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Bleed for This

501. Bleed for This

Drama Professional Drama
6.8

20161h 56min

United States

Director: Ben Younger

The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.

Themes

Underdog perseverance, Mentorship and coaching change, Physical recovery under pressure, Public scrutiny and image, Disciplined comeback effort, Defiance of medical advice

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Lavender

502. Lavender

Drama Thriller Mind Game Thriller Psychological Drama
5.4

20161h 32min

Canada, United States

Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly

A photographer struggling with memory loss discovers her pictures may indicate something sinister is hitting close to home.

Themes

Deception and suspicion, Memory as evidence, Relationship strain and resilience, Memory loss and self-recovery, Female empowerment under pressure, Family trauma and secrecy

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Don't Hang Up

503. Don't Hang Up

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.6

20161h 23min

United Kingdom

Director: Damien Macé

An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.

Themes

Prank calls consequences, Mysterious stranger control, Hostage violence fear, Coercive threats and blackmail, Media exposure notoriety, Online stalking anonymity

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In a Valley of Violence

504. In a Valley of Violence

Western Action Epic Action Revisionist Western
6.1

20161h 44min

United States

Director: Ti West

The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Revenge and consequences, Vigilante justice, Past violence haunting present, Frontier moral codes, Law vs vengeance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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From the Land of the Moon

505. From the Land of the Moon

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
6.6

20162h

Belgium, France

Director: Nicole Garcia

In 1950s France, a free-spirited woman trapped in an arranged marriage falls in love with an injured veteran of the Indochinese War.

Themes

Independence under free-spirited woman, Gendered expectation shaping choices, Arranged marriage constraint, Postwar recovery longing, Loyalty versus desire tension, Duty versus affection fracture

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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The Limehouse Golem

506. The Limehouse Golem

Horror Mystery Thriller Monster Horror Whodunit
6.3

20161h 49min

United Kingdom

Director: Juan Carlos Medina

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

Themes

Gendered power dynamics, Fame versus safety, Artistic ambition and exploitation, Deception within performance, Public spectacle pressures, Moral scrutiny by institutions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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GANTZ:O

507. GANTZ:O

Animation Science Fiction Action Anime Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
7.1

20161h 35min

Japan

Director: Yasushi Kawamura

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

Themes

Teamwork under threat, Points-driven loyalty, Survival under coercive game, Duty to protect civilians, Memory loss and resilience, Control and freedom

Available on

Apple TV
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Inferno

508. Inferno

Mystery Thriller Action Investigation Mystery Investigation Suspense
6.2

20162h 2min

United States

Director: Ron Howard

After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

Themes

Science vs faith conflict, Elite control of power, Memory fragility under trauma, Trust in institutions under pressure, Biothreat ethics and risk, Conspiracies and deceptions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Thinning

509. The Thinning

Thriller Drama Horror Political Thriller Psychological Horror
5.3

20161h 24min

United States

Director: Michael J. Gallagher

In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.

Themes

Class inequality, Population control ethics, Institutional power abuse, Meritocracy manipulation, Leaks reveal misconduct, Score manipulation

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
YouTube TV
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13th

510. 13th

Documentary Social & Political Documentary
8.2

20161h 40min

United States

Director: Ava DuVernay

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Themes

Disenfranchisement legacy, Corporate-influence on policy, Civil rights impact, Racialized sentencing, Police brutality patterns, Private-prison incentives

Available on

Netflix
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