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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

Falling Down (1993)

Thought provokingGrippingThrilling

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Robert Duvall  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Tuesday Weld

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Robert Duvall  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Tuesday Weld

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

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

Persecuted (2014)

Thought provokingSuspensefulPowerfulScary

Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Lusko
CAST:  James Remar  •  Bruce Davison  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Fred Thompson

Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Lusko
CAST:  James Remar  •  Bruce Davison  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Fred Thompson

Sinister (2012)

SuspensefulDarkScaryDisturbing

True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Derrickson
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  James Ransone  •  Fred Thompson

True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Derrickson
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  James Ransone  •  Fred Thompson

The Ring (2002)

IntenseDarkScaryDisturbing

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gore Verbinski
CAST:  Naomi Watts  •  Martin Henderson  •  David Dorfman  •  Brian Cox

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gore Verbinski
CAST:  Naomi Watts  •  Martin Henderson  •  David Dorfman  •  Brian Cox

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

House of Wax (1953)

GrippingSuspensefulDarkScary

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Frank Lovejoy  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Carolyn Jones

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Frank Lovejoy  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Carolyn Jones

Copycat (1995)

IntenseSuspensefulCleverThrilling

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Amiel
CAST:  Sigourney Weaver  •  Holly Hunter  •  Will Patton  •  William McNamara

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Amiel
CAST:  Sigourney Weaver  •  Holly Hunter  •  Will Patton  •  William McNamara

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

Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

IntenseFast pacedSuspensefulThrilling

A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Barker
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Maria Bello  •  Gerard Butler  •  Emma Karwandy

A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Barker
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Maria Bello  •  Gerard Butler  •  Emma Karwandy

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

IntenseSuspensefulClassicScary

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George A. Romero
CAST:  David Emge  •  Ken Foree  •  Scott H. Reiniger  •  Gaylen Ross

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George A. Romero
CAST:  David Emge  •  Ken Foree  •  Scott H. Reiniger  •  Gaylen Ross

Sweet Girl (2021)

IntenseGrippingViolentThrilling

A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Andrew Mendoza
CAST:  Jason Momoa  •  Isabela Merced  •  Manuel Garcia-Rulfo  •  Amy Brenneman

A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Andrew Mendoza
CAST:  Jason Momoa  •  Isabela Merced  •  Manuel Garcia-Rulfo  •  Amy Brenneman
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