Movies with ironic vibe

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent young man inhabits, he hones his skills and sharpens his knives—and then he falls in love. Jorge's nimble comic fable provides a smartly constructed gastronomic allegory for ambition and survival.

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Class inequality through aspiration, Power through mastery, Survival through craft, Institutional hierarchy and loyalty, Deception as social tool, Mobilization via skill

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Tense Whimsical Dry Stylish Witty

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After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.

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Economic precarity, Deception and manipulation, Job loss consequences, Desperation-driven crime, Wealth insecurity, Restitution and blame

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Intimate Restrained Deliberate Relentless Stylish

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Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.

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Trauma and resilience, Objectification vs agency, Personal independence, Spiritual rebirth, Art vs exploitation, Public scrutiny and stigma

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Claustrophobic

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Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.

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Infidelity and betrayal, Loyalty vs desire, Working-class pressures, Family strain under scandal, Public judgment and rumor, Deception and confrontation

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Realistic Heartwarming Intimate Restrained Measured

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A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

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Parent child relationship, Gender identity conflict, Trauma from sexual abuse, Road trip resilience, New identity tension, Social stigma pressure

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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A playboy has the tables turned on him when he finds himself being used as a plaything by an undesirable woman.

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Social climbing, Blackmail and leverage, Workplace manipulation, Performative media power, Deception and survival, Coercive marriage

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Playful Realistic Tense Whimsical Intimate

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As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.

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Loyalty under strain, Forbidden romance, Deception in love, Obsessive dares, Competition as bond, Wealth disparity

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Tense Bleak Restrained Deliberate Minimalist

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William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

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Private school culture, Donor influence in education, Merit vs favoritism, Academic integrity, Power and mentorship dynamics, Reputation and legacy

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Playful Tense Claustrophobic Dry Witty

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Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

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Loyalty under pressure, Economic desperation, Deceptive collaboration, Risk and luck, Group dynamics under crime, Illusory opportunity

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Tense Steady Claustrophobic Dry Witty

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An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.

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Deception and betrayal, Financial ruin and reinvention, Media influence and manipulation, Reputation under pressure, Romance versus ambition, Social capital and trust

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