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Movies with distant vibe

The Belko Experiment

1. The Belko Experiment

Horror Thriller Survival Thriller Psychological Horror
6.2
20161h 29min

Overview

A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Surveillance and control, Power dynamics in crisis, Survival under coercion, Coercive containment, Group conflict under pressure

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The Ones Below

2. The Ones Below

Thriller Domestic Thriller
6.1
20161h 27min

Overview

A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trust under strain, Class disparity, Domestic paranoia, Parenthood expectations, Neighborhood intrusion

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Hidden

3. Hidden

Thriller Horror Survival Thriller Psychological Horror
6.4
20151h 23min

Overview

A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

Themes

Survival under quarantine, Fragile family bonds, Military intervention and control, Spatial confinement dynamics, Protective instincts under threat, Fear and uncertainty

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Hitman: Agent 47

4. Hitman: Agent 47

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
5.7
20151h 36min

Overview

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

Themes

Trust and deception, Duty versus humanity, Identity and selfhood, Genetic enhancement ethics, Hidden lineage implications, Shadow organization manipulation

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

5. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Action Adventure Spy Action Globetrotting Adventure
7.4
20152h 11min

Overview

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

Themes

Betrayal and alliance, Institutional distrust, Deception under pressure, Bureaucratic power struggles, Secret governance and oversight, Moral ambiguity of duty

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Overview

An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.

Themes

Trust and deception, Immortality ethics and risk, Consent and embodiment, Wealth vs vulnerability, Memory manipulation concerns, Identity through technology

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Circle

7. Circle

Horror Science Fiction Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror
6.0
20151h 26min

Overview

In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.

Themes

Survival under duress, Bias and prejudice under pressure, Collective morality under threat, Utilitarian sacrifice debates, Power dynamics under crisis, Group accountability and blame


Blackhat

8. Blackhat

Crime Thriller Action Organized Crime Computer Threat Thriller
5.5
20152h 13min

Overview

Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.

Themes

Technology as weapon, Betrayal under pressure, Race against time, Cross border pursuit, Rogue networks, Conspiracy and deception

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Poker Night

9. Poker Night

Thriller Action Crime Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.2
20141h 44min

Overview

When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.

Themes

Confinement under pressure, Risk management under threat, Group storytelling as strategy, Shared tactical knowledge, Cat and mouse dynamic, Trust under coercion

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'71

10. '71

Thriller Action Drama War Military Action
7.2
20141h 39min

Overview

A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

Themes

Survival under siege, Military discipline under riot, Loyalist republican tension, Civilian risk during conflict, Institutional ambiguity and violence, Command decisions under pressure

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