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Pound of Flesh

611. Pound of Flesh

Action One-Person Army
5.1

20151h 44min

Canada

Director: Ernie Barbarash

In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.

Themes

Time pressure, Kidney commodification, City labyrinth, Hotel isolation, Organ theft urgency, Organ theft danger

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Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Cleveland Abduction

612. Cleveland Abduction

Drama Crime TV Movie True-Story TV Movie Psychological Drama
6.6

20151h 28min

United States

Director: Alex Kalymnios

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Survival under captivity, Resilience in crisis, Motherhood under danger, Coercive confinement, Bonding among captives

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Welcome to Me

613. Welcome to Me

Comedy Drama Satire Psychological Drama
5.9

20151h 27min

United States

Director: Shira Piven

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

Themes

Control of narrative, Mental health and medication, Social alienation from success, Media fame and instability, Performative life vs authenticity, Money and self-obsession

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Hulu
The Roku Channel
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The Survivalist

614. The Survivalist

Drama Science Fiction Thriller Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
6.4

20151h 44min

United Kingdom

Director: Stephen Fingleton

In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Isolation vs community, Coercive bargaining, Forest shelter, Pregnancy under scarcity, Survival ethics under scarcity

Available on

Kanopy
Fandango At Home
Philo
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Desierto

615. Desierto

Thriller Drama Survival Thriller Tragic Drama
6.1

20151h 28min

Mexico, France

Director: Jonás Cuarón

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Vigilante justice, Family obligation, Survival under threat, Border violence, Desert as adversary

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Fandango At Home
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Spooks: The Greater Good

616. Spooks: The Greater Good

Thriller Action Political Thriller Spy Action
6.2

20151h 44min

United Kingdom

Director: Bharat Nalluri

During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

Themes

Institutional corruption, Political intrigue, Insider betrayal, Disobeying orders, Covert operations, Conspiracy dynamics

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
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13 Minutes

617. 13 Minutes

History Drama Political History Historical Drama
7.0

20151h 54min

Germany

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

The breathtaking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. In 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, radical Georg Elser — disparaged as an assassin — is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

Themes

Secrecy and suspicion, State coercion and torture, Resistance under oppression, Risk in solitary action, Legacy of resistance, Opposition to tyranny

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Last Knights

618. Last Knights

Action Adventure Epic Action Adventure Epic
6.2

20151h 55min

Czechia, Japan

Director: Kazuaki Kiriya

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.

Themes

Duty against corruption, Loyalty under empire, Legitimacy and rule, Honor vs vengeance, Power through fear, Collective vengeance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Southpaw

619. Southpaw

Action Drama Sports Competition
7.3

20152h 3min

United States, China

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

Themes

Loyalty vs ambition, Family pressure, Fame pressure, Trauma recovery, Custody stakes, Addiction struggle

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Backcountry

620. Backcountry

Horror Thriller Survival Thriller Monster Horror
6.0

20151h 32min

Canada

Director: Adam MacDonald

A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Camping vulnerability, Bear attack threat, Lost in the woods, Canoe ordeal, Nature as danger

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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