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Movies with raw vibe

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

1. Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

Comedy Satire
8.1
20181h 9min

Overview

The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special.

Themes

Anti-standup stance, Marginalized identity pressures, Critique of stand-up form, Storytelling as political voice, Self-deprecating humour harms, Regional prejudice toward lgbt

Available on

Netflix
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A Prayer Before Dawn

2. A Prayer Before Dawn

Drama Action Crime Martial Arts Action Prison Crime
6.8
20181h 56min

Overview

The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison Muay Thai tournaments.

Themes

Prison as proving ground, Outsider in confinement, Drug abuse cycle, Camaraderie amid danger, Institutional power dynamics, Sport as survival tactic

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Avengers: Infinity War

3. Avengers: Infinity War

Adventure Action Science Fiction Superhero Action Space Sci-Fi
8.4
20182h 29min

Overview

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Destiny and choice, Alliances under threat, Collective duty, Moral cost of ambition, Power and sacrifice

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Dude

4. Dude

Comedy Awkward Comedy
5.1
20181h 30min

Overview

Four best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.

Themes

Education choices and independence, Loyalty vs personal needs, Consent and power in relationships, Family dynamics and divorce, Grief and coming of age, Friendship under stress

Available on

Netflix
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Overview

Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

Themes

Unintended consequences, Risk escalation, Corporate greed, Control of nature, Empathy across species, Science ethics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Revenge

6. Revenge

Action Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Revenge Thriller
6.4
20181h 48min

Overview

Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way.

Themes

Desert isolation, Survival under threat, Coercive power dynamics, Gender-based violence, Psychological tension, Vigilantism and retaliation

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure

7. Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
6.3
20182h 23min

Overview

Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.

Themes

Rebellion and resistance, Survival under oppression, Pursuit of a cure, Risk and leadership sacrifice, Group cohesion under danger, Distrust of authority

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Amazon Video
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Journey's End

8. Journey's End

War Drama Action World War I Psychological Drama
6.7
20171h 48min

Overview

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.

Themes

Dugout isolation under stress, Trenches camaraderie under threat, No man's land danger, German spring offensive threat, No man's land memory, Dugout dinners routine

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

9. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Crime Drama Detective Mystery Crime Tragic Drama
8.1
20171h 55min

Overview

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

Themes

Small town pressure, Billboard protest ethics, Police brutality tensions, Arson as retaliation, Molotov cocktail risk

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Amazon Video
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I Kill Giants

10. I Kill Giants

Fantasy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Supernatural Fantasy
6.1
20171h 46min

Overview

Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.

Themes

Trauma and coping, Fantasy as coping mechanism, Bullying dynamics and resilience, Adolescent identity under pressure, Support systems in crisis, Grief and maternal illness

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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