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eXistenZ (1999)

BrainyWeirdDisturbing

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Jude Law  •  Ian Holm  •  Willem Dafoe

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Jude Law  •  Ian Holm  •  Willem Dafoe

Tamako Love Story (2014)

DarkDramaticDepressingDisturbing

Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Yamada
CAST:  Aya Suzaki  •  Atsushi Tamaru  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Yuki Kaneko

Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Yamada
CAST:  Aya Suzaki  •  Atsushi Tamaru  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Yuki Kaneko

One Hour Photo (2002)

DramaticWeirdMusicalDisturbing

Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Romanek
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Connie Nielsen  •  Michael Vartan  •  Erin Daniels

Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually believes he's part of their family. When "Uncle" Sy's picture-perfect ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Romanek
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Connie Nielsen  •  Michael Vartan  •  Erin Daniels

Gummo (1997)

OriginalDarkWeirdDisturbing

Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harmony Korine
CAST:  Jacob Sewell  •  Jacob Reynolds  •  Nick Sutton  •  Darby Dougherty

Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harmony Korine
CAST:  Jacob Sewell  •  Jacob Reynolds  •  Nick Sutton  •  Darby Dougherty

Stay (2005)

BrainyComplexDramaticWeird

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Naomi Watts  •  Kate Burton

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Naomi Watts  •  Kate Burton

Stay (2013)

Thought provokingDarkDramaticWeird

A woman finds out she's pregnant and returns home when the expected father wants nothing to do with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wiebke von Carolsfeld
CAST:  Taylor Schilling  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Michael Ironside  •  Brian Gleeson

A woman finds out she's pregnant and returns home when the expected father wants nothing to do with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wiebke von Carolsfeld
CAST:  Taylor Schilling  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Michael Ironside  •  Brian Gleeson

A Hole in My Heart (2005)

ViolentDarkWeirdDisturbing

In a decript apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lukas Moodysson
CAST:  Thorsten Flinck  •  Björn Almroth  •  Sanna Bråding  •  Goran Marjanović

In a decript apartment, a young man watches as his father and a friend shoot an amateur porn film. Issues of morality, reality TV and friendship are explored.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lukas Moodysson
CAST:  Thorsten Flinck  •  Björn Almroth  •  Sanna Bråding  •  Goran Marjanović

The Voices (2014)

DarkFunWeirdDisturbing

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marjane Satrapi
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Anna Kendrick  •  Jacki Weaver

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marjane Satrapi
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Anna Kendrick  •  Jacki Weaver

Lily Dale (1996)

ComplexDarkDramaticDisturbing

Still bitter toward his stepfather, a man reunites with his mother and sister following a long estrangement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Masterson
CAST:  Mary Stuart Masterson  •  Sam Shepard  •  Stockard Channing  •  Tim Guinee

Still bitter toward his stepfather, a man reunites with his mother and sister following a long estrangement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Masterson
CAST:  Mary Stuart Masterson  •  Sam Shepard  •  Stockard Channing  •  Tim Guinee

Videodrome (1983)

WeirdClassicDisturbing

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  James Woods  •  Sonja Smits  •  Debbie Harry  •  Peter Dvorsky

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  James Woods  •  Sonja Smits  •  Debbie Harry  •  Peter Dvorsky

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

DramaticSlow movingDark

A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Furman
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Marisa Tomei  •  Ryan Phillippe  •  William H. Macy

A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Furman
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Marisa Tomei  •  Ryan Phillippe  •  William H. Macy

Mary and Max (2009)

BeautifulClassicDarkDramatic

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Elliot
CAST:  Toni Collette  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Eric Bana  •  Barry Humphries

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Elliot
CAST:  Toni Collette  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Eric Bana  •  Barry Humphries

Arbitrage (2012)

BrainyHeistInspiringDark

A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Jarecki
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Tim Roth  •  Brit Marling

A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Jarecki
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Tim Roth  •  Brit Marling

Bellflower (2011)

DarkViolentSuspensefulDramatic

Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evan Glodell
CAST:  Evan Glodell  •  Jessie Wiseman  •  Tyler Dawson  •  Rebekah Brandes

Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evan Glodell
CAST:  Evan Glodell  •  Jessie Wiseman  •  Tyler Dawson  •  Rebekah Brandes

Salt and Fire (2016)

WeirdThought provokingSlow movingDark

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Michael Shannon  •  Veronica Ferres  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Werner Herzog

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Michael Shannon  •  Veronica Ferres  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Werner Herzog

Excision (2012)

IntenseCuteDarkThrilling

Alienated teen Pauline struggles with the pressures of fitting into high school, pleasing her mother and a burning desire to lose her virginity. With a grotesque curiosity for the darker side of life, Pauline is considered a social outcast by everyone around her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bates Jr.
CAST:  AnnaLynne McCord  •  Traci Lords  •  Ariel Winter  •  Roger Bart

Alienated teen Pauline struggles with the pressures of fitting into high school, pleasing her mother and a burning desire to lose her virginity. With a grotesque curiosity for the darker side of life, Pauline is considered a social outcast by everyone around her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bates Jr.
CAST:  AnnaLynne McCord  •  Traci Lords  •  Ariel Winter  •  Roger Bart

Lolita (1997)

DramaticBrainyBeautifulClassic

Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adrian Lyne
CAST:  Jeremy Irons  •  Dominique Swain  •  Melanie Griffith  •  Frank Langella

Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adrian Lyne
CAST:  Jeremy Irons  •  Dominique Swain  •  Melanie Griffith  •  Frank Langella

Freaks (1932)

ClassicWeirdDisturbing

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tod Browning
CAST:  Wallace Ford  •  Leila Hyams  •  Olga Baclanova  •  Roscoe Ates

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tod Browning
CAST:  Wallace Ford  •  Leila Hyams  •  Olga Baclanova  •  Roscoe Ates

Tusk (2014)

WeirdDisturbingMindlessBrilliant

When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Michael Parks  •  Justin Long  •  Haley Joel Osment  •  Genesis Rodriguez

When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Michael Parks  •  Justin Long  •  Haley Joel Osment  •  Genesis Rodriguez

The King of Comedy (1982)

ClassicDarkFunnyOriginal

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Jerry Lewis  •  Diahnne Déa  •  Sandra Bernhard

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Jerry Lewis  •  Diahnne Déa  •  Sandra Bernhard
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