Movies with nerve-wracking vibe
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The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.
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Loyalty under pressure, Memory as leverage, Ancient duty vs autonomy, Purpose vs survival of humanity, Ethics of power, Collective responsibility under oversight
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Four super-powered circus freaks find themselves trapped in war-torn Rome after their foster father is captured by the Nazis.
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Survival through solidarity, Hidden powers risk, Italian resistance dynamics, Power under control, Circus under occupation, Spectacle as weapon
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An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.
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Deception and performance, Appearance versus reality, Ambition under pressure, Privacy vs exploitation, Digital data manipulation, Infidelity and consequence
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The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.
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Intergenerational tension, Gifts and individuality, Family pressure and obligation, Secrets and scapegoats, Reconciliation through conversation, Community resilience and care
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The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
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Teamwork under constraint, Procedural discipline, Rescue under pressure, Monsoon cave hazards, Navigation through floods, Air supply management
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Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
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Deception and secrecy, Class and social expectations, Identity through motherhood, Maternal secrecy under pressure, Forensic memory and evidence, Betrayal and trust dynamics
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Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
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Grief processing, Mental health stigma, Peer pressure, Romance amid deception, Online rumor spread, Family dynamics strain
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When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.
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Divorce-driven parental strain, Absent parent determination, Child safety vs privacy, Police investigation pressure, Exposure of predatory networks, Family rupture under pressure
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On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
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Survival under pressure, Police corruption, Deception and loyalty, Mob influence on justice, Conflicting loyalties, Shootout tensions
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The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.
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Time travel burden, Family duty conflict, Existential threat perception, Leadership under isolation, Climate-driven invasion
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