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Just Before I Go

811. Just Before I Go

Comedy Drama Romance Relationship Drama Romantic Comedy
6.3

20151h 35min

United States

Director: Courteney Cox

Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.

Themes

Identity and acceptance, Grief and purpose, Caregiving burdens and resilience, Family obligations under strain, Romance boundaries and longing, Documenting memory and life

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Little Boy

812. Little Boy

Comedy Drama War Family Drama World War II
7.3

20151h 46min

United States, Mexico

Director: Alejandro Monteverde

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

Themes

Mentorship and growth, Memory and loss, War era family pressures, Faith under trial, Resilience through absence, Prejudice to empathy

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Far from the Madding Crowd

813. Far from the Madding Crowd

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
7.1

20151h 59min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Themes

Class inequality, Romantic deception, Independence vs social expectation, Landownership and marriage markets, Gambling debt and leverage, Violence in love rivalries

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The Age of Adaline

814. The Age of Adaline

Romance Fantasy Drama Passionate Romance Time-Rule Fantasy
7.2

20151h 52min

United States

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Frozen at 29 for decades, a woman lives in a beautiful prison of forged identities, fake stories, and constant goodbyes. When she finally falls for someone who makes her want a real life, she must decide whether to keep running or let her ageless secret destroy everything around her.

Themes

Identity under disguise, Secret self-preservation, Immortality versus aging, Romance across decades, Cost of perpetual youth

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My Mother

815. My Mother

Drama Family Drama
6.8

20151h 46min

Italy, France

Director: Nanni Moretti

Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.

Themes

Identity and belonging, Caregiver burden, Loss and motherhood, Medical ethics and care, Chosen family, Secrets and disclosure

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The Longest Ride

816. The Longest Ride

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
7.0

20152h 8min

United States

Director: George Tillman Jr.

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Memory and legacy, Family desire vs career, Art versus sport worlds, Wealth through art, Intergenerational romance

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13 Minutes

817. 13 Minutes

History Drama Political History Historical Drama
7.0

20151h 54min

Germany

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

The breathtaking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. In 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, radical Georg Elser — disparaged as an assassin — is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

Themes

Secrecy and suspicion, State coercion and torture, Resistance under oppression, Risk in solitary action, Legacy of resistance, Opposition to tyranny

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Good Kill

818. Good Kill

Drama Thriller War Mind Game Thriller Modern Conflicts
6.4

20151h 44min

United States

Director: Andrew Niccol

In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns to get back in the cockpit of a real plane and becomes increasingly troubled by the collateral damage he causes each time he pushes a button, Egan’s nerves—and his relationship with his wife—begin to unravel.

Themes

Institutional pressure, Collateral damage tension, Remote warfare ethics, Work life spillover, Stress and coping, Disobedience under orders

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A Girl Like Her

819. A Girl Like Her

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.0

20151h 31min

United States

Director: Amy S. Weber

Sophomore year has been a nightmare for Jessica Burns. Relentlessly harassed by her former friend Avery Keller, Jessica doesn't know what she did to deserve the abuse from one of South Brookdale High's most popular and beautiful students. But when a shocking event changes both of their lives, a documentary film crew, a hidden digital camera, and the attention of a reeling community begin to reveal the powerful truth about A Girl Like Her.

Themes

Bullying dynamics, Peer status pressure, Surveillance and evidence, Online harassment consequences, Documentary framing ethics, Teen vulnerability

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Boychoir

820. Boychoir

Music Drama Narrative Musical Coming-of-Age Drama
6.7

20151h 43min

United States

Director: François Girard

A troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the death of his single mother. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognises a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

Themes

Class disparity, Institutional pressure, Talent versus belonging, Wealthy secrecy, Mentor authority, Discipline and control

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