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Dolphin Tale 2

1391. Dolphin Tale 2

Family Drama Animal Companion Family Family Drama
6.4

20141h 47min

United States

Director: Charles Martin Smith

The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

Themes

Sea turtle companionship potential, Caregiver dolphin responsibility, Dolphin companionship needs, Sea turtle welfare priorities, Institutional constraints vs welfare, Dolphin welfare ethics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Good Lie

1392. The Good Lie

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.4

20141h 50min

India, Kenya

Director: Philippe Falardeau

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

Themes

Displacement and adaptation, Employment and housing pressures, Relocation to western nation, Sibling solidarity under hardship, Deception in aid, Refugee system dynamics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Maze Runner

1393. 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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Gemma Bovery

1394. Gemma Bovery

Romance Drama Comedy Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.4

20141h 39min

United Kingdom, France

Director: Anne Fontaine

Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

Themes

Small town pressures, Parent child relationship tensions, Literature influence, Reading a diary echoes, Death implications, Art restoration pressures

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Forger

1395. The Forger

Thriller Crime Drama Heist Cover-Up Thriller
5.8

20141h 35min

United States

Director: Philip Martin

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.

Themes

Family aids deception, Debt forces loyalty, Forging as leverage, Trust under secrecy, Art theft under pressure, Repayment to syndicate

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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No Good Deed

1396. 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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My Old Lady

1397. My Old Lady

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.4

20141h 47min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Israel Horovitz

Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.

Themes

Deception and coercion, Past trauma resurfacing, Economic leverage, Property and dependency, Family legacy tension

Available on

Kanopy
Fandango At Home
Darkroom
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Cake

1398. 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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Beyond the Reach

1399. Beyond the Reach

Thriller Survival Thriller
5.6

20141h 35min

United States

Director: Jean-Baptiste Léonetti

A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.

Themes

Deception and blackmail, Survival under threat, Coercive power dynamics, Violence and control, Trust and loyalty under pressure, Wealth vs poverty

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Guest

1400. The Guest

Mystery Thriller Action Whodunit Domestic Thriller
6.7

20141h 41min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Adam Wingard

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Themes

Grief and outsider manipulation, Trauma shaping behavior under stress, Intrusion into the family unit, Deception and mask of friendship, Violence as control mechanism, Corporate and military entanglement

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
AMC+ Amazon Channel
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