Movies with moody vibe

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Realistic Tense Deliberate Eerie Oppressive

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Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.

Themes

Agency under pressure, Desire vs restraint, Grief and longing, Celebrity culture critique, Deception through anonymity, Spectral interference

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Brutal

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A mother and her 10-year old daughter are trapped in a forest. There is something in this forest. Something unlike anything they have heard before. Something that lurks in the darkness and it’s coming after them.

Themes

Motherhood under pressure, Protective bonds under danger, Addiction and instability, Surviving in isolation, Abusive parenting dynamics, Trauma transmission across generations

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Realistic Intimate Claustrophobic Bleak Restrained

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A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he returns from summer camp, the mood in the mansion has soured somehow. Phil doesn’t worry about it, hanging out with his best friend Kat instead. When he starts to feel attracted to a mysterious new student at school, Phil is plunged into emotional turmoil only exacerbated by the trouble at home.

Themes

Family estrangement, Coming-of-age pressures, Secrecy and betrayal, Remote isolation, Adolescent romance, Self-discovery under stress

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Eerie Fast-paced

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Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is Daniel that Luce cannot keep herself away from, and things begin to take a darker turn when she finds out his true identity.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Power dynamics, Forbidden romance, Destiny and choice, Stigma and blame, Memory and past connections, Institutional confinement

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Realistic Claustrophobic Brutal Bleak Intense

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Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.

Themes

Identity pursuit, Care under pressure, Duty vs guilt, Surveillance and doubt, Responsibility and accountability

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Tense Dynamic Intimate Claustrophobic Atmospheric

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Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Domestic abuse dynamics, Infidelity consequences, Addiction and recovery, Unreliable narration, Surveillance and voyeurism, Memory loss and blackouts

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Realistic Intimate Atmospheric Contemplative Restrained

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A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

Themes

Duty versus desire, Consequences of secrecy, Deception for survival, Trauma and survivor guilt, Isolation and moral pressure, Contested parenthood and belonging

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Tense Bleak Clinical Eerie Intense

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In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

Themes

Moral ambiguity under duress, Obsession with death, Supernatural threat vs ordinary life, Psychopathy vs empathy, Coping under pressure, Family duty vs personal danger

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Realistic Tense Raw Bleak Fast-paced

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The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

Themes

Leadership under duress, Fel magic corruption, Invasion threat across realms, Loyalty under siege, Betrayal among factions, Alliance formation under pressure

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Relentless

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If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performing the last act of a desperate man, Nick takes out a million dollar insurance policy on himself, payable to his estranged daughter. The problem? The policy doesn't take effect for 21 days. Nick knows they'll be lucky to be alive for twenty-one hours.

Themes

Family under pressure, Survival under threat, Corrupt authority, Trust under suspicion, Deception and pursuit, Protecting a child

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