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Movies with intimate vibe

Eighth Grade

351. Eighth Grade

Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
7.3

20181h 34min

United States

Director: Bo Burnham

Overview

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.

Themes

Coming of age pressures, Social media pressure, Peer acceptance challenges, Adolescent self image, Privacy and deception, Family connection strain

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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On Chesil Beach

352. On Chesil Beach

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.3

20181h 50min

United Kingdom

Director: Dominic Cooke

Overview

In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Themes

Class inequality, Gender expectations, Societal pressure, Parental trauma, Sexual anxiety, Marriage instability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Leisure Seeker

353. The Leisure Seeker

Drama Romance Adventure Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.7

20181h 52min

France, Italy

Director: Paolo Virzì

Overview

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

Themes

Illness as catalyst, Aging and memory loss, Road trip renewal, Hidden tensions in marriage, Memory anchored journey, Enduring couple devotion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Phantom Thread

354. Phantom Thread

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
7.4

20172h 10min

United States, China

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Overview

Renowned fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock creates dresses and signature looks for film stars, the royal family, and wealthy clients. When a young woman named Alma enters his life and becomes his muse, everything begins to change.

Themes

Tradition vs change, Social expectations pressure, Muse triggers disruption, Obsession drives control, Deception compacts power, Sister guards routine

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Greatest Showman

355. The Greatest Showman

Drama Historical Drama
7.5

20171h 45min

United States

Director: Michael Gracey

Overview

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Themes

Class inequality, Social acceptance, Public image pressure, Ambition vs loyalty, Spectacle and humanity, Inclusion of outsiders

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Perfect Strangers

356. Perfect Strangers

Drama Comedy Relationship Drama Ensemble Comedy
6.9

20171h 41min

Italy, Spain

Director: Álex de la Iglesia

Overview

During a lunar eclipse, seven friends gather for dinner and decide to play a game in which they must share with each other the content of every message, email or phone call they receive throughout the evening.

Themes

Trust under scrutiny, Group dynamics under pressure, Privacy versus openness, Boundary negotiation within a circle, Transparency versus secrecy, Honesty and loyalty shifts

Available on

Netflix
Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total
Rakuten TV
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Darkest Hour

357. Darkest Hour

Drama History Historical Drama Political History
7.4

20172h 5min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Joe Wright

Overview

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Peace or war pressure, Public morale under scrutiny, Parliamentary brinkmanship, Evacuation as strategic lever, Isolationism and external limits

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mudbound

358. Mudbound

Drama Historical Drama
7.4

20172h 15min

United States

Director: Dee Rees

Overview

In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.

Themes

Land ownership and debt, Racial hierarchy and violence, Interracial tension and loyalty, Sharecropping exploitation, War trauma and memory, Rural poverty and status

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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The Bookshop

359. The Bookshop

Drama Political Drama
6.5

20171h 50min

Germany, Spain

Director: Isabel Coixet

Overview

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Themes

Small town dynamics, Bookshop risk, Shopkeeper pressure, Suffolk politics, 1950s norms, Local opposition dynamics, Women confronting tradition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Kanopy
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Last Flag Flying

360. Last Flag Flying

Drama Comedy Family Drama Ensemble Comedy
6.9

20172h 5min

United States

Director: Richard Linklater

Overview

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.

Themes

Male friendship under strain, Military funeral rites, War memory burden, Disillusionment with past, Loss shaping fatherhood, False narratives of heroism

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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