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Conviction

781. Conviction

Drama Legal Drama
7.2

20101h 47min

United States

Director: Tony Goldwyn

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

Themes

Family loyalty under pressure, Coercion and perjury, Systemic barriers to justice, Dna evidence overturns verdict, Advocacy within a flawed system, Delayed justice and reform

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It's Kind of a Funny Story

782. It's Kind of a Funny Story

Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
7.1

20101h 42min

United States

Director: Anna Boden

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Themes

Coming of age, Academic pressure, Mental health care, Creative aspiration, Psychiatric ward, Peer friendship dynamics

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Catfish

783. Catfish

Documentary True Crime Documentary
7.1

20101h 27min

United States

Director: Ariel Schulman

Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.

Themes

Constructed identities, Online deception, Family manipulation, Artistic authenticity pressure, Trust breach

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Colorful

784. Colorful

Animation Drama Family Family Animation Tragic Drama
7.3

20102h 7min

Japan

Director: Keiichi Hara

Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.

Themes

Outsider acceptance, Belonging and isolation, Parental infidelity impact, Family strain and overwork, Second chances and responsibility, Social pressure and school life

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Flipped

785. Flipped

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
7.7

20101h 29min

United States

Director: Rob Reiner

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

Themes

Family obligation, Multiple perspectives, Coming of age, Unrequited love, Pride and belonging, Miscommunication and misunderstandings

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Get Low

786. Get Low

Drama Mystery Comedy Historical Drama Whodunit
7.0

20101h 43min

United States, Germany

Director: Aaron Schneider

A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.

Themes

Public ritual spectacle, Rumors shape reputation, Outsider seeking belonging, Concealed past exposed, Power of storytelling, Truth versus myth

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Charlie St. Cloud

787. Charlie St. Cloud

Drama Romance Tragic Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.4

20101h 39min

United States

Director: Burr Steers

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

Themes

Loss and memory, Family obligation, Romance amid loss, Ghostly companionship, Duty and self discovery, Promises vs moving on

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The Secret World of Arrietty

788. The Secret World of Arrietty

Fantasy Animation Family Supernatural Fantasy Anime
7.6

20101h 34min

France, Japan

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

Themes

Secrecy drives adaptation, Coexistence with humans, Displacement and relocation, Protecting a hidden home, Fragile domestic boundaries, Human curiosity threatens life

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Womb

789. Womb

Romance Science Fiction Dark Romance Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
6.3

20101h 51min

Germany, France

Director: Benedek Fliegauf

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Themes

Reproductive control, Obsessive love, Cloning ethics, Parent-child ambiguity, Social prejudice against copies, Biotech ethics

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Apple TV
Hoopla
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The Kids Are All Right

790. The Kids Are All Right

Comedy Drama Family Drama Adult Comedy
7.0

20101h 46min

United States

Director: Lisa Cholodenko

Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.

Themes

Artificial insemination origins, Lesbian relationship under strain, Family boundaries under pressure, Parental authority vs autonomy, Affair as boundary test, Nontraditional family tensions

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