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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

Jason's Lyric (1994)

ViolentDarkDramaticHeartbreaking

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug McHenry
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Bokeem Woodbine  •  Eddie Griffin

The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug McHenry
CAST:  Allen Payne  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Bokeem Woodbine  •  Eddie Griffin

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

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

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

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

New Nightmare (1994)

ViolentDarkScary

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Heather Langenkamp  •  Robert Englund  •  Miko Hughes  •  Wes Craven

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Heather Langenkamp  •  Robert Englund  •  Miko Hughes  •  Wes Craven

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

DarkIntenseViolentBoring

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Frank
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Dan Stevens  •  Boyd Holbrook  •  Marina Squerciati

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Frank
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Dan Stevens  •  Boyd Holbrook  •  Marina Squerciati

Fist of Legend (1994)

ViolentAction-packedThought provokingFunny

Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Chan
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Chin Siu-ho  •  Paul Chun Pui

Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Chan
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Shinobu Nakayama  •  Chin Siu-ho  •  Paul Chun Pui

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

Religulous (2008)

Thought provokingEnjoyableFunnyViolent

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Bill Maher  •  Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda  •  Andrew Newberg  •  Steve Burg

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Bill Maher  •  Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda  •  Andrew Newberg  •  Steve Burg

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

ViolentScaryMindlessDark

It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Patricia Arquette  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  John Saxon

It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Patricia Arquette  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  John Saxon

Ong-Bak (2003)

ViolentAction-packedDarkMind blowing

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prachya Pinkaew
CAST:  Tony Jaa  •  Petchtai Wongkamlao  •  Patrarin Punyanutatam  •  Suchao Pongwilai

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prachya Pinkaew
CAST:  Tony Jaa  •  Petchtai Wongkamlao  •  Patrarin Punyanutatam  •  Suchao Pongwilai

The Devil's Advocate (1977)

DarkDramaticDisturbingThought provoking

A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stéphane Audran  •  Jason Miller  •  Paola Pitagora

A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stéphane Audran  •  Jason Miller  •  Paola Pitagora

Identity (2003)

DarkFast pacedViolentThought provoking

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  John Cusack  •  Ray Liotta  •  Amanda Peet  •  John Hawkes

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  John Cusack  •  Ray Liotta  •  Amanda Peet  •  John Hawkes

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

DarkFast pacedViolentAction-packed

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.J. Abrams
CAST:  Chris Pine  •  Zachary Quinto  •  Zoe Saldaña  •  Karl Urban

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.J. Abrams
CAST:  Chris Pine  •  Zachary Quinto  •  Zoe Saldaña  •  Karl Urban

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

U Turn (1997)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingViolent

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Nick Nolte  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Joaquin Phoenix

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Nick Nolte  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Joaquin Phoenix

Buffalo Soldiers (2002)

Thought provokingFunnyViolentAction-packed

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregor Jordan
CAST:  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Ed Harris  •  Scott Glenn  •  Anna Paquin

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregor Jordan
CAST:  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Ed Harris  •  Scott Glenn  •  Anna Paquin

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

IntenseClassicDramaticDark

A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Vivien Leigh  •  Marlon Brando  •  Kim Hunter  •  Karl Malden

A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Vivien Leigh  •  Marlon Brando  •  Kim Hunter  •  Karl Malden
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