Movies with quiet vibe

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Realistic Tense Bleak Restrained Deliberate

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

Themes

Mentorship and growth, Memory and loss, War era family pressures, Faith under trial, Resilience through absence, Prejudice to empathy

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Bright Realistic Tense Steady Deliberate

The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

Themes

Sea turtle companionship potential, Caregiver dolphin responsibility, Dolphin companionship needs, Sea turtle welfare priorities, Institutional constraints vs welfare, Dolphin welfare ethics

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Realistic Tense Bleak Deliberate Measured

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

Themes

Displacement and adaptation, Employment and housing pressures, Relocation to western nation, Sibling solidarity under hardship, Deception in aid, Refugee system dynamics

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Realistic Tense Intimate Dry Deliberate

Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

Themes

Small town pressures, Parent child relationship tensions, Literature influence, Reading a diary echoes, Death implications, Art restoration pressures

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Intense Measured

Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.

Themes

Mentorship under pressure, Trauma and discipline, Humility before mastery, Discipline vs impulse, Trauma as catalyst, Resilience through ritual

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Realistic Tense Bleak Witty Oppressive

Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.

Themes

Mentorship and lineage, Samurai ethics under pressure, Duty vs pacifism, Bakumatsu era conflicts, Revenge vs mercy, Meiji era reform

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Deliberate

An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.

Themes

Trauma and grief, Custody and parental conflict, Infidelity and commitment pressure, Emotional distance and longing, Secrets shaping trust, Imagined narratives and reality

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Realistic Intimate Atmospheric Restrained Deliberate

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Themes

Economic precarity, Parental conflict and abuse, Stepfamily adjustment, Divided family dynamics, Ambition and guidance, Adolescence and experimentation, Nostalgia and growth

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Realistic Deliberate Clinical Oppressive Shadowy

Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in pursuit of lost time after meeting a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home. What begins as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering series of events.

Themes

Deception within marriage, Escape from monotony, Care and boundary testing, Affair implications, Commitment vs authenticity, Routine vs longing

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Realistic Intimate Procedural Minimalist Measured

Vivian Maier's photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she'd collected throughout her life. Instead these images have shaken the world of street photography and irrevocably changed the life of the man who brought them to the public eye. This film brings to life the interesting turns and travails of the improbable saga of John Maloof's discovery of Vivian Maier, unravelling this mysterious tale through her documentary films, photographs, odd collections and personal accounts from the people that knew her. What started as a blog to show her work quickly became a viral sensation in the photography world. Photos destined for the trash heap now line gallery exhibitions, a forthcoming book and this documentary film.

Themes

Undiscovered talent through photography, Street photography in public view, Posthumous recognition via art exhibition, Archival discovery and preservation, Collector access through discovery, Biography of unseen work

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