The Endless

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{4/5} “All that happens here is that people live long and healthy lives. Because of that, they grow to be the people they want to be.” The Endless, released in 2017 Aaron and Justin were in a cult when they were kids. They got themselves out, but they’re having a tough time making a living. […]

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

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{5/5} “Am rejoining ranks of London’s employed and meaningfully contributing to society. Can walk with head held high and be role model for Billy and Mabel, saving them from otherwise certain future as alcoholic wards of the state.” Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, released in 2025 Mark was killed four years ago and Bridget […]

My Dead Friend Zoe

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{5/5} “Never too late to be surprised.” My Dead Friend Zoe, released in 2024 Merit is back from the war. She still talks to her friend Zoe who she fought with in Afghanistan, but Zoe is dead. She has been ordered to attend group counselling but finds it hard to focus. She finds out that […]

The Electric State

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{4.5/5} “‘How’d you two meet?’ ‘We actually met in the war.’ ‘Weren’t you supposed to kill each other?’ ‘We tried.’” The Electric State, released in 2025 After the robots decided they didn’t want to just do what humans told them any more, robots and humans went to war. Humans eventually won, and robots were sent […]

Moana 2

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{4/5} “You will be destroyed, and your Wayfinder too.” Moana 2, released in 2024 Moana’s community is alone on an island and they don’t know where any other peopole are. Moana becomes a Wayfinder, and it’s her job to go out and break the curse from the storm god Nalo that hid communities from each […]

Harriet the Spy

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{4.5/5} “There’s a difference between looking at stuff and really seeing it.” Harriet the Spy, released in 1996 Harriet is in sixth grade. She and her friends Janie and Sport always make fun of class president Marion. Harriet often goes out spying on people — she goes out looking for interesting things, and writes them […]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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{5/5} “We believe apes built this as a refuge for humans… Perhaps here humans were cared for, fed, maybe even taught.” Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, released in 2024 Noa, Anaya, and Soona are out gathering eagle eggs for bonding day. They catch a glimpse of someone not ape in the forest. They […]

Captain America: Brave New World

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{4.5/5} “‘Sir, you invited me here to work together. So let’s work together.’ ‘I’m afraid that offer expired when your friend tried to kill me.’” Captain America: Brave New World, released in 2025 Thaddeus Ross is now President, and Sam Wilson is now Captain America. In Mexico Sam and the Falcon, along with a team, […]

The Gorge

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{4.5/5} “I’m telling you there have been 9 Soviet/Russian heads of state and 13 US presidents since the coalitions were formed. And not one of them has known about the Gorge.” The Gorge, released in 2025 Levi is a sniper who’s recruited and taken by plane to an unknown location — he parachutes out, walks […]

Companion

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{4.5/5} “Yeah, it’s fake. Never happened. I just randomly picked it from a drop-down list of meet cutes.” Companion, released in 2025 Josh and Iris are visiting friends at a secluded house. They have a fun evening, but in the morning a disaster happens. When Sergei, the owner of the house, tries to force himself […]