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Taxi to the Dark Side

331. Taxi to the Dark Side

Documentary Social & Political Documentary
7.5

20081h 46min

United States

Director: Alex Gibney

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

Themes

State sanctioned interrogation, Civilian vulnerability in conflict, Bounty driven detentions, Accountability under military power, Expansion of torture practices, Violation of international norms

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Crows Zero

332. Crows Zero

Action Comedy Crime Martial Arts Action Organized Crime
7.0

20072h 10min

Japan

Director: Takashi Miike

The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Violence as social currency, Rival factions at school, Ambition and ascent, Group formation and recruitment

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Bbox VOD
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Shotgun Stories

333. Shotgun Stories

Drama Thriller Family Drama Revenge Thriller
7.1

20071h 32min

United States

Director: Jeff Nichols

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.

Themes

Family loyalty under strain, Cycles of kin violence, Abandonment and blame, Intergenerational mistrust, Fragile ceasefire and restraint, Territorial protectiveness

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Sword of the Stranger

334. Sword of the Stranger

Action Animation History Martial Arts Action Anime
7.7

20071h 43min

Japan

Director: Masahiro Ando

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Identity through disguise, Betrayal and survival, Duty vs personal cost

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Crunchyroll
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Into the Wild

335. Into the Wild

Adventure Drama Survival Adventure Coming-of-Age Drama
8.0

20072h 28min

United States

Director: Sean Penn

With winter closing in and his supplies nearly gone, a young drifter in the Alaskan wild races to outlast the cold, the hunger, and his own past—alone in a broken-down bus at the edge of the world.

Themes

Search for belonging, Self-sufficiency vs society, Isolation vs connection, Disillusionment with progress, Rebellion against modern life, Quest for meaning

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Brave One

336. The Brave One

Crime Drama Thriller Revenge Thriller Tragic Drama
6.7

20072h 2min

United States

Director: Neil Jordan

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Female agency under threat, Vigilante ethics vs law, Urban vulnerability and self-protection, Revenge versus justice

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Hunting Party

337. The Hunting Party

Action Adventure Thriller Drama Political Thriller
6.8

20071h 41min

United States

Director: Richard Shepard

A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad.

Themes

Revenge versus justice, Media ethics under siege, War crimes accountability, Mob justice consequences, Bounty as motive, Deception and misidentification

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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City of Men

338. City of Men

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.2

20071h 46min

Brazil

Director: Paulo Morelli

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Poverty and opportunity, Absent father impact, Violence and survival, Coming of age in danger, Gang dynamics and power

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

339. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Drama Professional Drama
7.9

20071h 54min

Belgium, Romania

Director: Cristian Mungiu

Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.

Themes

Economic precarity, Gendered coercion, Female solidarity, Bureaucratic pressure, Reproductive control

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Persepolis

340. Persepolis

Animation Drama Historical Drama
8.0

20071h 35min

France, United States

Director: Vincent Paronnaud

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Themes

Coming of age under totalitarian regime, Civil war backdrop and growth, Exile and displacement, Punk rock as self-expression, Gender norms under fundamentalists

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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