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Tense Claustrophobic Restrained Deliberate Eerie

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England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and manipulation, Social climbing, Power and influence, Palace intrigue, Gender dynamics

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Tense Atmospheric Bleak Dry Restrained

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Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Themes

Economic precarity, Frontier precariousness, Loyalty and debt, Spectacle for profit, Mass entertainment ethics, Fate and chance

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Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry Restrained

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To spice up a dinner party, old friends agree to share every private message that pops up on their phones -- with disastrous results.

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Trust under scrutiny, Group dynamics under pressure, Deception within friendship, Privacy erosion, Social contract fragility, Private boundaries exposed

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Tense Dynamic Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

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After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four high school seniors at the center of the maelstrom.

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Mass hysteria through media, Information leak fuels mob, Social media manipulation, Witch hunt mentality, Toxic masculinity backlash, Generation z mob dynamics

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Realistic Dry Deliberate Stylish Sun-drenched

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Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

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Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Wealth and violence, Power dynamics and alliance, Frontier survival ethics

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Realistic Tense Dry Fast-paced Minimalist

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Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

Themes

Undercover deception, Identity performance, White supremacy, Racial power dynamics, Historical memory and revision, Civil rights confrontation

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.

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Class inequality, Power and control, Labor exploitation, Ambition vs ethics, Media spectacle, Racial dynamics

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Intimate Raw Claustrophobic Dry Stylish

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The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special.

Themes

Anti-standup stance, Marginalized identity pressures, Critique of stand-up form, Storytelling as political voice, Self-deprecating humour harms, Regional prejudice toward lgbt

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Relentless Fast-paced

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Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

Themes

Power and control, Displacement and migration, Creative ambition vs responsibility, Exploitation in entertainment, Reality and illusion, Consequences of filmmaking

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Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

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John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.

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Family dynamics, Aging and self-doubt, Education debt burden, Nostalgia vs modernity, Marital trust under scrutiny, Donor culture and philanthropy

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