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"research" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Spaceman
Synopsis:
During a research mission, an astronaut discovers that his marriage is in trouble. Luckily, he has the help of a mysterious creature hidden in his ship.
Starring:
Adam Sandler,
Carey Mulligan,
Paul Dano
Plot:
space,
astronaut,
space adventure,
space sci fi,
spider,
alien,
venus,
czech republic,
research,
raise
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#2
What Lies Beneath
Synopsis:
When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.
Starring:
Miranda Otto,
Harrison Ford,
Michelle Pfeiffer
Plot:
hitchcockian,
death by drowning,
small village,
pick up truck,
entity,
cold sweat,
secret,
ghost,
panic,
grave
...
#3
WarGames
Synopsis:
High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armaged…
Starring:
Matthew Broderick,
Barry Corbin,
John Wood
Plot:
hacker,
cold war,
computer,
modem,
phreaking,
telephone call,
nuclear attack,
game,
norad,
war game
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#4
Three Days of the Condor
Synopsis:
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Max von Sydow,
Cliff Robertson
#5
The Name of the Rose
Synopsis:
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.
Starring:
Sean Connery,
F. Murray Abraham,
Christian Slater
Plot:
middle ages,
abbey,
monk,
franciscan,
14th century,
death,
order,
wealth,
novice,
investigation
...
#6
The Insider
Synopsis:
Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Colm Feore,
Stephen Tobolowsky
#7
The Haunting
Synopsis:
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Starring:
Lois Maxwell,
Richard Johnson,
Julie Harris
Plot:
haunted house,
gothic horror,
parapsychology,
lesbianism,
19th century,
mansion,
research,
psychic,
gothic,
library
...
#8
The Haunting
Synopsis:
Dr. David Marrow invites Eleanor Vance, Luke Sanderson, and Theo to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
Starring:
Liam Neeson,
Owen Wilson,
Virginia Madsen
#9
The Fly
Synopsis:
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene Delambre, who tells him that she has just killed her husband, André. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that André invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber during the matter transference.
Starring:
Vincent Price,
Betty Lou Gerson,
Herbert Marshall
#10
The Big Blue
Synopsis:
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable abilit…
Starring:
Jean Reno,
Rosanna Arquette,
Kimberly Beck
Plot:
diver,
dolphin,
sea,
passion,
free diver,
italy,
greece,
swimming underwater,
diving,
helium
...
#11
The Andromeda Strain
Synopsis:
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-…
Starring:
George Mitchell,
David Wayne,
Ramon Bieri
Plot:
scientist,
alien,
new mexico,
based on novel,
new mexico desert,
implied male nudity,
baby,
crying baby,
virus,
biological weapon
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#12
Rollerball
Synopsis:
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Starring:
James Caan,
Moses Gunn,
Burt Kwouk
Plot:
dystopia,
fictional sport,
shower room,
score,
injury,
placard,
employee,
staff,
corporate sponsorship,
referee
...
#13
Outbreak
Synopsis:
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 White House.
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Donald Sutherland,
Morgan Freeman
Plot:
virus,
epidemic,
monkey,
disease,
quarantine,
helicopter,
hospital,
doctor,
dog,
chase
...
#14
Hollow Man
Synopsis:
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can't be reversed and Caine seems doomed to future without flesh, he starts to turn increasingly dangerous.
Starring:
Josh Brolin,
Elisabeth Shue,
Kevin Bacon
Plot:
breasts,
rape,
invisible man,
good versus evil,
nudity,
experiment,
voyeurism,
psychopath,
stalker,
voyeur
...
#15
Godzilla
Synopsis:
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Starring:
Akira Takarada,
Momoko Kôchi,
Akihiko Hirata
Plot:
kaiju,
godzilla,
japan,
tokusatsu,
allegory,
giant monster,
monster,
monster terrorizes city,
scientist,
japanese
...
#16
Eyes Without a Face
Synopsis:
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft th…
Starring:
Claude Brasseur,
Pierre Brasseur,
Alida Valli
#17
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Synopsis:
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.
Starring:
Lynn Redgrave,
Burt Reynolds,
Gene Wilder
#18
Deep Blue Sea
Synopsis:
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
Starring:
Stellan Skarsgård,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Thomas Jane
#19
Contact
Synopsis:
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Starring:
Max Martini,
Tom Skerritt,
John Hurt
#20
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Synopsis:
Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them co…
Starring:
Keanu Reeves,
George Carlin,
Terry Camilleri