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Movies with fast-paced vibe

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Power and responsibility, Public threat and manipulation, Deception and cover operations, Regenerative technology risks, Identity and image control

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pain & Gain

1172. Pain & Gain

Comedy Crime Action Satire Con Artist Crime
6.4

20132h 10min

United States

Director: Michael Bay

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

Themes

Scam via kidnapping, Greed via extortion, Weight lifting misused, Scam via leverage, Trust exploited by crime, Miami backdrop, Loyalty tested by crime

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Numbers Station

1173. The Numbers Station

Action Thriller Spy Action Survival Thriller
5.6

20131h 30min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Kasper Barfoed

When the moral values of a longtime wetwork black ops agent is tested during his last operation, he receives an unfavorable psych evaluation. Now he is given a break and a seemingly uncomplicated assignment of simply protecting the security of a young female code announcer, code resources and remote station they are assigned to. After an ambush and one phone call later, it becomes a complicated fight for their survival.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Protecting the vulnerable, Moral ambiguity of duty, Numbers station governance, Code-broadcast manipulation, Deception in operations

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Byzantium

1174. Byzantium

Drama Fantasy Thriller Dark Fantasy Mind Game Thriller
6.5

20131h 58min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Neil Jordan

Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.

Themes

Parent child relationship, Vampire bite, Blood sucking, Eternal life, Mother daughter resilience, Bat imagery

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Oblivion

1175. Oblivion

Action Science Fiction Adventure Mystery Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
7.0

20132h 4min

United States

Director: Joseph Kosinski

After a war with alien invaders, Earth is no longer habitable, and what’s left of humanity has moved to the orbital station Tet. Jack Harper carries out technical missions on the devastated planet and coordinates resource-harvesting drones, but a chance discovery makes him question everything he believed about the war and his own assignment.

Themes

Isolation and belonging, Survival under surveillance, Memory erasure ethics, Human vs machine, Identity and autonomy, Postwar resource extraction

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In Fear

1176. In Fear

Thriller Survival Thriller
5.4

20131h 25min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Jeremy Lovering

Driving to a music festival in Ireland, a young couple gets trapped in a country maze on their way to a remote hotel, where an unidentifiable sinister force torments them.

Themes

Coercive manipulation, Institutional corruption, Power abuse, Public scrutiny, Memory gaps, Evidence credibility

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destruction is visited by Whis, his attendant and learns that the galactic overlord Frieza has been defeated by a Super Saiyan from the North Quadrant of the universe named Goku, who is also a former student of the North Kai. Ecstatic over the new challenge, Goku ignores King Kai's advice and battles Beerus, but he is easily overwhelmed and defeated. Beerus leaves, but his eerie remark of "Is there nobody on Earth more worthy to destroy?" lingers on. Now it is up to the heroes to stop the God of Destruction before all is lost.

Themes

Rivalries among powerful beings, Cosmic duty vs personal glory, Power escalation and restraint, Energy channeling for form, Protection of a home world, Disruption of peace

Available on

Netflix
Apple TV
Hulu
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We Are the Nobles

1178. We Are the Nobles

Comedy Satire
7.3

20131h 48min

Mexico

Director: Gary Alazraki

Tells the "riches to rags" story of the Nobles, three upper-class twenty-somethings that appear to have no limits to their checkbooks, and no direction in their lives. Until one day, their father tries to teach them a lesson by staging a financial scandal that forces the whole family to escape to an old house in the poor side of town, and leads the "kids" to do what they haven't done before: get jobs.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and consequences, Social mobility pressures, Independence through work, Family authority dynamics, Value of work

Available on

Amazon Video
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Family Weekend

1179. Family Weekend

Comedy Drama Awkward Comedy Family Drama
6.2

20131h 45min

United States

Director: Benjamin Epps

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

Themes

Deception within family, Relocation and instability, Loyalty under crime, Survival under protection, Violence intruding domestic life, Performance of normal life

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Trance

1180. Trance

Thriller Crime Drama Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.9

20131h 41min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Danny Boyle

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Betrayal and trust, Risk and consequence, Memory manipulation, Coercive persuasion, Blurred loyalties

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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