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The Princess and the Warrior

1171. The Princess and the Warrior

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Everyday Life Drama
7.4

20002h 15min

Germany

Director: Tom Tykwer

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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Amazon Video
Apple TV
YouTube
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Meet the Parents

1172. Meet the Parents

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
7.0

20001h 48min

United States

Director: Jay Roach

Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

Themes

Parental expectations, Deception under pressure, Family scrutiny, Social performance under pressure, Embarrassment risk, In-law negotiation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Yi Yi

1173. Yi Yi

Drama Family Drama
8.1

20002h 54min

Taiwan, Japan

Director: Edward Yang

A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.

Themes

Intergenerational care, Parental illness and care, Middle-class family strain, Romance versus obligation, Memory and time, Urban family dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Almost Famous

1174. Almost Famous

Drama Music Coming-of-Age Drama Backstage & Showbiz Music
7.9

20002h 4min

United States

Director: Cameron Crowe

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Coming of age on tour, Groupie culture and desire, Fame and exploitation, Creative ambition under pressure, Mentorship and gatekeeping

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Bread and Roses

1175. Bread and Roses

Comedy Drama Political Drama Workplace Comedy
7.0

20001h 50min

United Kingdom, Germany

Director: Ken Loach

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.

Themes

Class inequality, Labor solidarity, Union organizing, Immigrant labor rights, Employer intimidation, Workplace exploitation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total
MUBI
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Il Mare

1176. Il Mare

Fantasy Drama Romance Relationship Drama Fantasy Romance
7.5

20001h 36min

South Korea

Director: Lee Hyun-seung

In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.

Themes

Letter-based connection, Mailbox as conduit, Millenium drift, Beach interludes, Time travel romance, Parallel timelines

Available on

Plex
Plex Channel
Kocowa
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Before Night Falls

1177. Before Night Falls

Drama Historical Drama
7.1

20002h 14min

United States

Director: Julian Schnabel

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Themes

Exile and oppression, Oppression under totalitarian regime, Lgbt identity under pressure, Biography as art form, Artist as outsider

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
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Dancer in the Dark

1178. Dancer in the Dark

Drama Crime Tragic Drama Organized Crime
7.9

20002h 20min

Denmark, Finland

Director: Lars von Trier

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Themes

Economic precarity, Immigrant struggle, Debt and foreclosure pressure, Disability and care access, Caregiver sacrifice, Deception and suspicion

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
MUBI
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Together

1179. Together

Drama Comedy Romance Family Drama Feel-Good Romance
7.4

20001h 46min

Denmark, Italy

Director: Lukas Moodysson

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Leftist communal living, Ideological debates vs daily life, Gender and sexuality boundaries, Loneliness within collectives, Abuse and resilience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
AMC+ Amazon Channel
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The Gleaners and I

1180. The Gleaners and I

Documentary Social & Political Documentary
7.7

20001h 22min

France

Director: Agnès Varda

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

Themes

Economic necessity, Reuse from waste, Urban rural exchange, Legal boundaries of gleaning, Peripheral gleaning communities, Activism through salvage

Available on

Criterion Channel
DocAlliance Films
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