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Movies with lucid vibe

Avicii: True Stories

1. Avicii: True Stories

Music Documentary Music Documentary Concert Film
7.6
20171h 37min

Overview

Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision to retire from live performances in 2016.

Themes

Creative tension, Rise to fame, Workload realities, Visibility pressures, Retirement decision, Career narration


Synchronicity

2. Synchronicity

Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Time Travel Sci-Fi Mindbender Mystery
5.4
20151h 41min

Overview

A daring physicist travels into the past to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he uncovers a surprising truth about the machine, the woman, and his own fractured reality.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Trust and betrayal, Corporate control of invention, Altered reality perception, Parallel universe instability, Ownership of ideas

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Shadow Dancer

3. Shadow Dancer

Thriller Political Thriller
6.2
20121h 41min

Overview

In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

Themes

Informant risk, Surveillance by authorities, Betrayal within families, Mole concealment within kin, Loyalties under pressure, Family protection vs institutional demands

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Drama History Tragic Drama Biographical History
8.0
20071h 52min

Overview

Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.

Themes

Physical confinement vs cognitive agency, Memory as lifeline, Creativity under constraint, Family ties under strain, Art as survival mechanism, Perseverance of voice

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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