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Misery (1990)

IntenseScaryBrilliantDark

After stalking and saving the life of her favorite fiction author in a car accident, his manic obsessor holds him captive in her remote Colorado home then forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  James Caan  •  Kathy Bates  •  Richard Farnsworth  •  Frances Sternhagen

After stalking and saving the life of her favorite fiction author in a car accident, his manic obsessor holds him captive in her remote Colorado home then forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  James Caan  •  Kathy Bates  •  Richard Farnsworth  •  Frances Sternhagen

The Terminator (1984)

IntenseClassicFuturisticThought provoking

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cameron
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Michael Biehn  •  Linda Hamilton  •  Paul Winfield

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cameron
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Michael Biehn  •  Linda Hamilton  •  Paul Winfield

The House That Jack Built (2018)

ViolentSuspensefulDisturbingDark

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Matt Dillon  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Uma Thurman  •  Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Matt Dillon  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Uma Thurman  •  Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Thought provokingSuspensefulComplexDark

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Durkin
CAST:  Elizabeth Olsen  •  Hugh Dancy  •  John Hawkes  •  Sarah Paulson

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Durkin
CAST:  Elizabeth Olsen  •  Hugh Dancy  •  John Hawkes  •  Sarah Paulson

The Conjuring (2013)

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Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Wan
CAST:  Patrick Wilson  •  Vera Farmiga  •  Lili Taylor  •  Ron Livingston

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Wan
CAST:  Patrick Wilson  •  Vera Farmiga  •  Lili Taylor  •  Ron Livingston

Light It Up (1999)

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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

Vertigo (1958)

Thought provokingSuspensefulBrilliantClassic

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Kim Novak  •  Barbara Bel Geddes  •  Tom Helmore

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Kim Novak  •  Barbara Bel Geddes  •  Tom Helmore

Downrange (2018)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Jason Tobias  •  Graham Skipper  •  Stephanie Pearson  •  Alexa Yeames

Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Jason Tobias  •  Graham Skipper  •  Stephanie Pearson  •  Alexa Yeames

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  S. Craig Zahler
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Richard Jenkins  •  Matthew Fox  •  Lili Simmons

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  S. Craig Zahler
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Richard Jenkins  •  Matthew Fox  •  Lili Simmons

The Incident (2012)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Courtes
CAST:  Kenny Doughty  •  Rupert Evans  •  Dave Legeno  •  Richard Brake

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Courtes
CAST:  Kenny Doughty  •  Rupert Evans  •  Dave Legeno  •  Richard Brake

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

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

Clay Pigeons (1998)

Thought provokingFunnyViolentDark

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with their sexual affairs. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dobkin
CAST:  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Vince Vaughn  •  Janeane Garofalo  •  Gregory Sporleder

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with their sexual affairs. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Dobkin
CAST:  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Vince Vaughn  •  Janeane Garofalo  •  Gregory Sporleder

Spellbound (1945)

Mind blowingAction-packedThought provokingUplifting

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Ingrid Bergman  •  Gregory Peck  •  Michael Chekhov  •  Rhonda Fleming

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Ingrid Bergman  •  Gregory Peck  •  Michael Chekhov  •  Rhonda Fleming

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 Blair Witch Project (1999)

ScaryDarkDisturbingGripping

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Sánchez  •  Daniel Myrick
CAST:  Heather Donahue  •  Joshua Leonard  •  Michael C. Williams  •  Bob Griffin

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Sánchez  •  Daniel Myrick
CAST:  Heather Donahue  •  Joshua Leonard  •  Michael C. Williams  •  Bob Griffin

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

Triple 9 (2016)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentThought provoking

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hillcoat
CAST:  Casey Affleck  •  Chiwetel Ejiofor  •  Kate Winslet  •  Aaron Paul

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hillcoat
CAST:  Casey Affleck  •  Chiwetel Ejiofor  •  Kate Winslet  •  Aaron Paul

The Life of David Gale (2003)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingThought provoking

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Parker
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Kate Winslet  •  Laura Linney  •  Gabriel Mann

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Parker
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Kate Winslet  •  Laura Linney  •  Gabriel Mann

The Battery (2012)

SuspensefulViolentEmotionalThought provoking

In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. They are forced to form a battery: a catcher and a pitcher who work together to outwit the batter, the one who hits the ball. And the batter in this case just happens to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Gardner
CAST:  Jeremy Gardner  •  Adam Cronheim  •  Niels Bolle  •  Alana O'Brien

In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. They are forced to form a battery: a catcher and a pitcher who work together to outwit the batter, the one who hits the ball. And the batter in this case just happens to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Gardner
CAST:  Jeremy Gardner  •  Adam Cronheim  •  Niels Bolle  •  Alana O'Brien
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