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Quartet

331. Quartet

Drama Comedy Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Ensemble Comedy
6.8

20121h 38min

United Kingdom

Director: Dustin Hoffman

Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.

Themes

Memory and identity, Reputation under pressure, Performance as life force, Aging artistry, Art as rejuvenation, Reunion under constraint

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Rise of the Guardians

332. Rise of the Guardians

Animation Family Fantasy Action Adventure
7.2

20121h 37min

United States

Director: Peter Ramsey

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Themes

Memory shaping identity, Fear and resilience, Maintaining childhood wonder, Belief and imagination, Collective guardianship and trust, Amnesia and self-discovery

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Silver Linings Playbook

333. Silver Linings Playbook

Drama Comedy Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.7

20122h 2min

United States

Director: David O. Russell

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Stigma around mental illness, Family pressure and obsession, Recovery through performance, Hope amid turmoil, Bonding through shared experiences

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Chasing Mavericks

334. Chasing Mavericks

Drama Sports Competition
7.1

20121h 56min

United States

Director: Curtis Hanson

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Secrecy and exposure, Mentorship and independence, Dedication under pressure, Ambition versus risk, Memory and ritual

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The Suicide Shop

335. The Suicide Shop

Comedy Animation Music Dark Comedy Narrative Musical
6.2

20121h 19min

Belgium, France

Director: Patrice Leconte

In a cold French city where suicide is a common urge, there is a colorful shop, managed for many years by the Tuvache family, where it is very easy to obtain the necessary tools to satisfy the sinister desires of so many depressed citizens.

Themes

Despair as commerce, Family complicity in death, Economic crisis pressure, Innocence contradicting business, Hope disrupting doom, Generational tension in business

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Trouble with the Curve

336. Trouble with the Curve

Drama Romance Professional Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.8

20121h 51min

United States

Director: Robert Lorenz

Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young player-turned-scout.

Themes

Loyalty and ambition, Aging and decline, Data-driven vs intuition, Mentorship and legacy, Risk in talent scouting, Family work balance

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Hotel Transylvania

337. Hotel Transylvania

Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Family Animation
7.0

20121h 31min

United States

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

Themes

Romance across boundaries, Deception and revelation, Protective parenting dynamics, Belonging vs difference, Fear of humans

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Now Is Good

338. Now Is Good

Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Passionate Romance
7.0

20121h 43min

United Kingdom

Director: Ol Parker

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Caregiver burden, Bucket list pressure, Cancer under strain, Age vs prognosis, Family time vs health

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Antiviral

339. Antiviral

Science Fiction Horror Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi Body Horror
5.7

20121h 50min

Canada

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Spectacle of illness, Commodification of suffering, Trust erosion in medicine, Profit-driven biomedicine, Celebrity-derived pathogens

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The Bay

340. The Bay

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Monster Horror Cover-Up Thriller
5.7

20121h 24min

United States

Director: Barry Levinson

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

Themes

Quarantine ethics, Warnings ignored and consequences, Pollution from farming practices, Toxin-driven ecological collapse, Media transparency under pressure, Government cover-up and silence

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