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Movies with sun-drenched vibe

181. Step Up Revolution

Step Up Revolution
Music Drama Romance Dance-Centered Music Film Passionate Romance
6.4
20121h 39minUnited States
Director: Scott Speer

Overview

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

Themes

Community resilience under pressure, Urban redevelopment conflict, Artistic protest leverage, Ambition vs loyalty, Spectacle-driven negotiation, Betrayal and loyalty tensions

Available on

Amazon Video
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182. Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
Drama Adventure Romance TV Movie Survival Adventure
5.3
20121h 25minUnited States
Director: Jake Newsome

Overview

Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.

Themes

Parental control, Readjustment to life after crisis, Tropical island romance, Coming of age under duress, Popularity versus authenticity, Deserted island isolation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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183. Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom
Comedy Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Romantic Comedy
7.8
20121h 34minUnited States
Director: Wes Anderson

Overview

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

Themes

Coming of age pressures, Guardianship uncertainty, Authority versus youth autonomy, Secret romance under scrutiny, Outsider belonging and identity, Nature as refuge and obstacle

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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184. El Gringo

El Gringo
Adventure Drama Action Thriller One-Person Army
5.4
20121h 39minUnited States
Director: Eduardo Rodríguez

Overview

A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Law enforcement pressure, Survival under threat, Small town danger, Outlaw past haunt, Cartel influence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Starz Apple TV Channel
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185. Paradise: Love

Paradise: Love
Drama Relationship Drama
7.0
20122h 1minAustria
Director: Ulrich Seidl

Overview

On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.

Themes

Class differences, Age gap relationships, Economic exploitation, Deception in affection, Tourism driven exploitation, Commodification of intimacy

Available on

Fandango at Home Free
Tubi TV
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186. To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love
Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
6.3
20121h 51minItaly, United States
Director: Woody Allen

Overview

Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Public scrutiny and vanity, Romance across episodes, Fame versus ordinary life, Desire and restraint, Social belonging and aspiration

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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187. The Lucky One

The Lucky One
Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.4
20121h 41minUnited States
Director: Scott Hicks

Overview

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Trust under threat, Small-town suspicion, Postwar trauma effects, Protective caregiving, Family formation under strain

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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188. Battleship

Battleship
Thriller Action Adventure Science Fiction Military Action
5.8
20122h 11minJapan, United States
Director: Peter Berg

Overview

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

Themes

Crisis leadership under pressure, Sacrifice for survival, Interservice cooperation under crisis, Technological reliance in warfare, Authority vs individuality, Adaptability in crisis

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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189. Transit

Transit
Action Thriller Crime Survival Thriller Heist
5.8
20121h 28minUnited States
Director: Antonio Negret

Overview

Nate takes his family for a camping trip to reconnect. When they pull off at a rest stop, a gang of thieves hides their stash from an armored car robbery among the family belongings. They soon find themselves on the run and the gang will stop at nothing to get their money back.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and misdirection, Crime and pursuit, Family under threat, Power struggle within criminals, Survival and escape

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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190. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Drama Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.8
20121h 47minUnited Kingdom, France
Director: Lasse Hallström

Overview

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Themes

Dream vs reality, Feasibility under pressure, Marital strain under stress, Bureaucratic interference, Public image manipulation, Desert environment challenge

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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