Movies with unsettling vibe
311. Julia's Eyes
Overview
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her blind sister Sara hung in a basement. Despite all signs pointing to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case.
Themes
Trust under pressure, Appearance versus reality, Affair and betrayal, Unreliable guardianship, Family deception and danger, Vision loss and vulnerability
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312. Confessions
Overview
A middle school teacher, devastated by the tragedy involving her young daughter, returns to school and discovers that those responsible for her daughter’s murder are among her students.
Themes
Grief and responsibility, Teacher authority, False innocence, Abandonment effects, Youth culpability, Psychological tension
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313. Animal Kingdom
Overview
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
Themes
Family loyalty under pressure, Violence as leverage, Criminal indoctrination and control, Law enforcement corruption and complicity, Trust and betrayal within kin, Youth exposure to crime
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314. Certified Copy
Overview
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.
Themes
Appearance vs reality, Language barrier, Authenticity vs imitation, Art and replication, Marital performance, Romantic distance
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315. 22 Bullets
Overview
A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
Themes
Family loyalty under threat, Moral ambiguity in justice, Deception within crime networks, Past life vs present identity, Revenge as obsession, Investigation pressures and leverage
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316. Shutter Island
Overview
On an isolated island that houses a psychiatric facility for the most dangerous patients, one of the inmates disappears without a trace. War veteran and U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels arrives on the island with his partner to investigate the mysterious disappearance.
Themes
Institutional control, Isolation and confinement, Ethics of experimentation, Unreliable perception, Deception and mind games, Memory vs trauma
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317. Triangle
Overview
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.
Themes
Single mother burden, Abusive mother dynamics, Autism and care, Cycles of trauma, Time loop dynamics, Ship setting pressures
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318. [REC]²
Overview
The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
Themes
Faith and authority in crisis, Containment under threat, Secrecy and power manipulation, Crowd panic and confinement, Ethical boundaries in emergencies, Fear of contagion
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319. Fish Tank
Overview
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
Themes
Economic precarity, Deception and secrecy, Exploitation and manipulation, Mother-daughter tension, Adolescent rebellion, Escape through art, Belonging and isolation
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320. Exam
Overview
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, where an armed guard keeps watch, they are given 80 minutes to answer one simple question.
Themes
Corporation manipulation, Final exam anxiety, Armed guard presence, Pandemic stakes, Windowless room confinement, Pill ethics
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