Movies with high-stakes vibe
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Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
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Loyalty under strain, Trust vs suspicion, Family under pressure, Secrecy within kinship, Financial precarity and risk, Deception within kinship
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In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.
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Loyalty under pressure, Hostage negotiation ethics, Foreign intervention dynamics, Covert power struggles, Regional conflict spillover, Crisis accountability
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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.
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Unintended consequences, Risk escalation, Corporate greed, Control of nature, Empathy across species, Science ethics
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In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.
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Illicit finance networks, Deception through forged assets, Resistance funding under occupation, Coercion and survival under oppression, Conflicting loyalties and betrayals, State power versus clandestine finance
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Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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Revenge and consequences, Corruption and complicity, Mentorship and loyalty, Deception and cover stories, Vigilantism and moral ambiguity, Power and control in criminal networks
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In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
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Deception and propaganda, Secrecy vs transparency, Interspecies tension, Prejudice and bias, Prophecy-driven conflict, Marginalization of minorities
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Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
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Collective action under threat, Coalition across factions, Resurrection and memory fragmentation, Hope through teamwork, Power source management, Duty and alliance tensions
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In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.
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Foster care dynamics, Secrecy and risk, Bonding across barriers, Duty versus compassion, Protection under war, Survival under upheaval
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A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.
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Family protection under threat, Pursuit and escape, Urban crime networks, Professional isolation under pressure, Money as motive and risk, Betrayal and double-cross
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When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
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Corruption and accountability, Duty vs personal life, Technology as leverage, Public health crisis, Cross-border alliance tensions, Secrecy vs loyalty
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