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Never Back Down: No Surrender

561. Never Back Down: No Surrender

Drama Action Martial Arts Action Sports Competition
6.3

20161h 41min

United States

Director: Michael Jai White

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Mentorship under threat, Promotional manipulation, Comeback under pressure, Steroid doping schemes, Ethical boundaries in sport

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Tallulah

562. Tallulah

Drama Comedy Family Drama Awkward Comedy
6.7

20161h 51min

United States

Director: Sian Heder

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

Themes

Economic precarity, Survival ethics, Divorce and estrangement, Caregiver dilemma, Unconventional family bonds, Deception and subterfuge

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Warcraft

563. Warcraft

Action Adventure Fantasy Epic Fantasy Epic Action
6.7

20162h 3min

United States

Director: Duncan Jones

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

Themes

Leadership under duress, Fel magic corruption, Invasion threat across realms, Loyalty under siege, Betrayal among factions, Alliance formation under pressure

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The Nice Guys

564. The Nice Guys

Comedy Crime Action Dark Comedy Detective Mystery Crime
7.4

20161h 56min

United States

Director: Shane Black

A dead porn star, a missing actress, one simple question: who’s lying? The private eye starts digging, the hired thug won’t back off, and every clue drags them deeper into L.A.’s sleaziest secrets—until finding this woman stops being a job and starts becoming the one thing that might ruin them both.

Themes

Media spectacle, Corporate influence, Bureaucratic protection, Family loyalty vs duty, Private eye vs enforcer, Investigation-led conspiracy

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Kill Command

565. Kill Command

Action Horror Science Fiction Thriller Military Action
5.7

20161h 39min

United Kingdom

Director: Steven Gomez

Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes and his tight-knit unit, descends into a terrifying battle to the death, as the marines discover the island is overrun by an enemy that transcends the human concept of evil.

Themes

Technology ethics, Surveillance power, Isolation crisis, Adaptive threat response, Ai autonomy, Military automation

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The Wailing

566. The Wailing

Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
7.4

20162h 36min

South Korea

Director: Na Hong-jin

In a quiet Korean village, a string of strange and brutal incidents suddenly begins—some people fall ill or lose their minds. The locals link the mysterious sickness to a stranger who arrived in the village not long before.

Themes

Investigation under pressure, Family violence under threat, Isolation in small communities, Folk horror and superstition, Demon as social contagion, Possession and ritual conflict

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Pelé: Birth of a Legend

567. Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Drama Sports Biography
7.1

20161h 47min

United States

Director: Jeff Zimbalist

The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

Themes

Rising from poverty, National pride through sport, Street-skill ascent, Mentorship under coach, Enduring athletic greatness, Biography as inspiration

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Amazon Video
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Our Kind of Traitor

568. Our Kind of Traitor

Thriller Political Thriller
6.3

20161h 48min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Susanna White

A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.

Themes

Wealth and influence, Political corruption exposure, Loyalties under pressure, Money laundering networks, Financial leverage and crime, Asylum politics and borders

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Keanu

569. Keanu

Action Comedy Crime Parody Narcotics Crime
6.2

20161h 40min

United States

Director: Peter Atencio

Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Kitten protection, Designer drug dangers, Drug money tensions, Strip club leverage, Aftercreditsstinger mood

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Term Life

570. Term Life

Thriller Drama Action Mystery Survival Thriller
5.6

20161h 33min

United States

Director: Peter Billingsley

If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performing the last act of a desperate man, Nick takes out a million dollar insurance policy on himself, payable to his estranged daughter. The problem? The policy doesn't take effect for 21 days. Nick knows they'll be lucky to be alive for twenty-one hours.

Themes

Family under pressure, Survival under threat, Corrupt authority, Trust under suspicion, Deception and pursuit, Protecting a child

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