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Goal!

361. Goal!

Drama Sports Competition
6.7

20051h 58min

Switzerland, United Kingdom

Director: Danny Cannon

Overview

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

Themes

Mentorship under pressure, Immigrant aspiration via sport, Economic mobility through sport, Class barriers and expectations, Family support and sacrifice, Team dynamics under stress

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Fandango At Home
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Thumbsucker

362. Thumbsucker

Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
6.5

20051h 36min

United States

Director: Mike Mills

Overview

Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.

Themes

Adolescent autonomy and dependence, Academic ambition and deception, Family aging anxieties, Peer influence and risk-taking, Romance and boundary testing, Stimulant use and performance

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Harsh Times

363. Harsh Times

Crime Drama Thriller Action Organized Crime
6.8

20051h 56min

United States

Director: David Ayer

Overview

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Risk and consequence, Economic desperation pushes crime, Military past shaping behavior, Ptsd-driven violence

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Business

364. The Business

Drama Action Thriller Crime Organized Crime
6.6

20051h 36min

United Kingdom

Director: Nick Love

Overview

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty vs betrayal, Class aspiration and escape, Illicit economy and risk, Corruption and control, Addiction and escalation

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Protector

365. The Protector

Action Crime Drama Thriller Martial Arts Action
7.0

20051h 45min

Thailand

Director: Prachya Pinkaew

Overview

A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.

Themes

Law enforcement pressure, Duty versus lineage, Elephant guardianship, Local political corruption, Transnational crime, Gang violence, Survival through combat

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Apple TV
YouTube
Fandango At Home
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Hustle & Flow

366. Hustle & Flow

Crime Drama Music Entertainment Industry Drama Organized Crime
7.3

20051h 56min

United States

Director: Craig Brewer

Overview

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Themes

Midlife crisis drives ambition, Drug dealer impulses, Hip-hop aspiration grows, Rap music push, Prostitution risk rises, Pimp dynamics emerge

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Devil's Rejects

367. The Devil's Rejects

Drama Horror Crime Gore Horror Serial Killer Crime
6.7

20051h 51min

Germany, United States

Director: Rob Zombie

Overview

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

Themes

Revenge and retaliation, Law versus vigilantism, Cruelty as spectacle, Torture as control, Kinship exploitation, Sanity under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Little Fish

368. Little Fish

Drama Crime Narcotics Crime Relationship Drama
6.1

20051h 54min

Australia, United Kingdom

Director: Rowan Woods

Overview

Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.

Themes

Deception as strategy, Addiction and recovery pressure, Debt-driven desperation, Family obligation under crime, Illicit finance risk, Trust compromised by lies

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Down in the Valley

369. Down in the Valley

Drama Romance Thriller Western Relationship Drama
6.4

20051h 52min

United States, Ireland

Director: David Jacobson

Overview

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.

Themes

Indian territory pressure, Age gap romance, Strange person appeal, Beach dynamics, Cowboy lure

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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My Summer of Love

370. My Summer of Love

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
6.7

20051h 27min

United Kingdom

Director: Paweł Pawlikowski

Overview

In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous father. Bound together by their secrets, the two girls see their friendship deepen and enter into dangerous waters.

Themes

Class inequality, Coming of age, Lesbian relationship dynamics, Regional pressures england, Sibling relationship tension, Northern england pressures

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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