Movies with subdued vibe

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Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate

Overview

Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.

Themes

Grief and coping, Addiction as escape, Isolation after loss, In-law tension, Suicide aftermath, Degradation of lifestyle

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Tense Claustrophobic Clinical Relentless Fast-paced

Overview

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception and double lives, Pursuit and evasion, Memory loss and reconstruction, Covert operations and manipulation, Surveillance and misdirection

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Restrained

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After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.

Themes

Economic coercion in marriage, Immigration vulnerability, Loneliness in diaspora, Desperate financial options, Social constraint and duty

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Realistic Tense Intimate Raw Claustrophobic

Overview

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.

Themes

Trauma and memory, Care under pressure, Haunted past, Loyalty under crime, Pursuit and rescue, Longing amid hardship

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