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Movies with measured vibe

Love Comes Softly

1551. Love Comes Softly

Drama Romance Western Family TV Movie
7.3

20031h 28min

United States

Director: Michael Landon Jr.

Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.

Themes

Marriage of convenience, Religious faith under strain, Frontier family formation, Economic dependency and support, Maternal influence and bonding, Widowhood and pregnancy

Available on

UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel
PixL Amazon Channel
UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel
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May

1552. May

Drama Horror Comedy Psychological Horror Dark Comedy
6.6

20031h 33min

United States

Director: Lucky McKee

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

Themes

Mental illness stigma, Childhood trauma, Social isolation, Murder motif, Lgbt relationship tension, Obsession with perfection

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Ghosts of the Abyss

1553. Ghosts of the Abyss

Documentary Biographical Documentary
6.8

20031h 31min

United States

Director: James Cameron

With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the wreck of the Titanic where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago.

Themes

Memory of ship wreck, Observational documentary frame, Oceanic expedition anxieties, Ship wreck memory politics, Underwater heritage ethics, Cross disciplinary collaboration

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Carandiru

1554. Carandiru

Drama Historical Drama
7.6

20032h 25min

Brazil, Argentina

Director: Héctor Babenco

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Inmate humanity under pressure, Overcrowding and violence, Care versus control, Institutional neglect, Social tension within confinement

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Levity

1555. Levity

Crime Drama Prison Crime Tragic Drama
6.3

20031h 40min

United States, France

Director: Ed Solomon

Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.

Themes

Parolee reintegration challenges, Past actions haunt present choices, Unlikely mentorship relationships, Violence ripple effects, Personal accountability and influence, Nontraditional support networks

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Canal VOD
KPN
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Piglet's Big Movie

1556. Piglet's Big Movie

Animation Family Family Animation Animal Companion Family
6.1

20031h 19min

United States

Director: Francis Glebas

When the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Roo and Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet's scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Belonging under exclusion, Heroism through small acts, Teamwork over misperception, Memory as navigation, Shared storytelling as guidance

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Noi the Albino

1557. Noi the Albino

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.3

20031h 30min

Denmark, Germany

Director: Dagur Kári

17 year old Nói drifts through life on a remote fjord in Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Nói dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Íris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control.

Themes

Family fragility and loss, Dreams of escape, Underdog aspiration against isolation, Romance amid danger, Monotony and stagnation

Available on

Apple TV
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Facing Windows

1558. Facing Windows

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.2

20031h 46min

United Kingdom, Italy

Director: Ferzan Özpetek

Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her.

Themes

Caregiving under strain, Duty vs desire, Memory vs forgetting, Past relationships resurfacing, Family stability and change, Intimate tension vs responsibility

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Life of David Gale

1559. The Life of David Gale

Drama Thriller Crime Legal Drama Courtroom Thriller
7.5

20032h 10min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: Alan Parker

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Themes

Deception and framing, Institutional bias, Death penalty debate, Media accountability, Activism vs punishment, Reputation vulnerability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Gods and Generals

1560. Gods and Generals

Drama History War Biographical History 19th Century Wars
6.2

20033h 39min

United States

Director: Ronald F. Maxwell

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

Themes

Battle driven leadership, Secession era loyalty, Death toll resilience, Plantation impact homefront, Union confederate duty, War's personal costs

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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