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Plot Summary:
The story of Elly Beinhorn, the first German aviator ever to fly around the world which made her a national hero in the 1930s.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
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Zurich (2015)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: road movie
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The Vow (2007)
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1818 in the Münsterland: Innumerable pilgrims seeking comfort and consolation visit the bedside of Anna Katharina von Emmerich, a nun whose body bears marks of the holy wounds of Christ on her chest, forehead and hands. Clemens von Brentano, an artist in his prime, visits the nun′s sickbed as a simple "writer of the wonders of God" to take down her visions and beliefs. He believes himself to be in charge of his life as a devout Catholic. The former rake′s encounter with the charismatic nun proves fateful, however. For both of them.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
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Criminals hijack an airplane that not only carries a dangerous organism that is to be used in bacterial warfare, but also five beauty contest finalists.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Michel must go to dangerous lengths to save his wife and newborn child from the intrigues of the king’s mistress in this historical drama.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: period drama
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 135 min
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After a mid-air collision, an uncontrollable passenger plane with 90 souls on board speeds through the skies over Germany. The impact point for the inevitable plane crash is easily calculated: the center of Berlin. Now the race is on to prevent the catastrophe. Will the plane have to be shot down by fighter pilots?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 473
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Country: Germany
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 140
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Country: Chile
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Lost somewhere over the Pacific in a single-engine Cessna with low fuel, a pilot (Scott Bakula) awaits rescue.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min
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Norma Jean Baker finds her way to Hollywood and is turned into sex symbol Marilyn Monroe.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 376
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Cracks are noticed in the ceiling of an aircraft. They widen & a large portion of the fuselage tears off & an emergency landing attempted. Based on actual events.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: disaster movie
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Becoming Colette (1991)
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Erotic French author Colette during her formative years in Paris at the turn of the century, married to a hedonistic bounder who publishes her writings under his name until she leaves him to embark on her own career.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany, UK, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 400
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 292
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Germany
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This biographical film, based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin, follows the painter as he returns to Paris after a long stay in Tahiti and must confront his wife, his children, and his former lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 459
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A made for TV movie in which Valerie Bertinelli portrays Florence Pancho Barnes, a bored socialite who decides to learn to fly.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 187
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Country: USA
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, independent film
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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)
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A telling of the story of the famous U.S. aviatrix Amelia Earhart who attempted to fly solo around the world in 1937. She disappeared during the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 436
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 24000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
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Country: Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
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A beautifully photographed story that gives insight into the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers and the period in which they lived.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 156
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 293000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 379000
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