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Movies with atmospheric vibe

Killing Ground

261. Killing Ground

Mystery Thriller Horror Survival Thriller Psychological Horror
5.8

20171h 28min

Australia

Director: Damien Power

A couple's camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trauma and resilience, Loss of loved one, Nonlinear storytelling, Camping danger, Violence and boundary violation

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Amazon Video
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Batman and Harley Quinn

262. Batman and Harley Quinn

Adventure Animation Comedy Crime City Adventure
5.9

20171h 14min

United States

Director: Sam Liu

Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.

Themes

Parole and reintegration, Deception and alliance, Ambiguous loyalties, Scientific risk and control, Humanity versus nature, Eco-ethics and consequence

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Mary Shelley

263. Mary Shelley

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Historical Drama
6.4

20172h

Ireland, Luxembourg

Director: Haifaa al-Mansour

The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

Themes

Economic precarity, Romance and autonomy, 19th century constraints, Poet influence, Biography through literature, Gendered authorship, Prometheus myth

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Annabelle: Creation

264. Annabelle: Creation

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.5

20171h 50min

United States

Director: David F. Sandberg

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.

Themes

Deception through impersonation, Demon possession threat, Care for orphans under strain, Protective guardianship under threat, Haunting within domestic space, Rituals as defense

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Kidnap

265. Kidnap

Action Thriller Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action
5.9

20171h 35min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Luis Prieto

A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

Themes

Single parent resilience, Custody battle pressures, Maternal protection under threat, Vigilantism versus law, Child safety in crisis, Criminal network disruption

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home
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Detroit

266. Detroit

Drama Thriller History Historical Drama Political Thriller
7.3

20172h 23min

United States

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

Themes

State violence, Institutional bias, Racial injustice, Collective trauma, Police overreach, Civil unrest

Available on

Apple TV
ALLBLK
MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
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The Only Living Boy in New York

267. The Only Living Boy in New York

Drama Relationship Drama
6.4

20171h 29min

United States

Director: Marc Webb

When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

Themes

Generational conflict, Family secrecy, Extramarital desire, Power dynamics in love, Hidden paternity, Creative ambition vs guidance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Radius

268. Radius

Thriller Drama Horror Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.2

20171h 33min

Canada

Director: Caroline Labrèche

Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam's first assessment is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.

Themes

Trust under threat, Amnesia-driven uncertainty, Co-dependency under pressure, Proximity danger, Police pursuit risk, Twin sister absence

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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No Game, No Life: Zero

269. No Game, No Life: Zero

Adventure Animation Drama Fantasy Romance
7.3

20171h 46min

Japan

Director: Atsuko Ishizuka

Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believes in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "Ex Machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.

Themes

Trauma and guilt, War and survival, Humanity vs machinery, Human heart vs logic, Individual agency vs hive mind, Power through games

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
HiDive
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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

270. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Family Animation Adventure Fantasy Anime
6.3

20171h 38min

Japan

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter List of Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander) have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.

Themes

Teamwork under pressure, Rivals spark development, Alternate universe exploration, Adventure and discovery, Travel as growth, Artifact quest and destiny

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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