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Movies with isolationist vibe

You Should Have Left

1. You Should Have Left

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Domestic Thriller
5.4
20201h 33min

Overview

In an effort to repair their relationship, a couple books a vacation in the countryside for themselves and their daughter. What starts as a perfect retreat begins to fall apart as one loses their grip on reality, and a sinister force tries to tear them apart.

Themes

"movie: you should have left. genres: horror, Thriller, Horror, Thriller main themes: wales, Husband wife relationship, Countryside, Wales, Husband wife relationship, Countryside full keywords list: wales, Husband wife relationship, Countryside, Based on novel or book, Nightmare, House, Time loop, Writer, Jealous husband, Loop, Family life. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of guilt and the inescapable nature of one's past, Illustrating how unresolved trauma can haunt individuals. it serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of avoidance and the necessity of confronting one's demons to achieve true liberation."

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The Other Lamb

2. The Other Lamb

Horror Drama Thriller Psychological Horror Coming-of-Age Drama
5.3
20201h 37min

Overview

For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence—including her allegiance to the increasingly dangerous Shepherd.

Themes

"movie: the other lamb. genres: horror, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Drama, Thriller main themes: affectation, Polygamy, Forest, Affectation, Polygamy, Forest full keywords list: affectation, Polygamy, Forest, Birth, Death, Religious cult, Detached, Aggressive, Depressed, Ambivalent, Apologetic, Appreciative, Assertive, Awestruck, Baffled, Bewildered, Demeaning. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of female empowerment and the struggle against patriarchal oppression within a cult-like environment. it serves as a commentary on the quest for identity and autonomy in the face of authoritarian control."

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Sea Fever

3. Sea Fever

Thriller Horror Drama Science Fiction Mystery
5.7
20201h 35min

Overview

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

Themes

"movie: sea fever. genres: thriller, Horror, Drama, Science fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Drama, Science fiction, Mystery main themes: cryptozoology, Sea monster, Woman director, Cryptozoology, Sea monster, Woman director full keywords list: cryptozoology, Sea monster, Woman director, Suspenseful, Disgusted. concept analysis: the film examines the psychological toll of isolation and the breakdown of human relationships in the face of existential threats. it highlights the struggle for survival against both external dangers and internal fears, Questioning the limits of human resilience."

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Little Joe

4. Little Joe

Drama Science Fiction Family Drama Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
5.8
20191h 46min

Overview

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.

Themes

"movie: little joe. genres: drama, Science fiction, Drama, Science fiction main themes: co-workers relationship, Genetic engineering, Woman director, Co-workers relationship, Genetic engineering, Woman director full keywords list: co-workers relationship, Genetic engineering, Woman director, Mother son relationship. concept analysis: the film explores the ethical implications of genetic manipulation and its unforeseen consequences on human relationships. it serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of prioritizing professional ambition over personal connections and the quest for happiness."

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Waiting for the Barbarians

5. Waiting for the Barbarians

Drama History Historical Drama Historical Event
5.9
20191h 54min

Overview

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

Themes

"movie: waiting for the barbarians. genres: drama, History, Drama, History main themes: colony, Torture, Desert, Colony, Torture, Desert full keywords list: colony, Torture, Desert, Colonization, East asia. concept analysis: the film explores the moral complexities of colonialism and the impact of imperial violence on both oppressors and the oppressed. it serves as a poignant reflection on the nature of power, Compassion, And the consequences of inhumanity."

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I Think We're Alone Now

6. I Think We're Alone Now

Drama Science Fiction Mystery Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
5.8
20181h 40min

Overview

After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until an interloper, young Grace, disrupts his solitude.

Themes

"movie: i think we're alone now. genres: drama, Science fiction, Mystery, Drama, Science fiction, Mystery main themes: small town, Lake, Library, Small town, Lake, Library full keywords list: small town, Lake, Library, Fishing, Post-apocalyptic future, Young woman, Dog, Recluse, Opposites, Living alone, Woman director, Catastrophe, Solitude, Order, Librarian, Books, Secret, Interloper, Unknown cause. concept analysis: the film explores the complexities of human connection in the face of trauma and loss, Questioning whether forgetting the past is a viable path to healing. it delves into the ethical implications of erasing painful memories and the consequences of choosing isolation over community."

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The Little Stranger

7. The Little Stranger

Mystery Horror Psychological Horror Mystic Mystery
5.5
20181h 51min

Overview

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life?

Themes

"movie: the little stranger. genres: mystery, Horror, Mystery, Horror main themes: based on novel or book, Based on novel or book full keywords list: based on novel or book. concept analysis: the film explores the haunting nature of unresolved trauma and the inescapability of the past. it delves into the psychological impacts of grief and loss, Suggesting that the emotional scars of history can manifest in both the living and the dead."

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The Witch in the Window

8. The Witch in the Window

Horror Drama Supernatural Horror
5.8
20181h 16min

Overview

When Simon brings his twelve year-old son, Finn, to rural Vermont to help flip an old farmhouse, they encounter the malicious spirit of Lydia, a previous owner. And now with every repair they make – she's getting stronger.

Themes

"movie: the witch in the window. genres: horror, Drama, Horror, Drama main themes: haunted house, Vermont, Doppelgänger, Haunted house, Vermont, Doppelgänger full keywords list: haunted house, Vermont, Doppelgänger, Father son relationship, Secluded house, Redecorate. concept analysis: the film explores the impact of unresolved grief and the haunting nature of the past on familial relationships. it serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of neglecting emotional connections in the face of personal ambitions."

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Overview

Lizzy is a tough, resourceful frontierswoman settling a remote stretch of land on the 19th-century American frontier. Isolated from civilization in a desolate wilderness where the wind never stops howling, she begins to sense a sinister presence that seems to be borne of the land itself, and when a newlywed couple arrive at a nearby homestead, their presence amplifies Lizzy's fears, setting into motion a shocking chain of events.

Themes

"movie: the wind. genres: horror, Mystery, Western, Horror, Mystery, Western main themes: based on novel or book, Isolation, Pregnancy, Based on novel or book, Isolation, Pregnancy full keywords list: based on novel or book, Isolation, Pregnancy, Paranoia, Supernatural, Frontier, Remake, Madness, Reverend, Still birth, 19th century, Plains, Prairie madness. concept analysis: the film explores the psychological impacts of isolation and the descent into madness that can occur when fear and jealousy take hold. it serves as a commentary on the human psyche's vulnerability in the face of overwhelming loneliness and supernatural dread."

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Pyewacket

10. Pyewacket

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Korean-Style Thriller
5.8
20171h 28min

Overview

A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

Themes

"movie: pyewacket. genres: horror, Thriller, Horror, Thriller main themes: witch, High school, Widow, Witch, High school, Widow full keywords list: witch, High school, Widow, Black magic, Woods, Murder, Teenage girl, Cabin, Attic, Occult, Devil worship, Mother daughter relationship, Evil spell. concept analysis: the film explores the destructive consequences of grief and the longing for control in the face of familial conflict. it serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of invoking forces beyond one's understanding in a quest for power and resolution."

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