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Movies with fast-paced vibe

Frenemies

1311. Frenemies

Drama Family TV Movie Comedy Family TV Movie
5.0

20121h 26min

Canada, United States

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Three pairs of friends relationships go from good to bad and back again. Several couple fall out over girls, boys and work. Can all these couples settle their differences and be friends again?

Themes

Deception and exposure, Conflict and reconciliation, Peer rivalry, Fragile friendships, Media ambition, Identity and role swapping

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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Goon

1312. Goon

Comedy Drama Buddy Comedy Underdog Sports
6.8

20121h 32min

Canada, United States

Director: Michael Dowse

Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Duty to protect, Mentor protege dynamics, Public scrutiny and validation, Rising reputation and consequences, Violence in sport

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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New Year's Eve

1313. New Year's Eve

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
5.6

20111h 58min

United States

Director: Garry Marshall

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Themes

Urban interconnectedness, Chance encounters, Ritual timing pressure, Romance amid urban chaos, Personal resolutions vs reality, Family obligation vs self

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Identity and disguise, Team cohesion under threat, Institutional disavowal, Secrecy and oversight, Global pursuit under pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

1315. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Adventure Action Crime Mystery Epic Action
7.4

20112h 9min

United States

Director: Guy Ritchie

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and trust, War profiteering motive, Power through control, Intellectual duel

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Happy Feet Two

1316. Happy Feet Two

Animation Comedy Family Family Animation Animal Companion Family
5.8

20111h 39min

Australia, United States

Director: George Miller

Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to bring together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Trust and deception, Duty to family, Collaborative resilience, Intergenerational guidance, Belonging through skill

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Immortals

1317. Immortals

Fantasy Action Drama Mythological Fantasy Epic Action
6.0

20111h 50min

United States

Director: Tarsem Singh

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

Themes

Fate vs free will, Divine restraint, Captivity and uprising, Loyalty under oppression, Visions as guiding force, Mythic resistance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Haywire

1318. Haywire

Action Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
5.8

20111h 33min

United States, Ireland

Director: Steven Soderbergh

A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Covert operations ethics, Betrayal and framing, Trust under doubt, Professional danger and risk

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In Time

1319. In Time

Action Thriller Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi Epic Action
6.7

20111h 49min

United States

Director: Andrew Niccol

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest struggle to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who suddenly comes into a fortune of time finds himself on the run from a corrupt police force known as the "time keepers".

Themes

Class inequality, Time as currency, Wealth and immortality, Scarcity and desperation, Redistribution of time, Corrupt policing

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Puss in Boots

1320. Puss in Boots

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy
6.6

20111h 30min

United States

Director: Chris Miller

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

Themes

Wealth as lure, Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and alliance, Revenge as motive, Deception within alliances, Fugitive status and public gaze

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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