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The House That Jack Built (2018)

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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

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

The Lunchbox (2013)

Thought provokingRomanticSlow movingFunny

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritesh Batra
CAST:  Irrfan Khan  •  Nimrat Kaur  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Denzil Smith

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritesh Batra
CAST:  Irrfan Khan  •  Nimrat Kaur  •  Nawazuddin Siddiqui  •  Denzil Smith

Scum (1979)

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Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Clarke
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Mick Ford  •  Julian Firth  •  John Blundell

Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Clarke
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Mick Ford  •  Julian Firth  •  John Blundell

Blood Diamond (2006)

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An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Zwick
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Djimon Hounsou  •  Jennifer Connelly  •  Kagiso Kuypers

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Zwick
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Djimon Hounsou  •  Jennifer Connelly  •  Kagiso Kuypers

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentDark

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chad Stahelski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Halle Berry  •  Ian McShane  •  Laurence Fishburne

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chad Stahelski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Halle Berry  •  Ian McShane  •  Laurence Fishburne

This Is England (2006)

Thought provokingEmotionalViolentDisturbing

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane Meadows
CAST:  Thomas Turgoose  •  Stephen Graham  •  Jo Hartley  •  Andrew Shim

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane Meadows
CAST:  Thomas Turgoose  •  Stephen Graham  •  Jo Hartley  •  Andrew Shim

Unleashed (2005)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentThought provoking

Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Leterrier
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Vincent Regan

Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Leterrier
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Vincent Regan

The Revenant (2015)

Thought provokingViolentDisturbingDark

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Tom Hardy  •  Will Poulter  •  Domhnall Gleeson

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Tom Hardy  •  Will Poulter  •  Domhnall Gleeson

The Irishman (2019)

Thought provokingEmotionalViolentDark

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Al Pacino  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Joe Pesci

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Al Pacino  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Joe Pesci

Trance (2013)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingThought provoking

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Vincent Cassel  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Matt Cross

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Vincent Cassel  •  Rosario Dawson  •  Matt Cross

Payback (1999)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentDark

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Helgeland
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Gregg Henry  •  Maria Bello

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Helgeland
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Gregg Henry  •  Maria Bello

The Outpost (2020)

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A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Lurie
CAST:  Caleb Landry Jones  •  Orlando Bloom  •  Ernest Cavazos  •  Taylor John Smith

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Lurie
CAST:  Caleb Landry Jones  •  Orlando Bloom  •  Ernest Cavazos  •  Taylor John Smith

8MM (1999)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingThought provoking

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  James Gandolfini  •  Chris Bauer

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  James Gandolfini  •  Chris Bauer

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

Animal Kingdom (2010)

SuspensefulViolentEmotionalThought provoking

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Michôd
CAST:  James Frecheville  •  Ben Mendelsohn  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Guy Pearce

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Michôd
CAST:  James Frecheville  •  Ben Mendelsohn  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Guy Pearce

The Raid 2 (2014)

Action-packedViolentSuspensefulDark

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Evans
CAST:  Iko Uwais  •  Arifin Putra  •  Tio Pakusadewo  •  Oka Antara

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Evans
CAST:  Iko Uwais  •  Arifin Putra  •  Tio Pakusadewo  •  Oka Antara

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

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentDark

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chad Stahelski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Ian McShane  •  Rina Sawayama

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chad Stahelski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Ian McShane  •  Rina Sawayama

Michael Clayton (2007)

SuspensefulThought provokingIntenseGripping

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Sydney Pollack

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Sydney Pollack
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