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Pearl Harbor(2001)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 3min | Action, War, History, Romance / Love, Drama
3.5/5 (with 2,920 votes)

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Apollo 13(1995)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 20min | History, Drama, Adventure
3.7/5 (with 2,401 votes)

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

RoboCop 2(1990)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 57min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 770 votes)

After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the Robocop 2 project, a living God.

Paris, Texas(1984)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 26min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 732 votes)

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 21min | Action, Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 872 votes)

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Powder(1995)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 51min | Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 251 votes)

Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him in ways they never could have imagined.

Boyhood(2014)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 45min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,341 votes)

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Terms of Endearment(1983)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 12min | Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 329 votes)

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Dark Angel(1990)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 31min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Crime, Horror
3.0/5 (with 119 votes)

Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...

Rushmore(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,065 votes)

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

God's Not Dead(2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 393 votes)

After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.

Arlington Road(1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 469 votes)

Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes a backseat when a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door.

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The Tree of Life(2011)

FSK: 0+ years
| 2h 19min | Drama, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 1,439 votes)

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

Reality Bites(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 39min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 302 votes)

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Dance with Me(1998)

FSK: 0+ years
| 2h 6min | Drama, Music, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 82 votes)

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone prepares for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas. It soon becomes clear Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the biggest hope for the studio at the championship.

The Swarm(1978)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Thriller, Science Fiction
2.5/5 (with 71 votes)

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

Futureworld(1976)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 44min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 123 votes)

Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard are invited to review the park. Just prior to arriving at the park, however, Browning is given a clue by a dying man that something is amiss.

80 for Brady(2023)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 38min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 56 votes)

A quartet of elderly best friends decide to live life to the fullest by taking a wild trip to the Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

Directed by Kyle Marvin - With Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady, Sara Gilbert, ...

The Chase(1994)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 29min | Adventure, Comedy, Action, Crime
2.9/5 (with 146 votes)

Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.

Fast Food Nation(2006)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 155 votes)

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

RocketMan(1997)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 35min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Science Fiction
2.6/5 (with 55 votes)

Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.

Local Hero(1983)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 51min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 136 votes)

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

Urban Cowboy(1980)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 12min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 110 votes)

After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.

Rush(1991)

2h | Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 55 votes)

Undercover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines (Gregg Allman). While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.

Puncture(2011)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 167 votes)

A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.

Logan's Run(1976)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 59min | Action, Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 419 votes)

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.

Lap Dance(2014)

1h 40min | Drama
2.2/5 (with 32 votes)

An aspiring actress makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer to care for her cancer stricken father. Once the pact the couple made is broken, their lives are changed forever.

Sidekicks(1992)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 41min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
2.6/5 (with 73 votes)

An otherwise rejected or ignored boy creates a fantasy pal from his martial arts movie hero.

Liar's Moon(1982)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Drama, Romance / Love, TV Movie
2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. Over her father's strenuous objections, she spends time with Jack. At summer's end, Jack and Ginny elope to Louisiana (where 17-year-olds can marry without their parents' permission), and he gets a job in the oil fields. Her dad hires a menacing private eye to find them, Ginny's pregnant, her town doctor gives her horrible news, and Jack's mom has her own agenda. It seems that Jack and Ginny have grown up under a liar's moon. What will these sweethearts do?

Directed by David Fisher

Mao's Last Dancer(2009)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 57min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 49 votes)

At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.

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