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The Spiderwick Chronicles

421. The Spiderwick Chronicles

Family Adventure Fantasy Drama Adventure Epic
6.5

20081h 35min

United States

Director: Mark Waters

Overview

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Themes

Sibling relationship dynamics, Divorce impact, Parent child relationship strain, Single mother burden, Identical twins tension, Family relationships strain

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Juno

422. Juno

Comedy Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Romantic Comedy
7.4

20071h 36min

United States

Director: Jason Reitman

Overview

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

Themes

Unplanned pregnancy decisions, Adoption as bounded choice, Coming of age tensions, Teenage pregnancy pressure, Partnership under scrutiny, Sexuality and precocity

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August Rush

423. August Rush

Family Drama Music Family Drama Narrative Musical
7.4

20071h 54min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Kirsten Sheridan

Overview

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.

Themes

Adoption and reunion, Mentorship and exploitation, Motherly love, Pursuit of family, Music as destiny, Deception and lies

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Twitches Too

424. Twitches Too

Drama Family Fantasy TV Movie Family TV Movie
5.7

20071h 23min

United States

Director: Stuart Gillard

Overview

Reunited witch twins Camryn and Alex adjust to their new life as supernatural beings while at the same time trying to maintain a normal existence in this sequel to the magical Disney Channel original movie Twitches. But they soon find themselves going head to head with the forces of darkness that threaten to destroy their world. Luckily, their birth mother, the powerful Miranda, is on hand to help out.

Themes

Trust under threat, Power and restraint, Duty to family, Alliance building, Normal life vs magic, Parental guidance

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Stardust

425. Stardust

Adventure Fantasy Romance Family Quest Fantasy
7.6

20072h 7min

Iceland, United Kingdom

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Overview

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

Themes

Family secrets, Love as catalyst, Boundary crossing pressures, Immortality obsession, Royal succession pressures, Mentor through danger

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Caramel

426. Caramel

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.1

20071h 36min

Lebanon, France

Director: Nadine Labaki

Overview

In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.

Themes

Female friendship under pressure, Aging and desire, Societal expectations, Premarital pressure, Romance and stigma, Beauty as social currency

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Persepolis

427. Persepolis

Animation Drama Historical Drama
8.0

20071h 35min

France, United States

Director: Vincent Paronnaud

Overview

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Themes

Coming of age under totalitarian regime, Civil war backdrop and growth, Exile and displacement, Punk rock as self-expression, Gender norms under fundamentalists

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Waitress

428. Waitress

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
7.0

20071h 45min

United States

Director: Adrienne Shelly

Overview

A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.

Themes

Economic dependence and escape, Illicit relationship and consequences, Domestic abuse and autonomy, Female friendship and solidarity, Creative coping through work, Dream pursuit and risk

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Sicko

429. Sicko

Documentary Comedy Drama Social & Political Documentary Satire
8.0

20072h 3min

United States

Director: Michael Moore

Overview

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

Themes

Bureaucratic denial of care, Cross-border health disparities, Systemic inequality, Advocacy and reform pressure, Profit motive in healthcare, Public vs private systems

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Once

430. Once

Drama Music Romance Narrative Musical Passionate Romance
7.8

20071h 25min

Ireland, United States

Director: John Carney

Overview

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

Themes

Romantic collaboration under pressure, Busker life and aspiration, Lovesickness and artistic longing, Creative collaboration dynamics, Bank loan as turning point, Identity through music

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