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Movies with claustrophobic vibe

1922

881. 1922

Horror Crime Drama Psychological Horror Organized Crime
6.2

20171h 42min

United States

Director: Zak Hilditch

A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate.

Themes

Deception sustains crime, Pride precedes ruin, Greed causes murder, Guilt haunts the living, Loyalty tested under strain, Consequences outlive the act

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Tragedy Girls

882. Tragedy Girls

Horror Comedy Gore Horror Dark Comedy
6.0

20171h 38min

United States

Director: Tyler MacIntyre

McKayla and Sadie, two death-obsessed teenage girls, use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.

Themes

Internet fame, Blog scrutiny, Twitter frenzy, Peer pressure, Trust and betrayal, Mob mentality

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Cold Skin

883. Cold Skin

Horror Fantasy Drama Monster Horror Dark Fantasy
6.0

20171h 46min

France, Spain

Director: Xavier Gens

A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.

Themes

Isolation and captivity, Power and domination, Survival under threat, Uneasy companionship, Resistance to rescue, Otherness and boundaries

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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

884. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
7.0

20171h 48min

United States

Director: Angela Robinson

The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and co-created Wonder Woman in 1941.

Themes

Media representation, Censorship and expression, Gender equality tensions, Nontraditional family structures, Social backlash and conformity, Feminist movement influence

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

885. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Comedy Drama Family Drama Awkward Comedy
6.9

20171h 52min

United States

Director: Noah Baumbach

An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Aging and legacy, Caregiving burden, Art vs money, Family dysfunction under pressure, Private family decisions

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The Babysitter

886. The Babysitter

Comedy Horror Dark Comedy Supernatural Horror
6.4

20171h 25min

United States

Director: McG

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Bullying and retaliation, Autonomy under coercion, Peer-group pressure, Survival through self-reliance, Cult indoctrination and fear

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The Man from Earth: Holocene

887. The Man from Earth: Holocene

Drama Science Fiction Psychological Drama Time Travel Sci-Fi
5.2

20171h 38min

United States

Director: Richard Schenkman

14,000-year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to age, but four students have discovered his deepest secret, putting his life in grave danger and potentially destroying the world's most popular religion.

Themes

Memory and legacy, Secrecy and disclosure, Deception and hidden identities, Immortality and aging, Publication and reputation, Religion and interpretation

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The Man Who Invented Christmas

888. The Man Who Invented Christmas

Drama History Comedy Family Biographical History
7.0

20171h 45min

Ireland, Canada

Director: Bharat Nalluri

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.

Themes

Debt and ambition, Self publishing vs publishers, Child labor legacy, Family vs career, Tradition and holidays, Poverty and debtors' prison

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Amazon Video
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Happy Death Day

889. Happy Death Day

Comedy Horror Mystery Slasher Horror Whodunit
6.6

20171h 37min

United States

Director: Christopher Landon

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, College social pressure, Affair and jealousy, Time loop persistence, Repeated danger and risk, Agency under constraint

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Cult of Chucky

890. Cult of Chucky

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.3

20171h 31min

Canada, United States

Director: Don Mancini

Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool -- a "Good Guy" doll.

Themes

Isolation amplifies fear, Multiplicity of self, Mental institution, Voodoo possession, Group therapy manipulation, Trauma shaping identity

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