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Movies with isolated vibe

Orbiter 9

1. Orbiter 9

Drama Science Fiction Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
5.9
20171h 35min

Overview

Helena, a young woman on a deep space mission, has been alone for 20 years. Her parents abandoned ship after a technical malfunction made it impossible for all three of them to reach their intended destination. Alex, an isolated engineer, is about to enter her life and turn her world upside down.

Themes

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Amazon Video
blue TV
Apple TV
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Extortion

2. Extortion

Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
6.2
20171h 48min

Overview

A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.

Themes

Extortion through ransom, Family vacation stress, Kidnapping as leverage, Trust vs evidence, Police doubt, Relentless pursuit

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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American Honey

3. American Honey

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.0
20162h 43min

Overview

A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.

Themes

Economic precarity, Deception and manipulation, Search for belonging, Transient labor economy, Temporary community, Youth in motion

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Everest

4. Everest

Adventure Drama History Survival Adventure Historical Drama
7.1
20152h 1min

Overview

On the roof of the world, climbers cram onto a single icy ladder, trapped between a deadly storm above and a sheer drop below. As oxygen vanishes and traffic jams freeze them in place, each step toward the summit becomes a brutal gamble to escape the mountain’s tightening grip.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Risk management under crisis, Obsession vs survival, Crowding and safety ethics, Endurance under extreme conditions, Cost of ambition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Z for Zachariah

5. Z for Zachariah

Drama Romance Science Fiction Thriller Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
6.0
20151h 37min

Overview

In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel.

Themes

Survival ethics, Love triangle, Water wheel, Faith under pressure, Trust and betrayal, Isolation and companionship

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ex Machina

6. Ex Machina

Drama Science Fiction AI Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
7.7
20151h 48min

Overview

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Themes

Surveillance and manipulation, Isolation and distrust, Man vs machine, Artificial intelligence ethics, Employer employee relationship, Consciousness and agency

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Ragnarok

7. Ragnarok

Action Adventure Exploration Adventure
5.8
20131h 33min

Overview

Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia where no man traveling in modern times. Old runes take on new meaning when the secret they uncover is more frightening than anyone could have imagined.

Themes

Danger in frontier passage, Interpretation of runes, Ancient history vs myth, Buried treasure pursuit, Intergenerational stakes, Norse myth influence

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Scenic Route

8. Scenic Route

Drama Thriller Survival Thriller Relationship Drama
6.4
20131h 25min

Overview

Stranded on an isolated desert road, two life-long friends fight for survival as their already strained relationship spirals into knife-wielding madness.

Themes

Deception and suspicion, Pursuit of dreams, Loyalty under pressure, Survival under isolation, Drifting friendships, Fragile reconciliation

Available on

Amazon Video
Hoopla
Fandango At Home
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Killing Season

9. Killing Season

Action Thriller Military Action Survival Thriller
5.4
20131h 31min

Overview

Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Revenge cycles, War legacy, Trauma persistence, Isolation and restraint

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Overview

A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Isolation and entrapment, Power of storytelling, Addiction and coercive sobriety, Deception and shifting realities

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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