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Movies with intimate vibe

Happiest Season

191. Happiest Season

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.6

20201h 42min

United States

Director: Clea DuVall

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

Themes

Authenticity vs performance, Coming out under pressure, Parental expectations and control, Family acceptance vs tradition, Public exposure and reputation, Sibling dynamics and support

Available on

Hulu
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Sound of Metal

192. Sound of Metal

Drama Music Entertainment Industry Drama Narrative Musical
7.7

20202h 1min

United States

Director: Darius Marder

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

Themes

Deaf identity, Sobriety and recovery, Community belonging, Disrupted sound perception, Sign language learning, Rehab shelter dynamics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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Supernova

193. Supernova

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
6.9

20201h 34min

United Kingdom

Director: Harry Macqueen

Sam and Tusker, partners of 20 years, are traveling across England in their old RV visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have. As the trip progresses, however, their ideas for the future clash, secrets come out, and their love for each other is tested as never before. Ultimately, they must confront the question of what it means to love one another in the face of Tusker’s illness.

Themes

Road trip tension, Lgbt visibility, Early-onset dementia strain, Gay theme exploration, Road trip memory

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ammonite

194. Ammonite

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Historical Drama
6.5

20201h 58min

United Kingdom

Director: Francis Lee

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.

Themes

Social expectations, Forbidden intimacy, Class boundaries, Endurance and care, Female companionship, Scientific ambition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Hillbilly Elegy

195. Hillbilly Elegy

Drama Family Drama
6.7

20201h 57min

United States

Director: Ron Howard

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

Themes

Class inequality, Intergenerational trauma, Economic mobility, Substance abuse burden, Family loyalty vs dysfunction, Single motherhood

Available on

Netflix
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The Life Ahead

196. The Life Ahead

Drama Family Drama
6.8

20201h 34min

Italy, United States

Director: Edoardo Ponti

In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.

Themes

Immigrant precarity, Community solidarity under pressure, Intergenerational caregiving, Aging and decline, Care as obligation, Vulnerability of street youth, Fear of medical institutions

Available on

Netflix
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Holidate

197. Holidate

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.2

20201h 44min

United States

Director: John Whitesell

Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.

Themes

Fear of commitment, Holiday pressure, Platonic dating pact, Family dinner tension, Friends with benefits, Public relationship scrutiny

Available on

Netflix
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Wolfwalkers

198. Wolfwalkers

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Animated Fantasy Adventure
8.0

20201h 42min

France, Ireland

Director: Tomm Moore

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Trust across species, Taming nature, Family duty vs loyalty, Belonging and kinship, Fear of wilderness

Available on

Apple TV
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2 Hearts

199. 2 Hearts

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Tragic Drama
6.3

20201h 42min

United States

Director: Lance Hool

When illness strikes two people who are polar opposites, life and death bring them together in surprising ways.

Themes

Illness and organ donation, Destiny versus choice, Faith under strain, Hope through transplantation, Grief and gratitude, Family expectations vs love

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

200. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

Documentary Music Music Documentary Concert Film
7.3

20201h 19min

United States

Director: Caroline Suh

Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.

Themes

Creative process under scrutiny, Girl group dynamics under pressure, K-pop training demands, Identity versus commercialization, Public performance expectations, Solo debut pressure

Available on

Netflix
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