Movies with nerve-wracking vibe

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Realistic Steady Fast-paced Fantastical Stylish

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The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

Themes

Arranged marriage pressure, Legacy and lineage, Warfare against slavers, Freedom and captivity, Female military leadership, Loyalty and disobedience

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Claustrophobic Clinical Relentless Intense Measured

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From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

Themes

Public image vs private self, Performance under scrutiny, Substance abuse and dependency, Exploitation in celebrity culture, Gendered violence in industry, Maternal trauma and abandonment

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Playful Tense Dry Stylish Witty

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A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.

Themes

Social climbing dynamics, Appearance vs authenticity, Female friendship under strain, Deception and retaliation, Reputation management under pressure, Group ostracism mechanisms

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Immersive Realistic Tense Steady Claustrophobic

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One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Collective resilience, Supernatural wonder in adolescence, Navigating uncertainty and risk, Self-discovery within crisis, Abandoned spaces as catalyst

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Claustrophobic Dry Clinical Relentless Measured

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After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Family secrets, Hidden pasts, Caregiver anxiety, Dangerous obsession, Boundary enforcement

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Atmospheric Eerie

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In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Trauma and memory, Cycle of abuse, Survival under danger, Ostracism and stigma, Dangerous spaces

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Intense Oppressive

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The thin line between love and hate turns deadly when a wife discovers her husband’s affair — and they both take extreme measures to get what they want.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Appearance vs reality, Affair consequences, Jealousy and control, Marital betrayal, Coercive violence

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Clinical

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Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.

Themes

Accountability and oversight, Crisis negotiation dynamics, Veteran financial precarity, Bureaucratic neglect, Media attention dynamics, Law enforcement response ambiguity

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Clinical Fast-paced

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Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Financial exploitation, Betrayal and consequences, Blurred loyalties, Coercive control, Pursuit of justice

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Realistic Witty Sun-drenched Energetic Nerve-wracking

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Pressured by their immigrant parents to find spouses, two Indian-Americans pretend to date in order to survive a summer of weddings – but find themselves falling for each other as they struggle to balance who they are with who their parents want them to be.

Themes

Deception and trust, Cultural expectations, Romance under constraint, Career vs family, Family pressure dynamics, Public versus private self

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