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El Angel

1251. El Angel

Drama Crime Organized Crime Coming-of-Age Drama
6.9

20181h 55min

Argentina, Spain

Director: Luis Ortega

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.

Themes

Lgbt identity under pressure, Based on true story tension, Armed robbery manipulation, Teenage gang deception, Cine argentino style expectations, Gay theme power dynamics

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Under the Silver Lake

1252. Under the Silver Lake

Crime Drama Mystery Investigation Mystery Psychological Drama
6.5

20182h 19min

United States

Director: David Robert Mitchell

In the sweltering summer of 2011, unemployed and behind on rent, Sam has only days before his life in Los Angeles collapses—and then the mysterious woman in his pool vanishes overnight, leaving behind a painted symbol and a trail of codes. As billionaires disappear and secret shows in graveyards beckon, every hour he spends chasing conspiracies pulls him deeper into a citywide puzzle that’s devouring people who run out of time.

Themes

Secret society dynamics, Voyeur culture, Urban alienation and conspiracy, Surreal noir sensibility, Media deception and mythmaking, Seduction and manipulation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

1253. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

Animation Action Adventure Fantasy Anime
7.3

20181h 36min

Japan

Director: Kenji Nagasaki

All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is currently being held on the island. During that time, suddenly, despite an iron wall of security surrounding the island, the system is breached by a villain, and the only ones able to stop him are the students of Class 1-A.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Mentorship dynamics, Class pressure, Collective resilience, Fame vs virtue, Internships and competition

Available on

Apple TV
Crunchyroll
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Like Father

1254. Like Father

Drama Family Drama
6.1

20181h 43min

United States

Director: Lauren Miller Rogen

When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Parental reconciliation, Career vs family, Work-life imbalance, Redefined priorities, Travel as catalyst

Available on

Netflix
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Birds of Passage

1255. Birds of Passage

Drama Crime Narcotics Crime Historical Drama
7.5

20182h 5min

Colombia, Mexico

Director: Ciro Guerra

During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Tradition vs modernization, Dowry pressures, Indigenous family disruption, Drug trade emergence, External influence and exploitation

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Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Wife

1256. The Wife

Drama Professional Drama
7.2

20181h 40min

Sweden, Switzerland

Director: Björn Runge

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Themes

Spousal dependency on fame, Public adulation and humiliation, Extramarital temptation and power, Gendered artistry expectations, Deception and revelation dynamics, Creative credit contested

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Mia and the White Lion

1257. Mia and the White Lion

Adventure Family Drama Globetrotting Adventure Animal Companion Family
6.5

20181h 38min

South Africa, Germany

Director: Gilles de Maistre

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Freedom vs confinement, Guardianship and responsibility, Exploitation vs welfare, Defiance and consequences, Conservation ethics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Destination Wedding

1258. Destination Wedding

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.0

20181h 30min

United States

Director: Victor Levin

Frank and Lindsay—two emotionally-broken strangers—meet on the way to a destination wedding. Over the course of the weekend and against all odds, they find themselves drawn together even though they are initially repulsed by one another.

Themes

Family history fuels cynicism, Destination setting tests closeness, Cynicism vs hope in love, Work identity vs personal life, Privacy and closeness collide, Discomfort yields vulnerability

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Christopher Robin

1259. Christopher Robin

Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy Coming-of-Age Adventure
7.2

20181h 44min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Marc Forster

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

Themes

Intergenerational bonds, Family devotion under stress, Adult responsibilities vs childhood, Workplace pressure and layoffs, Economic pressure on workers, Nostalgia shaping identity

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Our House

1260. Our House

Horror Psychological Horror
5.3

20181h 30min

Canada, Germany

Director: Anthony Scott Burns

Ethan is suffering enormous guilt after his parents are killed in a car accident. He quits a promising future at MIT and work on a revolutionary experiment in order to care for his younger siblings.

Themes

Grief shaping decisions, Ambition versus responsibility, Ethics of invention, Paranormal contact via science, Unauthorized experiments risk, Family duty under crisis

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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