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G.B.F.

1. G.B.F.

Comedy Drama Awkward Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
5.9
20141h 33min

Overview

The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, while Tanner must decide whether his skyrocketing popularity is more important than the friendships he is leaving behind.

Themes

Identity and belonging, Peer pressure and conformity, Outness and acceptance, Norms and prejudice, Clique dynamics and rivalry, Appearance and popularity

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Internship

2. The Internship

Comedy Workplace Comedy
6.3
20131h 59min

Overview

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

Themes

Leadership and mentorship, Underdog teamwork, Age versus experience, Corporate culture clash, Professional values vs pragmatism, Career uncertainty

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Big Wedding

3. The Big Wedding

Comedy Awkward Comedy
5.6
20131h 30min

Overview

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

Themes

Family dynamics under strain, Forbidden attractions and boundaries, Deception around marriage, Intergenerational tensions, Public/private conflict during wedding, Tradition vs modern relationships

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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21 & Over

4. 21 & Over

Comedy Adult Comedy
5.8
20131h 33min

Overview

Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.

Themes

Peer pressure, Group dynamics, Boundary testing, Drinking culture, Consequences of excess, Reckless celebration

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Paulette

5. Paulette

Crime Comedy Parody
6.6
20121h 27min

Overview

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

Themes

Illicit entrepreneurship under pressure, Economic precarity in housing projects, Exploitation by criminal networks, Family risk and protective action, Migration and reinvention, Immigrant adaptation and departure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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I Want You

6. I Want You

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.7
20122h 10min

Overview

The sexy Gin is the new love of Hache, but this can not forget his former girlfriend, so the love triangle is inevitable.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Loss and memory, Fame and exploitation, Love triangle dynamics, Illicit street racing, Youth rebellion and romance

Available on

Netflix
Apple TV
Amazon Video
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Think Like a Man

7. Think Like a Man

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
6.5
20122h 2min

Overview

The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, to get more of what they want from their men. When the men realize that the women have gotten a hold of their relationship “playbook,” they decide that the best defense is a good offense and come up with a plan to use this information to their advantage.

Themes

Negotiation under pressure, Gendered relationship expectations, Group dynamics in romance, Advice-driven leverage, Trust and communication, Power balance shifts

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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StreetDance 2

8. StreetDance 2

Music Romance Drama Dance-Centered Music Film Feel-Good Romance
5.6
20121h 25min

Overview

After suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.

Themes

Leadership and mentorship, Fusion of dance styles, Artistic risk taking, Personal tension and growth, Cross-cultural collaboration, Competition driven teamwork

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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2 Days in New York

9. 2 Days in New York

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.0
20121h 31min

Overview

Marion and Mingus both come from failed relationships but, by bringing their children together, they've managed to form a small yet happy family. Tensions in their household soon begin to spike when Marion's jovial father shows up on their doorstep with his randy daughter and her peculiar boyfriend in tow. As the motor-mouthed houseguests shatter every taboo imaginable, the happy couple begin to question their commitment.

Themes

Intergenerational friction, Unwitting racism, Boundary testing in family, Belonging vs outsiders, Sexual frankness under scrutiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home

10. Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Drama Comedy Awkward Comedy Relationship Drama
6.4
20121h 23min

Overview

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Themes

Destiny vs chance, Deception and trust, Marital strain, Quest for meaning, Family responsibility, Ordinary heroism

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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