clinical backdrop

Movies with clinical vibe

Overview

Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery.

Themes

Sleep study ethics, Shadow figure motif, Dream monitoring, Eye gouging, Sleep paralysis, Shadow people

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Amazon Video
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Unknown Origins

2. Unknown Origins

Drama Thriller Investigation Suspense
6.1
20201h 37min

Overview

In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented inspector David Valentín and his own son Jorge Elías, a nerdy young man who owns a comic book store.

Themes

Trauma shaping behavior, Intergenerational pressure, Origin story obsession, Fandom vs authority, Masks and cosplay, Collectible identity formation

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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Tenet

3. Tenet

Action Thriller Science Fiction Spy Action Mindfuck Thriller
7.3
20202h 30min

Overview

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Themes

Time travel consequences, Espionage and secrecy, Terrorist plots and attacks, Global catastrophic stakes, Arms dealing networks, Dual timelines paradoxes

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Archive

4. Archive

Science Fiction Drama Fantasy Thriller AI Sci-Fi
6.4
20201h 49min

Overview

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Isolation and longing, Memory ownership, Boundaries of humanity, Ethics of artificial consciousness, Creation vs control, Jealousy and agency

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Greyhound

5. Greyhound

War Action Drama World War II Military Action
7.0
20201h 32min

Overview

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Collective resilience under threat, Duty beyond fear, Air cover dependence, Deception and detection, Communication under duress

Available on

Apple TV
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Looks That Kill

6. Looks That Kill

Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.3
20201h 32min

Overview

A teenager lives out the hilarious and often tragic consequences of being lethally attractive, until he meets a girl with a congenital defect.

Themes

Caregiving under pressure, Unconventional romance, Appearance and stigma, Illness and emotional risk, Physical difference and belonging, Self-destructive impulses

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always

7. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.4
20201h 41min

Overview

A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

Themes

Teenage pregnancy stigma, Abortion access barriers, Rural pennsylvania tension, Misinformation by clinics, Economic precarity during crisis, Bus ride to city

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Amazon Video
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Minamata

8. Minamata

Drama History Biographical History Historical Drama
7.2
20201h 55min

Overview

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Themes

Authorities under pressure, Industrial pollution consequences, Corporate greed accountability, Power versus evidence, Journalistic resilience, Vulnerable coastal communities

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Radioactive

9. Radioactive

Drama Romance History Historical Drama Passionate Romance
6.3
20201h 51min

Overview

The story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.

Themes

Gender bias in science, Recognition via prizes, Harassment over origins, Wartime medical innovation, Health risks of radioactivity, Ethics of scientific progress

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Invisible Man

10. The Invisible Man

Thriller Science Fiction Horror Domestic Thriller Psychological Horror
7.1
20202h 4min

Overview

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Themes

Stalker dynamics, Domestic abuse, Murder framing, Fake suicide, Manipulations and framing, Pregnancy tension

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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