Movies with minimalist vibe

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Procedural Restrained

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A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.

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Loyalty under pressure, Deception and trust, Secrecy vs transparency, Institutional complicity and accountability, State power and civil liberties, Immigration and belonging

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Bleak

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Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

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Foster care pressure, Intergenerational abuse trauma, Pregnancy and autonomy, Therapy as turning point, Protective relationships under strain, Self-harm and healing

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Tense Dynamic Dry Deliberate Clinical

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The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

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Ambition under pressure, Collaboration vs control, Innovation under scrutiny, Garage beginnings, Personal life vs professional demands, Leadership through disruption

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Realistic Bleak Dry Restrained Deliberate

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In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.

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Class inequality, Pursuit of justice vs authority, Revolt as social response, Justice delayed, Breach of amnesty

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Relentless Fast-paced

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In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

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Health inequality through care access, Late stage capitalism, Class inequality under capitalism, Corporate power over governance, Wealth inequality as leverage

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Tense Clinical Fast-paced Minimalist Measured

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Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

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Loyalty versus manipulation, Duty and repayment, Control of healing power, Burden of near-immortality, Visions shaping choices, Corporate hubris and exploitation

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Realistic Tense Bleak Deliberate Minimalist

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Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.

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Survival under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Revenge cycles, War legacy, Trauma persistence, Isolation and restraint

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Immersive Tense Relentless Fast-paced Minimalist

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Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.

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Survival under siege, Techno military escalation, Collaboration under pressure, Leadership and sacrifice, Hive mind governance, Shifting defense priorities

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Tense Atmospheric Procedural Contemplative Restrained

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As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time - or perhaps their greatest failure.

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Theory vs experiment tension, Scientific ambition under pressure, Uncertainty in data interpretation, Competition of ideas, Public perception and risk, Collaboration under scrutiny

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Realistic Tense Steady Minimalist Intense

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A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

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Resilience under attack, Duty to protect others, Power under constraint, Origin and belonging, Ethics of technology, Independence vs accountability

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