#4. Breaking News (2004)

Storyline: When an ambulatory TV news unit live broadcasts the embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five bank robbers in a ballistic showdown, the credibility of the police force drops to a nadir. While on a separate investigation in a run-down building, detective Cheung discovers the hideout of the robbers. Cheung and his men have also entered the building, getting ready to take their foes out any minute. Meanwhile, in order to beat the media at its own game, Inspector Rebecca decides to turn the stakeout into a breaking news show.—Official synopsis

Plot Keywords: commissioner, superintendent, thief, hostage, police officer, partner, thrilling ...

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#5. Series 7 (2001)

Storyline: Ever seen the show "Survivor" and wished they would just start killing each other?? Series 7 literally gives its contestants the guns. The film is not merely a satire on reality TV. It is an example of just how far people will shamelessly go for fame. 6 contenders are pitted against each other in a no holds barred, kill or be killed contest. The reigning champ is Dawn, a hard-nosed, mother-to-be. We go back and forth between Dawn and the other 5 contenders to see if someone can dethrone Dawn and become the new Champion. What is the prize? How are the contestants picked? These questions are not as important as asking yourself how shameless has our society become?—Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>

Plot Keywords: father, teen girl, pregnant woman, high-school sweetheart, man, disturbing, frenetic ...

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#6. The Nines (2007)

Storyline: Gary, an actor who plays a cop on television, uses too much lighter fluid when he burns his ex-girlfriend's things, then he drinks and drives, uses crack, and crashes his car. He sobers up in jail and is placed under house arrest and the watchful eye of a publicist, the cheery and tough-minded Margaret. She moves him into the empty house of a writer who's away in Canada on a shoot. Gary meets Sarah, an attractive and seemingly-willing neighbor. His friendship with Margaret blooms and strange things happen: he finds notes he doesn't remember writing, he hears noises, and he seems to bump into himself in the kitchen. Two remaining chapters reveal what's going on.

Plot Keywords: screenwriter, programmer, actor, dark, suspenseful, woods, forest ...

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#8. Edtv (1999)

Storyline: In a Hail Mary move for corporate preservation, the San Francisco based Northwest Broadcasting Corporation launches True TV, a new network which will broadcast the life of an Average Joe or Jane, 24/7 live and thus unedited, the subject chosen signed initially for one month. The project is conceived and led by one of the producers, Cynthia, but her boss, NWBC president Whitaker, will take the credit if it succeeds, and let her sink as the captain of the ship if it fails. The network is rebranded EdTV when Cynthia believes she's found her subject, Ed Pekurny, a native Texas hayseed, who fits the two main criteria that she is looking for in the person: he is easy on the eyes, and he has what seems to be a potential trainwreck of a life in that he he is thirty-one years old, spends most of his time hanging out at the bar, and has no ambition beyond his longtime dead end job as a clerk in a video store. Ed did not actively campaign for the job - his blowhard of a brother Ray was the one ...

Plot Keywords: store clerk, brother, girlfriend, model, father, mother, cheeky ...

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#9. The Condemned (2007)

Storyline: The story of Jack Conrad, who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.

Plot Keywords: convict, producer, fbi agent, soldier, navy seal, girlfriend, thrilling ...

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#12. My Little Eye (2002)

Storyline: Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras. Each has their reason for wanting to be there - fame, money, adventure. The prize - $1 million. The rules - if one person leaves, everyone loses. It becomes the ultimate morality test. When Danny's beloved grandfather dies, does his greed overcome his love? When the skittish Emma finds blood on her pillow why does she still stay behind? And what dark secret does the house harbour that leaves them feeling as though they're being watched by more than just a million pairs of eyes?

Plot Keywords: slacker, frat boy, good girl, aspiring actress, intellectual, wanderer, tense ...

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#13. Showtime (2002)

Storyline: LAPD Detective Sergeant Mitch Preston cares only about doing his job and nailing crooks. LAPD Patrol Officer Trey Sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off. During an undercover drug buy Mitch was working that Trey botched by calling in for backup and drawing media attention, Mitch's partner is shot with a very exotic 12-gauge automatic weapon; Mitch then shoots the video camera out of the hands of a reporter filming the action when the cameraman refused to shut it down. Faced with a $10 million lawsuit, the department agrees to let producer Chase Renzi film Mitch's investigation for a new reality TV show, and constantly tries to make everything more "viewer friendly" by changing everything about Mitch's life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers--and partners him with Trey.

Plot Keywords: detective, cop, producer, drug lord, cameraman, aspiring actor, endearing ...

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#14. Iqraar: By Chance (2006)

Storyline: Born to East Indian parents, Rashmi Mehra lives a wealthy and care-free life in England, often overspends money, leading her dad to question her closely. On one such occasion, she manages to convince him that she can earn as much as 5000 pounds in one month. He accepts her challenge and she sets out to find work. She soon finds out that it is not easy to get any job, especially without using her dad's name & any job skills. She does manage to convince Radiowala of 'Suno' FM Radio to let her con a young man in falling in love with her, while she ditches him on a reality show. The young man, she has in mind is Raj, who also uses the alias of CBI Officer R.B. Mathur, who has come all the way from India to nab a gang of drug-dealers. She will soon find out that Raj, too, has an agenda in falling for her, as he wants to convince his to-be father-in-law, Talwar, that he is married, and Rashmi is his fresh-from-India bride. Things get comically complicated when the underworld get word of R.B. Mathur and abduct Rashmi.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Plot Keywords: disc jockey, police officer, wealthy girl, daughter, father, producer, amusing ...

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#15. Live! (2007)

Storyline: Documentarian Rex (David Krumholtz) follows ruthless reality television producer Katy Courbet (Eva Mendes), a woman who will stop at nothing to revive the American Broadcasting Network's failing ratings -- and forward her own career. To the dismay of the government, Courbet approves a reality show that will become network television's first foray into snuff. In the first episode, contestants engage in a deadly game of Russian roulette for the chance at a multi-million-dollar cash prize.

Plot Keywords: reality show contestant, television producer, documentarian, writer, performance artist, gay man, dark ...

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