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Scenic Route (2013)

SuspensefulDisturbingThought provokingDark

Stranded on an isolated desert road, two life-long friends fight for survival as their already strained relationship spirals into knife-wielding madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Goetz  •  Michael Goetz
CAST:  Josh Duhamel  •  Dan Fogler  •  Miracle Laurie  •  Christie Burson

Stranded on an isolated desert road, two life-long friends fight for survival as their already strained relationship spirals into knife-wielding madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Goetz  •  Michael Goetz
CAST:  Josh Duhamel  •  Dan Fogler  •  Miracle Laurie  •  Christie Burson

The Lighthouse (2019)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Eggers
CAST:  Robert Pattinson  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Valeriia Karaman  •  Logan Hawkes

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Eggers
CAST:  Robert Pattinson  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Valeriia Karaman  •  Logan Hawkes

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

GrippingViolentDisturbingIntense

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niels Arden Oplev
CAST:  Michael Nyqvist  •  Noomi Rapace  •  Lena Endre  •  Sven-Bertil Taube

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niels Arden Oplev
CAST:  Michael Nyqvist  •  Noomi Rapace  •  Lena Endre  •  Sven-Bertil Taube

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

DarkCleverMysteriousWeird

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Al Pacino  •  Charlize Theron  •  Jeffrey Jones

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Al Pacino  •  Charlize Theron  •  Jeffrey Jones

Light It Up (1999)

DepressingHeartbreakingSuspensefulEmotional

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Bolotin
CAST:  Usher  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Robert Ri'chard

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Bolotin
CAST:  Usher  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Robert Ri'chard

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingThought provoking

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Ford
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Michael Shannon  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Ford
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Michael Shannon  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Chained (2012)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Lynch
CAST:  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Eamon Farren  •  Julia Ormond  •  Gina Philips

A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Lynch
CAST:  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Eamon Farren  •  Julia Ormond  •  Gina Philips

A Serbian Film (2010)

ViolentSuspensefulDisturbingDark

Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srđan Spasojević
CAST:  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović  •  Sergej Trifunović  •  Jelena Gavrilović  •  Slobodan Beštić

Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srđan Spasojević
CAST:  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović  •  Sergej Trifunović  •  Jelena Gavrilović  •  Slobodan Beštić

The Poison Rose (2019)

GrippingSuspensefulMysteriousBrainy

A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a complex interwoven web of crimes, suspects and dead bodies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Gallo  •  Francesco Cinquemani
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Famke Janssen  •  Robert Patrick

A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a complex interwoven web of crimes, suspects and dead bodies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Gallo  •  Francesco Cinquemani
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Famke Janssen  •  Robert Patrick

Premonition (2004)

ScaryMysteriousPowerfulMind blowing

While stopped at a roadside phone booth for transmitting his work through Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five year old daughter Nana in the obituary. He sees his wife Ayaka trying to release ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norio Tsuruta
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Noriko Sakai  •  Maki Horikita  •  Mayumi Ono

While stopped at a roadside phone booth for transmitting his work through Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five year old daughter Nana in the obituary. He sees his wife Ayaka trying to release ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norio Tsuruta
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Noriko Sakai  •  Maki Horikita  •  Mayumi Ono

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

HeistSmartSuspensefulFast paced

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McTiernan
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Rene Russo  •  Denis Leary  •  Ben Gazzara

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McTiernan
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Rene Russo  •  Denis Leary  •  Ben Gazzara

Nightcrawler (2014)

IntenseDarkThought provokingFantastical

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Gilroy
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Bill Paxton  •  Rene Russo  •  Kevin Rahm

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Gilroy
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Bill Paxton  •  Rene Russo  •  Kevin Rahm

Sunshine (2007)

FuturisticSuspensefulIntenseGripping

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Cillian Murphy  •  Rose Byrne  •  Chris Evans  •  Michelle Yeoh

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Cillian Murphy  •  Rose Byrne  •  Chris Evans  •  Michelle Yeoh

The Lunchbox (2013)

Thought provokingRomanticSlow movingFunny

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritesh Batra
CAST:  Irrfan Khan  •  Nimrat Kaur  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Denzil Smith

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritesh Batra
CAST:  Irrfan Khan  •  Nimrat Kaur  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Denzil Smith

The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentDark

In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  RZA
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Lucy Liu  •  Jamie Chung  •  RZA

In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  RZA
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Lucy Liu  •  Jamie Chung  •  RZA

Moonlight (2002)

SuspensefulDisturbingThought provokingDark

Claire lives with her wealthy adopted parents in a luxurious and isolated house in the woods. She discovers a wounded and bleeding boy her age in her family's garden shed. The boy is a young drug courier from Afghanistan; shot and wounded after serving his purpose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paula van der Oest
CAST:  Laurien van den Broeck  •  Hunter Bussemaker  •  Andrew Howard  •  Johan Leysen

Claire lives with her wealthy adopted parents in a luxurious and isolated house in the woods. She discovers a wounded and bleeding boy her age in her family's garden shed. The boy is a young drug courier from Afghanistan; shot and wounded after serving his purpose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paula van der Oest
CAST:  Laurien van den Broeck  •  Hunter Bussemaker  •  Andrew Howard  •  Johan Leysen

Peppermint (2018)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentDark

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Morel
CAST:  Tate Birchmore  •  Jennifer Garner  •  Tyson Ritter  •  John Gallagher Jr.

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Morel
CAST:  Tate Birchmore  •  Jennifer Garner  •  Tyson Ritter  •  John Gallagher Jr.

Psycho (1960)

ClassicSuspensefulMysteriousDark

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Anthony Perkins  •  Vera Miles  •  John Gavin  •  Janet Leigh

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Anthony Perkins  •  Vera Miles  •  John Gavin  •  Janet Leigh

Ship of Theseus (2012)

OriginalThought provokingRomanticBrainy

Three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anand Gandhi
CAST:  Aida El Kashef  •  Sohum Shah  •  Neeraj Kabi  •  Vinay Shukla

Three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anand Gandhi
CAST:  Aida El Kashef  •  Sohum Shah  •  Neeraj Kabi  •  Vinay Shukla

Fire with Fire (2012)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentThought provoking

A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against—after being held up at a local convenience store—threatens him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Barrett
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Josh Duhamel  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Vincent D'Onofrio

A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against—after being held up at a local convenience store—threatens him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Barrett
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Josh Duhamel  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Vincent D'Onofrio
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