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Diego Maradona

271. Diego Maradona

Documentary Biographical Documentary
7.7

20192h 10min

United Kingdom

Director: Asif Kapadia

Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.

Themes

Personal life vs career, Public scrutiny of athletes, Sport achievement under pressure, Media portrayal pressure, Biography through a lens, Era of 1980s sports

Available on

HBO Max
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco

272. The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.2

20192h 1min

United States

Director: Joe Talbot

Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.

Themes

Friendship under strain, Gentrification pressure, Memory of place, Urban space and identity, Belonging amid displacement, Family legacy and property

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Vast of Night

273. The Vast of Night

Drama Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Whodunit
6.7

20191h 31min

United States

Director: Andrew Patterson

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

Themes

Small town paranoia, Racial bias in selection, Secret military programs, Abduction anxiety and rumor, Media interference and fear, Radio as truth conduit

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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Always Be My Maybe

274. Always Be My Maybe

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.7

20191h 42min

United States

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction, but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.

Themes

Immigrant family pressures, City identity and belonging, Creative career vs personal life, Reunion after separation, Loyalty vs distance, Ambition vs relationships

Available on

Netflix
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First Love

275. First Love

Crime Action Comedy Narcotics Crime Martial Arts Action
6.7

20191h 48min

Japan, United Kingdom

Director: Takashi Miike

One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Fate vs agency, Trauma and addiction, Illness as leverage, Crime underworld pressure, Deception within crime

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Sibyl

276. Sibyl

Drama Psychological Drama
6.0

20191h 40min

Belgium, France

Director: Justine Triet

Sibyl, a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot, a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot’s tumultuous life, reviving volatile memories that bring her face to face with her past.

Themes

Obsession through writing, Romance through therapy, Memory resurfacing through psychoanalysis, Abortion as trauma, Symbiotic dependence on writing, Creative ambition within romance

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Amazon Prime Video
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The Souvenir

277. The Souvenir

Romance Drama Dark Romance Relationship Drama
6.4

20191h 59min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Joanna Hogg

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

Themes

Drug addiction, Ambition under pressure, Emotional manipulation, Toxic relationship, Gender dynamics in film, Mother-daughter relationship

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Amazon Video
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Tolkien

278. Tolkien

War Drama Romance World War I Historical Drama
6.8

20191h 52min

United States

Director: Dome Karukoski

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

Themes

Friendship under strain, Coming of age, Romance vs duty, Mentorship and authority, Class and education pressure, War disruption and loss

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Tell It to the Bees

279. Tell It to the Bees

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Family Drama
6.5

20191h 46min

United Kingdom

Director: Annabel Jankel

Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.

Themes

Forbidden romance, Public scrutiny, Unconventional motherhood, Class constraints, Nontraditional family, Lgbt relationship, Beekeeping motif

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Amazon Video
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Vita & Virginia

280. Vita & Virginia

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
5.9

20191h 50min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Chanya Button

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.

Themes

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Apple TV
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