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Tag Descriptions
Click on a tag below for a list of films with that attribute.
Actor
38
At least one character is/was an aspiring or professional actor
Adultery
188
Marital infidelity takes place
Airplane
62
At least one scene is set inside a commercial, private, or military aircraft
Alcoholism
116
At least one character struggles with alcohol abuse
Artist
62
At least one character is/was a professional or aspiring artist
Artwork
45
Sculpture, painting, or other work of art is highlighted
Asia
62
At least one scene takes place in Asia
Athlete
34
At least one character is/was a competitive athlete
Beach
134
At least one scene takes place on a sandy beach
Blackmail
125
Plot involves blackmail
Boat
211
At least one scene takes place aboard a watercraft
Brothers
113
Two or more brothers are present or significant to the plot
Bus
53
At least one scene is set on a bus
Canon
75
Widely considered part of the classic American noir canon
Car Crash
124
A motor vehicle crashes or drives off a cliff
Carnival
73
At least one scene is set at a carnival, circus, fair, or amusement park
Casino
44
At least one scene is set in a casino
Cat
98
At least one scene includes a feline
Chicago
8
Set primarily in Chicago
Child
189
At least one character is a preteen child
Christian
87
Contains overt Christian themes and/or symbolism
Christmas
50
At least one scene takes place at Christmastime
Church
107
At least one scene is set inside a church
Classroom
42
At least one scene is set in a classroom
Cold War
21
Threat of communism and/or nuclear war is present
Color
45
Film was produced in full color
Corruption
70
Plot involves government or police corruption
Counterfeit
23
Plot includes counterfeit money or goods
Courtroom
150
At least one scene takes place in a courtroom
Cover-Up
125
Plot involves the planned concealment of a crime and evidence
coverup
0
Curio
70
Film is odd, obscure, or unusual but still offers unique appeal
Diner
66
At least one scene takes place in a diner
Disability
142
At least one character has a physical disability
Dog
216
At least one scene includes a canine
Dream
59
Contains dream or nightmare sequence
Drifter
39
At least one character is perceived to be wandering with no firm destination
Drowning
39
At least one character drowns
Drugs
62
Plot includes the use or trafficking of illegal narcotics
Europe
402
At least one scene takes place in Europe
Execution
69
Plot involves the imminent threat or carrying out of state execution
Explosion
93
At least one explosion occurs
Farm
82
At least one scene is set on a farm
Fatal Fall
136
At least one character is killed by a fall from heights
Fire
100
Life or property are damaged by fire
Foreign Language
329
Primary spoken language is not English
Framed
124
At least one character is deliberately set up to appear guilty of a crime
Fugitive
176
At least one character is fleeing from police custody
Funeral
89
At least one scene involves a funeral or wake
Gangster
176
At least one character is a member of an organized crime syndicate
Gaslighting
34
Plot involves willful deception aimed at making someone feel confused or crazy
Gay
46
Contains a theoretically homosexual character or homoerotic scene
Gothic
55
Film has a style and/or setting associated with Gothic literature
Graveyard
72
At least one scene is set in a graveyard or cemetery
Heist
102
An elaborate theft or robbery is planned and/or executed
Hitchhiking-Pickup
40
Driver picks up stranger in at least one scene
Hitman
51
One character is employed/paid to kill another
Home Invasion
53
At least one scene involves forced entry into a private home
Homecoming
96
Plot involves the return of a character after extended absence (prison, college, etc.)
Horse
147
A horse appears in at least one scene (westerns excluded)
Hospital
109
At least one scene is set in a hospital
Hotel
211
At least one scene takes place in a hotel room or hotel lobby
Identity
95
Plot involves confusion or deception around personal identity
Inheritance
39
Plot involves potential inheritance of assets
Insurance
32
Plot somehow involves an insurance policy
Jewels
75
Plot involves valuable jewels or jewelry
Journalism
75
At least one character works in journalism
Kidnapping-Hostage
148
At least one character is kidnapped or held against their will
Labor
22
Plot includes labor disputes or unions
Laboratory
54
At least one scene is set in some kind of laboratory
Latin America
102
At least one scene is set in Latin America
London
62
Set primarily in London
Los Angeles
51
Set primarily in Los Angeles
Memory Loss
62
At least one character struggles to remember past events due to amnesia or intoxication
Morgue
43
At least one scene is set in a morgue
Mountains
106
At least one scene is set in the mountains
Movie Theater
41
At least one scene is set at a movie theater
Musical Number
136
At least one full-length song is sung live onstage or in a nightclub
Musician
85
At least one character is/was a professional or aspiring musician
Nautical
34
Film set largely on a ship or in a nautical setting
Nazis
46
German Nazis are present or referenced
New York
71
Set primarily in New York City
Newlyweds
137
Two characters get married or have recently done so
Nun
27
A nun is present in at least one scene
Occult
40
At least one scene involves an occult-related practice (seance, hypnosis, mind reading)
Paris
34
Set primarily in Paris
Period
70
Film is set in an earlier era (westerns excluded)
Poison
71
Plot involves actual or attempted poisoning
Pool
43
At least one scene is set in or near a swimming pool
Precinct
224
At least one scene is set in a local police precinct building.
Pregnancy
83
At least one character is or becomes pregnant
Priest
80
A priest appears in at least one scene
Prison
154
At least one scene takes place inside a prison (not a jail)
Private Eye
35
At least one scene involves a private investigator
Prostitution
104
Prostitution is present or implied
Psychiatric Hospital
17
At least one scene is set in a psychiatric hospital or asylum
Race Relations
31
Racial/ethnic prejudice or conflict is present
Racetrack
18
At least one scene is set at a racetrack (cars, horses, etc.)
Revenge
153
Plot involves someone seeking or exacting revenge for a past wrong or betrayal
Riot-Mob
67
At least one scene involves the assembly of a threatening crowd
Safe-Vault
85
A safe or vault appears in at least one scene
San Francisco
19
Set primarily in San Francisco
Scar
44
At least one character's body has a noticeable scar
Serial Killer
39
Plot involves the threat or presence of a serial killer
Sisters
81
Two or more sisters are present or significant to the plot
Small Town
135
A small town setting is relevant to the plot (westerns excluded)
Smuggling
88
Plot involves illegal trafficking of goods or people
Snow
74
Snow is seen falling and/or on the ground
Sporting Event
56
At least one scene involves a sporting event
Stakeout
35
Police or criminals secretly monitor a location in at least one scene
Strangulation
84
Death or near death by strangulation occurs
Subway
52
At least one scene is set in a subway train, station, or tunnel
Suicide
243
Suicide is committed, attempted, or contemplated
Television
46
A television set is turned on in at least one scene
Thunderstorm
132
A thunderstorm can be seen or heard in at least one scene
Torture
63
At least one scene involves the deliberate infliction of severe pain
Train
192
At least one scene is set aboard a train
Trucker
33
Truck driver appears in at least one scene
True Story
63
Film is based on or inspired by true events
undane and quotidian
0
Undercover
71
At least one character feigns an identity to gain access or information
Veteran
120
At least one character formerly served in the armed services
Voyeurism
28
At least one scene involves spying for sexual titillation
Western
40
Film is classified in the western genre
Whodunit
63
Perpetrator of a central crime is unknown until the end
Writer
47
At least one character is/was a professional or aspiring author (excludes journalism)