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Don't have time to watch a movie or don't know which one to watch? We summarize and explain any genre of movie!
To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.
Movie: Blue Miracle (2021)
The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
Movie: BlackBerry (2023)
This is the inspiring "true" story of Richard Montañez who, as a Frito Lay janitor, disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican heritage to turn Flamin' Hot Cheetos from a snack into an iconic global pop culture phenomenon.
Movie: Flamin' Hot (2023)
After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.
Movie: Larry Crowne (2011)
When millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.
Movie: Get Hard (2015)
The movie "Switch" is about top star Park Kang, who is a hit actor but a troublemaker, meets a taxi driver on Christmas Eve and experiences a new life.
Movie: Switch (2023)
Follows the history of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.
Movie: Air (2023)
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Movie: The Hurt Locker (2008)
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Movie: Farming (2018)
Hong Kong police are hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter". In order to crack this true identity, the police recruit gang member Lee Man to unmask "Painter's" secret identity.
Movie: Project Gutenberg (2018)
A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.
Movie: Brad's Status (2017)
A computer hacker penetrates Vatican security and sends an urgent anonymous plea to the pope. Handsome Father Quart, of the church's Institute of External Affairs, an arm of the Vatican intelligence, is dispatched to investigate. The message of the hacker concerns a crumbling 17th century Baroque church in the heart of Seville that apparently "kills to defend itself".
Movie: The Man From Rome (2022)
A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.
Movie: Why Him? (2016)
Matvey, the fastest courier on the frozen canals of 19th century St. Peteresburg is recruited by a group of pickpockets working the winter markets.
Movie: Silver Skates (2020)
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Movie: Resistance (2020)
After learning her estranged father is a hotel mogul, Belinda bumbles her way through a new, sophisticated lifestyle with the help of a charming lawyer.
Movie: The Entitled (2022)
A strict female CEO of an insurance company has already given up on love and believes that only the love towards a child is true and eternal. Thus, she decides to have her own child so she "borrows" sperm from a delivery man whom she hired, but things start to get out of hand when the two starts to fall in love with each other.
Movie: Love Contractually (2017)
A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.
Movie: A Fortunate Man (2018)
A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Movie: Devotion (2022)
An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election.
Movie: What A Girl Wants (2003)
Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked, fascinated by her beauty.
Movie: The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015)
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
Movie: I Can Only Imagine (2018)
A high school senior has to re-live losing his virginity over and over again until he gets it right, with the right girl.
Movie: Premature (2014)
The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
Movie: American Made (2017)
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Movie: Ready or Not (2019)
Adam Jones is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Movie: Burnt (2015)
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
Movie: The Joneses (2009)
Inside Qatar's labor camps, African and Asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament of their own.
Movie: The Workers Cup (2017)
A minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.
Movie: Brewster's Millions (1985)
The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Movie: Marshall (2017)
The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Movie: Official Secrets (2019)
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
Movie: Fatherhood (2021)
A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.
Movie: Maid in Manhattan (2002)
A former convict poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.
Movie: Blue Streak (1999)
During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.
Movie: Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) used to be a
typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, except for Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), an
egomaniacal football player.
Can Jerry resurrect his career while still staying true to himself?
Movie: Jerry Maguire (1996)
A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.
MOVIE: The Hole in the Ground (2019)
A young and talented black box analyst is on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft.
MOVIE: Black Box (2021)
A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
Movie: Downsizing (2017)
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Movie: The Butler (2013)
This drama based on true events focuses on
legendary black athlete Jesse Owens (Stephan
James) and his inspiring journey to overcome
racism at home and abroad, culminating in his
triumphant track-and-field performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under the tutelage of gruff Ohio State coach Larry Snyder (Jason Sudeikis).
Movie: Race (2016)
After spending seven years in jail, a cockney gambler is ready to use his newly discovered formula to win at every casino, which will get him in trouble with a group of gangsters.
Movie: Revolver (2005)
A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
Movie: The Conjuring 3 (2021)
On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.
Movie: Better Watch Out (2016)
Go-ni's nephew, Ham Dae-gil, enters the gambling underworld only to be used as a scapegoat in a deal gone wrong. Now he's planning his revenge by entering one big fatal game.
Movie: Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014)
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
Movie: The Proposal (2009)
To realize their culinary and boxing dreams, the daughter of a billionaire forms a mutually beneficial alliance with the son of a struggling single mom.
Movie: Isi & Ossi (2020)
During the Republican Era, in the chaotic society, some martial arts scums bully and prey on the weak. In order to solve the case of his best friend Sun Zhan Peng’s family’s extermination, young Zhou Xin Wu devoted himself to learning Bajiquan, the martial art, and fought against the evil forces. After enduring numerous setbacks and hardships, he finally found the real killer and became the master of Bajiquan.
Movie: The Master of Baji (2020)
Five years after a Christmas Eve massacre in Harris County, AZ, when a crazed killer returns to an impending condemned water treatment plant to terrorize and kill again.
Only this time, the lone survivor from that tragic night is waiting to make this Santa-clad monster pay for what he did.
Movie: Slayed