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Realistic Steady Dry Witty Intense

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Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Second chances, Underdog solidarity, Fear as fuel, Team cohesion under crisis, Ethics of competition

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Dynamic Claustrophobic Dry Chaotic Witty

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After cheating at a party, Josh accidentally sends his girlfriend Tiffany a video from that scandalous night. Now he and his friends have to get to Tiffany’s college as fast as possible and intercept the incriminating footage.

Themes

Sex tape intrusion, Road trip tension, Authority confrontation, Cross country pursuit, Misadventure resilience, Campus disruption

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Realistic Heartwarming Intimate Dry Witty

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Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Interfaith romance tension, Clerical vows vs desire, Modernization of religious practice, Love triangle dynamics, Family expectations vs personal choice

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Tense Adventurous Fast-paced Stylish Satirical

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Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Loyalty under pressure, Risk and consequence, Pursuit of fortune, Mistaken divinity, Cultural encounter

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Playful Whimsical Stylish Witty Energetic

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It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together.

Themes

Parent child relationship, Single father, Father son conflict, College transition, Skateboarding culture, Competition and integrity

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Tense Dynamic Raw Claustrophobic Dry

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A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison. But trouble soon follows and the suburbs will never be the same.

Themes

Economic precarity, Loyalty under strain, Revenge cycle, Gang violence, Neighborhood displacement, Crime and improvisation

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Playful Whimsical Adventurous Fast-paced Energetic

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Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.

Themes

Abandonment and trust, Loyalty through adversity, Belonging versus commodification, Identity and origin, Friendship and cooperation, Ownership vs exploitation

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Witty Gritty

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In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Themes

License vs talent, Economic mobility pressure, Unconventional partnership, Risk-driven improvisation, Public policing spectacle

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry

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A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Themes

Compassion under strain, Rigid routine vs change, Economic precarity and aid, Unlikely friendship across boundaries, Acceptance of difference, Generosity and suspicion

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Playful Bright Tense Whimsical Fast-paced

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Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.

Themes

Fear of replacement, Jealousy fuels rivalry, Deception and misperception, Resourcefulness under threat, Group loyalty under pressure, Friendship through cooperation

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