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Movies with ice-cold vibe

Murder on the Orient Express

51. Murder on the Orient Express

Mystery Drama Crime Whodunit Detective Mystery Crime
6.5

20171h 54min

United States

Director: Kenneth Branagh

During an urgent journey aboard the Orient Express, the famous detective Hercule Poirot becomes involved in the mysterious murder of one of the passengers. The investigation is complicated by the fact that almost everyone on the train has a motive for the crime.

Themes

Class tension, Moral ambiguity, Deception and complicity, Collective guilt, Justice under constraint, Family tragedy

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The Ritual

52. The Ritual

Horror Mystery Folk Horror
6.4

20171h 34min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: David Bruckner

A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.

Themes

Group dynamics under stress, Deception under pressure, Guilt and responsibility, Survival through ritual violence, Forest as threat, Encounter with ancient power

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Better Watch Out

53. Better Watch Out

Horror Comedy Home Invasion Horror Dark Comedy
6.5

20171h 29min

United States, Australia

Director: Chris Peckover

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

Themes

Holiday pressure, Truth or dare coercion, Home invasion anxiety, Christmas horror mood, Deception through staging, Age-based manipulation

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Blade Runner 2049

54. Blade Runner 2049

Science Fiction Drama Dystopian Sci-Fi
8.0

20172h 44min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Themes

Artificial intelligence ethics, Bounty hunter dynamics, Android autonomy pressure, Cyberpunk city mood, Tech noir atmosphere, Human clone ethics

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Wind River

55. Wind River

Crime Mystery Drama Police Procedural Investigation Mystery
7.7

20171h 47min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Taylor Sheridan

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

Themes

Violence against women, Grief and intergenerational loss, Missing indigenous women crisis, Interagency tension and limits, Trauma and resilience in communities, Justice under resource constraints

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Buster's Mal Heart

56. Buster's Mal Heart

Mystery Drama Unreliable Perspective Mystery Psychological Drama
6.1

20171h 36min

United States

Director: Sarah Adina Smith

An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.

Themes

Perception vs reality, Isolation and survival, Paranoia toward authorities, Pursuit on the run, Memory vs present, Family ties and abandonment

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The Most Hated Woman in America

57. The Most Hated Woman in America

Crime Drama Political Drama
6.1

20171h 31min

United States

Director: Tommy O'Haver

The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.

Themes

Money and power dynamics, Activist leadership under scrutiny, Backlash to reform movements, Public faith vs secularism, Trust and betrayal within groups, Moral policing and resistance, Media scrutiny and accountability

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The Devil's Candy

58. The Devil's Candy

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Domestic Thriller
6.3

20161h 19min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Sean Byrne

A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.

Themes

Rural isolation and danger, Domestic vulnerability under threat, Artistic obsession and possession, Art-market manipulation and reliance, Family safety under pressure, Creation vs destruction

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Realive

59. Realive

Science Fiction Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
5.9

20161h 52min

Belgium, France

Director: Mateo Gil

Marc, a successful, ambitious man, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and is given a few months to live. Unable to accept death, he decides to cryogenically freeze himself. The love of his life is devastated. Seventy years later, Marc becomes the first cryogenic resuscitated person in history. But this doesn't happen in the idealized way he dreamt of.

Themes

Dependence on technology, Longing and belonging, Meaning and memory, Time as commodity, Corporate control of life, Mortality versus autonomy

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Nocturnal Animals

60. Nocturnal Animals

Drama Thriller Mind Game Thriller
7.4

20161h 56min

United States, China

Director: Tom Ford

Susan has a successful life in Los Angeles: she has a husband and runs her own business. One day she receives an unexpected package from her ex—a novel written especially for her. Reading the manuscript awakens long-forgotten memories and makes her see the past in a new light.

Themes

Extramarital affair consequences, Parental pressure and ambition, Memory and distance, Trauma and retribution, Art world obsession, Ambiguity and ambivalence

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