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Movies with open vibe

The Boys in the Boat

1. The Boys in the Boat

Drama History Historical Drama Historical Event
7.0
20232h 3min

Overview

The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Themes

Teamwork under pressure, Underdog perseverance, Funding and community support, Boat-centered focus, Coach versus seniority dynamics, Rivalry-driven performance

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Amazon Video
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A Perfect Pairing

2. A Perfect Pairing

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.1
20221h 41min

Overview

To land a major client, an LA wine exec travels to an Australian sheep station, where she signs on as a ranch hand and hits it off with a rugged local.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Trust amid deception, Power dynamics at work, Ambition vs loyalty, Sheep farm tension, Partnership risk and shift

Available on

Netflix
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Alcarràs

3. Alcarràs

Drama Family Drama
7.0
20221h 55min

Overview

In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction – and the loss of far more than their home.

Themes

Intergenerational tension, Eviction pressure, Land use conflict, Attachment to land, Rural economic precarity, Familial bonds under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home
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The Mustang

4. The Mustang

Drama Psychological Drama
6.8
20191h 36min

Overview

While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Second chances, Confronting past violence, Rehabilitation through work, Discipline over impulse, Institutional structure

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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25 km/h

5. 25 km/h

Comedy Drama Adventure Family Road Trip Family
7.2
20181h 56min

Overview

A road movie about two very different brothers who have not seen each other for 20 years: city manager Christian and cabinetmaker Georg, who never left their hometown and took care of their father until his passing. After their fathers funeral, the brothers decide on a whim, and with some help from the alcohol, to fulfil their old dream: travel trough Germany together on their mopeds.

Themes

Familial estrangement, Nostalgia versus obligation, Practical constraint, Road-trip bonding, Childhood planning, Care and loss

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Amazon Video
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The Wild Pear Tree

6. The Wild Pear Tree

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
8.0
20183h 8min

Overview

Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book. While trying to reconnect with his old friends and environment; his uncertainty, existential struggle and his father’s gambling addiction bring him difficulties.

Themes

Failed literary ambition, Economic precarity in rural settings, Tradition versus modernity, Gambling addiction and debt, Family obligation and isolation, Religion and modern world, Generational disconnect

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Rider

7. The Rider

Drama Western Coming-of-Age Drama Modern Western
7.4
20181h 43min

Overview

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

Themes

Economic hardship, Masculinity under pressure, Family obligation vs independence, Disability and agency, Work and identity, Caregiver strain

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ferdinand

8. Ferdinand

Animation Family Adventure Comedy Family Animation
6.7
20171h 48min

Overview

Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen. Based on the classic 1936 children's book by Munro Leaf.

Themes

Rebellion against tradition, Compassion over spectacle, Friendship across species, Pacifism under pressure, Resilience through bonds, Responsibility toward animals, Collective action and escape

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Kodachrome

9. Kodachrome

Drama Comedy Family Drama Buddy Comedy
6.8
20171h 45min

Overview

Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for good. Along with Ben's nurse Zooey, the three navigate a world changing from analogue to digital while trying to put the past behind them.

Themes

Caregiving burden, Family estrangement, Aging and mortality, Artistic legacy, Memory through photography, Analogue to digital transition

Available on

Netflix
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A Perfect Day

10. A Perfect Day

Comedy Drama War Satire Political Drama
6.8
20151h 46min

Overview

Somewhere in the Balkans, 1995. A team of aid workers must solve an apparently simple problem in an almost completely pacified territory that has been devastated by a cruel war, but some of the local inhabitants, the retreating combatants, the UN forces, many cows and an absurd bureaucracy will not cease to put obstacles in their way.

Themes

Aid work under pressure, Bureaucracy obstructing relief, Interpersonal tensions in teams, Local agency vs external aid, Risk management in conflict zones, Coordination challenges in crises

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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