5 6 8 9

The Turin Horse (2011)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signal the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Béla Tarr
CAST:  János Derzsi  •  Erika Bók  •  Mihály Kormos  •  Lajos Kovács

A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signal the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Béla Tarr
CAST:  János Derzsi  •  Erika Bók  •  Mihály Kormos  •  Lajos Kovács

The Tree of Life (2011)

Thought provokingBeautifulBoringSlow moving

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terrence Malick
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Sean Penn  •  Jessica Chastain  •  Fiona Shaw

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terrence Malick
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Sean Penn  •  Jessica Chastain  •  Fiona Shaw

Hostel (2005)

ViolentSuspensefulDisturbingCreepy

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Jay Hernandez  •  Derek Richardson  •  Eythor Gudjonsson  •  Barbara Nedeljakova

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Jay Hernandez  •  Derek Richardson  •  Eythor Gudjonsson  •  Barbara Nedeljakova

Bronson (2008)

Thought provokingViolentDisturbingDark

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Matt King  •  James Lance  •  Kelly Adams

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Matt King  •  James Lance  •  Kelly Adams

99 Homes (2015)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalThought provoking

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramin Bahrani
CAST:  Andrew Garfield  •  Laura Dern  •  Michael Shannon  •  Tim Guinee

After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramin Bahrani
CAST:  Andrew Garfield  •  Laura Dern  •  Michael Shannon  •  Tim Guinee

God's Pocket (2014)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalThought provoking

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Slattery
CAST:  Christina Hendricks  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Eddie Marsan  •  John Turturro

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Slattery
CAST:  Christina Hendricks  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Eddie Marsan  •  John Turturro

Manic (2001)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalThought provoking

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordan Melamed
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Don Cheadle  •  Elden Henson  •  Cody Lightning

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordan Melamed
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Don Cheadle  •  Elden Henson  •  Cody Lightning

The Proposition (2005)

Thought provokingViolentDisturbingDark

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hillcoat
CAST:  Guy Pearce  •  Ray Winstone  •  Emily Watson  •  Danny Huston

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hillcoat
CAST:  Guy Pearce  •  Ray Winstone  •  Emily Watson  •  Danny Huston

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

What Dreams May Come (1998)

BrilliantIntenseMind blowingInspiring

Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Ward
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Max von Sydow

Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Ward
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Max von Sydow

Saw VI (2009)

ViolentSuspensefulDisturbingCreepy

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Greutert
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Costas Mandylor  •  Betsy Russell  •  Mark Rolston

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Greutert
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Costas Mandylor  •  Betsy Russell  •  Mark Rolston

Louder Than Bombs (2015)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joachim Trier
CAST:  Gabriel Byrne  •  Isabelle Huppert  •  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Devin Druid

Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joachim Trier
CAST:  Gabriel Byrne  •  Isabelle Huppert  •  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Devin Druid

American Underdog (2021)

InspiringIntenseUpliftingThought provoking

The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Erwin  •  Jon Erwin
CAST:  Zachary Levi  •  Anna Paquin  •  Hayden Zaller  •  Dennis Quaid

The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Erwin  •  Jon Erwin
CAST:  Zachary Levi  •  Anna Paquin  •  Hayden Zaller  •  Dennis Quaid

Ash Wednesday (2002)

EmotionalThought provokingViolentDark

Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Burns
CAST:  Edward Burns  •  Brian Burns  •  Vincent Rubino  •  Jimmy Cummings

Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Burns
CAST:  Edward Burns  •  Brian Burns  •  Vincent Rubino  •  Jimmy Cummings

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Thought provokingEmotionalViolentDark

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Robert Duvall  •  Diane Keaton  •  Robert De Niro

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Robert Duvall  •  Diane Keaton  •  Robert De Niro

American Woman (2018)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Scott
CAST:  Sienna Miller  •  Christina Hendricks  •  Aaron Paul  •  Will Sasso

A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Scott
CAST:  Sienna Miller  •  Christina Hendricks  •  Aaron Paul  •  Will Sasso

Cake (2014)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Barnz
CAST:  Jennifer Aniston  •  Anna Kendrick  •  William H. Macy  •  Adriana Barraza

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Barnz
CAST:  Jennifer Aniston  •  Anna Kendrick  •  William H. Macy  •  Adriana Barraza

A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shainee Gabel
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Scarlett Johansson  •  Gabriel Macht  •  Sonny Shroyer

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shainee Gabel
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Scarlett Johansson  •  Gabriel Macht  •  Sonny Shroyer

Paranoid Park (2007)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalThought provoking

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Van Sant
CAST:  Gabe Nevins  •  Taylor Momsen  •  Jake Miller  •  Daniel Liu

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Van Sant
CAST:  Gabe Nevins  •  Taylor Momsen  •  Jake Miller  •  Daniel Liu

Candyman (1992)

DarkScaryWeirdSuspenseful

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Virginia Madsen  •  Tony Todd  •  Xander Berkeley  •  Kasi Lemmons

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Virginia Madsen  •  Tony Todd  •  Xander Berkeley  •  Kasi Lemmons
5 6 8 9