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Movies with claustrophobic vibe

Run All Night

1271. Run All Night

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
6.6

20151h 54min

United States, Spain

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Cycles of violence, Power and coercion, Duty versus survival, Family vs crime allegiance, Vigilantism and accountability, Past crimes shaping present

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Parallels

1272. Parallels

Science Fiction Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
6.0

20151h 23min

United States

Director: Christopher Leone

An underground MMA fighter must confront his sister and his past in an adventure through parallel universes

Themes

World hopping consequences, Family loyalty versus survival, Power through unknown technology, Trust under manipulation, Identity shifts across timelines, Moral ambiguity of leadership

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Everly

1273. Everly

Thriller Action One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
5.1

20151h 33min

United States, Serbia

Director: Joe Lynch

After she betrays a powerful mob boss, a woman matches wits and weaponry with a legion of killers who are out to collect the bounty on the heads of her and her family.

Themes

Family under threat, Violence as currency, Survival through resistance, Betrayal under coercion, Autonomy under duress, Crime-world power dynamics

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Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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The Gunman

1274. The Gunman

Action Drama Crime One-Person Army Psychological Drama
5.8

20151h 55min

France, Spain

Director: Pierre Morel

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Justice versus corporate interests, Corporate security overreach, Betrayal within mercenary networks, Resource-driven violence, External manipulation by firms

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Men & Chicken

1275. Men & Chicken

Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Family Drama
6.7

20151h 44min

Denmark, Germany

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

Themes

Ethical boundaries in science, Performative normalcy vs abnormality, Hidden lineage and belonging, Outsider family dynamics, Interspecies heritage, Secrecy and deception

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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It Follows

1276. It Follows

Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror
6.8

20151h 41min

United States

Director: David Robert Mitchell

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.

Themes

Appearance vs reality, Pervasive pursuit, Voyeuristic surveillance, Group pressure and loyalty, Transmitted threat through sex, Ambiguous danger in youth

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Enter Nowhere

1277. Enter Nowhere

Mystery Thriller Science Fiction Whodunit Survival Thriller
6.5

20151h 30min

United States

Director: Jack Heller

Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Survival under isolation, Intergenerational trauma, Time paradox tension, Family ties across generations, War memory and guilt

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Project Almanac

1278. Project Almanac

Science Fiction Thriller Time Travel Sci-Fi Mind Game Thriller
6.4

20151h 46min

United States

Director: Dean Israelite

A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

Themes

Group dynamics under stress, Peer pressure drives risk, Deception erodes trust, Ambition vs safety, Consequences ripple outward, Technology tampering dangers

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ex Machina

1279. Ex Machina

Drama Science Fiction AI Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
7.7

20151h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Alex Garland

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Themes

Surveillance and manipulation, Isolation and distrust, Man vs machine, Artificial intelligence ethics, Employer employee relationship, Consciousness and agency

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Cyberbully

1280. Cyberbully

Drama Thriller TV Movie Computer Threat Thriller Thriller TV Movie
6.7

20151h 2min

United Kingdom

Director: Ben Chanan

A chilling real-time thriller featuring a teenager, Casey, battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker.

Themes

Privacy versus exposure, Anonymous accountability tension, Online reputation vulnerability, Vigilantism risks, Cyberbullying ethics, Digital harm escalation

Available on

Rakuten TV
Plex
Plex Channel
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