Movies with atmospheric vibe

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Intimate Atmospheric Bleak Contemplative Restrained

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In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

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Professional duty vs personal life, Minor welfare vs parental rights, Marital strain and loneliness, Judicial authority and autonomy, Religion vs medicine, Emotional burden of crisis

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Relentless Eerie

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Ethan is suffering enormous guilt after his parents are killed in a car accident. He quits a promising future at MIT and work on a revolutionary experiment in order to care for his younger siblings.

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Grief shaping decisions, Ambition versus responsibility, Ethics of invention, Paranormal contact via science, Unauthorized experiments risk, Family duty under crisis

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Tense Dynamic Raw Brutal Atmospheric

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The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison Muay Thai tournaments.

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Prison as proving ground, Outsider in confinement, Drug abuse cycle, Camaraderie amid danger, Institutional power dynamics, Sport as survival tactic

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Immersive Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric

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A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

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Faith under corporate pressure, Climate stewardship vs activism, Mortality illness tension, Leadership accountability and power, Existential threat and belief, Environmental guilt and duty

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Dynamic Atmospheric Dry Stylish Intense

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Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

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Loyalty under pressure, Risk and improvisation, Deception in crime, Rebellion against oppression, Illicit networks and ambition, Betrayal and alliances

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Relentless

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A man recently released from a mental institute inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.

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Family violence legacy, Isolation and surveillance, Prison and release consequences, Hallucination under stress, Inheritance as burden, Secrets of confinement

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Procedural Dry

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In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teacher battles a fatal illness, and an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress lead dangerous double lives. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night, as their lives intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind who is hell-bent on revenge.

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Surveillance and control, Illness as leverage, Power and disguise, Revenge and deceit, Contract killings, Double lives

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Bleak

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Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

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Loyalty under strain, Trust vs suspicion, Family under pressure, Secrecy within kinship, Financial precarity and risk, Deception within kinship

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Bleak Deliberate

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After waking up to find himself all alone in an apartment where a massive party was being held the night before, Sam is immediately forced to face a terrifying reality: the living dead have invaded the streets of Paris.

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Isolation and loneliness, Urban decay and survival, Sound as lure and response, Self reliance under siege, Fragile human connection, Perception under stress

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Realistic Tense Atmospheric Dry Eerie

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Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

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Deception and betrayal, Romance under strain, Fame under pressure, Creative ambition and consequence, Family abuse cycle, Obsessive fandom

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