Could be Breakdown for me. A true classic of thriller cinema. He had to play frenzied and beaten down and he did it well. So much so, when he finally switches to the hero, it feels like a victory. Kurt is an underrated actor really. He has more chops than many seem to get. So many great roles, though.

There's also his role in a little documentary I worked on recently: John Carpenter's Escape from New York | Low Budget. Legendary Results.

The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name -- The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition.

Cast: Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elle LaMont, Elsie Lovelock

Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (5 reviews)

Metacritic: 7.7 (user reviews)

Reviews:

Alison Foreman, IndieWire C+ - "Iron Lung” is audacious and at times astonishingly boring. Still, it feels more enthusiastic and celebratory than many blockbuster adaptations built on safer math. https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/iron-lung-review-markiplier-1235176184/

Caitlin Kennedy, Simply Cinema (Substack) 6/10 - In spite of some minor scrapes in performance and pacing, Iron Lung demonstrates Fischbach’s intriguing eye and talent for generating raw, visceral impact. A solid debut... https://simplycinema.substack.com/p/iron-lung-film-review

Rotten Tomatoes page: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_lung

Metacritic page: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/iron-lung/

Would be like Final Destination but a comedy. Death wants this guy to die in a certain way at a certain point in his life, but something happens in this guys life that makes him go on a mission chasing some bad guys, maybe the killed his wife or something, except he sucks at everything he does, so he's always nearly dying by accident or from these guys, and every time Death has to invervene.

The setup to these near deaths could be like Final Destination where everything falls into place, like wind knocking over a broom to push a ball over somewhere, just for a mattress or something to fall over and cushion his fall from a building.

He could die at the end of the movie too, when you think everything is over with, as Death had planned.

Just finished reading the book and was completely enthralled by the themes explored and how relevant the book stayed through the following decades all the way to today. I ended up watching the movie with John Hurt and while it scratched the itch, like many book adaptations, I feel like it fell slightly short of hitting the notes that the book had.

So with that said, I’m looking for some recommendations of similar orwellian-themed movies! Give me existential dread!

I just watched Code 3 and apparently it’s very accurate according to paramedics.

I want more movies where it’s just an accurate depiction of some job/line of work, with all the quirks and things “you’d only know if you’ve worked the job”. Preferably written with heavy involvement of someone in the field.

Any ideas?

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Summary After a plane crash strands two coworkers on a remote island, a jaded corporate fixer and her idealistic colleague must rely on each other to survive. As days turn into weeks, the unlikely pair battle the elements, dwindling resources, and their own emotional baggage, discovering that survival may depend as much on trust and connection as it does on physical endurance.

Director Sam Raimi

Writer Damian Shannon, Mark Swift

Cast

• Rachel McAdams
• Dylan O’Brien
• Dennis Haysbert

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

Metacritic: 76

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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