dry backdrop

Movies with dry vibe

Only Lovers Left Alive

1121. Only Lovers Left Alive

Drama Romance Fantasy Dark Romance Supernatural Fantasy
7.2

20132h 3min

United Kingdom, Germany

Director: Jim Jarmusch

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Themes

Immortality and isolation, Art as refuge, Contamination anxiety, Reliance on scarce resources, Fear of exposure, Sibling disruption

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Chinese Puzzle

1122. Chinese Puzzle

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.9

20131h 57min

Belgium, France

Director: Cédric Klapisch

Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Urban alienation, Immigration policy pressure, Cross-cultural negotiation, Family obligation and independence, Transnational belonging

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

American Hustle

1123. American Hustle

Drama Crime Con Artist Crime
7.2

20132h 18min

United States

Director: David O. Russell

A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Political corruption, Social mobility through crime, Alliances under pressure, Financial fraud

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Still Life

1124. Still Life

Drama Professional Drama
7.4

20131h 32min

Italy, United Kingdom

Director: Uberto Pasolini

A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.

Themes

Bureaucratic detachment, Loneliness and care, Compassion through ritual, Memory versus oblivion, Funeral ritual under strain, Absent kinship networks

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.

Themes

Legal guardians under threat, Justice system sacrifice, Civic duty under pressure, Legacy of legality, Public memory and history

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

The Trials of Cate McCall

1126. The Trials of Cate McCall

Drama Legal Drama
6.2

20131h 29min

United States

Director: Karen Moncrieff

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

Themes

Legal ethics under pressure, Pro bono dilemma, Addiction and career, Custody as leverage, Manipulation of the system, Obsession and professional risk

Available on

Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
Pluto TV
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Me, Myself and Mum

1127. Me, Myself and Mum

Comedy Dark Comedy
6.6

20131h 25min

France

Director: Guillaume Gallienne

How to become a man when your mother and your closed circle have decided otherwise? This is the challenge Guillaume took up. The film recounts Guillaume's tragicomic battle from the young age of eight, as he adopts the role of a girl then of a homosexual... until, aged 30, he meets the woman who, after his mother, will become the other woman in his life. Beyond this story of a heterosexual coming-out, the film tells the tale of an actor who never stopped loving women, maybe even a little too much.

Themes

Gender performance and conformity, Family pressure vs self-expression, Sexuality and self-acceptance, Parental control and rebellion, Therapy and transformation, Social ridicule and resilience

Available on

Apple TV
Hoopla
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

Wer

1128. Wer

Horror Mystery Thriller Werewolf Horror Investigation Mystery
5.9

20131h 29min

Romania

Director: William Brent Bell

A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.

Themes

Mistrust of authority, Duty versus loyalty, Lawyer ethics under pressure, Genetic fate anxiety, Transformation as threat, Conspiracy under surveillance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Loyalty and sacrifice, Propaganda as control, Uprising under scrutiny, Rebellion against authority, Game dynamics and spectacle

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.

The Best Man Holiday

1130. The Best Man Holiday

Comedy Ensemble Comedy
6.6

20132h 3min

United States

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.

Themes

Fame and privacy, Loyalty under stress, Romantic entanglements and rivalries, Illness and caregiving burden, Enduring friendship tensions, Deception and miscommunication

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Data provided by JustWatch.Availability may vary by region.