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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the "classic Spider-Man mold", Miles Morales must juggle his high school life with his status as a superhero. Until he learns by Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, that there is a multiverse, called the "Spider-Verse", in each reality has their own Spider theme hero
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 645000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: superhero, multiverse, teenager, alternate universe, peter parker character, school, superheroine, teenage life, teenage superhero, super powers, father son relationship, love, physics, secret identity, comic book, superpower, african american, spider man, martial arts, giant monster, robot, giant, good versus evil, teacher, police
Green Book (2018)
Plot Summary:
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 546000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: racism, road trip, travel, musician, interracial friendship, driver, friendship, racial prejudice, journey, on the road, black american, friend, dignity, african american, piano, blacks and whites, loneliness, pianist, prejudice, racial slur, chauffeur, deep south, trip, american south, talent
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)
Plot Summary:
The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special
Duration: 69 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Documentary, Comedy
Country: Australia
Plot tags: sexual identity, lesbian, comedian, stand up comedy, lgbt, lgbtqi, inspiration, gender, empowerment, stand up comedian, live performance, female empowerment, art, anger, stand up, variety, female director
Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018)
Plot Summary:
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally
Duration: 79 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Plot tags: comedian, stand up comedian, stand up comedy, everyday life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, performer's life, dark humor, friends, profanity, new life, absurd humor, surrealism, frustration, talk show, concert, live performance, stand up, performance, netflix
Badhaai Ho (2018)
Plot Summary:
A 25-year-old man tries to suppress his embarrassment when his mother announces that she is pregnant
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: gossip, pregnancy, family relations, wedding, middle class, mother, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, estrangement, father, taboo, hindu, mother son relationship, poet, mother and son, relatives, husband wife relationship, son, embarrassment, couch, knocked up, bollywood, hindi, bengali
Pad Man (2018)
Plot Summary:
Concerned about his wife Gayatri's menstrual hygiene, Lakshmikant Chauhan urges her to ditch the cloth and opt for sanitary napkins. Gayatri is reluctant to go for disposable pads as they are expensive. Lakshmi obsessing over a 'ladies problem' makes her cringe but he insists on bringing upon a change by addressing the taboo topic. Subjected to hostility for ruffling the religious and age-old beliefs of people around, can the man brave the resistance and get his point across?
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India, USA
Plot tags: taboo, menstruation, village, invention, superhero, life is a bitch, entrepreneurship, survival, human spirit, poverty, society, street life, ambition, life philosophy, rags to riches, against the odds, change of luck, entrepreneur, hindu, social issues, biopic, based on real people, marriage, train, wife
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Japan
Plot tags: dog, politician, robot, rescue, friendship, stop motion, freedom, resistance, island, boy, animal protagonist, protest, dog lover, conspiracy, morality, child, cartoon dog, fight, corruption, waste, propaganda, missing boy, flashback, animal cruelty, serum
Geetha Govindam (2018)
Plot Summary:
Vijay Govind, a young college lecturer who dreams of marriage falls for Geetha, a level-headed woman who's wary of strangers and isn't easy to convince. While things seem to go smoothly, Vijay makes a terrible mistake which not only derails any hope for his love story, but also potential repercussions with his family
Duration: 142 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: unrequited love, love, relationships, romantic relationship, fall in love, in love, couples, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, mistaken identity, love interest, couple relations, telugu
Sanju (2018)
Plot Summary:
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: actor, biopic, actor's life, criminal, problem, jail, drug abuse, filmmaking, price of fame, friendship, job, life is a bitch, social problems, lifestyle, rising to stardom, couple relations, indians, motivation, hindu, based on real people, artists' life, cocaine, underworld, weed, bollywood
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 322000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: superhero, superheroine, supernatural ability, parenting, superhero team, baby, supernatural power, mission, good versus evil, teleportation, obsessive quest, family relations, motorcycle, family dinner, motorcycle stunt, cookie, public relations, children, happy ending, tough girl, courage, heroism, heroine, secret identity, fight
Mortal World (2018)
Plot Summary:
Mermer family, who has been managing a restaurant called “Anatolian flavors” in Haydarpasa train station for generations, consist of 8 members. Even though this family leads a quiet simple life, they will end up finding themselves in complicated situations. Moreover, this family has been keeping a secret for a long time and it just can’t come out at any cost
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: killer, secret revealed, murderer, hitman, criminal, double life, family secret, murder, killings, family relations, family problems, struggle for survival, husband wife relationship, kurd, advice, restaurant, crime family, sea, motorcycle, hotel, elevator, telephone call, tea, gun, mop
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 627000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, India, UK
Plot tags: superhero, hitman, anti hero, mutant, supernatural power, invulnerability, mission, one man army, time travel, dark hero, sarcasm, heroes, superpower, comic book, murder, dark humor, weapons, foul language, aeroplane, super powers, chinaman, violent, martial arts, taxi, action violence
The Favourite (2018)
Plot Summary:
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 216000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, queen, bossy woman, aristocracy, power struggle, fight for supremacy, british royal family, british history, female rivalry, intrigue, violence, british aristocracy, rivalry, queen of england, manipulative woman, rise and fall, duchess, politics, aristocrat, jealousy, throne, royal palace, target practice, female friendship
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and become the head of the local chapter
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: racism, african american, white supremacy, ku klux klan, undercover cop, racial slur, racist cop, black, biopic, black lives matter, black cop, racist, activist, black american, redneck, police detective, police, true crime, past, civil rights, black history, blaxploitation, violence, bomb, male protagonist
Love, Simon (2018)
Plot Summary:
Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, lgbt teen, high school, homosexuality, homosexual, teenager, gay lead character, gay teenager, gay relationship, love, youth, gay love, gay son, gay interest, closeted homosexual, gay student, parent child relationship, male homosexuality, friendship, gay couple, gay romance, repressed homosexual, gay crush, coming of age
Eighth Grade (2018)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, teenager, adolescence, teenage girl, school, friendship, high school, social media, middle school, teacher, insecurity, classmate classmate relationship, young adult, mother daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, women, feminist, children, relationships, loneliness, first love, college, feminism, meaning of life, education
Blindspotting (2018)
Plot Summary:
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: parole, probation, fight, police, party, cemetery, best friend, racism, black, ghetto, police brutality, black lives matter, friendship between men, social justice, family relations, danger, truck, rap, hip hop, shark, gang, runner, peace, mission, criminal justice
Instant Family (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 117000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: adoption, parenting, foster home, foster parent, adoptive father adopted son relationship, adolescence, couples, parents and children, court hearing, children, problem child, anger, family relations, husband wife relationship, love, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, flash forward, false accusation, little boy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, sister sister relationship, absent father, fertility, amusement park
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Plot Summary:
An anthology film weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: old west, dog, cowboy, native american, arizona desert, new mexico desert, murder, violence, trapper, multiple storylines, wild west, bounty hunter, shooting, prostitute, gambling, magical, dark humor, civil war, hippie, past, gunslinger, lsd, parents, vigilante, mission
Butterflies (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: village, sibling relationship, family secret, death in the family, family relations, brother sister relationship, siblings relations, relationships, family problems, family reunited, past, mediterranean, astronaut, chicken, butterfly, road trip, magic realism, blind character, travel, trip, family secrets, family, turkish
Mid90s (2018)
Plot Summary:
Stevie is a sweet 13-year-old about to explode. His mom is loving and attentive, but a little too forthcoming about her romantic life. His big brother is a taciturn and violent bully. So Stevie searches his working-class Los Angeles suburb for somewhere to belong. He finds it at the Motor Avenue skate shop
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: skateboard, coming of age, skateboarder, teenager, friendship, friends, underage sex, underage drinking, dysfunctional family, adolescence, brother brother relationship, youth culture, foul language, hip hop, self harm, teenage life, mission, boyhood, grownups, social problems, family problems, adolescence vs adulthood, extreme sport, best friend, lesbian
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Plot Summary:
With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, History
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Plot tags: friendship, comedy duo, betrayal, biopic, comedian, husband wife relationship, film history, bromance, coworker relationship, performer's life, dispute, family relations, concert tour, railway, hollywood, couples, humanity, filmmaking, heart attack, dancing, train, hotel, film producer, impresario, friendship between men
Private Life (2018)
Plot Summary:
Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: marriage, infertility, fertility, family problems, adoption, doctor, hospital, love, relationships, parents and children, escapades, mission, male female relationship, adaptation, wanting a baby, couple relations, family relations, destiny, couples, childlessness, husband wife relationship, marital problem, women, pregnancy, past
Vice (2018)
Plot Summary:
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: politics, u.s. president, usa politics, u.s. vice president, u.s. government, american politics, iraq war, war on terror, politician, heart attack, vice president, political campaign, biopic, hospital, al qaeda, breaking the fourth wall, republican party, spy, president, political leader, u.s. constitution, u.s. congress, power, marketing, mentor
Christopher Robin (2018)
Plot Summary:
Working-class family man Christopher Robin encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Denmark
Plot tags: winnie the pooh, childhood, bear, father daughter relationship, magic realism, animal, supportive friend, children, anthropomorphism, talking animal, friendship, friend, parenting, best friend, self discovery, mission, little boy, life philosophy, teddy bear, superhero, magical, forest, writers, experiment, past
Champions (2018)
Plot Summary:
A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Spain
Plot tags: basketball, basketball coach, overcoming, husband wife relationship, disability, loss of job, husband wife conflict, friendship, human spirit, rivalry, new job, ambition, transformation, against the odds, society, ex athlete, underdog, teenager, lsd, european, integration, obstacle, human relationship, mental disorder, elevator
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Plot Summary:
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: forgery, cat, lesbian, writers, lgbt, female protagonist, deception, female writer, letter, accomplice, women, fraud, gay, biopic, friendship, criminal, court, pets, fired from the job, money problems, drinking, lgbtq, fictional biography, journalist, celebrity
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: christmas, christmas spirit, santa claus, reindeer, holiday, firefighter, children, loss of father, new year, snow, winter, xmas, christmas season, brother sister relationship, teenager, new year's eve, christmas romance, imaginary character, brother, magical, youth, experiment, north pole, child, single mother
Thunder Road (2018)
Plot Summary:
Officer Arnaud raises his daughter as a love letter to his late Mom
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, judge, school, lawyer, police, divorce, family relations, friendship, child custody, love and romance, couples, society, grief, teenager, police officer, mental disorder, rap, secret service, mission, trauma, dancing, boy, male nudity, father, dead mother
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Plot Summary:
Taking place six years following the events of the first film, the story will center on Ralph's adventures in the Internet data space when a Wi-Fi router gets plugged into the arcade as he must find a replacement part to fix Sugar Rush
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 178000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: internet, giant, princess, friendship, computer, little girl, alternate world, save the day, deadly virus, disney princess, child, best friend, virus, dwarf, pop culture, human, parallel universe, furry, love, superhero, gladiator, femininity, friends, feminist, mission