Movies with ironic vibe

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Tense Witty Energetic Satirical Cynical

Overview

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and perception, Ambition and dependence, Female friendship dynamics, Creative validation and risk, Urban aspiration and domestic security

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Realistic Dry Stylish Witty Intense

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Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge, he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues, and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Quentin gets, the less he sees of the girl he thought he knew.

Themes

Group belonging and betrayal, Public image vs reality, Adolescent agency under risk, Deception and self-discovery, Peers pressure conformity

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Witty

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Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

Themes

Romance amid professional life, Mentorship and power dynamics, Economic precarity and ambition, Public recognition and growth, Humiliation and resilience, Artistic validation and self-worth

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Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry

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How to become a man when your mother and your closed circle have decided otherwise? This is the challenge Guillaume took up. The film recounts Guillaume's tragicomic battle from the young age of eight, as he adopts the role of a girl then of a homosexual... until, aged 30, he meets the woman who, after his mother, will become the other woman in his life. Beyond this story of a heterosexual coming-out, the film tells the tale of an actor who never stopped loving women, maybe even a little too much.

Themes

Gender performance and conformity, Family pressure vs self-expression, Sexuality and self-acceptance, Parental control and rebellion, Therapy and transformation, Social ridicule and resilience

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Claustrophobic Dry Stylish Measured Oppressive

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A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

Themes

Video game control, Virtual reality escape, Dystopia under surveillance, Computer driven manipulation, Obsessive work pressure, Faith against system

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Playful Bright Whimsical Stylish Slick

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Obsessed with the BBC production of "Pride and Prejudice", a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.

Themes

Class inequality, Appearance vs reality, Social performance, Romance as currency, Authenticity under pressure, Deception and desire

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Fast-paced

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After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

Themes

Secrets as leverage, Ambition versus coercion, Peer pressure and exclusion, Family abandonment and tension, Wealth dynamics in school, Creative pursuit under stress

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Playful Intimate Fast-paced Witty Reflective

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Successful woman in love tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce, by dashing to the altar with a random stranger before marrying her boyfriend.

Themes

Trust vs manipulation, Family curse pressure, Love vs calculation, Marriage as performance, Deception and consent, Arranged marriage risk

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Playful Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry

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An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Adoption and belonging, Social climbing pressures, Public competition and status, Resilience under sabotage, Artistic merit vs sabotage

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Restrained

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In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

Themes

Crime and consequence, Wealth as leverage, Community complicity and loyalty, Emotional abuse and dependency, Public adoration vs scrutiny, Legal strategy and venue change

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