Movies with satirical vibe

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Dry Clinical Fast-paced Stylish Measured

Overview

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Themes

Revenge motive, Hired killer contracts, Empathy under threat, Perfectionist discipline, Detachment under pressure, Mistrust within professional networks

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Realistic Tense Whimsical Claustrophobic Dry

Overview

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

Themes

Age bias in management, Parenting and fatherhood pressures, Generational workplace clash, Political correctness and banter tension, Adaptation to modern business, Male friendship under pressure

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Clinical

Overview

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

Themes

Social media influence, Short squeeze dynamics, Online investor activism, Media influence on markets, Retail vs institutions

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Tense Dry Clinical Stylish Intense

Overview

A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.

Themes

Power dynamics in crime networks, Art market manipulation, Deception in business deals, Underworld vs art world tension, Crime-driven fame, Money laundering through art

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Charged Satirical

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A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister, Jenny, must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide gameshow champion.

Themes

Sibling loyalty under pressure, Deception within performance, Economic precarity and risk, Gambling debt tension, Fame pursuit, Neighborhood support networks

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Dry Eerie Fast-paced Stylish Intense

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After living for over two centuries, Augusto Pinochet is a vampire ready to die… but the vultures around him won't let him go without one last bite.

Themes

Power and corruption, Infiltration and deception, Military dictatorship critique, Immortality and seclusion, Family inheritance conflict, Satire of authority

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Tense Fast-paced Chaotic Exuberant Witty

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Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

Themes

Peer pressure dynamics, Identity and visibility, Female solidarity under strain, Group belonging vs reputation, Rebellion and conformity, Toxic masculinity critique, Deception and self-image

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Playful Bright Realistic Dry Witty

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Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.

Themes

Peer pressure in adolescence, Friendship under strain, Performative rituals vs authenticity, Deception and consequences, Family conflict over expectations, Communication misfires and apology

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Dry Fast-paced Chaotic Gritty Satirical

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When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with Bug, a fast-talking, foul-mouthed stray who loves his freedom and believes that owners are for suckers, Reggie finally realizes he was in a toxic relationship and begins to see Doug for the heartless sleazeball that he is.

Themes

Captivity and escape, Toxic owner dynamic, Abandonment and resilience, Freedom vs belonging, Stray solidarity, Rebellion and retaliation

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry

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In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.

Themes

Improvisation under pressure, Power dynamics under threat, Control of narrative, Boredom vs spectacle, Entertainment as escape, Audience manipulation

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