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Movies with high-energy vibe

Playdate

1. Playdate

Action Comedy Family High-Concept Comedy Buddy Action
5.5
20251h 33min

Overview

When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.

Themes

Found family bonds, Stay-at-home dad pressure, Mercenaries external threat, Accountant under pressure, Action comedy energy, Playdate disruption and risk

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Happy Gilmore 2

2. Happy Gilmore 2

Comedy Parody
6.1
20251h 55min

Overview

Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.

Themes

Duty to family, Addiction and recovery, Resilience after loss, Legacy through children, Competition vs integrity, Exploitation and corporate influence

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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Dog Man

3. Dog Man

Family Comedy Adventure Animation Action
6.3
20251h 29min

Overview

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Identity through transformation, Loneliness and belonging, Abuse and abandonment, Shared custody and chosen family, Cloning and resurrection consequences

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Better Man

4. Better Man

Music Drama Music Biopic Entertainment Industry Drama
7.5
20242h 15min

Overview

Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

Themes

Addiction and recovery, Price of fame, Authenticity versus persona, Impostor syndrome and self-doubt, Mentorship and rivalry, Family abandonment and support, Public scrutiny and performance pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Thelma

5. Thelma

Action Comedy Adventure City Adventure Vehicle-Driven Action
7.0
20241h 38min

Overview

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

Themes

Family obligation vs autonomy, Independence vs dependence, Deception and distrust, Age-based resilience, Fraud-recovery ethics, Urban vulnerability and resourcefulness

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Old Dads

6. Old Dads

Comedy Satire
6.2
20231h 42min

Overview

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

Themes

Age bias in management, Parenting and fatherhood pressures, Generational workplace clash, Political correctness and banter tension, Adaptation to modern business, Male friendship under pressure

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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Quiz Lady

7. Quiz Lady

Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.7
20231h 40min

Overview

A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister, Jenny, must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide gameshow champion.

Themes

Sibling loyalty under pressure, Deception within performance, Economic precarity and risk, Gambling debt tension, Fame pursuit, Neighborhood support networks

Available on

Hulu
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

8. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Adventure Action Adventure Epic Epic Action
6.5
20232h 35min

Overview

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Illicit antiquities trade, Aging vs relevance, Heritage in ancient rome, Treasure hunt ethics, Loyalty and mentorship

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Polite Society

9. Polite Society

Comedy Action Drama Martial Arts Action High-Concept Comedy
6.6
20231h 44min

Overview

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

Themes

Performative deception, Sister relationship loyalty, Wedding pressure autonomy, Kidnapping risk, Martial arts ambition, Cultural expectation conflict, Parents control vs independence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Beautiful Disaster

10. Beautiful Disaster

Romance Drama Comedy Romantic Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
5.3
20231h 36min

Overview

College freshman Abby tries to distance herself from her dark past while resisting her attraction to bad boy Travis.

Themes

Secret past, Economic pressure, Forbidden attraction, Family ties, Underground subculture, Gambling and debt

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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