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Soul (2020)
Plot Summary:
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: jazz, self discovery, life after death, afterlife, meaning of life, life, lifestyle change, acceptance, life & death, following a dream, teaching the ways of the world, death, musician, soul transference, jazz musician, teacher, african american, life philosophy, pianist, wisdom of life, happiness, out of body experience, black, mentor, ambition
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
Palm Springs (2020)
Plot Summary:
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Plot tags: time loop, time travel, time, love and romance, wedding, time traveler, repeated event, dark humor, earthquake, drug use, family relations, party, strong female character, dying repeatedly, drug, time warp, couple relations, desert, one day, suicide, gay interest, wedding day, groundhog day, teenager, stoner
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
Uncle Frank (2020)
Plot Summary:
Frank is a famous New York University professor in 1973 who left his small South Carolina town behind him and remained in little contact with his family, especially given his style of life and his relationship with his ten-year partner, the free spirit Wally. No one really knows about Frank’s life, except his newly-arrived teenage niece, Beth, who promises to keep his relationship with the family secret. But when, Mac, the overbearing patriarch of his family dies, Frank is forced to go home for the funeral, where old traumas arise and he has to face his family again. In part road movie, partly a story of maturity, this film still to be named is a funny but deeply moving story about family, forgiveness and our intrinsic power to choose who we want to be
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: gay, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay muslim, funeral, gay relationship, uncle niece relationship, road trip, lgbtq, suicide, father son relationship, gay lead character, college professor, life & death, gay interest, lgbtqi, coming of age, travel, gay love, grief, marriage, lake, motel, acceptance, prejudice
The King of Staten Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: slacker, tattoo artist, arrested development, re-education, stoner, fear of commitment, coming of age, video game, jealousy, family relations, dancer, meditation, brother sister relationship, basement, drunkenness, teenage boy, widow, ex wife, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship, halloween party, sister sister relationship, nepotism, felony, tiredness
Shiva Baby (2020)
Plot Summary:
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance
Duration: 77 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: sugar daddy, lesbian interest, jewish culture, lgbt, jewish family, funeral, unfaithful husband, prostitute, parent child relationship, bisexual, lgbtq, deception, ex girlfriend, family relations, infidelity, couples, family secret, awkward situation, dishonesty, sex, relationships, humour, male female relationship, female protagonist, satire
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
Rose Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Plot tags: civil engineer, utopia, politics, island, social problems, satire, political conflict, social satire, social issues, conflict of interest, architecture, conflict, anarchism, european, deserter, female lawyer, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, scuba diving, motorcycle accident, italian soldier, italian abroad, bare chested male, biopic, italian history, battleship
The Kid Detective (2020)
Plot Summary:
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Plot tags: private detective, small town, private investigator, investigation, murder mystery, kidnapping, murder, murder investigation, evidence, who done it, murderer, chase, escapades, society, danger, uncover truth, whodunit, twists and turns, distopia, mysticism, cop, teenager, police, older man younger woman relationship, missing girl
The Duke (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: painting, art theft, taxi, father son relationship, couples, theft, husband wife relationship, fighting the system, senior citizen, society, social problems, elderly, social issues, thief, escapades, money problems, folk hero, elderly man, art, driver, post war, real life, cemetery, jury, courtroom
The Half of It (2020)
Plot Summary:
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lesbian, lesbian teen, gay, high school life, lgbt, lgbt teen, unrequited love, lesbian love, love, lgbtq, high school student, teenager, high school, shy girl, religious intolerance, sapphic, lgbtqi, strong female lead, introvert, loneliness, help, forbidden love, shyness, hopes, asian
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Sequel to the 2013 animation movie The Croods
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: caveman, teenager, father daughter relationship, friendship, feminism, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, teenage boy, husband wife relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship, grandmother grandson relationship, female empowerment, family relations, parent child relationship, escapades, peril, survival, youth, parents and children, hunting, trippy, ancient world, dinosaur, strong female lead
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
Death to 2020 (2020)
Plot Summary:
2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: irreverence, police, violence, morality, hypocrisy, social relations, adult humor, social satire, profanity, social activist, silly humor, farce, selfishness, gross out humor, racial slur, insecurity, vicious, topical humor, experiment, inspiration, pandemic, coronavirus, disaster, new year, donald trump
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
Mank (2020)
Plot Summary:
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: screenwriter, filmmaking, wealth, writers, biopic, beach, movie business, politics, loneliness, friendship, great depression, car accident, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, film history, suicidal thoughts, friend, film producer, name calling, film set, idealism, movie studio, world war two, dialogue, film industry
Emma. (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, China
Plot tags: love and romance, female protagonist, estate, male female relationship, prejudice, looking for love, english countryside, friendship, wedding, unrequited love, fall in love, couples, matchmaking, opposites attract, matchmaker, love, jealousy, declaration of love, selfishness, literary, father daughter relationship, girl, servant, porn, woman
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
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: circus, talking animal, human animal relationship, gorilla, friendship, animal rights, talent, animal life, affection, animal that acts human, unlikely friendships, animal, family relations, mentor, getting home, animal training, imprisonment, seal the animal, wild animal, child, dog, elephant, fight for freedom, amusement park, zoo
Happiest Season (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, christmas, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian couple, family holiday, lgbtq, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, party, holiday, gay, sister sister relationship, gay best friend, sapphic, breakup, sister sister conflict, christmas season, christmas party, lgbtqi, happy ending, love, snow, new year, love and romance
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
Plot Summary:
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 150000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Plot tags: disguise, father daughter relationship, coronavirus, satire, prank, presidential election, social satire, amazon, male protagonist, travel, feminism, hillbilly, epiphany, political rally, mockery, quarantine, countryside, dark humor, celebrity, society, hospitality, irony, gross out humor, sarcasm, muslim
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two small-town aspiring musicians chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Iceland, Canada
Plot tags: musician, contest, father son relationship, small town, rivalry, competition, love, underdog, ethnic stereotype, seaside town, fisherman, ambition, performer's life, singer, musician's life, getting home, male female relationship, childhood friend, one night stand, male objectification, gay stereotype, racial stereotype, ambitious man, hopes, eurovision
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
Unpregnant (2020)
Plot Summary:
A 17-year old Missouri teen named Veronica discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could follow
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenage pregnancy, abortion, coming of age, teenager, road trip, teenage girl, pregnant girl, women, friendship, pregnancy, girlfriend, schoolgirl, moral dilemma, pregnant girlfriend, travel, friends, best friend, teenage life, breakup, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, bigger dreams, love, lesbian, feminist, woman
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
Black Bear (2020)
Plot Summary:
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: jealousy, writer's block, sexy brunette, filmmaking, writers, creative block, husband wife relationship, threat, psychology, forest, justice, fear, creativity, delusion, moral ambiguity, mysterious character, murder, meaning of life, choice, pain, coming of age, slow burn, caught cheating, male nudity, film set
Spontaneous (2020)
Plot Summary:
When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: coming of age, unrequited love, dying, high school, teenager, parents and children, teenage life, alienation, breaking point, youth, graphic violence, family relations, rivalry, rage, social misfits, nightmare, humiliation, extreme violence, punishment, social relations, boyfriend, cruelty, sexual attraction, taunting, sex scene
Zola (2020)
Plot Summary:
A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: stripper, sex worker, male nudity, travel, women, brothel, human trafficking, feminist, girl, woman, waitress, black, city life, pole dancer, social realism, sex work, dance, female nudity, sex scene, pimp, facebook, strip club, nudity, twitter, boyfriend
I Care a Lot (2020)
Plot Summary:
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: lesbian, con artists, manipulative woman, con woman, guardian, lesbian love, female protagonist, caper, fraud, lgbt, escapades, abduction, diamonds, disguise, drugged, deception, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, mafia, benefit, con trick, revenge, fight, criminal, lie