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Movies with lively vibe

Step Up Revolution

1. Step Up Revolution

Music Drama Romance Dance-Centered Music Film Passionate Romance
6.4
20121h 39min

Overview

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

Themes

Community resilience under pressure, Urban redevelopment conflict, Artistic protest leverage, Ambition vs loyalty, Spectacle-driven negotiation, Betrayal and loyalty tensions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Let It Shine

2. Let It Shine

Family Music TV Movie Narrative Musical Family TV Movie
6.4
20121h 44min

Overview

A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.

Themes

Faith vs art in youth, Deception and credit misattribution, Friendship tested by rivalry, Parental disapproval of music, Authenticity vs role expectations, Fame pressures in performance

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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What to Expect When You're Expecting

3. What to Expect When You're Expecting

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
5.7
20121h 50min

Overview

Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.

Themes

Career vs family balance, Intergenerational expectations, Marital partnership under strain, Adoption vs biology, Economic housing concerns, Impending parenthood pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Lorax

4. The Lorax

Animation Family Family Animation Parent-Child Family
6.4
20121h 26min

Overview

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Themes

Legacy and responsibility, Deforestation and pollution, Consumerism and air market, Artificial nature vs real, Collective action and resistance, Corporate greed vs environment

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Change-Up

5. The Change-Up

Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.3
20111h 52min

Overview

Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

Themes

Authenticity vs performance, Deception under social pressure, Role-switch consequences, Professional vs family obligations, Envy-driven life comparison, Friendship tested by change

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Arthur

6. Arthur

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
5.7
20111h 50min

Overview

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.

Themes

Romance vs duty, Reputation management, Inheritance pressure, Arranged marriage conflict, Self reliance vs dependency, Social aspiration

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

7. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Comedy Fantasy Family Supernatural Fantasy Parent-Child Family
6.1
20101h 49min

Overview

Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

Themes

Economic pressure on a farm, Wartime family resilience, External interference and manipulation, Authority versus parental care, Magic as problem solving, Unexpected outsiders and adaptation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Cado dalle nubi

8. Cado dalle nubi

Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.5
20091h 35min

Overview

An aspiring singer from southern Italy who's just been dumped moves north to Milan, where he falls in love and enters a TV singing competition show.

Themes

Regional prejudice, Ambition under scrutiny, Romance amid social divides, Social friction across regions, Outsider adaptation in a city, Identity and belonging tension

Available on

Netflix
Disney Plus
Amazon Prime Video
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The Concert

9. The Concert

Drama Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama Ensemble Comedy
7.5
20091h 59min

Overview

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. One day, he intercepts an official invitation from the prestigious Théâtre du Châtelet. Through a series of mad antics, he reunites his old orchestra, now composed of old alcoholic musicians, and flies to perform in Paris and complete the Tchaikovsky concerto interrupted 30 years earlier. For the concerto, he engages a young violin soloist with whom he has an unexpected connection.

Themes

Political oppression, Ethnic diversity in music, Gypsy musicians solidarity, Aging artists resilience, Crime sponsorship in art, Collective performance reclamation

Available on

Amazon Video
Kanopy
Plex
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The Boat That Rocked

10. The Boat That Rocked

Drama Comedy Satire Entertainment Industry Drama
7.3
20092h 15min

Overview

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.

Themes

Censorship and freedom, Youth energy and rebellion, Authority and improvisation, Public spectacle and media, Advertising fueled fame, Crew loyalty under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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