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TV Movie movies

Feature-length productions crafted for the small screen, offering cozy storytelling and diverse themes.

Subgenres include: Family TV Movie, Holiday TV Movie, Romance TV Movie.

An Inspector Calls

1. An Inspector Calls

Drama Crime Thriller Mystery TV Movie
7.6
20151h 28min

Overview

Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide. Then, he simply asks everyone present, one by one, if they knew her.

Themes

Class inequality, Economic precarity, Social responsibility, Gender roles, Deception by authority, Collective guilt

Available on

Britbox Apple TV Channel
Kanopy
BritBox
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Descendants

2. Descendants

Family Adventure Fantasy TV Movie Music
6.3
20151h 52min

Overview

A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen (Evie) and Jafar (Jay).

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Belonging and identity, Coming of age, Appearance versus self-worth, Peer pressure and popularity, Family legacy vs independence

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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Teen Beach 2

3. Teen Beach 2

TV Movie Family Comedy Fantasy Family TV Movie
5.9
20151h 44min

Overview

When characters from the movie musical “Wet Side Story” get stuck in the real world, teens Brady and Mack must find a way to return them home.

Themes

Adaptation under pressure, Belonging and autonomy, Relationship strain in adolescence, Identity in transition, Group dynamics under change, Cross world disruption

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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Cleveland Abduction

4. Cleveland Abduction

Drama Crime TV Movie True-Story TV Movie Psychological Drama
6.6
20151h 28min

Overview

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Survival under captivity, Resilience in crisis, Motherhood under danger, Coercive confinement, Bonding among captives

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

5. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Documentary TV Movie Social & Political Documentary
8.0
20152h

Overview

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

Themes

Abuse of power, Cult dynamics, Coercive leadership, Indoctrination pressure, Surveillance and harassment, Recruitment manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
HBO Max
HBO Max Amazon Channel
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Overview

A chilling real-time thriller featuring a teenager, Casey, battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker.

Themes

Privacy versus exposure, Anonymous accountability tension, Online reputation vulnerability, Vigilantism risks, Cyberbullying ethics, Digital harm escalation

Available on

Rakuten TV
Plex
Plex Channel
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A Royal Christmas

7. A Royal Christmas

TV Movie Romance Family Holiday TV Movie Christmas Family
6.5
20141h 30min

Overview

A young working girl with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen—and find out if love truly can conquer all.

Themes

Class inequality, Outsider integration, Royal etiquette, Duty vs happiness, Family approval, Social belonging

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Big Driver

8. Big Driver

Crime Mystery Thriller TV Movie Revenge Thriller
5.6
20141h 27min

Overview

Tess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted and raped her on a desolate New England road.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trauma and resilience, Family involvement in crime, Vigilantism and consequences, Media blame and sensationalism, Survivor agency under pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Hoopla
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Zapped

9. Zapped

TV Movie Comedy Family Family TV Movie Parody
5.0
20141h 34min

Overview

Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command. But she soon learns that it isn't the cure-all she had hoped for.

Themes

High school pressure, Blended family dynamics, Stepfamily rivalry, Dance culture expectations, Obedience through technology, Teen-dance competition tensions

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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Clear History

10. Clear History

Comedy TV Movie Satire
6.4
20141h 40min

Overview

Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

Themes

Revenge as motive, Identity concealment, Social risk management, Private life public exposure, Humiliation and reinvention, Reputational tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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