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Movies with clinical vibe

Being the Ricardos

1. Being the Ricardos

Drama History Historical Drama Biographical History
6.5
20212h 12min

Overview

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Themes

Show business pressure, Interracial marriage stigma, Television star persona, 1950s industry norms, Hollywood era tensions, Career versus marriage tensions

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The Hating Game

2. The Hating Game

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Workplace Comedy
6.2
20211h 42min

Overview

Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.

Themes

Ethics under pressure, Merger driven ambition, Office romance tension, Job promotion pressure, Enemies to lovers dynamics, Rivalry intensity

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Don't Look Up

3. Don't Look Up

Comedy Science Fiction Satire Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.2
20212h 18min

Overview

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

Themes

Scientific warnings vs political inertia, Media sensationalism vs public engagement, Wealth influence over policy, Collective inaction under threat, Commodification of catastrophe, Misinformation and trust erosion

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Happening

4. Happening

Drama Historical Drama
7.4
20211h 39min

Overview

France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.

Themes

Social stigma and isolation, Academic pressure during pregnancy, Economic sacrifice for care, Legal abortion risk, Illicit medical access, Peer betrayal and coercion

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The Good Boss

5. The Good Boss

Comedy Drama Workplace Comedy
7.1
20212h

Overview

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

Themes

Class inequality, Power dynamics, Ethical boundary testing, Corporate deception, Workplace coercion, Performance pressure

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Pleasure

6. Pleasure

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
6.3
20211h 48min

Overview

19 year old Linnéa leaves her small town in Sweden and heads for Los Angeles with the aim of becoming the world's next big porn star, but the road to her goal turns out to be bumpier than she imagined.

Themes

Workplace power dynamics, Consent under pressure, Fame through risk, Solidarity among aspiring workers, Gatekeeping and exploitation, Agency vs coercion

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The Guilty

7. The Guilty

Drama Thriller Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.3
20211h 31min

Overview

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Themes

Institutional distrust, Mental health stigma, Duty vs empathy, Crisis decision making, Caregiver guilt, Dispatch surveillance

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Kate

8. Kate

Action Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
6.3
20211h 46min

Overview

A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Moral ambiguity, Deception and control, Revenge vs restraint, Mentorship and manipulation, Trauma from training

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The Tomorrow War

9. The Tomorrow War

Action Science Fiction Adventure Time Travel Sci-Fi Military Action
6.6
20212h 18min

Overview

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

Themes

Time travel burden, Family duty conflict, Existential threat perception, Leadership under isolation, Climate-driven invasion

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No Man of God

10. No Man of God

Crime Drama Thriller History Serial Killer Crime
6.4
20211h 40min

Overview

The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.

Themes

True story framing, Fbi ethics under pressure, Death row scrutiny, Confession under pressure, Gender dynamics in cinema, Institutional rivalry within hierarchy

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