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A blonde actress is preparing for her biggest role yet, but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting. Adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed Polish produc …tion, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | experimental filmcult filmindependent film |
Themes: | madnesswealthdyingpanicevilunfaithfulnessinsanitycorruptionextramarital affairangerfilmmakingdancefeardrinkingpregnancy …adulterymoneyinfidelitysurrealismfriendshipdeathmurderlove (See All) |
Mood: | breaking the fourth walldarknessavant gardenightgore |
Locations: | police stationkitchenlos angeles californiasnowhotel |
Characters: | film directormaidactresslove triangleactordancerpolicemanfemale protagonistprostitutefriendafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dance numberscreaming in fearloss of identityrabbit suitscreaming in horrorone legged womanmysterious womandead womanasian womanmovie actressfilm actressold womanburlesque dancerface slapmovie actor …film actorhotel roomtelephone calltear on one's cheekinland empirecrew on cameratv announcerstream of consciousnessback alleycult film referencetv talk showweird behaviorcigarette burnparallel storystreetlighthollywood boulevardmysterious eventsound stagesilkoneiricsouthern californiablowing a kisswife abusemakeup artistnumberlight bulbscrewdrivertv interviewjealous husbanddisturbed individualcorridorsidewalkvinylquestionslapdirector also cinematographerschizophrenicrepeated lineanguishmenaceslappingfilm studiohallwayhypnotismwrathinfertilitymegaphonestaircaseseancemysterious manmysticismfemale female kissconfusionjoyabusive husbandliving roomalternate realitybarbecuefilm producerdead manpolandshadowcigarette lighterbutlershot in the facestairshypnosismovie setmovie theatretensionhookergypsyhomicidetv showhollywood californiadesperationwatching a moviestabbed in the stomachragerecordingdressstreetidentityapplausecircusrecord playerblack americanclass differencesactingfilm within a filmthreatscene during end creditsscreamrabbitdebtstorytellingclownscreamingdangercurselooking at the cameracoffeesearchman with glassesbrunettenonlinear timelinestabbed in the chesthousewomanstabbingmansionold manbedroomstrippertelephonetelevisionprostitutionneighborbedrunningtearsshootingundressingdrinkwatching tvslow motion sceneblondeblood splatterbeatingcryinglesbian kisstitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditytwo word titlebloodinterviewgunviolenceflashbacksex (See All) |
A psychic who can read minds picks up the thoughts of a murderer in the audience and soon becomes a victim. An English pianist gets involved in solving the murders, but finds many of his avenues of inquiry cut off by new murders, and he begins to wonder how the murderer can track his movements so cl …osely. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | dyingpanicinsanitycorruptionangerdrinkinginfidelitysurrealismdeathmurder |
Mood: | darknessnightgore |
Locations: | police stationkitchen |
Characters: | maidactresspoliceman |
Story: | dead womanold womanface slaptelephone callblowing a kissmenacehallwaystaircasemysterious manliving roomdead manshadowstairsdesperationstabbed in the stomach …dressstreetrecord playerthreatscreamingdangersearchbrunettehousestabbingold manbedroomtelephonetelevisionneighborrunningshootingdrinkwatching tvblood splatterbeatingcigarette smokingtwo word titleflashbackbloodviolencegun (See All) |
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable mal …evolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all. (Read More)
Themes: | panicevilangerfeardrinkingdeathmurder |
Mood: | darknessnightgore |
Locations: | kitchen |
Characters: | policemanfriend |
Story: | mysterious womanold womantelephone calldisturbed individualcorridorquestionanguishhallwaystaircasemysterious manconfusionliving roomstairshomicidedesperation …dresslooking at the cameraman with glasseshousebedroomtelephoneneighborbedshootingdrinkcryingfemale nudityviolencebloodgunflashback (See All) |
Tony Montana manages to leave Cuba during the Mariel exodus of 1980. He finds himself in a Florida refugee camp but his friend Manny has a way out for them: undertake a contract killing and arrangements will be made to get a green card. He's soon working for drug dealer Frank Lopez and shows his met …tle when a deal with Colombian drug dealers goes bad. He also brings a new level of violence to Miami. Tony is protective of his younger sister but his mother knows what he does for a living and disowns him. Tony is impatient and wants it all however, including Frank's empire and his mistress Elvira Hancock. Once at the top however, Tony's outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | panicevilcorruptionangerfearmoneydeathfriendshiplovemurder |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaptelephone callslapslappingwrathinfertilityjoyliving roomdead manstabbed in the stomachragedressstreetclowndanger …housewomanstabbingmansionbedroomtelephonebedshootingwatching tvslow motion sceneblondeblood splattercryingtitle spoken by characterdancingfemale nuditygunviolenceblood (See All) |
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, Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into … obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town private eye. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | panicevilcorruptionangerfilmmakingfearmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | darkness |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | film directorprostitutehusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callback alleyvinylmysterious manfilm producerbutlerhomicidedesperationhollywood californiastabbed in the stomachrecordingthreatdangerman with glassesstabbed in the chest …mansionstrippertelephoneprostitutionshootingblood splatterbeatingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfemale nuditybloodgunviolencesex (See All) |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark …question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
Themes: | evilunfaithfulnessextramarital affairangerdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelitymurderdeath |
Locations: | police stationkitchensnowhotel |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | mysterious womantelephone callquestionschizophrenicmysterious manliving roomhomiciderecord playersearchman with glassesnonlinear timelinehousewomanbedroomtelephone …televisionneighborbeddrinkwatching tvblood splattercryingcigarette smokingfemale nuditytwo word titleinterviewbloodflashbackviolence (See All) |
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find the rapist so that th …ey can exact revenge. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | madnessevilinsanitycorruptionangerfeardrinkingpregnancymoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | darknessnightgore |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanprostitute |
Story: | hallwaystairshomicidedesperationdressstreetscreamscreamingdangernonlinear timelinewomanbedroomprostitutiondrinkslow motion scene …blood splatterbeatingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexbloodviolence (See All) |
Themes: | feardrinkingmoneydeathfriendship |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | film directoractressdancerpolicemanprostitutefriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaphotel roomtelephone callmakeup artistslapabusive husbandwatching a movieapplausecoffeeman with glassestelephoneprostitutionrunningundressingdrink …watching tvbeatingcryingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityviolencesexflashbackbloodinterviewgun (See All) |
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: | wealthunfaithfulnessinsanityextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelitymurdersurrealism |
Characters: | maidactressdancerpolicemanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slapcigarette lighterwatching a movierecordingrecord playerfilm within a filmdebtscreamingcoffeenonlinear timelinestabbed in the cheststabbingshootingundressingdrink …watching tvslow motion scenebeatingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexbloodflashbackgunviolence (See All) |
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is insp …ired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down. (Read More)
Themes: | angerfilmmakingdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | film directoractressactordancerpolicemanfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | blowing a kissmakeup artistfilm studiomegaphonefilm producershadowbutlermovie setmovie theatrehollywood californiawatching a movierecordingapplauserecord playerfilm within a film …searchtelephonerunningtearsdrinkslow motion scenecryingdancingcigarette smokingtwo word titleguninterview (See All) |
In San Francisco, we follow Johnny, a man who has a girlfriend, Lisa, and also his best friend, Mark. Lisa has been cheating on Johnny with Mark and Johnny doesn't know! Will Johnny ever find out? Will Mark still be Johnny's best friend?
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessangerdrinkingmoneyinfidelitydeathfriendship |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | old womanface slaptelephone callrepeated linewrathconfusionjoyliving roomstairsragedressthreatdebtscreamingcoffee …man with glassesbedroomtelephonetelevisionbedrunningtearsundressingdrinkcryingfemale nuditygunbloodsex (See All) |
Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place. In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking for anything. He happens to meet Sam Bouchard, a fellow actor who needs a house sitter. Both are pleased with the a …rrangement that will have Jake staying in the house and for a sweetener, Sam shows him his favorite neighbor, a well-built woman who strips with her window open each night. Jake becomes obsessed with meeting her and is able to help recover her purse from a thief, but shows his own phobia, he is incapacitated by claustrophobia when the thief runs through a tunnel. When Jake witnesses a murder, he finds out that the police love to pin crimes on peeping Toms. Jake discovers that here are just too many coincidences but must hunt them down himself without the police. (Read More)
Themes: | panicfilmmakingfeardrinkinginfidelitydeathmurderlove |
Mood: | nightgore |
Locations: | los angeles californiahotel |
Characters: | film directoractor |
Story: | face slaptelephone callmysterious eventsound stagefilm studiomovie setmovie theatrewatching a movieactingsearchhousewomanneighborbedrunning …undressingwatching tvblondebeatingcryingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditybloodflashbackinterviewsex (See All) |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh …o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | dyingcorruptionextramarital affairangerdrinkingpregnancymoneyinfidelitydeathfriendshiplovemurder |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | police stationkitchen |
Characters: | policemanprostitutefriendafrican american |
Story: | dead womantelephone callslapinfertilitydead mancigarette lightershot in the facewatching a movierageidentityblack americanscreamscreamingdangerman with glasses …brunettestabbed in the cheststabbingold manbedroomrunningshootingwatching tvblondeblood splatterbeatingcryinglesbian kisstitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingtwo word titlefemale nudityviolencebloodguninterviewflashback (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | film directoractresslove triangleactordancerprostitutehusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callsound stagefilm studiofilm producercigarette lightermovie setfilm within a filmsearchnonlinear timelinewomanstripperrunningtearsshootingundressing …drinkbeatingcryingdancingcigarette smokingsexflashbackinterview (See All) |
A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, …and the mysterious night club Silencio. (Read More)
Subgenre: | experimental filmcult filmindependent film |
Themes: | extramarital affairfilmmakinginfidelitysurrealismdeathmurder |
Mood: | avant gardenight |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | actressdancerfemale protagonist |
Story: | mysterious womanmovie actresstelephone calloneiriclight bulbschizophrenichollywood californiaman with glassesnonlinear timelinewomantelephoneblondecryinglesbian kisstitle spoken by character …cigarette smokingtwo word titlefemale nudityviolencegun (See All) |
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget.
Subgenre: | experimental filmindependent film |
Themes: | panicangerfearmurderdeathfriendship |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | telephone calldisturbed individualcorridorhallwaystaircasestairshomicideragestreetscreamscreamingman with glassesnonlinear timelinetelephonerunning …shootingwatching tvblood splatterbloodgunviolence (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnesscorruptionextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitylovedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | police station |
Characters: | policemanfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaptelephone callwife abuseanguishtensionhomicidedesperationapplausethreatsearchman with glassesnonlinear timelinemansiontelephonerunning …tearsshootingundressingdrinkwatching tvslow motion scenebeatingcryinglesbian kisscigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackbloodgunviolence (See All) |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | dyingcorruptionangerdrinkingmoneyfriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | kitchensnowhotel |
Characters: | policemanprostitutefriendafrican american |
Story: | face slaphotel roomtelephone callanguishdesperationstreetapplauseblack americanthreatstorytellinglooking at the camerastrippertelephoneprostitutionneighbor …runningtearsshootingundressingdrinkwatching tvslow motion scenebeatingcryingcigarette smokingfemale nuditysexbloodgun (See All) |
In 1959, 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv) and his wife, 'Alma Reville' (qv), are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amid disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Alfred decides his next film will adapt the lurid horror novel, _Psycho ( …1960)_ (qv), over everyone's misgivings. Unfortunately, as Alfred self-finances and labors on this film, Alma finally loses patience with his roving eye and controlling habits with his actresses. When an ambitious friend lures her to collaborate on a work of their own, the resulting marital tension colors Alfred's work even as the novel's inspiration haunts his dreams. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | film directoractressfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | movie actressfilm actressmovie actorfilm actortelephone callcigarette lightermovie settensiontv showhollywood californiawatching a moviefilm within a filmscreaminglooking at the camerawoman …telephonedrinkwatching tvtitle spoken by characterviolence (See All) |
Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | evilcorruptionangerfeardrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | nightgore |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | face slapliving roomstairshomicidedesperationragerecordingrecord playerthreatscreamman with glasseshousewomanold manbedroom …bedshootingdrinkslow motion sceneblood splatterbeatingcryingcigarette smokingfemale nuditybloodgunviolenceflashbacksex (See All) |
It's nearing the 10th Anniversary of the film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and one of the stars, Heather Langenkamp is being scared by a voice on a phone, sounding very similar to the film's villain, Freddy Krueger. When Heather's husband is killed in a car accident and is discovered with slash marks … on him, Heather starts to wonder something. Especially when she discovers that Wes Craven is writing another 'Nightmare' film. Soon, she realizes that Freddy has now entered the real world, and the only way to defeat him is to become Nancy Thompson once again. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | filmmakingfeardeathmurdersurrealism |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | film directormaidactressactorhusband wife relationship |
Story: | movie actorfilm actorrepeated linealternate realitymovie sethollywood californiafilm within a filmscreamingcoffeebrunettestabbed in the cheststabbingmansiontelephonetelevision …bedrunningslow motion sceneblondeblood splatterinterviewbloodviolence (See All) |
Lula's psychopathic mother goes crazy at the thought of Lula being with Sailor, who just got free from jail. Ignoring Sailor's probation, they set out for California. However their mother hires a killer to hunt down Sailor. Unaware of this, the two enjoy their journey and themselves being together.. …. until they witness a young woman dying after a car accident - a bad omen. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | dyingpanicdancepregnancyinfidelitydeathfriendshipsurrealismmurder |
Mood: | avant gardegore |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | dead womanhotel roomtelephone calldressscene during end creditsscreamscreamingdangerbrunettewomanold manprostitutionrunningtearsblonde …blood splattercryingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
This "found-footage" film is set in 2009 in the town of Claridge, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. During the town's annual 4th of July Crab Festival, townspeople become sick, exhibiting a variety of symptoms, which leads local news reporters to suspect something has infected the water there. No one …is sure what it is or how it's transmitted, but as people start to behave strangely, and others turning up dead, fear spawns into panic. The town is shut down as government authorities confiscate video footage from every media or personal source they find, in an effort to cover-up the incident. But one local reporter who witnessed the epidemic, was able to document, assemble, and hide this film in hopes that one day, the horrible truth would be revealed . . . (Read More)
Themes: | madnesspanicfeardrinkingmurderdeath |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | policemanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dead womantelephone calltv interviewanguishmenacedead manhomicidedesperationdressthreatscene during end creditsscreamscreamingdangerlooking at the camera …man with glassesnonlinear timelinetelephonetelevisionshootingdrinkblood splattertitle spoken by characterviolencegunbloodflashbackinterview (See All) |
The thief Laurie Ash steals the expensive diamond jewel called 'Eye of the Serpent' in an audacious heist during an exhibition in Cannes 2001 Festival. She double-crosses her partners and is mistakenly taken as Lily, a woman who lost her husband and son in an accident and is missing since then, by a …n ordinary family. One day, while having bath in Lily's bathtub, Lily comes back home and commits suicide. Laurie assumes definitely Lily's identity, goes to America where she marries a rich man, who becomes the Ambassador of USA in France. When Laurie returns to France, her past haunts her. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | corruptionadulteryinfidelityfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | female protagonist |
Story: | mysterious womanface slaptelephone callhallwayconfusionmovie theatredressstreetidentityscreamscreamingsearchbrunettenonlinear timelinewoman …bedroomblondelesbian kisscigarette smokingfemale nuditygunflashbackblood (See All) |
While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, sexually frustrated New York City housewife, has a rape fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving. Later that day, after complaining to her psychiatrist Dr. Robert Elliott about her husband's pathetic performance in bed, she meets a stran …ge man at a museum and returns to his apartment where they continue an adulterous encounter that began in the taxicab. Before she leaves his apartment, she finds papers which certify that the man has a venereal disease. Panicked, Kate rushes into the elevator, but has to return to his apartment when she realizes she's forgotten her wedding ring. When the elevator doors open, she's brutally slashed to death by a tall blonde woman wearing dark sunglasses. Liz Blake, a high-class call girl, is the only witness to the murder and she becomes the prime suspect and the murderess's next target. Liz is rescued from being killed by Kate's son Peter, who enlists the help of Liz to catch his mother's killer as Detective Marino who's in charge of the case is uncooperative in the investigation. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | panicunfaithfulnessextramarital affairfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelitydeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | darkness |
Characters: | policemanprostitutefriend |
Story: | telephone calldisturbed individualmenacehallwayconfusionhomicidedesperationidentitythreatscreamsearchbrunettewomanold mantelephone …prostitutionbedrunningundressingdrinkblondebeatingfemale nudityviolencesex (See All) |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | madnesswealthunfaithfulnessinsanityextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitydeathfriendshiplovemurdersurrealism |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | love triangledancerfemale protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaptelephone callrecordingrecord playerfilm within a filmscreamingnonlinear timelinestabbingblood splattercryinglesbian kisstitle spoken by characterdancingtwo word titleflashback …blood (See All) |
Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches de …ep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. (Read More)
Themes: | madnesspanicevilfeardeathfriendshiplovemurder |
Mood: | darkness |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | screaming in fearscreaming in horrortelephone callanguishconfusiondesperationscreamscreamingdangerlooking at the cameratelephonerunningtitle spoken by characterflashbackviolence …blood (See All) |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a …n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulterymoneyinfidelitydeathmurder |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | policemanprostituteafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dead womanhotel roomtelephone calltensionhookerthreatnonlinear timelinestabbed in the cheststabbingshootingundressingdrinkwatching tvblood splatterbeating …cigarette smokingflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All) |
Four tales of crime adapted from Frank Miller's popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie, a man fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, a cop who … risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile, and a hitman looking to make a little cash. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | evilinsanitycorruptiondeathmurder |
Mood: | darknessnightgore |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | prostitute |
Story: | dead womanasian womanface slaptelephone calldirector also cinematographerwrathmysterious mandead manshadowtensionhookerhomicidestreetdangerman with glasses …nonlinear timelinewomanstrippershootingblood splatterbeatingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingtwo word titlefemale nudityviolenceblood (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de …tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelitydeathmurder |
Locations: | police station |
Characters: | policemanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaptelephone callcigarette lighterrabbitdebtstorytellingstabbingtelephonestrippertearsshootingundressingdrinkwatching tvblonde …blood splatterbeatingcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfemale nuditytwo word titleviolencegunbloodsex (See All) |
A pop singer has been receiving threatening notes, and her manager hires a bodyguard known for his good work. The bodyguard ruffles the singer's feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. The bodyguard is haunted by the fact that he was on Reagan's se …cret service staff but wasn't there to prevent the attack by Hinckley. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an affair, and she begins to believe his precautions are necessary when the stalker strikes close to home. (Read More)
Themes: | panicextramarital affairangerfeardrinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | darkness |
Locations: | police stationkitchenlos angeles californiasnowhotel |
Characters: | actressdancerafrican american |
Story: | mysterious mandead manstairsdressstreetscreamingbrunettehousemansionbedroombedrunningslow motion sceneblood splatterbeating …title spoken by characterdancingbloodviolencegun (See All) |
Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and …disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | madnessevilinsanitycorruptionangerdancemoneymurderdeathlove |
Mood: | darknessgore |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | telephone callback alleystaircasebutlertensiontv showragestreetapplauseclass differencesthreatclowndangertelephonetelevision …neighborrunningshootingwatching tvslow motion sceneblood splatterbeatingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingviolenceflashbackbloodguninterview (See All) |
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelitydeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dead womanschizophrenicshot in the facetensionthreatneighborshootingdrinkblood splatterbeatingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityguninterview …bloodviolence (See All) |
Forty-year-old Christine Lucas wakes up in bed with a man she does not know, in an unfamiliar house. The man explains that he is her husband, Ben, and that she suffered brain damage from a car accident ten years earlier. Christine wakes up every morning with no memory of her life from her early twen …ties onwards. Christine receives treatment from Dr. Nasch, a neurologist at a local hospital who provides her a camera to record her thoughts and progress each day, and calls her every morning to remind her to watch the video in the camera. Soon, she starts to discover the truth around her. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | panicunfaithfulnessextramarital affairangerfearpregnancyadulteryinfidelitylovefriendship |
Locations: | kitchenhotel |
Characters: | female protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaphotel roomtelephone callmysterious eventrepeated linetensionscreamingdangersearchhousebedroomtelephonebedrunningslow motion scene …blood splatterbeatingcryingcigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackbloodsexviolence (See All) |
After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano … blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | wealthcorruptionextramarital affairdancefeardrinkingadulterymoneyinfidelitydeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | dancerprostitutefriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dead womantelephone callmysterious manhookerstorytellingdangerman with glassesmansionbedroomprostitutionbedundressingdrinkwatching tvcrying …dancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditysex (See All) |
After three weeks of chatting with the thirty-two year old photographer Jeff Kohlver over the Internet, fourteen year old Hayley Stark meets him in the Nighthawks coffee shop. Hayley flirts with him in spite of the age difference and proposes to go to his house. Once there, she prepares a screwdrive …r for them and Jeff passes out. When he awakes, he is tied up to a chair, and Hayley accuses him of pedophilia. Jeff denies the accusation, and Hayley begins to torture him in a cat and mouse game. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | panicinsanityfeardrinkingmoneymurderdeath |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | actress |
Story: | asian womantelephone callscrewdrivermenaceliving roomdesperationthreatscreamstorytellingscreamingdangercoffeesearchhousebedroom …neighbortearsdrinkslow motion scenecryingdancingviolencegunbloodsex (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | madnessinsanityangerfeardrinkingpregnancymoneyfriendshipdeathlovemurder |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | police stationsnowhotel |
Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | hotel roomtelephone callhypnotismhypnosisrecordingstabbingtelevisionrunningshootingundressingdrinkwatching tvslow motion sceneblood splatterbeating …cryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfemale nudityviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life …, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulterymoneyinfidelitymurderdeathlove |
Locations: | police station |
Characters: | policemanfemale protagonistprostitutefriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaphookerthreatwomantelephoneprostitutionbedtearsshootingdrinkwatching tvbeatingcryinglesbian kisstitle spoken by character …cigarette smokingfemale nuditygunviolenceblood (See All) |
Mort Rainey is a successful writer going through a rather unfriendly divorce from his wife of ten years, Amy. Alone and bitter in his cabin, he continues to work on his writing when a stranger named John Shooter shows up on his doorstep, claiming Rainey stole his story. Mort says he can prove the st …ory belongs to him and not Shooter, but while Mort digs around for the magazine which published the story in question years ago, things begin to happen around Shooter. Mort's dog dies, people begin to die, and his divorce proceedings with Amy continue to get uglier. It seems that Shooter has Mort over a barrel, but perhaps Mort has his own ideas on how to resolve all the problems that plague him lately. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | panicunfaithfulnessinsanityextramarital affairangerfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelitydeathmurder |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | police stationsnow |
Characters: | maidpolicemanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callmysterious eventscrewdriverquestionrepeated lineconfusionthreatscreamman with glassesstabbingtearsdrinkblood splattercryingtitle spoken by character …cigarette smokinggunflashbackblood (See All) |
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blo …od and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle. (Read More)
Themes: | evilpregnancydeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | darknessnight |
Locations: | kitchen |
Characters: | policemanfemale protagonistfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | mysterious womantelephone callmysterious eventvinylstabbed in the stomachdressrecord playerscreamnonlinear timelinestabbingneighborshootingwatching tvslow motion sceneblood splatter …cryingtitle spoken by characterviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
The movie details a town split between the wealthy South Zone gang called 'The Socials' and the poor North Zone gang called 'The Greasers'. Dallas Winston, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade from 'The Greasers' befriend the rich Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in. Later that night, a group of 'The …Socs' chase and beat up Johnny and attempt to drown Ponyboy in a fountain. However, Johnny stabs one Soc and kills him, saving Ponyboy. The desperate boys seek Dallas who finds a hideout for them in a nearby town. One week later, Johnny and Ponyboy decide to return to their hometown, with Dallas, to claim the murder as self-defense. But on their way back, they see the church on fire and Ponyboy and Johnny help the children trapped in the church and become heroes. However Johnny is badly wounded and confined to the hospital. Meanwhile The Socs and The Greasers prepare to fight. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | angerdrinkingmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | kitchen |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | face slaptelephone callanguishjoyliving roomhomicidewatching a moviestreetclass differencesthreatrabbitdangerhousestabbingtelephone …runningtearsshootingdrinkbeatingcryingcigarette smokingviolencebloodgunflashback (See All) |
One summer at Camp Crystal Lake, a group of young counselors begin to get ready to lead campers. Unfortunately for the former, someone isn't happy about what's going on in the camp and enjoys playing kill the counselor. As bodies fall to the ground in the camp, no one is safe.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | evilinsanitycorruptionfeardeathmurder |
Mood: | darknessnightgore |
Characters: | policemanfriend |
Story: | dead womanmenacemysterious manjoydead manstabbed in the stomachdressscreamingdangerwomanstabbingold manbedroomrunningslow motion scene …blondeblood splatterbeatingfemale nuditysexviolence (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | madnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdancedrinkingadulteryinfidelitylovefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | dancerfemale protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | face slaptelephone callrecordingrecord playerthreatdebtscreamingcursewomanstabbingtelephonerunningundressingdrinkdancing …cigarette smokingflashbackbloodviolence (See All) |
A nameless first person narrator ('Edward Norton (I)' (qv)) attends support groups in attempt to subdue his emotional state and relieve his insomniac state. When he meets Marla ('Helena Bonham Carter' (qv)), another fake attendee of support groups, his life seems to become a little more bearable. Ho …wever when he associates himself with Tyler ('Brad Pitt' (qv)) he is dragged into an underground fight club and soap making scheme. Together the two men spiral out of control and engage in competitive rivalry for love and power. When the narrator is exposed to the hidden agenda of Tyler's fight club, he must accept the awful truth that Tyler may not be who he says he is. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | madnessinsanityangerdeathlovesurrealism |
Mood: | breaking the fourth walldarknessnightgore |
Locations: | hotel |
Story: | telephone calldisturbed individualanguishwrathconfusiondead mantensiondesperationrageidentitythreatdangercoffeeman with glassestelephone …runningshootingslow motion sceneblood splatterbeatingcryingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingfemale nuditytwo word titleflashbackbloodviolencegun (See All) |
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | madnesswealthpanicevilinsanityangerfeardrinkingmoneyinfidelitydeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | nightgore |
Characters: | policemanprostitute |
Story: | disturbed individualtensionwatching a movieragescreamscreamingstabbed in the chestwomanstabbingtelephonebedrunningundressingdrinkwatching tv …blondeblood splatterbeatingcryingdancingcigarette smokingtwo word titlefemale nudityviolencebloodgun (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | wealthdyingfeardrinkingpregnancymoneylovedeathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | maiddancerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callwife abuseabusive husbandrecordingrecord playerclass differencessearchold manneighborrunningtearsshootingundressingdrinkcrying …dancingcigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackbloodgunviolence (See All) |
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnap …s Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | madnessevilinsanityfearfriendshipdeathmurdersurrealism |
Mood: | darknessnightgore |
Characters: | female protagonistfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone calldisturbed individualtensionstabbed in the stomachidentitystabbed in the chesthousestabbingtelephoneneighborbedshootingslow motion sceneblood splatterlesbian kiss …cigarette smokingfemale nudityviolencebloodflashbackgun (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingpregnancyadulterymoneyinfidelitydeathfriendshiplove |
Locations: | los angeles californiasnow |
Characters: | actresslove triangledancerfemale protagonistfriendafrican americanhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone calltv showrecordingapplauseblack americanfilm within a filmwomantearsdrinkwatching tvcryingtitle spoken by characterdancingcigarette smokingsex …gun (See All) |
The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Themes: | corruptionangerfeardrinkingdeathmurderfriendshiplove |
Mood: | night |
Locations: | kitchenhotel |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | dead womantelephone callwrathliving roomdead manscreamman with glassesbrunettenonlinear timelinestabbed in the chestwomanstabbingold manbedroomprostitution …cryingdancingfemale nudityflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
Earl Brooks is a highly respected businessman and was recently named Portland's Man of the Year. He hides a terrible secret however: he is a serial killer known as the Thumbprint Killer. He has been attending AA meetings and has kept his addiction to killing under control for two years now but his a …lter ego, Marshall, has re-appeared and is pushing him to kill again. When he does kill a couple while they are making love, he is seen and photographed by someone who also has his own death and murder fetish. In a parallel story, the police detective investigating the murder is having problems of her own. She is going through a messy divorce and a violent criminal who had vowed revenge some years before has escaped from prison and is after her. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | dyingangerfearpregnancydeathfriendshiplovemurder |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | kitchenhotel |
Characters: | dancerpolicemanfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | dead womantelephone callparallel storyschizophrenicalternate realitydead manhomicidestabbingbedroomtelephonebedtearsshootingblood splattercrying …title spoken by characterdancingfemale nudityflashbackviolencebloodgun (See All) |