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Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: love, love story, revenge, manipulation, forbidden love, love and romance, fall in love, love affair, religions or cults, indians, torture, patriot, loss of father, war, religion, politics, femininity, on the road, journey, feminist, child, road trip, hindu, indian war, innovation
Inside Out (2015)
Plot Summary:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 766000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: imaginary friend, memory, creativity, dream, joy, childhood, parents and children, life philosophy, subconscious, coming of age, friendship, happy ending, imagination, erased memory, sadness, psychology, moving, imaginary, anger, mind, family relations, fear, new house, tomboy, hockey
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Plot Summary:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Plot tags: post apocalypse, survival, apocalypse, desert, post apocalyptic, chase, car chase, distopia, car, dystopian future, dystopia, on the run, dark hero, rescue, female warrior, tough girl, lone hero, tough guy, danger, carsploitation, good versus evil, female protagonist, escape, slavery, feminism
Charlie (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: love, art, woman, twists and turns, relationships, death, love and romance, chase, escapades, male female relationship, danger, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dishonesty, couple relations, travel, women, humanity, female protagonist, inspiration, fake death, comic book, faked death, malayalam, hindi, apartment
The Revenant (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling
Duration: 156 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 854000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA
Plot tags: survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, bear attack, life & death, nature, winter, hunter, obsessive quest, violent, father son relationship, bravery, beautiful scenery, lost in the woods, old west, river, lone hero, danger, gunfight, violence, left to die, grizzly bear
The Martian (2015)
Plot Summary:
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive
Duration: 144 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 904000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Hungary, Jordan
Plot tags: survival, mars, astronaut, space travel, stranded, nasa, isolation, outer space, science, scientist, loneliness, struggle for survival, left for dead, space, food shortage, alone, rationing, rescue, trapped in space, distant planet, space station, space and aliens, deep space, spaceship, space exploration
Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
Boruto is the son of the 7th Hokage Naruto who completely rejects his father. Behind this, he has feelings of wanting to surpass Naruto, who is respected as a hero. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!? The curtain on the story of the new generation written by Masashi Kishimoto rises!
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: friendship, teamwork, father son relationship, naruto, heroes, teacher, battles, trap, competition, training, contest, interview, martial arts, master warrior, danger, youth, warrior, supernatural ability, mentor, team, good versus evil, young heroes, heroic mission, fraud, superhero
Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Plot Summary:
The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by the journals of the first explorers of the Colombian Amazon, Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evans Schultes
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina
Plot tags: shaman, amazon tribe, amazon river, jungle, amazon rainforest, nature, wilderness, friendship, existentialism, genocide, self discovery, indigenous people, amazon jungle, dream, scientist, medieval, surrealism, boat, hallucination, explorer, cultural difference, religion, native, magic realism, death
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Plot Summary:
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 963000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: star wars, alien, space opera, space travel, obesity, resistance fighter, fantasy world, space, space and aliens, female protagonist, super weapon, good versus evil, outer space, destiny, crash landing, death, telepathy, cloning, sabotage, exploding planet, one woman army, anti heroine, monster, battles, desert
The little prince (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Canada, Italy, USA, China
Plot tags: imaginary, stop motion, imaginary kingdom, life philosophy, philosophy, little boy, friends, little girl, children, child, coming of age, surrealism, prince, desert, self discovery, life & death, adaptation, social differences, escapades, old man, animal, mentor, mysterious planet, strong female lead, beast
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Plot Summary:
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: training, mentor, beast, friendship, martial arts, destiny, orphan, good versus evil, fantasy world, japanese schoolgirl, loneliness, boy, student, father son relationship, coming of age, parallel universe, homelessness, father figure, children, transformation, mythology, parenthood, secrets, life philosophy, moral ambiguity
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)
Plot Summary:
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: United Arab Emirates
Plot tags: freedom, dream, heroes, warrior, injustice, arabic history, legend, greed, overcoming, islam, muslim, battles, religion, religious, ramadan, slave, sister, brother sister relationship, revenge, army, violence, desert, murder, sword, sword fight
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 404000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: spy, espionage, conspiracy, tough guy, mission, female agent, rogue agent, cia agent, tough girl, secret service, terrorist plot, cia, female spy, female assassin, mission impossible, terrorism, assassin, technology, agent, fistfight, hand to hand combat, villain, heroic mission, motorcycle, chases and races
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France
Plot tags: farm, dog, stop motion, hospital, city, friendship, countryside, best friend, animal life, amnesia, creativity, farmer, imaginary, memory loss, sheep, pig, rooster, rescue, escapades, disorder, restaurant, hairdresser, fish out of water, kids and family, animal
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure
Duration: 141 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 907000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, robot, artificial intelligence, superhero team, tony stark character, heroes, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, master villain, killer robot, end of the world, good versus evil, androids and robots, save the world, s.h.i.e.l.d., comic book, hallucination, science runs amok, fantasy world, female assassin, supernatural power, man versus machine, female agent, megalomaniac, cyborgs
Eddie the Eagle (2015)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael "Eddie" Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach (played by Hugh Jackman), Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Plot tags: life, skiing, athlete, olympics, following a dream, underdog, winter olympics, determination, biopic, destiny, coach, winter, motivation, snow, winter sports, athletic training, life lesson, friendship, heartwarming, dream, obsession, follow your dream, dream come true, lesbian, bear
The Walk (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: skyscraper, world trade center manhattan new york city, life philosophy, biopic, tightrope walker, obsession, ambition, happy ending, transformation, planning, escapades, danger, artists and showbiz, motivation, art, follow your dream, street performer, rise to the top, entrepreneur, solitude, love story, friendship, depression, twins, job
Dope (2015)
Plot Summary:
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, coming of age, friendship, hip hop, school, african american, adolescence, social relations, drug, party, gang, gangster, high school, geek, drug dealer, tomboy, marijuana, lesbian, youth, teenage life, unlikely friendships, black, butt, urban, friends
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Plot Summary:
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 327000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: spy, cold war, secret service, reluctant partners, cia, espionage, culture clash, chase, cia agent, mission, race against time, secret agent, undercover, kgb, kgb agent, fight scenes, save the world, nuclear bomb, gunfight, female spy, assassin, caper, buddy cop, rescue, spy hero
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Plot Summary:
Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, father son relationship, vigilantism, comic book, batman, revenge, assassin, betrayal, vigilante, good versus evil, multiverse, secret society, super powers, heroes, villain, superpower, mansion, father and son, museum, gotham city, mythology, dark hero, catastrophe, ninja, demon
Everest (2015)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 228000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Iceland
Plot tags: survival, mountain climbing, climbing, mountain, snow, natural disaster, mountaineer, stranded, forces of nature, beautiful scenery, man versus nature, wilderness, disaster, camp, hiking, frostbite, tragedy, life & death, life philosophy, freeze to death, adventurer, death, wilderness survival, mountaineering, blizzard
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
Plot Summary:
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing
Duration: 76 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, justice league, superman, vampire, betrayal, murder, justice, fight scenes, comic book, revenge, death, destiny, brutality, childhood, mentor, vigilante, adaptation, visceral, crime gone awry, gratuitous violence, honest, unlikely friendships, superpower, superhero team, batman
The Peanuts Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: peanuts, dog, friendship, school, popularity, young heroes, imagination, youth, pets, young lovers, american football, unrequited love, poodle, beagle, kids and family, writers, love, christmas, moving, lonely, occupation, inspiration, life lesson, dancing, airplane
Jurassic World (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 670000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: dinosaur, creature, animal attack, killer animal, dangerous animal, tyrannosaurus rex, chase, lost world, human animal relationship, survival, velociraptor, jurassic park, monster, island, amusement park, forest, genetics, jungle, genetic engineering, rescue, giant monster, redheaded woman, helicopter crash, science runs amok, creature feature
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. But that told only half the story. “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 147000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Australia, Spain
Plot tags: survival, ocean, ship, whale, sea, boat, whaling, disaster, starvation, man versus nature, shipwreck, dangerous animal, hunting, courage, hunger, water, lost at sea, against the odds, wilderness, castaway, natural disaster, animal attack, death, expedition, danger
Slow West (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, New Zealand
Plot tags: horse, bounty hunter, unrequited love, gunfight, coming of age, pursuit, old west, life & death, death of father, wilderness, solitude, complex characters, modern west, wild west, rescue, danger, drinking, cowboy, native american, husband wife relationship, boy, horse riding, travel, twists and turns, criminal
Cinderella (2015)
Plot Summary:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Denmark, Canada, Italy
Plot tags: cinderella, princess, happy ending, love, magic, cinderella story, fall in love, prince, imaginary kingdom, kindness, love and romance, royalty, rags to riches, good versus evil, fairy, beautiful scenery, kingdom, true love, dance, hopes, transformation, female protagonist, sisters, greed, king
Spectre (2015)
Plot Summary:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 460000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: james bond, spy, espionage, secret agent, secret service, 007, chase, one man army, british secret service, kidnapping, terrorist, rogue agent, secret society, revenge, terrorism, brutality, car chase, betrayal, surveillance, fight scenes, conspiracy, father daughter estrangement, sahara desert, danger, investigation
Trouble on Wheels (2015)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his wife and father, Kudret, who has always lived by the book, decides to go on a road trip to save a girl
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: chase, on the road, runaway, road trip, job interview, gas station, cross country, clown, travel, trip, fair, cleavage, road
Turbo Kid (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, New Zealand, USA
Plot tags: post apocalypse, superhero, childhood, apocalypse, dystopia, distopia, monster, gore, friendship, post apocalyptic, catastrophe, brutality, transformation, mad scientist, fight scenes, vengeance, gang, loneliness, childhood trauma, blood, immaturity, violent, robot, teen superhero, bmx