Drama movies

In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.

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Playful Realistic Tense Heartwarming Fast-paced

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

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Deception and disguise, Parent child relationship, Custody battle, Family responsibilities, Work life balance, Reinvention of parenting

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Relentless Fast-paced

The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

Themes

Survival under isolation, Resource scarcity and rationing, Conflict over food, Survivor resilience, Group decision making, Hope amid uncertainty

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Realistic Steady Claustrophobic Dry Restrained

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

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Caregiver burden, Autonomy vs care, Sibling dependency, Unconventional romance, Mental health dynamics, Creative resilience

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The film follows a maniac who kidnaps young women, calling himself Casanova. With the help of a witness who managed to escape the killer, veteran detective Alex Cross tries to track the criminal down.

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.