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Movies with neon-lit vibe

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

1. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Comedy Crime Romance Romantic Comedy Workplace Comedy
6.7
20011h 43min

Overview

CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trust under pressure, Power of suggestion, Professional vs personal life, Memory as weapon, Hypnosis as crime driver

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Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

2. Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

Animation Adventure Comedy Family Animation Adventure Epic
7.0
20011h 13min

Overview

When Scooby and the gang get trapped in a video game created for the gang, they must fight against the 'Phantom Virus.' To escape the game they must go level by level and defeat the game once and for all.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Jealousy and ambition, Video game competition, Reality versus simulation, Technology-driven conflict, Competition for recognition

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3000 Miles to Graceland

3. 3000 Miles to Graceland

Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
6.0
20012h 5min

Overview

It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, Michael must track down Murphy.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Greed vs loyalty, Trust and betrayal, Risk and improvisation, Disguise and concealment, Survival through crime

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Avalon

4. Avalon

Action Science Fiction Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
6.4
20011h 47min

Overview

In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?

Themes

Future dystopia pressures, Obsession with simulation, Video game addiction, Virtual reality immersion, Gang dynamics under pressure, Deception in game

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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

5. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Animation Action Science Fiction Thriller Superhero Action
7.8
20001h 17min

Overview

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as he stands alone to face the old Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Themes

Mentorship under pressure, Loyalty under manipulation, Technology as weapon, Deception and impersonation, Identity and role confusion, Legacy and succession

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Duets

6. Duets

Comedy Drama Music Buddy Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama
6.1
20001h 52min

Overview

Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.

Themes

Economic precarity on tour, Belonging via performance, Competition as social glue, Drug-based anxiety coping, Family seeking reconciliation, Risk and violence on tour

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Gone in Sixty Seconds

7. Gone in Sixty Seconds

Action Crime Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Heist
6.5
20001h 58min

Overview

Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Risk and improvisation, Trust under deception, Family stakes, Crime and pursuit, Mentorship influence

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The Matrix

8. The Matrix

Action Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi
8.7
19992h 16min

Overview

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

Themes

Simulated reality, Man vs machines, Illusion and agency, Prophecy and choice, Dystopian control, Underground resistance

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Men in Black

9. Men in Black

Action Adventure Comedy Science Fiction Buddy Action
7.3
19971h 38min

Overview

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

Themes

Deception through disguise, Hidden rivalries, Duty and transformation, Agency under threat, Interstellar diplomacy, Technological supremacy

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Ghost in the Shell

10. Ghost in the Shell

Action Animation Science Fiction Cyberpunk Adult Animation
7.9
19951h 23min

Overview

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Themes

Surveillance and control, Consciousness emergence, Human machine boundary, Political manipulation of tech

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