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Movies with desaturated vibe

Brightburn

1. Brightburn

Horror Science Fiction Alien Horror Alien Contact Sci-Fi
6.1
20191h 31min

Overview

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

Themes

Abuse of power, Violence and consequence, Parental duty vs control, Outsider youth isolation, Secret origins and danger, Power vs humanity

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Overlord

2. Overlord

Horror War Science Fiction Monster Horror World War II
6.6
20181h 50min

Overview

France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.

Themes

Deception and coercion, Survival under occupation, Ethical costs of experimentation, Science as weapon, Mutant power consequences, Desegregation under fire

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Wiener-Dog

3. Wiener-Dog

Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Family Drama
5.9
20161h 28min

Overview

A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

Themes

Caregiver burden, Unconventional family dynamics, Search for connection, Ethics of animal welfare, Art-world disillusionment, Mortality and loss

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Absent One

4. The Absent One

Thriller Investigation Suspense
7.1
20141h 56min

Overview

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.

Themes

Institutional corruption, Trauma and memory, Peer pressure and belonging, Justice and accountability, Class dynamics, Violence and its aftermath, Deception and cover-ups

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
YouTube
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Devil's Knot

5. Devil's Knot

Crime Drama Thriller Serial Killer Crime Legal Drama
6.1
20131h 54min

Overview

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.

Themes

Public testimony and recantation, Family and community impact, Coercion in interrogation, Moral panic and suspicion, Legal jeopardy under pressure, Investigation vs evidence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Australia

6. Australia

Adventure Romance Drama Adventure Epic Romantic Epic
6.6
20082h 45min

Overview

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Trust under pressure, Land ownership conflict, Economic monopoly, Racial prejudice and kinship, War disruption and evacuation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Traffic

7. Traffic

Thriller Drama Crime Political Thriller Narcotics Crime
7.5
20002h 27min

Overview

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

Themes

War on drugs, Family under pressure, Cross-border crime networks, Corruption and collusion, Addiction and secrecy, Public policy scrutiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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