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Movies with tense vibe

Horrible Bosses 2

2061. Horrible Bosses 2

Comedy Adult Comedy
6.3

20141h 48min

United States

Director: Sean Anders

Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.

Themes

Financial desperation, Deception under pressure, Power and money dynamics, Trust and manipulation, Risk and consequences, Duress and coercion

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Virunga

2062. Virunga

Documentary War Social & Political Documentary Modern Conflicts
8.1

20141h 40min

Congo - Kinshasa, United Kingdom

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel

Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.

Themes

Conservation under threat, Armed conflict pressure, Oil-driven exploitation, Watchful journalism, Biodiversity protection, Governance and corruption

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The Theory of Everything

2063. The Theory of Everything

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
7.7

20142h 3min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: James Marsh

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

Themes

Illness drives perseverance, Caregiving shapes resilience, Marital strain from caregiving, Biographical influence on ambition, Ambition versus family life, Scientific curiosity under pressure

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Skin Trade

2064. Skin Trade

Thriller Action Drama Crime Martial Arts Action
5.6

20141h 36min

Canada, Thailand

Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

Themes

Trafficking and exploitation, Moral ambiguity in justice, Transnational crime networks, Duty versus vengeance, Revenge and personal loss, Corruption and manipulation

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Labyrinth of Lies

2065. Labyrinth of Lies

Drama History Legal Drama Political History
7.3

20142h 2min

Germany

Director: Giulio Ricciarelli

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

Themes

Institutional complicity, Bureaucratic obstruction, Postwar reckoning, Memory vs justice, Family legacy pressure, Duty vs system

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Interstellar

2066. Interstellar

Adventure Drama Science Fiction Exploration Adventure Space Sci-Fi
8.7

20142h 49min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Christopher Nolan

Crop failure and relentless dust storms threaten Earth’s survival. Former NASA pilot Joseph Cooper sets off on a space journey with a team, hoping to find a habitable planet and save the people left on Earth—including his own family.

Themes

Trust vs deception, Family bonds under strain, Survival under catastrophe, Time and memory, Duty and personal choice, Scientific uncertainty

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The Last Five Years

2067. The Last Five Years

Comedy Drama Music Romance Relationship Drama
5.9

20141h 34min

United States

Director: Richard LaGravenese

In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

Themes

Trust under strain, Marriage under pressure, Career versus relationship, Ambition shaping identity, Self-doubt under achievement, Public success private cost

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Mr. Turner

2068. Mr. Turner

History Drama Biographical History Historical Drama
6.8

20142h 30min

France, Germany

Director: Mike Leigh

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

Themes

Class tension via aristocracy, Seaside landlady relationship through secrecy, Public acclaim via exhibition, Unrequited affection by housekeeper, Brothel visit through taboo, Aging artist under public scrutiny

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[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

2069. [REC]⁴ Apocalypse

Thriller Horror Zombie Horror
5.3

20141h 35min

Spain

Director: Jaume Balagueró

Ángela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the firemen, manages to make it out alive. But what the soldiers don't know is that she carries the seed of the strange infection. She is to be taken to a provisional quarantine facility, a high-security installation where she will have to stay in isolation for several days. An old oil tanker, miles off shore and surrounded by water on all sides, has been especially equipped for the quarantine.

Themes

Survival under siege, Parasite threat unknown, Science against time, Unreliable authority, Supernatural fear, Contagion under quarantine

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Tubi TV
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Last Shift

2070. Last Shift

Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Whodunit
5.8

20141h 27min

United States

Director: Anthony DiBlasi

Rookie police officer Jessica Loren has been assigned the last shift at a closing police station and must wait for a hazmat crew to collect biomedical evidence. Ordered not to leave the station under any circumstances, Jessica comes to learn that it's more than just an outdated station, it's home to the ultimate embodiment of evil and his devoted bloodthirsty followers. Jessica is left to fend for herself in the Devil's playground.

Themes

Supernatural fear, Institutional isolation, Hazing and ritual pressure, Coercive obedience, Indoctrination and manipulation, Duty versus safety

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