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Finding ʻOhana

151. Finding ʻOhana

Adventure Action Comedy Family Treasure Hunt
6.1

20212h 3min

United States

Director: Jude Weng

Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, leading them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.

Themes

Intergenerational memory, Heritage and belonging, Family ties and choices, Respect for spirits and offerings, Treasure and responsibility, Exploration and courage

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Wish Dragon

152. Wish Dragon

Animation Family Comedy Fantasy Romance
7.2

20211h 39min

United States, China

Director: Chris Appelhans

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

Themes

Class inequality, Betrayal and deception, Identity through disguise, Desire vs duty, Loyalty and sacrifice, Economic status

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Netflix
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Soul

153. Soul

Animation Family Comedy Fantasy Drama
8.0

20201h 41min

United States

Director: Pete Docter

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Themes

Self-discovery through new experiences, Mentorship and guidance dynamics, Life-affirming choices under pressure, Meaning beyond career labels, Art as identity and expression, Afterlife as existential prompt

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The Croods: A New Age

154. The Croods: A New Age

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Comedy
6.9

20201h 35min

United States

Director: Joel Crawford

Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.

Themes

Interfamily collaboration under pressure, Coexistence across differences, Safety and habitat exploration, Playful resilience in adversity, Leadership under uncertain borders, Trust transmission across generations

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Amazon Video
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

155. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Family Fantasy Music Christmas Family Supernatural Fantasy
6.4

20202h 2min

United States

Director: David E. Talbert

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

Themes

Generational tension, Family estrangement, Invention driven ambition, Christmas resilience, Toymaker heritage, Inventor responsibility

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Netflix
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PG: Psycho Goreman

156. PG: Psycho Goreman

Science Fiction Comedy Horror Alien Contact Sci-Fi Parody
6.3

20201h 35min

Canada

Director: Steven Kostanski

Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.

Themes

Family loyalty under pressure, Trust vs manipulation, Alien invasion in suburbia, External threat disrupts everyday life, Children controlling danger, Power corrupts relationships

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Amazon Video
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Holidate

157. Holidate

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.2

20201h 44min

United States

Director: John Whitesell

Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.

Themes

Fear of commitment, Holiday pressure, Platonic dating pact, Family dinner tension, Friends with benefits, Public relationship scrutiny

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Netflix
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Love and Monsters

158. Love and Monsters

Comedy Adventure Science Fiction Action Survival Adventure
6.9

20201h 49min

United States

Director: Michael Matthews

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Trust and betrayal, Coming of age resilience, Intercolony cooperation, Rebuilding communities after disaster, Found family under threat

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Broken Hearts Gallery

159. The Broken Hearts Gallery

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.3

20201h 49min

United States

Director: Natalie Krinsky

Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak.

Themes

Art as coping mechanism, Letting go through creativity, Memory as emotional ballast, Community support for change, Professional reinvention under pressure, Romantic choices and independence

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Tenet

160. Tenet

Action Thriller Science Fiction Spy Action Mindfuck Thriller
7.3

20202h 30min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Christopher Nolan

A secret service agent learns to use time inversion to save the world from criminals from the future who are trying to destroy the planet.

Themes

Time travel consequences, Espionage and secrecy, Terrorist plots and attacks, Global catastrophic stakes, Arms dealing networks, Dual timelines paradoxes

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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