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Draft Day

701. Draft Day

Drama Professional Drama
6.8

20141h 50min

United States

Director: Ivan Reitman

At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.

Themes

Family obligation vs ambition, Owner pressure to make a splash, Trade negotiations under public spotlight, Trust and doubt in talent evaluation, Rumors and scrutiny in talent evaluation, Leadership conflict within the front office

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13 Sins

702. 13 Sins

Horror Thriller Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.3

20141h 33min

United States

Director: Daniel Stamm

Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize.

Themes

Debt driven coercion, Anonymous caller manipulation, Death game premise, Brother relationship strain, Unemployment driven desperation, Gamified risk

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Coherence

703. Coherence

Thriller Science Fiction Mind Game Thriller Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
7.2

20141h 29min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: James Ward Byrkit

During a dinner with friends, at the moment a comet passes overhead, the power goes out across the city. Trying to make sense of what’s happening, they run into unknown strangers who look exactly like them.

Themes

Power outage distrust, Dinner party secrecy, Glow sticks division, Parallel world intrusion, Quantum decoherence reality, Alter ego pressure

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Afflicted

704. Afflicted

Horror Thriller Body Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.2

20141h 25min

Canada

Director: Clif Prowse

Two friends' tour of Europe takes a dark turn when one of them contracts a mysterious illness. They race to find out what it is and how to cure it before the sickness consumes him completely.

Themes

Friendship under strain, Violence and consequence, Survival under illness, Vampire contagion, Mistrust and deception, Found footage witness

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In the Blood

705. In the Blood

Action Crime Thriller Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller One-Person Army
5.7

20141h 48min

United Kingdom, Puerto Rico

Director: John Stockwell

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

Themes

Isolation and danger, Deception under pressure, Survival under threat, Obsessive pursuit, Mistrust of institutions, Vengeful justice

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A Long Way Down

706. A Long Way Down

Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Tragic Drama
6.3

20141h 36min

United Kingdom, Germany

Director: Pascal Chaumeil

Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a solipsistic muso—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for the reasons to keep on living.

Themes

Search for meaning, Media spectacle, Public scrutiny, Depression and resilience, Deception under scrutiny, Improvised family dynamics

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Exists

707. Exists

Horror Monster Horror
5.2

20141h 21min

United States

Director: Eduardo Sánchez

A group of friends venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend and find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.

Themes

Survival under isolation, Group reliance under threat, Improvised defense under attack, Trespass consequences, Misperception and distrust, Wilderness danger

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Under the Skin

708. Under the Skin

Thriller Science Fiction Drama Erotic Thriller Alien Contact Sci-Fi
6.3

20141h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Jonathan Glazer

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

Themes

Power and vulnerability, Urban isolation, Alien intrusion, Deception and control, Predatory pursuit, Body transformation, Self image and gaze

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Non-Stop

709. Non-Stop

Action Thriller Mystery Spy Action Mind Game Thriller
6.9

20141h 47min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and framing, Race against time, Technology-driven manipulation, Conspiracy against authority, Motive rooted in past violence

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Pompeii

710. Pompeii

Action Adventure History Romance Drama
5.5

20141h 45min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Themes

Class inequality, Loyalty under pressure, Forbidden love, Corruption of power, Public spectacle and control, Disaster as narrative catalyst

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