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My Life as a Zucchini

601. My Life as a Zucchini

Animation Comedy Drama Family Family Animation
7.8

20161h 6min

France, Switzerland

Director: Claude Barras

After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.

Themes

Found family formation, Foster care precarity, Trauma and belonging, Custody power dynamics, Trust in caregivers, Memory and disclosure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Void

602. 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

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Operation Avalanche

603. Operation Avalanche

Thriller Mystery Comedy Cover-Up Thriller Investigation Mystery
6.1

20161h 34min

United States, Canada

Director: Matt Johnson

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

Themes

Found footage realism, Moon landing deception, Central intelligence agency oversight, Conspiracy within agency, Mockumentary framing

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Hacker

604. Hacker

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Computer Threat Thriller
6.1

20161h 35min

Canada, Kazakhstan

Director: Akan Satayev

Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Economic precarity under pressure, Immigrant family aspiration, Crime economy dynamics, Digital crime networks, Technological illicit tools

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Bridget Jones's Baby

605. Bridget Jones's Baby

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
6.4

20162h 3min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Sharon Maguire

After breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn when she meets Jack. A week later, she runs into Mark before she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

Themes

Love triangle dynamics, Music festival context, One-night stand aftermath, Pregnancy ambiguity, Unknown father ambiguity, Sequel implications

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Catfight

606. Catfight

Comedy Drama Adult Comedy Relationship Drama
5.9

20161h 36min

United States

Director: Onur Tukel

The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.

Themes

Fame vs family, Rivalry drives conflict, Trauma reshapes ambition, War hardens art, Amnesia and memory gaps, Loss redefines loyalties

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Distinguished Citizen

607. The Distinguished Citizen

Comedy Drama Satire Relationship Drama
7.5

20161h 58min

Argentina, Spain

Director: Gastón Duprat

After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worst idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!

Themes

Belonging and alienation, Prestige and local life, Public recognition and scrutiny, Hometown expectations, Cultural contrast, Homecoming tension

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Amazon Prime Video
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Nocturama

608. Nocturama

Drama Thriller Political Drama Political Thriller
6.4

20162h 11min

Belgium, France

Director: Bertrand Bonello

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

Themes

Urban anonymity, Civilian vulnerability, Materialism critique, Millennial disaffection, Disillusion with society, Political extremism

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandor
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Your Name.

609. Your Name.

Animation Romance Drama Anime Passionate Romance
8.4

20161h 46min

Japan

Director: Makoto Shinkai

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Memory and longing, Nonlinear timeline, Urban fantasy tension, High school romance, Star crossed lovers

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Kubo and the Two Strings

610. Kubo and the Two Strings

Animation Adventure Family Stop-Motion Animation Adventure Epic
7.7

20161h 42min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Travis Knight

Kubo just wants to know who his father really was—but every answer his magic uncovers drags him deeper into a war between gods and ghosts. When his own stories start coming to life, the question that haunts him isn’t who his father is anymore…it’s what they’ll take from him next.

Themes

Duty versus curiosity, Art as survival, Compassion over vengeance, Stories as shield, Memory as magic, Ancestral belonging and duty

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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