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Movies with fast-paced vibe

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

1101. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Comedy Adult Comedy
6.5

20131h 32min

United States

Director: Jeff Tremaine

86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

Themes

Family dysfunction, Age versus youth, Caregiver irresponsibility, Humor through mischief, Boundaries of legality, Survival on the road

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Big Ass Spider!

1102. Big Ass Spider!

Science Fiction Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
5.3

20131h 21min

United States

Director: Mike Mendez

When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destroyed.

Themes

Cooperation under pressure, Military escalation, Urban threat response, Bioengineering risks, Unexpected growth consequences, Science versus ethics

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Kill Your Darlings

1103. Kill Your Darlings

Drama Romance Thriller Historical Drama Investigation Suspense
6.4

20131h 43min

United States

Director: John Krokidas

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

Themes

Academic pressure, Youth rebellion, Identity and sexuality, Confession and deposition, Creative movement influence, Anti establishment tension

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Metalhead

1104. Metalhead

Drama Music Coming-of-Age Drama Narrative Musical
7.0

20131h 37min

Iceland, Norway

Director: Ragnar Bragason

A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.

Themes

Grief and creative drive, Family memory and resilience, Subculture stigma, Outsider identity in a small town, Obsession with music, Belonging and rejection

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Kanopy
History Vault
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Grand Piano

1105. Grand Piano

Thriller Mystery Mind Game Thriller Investigation Mystery
5.9

20131h 30min

Spain, United States

Director: Eugenio Mira

Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Loyalty under danger, Performance pressure, Control of art, Death threats, Stage fright

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Hwayi: A Monster Boy

1106. Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Action Thriller Crime Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Organized Crime
7.0

20132h 5min

South Korea

Director: Jang Joon-hwan

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.

Themes

Revenge dynamics, Betrayal within crime groups, Loyalty to kin vs autonomy, Identity forged by upbringing, Police pursuit vs gang life, Power dynamics in criminal networks

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Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Escape Plan

1107. Escape Plan

Action Thriller Epic Action Survival Thriller
6.7

20131h 55min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mikael Håfström

Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Deception as strategy, Power and accountability, Institutional secrecy, Security industry ethics, Control under surveillance

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ragnarok

1108. Ragnarok

Action Adventure Exploration Adventure
5.8

20131h 33min

Norway

Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose

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

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Gravity

1109. Gravity

Science Fiction Thriller Drama Space Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
7.7

20131h 31min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

During a routine mission on a space station, debris from a destroyed satellite strikes, killing part of the crew and sending the rest drifting into open space. Alone, Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski fight for their lives, hoping to find a way back to Earth.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Memory and longing, Isolation in space, Trust and dependence, Human connection under crisis, Improvisation under crisis

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Keeper of Lost Causes

1110. The Keeper of Lost Causes

Thriller Mystery Crime Investigation Suspense Investigation Mystery
7.2

20131h 33min

Denmark, Germany

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard

Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanished when she and her brother were traveling aboard a ferry five years ago.

Themes

Bureaucratic pressure, Political vulnerability, Persistent cold cases, Vengeance and trauma, Duty under risk, Childhood consequences

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