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A Dog's Purpose

1. A Dog's Purpose

Adventure Comedy Fantasy Family Drama
7.3
20171h 40min

Overview

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

Themes

Family resilience, Interspecies bond, Cycles of life, Abuse and protection, Loyalty across lifetimes, Purpose through service

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It Stains the Sands Red

2. It Stains the Sands Red

Comedy Horror Drama Zombie Horror Psychological Drama
5.5
20161h 32min

Overview

In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past, finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.

Themes

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Still Alice

3. Still Alice

Drama Psychological Drama
7.5
20141h 41min

Overview

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

Themes

Caregiving within illness, Memory erosion in aging, Professional identity under strain, Genetic risk and testing, Communication challenges within a family, Caregiving boundaries and roles

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale

4. Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Drama Family Family Drama Animal Companion Family
8.1
20091h 33min

Overview

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Loyalty across loss, Routine devotion under strain, Communal compassion and memory, Life after absence, Waiting as meaning

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Things We Lost in the Fire

5. Things We Lost in the Fire

Drama Tragic Drama
7.1
20071h 53min

Overview

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

Themes

Caregiving under pressure, Grief drives connection, Fragile household boundaries, Addiction and accountability, Absence and presence in family life, Surrogate family formation

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Finding Neverland

6. Finding Neverland

Drama Fantasy Family Drama Narrative Fantasy
7.6
20041h 46min

Overview

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.

Themes

Illness as catalyst, Nontraditional parenthood, Public reception shaping work, Kinship inspires art, Family guardianship duty, Marital disruption pressures

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The Miracle of Bern

7. The Miracle of Bern

Drama Comedy Sports Competition
6.7
20031h 58min

Overview

The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with two others: The family of a young boy is split due to the events in World War II, and the father returns from Russia after eleven years. The second story is about a reporter and his wife reporting from the tournament.

Themes

Football as social glue, Coach selection bias, Family reintegration tension, Political divide within family, War memory shaping identity, Economic miracle symbolism

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blue TV
Apple TV
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Iris

8. Iris

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
7.0
20011h 31min

Overview

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Themes

Aging and caregiving, Memory loss and dependence, Lifelong romance under strain, Devotion amid decline, Artistic partnership under pressure, Private life vs public achievement

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Ask Me If I'm Happy

9. Ask Me If I'm Happy

Comedy Buddy Comedy
7.1
20001h 40min

Overview

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Ambition vs friendship, Dead-end work reality, Creative pursuit under pressure, Love competition within friends, Reunion after fracture

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Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Mediaset Infinity
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Swing Kids

10. Swing Kids

Music Drama Historical Drama Narrative Musical
6.8
19931h 52min

Overview

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

Themes

Youth under authoritarian pressure, Music as resistance, Peer loyalty under surveillance, Cultural suppression and risk, Ideology vs personal loyalty, Group identity under pressure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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