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Movies with dusty vibe

The Peanut Butter Falcon

31. The Peanut Butter Falcon

Adventure Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Adventure Buddy Comedy
7.6

20191h 37min

United States

Director: Tyler Nilson

A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

Themes

Chosen family, Confinement pressure, Care system escape, Roadbound companionship, Unconventional mentorship, Disability empowerment

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The Highwaymen

32. The Highwaymen

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Historical Drama
6.9

20192h 13min

United States

Director: John Lee Hancock

In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

Themes

Public admiration of criminals, Retired lawman duty, Tracker led pursuit, Manhunt driven pursuit, Bank robber mythmaking, Forensic science guidance

Available on

Netflix
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The Mustang

33. The Mustang

Drama Psychological Drama
6.8

20191h 36min

Belgium, France

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Second chances, Confronting past violence, Rehabilitation through work, Discipline over impulse, Institutional structure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Never Grow Old

34. Never Grow Old

Western Revisionist Western
6.0

20191h 41min

Belgium, France

Director: Ivan Kavanagh

An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.

Themes

Outsider vs community, Greed and violence, Religion and control, Frontier lawlessness, Moral policing, Family under siege

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

35. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Drama History Historical Drama Biographical History
7.6

20191h 53min

Malawi, United Kingdom

Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Themes

Ingenuity through self-education, Drought resilience, Family duty vs personal pursuit, Community collaboration, Resource scarcity driving innovation, Education access and persistence

Available on

Netflix
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Mortal Engines

36. Mortal Engines

Adventure Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi Globetrotting Adventure
6.1

20182h 8min

New Zealand, United States

Director: Christian Rivers

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

Themes

Revenge as motive, Technology as weapon, Resource scarcity, Shifting loyalties and alliances, Exploitation and survival, Predator cities and static settlements

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

37. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Western Comedy Drama Music Mystery
7.2

20182h 12min

United States

Director: Joel Coen

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Themes

Economic precarity, Frontier precariousness, Loyalty and debt, Spectacle for profit, Mass entertainment ethics, Fate and chance

Available on

Netflix
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Galveston

38. Galveston

Thriller Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.2

20181h 31min

United States

Director: Mélanie Laurent

After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Survival under coercive networks, Loyalty and betrayal under pressure, Caregiving amid danger, Justice and exploitation dynamics, Agency within crime landscapes

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Apple TV
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The Sisters Brothers

39. The Sisters Brothers

Western Drama Comedy Revisionist Western Historical Drama
6.9

20182h 1min

France, Spain

Director: Jacques Audiard

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Wealth and violence, Power dynamics and alliance, Frontier survival ethics

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Mia and the White Lion

40. Mia and the White Lion

Adventure Family Drama Globetrotting Adventure Animal Companion Family
6.5

20181h 38min

South Africa, Germany

Director: Gilles de Maistre

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Freedom vs confinement, Guardianship and responsibility, Exploitation vs welfare, Defiance and consequences, Conservation ethics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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