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Rabid

361. Rabid

Science Fiction Horror Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi Body Horror
5.2

20191h 47min

Canada

Director: Jen Soska

Overview

The quiet Rose works in women's fashion clothing, hoping to be a designer. A traffic accident damages her face. She gets experimental stem cell treatment, leaving her stronger and prettier than ever - but there's a side effect.

Themes

Bodily autonomy under experimentation, Crisis dynamics and institutional response, Beauty standards and power, Ethics of medical research, Tissue sourcing exploitation, Fashion industry ambition

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Code 8

362. Code 8

Science Fiction Action Crime Dystopian Sci-Fi Epic Action
6.1

20191h 39min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: Jeff Chan

Overview

In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother. (Based on the short film “Code 8,” 2016.)

Themes

Loyalty under coercion, Economic marginalization of powers, Drug economy and crime, Surveillance driven policing, Regulation of powers, Family duty under illness

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Jumanji: The Next Level

363. Jumanji: The Next Level

Adventure Comedy Fantasy Rescue Mission Adventure Parody
6.6

20192h 3min

United States

Director: Jake Kasdan

Overview

As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.

Themes

Role switching identity, Adaptive leadership under danger, Trust across shifting alliances, Old and new role tensions, Survival under drought, Risk and cooperation under pressure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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True History of the Kelly Gang

364. True History of the Kelly Gang

Crime Drama Western Thriller Organized Crime
6.0

20192h 5min

Australia, France

Director: Justin Kurzel

Overview

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

Themes

Colonial oppression, Bushranger identity, Cross dressing resistance, Irish rebels solidarity, Enduring loyalty under pressure, Australian bush setting

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Noelle

365. Noelle

Family Comedy Fantasy Christmas Family Buddy Comedy
6.3

20191h 40min

United States

Director: Marc Lawrence

Overview

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Tradition vs modernization, Gender leadership norms, Technology reshapes ritual, Family pressure dynamics, Public scrutiny of roles

Available on

Disney Plus
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The Platform

366. The Platform

Drama Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
7.0

20191h 35min

Spain

Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Overview

A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

Themes

Class inequality, Collective action under pressure, Scarcity and rationing, Social experiment ethics, Dehumanization and survival, Power dynamics under constraint

Available on

Netflix
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The Personal History of David Copperfield

367. The Personal History of David Copperfield

Comedy Satire
6.4

20191h 59min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Armando Iannucci

Overview

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

Themes

Economic precarity, Deception and blackmail, Social mobility pressure, Loyalty and kinship, Ambition through writing, Romance vs practicality

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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I Lost My Body

368. I Lost My Body

Animation Drama Fantasy Adult Animation Tragic Drama
7.5

20191h 21min

France

Director: Jérémy Clapin

Overview

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

Themes

Loneliness after loss, Pizza delivery boy longing, Crawling hand pursuit, Surrealism as perspective, Librarian memory shaping reality, Severed hand isolation

Available on

Netflix
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Earthquake Bird

369. Earthquake Bird

Drama Mystery Romance Thriller Relationship Drama
6.0

20191h 47min

Japan, United States

Director: Wash Westmoreland

Overview

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography.

Themes

Interracial relationship, Love triangle dynamics, Neo-noir mood, 1980s setting, Traumatized woman, Memory under pressure

Available on

Netflix
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I'm No Longer Here

370. I'm No Longer Here

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.3

20191h 52min

Mexico, United States

Director: Luis Fernando Frías de la Parra

Overview

In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.

Themes

Gang belonging, Cartel violence, Dance as identity, Social mobility limits, Cultural displacement, Immigrant experience

Available on

Netflix
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