Movies with clinical vibe
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
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Teenage pregnancy stigma, Abortion access barriers, Rural pennsylvania tension, Misinformation by clinics, Economic precarity during crisis, Bus ride to city
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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
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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
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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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