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Section 375 (2019)

Thought provokingIntenseSuspensefulDisturbing

A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ajay Bahl
CAST:  Akshaye Khanna  •  Richa Chadha  •  Meera Chopra  •  Rahul Bhat

A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ajay Bahl
CAST:  Akshaye Khanna  •  Richa Chadha  •  Meera Chopra  •  Rahul Bhat

Peepli Live (2010)

Thought provokingIntenseDisturbing

Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anusha Rizvi
CAST:  Omkar Das Manikpuri  •  Malaika Shenoy  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Shalini Vatsa

Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anusha Rizvi
CAST:  Omkar Das Manikpuri  •  Malaika Shenoy  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Shalini Vatsa

A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

IntenseGrippingSuspenseful

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krasinski
CAST:  Emily Blunt  •  Cillian Murphy  •  Millicent Simmonds  •  Noah Jupe

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krasinski
CAST:  Emily Blunt  •  Cillian Murphy  •  Millicent Simmonds  •  Noah Jupe

Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)

IntenseGrippingEmotional

Emanuelle is sent to Bangkok on a journalism assignment. While there, she embarks on her own exploration of the secrets of sensual pleasure. While learning much, she also reveals several secrets of her own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Laura Gemser  •  Gabriele Tinti  •  Ely Galleani  •  Ivan Rassimov

Emanuelle is sent to Bangkok on a journalism assignment. While there, she embarks on her own exploration of the secrets of sensual pleasure. While learning much, she also reveals several secrets of her own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe D'Amato
CAST:  Laura Gemser  •  Gabriele Tinti  •  Ely Galleani  •  Ivan Rassimov

Eye in the Sky (2015)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingDisturbing

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Aaron Paul  •  Alan Rickman  •  Helen Mirren  •  Iain Glen

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Aaron Paul  •  Alan Rickman  •  Helen Mirren  •  Iain Glen

7500 (2019)

IntenseGrippingSuspensefulDisturbing

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Vollrath
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Aylin Tezel  •  Max Schimmelpfennig  •  Carlo Kitzlinger

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Vollrath
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Aylin Tezel  •  Max Schimmelpfennig  •  Carlo Kitzlinger

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

Honeymoon (2014)

GrippingSuspensefulScaryDisturbing

Young newlyweds Paul and Bea travel to a remote lake cottage for their honeymoon, where the promise of private romance awaits them. Shortly after arriving, Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Janiak
CAST:  Rose Leslie  •  Harry Treadaway  •  Ben Huber  •  Hanna Brown

Young newlyweds Paul and Bea travel to a remote lake cottage for their honeymoon, where the promise of private romance awaits them. Shortly after arriving, Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Janiak
CAST:  Rose Leslie  •  Harry Treadaway  •  Ben Huber  •  Hanna Brown

Careful What You Wish For (2015)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingSuspenseful

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
CAST:  Isabel Lucas  •  Kandyse McClure  •  Nick Jonas  •  Dermot Mulroney

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
CAST:  Isabel Lucas  •  Kandyse McClure  •  Nick Jonas  •  Dermot Mulroney

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 Last Wave (1977)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingMysterious

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Olivia Hamnett  •  David Gulpilil  •  Frederick Parslow

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Olivia Hamnett  •  David Gulpilil  •  Frederick Parslow

Single White Female (1992)

IntenseSuspensefulBrilliantDisturbing

Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek out a roommate in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbet Schroeder
CAST:  Bridget Fonda  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Steven Weber  •  Peter Friedman

Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek out a roommate in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbet Schroeder
CAST:  Bridget Fonda  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Steven Weber  •  Peter Friedman

Lou (2022)

IntenseSuspensefulDarkDisturbing

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Foerster
CAST:  Allison Janney  •  Jurnee Smollett  •  Logan Marshall-Green  •  Greyston Holt

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Foerster
CAST:  Allison Janney  •  Jurnee Smollett  •  Logan Marshall-Green  •  Greyston Holt

The Unforgivable (2021)

IntenseDramaticEmotionalDisturbing

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nora Fingscheidt
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Viola Davis  •  Rob Morgan  •  Aisling Franciosi

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nora Fingscheidt
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Viola Davis  •  Rob Morgan  •  Aisling Franciosi

Khuda Haafiz (2020)

Thought provokingIntenseHeartbreakingDisturbing

When the 2008 recession leaves Sameer Chaudhary and his wife Nargis jobless, they struggle to make a living and after three months, succeed when they find jobs in a Middle East country named Noman. Due to delay in arrival of documents, Sameer stays in India while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Faruk Kabir
CAST:  Vidyut Jammwal  •  Shivaleeka Oberoi  •  Annu Kapoor  •  Vipin Sharma

When the 2008 recession leaves Sameer Chaudhary and his wife Nargis jobless, they struggle to make a living and after three months, succeed when they find jobs in a Middle East country named Noman. Due to delay in arrival of documents, Sameer stays in India while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Faruk Kabir
CAST:  Vidyut Jammwal  •  Shivaleeka Oberoi  •  Annu Kapoor  •  Vipin Sharma

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

Grandma (2015)

IntenseDramaticEmotionalDisturbing

Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weitz
CAST:  Lily Tomlin  •  Julia Garner  •  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Judy Greer

Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Weitz
CAST:  Lily Tomlin  •  Julia Garner  •  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Judy Greer

A Simple Plan (1998)

IntenseSuspensefulBrilliantDisturbing

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Raimi
CAST:  Bill Paxton  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Brent Briscoe

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Raimi
CAST:  Bill Paxton  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Brent Briscoe

The Father (2020)

IntenseEmotionalHeartbreakingDisturbing

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florian Zeller
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Olivia Colman  •  Olivia Williams  •  Rufus Sewell

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florian Zeller
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Olivia Colman  •  Olivia Williams  •  Rufus Sewell

Impaler (2007)

Thought provokingFunnyEmotionalDisturbing

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey threw himself into the race for Minnesota governor on January 13, 2006. His "coming out" to the media as a Hecate Witch, Satanic Dark Priest and Sanguinary Vampire grabbed international attention, and his candidacy marked the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  W. Tray White
CAST:  Julie Sharkey Carpenter  •  Tucker Carlson  •  Tina Fey  •  Brian Dickson

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey threw himself into the race for Minnesota governor on January 13, 2006. His "coming out" to the media as a Hecate Witch, Satanic Dark Priest and Sanguinary Vampire grabbed international attention, and his candidacy marked the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  W. Tray White
CAST:  Julie Sharkey Carpenter  •  Tucker Carlson  •  Tina Fey  •  Brian Dickson
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