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Fleeing for their lives, a small party abandon their Civil War confederates and escape through an overgrown field. Thinking only of what lay behind, they are ambushed by two dangerous men and made to search the field. Psychedelia, madness and chaotic forces slowly overtake the group as they question β¦ what treasure lies within the malignant field. (Read More)
Subgenre: | folk horrorallegorydark comedy |
Themes: | madnesstheftmagicdrinkingsurrealismmurderdeath |
Mood: | avant gardesatire |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | reference to godchristianthiefsinger |
Period: | 17th century |
Story: | hit with a shovelhidden treasuredrug induced hallucinationbritish soldierlooking at oneself in a mirrorforced drinkinghorse ridingflintlock pistolcrawling on the groundstepping on someone's footenglish civil warshot in the mouthloss of hearingfalling to the groundtableau β¦occultismtug of wardragging a dead bodyspitting on someonecampsiteurinating on someonemaster servant relationshipspider webwounded soldierpsychedeliableeding to deathdesertermass gravecavalrymusketpipemushroomgun in mouthwhisperingdiggingdefecationall male castfieldcaptureblack and whiteshovelinsectsevered fingerback from the deadladderskullirishtreasuregoldropebattlefieldshot in the armsplit screententscreamingprologuesearchsubjective cameraf wordreference to jesus christbritishhallucinationdead bodyrunningriflevomitingshootingarrestbattledrinkslow motion sceneshot in the headurinationshot in the chestmirrorhorsecorpsebeatingshootoutsongcryingfirepistolsingingexplosionmale nuditybloodnuditygun (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | theftdrinkingdeathmurder |
Characters: | reference to godthiefsinger |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorhorse ridingfalling to the groundbleeding to deathmushroomwhisperingfieldirishprologuesearchf worddead bodyrunningrifleshooting β¦drinkshot in the headurinationshot in the chestmirrorhorsecorpseshootoutsongcryingfirepistolsingingbloodgun (See All) |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | magicdrinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | thiefsinger |
Story: | british soldierlooking at oneself in a mirrormass gravediggingshovelskulltentbritishdead bodyrunningrifleshootingbattledrinkslow motion scene β¦shot in the headurinationshot in the chestmirrorhorsebeatingsongcryingsingingexplosionmale nuditygunbloodnudity (See All) |
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice β¦, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | reference to godchristian |
Story: | british soldierhorse ridingdesertermass gravecavalrytentbritishdead bodyrifleshootingbattledrinkhorsecorpseshootout β¦male nuditygunnudityblood (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Subgenre: | allegory |
Themes: | theftdrinkingdeathmurder |
Characters: | reference to godthiefsinger |
Story: | horse ridingspitting on someonewhisperingdiggingshovelladdergoldreference to jesus christhallucinationdead bodyrunningarrestbattledrinkslow motion scene β¦horsebeatingcryingfiresingingmale nuditybloodnudity (See All) |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha β¦nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | hit with a shoveldragging a dead bodydiggingshovelgoldshot in the armtentprologuesearchsubjective cameradead bodyrunningrifleshootingbattle β¦drinkshot in the headshot in the chestmirrorcorpseshootoutsongcryingfiresingingexplosiongunnudityblood (See All) |
New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. 'The Witch' is a chilling portrait of a β¦ family unraveling within their own sins, leaving them prey for an inescapable evil. (Read More)
Subgenre: | folk horror |
Themes: | madnessmagicmurderdeath |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | reference to godchristiansinger |
Period: | 17th century |
Story: | whisperingfieldshovelscreamingsearchsubjective camerareference to jesus christhallucinationriflehorsesongcryingsingingmale nuditynudity β¦blood (See All) |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C β¦arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingdeathmurdersurrealism |
Characters: | reference to godchristianthief |
Story: | horse ridinggoldshot in the armtentprologuesearchsubjective cameradead bodyrunningrifleshootingdrinkslow motion sceneshot in the chesthorse β¦corpseshootoutcryingfirepistolblood (See All) |
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s β¦uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | british soldiercavalryall male castgoldshot in the armtentsubjective cameradead bodyrunningrifleshootingarrestbattledrinkshot in the head β¦horsecorpsebeatingsongcryingfirepistolsingingexplosiongunblood (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | wounded soldierdeserterdefecationfieldcapturedead bodyriflevomitingshootingbattledrinkshot in the chestmirrorhorsecorpse β¦shootoutpistolsingingexplosiongunblood (See All) |
Pre-teen Jeliza-Rose's parents are hopeless drug addicts. When pa, rocker Noah, finds ma's OD'd, he fears to be charged with homicide and takes Jeliza along to his ma's place, in a desolate country region. With Noah passed out, the girl mentally transfers to a fantasy world she and her doll heads en β¦ter magically. Jeliza's adventures also star the crazy locals, notably Dell, and Dell's grown but intellectually disabled brother Dickens. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingsurrealismdeath |
Mood: | avant garde |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | spider webwhisperingfieldskullscreaminghallucinationdead bodyrunningriflevomitingdrinkurinationmirrorcorpsebeating β¦songfiresingingexplosionblood (See All) |
Themes: | magicsurrealismmurderdeath |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorbleeding to deathback from the deadirishgoldbattlefieldscreamingprologuesubjective camerahallucinationbattleslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chestmirror β¦horsecorpsebeatingexplosionblood (See All) |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga β¦ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | whisperingcaptureirishshot in the armtentsearchdead bodyriflevomitingarrestdrinkshot in the headurinationshot in the chesthorse β¦corpsebeatingshootoutsongcryingfirepistolsingingblood (See All) |
Two days in the life of Saul Auslander, Hungarian prisoner working as a member of the Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz Crematoriums who, to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son, tries to carry out his impossible deed: salvage the body and find a rabbi to bury it. While the Sonderkomma β¦ndo is to be liquidated at any moment, Saul turns away of the living and their plans of rebellion to save the remains of a son he never took care of when he was still alive. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Characters: | reference to god |
Story: | dragging a dead bodywhisperingdiggingshovelgoldprologuef worddead bodyrunningrifleshootingshot in the chestcorpsebeatingcrying β¦firemale nuditybloodgun (See All) |
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the co β¦de to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | reference to godthief |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorhorse ridingstepping on someone's footladdergoldshot in the armf wordreference to jesus christdead bodyrunningriflevomitingshootingarrestdrink β¦urinationshot in the chestmirrorhorsecorpsebeatingshootoutfirepistolexplosiongunblood (See All) |
Rancher Dan Evans heads into Bisbee to clear up issues concerning the sale of his land when he witnesses the closing events of a stagecoach robbery led by famed outlaw Ben Wade. Shortly thereafter, Wade is captured by the law in Bisbee and Evans finds himself one of the escorts who will take Wade to β¦ the 3:10 to Yuma train in Contention for the reward of $200. Evans's effort to take Wade to the station is in part an effort to save his land but also part of an inner battle to determine whether he can be more than just a naive rancher in the eyes of his impetuous and gunslinging son William Evans. The transport to Contention is hazardous and filled with ambushes by Indians, pursuits by Wade's vengeful gang and Wade's own conniving and surreptitious demeanor that makes the ride all the more intense. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | reference to godthiefsinger |
Story: | hit with a shovelhorse ridingcaptureshovelshot in the armtentdead bodyrifleshootingarrestbattledrinkshot in the headshot in the chesthorse β¦beatingshootoutsongfirepistolsingingexplosionnuditygunblood (See All) |
A small group of adventurous American soldiers in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War are determined to steal a huge cache of gold reputed to be hidden somewhere near their desert base. Finding a map they believe will take them to the gold, they embark on a journey that leads to unexpected discoveries, β¦enabling them to rise to a heroic challenge that drastically changes their lives. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedy |
Themes: | deathmurder |
Mood: | satire |
Story: | hidden treasurecapturetreasuregoldshot in the armf wordvomitingslow motion sceneshot in the headurinationshot in the chestcorpseshootoutmale nudityblood |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Themes: | drinkingmurdersurrealism |
Mood: | satire |
Characters: | reference to god |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrordefecationskullscreamingsubjective cameraf wordreference to jesus christdead bodyshootingdrinkslow motion sceneshot in the chestmirrorhorsecorpse β¦beatingmale nuditynuditybloodgun (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | drinking |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorfalling to the grounddiggingcaptureshovelf wordreference to jesus christrunningriflearrestdrinkurinationmirrorbeatingsong β¦cryingsingingnudity (See All) |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser β¦ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | british soldierlooking at oneself in a mirrormusketwhisperingtentprologuedead bodyshootingarrestdrinkmirrorhorsesongcryingfire β¦singingmale nuditynudity (See All) |
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But wil β¦l his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction? (Read More)
Themes: | madnesssurrealismdeathmurder |
Characters: | reference to godchristian |
Story: | deserterpipegoldsearchreference to jesus christhallucinationdead bodyrifleshootinghorsefireexplosion |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | british soldieririshdead bodyriflearrestbattledrinkshot in the headhorsebeatingsongfiresingingexplosiongun |
A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery. He meets a mystical guide who introduces him to seven wealthy and powerful people, each representing a planet in the Solar system. These seven, along with the protagonist, the guide and t β¦he guide's assistant, divest themselves of their worldly goods and form a group of nine who will seek the Holy Mountain, in order to displace the gods who live there and become immortal. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingdeathsurrealism |
Mood: | avant gardesatire |
Characters: | reference to godthief |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorhorse ridingpsychedeliamushroomskullgoldreference to jesus christriflevomitingshootingdrinkurinationmirrorhorsecorpse β¦beatingfireexplosionmale nuditynuditybloodgun (See All) |
1945, in World War II Germany, the tough Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier commands a tank and survives a German attack with his veteran crew composed of Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Trini 'Gordo' Garcia and Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis. He receives a rookie soldier Norman Ellison as the substitute for his deceased β¦gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Characters: | christian |
Story: | horse ridingbattlefieldshot in the armf wordriflevomitingbattleshot in the headurinationshot in the chesthorsecorpsebeatingshootoutfire β¦pistolsingingexplosionblood (See All) |
In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. When he misse β¦s a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdeathmurder |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | hidden treasurelooking at oneself in a mirrorwhisperingshot in the armsearchdead bodyrunningrifleshootingarrestshot in the headshot in the chestmirrorcorpseshootout β¦cryingfirepistolexplosiongunblood (See All) |
Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the ele β¦ments, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | horse ridingshoveltreasuregoldtentsearchrifleshootingdrinkhorseshootoutfirepistolbloodgun |
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command o β¦f the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | bleeding to deathdesertercavalrydiggingshovelinsecttentrifleshootingbattledrinkshot in the headhorsebeatingsong β¦firepistolsingingexplosiongunblood (See All) |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The β¦government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | battlefieldshot in the armsubjective cameradead bodyrunningriflevomitingshootingarrestbattledrinkshot in the headshot in the chestcorpsesong β¦cryingsingingexplosionblood (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d β¦rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stopβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | british soldierlooking at oneself in a mirrorcaptureirishprologuesubjective camerabritishdead bodyrunningrifleshootingarrestbattledrinkslow motion scene β¦urinationshot in the chestmirrorhorsecorpsebeatingshootoutsongcryingfiresingingexplosionbloodgun (See All) |
The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific β¦establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurder |
Characters: | reference to godchristiansinger |
Story: | horse ridingwhisperingfieldinsectskullgoldbattlefieldsubjective camerareference to jesus christdead bodyriflevomitingbattledrinkslow motion scene β¦horsesongpistolsingingexplosiongun (See All) |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
Themes: | murderdeath |
Locations: | england |
Story: | british soldierlooking at oneself in a mirrorbattlefieldtentprologuesubjective camerabritishhallucinationriflebattleslow motion scenehorsecorpsebeatingfire β¦pistolexplosionbloodgun (See All) |
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star develo β¦ping her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | allegory |
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeathsurrealism |
Mood: | satire |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | mass gravesevered fingershot in the armsplit screenprologuesearchsubjective cameraf worddead bodyriflevomitingshootingdrinkslow motion sceneshot in the head β¦shot in the chestmirrorcorpsebeatingshootoutsongfirepistolsingingexplosionbloodgun (See All) |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t β¦o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | prologuedead bodyrunningrifleshootingdrinkshot in the headurinationshot in the chestcorpsebeatingshootoutpistolexplosiongun β¦blood (See All) |
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a d β¦angerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | reference to god |
Story: | horse ridingcaptureshovelropescreamingdead bodyrunningriflevomitingshootingdrinkshot in the chesthorsecorpseshootout β¦pistolblood (See All) |
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager fo β¦od rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. (Read More)
Subgenre: | allegory |
Themes: | theftmurderdeath |
Mood: | avant garde |
Characters: | thiefsinger |
Story: | shovelprologuesubjective cameradead bodyrifleshootingshot in the headurinationshot in the chestcorpsebeatingsongcryingfirepistol β¦singingmale nuditygunblood (See All) |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | thiefsinger |
Story: | gun in mouthsubjective cameradead bodyrifleshootingarrestdrinkshot in the headshot in the chestmirrorcorpsebeatingsongpistolsinging β¦explosionbloodgun (See All) |
A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a β¦ good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedy |
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | avant gardesatire |
Characters: | thiefsinger |
Story: | defecationskullsubjective camerareference to jesus christdead bodyvomitingdrinkshot in the headurinationshot in the chestmirrorcorpsebeatingshootoutsong β¦singingmale nuditynuditybloodgun (See All) |
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 t β¦hat went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeath |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | insectladdertreasureropeprologuesubjective camerahallucinationdead bodyrifleshootingdrinkslow motion sceneurinationcorpseshootout β¦songcryingfiresingingexplosiongunblood (See All) |
Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 β¦2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)
Subgenre: | allegorydark comedy |
Themes: | theftdrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | satire |
Characters: | reference to godchristianthiefsinger |
Story: | rifleshootingdrinkshot in the headurinationshot in the chestbeatingsongcryingfirepistolsinginggunblood |
Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After running into mountain herders and capturing them, they were left with no choice but to follow their rules of engagement or be imprisoned. Now Marcus and hi β¦s team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. (Read More)
Themes: | murderdeath |
Story: | all male castcapturesevered fingerbattlefieldshot in the armsubjective cameraf wordrunningbattleslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chestcorpsebeatingshootout β¦pistolexplosionmale nudityblood (See All) |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin β¦ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorsubjective cameradead bodyrunningrifleshootingbattledrinkslow motion sceneshot in the headurinationmirrorhorsecorpsesong β¦cryingpistolsingingexplosionblood (See All) |
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count β¦ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)
Themes: | theftmagicdrinkingdeathmurder |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | thiefsinger |
Story: | whisperingtentprologuedead bodyrunningriflearrestdrinkslow motion scenehorsecorpsesongfirepistolsinging β¦explosionblood (See All) |
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied tro β¦ops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmfuhrer Ludwig Muntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdeathmurder |
Characters: | christianthiefsinger |
Story: | british soldiermass gravecaptureprologuereference to jesus christbritishdead bodyriflevomitingshootingarrestshot in the headurinationmirrorcorpse β¦beatingshootoutsongcryingsingingexplosionmale nudityblood (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr β¦aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedy |
Themes: | theftdrinkingdeath |
Characters: | reference to god |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorstepping on someone's footshovelladderropeprologuef wordreference to jesus christrunningrifledrinkslow motion scenemirrorcryingfire β¦blood (See All) |
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 day β¦s of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | defecationtentsubjective camerareference to jesus christdead bodyrunningriflevomitingshootingdrinkshot in the headurinationhorsecorpsesong β¦cryingfirepistolsingingmale nudityblood (See All) |
An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Themes: | murderdeath |
Story: | horse ridingcrawling on the groundcavalrygoldshot in the armsubjective camerariflebattleshot in the chesthorsecorpsebeatingshootoutcryingfire β¦pistolexplosionbloodgun (See All) |
The college friends Paul, Karen, Bert, Marcy and Jeff rent an isolated cabin in the woods to spend a week together. When they arrive, a man contaminated with a weird disease asks for help to them, but they get in panic and burn the man, who falls in the water reservoir and dies. The whole group, exc β¦ept Karen, makes a pact of drinking only beer along the week without knowing where the dead body is. When Karen drinks tap water and gets the disease, the group begins their journey to hell. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingmurderdeath |
Story: | hit with a shovelshot in the armscreamingf wordhallucinationdead bodyriflevomitingslow motion sceneshot in the headurinationshot in the chesthorsecorpsebeating β¦firepistolblood (See All) |
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D'Leh's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D'Leh is forc β¦ed to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant. (Read More)
Themes: | magicdeathmurder |
Characters: | reference to god |
Story: | horse ridingcavalrygoldtentprologuesearchhallucinationdead bodybattlehorsecorpsebeatingcryingfireblood |
In 1920, rural Ireland is the vicious battlefield of republican rebels against the British security forces and Irish Unionist population who oppose them, a recipe for mutual cruelty. Medical graduate Damien O'Donovan always gave priority to his socialist ideals and simply helping people in need. Jus β¦t when he's leaving Ireland to work in a highly reputed London hospital, witnessing gross abuse of commoners changes his mind. he returns and joins the local IRA brigade, commanded by his brother Teddy, and adopts the merciless logic of civil war, while Teddy mellows by experiencing first-hand endless suffering. When IRA leaders negotiate an autonomous Free State under the British crown, Teddy defends the pragmatic best possible deal at this stage. Damien however joins the large seceding faction which holds nothing less than a socialist republic will do. The result is another civil war, bloodily opposing former Irish comrades in arms, even the brothers. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingdeathmurder |
Characters: | singer |
Story: | british soldierhorse ridingcaptureirishbattlefieldreference to jesus christdead bodyriflearrestbattledrinkshot in the headbeatingshootoutsong β¦firesinginggunblood (See All) |
Hank, stranded on a deserted island and about to kill himself, notices a corpse washed up on the beach. He befriends it, naming it Manny, only to discover that his new friend can talk and has a myriad of supernatural abilities...which may help him get home.
Themes: | surrealism |
Characters: | reference to godsinger |
Story: | crawling on the grounddefecationprologuef wordreference to jesus christhallucinationdead bodyslow motion sceneurinationcorpsesongfiresingingexplosion |