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Movies with frantic vibe

Alice in Wonderland

1. Alice in Wonderland

Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Fantasy Coming-of-Age Adventure
6.4
20101h 48min

Overview

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

Themes

Power and legitimacy, Resistance against tyranny, Quest for agency, Constraints of society, Gender role pressure, Rebellion and revolution

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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The Princess and the Frog

2. The Princess and the Frog

Animation Romance Fantasy Family Animated Fantasy Adventure
7.2
20091h 38min

Overview

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Themes

Deception and impersonation, Transformation and identity shift, Economic inequality and aspiration, Romance versus duty, Social mobility under pressure, Restaurant dreams and ownership, Voodoo magic and manipulation

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Animation Comedy Family Family Animation High-Concept Comedy
6.9
20091h 30min

Overview

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

Themes

Technology versus nature, Collaboration under pressure, Economic boom versus risk, Expertise versus authority, Abundance and dependence, Responsibility of invention

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pandorum

4. Pandorum

Action Horror Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
6.7
20091h 48min

Overview

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Themes

Isolation and amnesia, Fear-driven coalition, Survival under scarcity, Betrayal and leadership strain, Ethics of leadership under crisis, Panic and factionalism

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Hangover

5. The Hangover

Comedy Adult Comedy
7.7
20091h 40min

Overview

When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Memory loss consequences, Bachelor party aftermath, Reckless celebration chaos, Unexpected parenthood

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

6. Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Animation Comedy Science Fiction Adult Animation Parody
7.3
20091h 30min

Overview

Leela becomes an outlaw when she and a group of ecologically-minded feminists attempt to save an asteroid of primitive life forms and the Violet Dwarf star from being destroyed, while Fry joins a secret society and attempts to stop a mysterious species known as the "Dark Ones" from destroying all life in the universe.

Themes

Collective action under pressure, Environmental activism vs development, Secret societies and telepathy, Preservation of endangered life, Private ambition vs ecology, Mind-reading power vs privacy


Bedtime Stories

7. Bedtime Stories

Fantasy Comedy Family Romance Supernatural Fantasy
6.0
20081h 39min

Overview

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

Themes

Wishes come true storytelling, Imaginary kingdom dream logic, Life turned upside down consequences, Miraculous event reshapes power, Disorder destabilizes family, Imagined futures challenge authority

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Role Models

8. Role Models

Comedy Adult Comedy
6.8
20081h 39min

Overview

Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.

Themes

Dead-end work pressure, Fathers abandonment trauma, Mentorship obligations vs desire, Creative play vs reality, Youth mentorship bonds, Group belonging identity

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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WALL·E

9. WALL·E

Animation Family Science Fiction Family Animation Space Sci-Fi
8.4
20081h 38min

Overview

What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Themes

Evacuation ethics, Consumerism critique, Environmental neglect consequences, Isolation and companionship, Stewardship vs control, Dependence on technology

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Secret of the Grain

10. The Secret of the Grain

Drama Relationship Drama
7.4
20072h 31min

Overview

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

Themes

Family conflict and loyalty, Immigrant family solidarity, Bureaucratic obstacles and loans, Entrepreneurship under precarity, Cultural hybridity and kinship, Food as legacy and memory

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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