Dead Poets Society Steals a Queer Story
Dead Poets Society relies on patriarchal tropes such as overbearing fathers, contrived brotherhood, and faux-individuality in order to portray its straight white male characters as oppressed.
The Lightning Code (2025)
Teenage inventor Miles Fletcher unlocks the lost secret to limitless energy, catching the attention of Luxos Energy, a corporation posing as heroes. Just as he perfects his invention, they betray him—stealing his work and shutting him out. With nowhere to turn, Miles must decide—give up or trust his friends and fight back. In a high-stakes battle of ingenuity vs. industry, he races to stop Luxos before they turn his discovery into a weapon.
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Teenage inventor Miles Fletcher unlocks the lost secret to limitless energy, catching the attention of Luxos Energy, a corporation posing as heroes. Just as he perfects his invention, they betray him—stealing his work and shutting him out. With nowhere to turn, Miles must decide—give up or trust his friends and fight back. In a high-stakes battle of ingenuity vs. industry, he races to stop Luxos before they turn his discovery into a weapon.
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Genre:Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Written By:Kali Bailey, Rose Reid
In Theaters:5/9/2025
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Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:Evolve Studios, Distinction Films
Cast
Kali Bailey
Director
Andrew Reid
Miles Fletcher
Bruce Davison
Nikola Tesla
Rose Reid
Kennedy Blake
K.C. Clyde
Bill Fletcher
René Ashton
Catherine Blake
Dean Shortland
Gerald Cooper
Richa Chandra
Professor Adel Davarr
Callan Berry
Young Miles Fletcher
Neil Kelly
Micah Miller
Lindsey Shope
Regina Fletcher
Sienna Ribeiro
Piper
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