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201. Star Trek

Star Trek
Science Fiction Action Adventure Space Sci-Fi Epic Action
7.9
20092h 7minUnited States
Director: J.J. Abrams

Overview

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Time travel consequences, Rivalry and alliance, Unlikely partnership, Duty vs emotion, Authority and discipline

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202. Sin Nombre

Sin Nombre
Drama Action Thriller Crime Coming-of-Age Drama
7.5
20091h 36minMexico, United States
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Overview

Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.

Themes

Survival under coercion, Violence and control, Migration and border danger, Family separation and resilience, Gang loyalty and initiation, Pursuit and risk

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Apple TV
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203. Australia

Australia
Adventure Romance Drama Adventure Epic Romantic Epic
6.6
20082h 45minAustralia, United Kingdom
Director: Baz Luhrmann

Overview

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Trust under pressure, Land ownership conflict, Economic monopoly, Racial prejudice and kinship, War disruption and evacuation

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204. Gomorrah

Gomorrah
Drama Crime Organized Crime Tragic Drama
7.0
20082h 16minItaly
Director: Matteo Garrone

Overview

An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families, the Camorra in Naples and Caserta. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Power, money and blood: these are the "values" that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have to face every day. They hardly ever have a choice and are forced to obey the rules of the Camorra. Only a lucky few can even think of leading a normal life.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Organized crime economy, Money as currency of violence, Fashion as status, Youth recruitment into crime, Environmental harm and complicity

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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205. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Adventure Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Quest Fantasy
6.5
20082h 30minUnited States
Director: Andrew Adamson

Overview

One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Exile and restoration, Alliance with nature, Legitimacy under threat, Rebellion and alliance, Betrayal within ranks

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206. Resident Evil: Degeneration

Resident Evil: Degeneration
Animation Horror Action Science Fiction Adult Animation
6.4
20081h 37minJapan
Director: Makoto Kamiya

Overview

Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.

Themes

Power and control, Survival under siege, Biological threat, Public mistrust and secrecy, Outbreak containment, Corporate influence and ethics

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207. [REC]

[REC]
Horror Mystery Found Footage Horror Locked-Room Mystery
7.4
20071h 18minSpain
Director: Jaume Balagueró

Overview

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

Themes

Religion vs science, Survival under siege, Lockdown and isolation, Virus outbreak fear, Ethical experimentation tension, Moral ambiguity of authority, Media presence and scrutiny

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208. Elite Squad

Elite Squad
Drama Action Crime Military Action Narcotics Crime
8.0
20071h 55minBrazil
Director: José Padilha

Overview

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

Themes

Class inequality, Corruption vs duty, Trauma of enforcement, Policing under pressure, Violence in slums, Honesty vs ambition

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209. Transformers

Transformers
Adventure Science Fiction Action Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Epic Action
7.1
20072h 24minUnited States
Director: Michael Bay

Overview

Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Human machine alliance, Artifact driven conflict, Virus driven disruption, Secret power structures, Techno military escalation

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210. 1408

1408
Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Locked-Room Mystery
6.8
20071h 44minUnited States
Director: Mikael Håfström

Overview

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Themes

Memory and trauma, Isolation and confinement, Memory as catalyst, Skepticism vs belief, Reality vs perception, Haunted space as trial

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