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Movies with ice-cold vibe

The Way Back

1. The Way Back

Drama Adventure History Survival Adventure
7.3
20102h 13min

Overview

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.

Themes

Political oppression, Group cohesion under pressure, Escape under duress, Loyalty vs ideology, Survival under totalitarianism, Displacement and identity

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The Debt

2. The Debt

Drama Thriller Historical Drama Cover-Up Thriller
6.8
20101h 53min

Overview

Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Haunting memories and guilt, Legacy of wartime violence, Deception and cover stories, Public heroism vs private cost, Accountability and denial

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Undisputed III: Redemption

3. Undisputed III: Redemption

Action Thriller Crime Drama Martial Arts Action
7.4
20101h 36min

Overview

Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins - an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner - Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament.

Themes

Power dynamics in confinement, Profit-driven competition, Trust forged under stress, Deception in sport, Coercive system, Resilience under restraint, International rivalry

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The Ghost Writer

4. The Ghost Writer

Thriller Mystery Political Thriller Investigation Mystery
7.2
20102h 8min

Overview

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Political image vs reality, Power and accountability, Ethical ambiguity in leadership, War on terror politics, Institutional influence and control

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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

5. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

Animation Comedy Science Fiction Mystery Drama
8.0
20102h 42min

Overview

A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.

Themes

Supernatural influence, Sequel expectations, High school pressures, Alternate dimension anxiety, Christmas disruption, Collective identity tension

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A Serious Man

6. A Serious Man

Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Psychological Drama
7.0
20091h 46min

Overview

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

Themes

Midlife crisis, Institutional pressure, Family disruption, Ethical conflict, Financial instability, Faith vs doubt

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Ninja Assassin

7. Ninja Assassin

Action Adventure Thriller Martial Arts Action Revenge Thriller
6.3
20091h 39min

Overview

Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

Themes

Power and secrecy, Loyalty under coercion, Duty vs autonomy, Secret society control, Justice through violence, Trauma and training

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Moon

8. Moon

Science Fiction Drama Space Sci-Fi
7.8
20091h 37min

Overview

Sam Bell's countdown to freedom shatters when a rover crash unearths a chilling mystery on the Moon. Alone except for GERTY, his computer assistant, Sam spirals into a desperate quest for truth. What he discovers could change everything—or drive him to madness. What lies beyond the crash site?

Themes

Memory manipulation, Corporate deception, Existential crisis, Isolation in space, Cloning ethics, Labor under contract

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Drama Thriller Crime Mystery Investigation Suspense
7.8
20092h 32min

Overview

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

Themes

Female empowerment, Abuse and guardianship, Legacy and accountability, Antisemitism and family secrecy, Corruption and exposure, Investigative collaboration under pressure

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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North Face

10. North Face

Adventure Drama Action History Thriller
7.4
20082h 6min

Overview

Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser only want to be the first to conquer the Eiger’s North Face—then the mountain turns their ambition into a deadly fixation. As crowds watch from warm hotel balconies and a storm closes in, how far will they climb before they realize the only way left is down?

Themes

Risk and resilience, Duty vs ambition, Human vs nature, Ideology under strain, Competition and collaboration, Public gaze and story

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