakdown, bike, airplane crash
Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the fourth recap movie, episodes 1-59 of the anime are retold, compiling the first three seasons of the anime into one two hour event
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: monster, extinction, catastrophe, fight, violence, friendship, macabre, murder, alternate reality, destiny, brutality, mutation, vengeance, danger, life philosophy, fictional war, violent, survival, military, post-apocalyptic future, lone hero, blood, titan, giant, post apocalypse
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tanjirō Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, board the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyōjurō Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: master warrior, demon, magic, supernatural, fight, mutilation, superhuman powers, violence, danger, battles, conspiracy, graphic violence, vengeance, manipulation, ambition, dishonesty, daring rescue, uninhibited rivalry, tough heroes, villain, love, virus, gore, demon hunter, tragedy
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg, France
Plot tags: folklore, friendship, wolf, peril, father daughter relationship, family relations, legends and myths, hunter, happy ending, human animal relationship, wolf pack, good versus evil, celtic, healer, courage, rescue, foe turned friend, lone wolves, friend, kids and family, teamwork, unlikely friendships, forest, magic, waterfall
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Plot Summary:
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: justice league, superhero, batman, heroes, superman, villain, fictional war, wonder woman, good versus evil, superhero team, multiverse, superpower, end of the world, fight, teamwork, team, supernatural power, reluctant hero, super powers, hand to hand combat, occult, white supremacy, comic book, ninja, alien invasion
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Aurangzeb recruits his trusted soldier Udaybhan to control the Kondhana fort, Shivaji's military leader Tanhaji Malusare and his army of Maratha warriors set out to recapture the fortress
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Plot tags: conqueror, military, fort, medieval, conquering, army, battles, hindu, death, warrior, emperor, fight, sword fight, protector, showdown, muslim, ancient, fight club, patriot, colonialism, propaganda, battlefield, indian history, asian history, sword
Riders of Justice (2020)
Plot Summary:
Markus, a deployed military man, has to go home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems to be plain bad luck - but it turns out that it might have been a carefully orchestrated assassination, which his wife ended up being a random casualty of
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Finland
Plot tags: revenge, father daughter relationship, organized crime, vengeance, male prostitute, mathematics, investigation, murder, police investigation, uncover truth, mafia, murder investigation, murder mystery, lynching, catastrophe, twists and turns, murderer, crime investigation, teamwork, danger, unsolved crime, crime solving, cold case, secret revealed, partners in crime
Onward (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: brother brother relationship, elf, magic, teenage protagonist, fantasy world, teenage boy, cyclops, wizard, centaur, dead father, creature, coming of age, family relations, widow, race against time, brotherhood, birthday, mythical creature, van, magical, magician, wizards and magicians, supernatural power, magical power, fairy
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
Plot Summary:
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: martial arts tournament, ninja, fight to the death, master warrior, revenge, villain, save the world, blood, monster, fight, sorcerer, martial arts, rivalry, contests and competitions, fistfight, hand to hand combat, shaolin monk, superhero, batman, computer game, immortal, mature, mission, street fighter, magic
Tenet (2020)
Plot Summary:
Plot unknown. The project is described as an action epic revolving around international espionage
Duration: 150 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 571000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: time travel, time paradox, time, alternate timeline, time loop, save the world, cia agent, terrorism, quantum physics, espionage, propaganda, time traveler, spy, seeing the future, car crash, technology, fight, betrayal, special agent, end of the world, apocalypse, teamwork, airport, terrorist, butterfly effect
The Heist of the Century (2020)
Plot Summary:
Movie inspired by the assault on the Banco Rio of Acassuso, which occurred in 2006
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Plot tags: heist, bank robbery, caper, father daughter relationship, money, bank robber, teamwork, escapades, unlikely partners, cons and scams, partners in crime, police, hostage situation, deception, trust, stolen money, police investigation, gang of thieves, police chase, robbery, thief, love and romance, gold, hostage, excavation
Greyhound (2020)
Plot Summary:
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Plot tags: world war two, submarine, war, u.s. navy, navy, warship, convoy, wartime, ocean, naval officer, captain, sea, battleship, ship captain, torpedo, us military, survival, military, world war, german soldier, historical event, water, soldier, murder, commander
The Stronghold (2020)
Plot Summary:
A police brigade working in the dangerous northern neighborhoods of Marseille, where the level of crime is higher than anywhere else in France
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Plot tags: police, french police, police officer, chase, danger, violence, death, murder, police detective, law enforcement, partners against crime, investigation, friendship, murder investigation, friends, graphic violence, chases and races, vengeance, society, who done it, partner, police investigation, buddy cop, law enforcer, uncover truth
Love and Monsters (2020)
Plot Summary:
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there’s nothing left for him underground, he decides against all logic to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 140000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Plot tags: monster, post apocalypse, creature, apocalypse, overcoming fear, mutant, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, survival, giant monster, mutant animal, jungle, fight, loneliness, lifestyle change, end of the world, teenager, teamwork, love, friendship, saving a life, infection, violent woman, crab, giant insect, mutation
Boss Level (2020)
Plot Summary:
A retired special forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time loop, repeated event, one against many, time travel, tough guy, time traveler, dying repeatedly, trapped, martial arts, hitman, end of the world, brutality, death, murder, final battle, time, time machine, male protagonist, revenge, urban setting, time paradox, distopia, space, superhero, travel
News of the World (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: native american, civil war veteran, teaching the ways of the world, friendship, rescue, cowboy, runaway, civil war, organized crime, mentor, hopes, unlikely friendships, american civil war, loneliness, glory, redemption, small town, training, life philosophy, loss of family member, young heroes, complex characters, survival, wild west, summer
Extraction (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 255000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: mercenary, rescue mission, kidnapping, one against many, one man army, ex special forces, machismo, tough guy, swat team, death threat, stranded, jungle, child, police corruption, assassination attempt, child in peril, child kidnapping, child abduction, organized crime, human trafficking, military, battlefield, sniper, ambush, spy
The Old Guard (2020)
Plot Summary:
Four immortal mercenaries who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 180000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: immortality, strong female lead, immortal, superhero, black ops, female protagonist, female killer, female warrior, gay, tough girl, homosexual, assassination attempt, regeneration, female soldier, ambush, existentialism, mad scientist, anti heroine, female leader, children, dna, murder, gay couple, shared dream, assassin
Bloody Hell (2020)
Plot Summary:
A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell... only to arrive somewhere much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified conscience
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Plot tags: cannibalism, ogre, ex convict, escape, survival, heist, mysticism, trap, family secret, deathtrap, struggle for survival, secret, survival horror, heist gone wrong, trapped, supernatural horror, cannibal, monster, serial killer, bank robbery, ghost, supernatural, supernatural being, supernatural power, guts
Enola Holmes (2020)
Plot Summary:
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 213000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: sherlock holmes, strong female lead, victorian england, feminism, amateur detective, female detective, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, private detective, fight, runaway teen, obsessive quest, teenage detective, strong female character, breaking the fourth wall, runaway, child prodigy, feminist, train, teenager, police, master of disguise, teenage love, women, coming of age
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Plot Summary:
Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: buddy cop, police, police detective, police partner, chase, buddy, race against time, police chase, investigation, tough guy, murder, friendship between men, black, nightclub, undercover cop, african american, revenge, gang, drug lord, criminal, rescue, midlife crisis, danger, police investigation, police officer killed
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Plot Summary:
Sonic and the gang must team up to fight Dr. Eggman
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Plot tags: hedgehog, on the run, superhero, friendship, road trip, military, friend, villain, super speed, bar fight, chase, anthropomorphic animal, speed, police, mad scientist, police officer, running, apartment building, talking animal, alien, monster, scientist, teleportation, evil man, planet
The Hunt (2020)
Plot Summary:
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, China
Plot tags: manhunt, murder, game of death, strong female lead, survival, female protagonist, hunter, massacre, danger, pursuit, characters killed one by one, gore, satire, sniper, hunted, trapped, airplane, hostage, conspiracy, drone, dying woman, social media, most dangerous game, revenge, kidnapping
Greenland (2020)
Plot Summary:
A detached married couple must get their son and themselves to safety after being randomly selected to enter an underground bunker, as a massive object from space threatens to destroy the world in less than 48 hours
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: natural disaster, apocalypse, disaster, end of the world, catastrophe, humanity in peril, husband wife relationship, kidnapping, diabetic, comet, panic, race against time, mass destruction, death, demolished city, rescue, looting, post apocalypse, end of civilization, desperation, riot, survivor, meteor shower, military, father in law son in law relationship
Superman: Red Son (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, monster, villain, violence, revenge, superman, artificial intelligence, journalist, destruction, reporter, fictional city, human alien, symbolism, escalation, rivalry, good versus evil, multiverse, orphan, escapades, gang war, imaginary, heroes, misogynist, comic book, chase
Run Hide Fight (2020)
Plot Summary:
A 17-year-old girl uses her wits, survival skills, and compassion to fight for her life, and those of her fellow classmates, against a group of live-streaming school shooters
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: school shooting, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, police officer, violence, father daughter relationship, heroes, bullying, social misfits, brutality, interracial relations, mother daughter relationship, mass murder, cruelty, true crime, wrath, high school, killing, teenage girl, social relations, human nature, friendship, depression, youth
My Spy (2020)
Plot Summary:
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: spy, cia agent, odd couple, school, muscleman, reluctant partners, espionage, undercover agent, little girl, secret, child in peril, justice, teamwork, rivalry, working undercover, partner, disorder, agent, police, child protagonist, police investigation, silly humor, partners against crime, verbal byplay, special agent
Lost Bullet (2020)
Plot Summary:
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Plot tags: french police, police corruption, car, con artists, police, murder, frame up, car theft, murder witness, car chase, justice, evidence, crime scene, one man army, ghetto, gang, fugitives, judiciary, gangster, corrupt cop, dirty cop, ex convict, prison, martial arts, revenge
#Alive (2020)
Plot Summary:
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: zombie, survival, isolation, virus, infection, zombie apocalypse, walking dead, apocalypse, epidemic, zombie attack, deadly virus, infestation, zombie survival, zombie outbreak, friendship, chase, chaos, alone, zombification, escape, teenager, on the run, undead, post apocalyptic, rescue