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12. More (1969) A co-production between Germany, France, and England,Moreshows us the dangers of being a trip-loving hippie. Hitchhiking was an integral part of the yippie lifestyle and almost as dangerous as the drugs they took. Mathematician Stefan (played by Klaus Grünberg) has a spiritual awakening after leaving West Germany and meeting the kinky drug addict Estelle (played by Mimsy Farmer). Of course, begging for heroin wasn’t exactly what the hippie movement was about, but that’s where these pasty-faced lovers end up....

12. The Old Guard (2020) Based on the comic series,The Old Guardcrosses superheroes with mercenaries—but the superpowered mercenaries here have self-healing abilities that make them immortal. This Netflix action flick has Andromache (Charlize Theron) on a perilous mission to stop a criminal mastermind from threatening her team of immortals, including a new member that recently joined. While going through the motions of a decent thriller, its strength lies on the characters....

12. Red Lights (2012) Wherever miracles occur, there will also be those who try to debunk them. From ghost hunters to disgruntled scientists, people may seek to expose charlatans for many reasons—but mostly it’s because they hate seeing people take advantage of folks who are naïve or grieving. In the case of Professor Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and her assistant Tom (Cillian Murphy) inRed Lights, their aim is to demystify paranormal phenomena using the science of physics....

12. The High Note (2020) The High Notemight follow the generic tropes and and narrative cues of its genre, but it ultimately presents a different kind of musician-manager relationship than what we’re used to. Instead of being an enabling cheerleader or abusive dominator, Maggie (played by Dakota Johnson) has absolutely no power over R&B superstar Grace Davis (played by Tracee Ellis Ross). Why? Because she’s mainly just a personal assistant…...

12. Mean Girls (2004) Cady Heron comes from a family of scientists and she’s quite good at math. But when her family moves from Africa to Illinois, she struggles to find her place at her new school. Everything works differently here: being smart at math is seen as lame, and friendships are cold-blooded and calculated. Cady will have to abandon her real personality to become someone else. Mean Girlsisn’t without its problems, but it’s still relevant with its engagement of nerd representation....