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Movies with intimate vibe

Belle

681. Belle

Drama Historical Drama
7.3

20131h 45min

United Kingdom

Director: Amma Asante

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

Themes

Class inequality, Illegitimacy and inheritance, Interracial relationship, Abolitionist pressure, Social expectations and autonomy, Legal reform and justice

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The Truth About Emanuel

682. The Truth About Emanuel

Drama Thriller Psychological Drama Domestic Thriller
6.0

20131h 36min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Francesca Gregorini

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

Themes

Deceptive appearances, Obsessive fixation, Grief and guilt, Boundaries and intrusion, Replacement dynamics, Secrecy and manipulation

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Remember Sunday

683. Remember Sunday

TV Movie Romance Drama Romance TV Movie Relationship Drama
6.9

20131h 36min

United States

Director: Jeff Bleckner

A lonely, down-on-her-luck waitress meets a handsome, quirky jewelry store clerk and thinks that maybe, finally, she's met Mr. Right. The more Molly gets to know Gus, the more she's intrigued by him. But she's also mystified. Gus is absent-minded, preoccupied. Is he hiding something? The short answer is: yes. He's reluctant to share with her that since suffering a brain aneurysm, he's totally lost his short-term memory. Every day is a brand new day, his life starts anew. Every day he sees Molly he struggles to remember who she is and what she represents. Every day, he has to fall in love with her all over again.

Themes

Memory loss challenges, Trust and misperception, Daily memory resets, Romantic commitment under uncertainty, Caretaking dynamics, Pursuit of healing

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Disconnect

684. Disconnect

Drama Thriller Relationship Drama
7.5

20131h 56min

United States

Director: Henry Alex Rubin

A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide as ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.

Themes

Online identity manipulation, Privacy and surveillance pressure, Connection vs isolation, Digital vulnerability in families, Ethics of online interaction, Cyberbullying consequences

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Before Midnight

685. Before Midnight

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
7.9

20131h 49min

Greece, United States

Director: Richard Linklater

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

Themes

Parenting versus partnership, Career vs family choices, Communication under strain, Long-term relationship tension, Aging and life stages, Gendered perspectives

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Adore

686. Adore

Drama Relationship Drama
6.2

20131h 40min

Australia, France

Director: Anne Fontaine

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Competing loyalties, Secrecy and disclosure, Fragile marriages, Enduring betrayal, Forbidden intimacy

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Love Is in the Air

687. Love Is in the Air

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy
6.3

20131h 36min

France

Director: Alexandre Castagnetti

Antoine is a lawyer living in New York. On his way back to France for the final round of a job interview, Antoine finds himself sitting right next to his ex-girlfriend Julie. With a seven-hour flight ahead of them, they are going to have to speak to each other.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Loyalty versus desire, Ex-girlfriend pressure, Final job interview, Seven-hour flight dynamics, Imminent wedding pressure

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Love and Honor

688. Love and Honor

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
5.7

20131h 32min

United States

Director: Danny Mooney

When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Loyalty versus obligation, Flight from duty, Affection amid conflict, Deception under cover, Antiwar activism influence

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Admission

689. Admission

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
5.7

20131h 47min

United States

Director: Paul Weitz

Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.

Themes

Power dynamics in academia, Elite education pressure, Admission bias and manipulation, Secrecy of parentage, Ethics in admissions, Class mobility and aspiration

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Night Train to Lisbon

690. Night Train to Lisbon

Mystery Romance Thriller Investigation Mystery Political Thriller
6.8

20131h 51min

Germany, Portugal

Director: Bille August

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Loneliness and longing, Resistance against dictatorship, Romance under political risk, Pursuit of meaning, Memory and inquiry

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Amazon Video
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