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Drama Movies For Restless Nights From The 2020S

Drama movies for restless nights from the 2020s. Includes Gabriel's Inferno, Gabriel's Inferno: Part II, Gabriel's Inferno: Part III and more, curated by Mov...

Late. Restless. Not ready to give up on the day yet. These work for that.

Gabriel's Inferno movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.4/10

An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Gabriel's Inferno: Part II movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Gabriel's Inferno: Part III movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Radical movie poster
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2023 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students' apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Violet Evergarden: The Movie movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Restless nights need films that absorb without over-stimulating. That balance is harder than it sounds.

Quiets the mind. Good for nights that won't settle.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Clouds movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Life in a Year movie poster
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2020 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse movie poster
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2022 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time movie poster
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2021 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon - one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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