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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for Sharing (2013)

Thought provokingIntenseFunnyDark

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Tim Robbins  •  Josh Gad

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Tim Robbins  •  Josh Gad

Oculus (2013)

IntenseBrainyMind blowingComplex

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Flanagan
CAST:  Katee Sackhoff  •  Karen Gillan  •  Brenton Thwaites  •  Rory Cochrane

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Flanagan
CAST:  Katee Sackhoff  •  Karen Gillan  •  Brenton Thwaites  •  Rory Cochrane

Spun (2003)

Thought provokingIntenseFunnyTragic

Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonas Åkerlund
CAST:  Jason Schwartzman  •  Mickey Rourke  •  Brittany Murphy  •  John Leguizamo

Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonas Åkerlund
CAST:  Jason Schwartzman  •  Mickey Rourke  •  Brittany Murphy  •  John Leguizamo

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

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

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

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

U Turn (1997)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingViolent

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Nick Nolte  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Joaquin Phoenix

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Nick Nolte  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Joaquin Phoenix

The Omen (1976)

DarkScaryDisturbingSuspenseful

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Lee Remick  •  David Warner  •  Billie Whitelaw

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Lee Remick  •  David Warner  •  Billie Whitelaw

The Purge (2013)

ScaryIntenseThought provokingTragic

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James DeMonaco
CAST:  Lena Headey  •  Ethan Hawke  •  Max Burkholder  •  Adelaide Kane

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James DeMonaco
CAST:  Lena Headey  •  Ethan Hawke  •  Max Burkholder  •  Adelaide Kane

Troll Hunter (2010)

IntenseGoofyScaryMind blowing

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Øvredal
CAST:  Otto Jespersen  •  Glenn Erland Tosterud  •  Johanna Mørck  •  Tomas Alf Larsen

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Øvredal
CAST:  Otto Jespersen  •  Glenn Erland Tosterud  •  Johanna Mørck  •  Tomas Alf Larsen

Te3n (2016)

IntenseSlow movingGrippingSuspenseful

A grandfather, police officer and a priest join hands to investigate and find a missing child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ribhu Dasgupta
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Vidya Balan  •  Padmavati Rao

A grandfather, police officer and a priest join hands to investigate and find a missing child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ribhu Dasgupta
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Vidya Balan  •  Padmavati Rao
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