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Freeheld

571. Freeheld

Romance Drama Legal Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.6

20151h 43min

United States

Director: Peter Sollett

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Themes

Pension rights amid illness, Advocacy through persistent appeals, Equality under legal pressure, Institutional resistance and reform, Domestic partnership protections, Public scrutiny of rights

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Howl

572. Howl

Horror Monster Horror
5.5

20151h 29min

United Kingdom

Director: Paul Hyett

When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.

Themes

Survival under isolation, Group dynamics under threat, Limits of leadership under danger, Predator threat from forest, Fragile communication in crisis, Improvised defenses and repairs

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine

573. I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine

Horror Thriller Gore Horror Revenge Thriller
5.1

20151h 31min

United States

Director: Richard Schenkman

Jennifer Hills is still tormented by the brutal sexual assault she endured years ago. She’s changed identities and cities, reluctantly joining a support group where she begins to piece together a new life. But when her new friend’s murderer goes free and the tales of serial rapists haunt her, Jennifer will hunt down the men responsible and do what the system won’t – make them pay for their crimes in the most horrific ways imaginable. Only this time, no jury may be able to save her.

Themes

Trauma and retaliation, Group therapy dynamics, Law vs vengeance, Revenge as response, Distrust of men, Police investigation pressure

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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The Martian

574. The Martian

Drama Adventure Science Fiction Survival Adventure Space Sci-Fi
8.0

20152h 21min

United States

Director: Ridley Scott

Astronaut Mark Watney is stranded on Mars after his crew evacuates the planet, believing him dead. Now he has to rely only on his own ingenuity and wits to contact Earth and hold out for rescue.

Themes

Reliance on scarce resources, Isolation and ingenuity, Improvisation under pressure, Survival through resourcefulness, Technology mediated connectivity, Risk versus safety expediency

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Disorder

575. Disorder

Drama Thriller Domestic Thriller Psychological Drama
6.2

20151h 40min

Belgium, France

Director: Alice Winocour

An ex-soldier with PTSD is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he's out of town.

Themes

Duty versus fear, Protection under threat, Power dynamics in care, Ptsd under pressure, Anxiety in isolation, Vulnerability of the guard

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Amazon Video
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99 Homes

576. 99 Homes

Drama Psychological Drama
7.1

20151h 52min

United States

Director: Ramin Bahrani

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.

Themes

Eviction pressure, Finances under stress, Foreclosure economy, Motel precarity, Predatory real estate

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Retribution

577. Retribution

Thriller Drama Domestic Thriller Family Drama
6.6

20151h 41min

France, Spain

Director: Dani de la Torre

While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Time pressure, Financial coercion, Family safety stakes, Authority pressure, Crisis manipulation

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Sicario

578. Sicario

Action Crime Thriller Narcotics Crime Political Thriller
7.7

20152h 2min

United States, Mexico

Director: Denis Villeneuve

FBI agent Kate Macer joins an elite anti-drug unit. Alongside the task force, she becomes drawn into a brutal war against drug cartels on the U.S.–Mexico border.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Covert operations and legality, Corruption and state complicity, Borders and cross-border violence, Moral ambiguity in violence, Power and restraint in enforcement

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Black Mass

579. Black Mass

Drama Crime History Organized Crime Biographical History
6.8

20152h 3min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Scott Cooper

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Themes

Power dynamics, Loyalty under pressure, Institutional corruption, Violence as control, Informant leverage, Surveillance and infiltration

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The People vs. Fritz Bauer

580. The People vs. Fritz Bauer

History Drama Mystery Political History Legal Drama
7.1

20151h 45min

Germany

Director: Lars Kraume

It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One day Bauer receives a letter from Argentina, written by a man who is certain that his daughter is dating the son of Adolph Eichmann. Excited by the promising lead, and mistrustful of a corrupt judiciary system where Nazis still lurk, Bauer journeys to Jerusalem to seek alliance with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. To do so is treason — yet committing treason is the only way Bauer can serve his country.

Themes

Postwar accountability, Political interference, Legal manipulation, International cooperation, Coercive pressure, Institutional inertia

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