Movies with minimalist vibe

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Realistic Tense Relentless Minimalist Oppressive

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A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.

Themes

Survival under isolation, Dependence on rescue mechanisms, Moral tension in care, Endurance and tactical decision-making, Conflict with nature's unpredictability, Resilience under extreme conditions

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Realistic Intimate Atmospheric Bleak Contemplative

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Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

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Meaning in nature, Mental health and art, Family ties and support, Artistic solitude, Fame and torment, Public mockery and alienation

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Realistic Tense Bleak Clinical Minimalist

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After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.

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Family dynamics under pressure, Parental responsibility versus autonomy, Drug addiction cycle, Rehab as a path to stability, Search for personal identity, Generational impact of addiction

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Realistic Deliberate Clinical Relentless Minimalist

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A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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Risk management under pressure, Grief-driven perseverance, Duty over personal life, Professional loyalty and sacrifice, Obsession with the mission, Public scrutiny vs private life

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Deliberate Clinical

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When a young boy turns up dead in a sleepy Pennsylvania town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation to prove the boy was murdered.

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Moral ambiguity of justice, Small-town paranoia, Obsessive investigation, Child abuse consequences, Evidence tracing tension, Mistrust of authorities

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Claustrophobic Atmospheric Bleak Procedural Clinical

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On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

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Survivor resilience, Collective trauma, Neo-nazism ideology, Summer camp context, Legal ethics, State accountability

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Immersive Realistic Tense Procedural Restrained

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Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

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Pressure of performance, Fear and risk management, Solitary pursuit and isolation, Human limits and resilience, Ethics of filming danger, Preparation under scrutiny

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Realistic Tense Procedural Dry Deliberate

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A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.

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Airport pressure point, Professor-guided inquiry, Mathematics-driven analysis, Ufo sighting interpretation, Open-ended investigation, Airport-centric collaboration

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Tense Dry Deliberate Clinical Minimalist

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A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.

Themes

Moral ambiguity under duress, Control and coercion, Reproductive ethics in space, Technocratic ambition, Exploitation under isolation, Survival at the edge

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Tense Dynamic Intimate Raw Brutal

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In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Cross-cultural alliance, Colonial violence, Frontier brutality and survival, Gendered oppression

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