Movies with documentary-style vibe

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Tense Steady Clinical Minimalist Measured

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Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.

Themes

Assassination attempt pressure, Russian secret police control, Chemical poisoning risk, Political opposition resilience, Russian politics influence, Poisoning exposure risk

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Steady Restrained Clinical Measured Vast

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The inspirational rise of SpaceX as well as Elon Musk's two-decade effort to resurrect America’s space travel ambitions.

Themes

Long term effort, National space ambition, Technological progression, Private space industry, Exploration drive, Ambitious ascent

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Realistic Fast-paced Hopeful Gritty Earnest

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Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby. Based on a true story.

Themes

Training under pressure, Pursuit of belonging, Underdog partnership, Real-world rescue stakes, Trust in nonverbal cues, Temperament and discipline

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Realistic Dry Relentless Oppressive Urban

Overview

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.

Themes

Economic precarity, Work-life conflict, Labor market instability, Single parent burden, Infrastructure disruption

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Procedural Clinical

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A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: leave her apartment.

Themes

Authority vs resistance, Corporate ethics under pressure, Agoraphobic vulnerability, Privacy vs monitoring, Remote work fragility, Data trace manipulation

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Dry Clinical Intense Measured Oppressive

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Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.

Themes

Online dating deception, Financial manipulation through gifts, False persona construction, Threat-based coercion, Ponzi-scheme exploitation, Victim debt pressure

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Realistic Intimate Restrained Measured Melancholic

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Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

Themes

Journey as catalyst, Intergenerational bond, Childhood memories, Parenting under pressure, Bipolar disorder pressures, Motherhood dynamics

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Realistic Tense Intimate Restrained Deliberate

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Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.

Themes

Class inequality under pressure, North ireland division, The troubles fracture, August 1969 riots effect, Ulster loyalism tension, Migration as choice and consequence

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Intimate Bleak Restrained Deliberate Measured

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In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Themes

Jealousy and trust, Interracial relationship pressures, Racial identity boundaries, Social perception and deception, Passing and belonging

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Deliberate

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Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

Themes

Alzheimer's disease burden, Elderly couple strain, Dementia dependency, Heart condition impact, End of life pressure, Drug addict legacy

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