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This Beautiful Fantastic

221. This Beautiful Fantastic

Drama Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.9

20161h 40min

United Kingdom

Director: Simon Aboud

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.

Themes

Creative ambition under constraint, Caregiving through collaboration, Class and property tension, Mentor dynamic across generations, Romance as catalyst, Growth through cultivation

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Trespass Against Us

222. Trespass Against Us

Action Crime Drama Organized Crime Family Drama
5.8

20161h 39min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Adam Smith

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.

Themes

Parent child relationship strain, Poacher ethics, Ram-raiding stately homes, Police pressure on family, Country estate conflict, Three generations tension

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Moana

223. Moana

Adventure Comedy Family Animation Maritime Adventure
7.6

20161h 47min

United States

Director: John Musker

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

Themes

Deception and trust, Power and responsibility, Duty vs exploration, Island life resilience, Abandonment and belonging, Identity through wayfinding

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Denial

224. Denial

Drama History Legal Drama
6.8

20161h 49min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mick Jackson

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

Themes

Survivor testimony credibility, Legal burden in libel, Scholarly method versus distortion, Historical evidence under attack, Public memory under scrutiny, Academic integrity under pressure

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fuboTV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Queen of Katwe

225. Queen of Katwe

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.4

20162h 4min

United States

Director: Mira Nair

A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.

Themes

Class inequality, Community support, Poverty and resilience, Education as escape, Mobility through sport, Gendered resilience, Mentorship impact

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Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

Themes

Bravery under siege, United nations pressure, Mining interests influence, Irish army discipline, Secrecy and reputation, Mercenary power dynamics, Duty versus politics

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Netflix
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Frantz

227. 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

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Nocturama

228. Nocturama

Drama Thriller Political Drama Political Thriller
6.4

20162h 11min

Belgium, France

Director: Bertrand Bonello

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

Themes

Urban anonymity, Civilian vulnerability, Materialism critique, Millennial disaffection, Disillusion with society, Political extremism

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandor
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Imperium

229. Imperium

Crime Drama Undercover Sting Crime Political Drama
6.5

20161h 49min

United States

Director: Daniel Ragussis

Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.

Themes

Propaganda and manipulation, Underground infiltration, Loyalty under cover, Extremist recruitment dynamics, Racial supremacist networks, Infrastructure as lure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Pete's Dragon

230. Pete's Dragon

Adventure Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Animal Companion Family
6.7

20161h 43min

United States

Director: David Lowery

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Themes

Belonging and chosen family, Trust between humans and nature, Guardianship and risk, Outsiders and integration, Survival and adaptation, Bridging worlds

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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