Movies with dry vibe

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Realistic Tense Heartwarming Steady Intimate

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When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

Themes

Resilience through connection, Urban development pressure, Grief memory, Aging purpose, Privacy exposure, Neighbor care

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Stylish Intense

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A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

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Old hollywood power dynamics, Class ascent via gambling, Addiction and gambling debt, 1920s decadence and excess, Elephant spectacle, Cocaine fueled excess

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Deliberate

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West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Institutional secrecy, Trauma and revenge, Duty vs vengeance, Investigative burden, Occult ritual influence

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry Clinical

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Using each other as alibis, two friends sneak off to indulge in secret affairs — but their elaborate web of lies unravels when one of them goes missing.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Trust under suspicion, Deception through alibis, Consequences of deceit, Secrecy within marriage, Manipulation of appearances

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Witty

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World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and manipulation, Group dynamics, Satire and social critique, Corporate ethics, Power and reputation

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Tense Atmospheric Bleak Dry Fast-paced

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On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

Themes

Class inequality, Debt burden, Family obligation, Financial insecurity, Charity versus self-interest, Memory and accountability

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Realistic Tense Dry Clinical Intense

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New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

Themes

Abuse of power, Investigative journalism, Gender inequality, Institutional silence, Industry accountability, Me too movement

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Oppressive Satirical

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A group of esteemed guests, including Tyler and Margot, gathers for an exclusive dinner at a restaurant on a remote island. But tonight is special—because the eccentric Chef Slowik has prepared an unforgettable menu for them.

Themes

Loss of passion for craft, Elite entitlement, Deception through presentation, Exploitation of artisans, Spectacle as punishment, Dining as ritual

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Dry Stylish Witty Intense Bittersweet

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Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future.

Themes

Public image vs private life, Deception and accountability, Power and influence, Media manipulation ethics, Family obligation vs career, Memory and consequence

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Relentless

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A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

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Intergenerational trauma, Divorce-driven tensions, Mental illness in family, Parental responsibility burden, Depression as burden, Caregiver guilt and doubt

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