Morgan Freeman films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 82 films and 6 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for The Dark Knight, The Shawshank Redemption and Unforgiven.

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The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Film
8.7/10 · TMDB
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in...
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The Dark Knight
2008 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDB
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be...
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Se7en
1995 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det...
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Lioness
2023 · TV
8.1/10 · TMDB
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
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Million Dollar Baby
2004 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
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Life on Our Planet
2023 · TV
8.0/10 · TMDB
Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.
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Unforgiven
1992 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former...
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The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman...
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Batman Begins
2005 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the...
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Sidney
2022 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.
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Our Universe
2022 · TV
7.6/10 · TMDB
Witness the remarkable story of our universe over billions of years and its inextricable link to life on Earth in this sweeping documentary series.
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · TV
7.6/10 · TMDB
Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the unparalleled global impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce, and culture.
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Lucky Number Slevin
2006 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current...
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Glory
1989 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
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The Power of One
1992 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”...
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Now You See Me
2013 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
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The Lego Movie
2014 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
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Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2020 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Dave Chappelle, recipient of the 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Gone Baby Gone
2007 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit...
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Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when...
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Brian Banks
2019 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.
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The Bucket List
2007 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have...
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Invictus
2009 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's...
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Lean On Me
1989 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers...
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A Good Person
2023 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.
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Brubaker
1980 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife...
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The Magic of Belle Isle
2012 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
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Unleashed
2005 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When...
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Solos
2021 · TV
6.9/10 · TMDB
Anthology series telling character-driven stories set at different moments in time, aiming to showcase that during people's most isolated moments, and in disparate circumstances, the human experience connects everyone.
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Now You See Me 2
2016 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous...
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end...
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Bruce Almighty
2003 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Bruce Nolan toils as a 'human interest' television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules...
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RED
2010 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
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Going in Style
2017 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
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Coming 2 America
2021 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince...
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An Unfinished Life
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with...
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Oblivion
2013 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His...
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My Dead Friend Zoe
2025 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Inspired by a true story, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran—thanks to the presence of her dead best friend from the Army—is at odds with her estranged Vietnam Veteran grandfather and her VA counselor.
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War of the Worlds
2005 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
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Wanted
2008 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Doormat Wesley Gibson discovers that his recently murdered father - who Wesley never knew - belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot drafts Wesley into the society, he hones his innate killing skills and turns...
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Outbreak
1995 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the...
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Angel Has Fallen
2019 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.
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Kiss the Girls
1997 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail...
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Last Knights
2015 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
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How to Rob a Bank
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
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Lucy
2014 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
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Last Vegas
2013 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
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Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must...
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national...
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Ted 2
2015 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
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The Sum of All Fears
2002 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to...
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Along Came a Spider
2001 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
After the harrowing death of his partner, detective and best-selling author Alex Cross has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, Alex is lured back into action. Teamed with...
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High Crimes
2002 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S...
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Feast of Love
2007 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
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10 Items or Less
2006 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with...
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Johnny Handsome
1989 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him...
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Deep Impact
1998 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint...
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Under Suspicion
2000 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is...
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The Comeback Trail
2020 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob, have to set up their aging movie star to kill themselves accidentally so they don't have to owe them back but they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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London Has Fallen
2016 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
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Transcendence
2014 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
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Nurse Betty
2000 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he...
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5 Flights Up
2014 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
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Vanquish
2021 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts and a motorcycle to...
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Thick as Thieves
2009 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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57 Seconds
2023 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When a tech blogger lands an interview with a tech guru and stops an attack on him, he finds a mysterious ring that takes him back 57 seconds into the past.
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The Ritual Killer
2023 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an anthropologist who hides an...
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Paradise Highway
2022 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
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Hard Rain
1998 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Get swept up in the action as an armored car driver (Christian Slater) tries to elude a gang of thieves (led by Morgan Freeman) while a flood ravages the countryside. Hard Rain is "a wild, thrilling, chilling action ride" filled with close...
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Momentum
2015 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of...
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Chain Reaction
1996 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project forced on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
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Ben-Hur
2016 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
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The Contract
2006 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
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The Maiden Heist
2009 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
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The Minute You Wake Up Dead
2022 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
A stockbroker in a small southern town gets embroiled in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor that leads to multiple murders when a host of other people want in on the plot. Sheriff Thurmond Fowler, the by-the-book town sheriff for...
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Evan Almighty
2007 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Junior congressman Evan Baxter, whose wish is to "change the world" is heard by none other than God. When God appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, Evan is sure he is losing it.
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Dreamcatcher
2003 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an...
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Edison
2005 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.
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Gunner
2024 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDB
While on a camping trip in order to reconnect, war veteran Colonel Lee Gunner must save his two sons from a gang of violent bikers when they're kidnapped after accidentally stumbling upon to a massive drug operation.
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Conan the Barbarian
2011 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the...
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The Big Bounce
2004 · Film
4.9/10 · TMDB
A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.
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Just Getting Started
2017 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a former military man who likes the same woman that Duke is interested in. When Diver's past...
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The Poison Rose
2019 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a complex interwoven web of crimes, suspects and dead bodies.
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The Dinosaurs
2026 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDB
From the first dinosaurs to the last, this epic documentary series examines their 165 million years on Earth and the forces that shaped their evolution.

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