Movies with electric vibe

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Tense Raw Bleak Relentless Gritty

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Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.

Themes

Loyalty vs betrayal, Romance under conflict, Violence and consequences, Class loyalties, Street-code pressure, Rival gang dynamics

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Relentless

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American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Themes

Engineering under constraint, Performance vs reliability, Corporate interference pressure, Leadership power struggle, Media spectacle vs merit, Loyalty and rivalry

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Clinical Eerie

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Two millennial entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of their girlfriends becomes possessed by a demon.

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Exorcism spectacle, Livestream deception, Hoax ethics, Social media pressure, Screenlife aesthetics, Exorcism as performance

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Tense Steady Fast-paced Stylish Surreal

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Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.

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Memory and identity, Leadership under pressure, Abandonment and belonging, Growth through change, Mind control and autonomy, Chosen family and loyalty

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Bleak

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During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

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Economic precarity and social service cuts, Social neglect of the downtrodden, Urban alienation and identity crisis, Media sensationalism and spectacle, Mental illness and stigma, Crowd violence and unrest

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Fast-paced Gritty

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A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Themes

Deception as tactic, Economic crisis drives crime, Female solidarity under pressure, Labor exploitation under pressure, Risk management and improvisation, Financial crime as livelihood

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Tense Dynamic Claustrophobic Stylish Cynical

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A New York jeweler smuggles a rare black opal into his shop and lets the wrong superstar athlete get a taste of it. As loan sharks close in and bets spiral out of control, his secret score turns into a flashing beacon that draws every predator in the city straight to his door.

Themes

Gambling addiction risk, Auction price manipulation, Opal as leverage, New york city setting, Jeweler debt pressure, Pawnshop leverage

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Restrained

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A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.

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Duty under pressure, Grief shaping judgment, Time-travel interference, Intergenerational protection, Police corruption conspiracy, Frame-up suspicion

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Intimate Fast-paced Hopeful Gritty Energetic

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In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Themes

Education as escape, Migrant family expectations, Ambition versus family loyalty, Racial prejudice in adolescence, Economic strain and resilience, Music as personal voice

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Tense Dry Deliberate Measured Cynical

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Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

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Urban romance under constraint, Wealth and social pressure, Art vs commerce in cinema, Infidelity and trust tests, Media scrutiny and celebrity gaze, Existential doubt in city life

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