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Home Team

1. Home Team

Family Comedy Drama Parent-Child Family Underdog Sports
6.0
20221h 35min

Overview

Two years after a Super Bowl win when NFL head coach Sean Payton is suspended, he goes back to his hometown and finds himself reconnecting with his 12-year-old son by coaching his Pop Warner football team.

Themes

Duty to family vs career, Local sports legacy, Mentorship through unconventional teaching, Pressure of competition, Community renewal through coaching, Rebuilding trust after scandal

Available on

Netflix
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Redeeming Love

2. Redeeming Love

Romance Drama Western Bittersweet Romance Historical Drama
6.7
20222h 14min

Overview

A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Trauma and survival, Female agency under constraint, Public exposure and accountability, Religion and doubt, Exploitation and resilience

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The House

3. The House

Animation Drama Comedy Horror Fantasy
6.8
20221h 37min

Overview

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

Themes

Dark comedy tone, Poor family dynamics, Fed-up landlady leverage, Anxious developer pressure, Surreal ambiance, Mysterious house control, Stop motion texture

Available on

Netflix
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American Underdog

4. American Underdog

Drama Family Sports Competition
7.1
20211h 52min

Overview

The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.

Themes

Perseverance under pressure, Family loyalty and support, Unconventional career path, Harsh coaching dynamics, Resilience through reinvention, Faith amid setbacks

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Tender Bar

5. The Tender Bar

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
6.7
20211h 44min

Overview

JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father — JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.

Themes

Pursuit of writing and education, Father absence mentorship, Barroom surrogate family, Working-class aspiration vs opportunity, Adolescence romance and disappointment

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

6. South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

Animation Comedy TV Movie Adult Animation Satire
7.5
20211h 2min

Overview

If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened. But traveling back to the past seems to be the easy answer until they meet Victor Chaos.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Pandemic fear and isolation, Collective responsibility under pressure, Scientific ambition consequences, Quarantine and social control, Family estrangement after crisis

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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A Boy Called Christmas

7. A Boy Called Christmas

Family Adventure Fantasy Christmas Family Adventure Epic
6.7
20211h 44min

Overview

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…

Themes

Family resilience, Belonging through belief, Hope under threat, Myth and reality, Journey as transformation, Generosity as identity

Available on

Netflix
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

8. Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Fantasy Comedy Adventure Science Fiction Supernatural Fantasy
7.0
20212h 4min

Overview

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Themes

Family legacy pressure, Small-town isolation, Intergenerational collaboration, Scientific curiosity, Ancestral care and memory, Paranormal threat management

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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tick, tick... BOOM!

9. tick, tick... BOOM!

Drama Music Professional Drama Narrative Musical
7.5
20212h

Overview

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

Themes

Illness and mortality, Pressure to create, Artistic integrity vs stability, Dream vs practicality, Love and friendship strain, Deadline-driven ambition

Available on

Netflix
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

10. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Drama History Comedy Historical Drama Biographical History
6.8
20211h 51min

Overview

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Themes

Creativity under constraint, Caregiving and loss, Economic precarity and debt, Illness and institutionalization, Public fame through art, Class bias and scandal

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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