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Kamikaze Girls

681. Kamikaze Girls

Comedy Awkward Comedy
7.2

20041h 42min

Japan

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima

Momoko is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life. Ordinary, that is, if you define ordinary as wearing elaborate lolita dresses from the Rococo period in 18th Century France. However, when punk girl and self-styled 'Yanki' Ichiko comes calling, her days as 'ordinary' are most certainly numbered...

Themes

Fashion as currency, Motorcycle gang dynamics, Class inequality through fashion, Girl gang rivalry, Kamikaze girls influence, Scooter mobility

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Amazon Prime Video
Rakuten TV
Amazon Video
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The Trixxer

682. The Trixxer

Comedy Crime Dark Comedy Serial Killer Crime
6.2

20041h 25min

Germany

Director: Tobi Baumann

A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle.

Themes

Criminal investigation momentum, Criminal mastermind manipulation, Serial killer deception, Scotland yard investigation, Police detective pressure, Murder witness impact

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Amazon Video
blue TV
Apple TV
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Mean Girls

683. Mean Girls

Drama Comedy Parody
7.1

20041h 36min

United States

Director: Mark Waters

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Social hierarchy, Peer pressure, Reputation and belonging, Clique culture, Bullying and gossip

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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13 Going on 30

684. 13 Going on 30

Comedy Fantasy Romance High-Concept Comedy Romantic Comedy
6.3

20041h 38min

United States

Director: Gary Winick

After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. But soon Jenna realizes that adult life isn’t as easy as she hoped for.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Appearance vs authenticity, Time jump consequences, Editor-in-chief pressures, Loyalty and deception, Sabotage in publishing

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Ladykillers

685. The Ladykillers

Comedy Crime Thriller Dark Comedy Heist
6.2

20041h 44min

United States

Director: Ethan Coen

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Authority versus resistance, Class tensions, Greed and risk, Consequences of crime, Manipulation and loyalty

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Hana & Alice

686. Hana & Alice

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
7.2

20042h 15min

Japan

Director: Shunji Iwai

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.

Themes

Love triangle dynamics, Deception in friendships, Memory loss as plot device, Image and performance, Adolescent social pressures, Competition for affection

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Filmin
Rakuten TV
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Bride & Prejudice

687. Bride & Prejudice

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
6.2

20041h 52min

Belgium, France

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.

Themes

Class tension, Family pressure, Social reputation, Gender role expectations, Cross cultural marriage, Economic change

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Along Came Polly

688. Along Came Polly

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.0

20041h 30min

United States

Director: John Hamburg

Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.

Themes

Risk versus commitment, Opposites attract dynamics, Spontaneity versus security, Trust through testing, Neurotic restraint vs adventure, Risk management in romance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Chasing Liberty

689. Chasing Liberty

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.1

20041h 51min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Andy Cadiff

The President's daughter, unable to experience life like a normal 18 year-old, escapes from her entourage of Secret Service agents while traveling in Europe. She falls in love with a handsome British stranger, who also happens to be working undercover for her father.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Duty versus desire, Freedom under surveillance, Travel as rebellion, Deception and romance, Generational protection pressures

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Paycheck

690. Paycheck

Action Adventure Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
6.3

20031h 59min

Canada, United States

Director: John Woo

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

Themes

Memory manipulation corporate power, Trust under corporate manipulation, Future seeing technology risks, Ethical boundaries memory erasure, Weaponization of invention, Surveillance and escape dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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