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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (2024)

7.6
TV_14

Alya-san, who sits next to Masachika Kuze, always gives him the cold shoulder. However, she sometimes blurts out a few flirtatious words to him in Russian. Masachika never misses a word of it. That’s because Masachika has native-level Russian listening skills! Alya-san, who thinks he doesn’t understand and sometimes blurts out words of affection. Masachika, who understands the meaning but pretends not to. Where will their love story which keeps you grinning take them!?

TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-
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TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- (2024)

7.6
TV_14

Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- follows the story of a young boy who is transported to a fantasy world after being summoned by the gods. In this new world, he encounters various creatures, learns magic, and embarks on thrilling adventures. Along the way, he forms a harem of female companions and faces challenges that test his survival skills. With dragons, gods, and a whole new fantasy world to explore, Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- is an anime filled with action, comedy, and epic battles.

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Massan
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Massan (2015)

7.9

Massan is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, a Scotswoman Taketsuru met while studying abroad.

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Welcome to Sweden
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Welcome to Sweden (2015)

6.6
TV_PG

Welcome to Sweden follows Bruce Evans, an American accountant who quits his job to move to Sweden with his girlfriend Emma. However, Bruce soon faces various cultural shocks and language barriers as he tries to adapt to his new life in Sweden.

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A Sign of Affection
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A Sign of Affection (2024)

7.8
TV_14
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement
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Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement (2023)

6.5
TV_14

One day, Mitsuha falls off a cliff and is transported to a medieval Europe–type world! After a near-death encounter with a pack of wolves, she then realizes that she's able to transport between two worlds—this one and her own. Taking advantage of this ability, Mitsuha decides to live in both worlds and calculates that she'll need 80,000 gold coins to be able to retire! Mitsuha now has to come up with different ways to collect her gold coins!

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The Fifth Element
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The Fifth Element(1997)

7.6
tomato71%
PG_13
126Minutes

In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. Every five thousand years, a Great Evil appears whose purpose is to destroy life. In 2263, the Evil arrives and destroys an interplanetary battleship fleet. The Mondoshawans, aliens who possess the only weapon capable of defeating the Evil, give the stones to a trusted individual - the diva Plavalaguna. Meanwhile, the industrialist Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg attempts to gain the stones to fulfill the Evil's wish. A cab driver named Korben Dallas, with the help of a priest and a human-like being named Leeloo, becomes involved in the mission to recover the stones and save the world.

Arrival
Movie

Arrival(2016)

7.9
tomato94%
PG_13
116Minutes

A linguist named Louise Banks is recruited by the military to help establish communication with extraterrestrial beings who have arrived on Earth in twelve spacecraft. As Louise learns their language, she starts to have visions of a little girl. The team discovers that the aliens' message is misunderstood, and they must race against time to prevent a potential global conflict. Louise also learns that her ability to see into the future is a result of the aliens' language, and she uses this knowledge to convince China to call off an attack. In the end, Louise decides to have a baby despite knowing its tragic fate.

Cop Craft
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Cop Craft (2019)

6.6

15 years ago, an unknown hyperspace gate opened over the Pacific. Beyond this gate lies Reto Semaani, a strange alternate world where fairies and monsters live. San Teresa City—a city where over two million immigrants live from both worlds. As a result, there are the haves and the have-nots. Here is the world's newest "city of dreams." But in the shadow of the chaos, crime is rampant: drugs, prostitution, and weapon trafficking. The detectives who stand up to these heinous crimes are in the San Teresa City Police. When the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana—two individuals who differ in gender, personality, and even world of origin—meet, an incident erupts. Two worlds. Two justices. From this, the curtain rises on a buddy police action story!

RRR
Movie

RRR(2022)

7.8
tomato95%
185Minutes

In 1920, during the British Raj, administrator Scott Buxton and his wife Catherine abduct Malli, a young girl from the Gond tribe. Komaram Bheem, the tribe's guardian, disguises himself as a Muslim man named Akhtar and embarks on a journey to rescue her. A.Rama Raju, an officer in the Indian Imperial Police, and Bheem unite to save a boy from a train wreck, sparking a friendship between the two. As they grow close, they uncover Scott's intention to kill Malli. Raju, torn between his loyalty to the police and his pro-nationalistic background, seeks to save his friend and rectify his own actions. Together, they defy the colonial authorities, ignite a rebellion, and execute Scott. In the end, Bheem asks Raju to provide education to him and his community.

The Terminal
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The Terminal(2004)

7.4
tomato61%
PG_13
128Minutes

Viktor Navorski arrives at JFK International Airport, but finds that he is not allowed to enter the United States. Due to a civil war in his home nation of Krakozhia, the US no longer recognizes it as a sovereign nation. Viktor is forced to live in the terminal, carrying his luggage and a mysterious Planters peanut can. He befriends a catering car driver named Enrique and helps him marry a female Customs and Border Protection officer. Viktor also meets flight attendant Amelia Warren, tries to earn money, and gets an off-the-books job as a construction worker. Despite pressure from a CBP head named Frank Dixon to get Viktor out of the airport, Viktor earns the respect of the airport staff. Over time, Viktor reveals that he is in New York to collect an autograph from a famous tenor saxophonist. Eventually, the war in Krakozhia ends, but Dixon still refuses to let Viktor enter the US. Amelia helps Viktor obtain permission, but he is disappointed to learn that she has renewed her relationship with a married government official. Dixon blackmails Viktor to return to Krakozhia, but Gupta, an airport janitor, convinces Viktor to go anyway. As Viktor leaves the airport, Dixon decides not to pursue him. Viktor goes to the city, obtains the autograph, completes his late father's collection, and hails a taxi to go home.

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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (2023)

6.2
TV_14

A middle-aged man with only one passion in his life meets a fitting end in a traffic accident. That's where most stories would end, but instead, this is when his story begins when he's reborn as what he admired the most in life--a vending machine! But his new lease on life happens in the worst place possible--what can a vending machine do in a monster-infested dungeon when he can't speak or even move on his own?

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Decision to Leave
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Decision to Leave(2022)

7.3
tomato94%
NR
138Minutes

A detective named Hae-Jun is investigating the death of a man who frequently climbed a mountain. In the process, he encounters the man's young wife, Seo-Rae, an immigrant from China. Suspecting her involvement in the death, Hae-Jun begins to stalk her and becomes obsessed. However, as the investigation progresses, Hae-Jun learns that Seo-Rae is not the killer. They develop a close relationship but soon, Hae-Jun discovers that Seo-Rae is actually the murderer and has been manipulating him. She confesses to the crime and tries to bury herself alive at the beach, leaving Hae-Jun devastated.

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