Movies with cynical vibe

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Tense Whimsical Atmospheric Dry Fast-paced

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A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Performance vs authenticity, Deception in public life, Fame vs decline, Media spectacle and manipulation, Institutional accountability

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Restrained

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Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

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Peer influence, Deception consequences, Power and isolation, Surveillance ethics, Obsession and boundary breach, Privacy invasion

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Realistic Tense Raw Brutal Bleak

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Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.

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Loyalty under pressure, Power and exploitation, Frontier justice under siege, Greed vs community, Collective defense dynamics, Moral ambiguity under violence

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Realistic Intimate Dry Restrained Deliberate

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David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”

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Caregiving under pressure, Generational conflict, Loss and continuity, Illness in the family, Sexuality and acceptance, Family estrangement and reconciliation

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.

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Female agency under threat, Power dynamics in housing, Urban redevelopment pressure, Eviction resistance, Legal advocacy and leverage, Public confrontations and tactics

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Satirical Cynical

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A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.

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Ambition vs practicality, Belonging under scrutiny, Economic cost of dreams, External validation through success, Power of spectacle, Paying for loyalty

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Oppressive

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Based on real events, the film tells the story of two friends who manage to land a Pentagon contract worth $300 million to supply weapons to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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Trust under pressure, Deception and betrayal, Bureaucratic complicity, Illicit arms trade, Corruption in procurement, American exceptionalism

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Stylish

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From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

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Loyalty under coercion, Betrayal among allies, Moral ambiguity of criminals, Outsiders as assets, Control via implanted devices, Coercive government program

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Restrained

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In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.

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Mental health stigma, Parental interference, Class prejudice, Antisemitism pressure, Wartime conscription, Sexual repression norms, College conformity

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Claustrophobic Brutal Atmospheric Bleak Fast-paced

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As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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Deception and manipulation, Vigilantism vs law, Justice under scrutiny, Carnival violence dynamic, Descent into madness pressure, Torture as spectacle

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