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Movies with intense vibe

Clown

711. Clown

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.7

20141h 39min

Canada, United States

Director: Jon Watts

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

Themes

Protecting family under threat, Loss of autonomy, Parental responsibility under danger, Home as threat space, Bodily possession and control, Artifact driven transformation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

712. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

Drama Comedy Fantasy Dark Comedy Dark Fantasy
6.9

20141h 40min

France, Germany

Director: Roy Andersson

An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

Themes

Absurdity of existence, Inhumanity among people, Surreal humor under duress, Slow tableau storytelling, Dreamlike fantasy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Men, Women & Children

713. Men, Women & Children

Drama Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
6.6

20141h 56min

United States

Director: Jason Reitman

Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.

Themes

Parental surveillance and control, Online self-image pressure, Public performance and fame, Tech mediated relationships, Digital temptation and infidelity, Privacy erosion and exposure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown

714. The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Thriller Horror Slasher Horror Investigation Suspense
5.6

20141h 25min

United States

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Revenge and retaliation, Fragile trust in institutions, Collective fear in a community, Dual loyalties among authorities, Memory vs manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Gone Girl

715. Gone Girl

Mystery Thriller Drama Whodunit Cover-Up Thriller
8.1

20142h 29min

United States

Director: David Fincher

On his fifth anniversary, a husband walks into his quiet suburban home and finds his famous wife gone and signs of a violent struggle hidden in plain sight. As the evidence he uncovers twists into a story he doesn’t recognize, the media, the police, and the entire country turn him into the villain of her disappearance.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Media sensationalism, Public perception vs private life, Infidelity and blame, Fabricated narratives, Deception in marriage

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Book of Life

716. The Book of Life

Animation Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
7.2

20141h 35min

United States

Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Themes

Deception and trust, Family duty vs desire, Heritage vs individuality, Fear as catalyst, Love triangle tension, Memory and forgetting

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Keeping Room

717. The Keeping Room

Western Drama Revisionist Western Historical Drama
6.0

20141h 35min

United States

Director: Daniel Barber

In this radically reimagined American Western set towards the end of the Civil War, Southerner Augusta encounters two renegade, drunken soldiers who are on a mission of pillage and violence. After escaping an attempted assault, Augusta races back to the isolated farmhouse that she shares with her sister Louise and their female slave Mad. When the pair of soldiers track Augusta down intent on exacting revenge, the trio of women are forced to take up arms to fend off their assailants, finding ways to resourcefully defend their home––and themselves––as the escalating attacks become more unpredictable and relentless.

Themes

Home invasion, Civil war, Union army, Rape trauma, Survival under siege, Gendered resistance under fire

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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The Maze Runner

718. The Maze Runner

Action Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
6.8

20141h 53min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Wes Ball

One day, a young boy named Thomas wakes up among a group of other teenagers who have learned to survive in an enclosed space. He remembers nothing except his name. The teens have been living like this for years and are trying to find a way out of the maze that surrounds them.

Themes

Memory loss under pressure, Survival through cooperation, Group dynamics under stress, Authority versus rebellion, Isolation within confinement, Manipulation through experimentation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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No Good Deed

719. No Good Deed

Crime Thriller Domestic Thriller
5.6

20141h 24min

United States

Director: Sam Miller

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Survival under siege, Control and coercion, Suburban vulnerability, Domestic intrusion, Narcissism and threat

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Cake

720. Cake

Drama Tragic Drama
6.4

20141h 42min

United States

Director: Daniel Barnz

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

Themes

Addiction and relapse, Caregiver boundary tensions, Shared loss empathy, Isolation and connection, Chronic pain coping, Grief driving dependency

Available on

Apple TV
Plex Channel
Darkroom
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