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BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

1. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

Documentary Music Music Documentary Concert Film
7.3
20201h 19min

Overview

Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.

Themes

Creative process under scrutiny, Girl group dynamics under pressure, K-pop training demands, Identity versus commercialization, Public performance expectations, Solo debut pressure

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Netflix
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Clouds

2. Clouds

Music Drama Romance Narrative Musical Tragic Drama
7.5
20202h 1min

Overview

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

Themes

Illness fuels creativity, Time-limited ambition, Public attention and pressure, Friendship through collaboration, Hope amid hardship, Mortality and legacy

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A Call to Spy

3. A Call to Spy

History Crime Drama Biographical History Historical Drama
6.7
20202h 4min

Overview

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

Themes

Sisterhood under pressure, Disability and resilience, Women in espionage, Civilian agents in conflict, Recruitment ethics in wartime

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The Boys in the Band

4. The Boys in the Band

Drama Relationship Drama
6.8
20202h 2min

Overview

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

Themes

Concealed sexuality pressure, Monogamy vs desire, Performative party dynamics, Peer judgment and belonging, Closeted identity stress, Aging and self-worth

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Netflix
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Joe Bell

5. Joe Bell

Drama Family Drama
6.2
20201h 33min

Overview

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

Themes

Identity and belonging, Grief and resilience, Public accountability and empathy, Bullying and stigma, Lgbt youth marginalization, Parental duty and distance

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Concrete Cowboy

6. Concrete Cowboy

Drama Western Modern Western
6.3
20201h 51min

Overview

Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

Themes

Estranged father, Displacement and belonging, Crime and consequence, Community resilience, Adolescent rebellion, Mentorship through riding

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Unpregnant

7. Unpregnant

Drama Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama Parody
6.5
20201h 44min

Overview

A 17-year old Missouri teen discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could follow.

Themes

Teen pregnancy consequences, Autonomy vs dependence, Family expectations and support, Friendship loyalty conflict, Abortion access and choices, Identity and sexuality exploration

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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All Together Now

8. All Together Now

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
6.5
20201h 32min

Overview

An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?

Themes

Homelessness and shelter, School bus setting, Domestic violence backdrop, Variety show, Audition pressure, Anonymous donation

Available on

Netflix
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The One and Only Ivan

9. The One and Only Ivan

Family Comedy Drama Animal Companion Family Family Drama
6.6
20201h 33min

Overview

A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.

Themes

Freedom vs captivity, Art as leverage, Public advocacy and reform, Spectacle vs welfare, Institutional pressure and change, Caregiver influence on decisions

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The King of Staten Island

10. The King of Staten Island

Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
7.1
20202h 17min

Overview

Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Themes

Family dynamics under pressure, Grief and healing after loss, Substance use as coping, Pursuit of artistic dreams, Fatherhood and legacy, Romantic commitment fears

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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