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Movies with clinical vibe

Dallas Buyers Club

451. Dallas Buyers Club

Drama History Historical Drama Biographical History
7.9

20131h 57min

United States

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée

Overview

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

Themes

Stigma and discrimination, Underground distribution networks, Regulatory risk and exploitation, Access to life-saving drugs, Activism through legal action, Cross-border drug access

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Ender's Game

452. Ender's Game

Science Fiction Action Adventure Space Sci-Fi Military Action
6.6

20131h 54min

United States

Director: Gavin Hood

Overview

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

Themes

Military school discipline, Chosen one pressure, War strategy ethics, Alien invasion resilience, Child prodigy isolation, Starship duty conflicts

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Anna

453. Anna

Thriller Drama Mind Game Thriller Psychological Drama
6.4

20131h 39min

Canada, France

Director: Jorge Dorado

Overview

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Themes

Memory manipulation ethics, Trust under manipulation, Youth vulnerability, Deception and memory, Trauma versus agency, Institutional tension in care

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Amazon Video
Kanopy
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The Fifth Estate

454. The Fifth Estate

Drama Thriller Political Drama Political Thriller
6.2

20132h 8min

India, United States

Director: Bill Condon

Overview

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

Themes

Trust and betrayal dynamics, Power and responsibility, Information ethics and activism, Public accountability and secrecy, Insider leverage and paranoia, Leadership isolation

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Captain Phillips

455. Captain Phillips

Action Drama Thriller Military Action Historical Drama
7.8

20132h 14min

United States

Director: Paul Greengrass

Overview

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Themes

Poverty and desperation, Ransom negotiations under threat, Risk management in isolation, Authority and obedience under duress, Crew solidarity under pressure, Violence under encroaching danger

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Escape Plan

456. Escape Plan

Action Thriller Epic Action Survival Thriller
6.7

20131h 55min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mikael Håfström

Overview

Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Deception as strategy, Power and accountability, Institutional secrecy, Security industry ethics, Control under surveillance

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A Wolf at the Door

457. A Wolf at the Door

Drama Thriller Crime Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Organized Crime
7.4

20131h 38min

Brazil

Director: Fernando Coimbra

Overview

Love turns to hate and panic breeds suspicion as two parents deal with the kidnapping of their child.

Themes

Extramarital affair consequences, Two parents under strain, Panic breeds suspicion, Kidnapping context as social rupture, Loss of trust and violence, Power dynamics and manipulation

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Parkland

458. Parkland

History Drama Historical Event Political Drama
6.4

20131h 34min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Peter Landesman

Overview

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.

Themes

Media scrutiny, Institutional secrecy, Public duty under threat, Political pressure, Collective trauma, Crisis decision making

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Runner Runner

459. Runner Runner

Crime Thriller Drama Con Artist Crime Computer Threat Thriller
5.6

20131h 28min

United States

Director: Brad Furman

Overview

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Gambling debt, Corrupt policing, Power versus vulnerability, Experimentation and control, Underground crime networks

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Insidious: Chapter 2

460. Insidious: Chapter 2

Horror Thriller Haunting Horror Investigation Suspense
6.6

20131h 46min

United States

Director: James Wan

Overview

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

Themes

Memory manipulation, Possession and control, Family under siege, Haunted space, Unseen threats, Paranormal investigation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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