Satire movies

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Stylish

Overview

Four friends become stranded in Eastern Europe and have to become hit men, prostitutes, corrupt cops, smugglers and more to make it home.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Money as leverage, Deceit and coercion, Crime under duress, Police corruption under strain, Cross-border chaos

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Dry Fast-paced Stylish Satirical Edgy

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A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Themes

Risk and self-destruction, Wealth as performance, Deception and market manipulation, Ethics of money and power, Fame as addictive lure, Rise and fall dynamics

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Dry Fast-paced Chaotic Satirical Electric

Overview

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

Themes

Gender barriers, Professional rivalry, News industry pressure, Family obligations vs career, Sensationalism vs information, Ratings competition

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.

Themes

Legal guardians under threat, Justice system sacrifice, Civic duty under pressure, Legacy of legality, Public memory and history

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Bleak

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A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

Themes

Deception and trust challenges, Unrealistically relationship expectations, Class and affluence tensions, Pornography and intimacy, Emotional withdrawal and connection, Trauma and bonding through loss

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Intense Oppressive

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An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.

Themes

Identity through performance, Family dysfunction and independence, Sexism in creative fields, Narration as self-expression, Parental pressure and ambition, Gender bias in industry

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Claustrophobic Dry Witty Charged Cynical

Overview

When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Themes

Survival under siege, Crisis negotiation, Corporate layoffs, Job insecurity, Media spectacle under pressure, Power vs vulnerability

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Witty

Overview

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

Themes

Group loyalty under threat, Group dynamics under pressure, Assimilation and resistance, Nostalgia vs apocalypse, Addiction and alcoholism, Replacement and mistrust

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Tense Whimsical Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

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The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.

Themes

Economic desperation, Appearance versus reality, Pawn shop economy, Marginalized lives collide, Humor amid crime, Objects as connectors

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Fast-paced

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Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

Themes

Scam via kidnapping, Greed via extortion, Weight lifting misused, Scam via leverage, Trust exploited by crime, Miami backdrop, Loyalty tested by crime

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