Satire movies

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Fast-paced Witty Satirical Surreal Colorful

Overview

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Underdog resilience, Rivalry and deception, Against the odds, Competitive spectacle, Mentor protege dynamic

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Stylish Witty

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Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends and a perfect Christian boyfriend. Her life seems perfect, until the day that she finds out that her boyfriend may be gay — and that she’s pregnant.

Themes

Coming of age under pressure, Peer harassment and ostracism, Religious hypocrisy, Religion and sexuality conflict, Identity vs religion, Privacy vs public scrutiny

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Bright Realistic Steady Dry Measured

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Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.

Themes

Media scrutiny, Illness as catalyst, Tradition vs modernity, Gendered philanthropy, Community sanction, Collective fundraising

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Tense Intimate Dry Deliberate Clinical

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An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Themes

Relationships under ambition, Creative work under constraint, Recognition versus financial reward, Health crisis and vulnerability, Public exposure and pressure, Identity through storytelling

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Clinical Oppressive

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A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.

Themes

Paranoia and personal tragedy, Corporate wrongdoing and harm, Obsession with invasion, Power and coercion, Investigation and mistrust of authority, Confinement as control

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Realistic Claustrophobic Procedural Dry Measured

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Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

Themes

State change and deception, Media as reality construction, Consumerism and brand signals, Generation gap under reform, Family loyalty under pressure, Memory versus progress

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Stylish Satirical

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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

Themes

Television producer ambition, Double life tension, Mole risk, Show business pressure, Assassination fame, Secret agent risk

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Chaotic Witty

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Hapless Depression-era gangsters Al, John and Jack find out their boss wants to get rid of them and come up with a plan to sell him to the FBI, but Al's short-term memory loss could make it difficult.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Memory as liability, Deception within crime rings, Incompetence in crime, Performative crime and publicity, Betrayal among allies

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Stylish Satirical

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The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.

Themes

Deception through simulation, Celebrity illusion and fame, Control and authorship, Media spectacle and intrusion, Ethical boundaries in technology, Audience perception and trust

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Dry Fast-paced Stylish Charged Satirical

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Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Themes

Gendered expectations, Deception and disguise fake identity, Class and reputation country estate, Social propriety constraints, Marriage gatekeeping, Lineage and status

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