Above the Shadows
A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
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2019★ 6.2
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Dragonheart: Vengeance
2021★ 6.9
Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary, Darius.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013★ 6.4
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2007★ 7.3
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2007★ 6.4
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2013★ 6.5
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The Shadow
1994★ 6.1
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Scaramouche
1952★ 7.0
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
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The Tourist
2010★ 6.2
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Frequencies
2013★ 6.5
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001★ 5.9
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2002★ 6.1
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Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire
2017★ 6.0
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2011★ 6.1
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The Wizard of Oz
1939★ 7.6
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2016★ 5.9
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2013★ 7.2
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Fire and Ice
1983★ 6.7
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