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Movies with dry vibe

Together

2031. Together

Drama Comedy Romance Family Drama Feel-Good Romance
7.4

20001h 46min

Denmark, Italy

Director: Lukas Moodysson

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Leftist communal living, Ideological debates vs daily life, Gender and sexuality boundaries, Loneliness within collectives, Abuse and resilience

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Bring It On

2032. Bring It On

Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.2

20001h 39min

United States

Director: Peyton Reed

The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen.

Themes

Group dynamics under stress, Rivalry under pressure, Leadership under scrutiny, Authentic performance validation, Deception through copying, Sponsorship and funding pressure

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The Replacements

2033. The Replacements

Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.6

20001h 58min

United States

Director: Howard Deutch

Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Second chances, Underdog solidarity, Fear as fuel, Team cohesion under crisis, Ethics of competition

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Psycho Beach Party

2034. Psycho Beach Party

Comedy Horror Dark Comedy
6.0

20001h 36min

Australia, United States

Director: Robert Lee King

Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

Themes

Desire to belong, Peer-pressure dynamics, Identity fragmentation, Satirical beach culture, Trust and suspicion, Social performance vs anonymity

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Space Cowboys

2035. Space Cowboys

Action Adventure Thriller Epic Action Exploration Adventure
6.5

20002h 10min

United States

Director: Clint Eastwood

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious ‘Ikon’ communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash to Earth.

Themes

Intergenerational mentorship and risk, Aging veterans vs young recruits, Publicity-driven mission decisions, Reliance on human skill over computers, External control breach and threat, Legacy through sacrifice

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Cecil B. Demented

2036. Cecil B. Demented

Crime Comedy Action Satire Organized Crime
6.3

20001h 28min

United States, France

Director: John Waters

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.

Themes

Film director influence, Kidnapping as spectacle, Satire in cinema, Cinephile devotion, Terrorism in cinema

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But I'm a Cheerleader

2037. But I'm a Cheerleader

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Satire
6.8

20001h 25min

United States

Director: Jamie Babbit

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.

Themes

Conformity under pressure, Self-identity under social scrutiny, Family rejection and acceptance, Appearance vs private truth, Conversion-therapy critique, Romance under social risk

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Scary Movie

2038. Scary Movie

Comedy Parody
6.3

20001h 28min

United States

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and masks, Media spectacle, Teen group danger, Horror parody, Parodic violence

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Me, Myself & Irene

2039. Me, Myself & Irene

Comedy Adult Comedy
6.6

20001h 57min

United States

Director: Peter Farrelly

Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.

Themes

Romantic entanglements under pressure, Split personality dynamics, Unreliable authority figures, Deception under duress, Family responsibility under threat, Media spectacle

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Shanghai Noon

2040. Shanghai Noon

Adventure Action Comedy Western Globetrotting Adventure
6.6

20001h 50min

United States, Hong Kong SAR China

Director: Tom Dey

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

Themes

Frontier justice, Duty vs desire, Belonging and loyalty, Cross-cultural alliance, Honor among outlaws, Power and autonomy

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