Movies with bustling vibe
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Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.
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Teamwork under pressure, Belonging through friendship, Pursuit of power and domination, Responsibility and guardianship, Adaptation to unfamiliar world, Deception and mislabeling
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In a small town on Christmas Eve, a snowstorm brings together a group of young people. They soon find their friendships and love lives colliding, and come Christmas morning, nothing will be the same.
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Loyalty vs desire, Christmas eve pressure: romance, Fame isolation: connection, Family illness: life choices, Group dynamics: self-discovery, Multiple storylines: belonging
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Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
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Deception and misperception, Female friendship dynamics, Autonomy vs control, Coming-of-age through risk-taking, Popularity pressures and belonging, Peer pressure and social performance
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Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
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Deception as survival, Longing for home, Cross-cultural encounters, Social mobility constraints, Refugee solidarity and aid, Improvised travel economy
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A true story of Samy, native of La Courneuve, who is out of love for Nadia, decides to climb Mount Everest.
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Social climbing, Public spectacle, Proving oneself, Suburban aspiration, Unemployment and aspiration, Romantic motive
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When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…
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Sibling rivalry dynamics, Job security under threat, Performative risk taking, Incentives vs loyalty, Corporate culture pressure, Spectacle vs consequence
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Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.
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Birth mother search, Chosen families under pressure, Intergenerational clashes, Parental expectations vs autonomy, Public revelation and romance, Racism and homophobia
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A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.
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Deception as strategy, Improvisation under pressure, Journalism and personal cost, Public attention vs privacy, False narratives in news, Media sensationalism ethics
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As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
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Loyalty under pressure, Deception and pursuit, Risk and accountability, Teamwork under scrutiny, Crime and corporate cover, Public image deception
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When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
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Trust and deception, Secret relationships, Generational tension, Memory and longing, Divorce and family bonds, Holiday season pressure
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