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TV Movie movies

Feature-length productions crafted for the small screen, offering cozy storytelling and diverse themes.

Subgenres include: Family TV Movie, Holiday TV Movie, Romance TV Movie.

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

11. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Science Fiction Mystery Drama Horror TV Movie
7.1

20181h 30min

United Kingdom

Director: David Slade

In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a dark fantasy novel into a video game. A mind-bending tale with multiple endings.

Themes

Free will under pressure, External manipulation of agency, Technology-driven control through choice, Work life conflict, Surveillance and monitoring, Perception shaped by simulation


All the Way

12. All the Way

Drama History TV Movie Historical Drama Political History
7.2

20162h 12min

United States

Director: Jay Roach

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'

Themes

Civil rights act pressure, War on poverty pursuit, Party fracture dynamics, Southern opposition risk, Election campaigning consequences, Scandal and loyalty questions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Boys

13. Boys

Drama Romance TV Movie Coming-of-Age Drama Passionate Romance
7.4

20141h 18min

Netherlands

Director: Mischa Kamp

Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Coming of age pressures, Family obligations vs career, First love in adolescence, Lgbt themes and desire, Tenderness and sensitivity

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Prayers for Bobby

14. Prayers for Bobby

Drama History TV Movie Tragic Drama True-Story TV Movie
8.0

20091h 29min

United States

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.

Themes

Grief and coping, Coming out under pressure, Religious intolerance, Parental influence on sexuality, Advocacy after loss, Homophobia in faith communities

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Hulu
Hoopla
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The Wizard of Lies

15. The Wizard of Lies

Crime Drama History Thriller TV Movie
6.8

20172h 13min

United States

Director: Barry Levinson

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

Themes

Family strain under crime, Fraud and accountability, Financial deception and collapse, Public trust under deception, Regulatory scrutiny and consequences, Losses and restitution dynamics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Game Change

16. Game Change

TV Movie Drama Comedy History Political Drama
7.4

20121h 58min

United States

Director: Jay Roach

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.

Themes

Media scrutiny, Image vs competence, Base appeal vs mainstream, Rapid vetting pressures, Negative campaigning tactics, Leadership credibility under fire

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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You Don't Know Jack

17. You Don't Know Jack

Drama TV Movie History Legal Drama True-Story TV Movie
7.5

20102h 14min

United States

Director: Barry Levinson

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Themes

Professional ethics under pressure, Moral dilemma in medicine, Legal ambiguity around assisted suicide, Public opinion polarization, Regulation versus autonomy, Media manipulation and power

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Sunset Limited

18. The Sunset Limited

Drama TV Movie
7.3

20111h 30min

Director: Tommy Lee Jones

A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.


Taking Chance

19. Taking Chance

Drama War TV Movie Family Drama True-Story TV Movie
7.4

20091h 17min

United States

Director: Ross Katz

Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.

Themes

Duty under ritual, Humility in witness, Gratitude toward service, Grief as community, Memory through ceremony, Respect through ceremony

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Something the Lord Made

20. Something the Lord Made

TV Movie Drama True-Story TV Movie Historical Drama
8.0

20041h 50min

United States

Director: Joseph Sargent

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Themes

Mentorship under bias, Racial prejudice in medicine, Institutional barriers to progress, Recognition gaps, Medical innovation under constraint, Collaboration across boundaries

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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