Awkward Comedy movies

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry

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Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

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Sibling rivalry and care, Family expectations vs autonomy, Friendship strain and reconciliation, Peer acceptance and jealousy, Self-doubt and loneliness, Coming of age in high school

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Playful Tense Dry Fast-paced Chaotic

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A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.

Themes

Middle school conformity, Peer rebellion dynamics, Testing pressure and control, Creativity vs rules, Expelled from school dynamics, Authority deception

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Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation.

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Playful Tense Dry Clinical Measured

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Convinced that his daughter has forgotten how to laugh, a father shows up unannounced while she's living abroad and bombards her with outrageous jokes.

Themes

Intergenerational tension, Career versus family, Family expectations, Deception through performance, Work life tension, Personal reinvention

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Realistic Steady Intimate Dry Deliberate

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1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in northern France, he begins a struggle to adapt to a new life and gain the trust of the prejudiced villagers.

Themes

Fish out of water, Mayor and outsider, Doctor as outsider, Small town tensions, Community acceptance vs prejudice, Racism and integration

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Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry Witty

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Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

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Economic precarity, Survival ethics, Divorce and estrangement, Caregiver dilemma, Unconventional family bonds, Deception and subterfuge

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Playful Fast-paced Chaotic Sun-drenched Cynical

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After a one-night stand results in pregnancy, a young woman decides to become partners with the emotionally immature father-to-be.

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Family bonding under stress, Parental control vs independence, Siblings rivalry and teamwork, Technology-free travel conflict, Public embarrassment and reputation, Impulse vs responsibility

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Intimate Dry Restrained Fast-paced Measured

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The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Themes

Appearance vs reality, Social pressure, Public ridicule, Ambition despite flaw, Performative generosity, Self delusion

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry

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During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Jealousy under scrutiny, Husband wife relationship dynamics, Group boundaries tested, Honesty questioned

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Dry Fast-paced Witty Charged Satirical

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New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

Themes

Independence vs attachment, One-night stand culture, Lonely hearts market, Urban dating norms, Single life pressure, Pursuit of the right match

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