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291. Drive Angry

Drive Angry
Fantasy Thriller Action Crime Supernatural Fantasy
5.4
20111h 44minUnited States
Director: Patrick Lussier

Overview

Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress, who's also seeking redemption of her own. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days to avoid capture, avenge his daughter's death, and save her baby before she's mercilessly sacrificed by the cult.

Themes

Survival under threat, Deception and impersonation, Race against time, Redemption arc, Revenge via violence, Supernatural punishment

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292. Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine
Drama Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.3
20101h 52minUnited States
Director: Derek Cianfrance

Overview

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

Themes

Dysfunctional marriage dynamics, Nonlinear narrative structure, Alcoholism and instability, Parental conflict and distance, Unfulfilled ambitions and drift, Caregiver roles under pressure

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293. True Grit

True Grit
Drama Adventure Western Revisionist Western Adventure Epic
7.6
20101h 50minUnited States
Director: Joel Coen

Overview

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Legacy and memory, Betrayal and shifting loyalties, Brittle alliances under pressure, Frontier justice dynamics, Alcoholism and decision making

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294. The Fighter

The Fighter
Drama Sports Biography
7.8
20101h 56minUnited States
Director: David O. Russell

Overview

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

Themes

Loyalty vs ambition, Family loyalty under pressure, Addiction and accountability, Comeback under scrutiny, Media exposure and identity, Family leadership under strain

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295. Faster

Faster
Crime Drama Action Thriller One-Person Army
6.4
20101h 38minUnited States
Director: George Tillman Jr.

Overview

After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.

Themes

Revenge against the system, Double-cross and betrayal, Prisoner origins and vengeance, Hitman pursuit and danger, Police mistrust and pursuit, Secrets and cover-ups

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296. The Way Back

The Way Back
Drama Adventure History Survival Adventure
7.3
20102h 13minPoland, United Arab Emirates
Director: Peter Weir

Overview

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.

Themes

Political oppression, Group cohesion under pressure, Escape under duress, Loyalty vs ideology, Survival under totalitarianism, Displacement and identity

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297. The Town

The Town
Crime Drama Thriller Heist Relationship Drama
7.5
20102h 5minUnited Kingdom, United States
Director: Ben Affleck

Overview

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Desire to exit crime, Family influence and addiction, Surveillance and suspicion, Violence and consequences

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Apple TV
HBO Max
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298. El Infierno

El Infierno
Action Crime Western Comedy Drama
7.6
20102h 28minMexico
Director: Luis Estrada

Overview

After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Deception within criminal networks, Cycles of violence, Family obligation under crime, Corruption and power, Survival in a border town

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fuboTV
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299. Reign of Assassins

Reign of Assassins
Action Adventure Martial Arts Action Adventure Epic
6.8
20101h 57minChina, Hong Kong SAR China
Director: Su Chaobin

Overview

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

Themes

Revenge and loyalty, False appearances, Pursuit and concealment, Identity masquerade, Power and possession, Transformation and reinvention

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300. Burning Bright

Burning Bright
Drama Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
5.8
20101h 29minUnited States
Director: Carlos Brooks

Overview

After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Family loyalty under pressure, Survival under isolation, Human-animal conflict, Greed and exploitation, Caregiving under threat

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