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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

The Underneath (2006)

DisturbingThought provoking

Two couples are at an isolated lakeside cabin and the tragic psycho-sexual interaction between these four people leads one of them, Piotr, to commit an unspeakable act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marek Gajczak
CAST:  Tomasz Karolak  •  Magdalena Różczka  •  Zbigniew Kaleta  •  Beata Kozikowska

Two couples are at an isolated lakeside cabin and the tragic psycho-sexual interaction between these four people leads one of them, Piotr, to commit an unspeakable act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marek Gajczak
CAST:  Tomasz Karolak  •  Magdalena Różczka  •  Zbigniew Kaleta  •  Beata Kozikowska

Rubber (2010)

Thought provokingSlow movingWeirdDisturbing

A group of people gather in the California desert to watch a "film" set in the late 1990s featuring a sentient, homicidal car tire named Robert. The assembled crowd of onlookers watch as Robert becomes obsessed with a beautiful and mysterious woman and goes on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Dupieux
CAST:  Thomas F. Duffy  •  David Bowe  •  Stephen Spinella  •  Roxane Mesquida

A group of people gather in the California desert to watch a "film" set in the late 1990s featuring a sentient, homicidal car tire named Robert. The assembled crowd of onlookers watch as Robert becomes obsessed with a beautiful and mysterious woman and goes on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quentin Dupieux
CAST:  Thomas F. Duffy  •  David Bowe  •  Stephen Spinella  •  Roxane Mesquida

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

Frailty (2001)

Thought provokingViolentDarkDisturbing

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Bill Paxton  •  Matthew McConaughey  •  Powers Boothe  •  Matt O'Leary

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Bill Paxton  •  Matthew McConaughey  •  Powers Boothe  •  Matt O'Leary

Blood Simple (1984)

Thought provokingSuspensefulDarkDisturbing

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen
CAST:  John Getz  •  Frances McDormand  •  Dan Hedaya  •  M. Emmet Walsh

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen
CAST:  John Getz  •  Frances McDormand  •  Dan Hedaya  •  M. Emmet Walsh

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

Lord of the Flies (1963)

Thought provokingBrilliantDarkDramatic

Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  James Aubrey  •  Tom Chapin  •  Hugh Edwards  •  Roger Elwin

Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  James Aubrey  •  Tom Chapin  •  Hugh Edwards  •  Roger Elwin

New York (2009)

Thought provokingIntenseDramaticDisturbing

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kabir Khan
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Katrina Kaif  •  Neil Nitin Mukesh  •  Irrfan Khan

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kabir Khan
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Katrina Kaif  •  Neil Nitin Mukesh  •  Irrfan Khan

The One I Love (2014)

OriginalCleverDarkWeird

On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie McDowell
CAST:  Elisabeth Moss  •  Mark Duplass  •  Ted Danson  •  Kiana Cason

On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie McDowell
CAST:  Elisabeth Moss  •  Mark Duplass  •  Ted Danson  •  Kiana Cason

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

The Best You Got (2020)

Thought provokingOriginalCleverDark

Welcome to Pre-Life. What's your plan? Before starting their lives on earth, customers must get their plans approved by an unusual banker and his two assistants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taz Lake
CAST:  Len Cassamas  •  Mack Bayda  •  Brandi Jay

Welcome to Pre-Life. What's your plan? Before starting their lives on earth, customers must get their plans approved by an unusual banker and his two assistants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taz Lake
CAST:  Len Cassamas  •  Mack Bayda  •  Brandi Jay

Escape (1940)

Thought provokingComplexDarkDisturbing

An American goes to Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Norma Shearer  •  Robert Taylor  •  Conrad Veidt  •  Alla Nazimova

An American goes to Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Norma Shearer  •  Robert Taylor  •  Conrad Veidt  •  Alla Nazimova

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Thought provokingGrippingDarkDramatic

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Ann Richards  •  Wendell Corey

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Ann Richards  •  Wendell Corey

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

Thought provokingSmartCleverDramatic

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Jane Birkin  •  Nicholas Clay  •  Maggie Smith

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Jane Birkin  •  Nicholas Clay  •  Maggie Smith

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

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

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
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