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Movies with fast-paced vibe

Kill Your Friends

851. Kill Your Friends

Comedy Crime Thriller Dark Comedy Narcotics Crime
6.0

20151h 44min

United Kingdom

Director: Owen Harris

A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where 'no one knows anything' and where careers are made and broken by chance and the fickle tastes of the general public. Fuelled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox lives the dream, as he searches for his next hit record.

Themes

Ambition and greed, Drug-fueled pressure, Hit-driven culture, Cutthroat industry dynamics, Audience taste uncertainty

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Peanuts Movie

852. The Peanuts Movie

Comedy Animation Family Family Animation Animal Companion Family
7.0

20151h 28min

United States

Director: Steve Martino

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest.

Themes

Embarrassment and resilience, Peer acceptance pressure, Self-improvement through effort, Achievement and misperception, Public performance dynamics, Romantic pursuit under scrutiny

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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April and the Extraordinary World

853. April and the Extraordinary World

Thriller Adventure Animation Comedy Fantasy
7.2

20151h 46min

France, Canada

Director: Franck Ekinci

It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

Themes

Scientists exploited for power, Talking cat ally, Technological stagnation under war, Technology-driven progress after crisis, Mobile bunker as refuge, Terraforming as escape from conflict

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Freaks of Nature

854. Freaks of Nature

Science Fiction Comedy Horror Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Zombie Horror
5.9

20151h 32min

United States

Director: Robbie Pickering

In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.

Themes

Identity and acceptance, Class and belonging, Jealousy and betrayal in romance, Inter-species hierarchy, Zombie ghetto and control, External threat unites rivals

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Dressmaker

855. The Dressmaker

Drama Comedy Western Historical Drama Awkward Comedy
7.0

20151h 58min

Australia, United Kingdom

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

Themes

Deception and exposure, Small-town judgment, Fashion as agency, Gender and craft, Heritage and kinship, Class and power

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Amazon Prime Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Bone Tomahawk

856. Bone Tomahawk

Western Horror Drama Revisionist Western Folk Horror
7.1

20152h 13min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: S. Craig Zahler

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.

Themes

Trust under threat, Survival under siege, Violence as necessity, Frontier lawlessness, Cultural collision, Grit under isolation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

857. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Comedy Horror Adult Comedy Zombie Horror
6.3

20151h 33min

United States

Director: Christopher Landon

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

Themes

Ununlikely teamwork under pressure, Youthful duty and loyalty, Authority vs chaos in crisis, Improvised survival tactics, Humor amid catastrophe, Outsider collaboration

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Last Witch Hunter

858. The Last Witch Hunter

Action Adventure Fantasy Epic Action Adventure Epic
5.9

20151h 46min

Canada, Hong Kong SAR China

Director: Breck Eisner

The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

Themes

Memory as weapon, Ancient magic modern city, Immortality burden, Revival of power, Secret organization oversight, Human witch truce

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Tales of Halloween

859. Tales of Halloween

Horror Thriller Adventure Comedy Fantasy
5.5

20151h 37min

United States

Director: Axelle Carolyn

Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.

Themes

Unreliable appearances, Spectral haunting, Suburban dread, Candy legend fear, Competition and aggression, Deception and cruelty

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Lobster

860. The Lobster

Comedy Drama Romance Satire Relationship Drama
7.1

20151h 59min

France, Greece

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Themes

Transformation as punishment, Rebellion against oppressive rules, Social coercion of romance, Propaganda and ritual of partnership, Bureaucratic surveillance of singles, Obsession with superficial traits

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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