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Movies with intimate vibe

A Real Pain

1. A Real Pain

Comedy Drama Buddy Comedy Family Drama
7.0
20241h 30min

Overview

Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Intergenerational tension, Humor as coping, Family history identity, Memory tourism ethics, Heritage and memory

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Blitz

2. Blitz

War Drama History World War II Historical Drama
6.2
20242h

Overview

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

Themes

Race and belonging, Family endurance under siege, Multiethnic shelter solidarity, Labor and protest, Prejudice and resilience, Evacuation and return

Available on

Apple TV
Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Here

3. Here

Drama Family Drama
6.3
20241h 44min

Overview

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

Themes

Illness and resilience, Aging and caregiving, Time and memory, Home as inheritance, Legacy across generations, Changing families

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Netflix
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Children's Train

4. The Children's Train

Drama Historical Drama
7.4
20241h 46min

Overview

In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.

Themes

Family loyalty vs survival, Poverty driven relocation, Impoverished status under pressure, Mother child tension, South to north mobility, Post-war italy backdrop

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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We Live in Time

5. We Live in Time

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
7.0
20241h 48min

Overview

A man on the brink of divorce collides with a former figure skater turned chef, crashing his orderly breakup into her chaotic, dream-chasing world. As their decade-spanning romance ignites, his craving for family collides with her uncertain future, and their love story hangs on a life neither of them planned for.

Themes

Career versus family, Commitment under pressure, Illness and romance, Parenthood and sacrifice, Ambition shaping life, Mortality testing love

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Room Next Door

6. The Room Next Door

Drama Relationship Drama
6.8
20241h 46min

Overview

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Themes

Bereavement and memory, Terminal cancer burden, Autofiction life tensions, War correspondent ethics, Existentialism and memory, Estranged daughter bonds

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Outrun

7. The Outrun

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
6.9
20241h 58min

Overview

Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.

Themes

Isolation and belonging, Addiction and recovery, Memory and healing, Nonlinear structure, Seaweed biology curiosity, Landscape as refuge

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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I'm Still Here

8. I'm Still Here

Drama History Historical Drama
8.2
20242h 18min

Overview

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

Themes

Secrecy versus exposure, Political repression under dictatorship, Maternal resilience under pressure, Intergenerational legacy of trauma, Memory as public duty, Pursuit of accountability and reparations

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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My Old Ass

9. My Old Ass

Comedy Drama High-Concept Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.9
20241h 29min

Overview

An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

Themes

Sexual identity exploration, Time pressure adolescence, Family pressure vs independence, Self-acceptance under external expectations, Queer visibility and belonging, Romance boundaries and choice

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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His Three Daughters

10. His Three Daughters

Drama Comedy Family Drama Awkward Comedy
7.1
20241h 44min

Overview

Emotions run high when three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.

Themes

Family dynamics, Estranged sisters, Leaseholder tension, Hospice care burden, Death timing, Obituary drafting

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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