Movies with documentary-style vibe

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Intimate Restrained Deliberate Minimalist Hopeful

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Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.

Themes

Routine vs change, Care through action, Creative space repair, Emotional loneliness and resilience, Adult social integration, Growth through new experiences

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Clinical

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At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?

Themes

Security guard dynamics, Co-workers surveillance tension, Unemployment risk, Supermarket setting, Boss pressure ethics, Unemployment resilience

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Immersive Tense Intimate Atmospheric Fast-paced

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Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

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Deception and trust, Loyalty versus ambition, Misdirection and manipulation, Emotional risk in crime, Romance and vulnerability in crime

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Realistic Heartwarming Sun-drenched Measured Hopeful

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A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.

Themes

Community support, Educational ascent, California opportunity, Team growth, Small town pressure, Family sacrifice

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Bleak Deliberate Clinical Minimalist Measured

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GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

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Abuse of power, Cult dynamics, Coercive leadership, Indoctrination pressure, Surveillance and harassment, Recruitment manipulation

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Claustrophobic Atmospheric Procedural Restrained Clinical

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In the early 1970s, Dr. Henry West creates an institute to find people with supernatural abilities. When Judith Winstead comes to the facility, she exhibits amazing abilities that the military wants to turn into a weapon.

Themes

Military coercion, Ethical ambiguity, Institutional overreach, Government secrecy, Supernatural exploitation, Inhumane experiments

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Tense Bleak Restrained Deliberate Clinical

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In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.

Themes

Public image vs private life, Gendered power dynamics, Ownership of art, Creative credit disputes, Economic manipulation, Exploitation in marriage

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Realistic Tense Heartwarming Steady Intimate

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Before eleven years old Tilda's parents can put her beloved grandfather in an old people's home due to his progressing Alzheimer disease, she takes him on one last adventure that subliminally threatens to tear her family apart.

Themes

Memory loss and care, Family responsibility under strain, Intergenerational bonds in crisis, Aging and dependency, Memories as anchors, Marital stress and resilience

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Realistic Tense Bleak Oppressive Earnest

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Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.

Themes

Conservation under threat, Armed conflict pressure, Oil-driven exploitation, Watchful journalism, Biodiversity protection, Governance and corruption

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Tense Atmospheric Procedural Restrained Clinical

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In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

Themes

Media accountability, Whistleblower risk, Privacy vs security, State secrecy tension, Surveillance ethics, Journalist ethics, Asylum politics

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