While the story is an adaptation of the book by Bernard Malamud, the plot has been changed for movie to be more "uplifting". Several characters and symbols are heavily influenced by the writings of Homer and Greek mythology: - the line, "Have you ever read Homer?" Roy Hobbs = Odysseus. He is trying to "find his way" (home). Max Mercy = Vulcan, God of Fire and Forging. He can "make or break you", and is always seen in red or brown clothing. Pop Fisher = Zeus, King of the Gods. His uniform is #1, and both the oak tree and lightning bolt à la the Wonderboy bat, are his symbols. The Judge = Hades, God of the Underworld. He is always in the dark, a.k.a. death, and the dead are "judged" in the underworld. Memo Paris = Kalypso, a sea nymph who had an affair with Odysseus and held or distracted him from returning home. Kalypso means "I will conceal" in Greek. Gus Sands = the Cyclops. Gus has the one strange eye. Iris Gaines = Penelope, wife of Odysseus. Roy's true love, from whom he was separated for sixteen years, while she raised their son. - Hubris = when Roy states his goal is for people to say, "there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in this game", this is what the Greeks considered to be hubris, and for that, a person would often suffer turmoil.
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Sleuth 1972
A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wifes lover - but things arent exactly as they seem.
Sleuth features suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful and atmospheric style.
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Without a Clue 1988
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever but with a little secret Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own but ...
Without a Clue features parody, humorous, hilarious, light and entertaining style.
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A Shot in the Dark 1964
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A Shot in the Dark features detective, funny, hilarious, atmospheric and humorous style.
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Thirteen at Dinner 1985
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce but her husband Lord Edgware refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will ...
Thirteen at Dinner features detective, talky, clever, realistic and semi serious
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Mystery Team 2009
A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
Mystery Team features parody, not serious, humorous, independent film and light style.
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Negotiator 2017
Dou Qiao is a genius negotiator who is the star of the US-China Business Council. Male lead Xie Xiaofei also works as a negotiator but is actually the sole heir of a wealthy Chinese-American corporation who wants nothing to do with the family ...
Negotiator features captivating, romantic, psychological and disturbing
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The Story of a Noble Family 2002
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The Story of a Noble Family features romantic, disturbing, sincere, psychological and captivating
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The Centimeter of Love 2020
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The Centimeter of Love features captivating, romantic, disturbing and psychological
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Perfect Places 2017
The two main characters Tobias Gustav Giese and Rose Sara Hjort Ditlevsen who in no way would swipe right in a Tinder app if they saw each others profiles happen randomly on a summer day in Copenhagen. Two strange young people in the ...
Perfect Places features romantic, captivating and disturbing
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Red Scarf 2011
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Red Scarf features disturbing, romantic, psychological, captivating and soap opera
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Bad Romeo 2022
A story of a lonely girl who falls in love with a man that claims to be from another time period.
Bad Romeo features romantic, psychological, disturbing and captivating
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A Seven-Faced Man 2017
Bai Xin Xin is a first-year medical intern who crosses paths with Shen Yi Zhen a man from a wealthy family. When Xin Xin is roped into becoming the personal attending physician for Yi Zhen she doesnt understand what she signed up for until ...
A Seven-Faced Man features disturbing, captivating, psychological and romantic
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Twelve Men In a Year 2012
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Twelve Men In a Year features feel good, captivating, thrilling and romantic
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Love Me Not 2019
When Fares comes back from Syria to reopen his parents restaurant in the Lebanese town of quotNesr El Jabalquot he is struck by rumors accusing the powerful landlord Fawzi of their murder years ago. A truth that is bound to threaten the ...
Love Me Not features captivating, psychological and thrilling
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Prisoner of Love 2016
In order to appease his ailing sister a rich businessman marries a working class girl for 6 months in exchange for money. The contract marriage turns into a relationship that will have unintended complications down the line.
Prisoner of Love features disturbing, psychological, captivating and romantic
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Hidden Love 2023
Since high school Sang Zhi has had a crush on Duan Jiaxu. When fate brings them together again they find a chance to embark on a sweet relationship.
Hidden Love features romantic, thrilling, psychological and captivating
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Glykanisos 2022
Two different worlds two strangers who will come and change what we believe separates but also unites two people. Stratis and Razan will experience a strong love under the most adverse conditions. Will they manage to overcome the wreck of their ...
Glykanisos features captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, psychological and romantic
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Fall in Love 2022
Fu Ze Yi the young and promising heir of Fus Anju Group developed an alternate personality because of his childhood kidnapping experience. He is handsome but indifferent. Fu Ze Yis alter quotGe Linquot he is completely opposite ...
Fall in Love features disturbing, tense, romantic, captivating and psychological
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Memory of Encaustic Tile 2022
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Memory of Encaustic Tile features romantic, thrilling, captivating and psychological
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Sweet Relationship 2007
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Sweet Relationship features light, captivating and romantic
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