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Bye Bye Morons

461. Bye Bye Morons

Comedy Drama Buddy Comedy Family Drama
6.7

20201h 27min

France

Director: Albert Dupontel

Overview

When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths with JB, a 50-year-old man in the middle of a burnout, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist prone to overenthusiasm. The unlikely trio set off on a hilarious and poignant helterskelter journey across the city in search of Suze's long-lost child.

Themes

Unlikely alliances, Humor under pressure, Illness urgency, Memory and past, Search for family, Bureaucratic hurdles

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The Kid Detective

462. The Kid Detective

Comedy Drama Mystery Dark Comedy Relationship Drama
7.0

20201h 39min

Canada

Director: Evan Morgan

Overview

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Obsession with power, Childhood fame burden, Trauma and exploitation, Small-town secrets, Clue-driven investigation

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2 Hearts

463. 2 Hearts

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Tragic Drama
6.3

20201h 42min

United States

Director: Lance Hool

Overview

When illness strikes two people who are polar opposites, life and death bring them together in surprising ways.

Themes

Illness and organ donation, Destiny versus choice, Faith under strain, Hope through transplantation, Grief and gratitude, Family expectations vs love

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BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

464. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

Documentary Music Music Documentary Concert Film
7.3

20201h 19min

United States

Director: Caroline Suh

Overview

Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story — and detail the hard fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.

Themes

Creative process under scrutiny, Girl group dynamics under pressure, K-pop training demands, Identity versus commercialization, Public performance expectations, Solo debut pressure

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Clouds

465. Clouds

Music Drama Romance Narrative Musical Tragic Drama
7.5

20202h 1min

United States

Director: Justin Baldoni

Overview

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

Themes

Illness fuels creativity, Time-limited ambition, Public attention and pressure, Friendship through collaboration, Hope amid hardship, Mortality and legacy

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Saint Maud

466. Saint Maud

Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror Unreliable Perspective Mystery
6.6

20201h 25min

United Kingdom

Director: Rose Glass

Overview

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Caregiver burden, Isolation and loneliness, Religious obsession, Deception within faith, Disillusionment with divinity

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Enforcement

467. Enforcement

Action Crime Epic Action Police Procedural
6.5

20201h 48min

Denmark

Director: Anders Ølholm

Overview

The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers Jens and Mike are on routine patrol in Svalegården's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.

Themes

Minority communities under scrutiny, Youth-led unrest and responses, Policing under public pressure, Racial tension under strain, Urban distrust and inequality, Institutional accountability pressure

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A Call to Spy

468. A Call to Spy

History Crime Drama Biographical History Historical Drama
6.7

20202h 4min

United States

Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher

Overview

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

Themes

Sisterhood under pressure, Disability and resilience, Women in espionage, Civilian agents in conflict, Recruitment ethics in wartime

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On the Rocks

469. On the Rocks

Drama Comedy Romance Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
6.4

20201h 36min

United States

Director: Sofia Coppola

Overview

Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband.

Themes

Surveillance and privacy, Parental interference in romance, Work-life balance in marriage, Gender roles and fidelity myths, Marital suspicion and trust, Appearance vs reality in relationships

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Coven

470. Coven

Drama History Historical Event Historical Drama
6.4

20201h 32min

Argentina, Spain

Director: Pablo Agüero

Overview

French Basque Country, year 1609. The men of a small fishing village have gone to sea. Judge Rostegui, who has been charged by the king with ridding the country of the devil's wiles, arrests Ana and her friends and accuses them of witchcraft.

Themes

Witchcraft accusation pressure, Religious persecution by inquisition, Witch hunt dynamics on women, Akelarre fear dynamics, Female friendship under duress

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