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777 Charlie (2022)
Plot Summary:
Dharma is stuck in a rut with his negative and lonely lifestyle and spends each day in the comfort of his loneliness. A pup named Charlie who is naughty and energetic which is a complete contrast with the Dharma’s character enters his life and gives him a new perspective towards it
Duration: 164 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: dog, human animal relationship, dog training, puppy, loneliness, animal human communication, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, relationships, loner, pets, life is a bitch, opposites attract, pet dog, alone, animal, road trip, life, snow, lifestyle, animals
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)
Plot Summary:
Based by the life of ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan who was falsely accused of being a spy and arrested in 1994. Though free, he is still fighting for justice, with those police officials alleged to have falsely implicated him, still free
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: spy, police, espionage, rocket, angry, scientist, injustice, industrial espionage, fight for justice, accusation, guilty verdict, framed for a crime, space probe, investigation, violence, torture, university, engineer, brutality, frame up, anger, nasa, telephone call, interview, husband wife relationship
The Legend Of Maula Jatt (2022)
Plot Summary:
Maula Jatt 2 is an upcoming Pakistani action drama film directed and written by Bilal Lashari, co-produced by Faisal Rafi and Bilal Lashari under production banner of Crew Motion Pictures. It is a sequel to 1979 cult-classic Maula Jatt. The revealed cast includes Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi playing the lead roles along with Mahira Khan, Adnan Jaffar, Shamoon Abbasi and Humaima Malik
Duration: 153 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Plot tags: heroes, gang, murder, gangster, violence, death, battles, brutality, chase, vengeance, rivalry, society, danger, criminal underworld, gang war, criminal's revenge, martial arts, punjabi, deadly, crimes
Sita Ramam (2022)
Plot Summary:
Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she gets to know that he is no more and the only thing he has left for her is a letter-delivering task, written by Ram to Sita. As Afreen sets out to find Ram, there begins her journey of discovering the secret behind the 20-year-old letter
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: love, orphan, soldier, inheritance, girl, young love, jail, military service, love letter, star crossed lovers, telugu, bollywood
Jana Gana Mana (2022)
Plot Summary:
Ramanagara wakes up to a series of events that shocks the entire Nation. In this crisis, two individuals with two different perspectives on law and justice intervene to define the truth
Duration: 162 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: investigation, protest, murder, criminal, justice, professor, college student, courtroom, intrigue, bandit, fight, murderer, murder investigation, crime investigation, fighting the system, homicide detective, crime solving, uncover truth, police, student, college, journalist, court, shooting, newspaper
K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
Plot Summary:
The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their Savior, the government sees him as a threat to law and order; enemies are clamoring for revenge and conspiring for his downfall. Bloodier battles and darker days await as Rocky continues on his quest for unchallenged supremacy
Duration: 166 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: organized crime, fight, ship, gold, greed, one man army, society, heroism, rags to riches, innovation, helicopter, death of protagonist, father son relationship, government, machine gun, death of wife, criminal as protagonist, flashback, fistfight, action violence, shootout, gangster, plot twist, undercover, mafia
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Plot Summary:
Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 646000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: fighter pilot, fighter plane, warplane, u.s. navy, aircraft carrier, aerial combat, test pilot, u.s. military, fighter jet, sniper, aviation, leadership, aviator, military, monster, friends, library, grief, transformation, countdown, life lesson, white supremacy, bromance, combat, ego
Kantara (2022)
Plot Summary:
Shiva, a tribal vagabond lives with his mother in hamlet, stays away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy due to an unforgettable childhood incident. He is happy loafing around with his friends and doing petty jobs for his landlord. When Forest officer Murali enters the scene, it gives a fresh dimension to the man-vs-nature fight. Can Shiva save the forest from Murali? Or is Murali just a dummy bait cast by bigger fish?
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: folklore, hindu mythology, prison, village, fight, violence, motorcycle, murder, possessed, disappearance, rivalry, smoking, conflict, tree, hinduism, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brawl, boar, action violence, final battle, medal, final showdown, murder of brother, dance, plot twist
Love Today (2022)
Plot Summary:
A young couple is made to exchange their phones for a day. What follows is a hilarious and emotional sequence of events that puts their lives in misery
Duration: 154 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: tamil, telephone
Major (2022)
Plot Summary:
This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Duration: 150 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorist attack, military, soldier, army, life, mission, military officer, escape, terrorism, hotel, parents, terror, based on real people, wife, war on terror, love, fight, terrorist, violence, gunfight, couples, target, blood, husband wife relationship, partner
Hridayam (2022)
Plot Summary:
Arun and Darshana are first-year engineering students and they fall in love soon after their college begins. And just as how things work generally in teenage, the road ahead isn't too easy for them. Life offers many twists and turns that they least expect
Duration: 172 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: college, relationships, romantic relationship, grownups, male female relationship, lifestyle, college student, college life, adolescence vs adulthood, love affair, journey, love story, malayalam
Thiruchitrambalam (2022)
Plot Summary:
A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it be before he realises what he is looking for is right next to him?
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: fall in love, in love, love, mother, father, tamil, guilty pleasure
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning
Duration: 147 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Plot tags: cave, soccer, rescue mission, trap, trapped, survival, saving a life, drowned, struggle for survival, football player, deathtrap, problem, daring rescue, life risking, children, water, real life, truth, biopic, firefighter, boy, helicopter, meditation, mission, self sacrifice
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Plot Summary:
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 230000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Plot tags: world war one, trench warfare, battles, great war, war, moving, european, combat, death, world war two, dream, shooter, intrigue, couples, mission, cavalry, transformation, international relations, secret mission, life lesson, literary, brutality, fear, volunteer, teenage boy
Close (2022)
Plot Summary:
Two thirteen year-olds have always been incredibly close but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. An emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Plot tags: coming of age, friendship, bullying, best friend, guilt, lgbt, death, self harm, friendship between boys, lgbt child, child suicide, lgbtq, ice hockey, teenage boy, grief, intimacy, suicide, past, friendship between men, lgbtqi, boyhood, teenager, school, betrayal, farming
RRR (2022)
Plot Summary:
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s
Duration: 187 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: rescue, friendship between men, british empire, protest, wolf, bare chested male, freedom fighter, abduction, liberation, fight, investigation, battles, uncover truth, unlikely friendships, police officer, police, friendship, friends, crime investigation, police investigation, secret identity, police detective, crime solving, war, best friend
The Batman (2022)
Plot Summary:
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler
Duration: 176 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 750000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, corruption, psychopath, batman, organized crime, vigilante, masked superhero, gotham city, serial killer, vengeance, villain, heroes, dark hero, killing spree, politician, political corruption, crime fighter, comic book, conspiracy, police, violence, terrorism, female warrior, bat, murder of father
Aftersun (2022)
Plot Summary:
At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum. As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, vacation, hotel, depression, coming of age, memory, repeated scene, bare chested male, swimming pool, women, past, tourist, mission, humanity, teenage daughter, young adult, boy, singer, girl, little girl, teenage boy, childhood memory, 11 year old girl, first kiss, lgbt
The Whale (2022)
Plot Summary:
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 192000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: religion, overweight man, obesity, gay, food, caregiver, pizza, ex husband ex wife relationship, domestic drama, bible, father daughter relationship, teacher, experiment, dream, memory, captive, isolation, forgiveness, choice, humanity, transformation, held captive, religious, lgbtqi, serious illness
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Plot Summary:
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 235000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Plot tags: brother sister relationship, island, friendship, friendship between men, church, gossip, friends, self mutilation, village, pet dog, implied incest, male camaraderie, loneliness, end of friendship, musician, donkey, drinking, nature, beautiful scenery, best friend, countryside, buddies, bromance, revenge, summer
The Eight Mountains (2022)
Plot Summary:
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno
Duration: 147 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium, France, UK
Plot tags: friendship between men, friendship, building a house, father son relationship, gay interest, love, cold, ice, climbing, house, journey, best friend, lake, male male relationship, gay subtext, friend, bonding, homoerotic friendship, bromance, male bonding, skier, snow, mountain, village, cow
The Quiet Girl (2022)
Plot Summary:
A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland
Plot tags: love, women, summer, little girl, foster home, secret, care, loss, shyness, dog, beach, house, family relations, parents, girl, funeral, breast feeding, domestic drama, foster parent, family drama, taking a bath, 9 year old
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Plot Summary:
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Mexico, France
Plot tags: stop motion, magic, pinocchio, monkey, whale, church, grief, puppet, father son relationship, boy, children, doll, father, dream, child, glory, little boy, catholic, escape, life after death, experiment, fascism, catholic church, theater, trippy
Mahaan (2022)
Plot Summary:
A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a billionaire, does life give him a second chance to be a father?
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: mafia, revenge, fight, violence, friendship, father son relationship, gangster, gang, tough guy, brutality, vengeance, blood, mob boss, patriarch, rise to power, crime family, betrayal, mercilessness, money, hostage, murder, boy, deception, chase, gang war
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?
Duration: 167 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: journey, heir to the throne, horse, travel, revenge, fight, battles, kingdom, sword, conspiracy, chase, brother sister relationship, peace, power struggle, messenger, action violence, plot twist, tamil, telugu, ring, song and dance, text messaging, message, battle
Burning Days (2022)
Plot Summary:
With the mayoral election approaching, Emre, the newly-appointed state prosecutor of the small Turkish town of Yaniklar, which is suffering from a water supply crisis, gradually descends into trouble after a young local woman is raped
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Croatia
Plot tags: investigation, prosecutor, gay, corruption, water shortage, drugged, politics, violence, cultural difference, gay interest, small town, male nudity, murder investigation, crime investigation, mayor, rape, lgbt, love affair, gay subtext, hunting, murder, car chase, fire, photograph, lake
Argentina, 1985 (2022)
Plot Summary:
In a David-vs-Goliath battle and under constant threat, Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to bring justice to the victims of the Military Junta
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Argentina, UK, USA
Plot tags: courtroom, court, lawyer, human rights, biopic, world history, brutality, cold war era, military dictatorship, military, investigation, bodyguard, kidnapping, politics, torture, murder, hospital, boy, judge, bible, old man, theater, father daughter relationship, prosecutor, mother daughter relationship
The Beasts (2022)
Plot Summary:
Antoine and Olga, a French couple, have been living in a small village in Galicia for a long time. They practice eco-responsible agriculture and restore abandoned houses to facilitate repopulation. Everything should be idyllic but for their opposition to a wind turbine project that creates a serious conflict with their neighbors. The tension will rise to the point of irreparability
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Plot tags: farmer, mother daughter conflict, dog, horse, village, mountain, police, snow, murder, birthday, poverty, mother daughter relationship, hate, couples, misery, husband wife relationship, vegetable garden, ruins, broken down car, isolated place, contaminated water, contamination, accused of murder, rural setting, male nudity
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Plot Summary:
A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the 2015 Swedish film
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Plot tags: suicide attempt, friendship, neighbor, family relations, friend, new neighbor, relationships, friends, male protagonist, life philosophy, old man, forgiveness, loss of wife, death of wife, miscarriage, bus accident, suicidal, parkinson's disease, grief, transgender, mourning, social media, love, dog, money
The Fabelmans (2022)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves
Duration: 151 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: father son relationship, coming of age, childhood, bullying, family relations, relationships, mother son relationship, boy, filmmaking, life, mother, father, anti semitism, journey, teenage boy, dream, parents and children, fight, daydreamer, ambition, small town, marriage, new year, winter, military