Movies with smoky vibe

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Realistic Tense Relentless Fast-paced Stylish

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Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and consequence, Greed and risk, Investor influence, Economic ambition vs integrity, Fraud and accountability

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Stylish

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A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.

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Parliamentary immunity under threat, Illicit finance and influence, Crime-fueled urban development, Political corruption networks, Loyalty and betrayal in criminal factions, Violence as transaction in organized crime

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Measured

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Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide. Then, he simply asks everyone present, one by one, if they knew her.

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Class inequality, Economic precarity, Social responsibility, Gender roles, Deception by authority, Collective guilt

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Realistic Tense Intimate Deliberate Measured

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Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

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Public image vs reality, Romance as disruption, Addiction and comeback, Institutional pressure and control, Self-discipline and practice, Technique erosion

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Realistic Tense Dry Stylish Measured

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Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.

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Deception and trust, Loyalty under threat, Gambling debt pressure, Bonding through risk, Luck vs skill, Road trip instability

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Oppressive

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While on a seemingly routine job, a jaded hit man discovers that he's not the only one with his target in the crosshairs.

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Deception and betrayal, Money as motive, Mistrust and suspicion, False alliances, Greed and opportunism, Insurance fraud dynamics

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Tense Dry Stylish Witty Charged

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In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

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Loyalty under pressure, Money as motive, Drug trade networks, Counterculture disillusionment, Militia intrigue and power, Frame and deception

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Procedural Fast-paced

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A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

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Survival under siege, Military discipline under riot, Loyalist republican tension, Civilian risk during conflict, Institutional ambiguity and violence, Command decisions under pressure

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Relentless Fast-paced

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Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.

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Family under threat, Duty versus power, Temptation by dark powers, Protective desperation, Power corrupts heroism, Loss of humanity

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Realistic Dynamic Intense Measured Gritty

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A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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Domestic violence, Leadership under strain, Poverty to prominence, Soul music evolution, Shout music, Non linear storytelling

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