procedural backdrop

Movies with procedural vibe

Operation Finale

1. Operation Finale

Drama History Thriller Biographical History Historical Drama
6.6
20182h 4min

Overview

In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.

Themes

Trauma and memory, Postwar accountability, Duty under orders, Loyalty vs justice, Testimony and witness, Espionage deception

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Overview

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

Themes

Loss and grief, Social media pressure, Online identity deception, Family secrecy and cover-up, Digital footprints and evidence, Parental vigilance and guilt

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Overview

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

Themes

Memory erasure ethics, Kidnapping dynamics, Creators vs ai power, Smart house control, Humans vs ai power, Human experimentation ethics

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Overview

A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.

Themes

Isolation under pressure, Mentorship under danger, Temporal displacement, Legends versus science, Missing person investigation, Exploration risk and reward, Group survival under threat

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Terminal

5. Terminal

Crime Drama Thriller Action Comedy
5.4
20181h 35min

Overview

In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teacher battles a fatal illness, and an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress lead dangerous double lives. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night, as their lives intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind who is hell-bent on revenge.

Themes

Surveillance and control, Illness as leverage, Power and disguise, Revenge and deceit, Contract killings, Double lives

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A Quiet Place

6. A Quiet Place

Horror Drama Science Fiction Alien Horror Family Drama
7.5
20181h 31min

Overview

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Family tragedy, Survival horror, Post-apocalyptic survival, Parenting in crisis, Enforced silence, Human vs alien, Deaf culture

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Overview

Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and with the phone as his only tool, Asger races against time to get help and find her.

Themes

Emergency pressure dynamics, Phone call improvisation, Police station confinement, Cellular phone trace urgency, Kidnapped victim vulnerability, Alarm dispatch coordination

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Overview

The teenage girls of Vestalis Academy are meticulously trained in the art of being “clean girls,” practicing the virtues of perfect femininity. But what exactly are they being trained for? Vivien intends to find out.

Themes

Deception and cover-up, Educational coercion, Gender conformity pressure, Body commodification, Betrayal among peers, Elite consumerism

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Red Sparrow

9. Red Sparrow

Thriller Mystery Mind Game Thriller Investigation Mystery
6.6
20182h 20min

Overview

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

Themes

Patriotism under pressure, Mother daughter relationship, Mole deception, Seduction as weapon, Torture resilience, Spy double agent

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Den of Thieves

10. Den of Thieves

Crime Thriller Action Heist Modern Noir Thriller
7.0
20182h 20min

Overview

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception under scrutiny, Leadership and domination, Law enforcement vs criminals, High-stakes crime risk, Urban crime dynamics

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