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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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Blues Tropical (1983)

Thought provokingIntenseEmotionalCaptivating

First part of the Trilogy of the Island in which Poli Marichal expresses and vents the anger and frustration caused by the colonial situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Poli Marichal
CAST: 

First part of the Trilogy of the Island in which Poli Marichal expresses and vents the anger and frustration caused by the colonial situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Poli Marichal
CAST: 

Mary Magdalene (2018)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingTragic

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Chiwetel Ejiofor  •  Ariane Labed

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garth Davis
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Chiwetel Ejiofor  •  Ariane Labed

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

The Birds (1963)

IntenseViolentBrilliantEmotional

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Veronica Cartwright

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Veronica Cartwright

Irrational Man (2015)

Thought provokingIntenseUpliftingFunny

On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Emma Stone  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Jamie Blackley  •  Parker Posey

On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Emma Stone  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Jamie Blackley  •  Parker Posey

Frozen River (2008)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingOriginal

Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Courtney Hunt
CAST:  Melissa Leo  •  Misty Upham  •  Charlie McDermott  •  John Canoe

Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Courtney Hunt
CAST:  Melissa Leo  •  Misty Upham  •  Charlie McDermott  •  John Canoe

Collateral Beauty (2016)

BeautifulEmotionalIntensePowerful

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Edward Norton  •  Kate Winslet  •  Michael Peña

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frankel
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Edward Norton  •  Kate Winslet  •  Michael Peña

To Die For (1995)

FunnyDarkDisturbingThought provoking

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Van Sant
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Matt Dillon  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Casey Affleck

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Van Sant
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Matt Dillon  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Casey Affleck

Whiplash (2013)

IntenseEmotionalThrillingMusical

A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. This is the 18 minute short film that the feature film was based on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Chazelle
CAST:  J.K. Simmons  •  Johnny Simmons  •  Nate Lang  •  C.J. Vana

A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. This is the 18 minute short film that the feature film was based on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Chazelle
CAST:  J.K. Simmons  •  Johnny Simmons  •  Nate Lang  •  C.J. Vana

Compliance (2012)

PowerfulDarkDisturbingThought provoking

On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee has stolen money from a customer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Zobel
CAST:  Ann Dowd  •  Dreama Walker  •  Pat Healy  •  Philip Ettinger

On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee has stolen money from a customer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Zobel
CAST:  Ann Dowd  •  Dreama Walker  •  Pat Healy  •  Philip Ettinger
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