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Movies with fast-paced vibe

Mindhorn

751. Mindhorn

Comedy Parody
6.3

20161h 29min

United Kingdom

Director: Sean Foley

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Performance vs authenticity, Deception in public life, Fame vs decline, Media spectacle and manipulation, Institutional accountability

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

752. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Family Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.1

20161h 32min

United States

Director: Steve Carr

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.

Themes

Middle school conformity, Peer rebellion dynamics, Testing pressure and control, Creativity vs rules, Expelled from school dynamics, Authority deception

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Supersonic

753. Supersonic

Music Documentary History Music Documentary Concert Film
7.8

20161h 57min

United Kingdom

Director: Mat Whitecross

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.

Themes

Class mobility constraints, Family influence on art, Rapid fame dynamics, Collective musical identity, Archival memory and performance, Public spectacle and private fatigue

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

754. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Fantasy Adventure Drama Family Dark Fantasy
6.7

20162h 7min

United States

Director: Tim Burton

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Power and control, Time manipulation ethics, Belonging and otherness, Protecting the vulnerable, Isolation vs community

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Deepwater Horizon

755. Deepwater Horizon

Drama Action Epic Action Professional Drama
7.1

20161h 47min

United States, Hong Kong SAR China

Director: Peter Berg

A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Themes

Teamwork under crisis, Leadership accountability, Trust and miscommunication, Corporate pressure vs safety, Human cost of disaster, Risk management under deadlines

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Pet

756. Pet

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.7

20161h 34min

Spain, United States

Director: Carles Torrens

A man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.

Themes

Power dynamics, Violence and control, Captivity and confinement, Stalking and pursuit, Obsession and fixation, Coercive love

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Girl with All the Gifts

757. The Girl with All the Gifts

Action Horror Science Fiction Zombie Horror Dystopian Sci-Fi
6.6

20161h 51min

United Kingdom

Director: Colm McCarthy

In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.

Themes

Child exploitation, Authority and resistance, Duty vs sacrifice, Science ethics under crisis, Survival amid apocalypse, Us vs them mentality

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Storks

758. Storks

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Family Animation
6.8

20161h 27min

United States

Director: Doug Sweetland

Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl...

Themes

Resilience through cooperation, Corporate ambition vs responsibility, Loyalty under leadership change, Stock pressure and corporate risk, Family formation and longing, Mass production vs personal care

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Void

759. The Void

Mystery Horror Science Fiction Monster Horror
5.9

20161h 30min

Canada

Director: Jeremy Gillespie

In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.

Themes

Morgue as setting, Cosmic horror contact, Hospital under siege, Nurse under fire, Power over life and death, Mutation and transformation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Young Offenders

760. The Young Offenders

Comedy Buddy Comedy
7.1

20161h 24min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Peter Foott

Two teenage boys from inner-city Cork steal bicycles and ride off on a 160km quest to find an unrecovered bale of cocaine worth 7,000,000 euros.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Road trip tension, Stolen bicycle stakes, Family abuse and neglect, Deception and media manipulation, Illicit loot pursuit

Available on

Apple TV
Rakuten TV
Amazon Video
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