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Movies with windswept vibe

The Finest Hours

1. The Finest Hours

Action Drama History Thriller Epic Action
6.7
20161h 57min

Overview

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Themes

Teamwork under crisis, Leadership under fire, Loyalty under danger, Resilience under pressure, Duty under peril, Communal support

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In the Heart of the Sea

2. In the Heart of the Sea

Thriller Drama Adventure Action History
6.9
20152h 2min

Overview

A New England whaling ship sets sail in 1820 chasing oil and glory, but a colossal white whale slams into their world and sends them into the open sea in shattered boats, where hunger, madness, and the vast ocean close in.

Themes

Leadership under strain, Survival under duress, Moral compromise under pressure, Nature versus man, Cooperation vs conflict, Isolation and crew cohesion

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Everest

3. Everest

Adventure Drama History Survival Adventure Historical Drama
7.1
20152h 1min

Overview

On the roof of the world, climbers cram onto a single icy ladder, trapped between a deadly storm above and a sheer drop below. As oxygen vanishes and traffic jams freeze them in place, each step toward the summit becomes a brutal gamble to escape the mountain’s tightening grip.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Risk management under crisis, Obsession vs survival, Crowding and safety ethics, Endurance under extreme conditions, Cost of ambition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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The Homesman

4. The Homesman

Western Drama Revisionist Western Historical Drama
6.6
20142h 2min

Overview

When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women head east, where a waiting minister and his wife have offered to take the women in. But the group first must traverse the harsh Nebraska Territories marked by stark beauty, psychological peril and constant threat.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Violence and survival, Authority and betrayal, Gendered duty, Prairie isolation, Frontier independence

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

5. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Adventure Drama Family Globetrotting Adventure Road Trip Family
7.0
20131h 45min

Overview

A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Themes

Pursuit of recognition, Deception under pressure, Family expectations, Journey and self discovery, Independence versus guardianship, Invention and curiosity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Life of Pi

6. Life of Pi

Adventure Drama Survival Adventure Coming-of-Age Drama
7.9
20122h 7min

Overview

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Themes

Magic realism, Isolation and companionship, Sea survival, Meerkat symbolism, Faith amid loss, Loss of family

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Way

7. The Way

Adventure Comedy Drama Globetrotting Adventure Family Drama
7.3
20102h 8min

Overview

When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.

Themes

Death of son memory, Pilgrimage pressure, Communal journey and companionship, Physical hardship and endurance, Group dynamics and guidance, Memory through ashes

Available on

Apple TV
Peacock Premium
Google Play Movies
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Charlie St. Cloud

8. Charlie St. Cloud

Drama Romance Tragic Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.4
20101h 39min

Overview

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

Themes

Loss and memory, Family obligation, Romance amid loss, Ghostly companionship, Duty and self discovery, Promises vs moving on

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

9. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Family Animation
6.9
20101h 37min

Overview

When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Betrayal within ranks, Collective resilience under threat, Duty and guardian responsibility, Sibling rivalry drives violence, Glory obsession in leadership

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Red Cliff

10. Red Cliff

Adventure Drama History Action War
7.3
20082h 25min

Overview

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

Themes

Deception and loyalty, Leadership under pressure, Alliance politics, Strategic maneuvering, Battlefield improvisation, Naval warfare tactics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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