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- Eighth Grade. Eighth Grade is an absolute masterpiece that strongly appeals to Gen Z viewers who would have been the age of its main characters or would have had vivid memories of that time in their lives.
- A star Is Born. A Star Is Born is a rollercoaster exploration of celebrity culture and the music industry, making it a must-see for those with a fascination with this world.
- Her. Arguably, due to the timing of its release, more geared towards Millennials than Gen Z, Her, however, has become even more relevant with time. Set in the not-too-distant future, Her sees Spike Jonze delivering a thought-provoking film exploring the protagonist Theodore's (Joaquin Phoenix) unconventional love affair with an operating system, Samantha, reflecting Gen Z's evolving familiarity with virtual relationships and their engagement with advanced technology as a means of connection and self-expression.
- The Shape of Water. The Shape of Water achieved huge critical success and audience acclaim, and for good reason. Guillermo del Toro seamlessly merges elements of fantasy, romance, and drama, creating a cinematic experience that's both visually stunning and emotionally compelling.
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- Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Directed by Halina Reijn. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha'la Herrold. Comedy, Horror, Thriller (1h 34m) 6.2 on IMDb — 86% on RT.
- Eighth Grade (2018) Directed by Bo Burnham. Starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson. Comedy, Drama (1h 33m) 7.4 on IMDb — 99% on RT. The irony of social media making people less sociable isn't lost on anyone.
- Booksmart (2019) Directed by Olivia Wilde. Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams. Comedy (1h 42m) 7.1 on IMDb — 96% on RT. The rigid high school hierarchy (boiled down to nerds versus popular kids) plays a part in basically every coming-of-age movie.
- The Fallout (2021) Directed by Megan Park. Starring Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Niles Fitch. Drama (1h 36m) 7.0 on IMDb — 93% on RT. Mia (played by Maddie Ziegler) is bronzing her stomach with fake abs moments before hiding in a toilet stall from a school shooter.
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- Children of Men
- Dawn of The Planet of The Apes
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- I Am Legend
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In 2002, Danny Boyle created the "zombie" movie 28 Days Later. The truth is that this is not technically a zombie movie because no one ever calls them zombies. The people here are infected crazies, similar to the movie The Crazies, which means it is more a contagion movie that drives the infected insane. It takes place in the U.K., which is differe...
For people looking for contagion movies similar to World War Z, where it is all about discovering the cause and a possible cure, look at the movie Contagion from 2011. Directed by Stephen Soderbergh, the movie focuses on a global pandemic and the struggles to contain the virus while social order breaks down worldwide. Contagion is probably not a mo...
For people who want to look at a world where an outbreak caused the entire fracturing of society, without the worries of real-life terrors, check out the 2008 film Doomsday. This film is directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent) and takes place in Scotland, which was quarantined due to a deadly virus. When the virus makes its way to London, the count...
Another contagion film was released in 1995 with an all-star cast. This was Outbreak, directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot). The film is based on the nonfiction book from 1994 titled The Hot Zone, which told the story of the origins and outbreaks of the Ebola virus, among others. RELATED: World War Z: 10 Differences Between The Book And The Film...
World War Z was not the only post-apo9calyptic movie that Brad Pitt starred in. Pitt took on one of his more shocking roles in the Terry Gilliam movie 12 Monkeys. In this movie, a chemical attack has taken out the world and made it almost inhabitable to almost all humankind. Scientists from the future, living underground, send a prisoner back in ti...
Children of Men is about a very different kind of post-apocalyptic contagion. Something happened in the world that caused all pregnancies to abort, and no woman had gotten pregnant in two decades. However, when a woman suddenly becomes pregnant, several different groups want to capture her for their own purposes, with very few ethical or for the be...
Heading into the realm of science-fiction, the revival of the Planet of the Apes franchiseshowed a world where the post-apocalypse looks very different. This had nothing to do with a virus or disease or raging zombies. This was a world where apes learned how to think and survive for themselves, and humans decided they wanted them dead as a result. ...
The zombie movie genre was played out by the time Train to Busan arrived. Thanks to everything from The Walking Dead to several other TV shows and movies, fans seemed to tire of the rising dead. Train to Busanchanged that by releasing something that brought a different spin to the genre. This South Korean zombie movie is about a father taking his d...
I Am Legendis a post-apocalyptic horror tale that brings in a very different kind of monster. In this movie, based on Richard Matheson's story of the same name, vampires have conquered the world. Will Smith plays a man who lives alone with his dog while his old neighbors torment him every night from outside his house. During the day, he sets out to...
If a person loves World War Z because of its new fresh take on the zombie genre, they should go back and watch the movie that defines everything the zombie genre stands for today. George Romero created the modern-day zombie in Night of the Living Dead, but he created his masterpiece a decade later with Dawn of the Dead. In this movie, a group of su...
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- Do Revenge. 2022 | 1h 58m | Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Starring Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, and Austin Abrams. Revenge is best served cold — especially when it involves some school bullies who like to spread horrible rumors.
- Spider-Man: Homecoming. 2017 | 2h 13m | Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, and Robert Downey Jr. Being a superhero in New York City and pretending to be an ordinary schoolboy are two impossible things to balance.
- Spider-Man: Far From Home. 2019 | 2h 09m | Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Trouble seems to follow Spider-Man from New York City to the cities of Europe.
- Five Feet Apart. 2019 | 1h 56m | Directed by Justin Baldoni. Starring Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, and Moises Arias. Cystic fibrosis — a life-long genetic and lethal disease — is the center of this movie.
Jun 9, 2024 · A Z-Move (Japanese: Z ワザ Z-Move) is a special type of move introduced in Generation VII, in which a Trainer and their Pokémon's wishes combine to unleash an attack comprising the full power of both.
MoveTypeZ-power EffectDetailReset StatsResets user's lowered statsSpecial Defense ↑Raises Special Defense by 1 stageEvasiveness ↑Raises evasiveness by 1 stageAttack ↑Raises Attack by 1 stageJun 23, 2024 · From Do Revenge to Bottoms, these movies accurately depict the Gen Z experience.
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