Movies with contemplative vibe

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Intimate Contemplative Fantastical Measured Charged

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A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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Grief and resilience, Memory and longing, Belonging and home, Parent-child bond, Guardianship and care, Coexistence with the supernatural

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Tense Steady Atmospheric Contemplative Dreamlike

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While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

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Nostalgia vs reality, Artistic longing, Past-era idealization, Time travel longing, Creative ambition vs relationship, Romance vs commitment

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Immersive Realistic Tense Intimate Brutal

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Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.

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Sacrifice and memory, Brotherhood under fire, Isolation and duty, Trust with local communities, Leadership under hardship, Endurance through danger

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Realistic Heartwarming Steady Intimate Contemplative

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In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.

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Family expectation pressure, Romantic attachment vs practicality, Economic status constraint, Artistic vocation vs romance, Financial security anxiety, Social reputation concerns

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Whimsical Intimate Dry Contemplative Deliberate

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A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

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Solace through letters, Loneliness through isolation, Friendship across distance, Family neglect effects, Identity through diagnosis, Resilience through connection

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Realistic Intimate Procedural Dry Contemplative

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Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

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Ostracism of funeral work, Memory through ritual, Duty and personal longing, Professional identity struggle, Emotional labor and gratitude, Family strain and acceptance

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Realistic Tense Intimate Atmospheric Bleak

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A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

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Intergenerational obligation, Parental disappointment dynamics, Ritual memory tension, Marriage stigma and acceptance, Bereavement shaping family, Hidden resentments surface

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite. Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors.

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Bullying and resilience, Identity and self-expression, Neurodiversity and stigma, Online refuge coping, Surveillance and exposure, Collective cruelty and accountability

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Tense Contemplative Stylish Dreamlike Measured

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Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

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Mortality and renewal, Science versus spirituality, Time-spanning love, Quest for immortality, Fragility of existence, Storytelling as continuity

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Realistic Steady Intimate Atmospheric Contemplative

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A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.

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Discipline under pressure, Living in the present, Mentorship and learning, Purpose beyond achievement, Mind body integration, Performance under adversity, Self mastery through practice

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