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Evidence

1181. Evidence

Horror Thriller Mystery Found Footage Horror Investigation Mystery
5.3

20131h 33min

United States

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi

Detectives use clues from various recording devices to piece together events surrounding a massacre involving bus passengers at an abandoned gas station.

Themes

Evidence manipulation, Media manipulation, Surveillance ambiguity, False leads, Dual perpetrators, Framing and betrayal

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The World's End

1182. The World's End

Comedy Action Science Fiction Satire Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
6.9

20131h 49min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Edgar Wright

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

Themes

Group loyalty under threat, Group dynamics under pressure, Assimilation and resistance, Nostalgia vs apocalypse, Addiction and alcoholism, Replacement and mistrust

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R.I.P.D.

1183. R.I.P.D.

Fantasy Action Comedy Buddy Action Supernatural Fantasy
5.6

20131h 36min

United States

Director: Robert Schwentke

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Themes

Appearance versus reality, Humor amid peril, Greed vs duty, Afterlife bureaucracy, Duty versus deception, Artifact power ethics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pawn Shop Chronicles

1184. Pawn Shop Chronicles

Action Comedy Satire
5.9

20131h 47min

United States

Director: Wayne Kramer

The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.

Themes

Economic desperation, Appearance versus reality, Pawn shop economy, Marginalized lives collide, Humor amid crime, Objects as connectors

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Grown Ups 2

1185. Grown Ups 2

Comedy Adult Comedy
5.4

20131h 41min

United States

Director: Dennis Dugan

Lenny has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises—the last day of school.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Small town dynamics, Aging group dynamics, Cliff edge chaos, Sequel expectations and humor, Past influence on choices

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Captures the laughter, energy and mayhem from Hart's 2012 "Let Me Explain" concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities, and generated over $32 million in ticket sales.

Themes

Divorce and self image pressure, Public performance as explanation, Audience dynamics in venue, Private shift vs public reception, Showmanship under scrutiny, Spectacle shaping narrative

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YouTube
Plex Channel
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Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.

Themes

Economic precarity, Personal crisis, Vigilante violence, Greed and corruption, Distrust of finance, Systemic instability

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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The Heat

1188. The Heat

Action Comedy Crime Buddy Action Buddy Comedy
6.6

20131h 57min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Paul Feig

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

Themes

Interagency collaboration tensions, Gender roles in policing, Arrogance vs pragmatism, Family ties under stress, Foster child past, Partnership trust under pressure

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Europa Report

1189. Europa Report

Science Fiction Thriller Space Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
6.4

20131h 30min

United States

Director: Sebastián Cordero

A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

Themes

Found footage aesthetics, Private mission ethics, Pursuit of extraterrestrial life form, Isolation aboard spacecraft, Risk of space travel, Space adventure challenges

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Amazon Video
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My Mom Is a Character

1190. My Mom Is a Character

Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.8

20131h 25min

Brazil

Director: André Pellenz

After another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.

Themes

Work life balance, Family conflict, Intergenerational memory, Urban social pressures, Parental independence, Self reflection