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3096 Days

1191. 3096 Days

Drama Tragic Drama
6.5

20131h 51min

Germany

Director: Sherry Hormann

A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.

Themes

Abduction and manipulation, Child abuse and control, Kidnapping and confinement, Missing child resilience, Grooming and deception, Family guilt pressure

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Apple TV
Netflix
Amazon Video
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Snitch

1192. Snitch

Thriller Drama Action Domestic Thriller Family Drama
6.4

20131h 52min

United Arab Emirates, United States

Director: Ric Roman Waugh

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

Themes

Parental duty vs risk, Coercive informant leverage, Money as leverage in crime, Dual loyalties and coercion, Cartel violence and capture risk, Deception within the justice system

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Beautiful Creatures

1193. Beautiful Creatures

Fantasy Drama Romance Supernatural Fantasy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.1

20132h 4min

United States

Director: Richard LaGravenese

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Betrayal and deception, Power and control, Class prejudice, Belonging vs otherness, Secret lineage

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Safe Haven

1194. Safe Haven

Romance Thriller Bittersweet Romance Domestic Thriller
6.7

20131h 55min

United States

Director: Lasse Hallström

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

Themes

Romance amid danger, Small town danger, Unsteady family bonds, Domestic violence impact, Protective parenting under threat, Mystery in quiet town

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.

Themes

Protective guardianship, Haunted history, Family resilience under danger, Historic trauma memory, Inherited psychic gifts

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Odd Thomas

1196. Odd Thomas

Mystery Thriller Mystic Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.8

20131h 37min

United States

Director: Stephen Sommers

In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

Themes

Romantic tension, Moral ambiguity under pressure, Supernatural intrusion, Small-town paranoia, Clairvoyant burden, Concealed threats

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Miracle in Cell No. 7

1197. Miracle in Cell No. 7

Drama Comedy Family Drama
8.1

20132h 7min

South Korea

Director: Lee Hwan-kyung

A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.

Themes

Parent child relationship, Institutional pressure, Family resilience under strain, Deception as protection, Wrongful imprisonment, Posthumous acquittal

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The Roku Channel
Rakuten Viki
Plex
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Breathe In

1198. Breathe In

Drama Family Drama
6.3

20131h 38min

United States

Director: Drake Doremus

When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception in relationships, Ambition versus stability, Identity through art, Family loyalty vs desire, Marital strain and choice

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Broken City

1199. Broken City

Thriller Crime Drama Political Thriller Organized Crime
6.1

20131h 49min

United States

Director: Allen Hughes

In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.

Themes

Power dynamics and coercion, Loyalty and betrayal, Trust under manipulation, Greed over public welfare, Political corruption and accountability, Investigative pressure and exposure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mama

1200. Mama

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.2

20131h 40min

Canada, Spain

Director: Andy Muschietti

Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.

Themes

Trauma and memory, Maternal protection under threat, Family dynamics under crisis, Survival and isolation, Attachment and transformation, Supernatural guardianship

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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