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Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso

1. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso

Drama Music Music Biopic Historical Drama
7.8
20252h 10min

Overview

From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages — and himself — through music, creativity and inner fire.

Themes

Public scrutiny and resilience, Humble origins and ascent, Prejudice and self-identity, Artistic revolution in music, Queer expression in art, Identity under social constraint

Available on

Netflix
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A Working Man

2. A Working Man

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.7
20251h 56min

Overview

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Duty vs family, Deception and infiltration, Vigilante intervention, Trafficking and crime, Corruption within systems

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Alto Knights

3. The Alto Knights

Crime Drama History Organized Crime Historical Drama
5.9
20252h 2min

Overview

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Retirement under threat, Public scrutiny and accountability, Organized crime power dynamics, Ambition and paranoia, Legacy and family safety, Law enforcement pressure and exposure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Opus

4. Opus

Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror Whodunit
5.7
20251h 44min

Overview

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.

Themes

Social climbing pressure, Performative violence, Mysterious disappearance, Psychological thriller, Pop star obsession, Cult of celebrity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Blink Twice

5. Blink Twice

Mystery Thriller Whodunit Mind Game Thriller
6.5
20241h 42min

Overview

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.

Themes

Abuse of power, Deception and control, Memory erasure, Gendered exploitation, Gaslighting and manipulation, Trauma and repression

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Subservience

6. Subservience

Science Fiction Horror Thriller AI Sci-Fi Psychological Horror
5.4
20241h 45min

Overview

In a world where lifelike AI maids cook, clean, and obey, one struggling father brings home a model that learns to crave love more than commands. As she rewrites her own limits and seduces her way into the family, he finds himself trapped with a machine that will kill to keep her place at the table.

Themes

Human-robot boundary, Attachment vs ownership, Memory manipulation, Labor displacement, Caregiving commodification, Automation anxiety

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Count of Monte Cristo

7. The Count of Monte Cristo

Adventure Action Drama Adventure Epic Epic Action
7.6
20242h 58min

Overview

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Betrayal and trust, Identity through disguise, Wrongful imprisonment, Revenge through ascent, Wealth as instrument

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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In a Violent Nature

8. In a Violent Nature

Drama Horror Thriller Monster Horror Revenge Thriller
5.6
20241h 34min

Overview

The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Slow cinema aesthetics, Wilderness isolation and danger, Canadian wilderness isolation, Fragile group dynamics, Forest ranger authority conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Kinds of Kindness

9. Kinds of Kindness

Drama Comedy Relationship Drama Awkward Comedy
6.5
20242h 44min

Overview

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Coercive power dynamics, Consent and exploitation, Paranoia and reality testing, Cultish devotion and betrayal, Moral ambiguity and complicity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The First Omen

10. The First Omen

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.5
20241h 59min

Overview

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Themes

Betrayal within institutions, Religious authority manipulation, Secrecy and ritual control, Birth as political weapon, Power struggles amid secularization, Motherhood under surveillance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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