Movies with domestic vibe
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13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny?
Themes
Generational expectations, Family dysfunction cycles, Alcohol as parenting environment, Adolescent misadventure, Pregnancy and adulthood anxiety, Male kinship dynamics, Absent parental guidance
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A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
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Human-animal bond, Marriage under pressure, Career vs family balance, Parenthood and loss, Humor amid chaos, Responsibility and caregiving
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A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
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Sibling collaboration under strain, Crime scene cleanup, Economic precarity under pressure, Family business dynamics, Biohazard risk, Private school tension
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Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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Unplanned pregnancy decisions, Adoption as bounded choice, Coming of age tensions, Teenage pregnancy pressure, Partnership under scrutiny, Sexuality and precocity
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After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
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Intergenerational conflict, Parental absence, Romance under scrutiny, Family disruption, Drinking as coping, Adult choices vs tradition
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Is love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions facing two married men.
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Midlife crisis, Fidelity vs freedom, Marriage dynamics, Deception in intimacy, Communication strain, Romance vs obligation
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Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!
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Caregiving responsibilities, Parenthood and career conflict, Family loyalty under stress, Bonding with children, Intergenerational guidance, Loss and duty
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Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.
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Parenthood vs career, Grief and responsibility, Public image pressure, Economic reinvention, Intergenerational care, Found family bonds
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The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with two others: The family of a young boy is split due to the events in World War II, and the father returns from Russia after eleven years. The second story is about a reporter and his wife reporting from the tournament.
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Football as social glue, Coach selection bias, Family reintegration tension, Political divide within family, War memory shaping identity, Economic miracle symbolism
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Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
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State change and deception, Media as reality construction, Consumerism and brand signals, Generation gap under reform, Family loyalty under pressure, Memory versus progress
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