Movies with surreal vibe

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Realistic Steady Deliberate Relentless Stylish

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A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Collective resilience, Trust through hardship, Shared refuge on water, Inter-species cooperation, Adaptation under disaster

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Measured

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Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

Themes

Deception in performance, Appearance versus identity, Obsession and instability, Artifice and vulnerability, Ethics of medical transformation, Ambition and reputation

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Stylish Witty

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When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed "low life scum" Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.

Themes

Language act activism, Language preservation through art, Political expression through music, Anti-establishment resistance, Art as social movement, Youth culture and identity

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Relentless Eerie

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After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Appearance versus reality, Secrecy and manipulation, Paranormal perception under pressure, Betrayal within marriage, Haunted objects as tools

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Playful Tense Whimsical Dry Fast-paced

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Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA's public image, wreaks havoc on Apollo 11 launch director Cole Davis' already difficult task of putting a man on the moon. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.

Themes

Romance under professional pressure, Public image manipulation, Space race pressures, Deception under political scrutiny, Nostalgia as inspiration, Funding leverage in politics

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Stylish Gritty

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When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

Themes

Family obligation vs autonomy, Independence vs dependence, Deception and distrust, Age-based resilience, Fraud-recovery ethics, Urban vulnerability and resourcefulness

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Realistic Claustrophobic Atmospheric Eerie Fast-paced

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A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

Themes

Bunker secrecy deception, Shapeshifting mimicry threat, Strangers group dynamics, Forest isolation pressure, Fairies hybrid tension, Irish mythology influence

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Stylish Dreamlike

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A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Coercive power dynamics, Consent and exploitation, Paranoia and reality testing, Cultish devotion and betrayal, Moral ambiguity and complicity

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Eerie Melancholic Introspective Surreal Haunting

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Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Themes

"movie: i saw the tv glow. genres: drama, Horror, Drama, Horror main themes: high school, Friendship, Loss of sense of reality, High school, Friendship, Loss of sense of reality full keywords list: high school, Friendship, Loss of sense of reality, Sexuality, Identity, Obsession, Surrealism, Asthma, Sleepover, Nostalgia, Buried alive, Suburbia, Coming of age, Loneliness, Arcade, Vhs, Tv show in film, Guilt, Lgbt, Lgbt teen, Nostalgic, Planetarium, Running away, Gender dysphoria, Existentialism, Hopeless, 1990s, Repression, Escapism, Subconscious, 2000s, 2010s, Gay theme, Queer horror, Movie theater, Bar, Independent film, Body horror, Intimate, Teenager, Liminal space, Nonbinary director, Hopeful. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of escapism and the impact of unresolved grief on identity. it delves into the blurred lines between reality and fiction, Questioning the nature of existence and the lengths one might go to escape their pain."

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Dynamic Raw Claustrophobic Bleak Fast-paced

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When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.

Themes

Oppression through spectacle, Resistance amid tyranny, Mind control through torture, Family loss through violence, Trauma through memory manipulation, Elite rule and brutality

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