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48 Hrs.
48 Hrs. is a 1982 action comedy film directed by Walter Hill, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his Golden Globe-nominated role) as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch a cop-killer. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime. This was Eddie Murphy's...
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Comedy
Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδία, komodia) as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the...
- x Films of this genre:
- Wet Hot American Summer,
- Mean Girls,
- Tom and Huck,
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- Mean Girls,
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δράμα, dráma), which is derived from "to do" (Classical Greek: δράω, dráō). The enactment of drama in theatre,...
- x Films of this genre:
- Pi,
- Detective Story,
- Airport 1975,
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- Detective Story,
Thriller
Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, television, and gaming that includes numerous and often overlapping sub-genres. Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more...
- x Films of this genre:
- The Conversation,
- .45,
- Absolute Power,
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- .45,
Buddy film
A buddy film, according to The Complete Film Dictionary, is "a film that features the friendship of two males as the major relationship". Ira Konigsberg, author of the dictionary, further defines the genre: "Such films extol the virtues of male...
- x Films of this genre:
- Kangaroo Jack,
- Friday,
- Toy Story,
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- Friday,
Action
Action movies are a film genre wherein the story is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. While action has long been an element of films, the "Action...
- x Films of this genre:
- City of God,
- Sin City,
- Meltdown,
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- Sin City,
