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Movies with tense vibe

Goodbye Berlin

1681. Goodbye Berlin

Drama Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama Buddy Comedy
6.9

20161h 33min

France, Germany

Director: Fatih Akin

Maik, a fourteen-year-old teenager, sets out on a road trip during summertime with Tschick, a new classmate, in a stolen car. The two share life changing experiences during the eventful journey.

Themes

Risk and improvisation, Family dysfunction, Coming of age tensions, Outsider solidarity, Road trip friendship, Escape through travel

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Hacker

1682. Hacker

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Computer Threat Thriller
6.1

20161h 35min

Canada, Kazakhstan

Director: Akan Satayev

Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Economic precarity under pressure, Immigrant family aspiration, Crime economy dynamics, Digital crime networks, Technological illicit tools

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Magnificent Seven

1683. The Magnificent Seven

Adventure Action Western Epic Action Revisionist Western
6.9

20162h 12min

United States

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Power and exploitation, Frontier justice under siege, Greed vs community, Collective defense dynamics, Moral ambiguity under violence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Tramps

1684. Tramps

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.5

20161h 22min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Adam Leon

A young man and woman find love in an unlikely place while carrying out a shady deal.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Dual loyalties, Urban anonymity, Crime and deception, Misplaced trust, Covert exchange

Available on

Netflix
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Barry

1685. Barry

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
6.0

20161h 44min

United States

Director: Vikram Gandhi

A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

Themes

Race and identity tensions, Urban alienation and belonging, Cultural navigation in the city, Education as social crossroads, Housing and class pressures, Civil rights legacy

Available on

Netflix
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Catfight

1686. Catfight

Comedy Drama Adult Comedy Relationship Drama
5.9

20161h 36min

United States

Director: Onur Tukel

The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.

Themes

Fame vs family, Rivalry drives conflict, Trauma reshapes ambition, War hardens art, Amnesia and memory gaps, Loss redefines loyalties

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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When the Bough Breaks

1687. When the Bough Breaks

Drama Thriller Family Drama Domestic Thriller
5.2

20161h 37min

United States

Director: Jon Cassar

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Deception and lies, Violence risk in intimacy, Obsession within marriage, Surrogacy pressure and manipulation, Family stability under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Distinguished Citizen

1688. The Distinguished Citizen

Comedy Drama Satire Relationship Drama
7.5

20161h 58min

Argentina, Spain

Director: Gastón Duprat

After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worst idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!

Themes

Belonging and alienation, Prestige and local life, Public recognition and scrutiny, Hometown expectations, Cultural contrast, Homecoming tension

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Amazon Prime Video
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Frantz

1689. Frantz

History Drama Romance Bittersweet Romance Tragic Drama
7.5

20161h 53min

France, Germany

Director: François Ozon

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

Themes

Grief and memory, Deception and perception, Postwar trauma, Intercultural tension, Social distrust, Romance under constraints

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Sully

1690. Sully

Drama History Historical Drama Historical Event
7.4

20161h 36min

United States

Director: Clint Eastwood

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

Themes

Public scrutiny, Human judgment vs simulations, Duty under uncertainty, Media pressure, Image under pressure, Crisis management under review

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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