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Dom Hemingway

771. Dom Hemingway

Comedy Crime Drama Dark Comedy Organized Crime
6.1

20131h 33min

United Kingdom

Director: Richard Shepard

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Economic desperation, Consequences of crime, Impulsive violence, Fatherhood and abandonment

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Homefront

772. Homefront

Action Thriller One-Person Army Domestic Thriller
6.5

20131h 40min

United States

Director: Gary Fleder

Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.

Themes

Loyalty under danger, Parent-child protection, Crime-network retaliation, Intimidation and escalation, Outsider threat to community, Trust vs vigilance

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Thor: The Dark World

773. Thor: The Dark World

Action Adventure Fantasy Superhero Action Mythological Fantasy
6.7

20131h 52min

United States

Director: Alan Taylor

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Themes

Deception and impersonation, Norse mythology, Hostile takeover, Ancient threat resurgence, Duty vs sacrifice, Interrealm conflict, Cosmic scale danger

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Selfish Giant

774. The Selfish Giant

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.3

20131h 31min

United Kingdom

Director: Clio Barnard

A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.

Themes

Economic precarity, Friendship under pressure, Adhd and impulse, Illicit scrap economy, Horse affinity and loyalty, Short story origins

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Ender's Game

775. Ender's Game

Science Fiction Action Adventure Space Sci-Fi Military Action
6.6

20131h 54min

United States

Director: Gavin Hood

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

Themes

Military school discipline, Chosen one pressure, War strategy ethics, Alien invasion resilience, Child prodigy isolation, Starship duty conflicts

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Inside Llewyn Davis

776. Inside Llewyn Davis

Drama Music Entertainment Industry Drama Narrative Musical
7.4

20131h 45min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Joel Coen

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

Themes

Economic precarity shaping decisions, Hospitality dependency and isolation, Self-expression vs commercial demand, Artistic legitimacy under pressure, Melancholy as creative fuel, Interpersonal betrayals within scenes

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Hwayi: A Monster Boy

777. Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Action Thriller Crime Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Organized Crime
7.0

20132h 5min

South Korea

Director: Jang Joon-hwan

After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.

Themes

Revenge dynamics, Betrayal within crime groups, Loyalty to kin vs autonomy, Identity forged by upbringing, Police pursuit vs gang life, Power dynamics in criminal networks

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Amazon Video
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YouTube
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Sweetwater

778. Sweetwater

Western Thriller Revisionist Western Revenge Thriller
6.2

20131h 36min

United States

Director: Logan Miller

In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.

Themes

Frontier justice, Uneasy alliance, Religious fundamentalism, Coercive authority, Pursuit of vengeance, Remote isolation

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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The Keeper of Lost Causes

779. The Keeper of Lost Causes

Thriller Mystery Crime Investigation Suspense Investigation Mystery
7.2

20131h 33min

Denmark, Germany

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard

Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanished when she and her brother were traveling aboard a ferry five years ago.

Themes

Bureaucratic pressure, Political vulnerability, Persistent cold cases, Vengeance and trauma, Duty under risk, Childhood consequences

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

780. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Animation Family Comedy Family Animation High-Concept Comedy
6.3

20131h 35min

United States

Director: Cody Cameron

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Unintended consequences, Public risk from invention, Scientific responsibility, Corporate pressure, Ambition vs caution

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