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Coco (2017)
Plot Summary:
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 568000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: day of the dead, afterlife, musician, music, life after death, life & death, death, childhood, memory, good versus evil, boy, dog, child protagonist, betrayal, singer, skeleton, ghost, love, fantasy world, murder, twists and turns, father son relationship, customs, singing, cemetery
Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, this little girl captures the heart of Süleyman, who risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his Army base and out of harms way. Not knowing her name and unable to communicate with her, Süleyman names her Ayla, in reminiscence of the moon on the fateful night during which they met. The two form an instantaneous and inseparable bond, and Ayla, almost effortlessly, brings an uncanny joy to the Turkish brigade in the grip of war. As the war comes to a close however, Süleyman's brigade is told that they will be returning home. Süleyman cannot bear abandoning Ayla, and does everything within his power to take her with him. After repeated failure, he is forced to give Ayla to an orphanage, but doesn't give up on the hope of one day reuniting with her. Will the two ever get back together?
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: korean war, little girl, orphan, turk, soldier, care, child custody, school, rescue, military base, military, family relations, mother daughter relationship, military life, war, muslim, airplane, foster parent, foster home, turkish army, heroes, journalist, death, battles, cold war
Vikram Vedha (2017)
Plot Summary:
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him
Duration: 147 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: investigation, uncover truth, death, betrayal, murder, moral dilemma, showdown, police, danger, police investigation, brutality, organized crime, law enforcement, crime scene, secret service, entertainment, plot twist, innovation, fight, police officer, escape, gunfight, wife, blood, brother
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Mahendra, the son of Bahubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom
Duration: 167 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: medieval, coronation, fight, hindu, revenge, heroes, murder, destiny, rivalry, ambition, hopes, violence, obsession, danger, dishonesty, knight, warrior, ancient, duel, vengeance, vigilante, entertainment, dual role, innovation, superhero
Logan (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 813000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, mutant, x men, fight scenes, superpower, road trip, rage, immortality, protector, father daughter relationship, survival, invulnerability, lone hero, experiment, comic book, death of protagonist, chase, anti hero, alter ego, self sacrifice, time freeze, assassin, brutality, telepath, genetic engineering
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Plot Summary:
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 543000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: small town, police brutality, rape, small town life, loss of daughter, billboard, regret, revenge, guilty conscience, anger, death of daughter, desperation, suicide, violence, fire, anguish, racist cop, suffering, pain, strong female lead, racist, grief, justice, single mother, pig
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years
Duration: 164 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 637000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Spain
Plot tags: cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, dystopia, investigation, robot, dark future, mission, flying car, police detective, violence, bounty hunter, memory, androids, menage a trois, philosophy, black bra, implanted memory, slave labor, bare breasts, megacorporation, existentialism, chick, genetics, police officer, mercilessness
Arjun Reddy (2017)
Plot Summary:
When his girlfriend is forced to marry another man, a troubled young surgeon begins to self-destruct
Duration: 182 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: forbidden love, tragic love, unfulfilled love, relationships, love triangle, doctor, forced marriage, life is a bitch, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, family problems, love story, dysfunctional marriage, troubled marriage, unhappy marriage, friendship, job, society, siblings, drug, serious illness, alcoholic, drug addiction, breakup
Wonder (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 175000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Canada
Plot tags: bullying, school, child, friendship, middle school, happy ending, father son relationship, family relations, deformity, fight, hospital, science teacher, truancy, disability, mother son relationship, teenager, boyhood, justice, prejudice, boy, coming of age, storytelling, love, magic, children
A Taxi Driver (2017)
Plot Summary:
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: protest, reporter, democracy, journalism, taxi, travel, life lesson, historical event, society, danger, taxi driver, writers, driver, job, murder mystery, asian, grief, family drama, truth, correspondents, biopic, state terrorism, friendship, neighbor, chase
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Plot Summary:
Elio Perlman is spending the summer with his family at their vacation home in Lombardy, Italy. When his father hires a handsome doctoral student, the curious 17-year-old finds himself developing a growing attraction to the young man
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 302000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France, USA, Brazil
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, summer, love, gay love, homosexual, gay relationship, gay romance, first love, homosexuality, gay teenager, gay couple, father son relationship, desire, sexual tension, teenage boy, age difference, self discovery, loss, small town, boys love, gay lead character, gay son, first gay sexual experience, gay interest
Secret Superstar (2017)
Plot Summary:
Insia Malik is a talented 15-year-old school girl from Baroda whose spirit is ripped because her mother is in a troubled and violent marriage. Of course she still dares to pursue her dream of becoming a singer and she also valiantly attempts to free her mother from her conservative, cold father
Duration: 150 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: India
Plot tags: teenage girl, father daughter relationship, secret, teenager, mother daughter relationship, family secret, husband wife conflict, follow your dream, longing, unsupportive parent, women, coming of age, airplane, lawyer, train, teacher, violence, telephone call, teenage boy, airport, female lawyer, ice cream, husband wife relationship, newspaper, grandmother
Loving Vincent (2017)
Plot Summary:
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving Vincent studios in Poland and Greece to be a part of the production. As remarkable as Vincent’s brilliant paintings are his passionate and ill-fated life and mysterious death
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, USA, Switzerland, Netherlands
Plot tags: painter, art, painting, artist, genius, obsession, suicide, art history, skill, investigation, friendship, mental illness, death, doctor, torment, guilt, anguish, famous painting, mysterious death, biopic, money, lie, secret, sketch, letter
Dunkirk (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 721000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Plot tags: world war two, military, survival, war, wartime, soldier, evacuation, military officer, beach, air attack, army, shell shock, combat, bravery, rescue mission, rescue, german army, british history, surrounded, british army, battlefield, yacht, boat, fear, trapped
Unknown Soldier (2017)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel)
Duration: 180 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Plot tags: world war two, military, eastern front, infantry, friendship, soldier, husband wife relationship, friend, battles, firing squad, insubordination, heroes, violence, courage, adaptation, leadership, danger, war, serial killer, nazi, escape, hunting, heroism, nordic, russo finnish war
The Breadwinner (2017)
Plot Summary:
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, USA
Plot tags: poverty, prison, disguise, imprisonment, religious intolerance, tyranny, friendship, female protagonist, storytelling, gender disguise, taliban, father daughter relationship, father, culture, gender, sexism, civil war, mother daughter relationship, injustice, dictatorship, feminism, oppression, women, islam, dictator
Wind River (2017)
Plot Summary:
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, UK, France
Plot tags: investigation, murder, snow, rape, winter, murder investigation, native american reservation, fbi, violence, fbi agent, native american, forest, revenge, mountain, forensics, female agent, indian reservation, hunter, death, female fbi agent, gang, hunting, blizzard, american indian, violence against women
Baby Driver (2017)
Plot Summary:
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 591000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: heist, robbery, car chase, bank robbery, car, chase, sign language, crime boss, caper, gangster, organized crime, music, waitress, bank, twists and turns, revenge, gang, blackmail, police chase, pig, deaf man, on the run, race, one last job, deafness
God's Own Country (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, gay romance, gay interest, lgbtq, gay relationship, gay love, gay couple, migrant worker, gay lead character, sheep, homosexual, male male relationship, farm, rural setting, immigrant, family farm, self discovery, gay sex, farmer, village life, isolation, gay erotica, rough sex, tractor
Only the Brave (2017)
Plot Summary:
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: natural disaster, firefighter, forest fire, heroism, tragedy, danger, friends, rescue, firefighting, friendship between men, male camaraderie, bravery, disaster, fire, fire department, loss of loved one, wildfire, baby, survival, evacuation, mentor, firefight, partner, apocalypse, catastrophe
Bad Genius (2017)
Plot Summary:
Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Plot tags: genius, high school, father daughter relationship, teenager, heist, friendship, youth, prodigy, escapades, rivalry, mastermind, hopes, love, society, danger, ambition, talented, caper, bank robber, education, asian, female protagonist, inspiration, sociology, life lesson
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Plot Summary:
After an epic 40-minute one-take zombie-movie we get to watch behind-the-scenes of how it came to be: a comedy of errors with overly dedicated actresses, clumsy crew, arrogant directors and a lots of trials and tribulations
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: zombie, found footage, father daughter relationship, filmmaking, film set, director, blood, producer, zombie attack, walking dead, virus, dark humor, undead, japanese girl, infection, stoner, fear, supernatural being, morality, humour, disease, humanity, asian, infected, guts
Gifted (2017)
Plot Summary:
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 127000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: mathematics, genius, child prodigy, childhood, girl, school, friendship, little girl, child custody, children, teacher, custody battle, happiness, name calling, uncle niece relationship, schoolgirl, trial, bullying, mentor, father daughter relationship, foster home, lawyer, elementary school, guardian, school principal
Newton (2017)
Plot Summary:
A government clerk on election duty in a conflict-ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of guerrilla attacks by communist rebels
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: election, rebel, communist, duty, murder, lie, chase, honesty, conversation, job, coming of age, protest, jungle, village, children, dark humor, forest, helicopter, office, officer, card playing, voting, walking, argument, minister
The Florida Project (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: children, poverty, mother daughter relationship, social services, friendship, motel, single mother, summer, little girl, childhood, eviction, female friendship, cigarette smoking, prostitute mother, female nudity, prostitution, swimming pool, friendship between girls, waitress, innocence, coming of age, single parent, pizza, drug addiction, prostitute
The Insult (2017)
Plot Summary:
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Cyprus, Belgium, Lebanon, USA
Plot tags: attorney, courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, trial, prejudice, insult, racial tension, husband wife relationship, media coverage, idealism, president, politician, anger, refugee, worker, court, media circus, danger, religion, past, faith, arab, lsd, dialogue
Loveless (2017)
Plot Summary:
Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany, Belgium
Plot tags: divorce, missing child, disappearance, search party, dysfunctional family, anger, selfishness, dysfunctional marriage, sex scene, broken family, parent child relationship, missing person, morgue, winter, children, relationships, women, loneliness, cold, family relations, runner, darkness, mother son relationship, mission, humanity
On Body and Soul (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hungary
Plot tags: sex scene, love, disability, dream, slaughterhouse, suicide attempt, penetration, betrayal by friend, psychologist, female nudity, bare breasts, autism, sleeping, relationships, love story, time travel, women, forest, food, mental disorder, art, past, destiny, moving, mission
The Big Sick (2017)
Plot Summary:
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: comedian, illness, hospital, interracial love, arranged marriage, stand up comedy, love, relationships, interracial romance, cultural difference, character study, infection, muslim, teenager, marriage, 9/11, happiness, family relations, love and romance, stoner, couples, young lovers, culture, refugee, woman
I, Tonya (2017)
Plot Summary:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 237000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: competition, abusive mother, figure skating, ice skater, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, violence, abuse, domestic violence, sex scene, winter olympics, skating, female athlete, olympics, emotional abuse, biopic, sport competition, fbi investigation, media frenzy, poor white trash, strong female lead, abusive relationship, contest, historical event, rivalry