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Movies with surreal vibe

Songs from the Second Floor

511. Songs from the Second Floor

Drama Comedy Everyday Life Drama Satire
7.5

20001h 39min

Sweden, Denmark

Director: Roy Andersson

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

Themes

Urban gridlock, Surreal interruptions, Shifting ambitions, Anarchic humor, Economic anxiety, Ritualized decay

Available on

Criterion Channel
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Digimon: The Movie

512. Digimon: The Movie

Fantasy Animation Science Fiction Family Family Animation
6.1

20001h 29min

Japan, United States

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever. As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digimon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.

Themes

Digital threat response, Data integrity vs disruption, Global youth collaboration, Internet chaos, Protecting information networks, Collective audience influence


Help! I'm a Fish

513. Help! I'm a Fish

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Drama
6.0

20001h 20min

Denmark, France

Director: Stefan Fjeldmark

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

Themes

Transformation under pressure, Family resilience under crisis, Science ethics and responsibility, Emergent intelligence in nature, Human-nature boundary, Collaboration under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
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Best in Show

514. Best in Show

Comedy Satire
7.5

20001h 30min

United States

Director: Christopher Guest

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

Themes

Class inequality, Competition pressure, Public scrutiny, Social performance, Nontraditional relationships, Calendar publicity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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A Dog's Will

515. A Dog's Will

Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance Satire
8.6

20001h 44min

Brazil

Director: Guel Arraes

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

Themes

Class inequality, Poverty and hunger, Deception and cunning, Dowry pressure, Religious judgment, Performative storytelling


Maelström

516. Maelström

Drama Comedy Psychological Drama Dark Comedy
6.7

20001h 27min

Canada

Director: Denis Villeneuve

A young woman's life spirals into chaos after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Then she encounters a mysterious man named Evian who offers her an opportunity for redemption. Narrated by a fish.

Themes

Deception and concealment, Female agency under scrutiny, Moral ambiguity under crisis, Material success vs personal cost, Abortion and social pressure, Chance and consequence

Available on

Kanopy
Philo
Fandor Amazon Channel
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Nine Queens

517. Nine Queens

Crime Thriller Drama Con Artist Crime Investigation Suspense
7.9

20001h 54min

Argentina

Director: Fabián Bielinsky

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Family inheritance pressures, Counterfeit economy and scams, Fragile justice system, Social mobility through crime, Risk and improvisation in crime

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Nurse Betty

518. Nurse Betty

Comedy Crime Thriller Drama Romance
6.3

20001h 48min

Germany, United States

Director: Neil LaBute

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.

Themes

Crisis-induced fugue state, Fantasy vs reality, Deception and role-playing, Emotional labor under threat, Caregiving under danger, Public performance and identity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Cell

519. The Cell

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.4

20001h 47min

United States, Germany

Director: Tarsem Singh

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

Themes

Power and control, Trauma and abuse, Memory as weapon, Mind tech ethics, Consent and risk, Split psyche

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Me, Myself & Irene

520. Me, Myself & Irene

Comedy Adult Comedy
6.6

20001h 57min

United States

Director: Peter Farrelly

Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.

Themes

Romantic entanglements under pressure, Split personality dynamics, Unreliable authority figures, Deception under duress, Family responsibility under threat, Media spectacle

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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