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It Stains the Sands Red

1661. It Stains the Sands Red

Comedy Horror Drama Zombie Horror Psychological Drama
5.5

20161h 32min

United States

Director: Colin Minihan

In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past, finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.

Themes

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Hacksaw Ridge

1662. Hacksaw Ridge

Drama History War Historical Event World War II
8.1

20162h 19min

Australia, United Kingdom

Director: Mel Gibson

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Themes

Faith guiding action, Ostracism under pressure, Religious pacifism vs duty, Healing through medical work, Conscientious objection, Sacrifice and rescue

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Hounds of Love

1663. Hounds of Love

Crime Drama Horror Psychological Horror Serial Killer Crime
6.5

20161h 48min

Australia

Director: Ben Young

When Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.

Themes

Abduction and escape, Kidnapping and domination, Psychological thriller dynamics, Rape and captivity, Murder and coercion, Parental separation stress

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
blue TV
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

1664. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Family Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.1

20161h 32min

United States

Director: Steve Carr

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.

Themes

Middle school conformity, Peer rebellion dynamics, Testing pressure and control, Creativity vs rules, Expelled from school dynamics, Authority deception

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Mine

1665. Mine

War Thriller Modern Conflicts Survival Thriller
5.8

20161h 47min

Italy, Spain

Director: Fabio Guaglione

After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions.

Themes

Duty vs survival, Loss and endurance, Memories amid trauma, Fate and luck, Desert isolation under pressure, Human connection under duress

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Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Girl on the Train

1666. The Girl on the Train

Crime Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Domestic Thriller
6.5

20161h 52min

India, United States

Director: Tate Taylor

Divorced woman Rachel Watson watches, day after day, the life of a seemingly perfect couple in a house near the railway tracks. But one day a woman from that perfect home disappears, and Rachel is drawn into a tangled web of investigation—because she’s the one who saw what most people never did.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Domestic abuse dynamics, Infidelity consequences, Addiction and recovery, Unreliable narration, Surveillance and voyeurism, Memory loss and blackouts

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Supersonic

1667. Supersonic

Music Documentary History Music Documentary Concert Film
7.8

20161h 57min

United Kingdom

Director: Mat Whitecross

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.

Themes

Class mobility constraints, Family influence on art, Rapid fame dynamics, Collective musical identity, Archival memory and performance, Public spectacle and private fatigue

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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American Honey

1668. American Honey

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.0

20162h 43min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Andrea Arnold

A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.

Themes

Economic precarity, Deception and manipulation, Search for belonging, Transient labor economy, Temporary community, Youth in motion

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Deepwater Horizon

1669. Deepwater Horizon

Drama Action Epic Action Professional Drama
7.1

20161h 47min

United States, Hong Kong SAR China

Director: Peter Berg

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Themes

Teamwork under crisis, Leadership accountability, Trust and miscommunication, Corporate pressure vs safety, Human cost of disaster, Risk management under deadlines

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Certain Women

1670. Certain Women

Drama Relationship Drama
6.4

20161h 47min

United States

Director: Kelly Reichardt

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

Themes

Loneliness and isolation, Self-determination under constraint, Land ownership and labor, House-building as ambition, Affair and professional boundaries, Female agency in a small town

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Amazon Video
fuboTV
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
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