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Movies with slow-burn vibe

I'm Your Man

1. I'm Your Man

Science Fiction Comedy Romance AI Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy
7.1
20211h 48min

Overview

Alma is a scientist coerced into participating in an extraordinary study in order to obtain research funds for her work. For three weeks, she has to live with a humanoid robot tailored to her character and needs, whose artificial intelligence is designed to be the perfect life partner for her. Enter Tom, a machine in human form in a class of its own, created solely to make her happy.

Themes

Loneliness and connection, Ethics of artificial life, Aging and companionship fear, Gender roles in science, Human-robot intimacy, Funding and institutional power

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The Empty Man

2. The Empty Man

Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
6.2
20202h 17min

Overview

On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Cult manipulation, Fabricated memories, Trauma and obsession, Loss of self, Investigation vs belief

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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

3. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Documentary Drama Nature & Wildlife Documentary
8.9
20201h 23min

Overview

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

Themes

Climate change mitigation, Biodiversity preservation efforts, Sustainable energy transition, Poverty alleviation and health, Population growth management, Habitat protection and restoration

Available on

Netflix
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Don't Listen

4. Don't Listen

Drama Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.1
20201h 38min

Overview

After a tragic turn of events at the new home he's fixing up, Daniel hears a ghostly plea for help, spurring him to seek out a famous paranormal expert.

Themes

Possession threat to family, Monster in home, Kids under isolation stress, Hearing voices tension, Paranormal expert influence

Available on

Netflix
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Horse Girl

5. Horse Girl

Drama Psychological Drama
6.0
20201h 43min

Overview

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

Themes

Mental health pressures, Dreams and waking life, Trauma and memory, Isolation in relationships, Conspiracy belief, Grief and isolation

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Netflix
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Color Out of Space

6. Color Out of Space

Horror Science Fiction Mystery Thriller Alien Horror
6.1
20201h 50min

Overview

The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly colour. To their horror, the family discovers this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches—including them.

Themes

Fragile family bonds, Cosmic contamination via mutation, Descent into madness, Environmental transformation through invasion, Isolation as survival pressure, Unseen alien interference

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The Lodge

7. The Lodge

Horror Drama Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror
6.0
20201h 48min

Overview

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

Themes

Isolation intensifies paranoia, Deception as control, Cult legacy and manipulation, Family fracture under stress, Environmental confinement, Fear amid cold

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7500

8. 7500

Thriller Drama Political Thriller Relationship Drama
6.3
20191h 34min

Overview

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

Themes

Power and restraint, Human connection under crisis, Extremist violence under pressure, Crisis negotiation dynamics, Moral ambiguity in crisis, Survival under time pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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I Lost My Body

9. I Lost My Body

Animation Drama Fantasy Adult Animation Tragic Drama
7.5
20191h 21min

Overview

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

Themes

Loneliness after loss, Pizza delivery boy longing, Crawling hand pursuit, Surrealism as perspective, Librarian memory shaping reality, Severed hand isolation

Available on

Netflix
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The Lighthouse

10. The Lighthouse

Drama Fantasy Thriller Psychological Drama Dark Fantasy
7.4
20191h 49min

Overview

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Themes

Obsession and violence, Isolation and fixation, Superstition vs perception, Power dynamics under confinement, Madness and intoxication, Dual identities conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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