Headache movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant headache movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, independent film and weird films and TV shows about / with headache, death, cigarette smoking, murder, hospital, storytelling, violence, dialogue, brutality and fear plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, France, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as headache: Akira (1988), Jimmy P. (2013), Blue Sunshine (1977), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Pi (1998), November (2004), From Beyond (1986), Body Bags (1993), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Room (2005).
Best films
New films
| Red Joan (2018) | 6.4 | |
| The 8-Year Engagement (2017) | 7.1 | |
| So B. It (2016) | 6.9 | |
| Alpha Code (2020) | 3.5 | |
| Snowbound (2017) | 3.3 |
List of headache movies
224K
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a ...
Style:
anime, futuristic, surreal, adult animation, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, post apocalypse, motorcycle gang, motorcycle, teenager, protest, dystopia, body horror, psychic power, military, experiment, hallucination ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, 2010s, 80s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Adapted from the 1951 non-fiction account by psychoanalyst Georges Devereux, “Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian,” the film follows the true story of Picard (Del Toro), a Plains Indian of the Blackfeet nation, as he returns from WWII and begins ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, touching, intellectual ...
Plot:
psychoanalysis, friendship, headache, hospital, doctors and patients, psychologist, soldier, psychiatrist, memory, haunted by the past, anthropologist, ethnicity ...
Time:
year 1948, 20th century, 50s, year 1945
Place:
kansas, usa, france, seattle, new york ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At a party, someone goes insane and murders three women. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry is on the run. More bizarre killings continue with alarming frequency all over town. Trying to clear his name, Jerry discovers the shocking ...
Style:
atmospheric, disturbing, surreal, psychedelic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
disco, hair loss, politician, on the run, murder, lsd, headache, bald woman, babysitter, murder suspect, full moon, massacre ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, detective, crying ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
teacher, fish out of water, children, kindergarten, small town, elementary school, school, witness protection, bullying, working undercover, drug dealer, police ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
astoria oregon, california, oregon, los angeles, north america
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192K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a link in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, mind bending, cerebral, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mathematics, insanity, obsession, paranoia, computer, conspiracy, surrealism, alienation, psychology, eye, cyberpunk, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998, future
Place:
new york, america, middle east, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Sophie Jacobs is going through the most difficult time of her life. Now, she just has to find out if it's real.
Style:
psychological thriller, mind bending, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, haunted by the past, headache, murder investigation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, guilt, loss of loved one, depression, parallel universe, ghost, trauma ...
Time:
year 2004
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.
Style:
lovecraft, scary, sexy, demonic, homoerotic ...
Plot:
mad scientist, body horror, monster, transformation, alternate dimension, mutant, insanity, parallel world, decapitation, cthulhu, gory, cannibalism ...
Time:
year 2016, 80s
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14K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Three tales are told, each one increasingly terrifying. The first tells the story of a woman being stalked by an axe-weilding maniac. The second is the story of a man who pays the ultimate price for a beautiful head of hair. The final tale shows ...
Style:
anthology, medical horror, slasher, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, violent sex, investigation, obsession, hair loss, baseball, murder, gory, danger, stalking, supernatural ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage seeking their favorite food: brains!
Style:
black comedy, parody, independent film, dark comedy, spoof ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, cemetery, nudity, cannibalism, punk, monster, female nudity, crematorium, undead, living dead, zombie apocalypse, paramedic ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
louisville kentucky, usa, san diego california, kentucky
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461
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Julia Barker, an over-worked, middle-aged Texas woman is haunted by psychic visions which drive her to New York in search of the Room.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, contemplative, serious, enigmatic ...
Plot:
hotel, room, midlife crisis, housewife, uncertainty, journey, city, loneliness, family relations, self discovery, nihilism, wandering ...
Place:
new york, usa, texas, houston texas
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Cory Weissman is a college basketball player who suffers a devastating stroke. He perseveres to find new meaning in his life both on, and more importantly, off the court.
Style:
captivating, emotional, serious, inspirational, realistic ...
Plot:
rehabilitation, therapist, fraternity, telephone call, ambition, basketball player, recovery, hopes, against the odds, disability, parents and children, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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306K
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between ...
Style:
psychological, surreal, philosophical, enigmatic, twist ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
virtual reality, dream, alternate reality, surrealism, lost love, disfigurement, redemption, obsession, tragic love, love, hopes, death ...
Time:
year 2001, future, 22nd century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kirsty Cotten is now all grown up and married. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. A fatal car crash kills Kirsty. Now, her husband finds ...
Style:
scary, slasher, lovecraft, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, hellraiser, amnesia, car accident, temptation, body horror, hallucination, monster, cosmic horror, car crash, plastic bag over head, sex horror ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, terrorism, revenge, race against time, lone hero, heist, police, buddy cop, car chase, terrorist, police officer, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A thriller crime comedy directed by Wolfgang Murnberger.
Style:
sexy, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
group of friends, murder investigation, pills, dark past, police, murder, father daughter relationship, haunted by the past, saving a life, amnesia, partner, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria
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169K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgangers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Style:
surreal, neo noir, mind bending, atmospheric, confusing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, murder, insanity, doppelganger, nightmare, sex scene, time loop, parallel universe, graphic violence, transformation, hallucination, promiscuous woman ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997, near future
Place:
los angeles, persia, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him to collaborate with him on his new TV show. But one disappears and another embarks on a wild journey ...
Style:
dark comedy, depressing, ambiguous ending, black comedy, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
influencer, satire, filmmaker, unsimulated sex, gay interest, male nudity, male pubic hair, outdoor sex, lgbt, nude beach, absurdism, existentialism ...
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Story:
A horror movie duology: "The Black Veil" is set in 1888, as the widow of a psychiatrist visits a college friend who is performing in a theatre that enacts gruesome mutilations and torture. In "Listen to Midnight" a photographer ...
Style:
anthology, dark fairy tale, independent film
Plot:
smoking, bondage, foot fetish, scream queen, murder, nightmare, theater, headache, drunkenness, photographer, widow, actress ...
Time:
1880s
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge.
Style:
philosophical, touching, period piece, spiritual, epic ...
Plot:
world war one, philosophy, buddhist, hospital, destiny, existentialism, self discovery, wedding, soldier, murder, redemption, materialism ...
Time:
1920s, year 1917, 1930s
Place:
paris france, india, himalaya, europe, france ...
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2K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn’t know. As soon as they get there, it’s clear that (1) he’s the only black guy, and (2) it’s going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. ...
Style:
freeze frame, f word
Plot:
racism, racial discrimination, birthday, debauchery, nightmare, photograph, bare chested male, revenge, fight, wrestling, workout, racial prejudice ...
Time:
year 2017
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or ...
Style:
fairy tale, epic, light hearted, mysterious, light ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
alice in wonderland, parallel world, youth, chess, fantasy world, girl heroine, nobility, rabbit, victorian england, underground, child, harry potter ...
Time:
victorian era
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283K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america, california
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Emily Burns is being held captive in a room with no idea as to why or how she got there. Determined to escape and return to her daughter and husband, Emily discovers clues within the room that help explain what she's doing there. They even ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
survival horror, captive, memory loss, virus, hallucination, amnesia, murder, confined, torture, isolation, game of death, brutality ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After becoming infected with the virus that killed superstar Hannah Geist, Syd March must unravel the mystery surrounding her death to save his own life .
Style:
disturbing, medical horror, tech noir, cult classic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
body horror, obsession, infection, celebrity, uncover truth, social decay, infected, hidden truth, danger, cannibalism, visceral, existentialism ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada, california
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The City of Salem, Massachusetts is visited by a coven of ancient witches.
Style:
splatter, disturbing, atmospheric, surreal, gothic ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, occult, radio station, devil, violent, losing-it hero, spell, curse, radio, radio dj, burned alive ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
salem massachusetts, new england, usa, massachusetts, boston ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Agnès Jaoui co-writes and directs this romantic comedy of manners set in France's rustic Provence. Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella (co-scripter Jean-Pierre Bacri) reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy ...
Style:
biting, meditative, touching, sincere, art house ...
Plot:
infidelity, midlife crisis, bohemian life, extramarital affair, opposites attract, fish out of water, disorder, snobbism, fall in love, couple relations, illicit affair, storytelling ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france
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199K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, philosophical, cerebral, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
psychiatry, scientology, right hand man, drifter, sex, female pubic hair, mentor, religion, bare breasts, religions or cults, brainwashing, writers ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1950 ...
Place:
usa, phoenix arizona, san francisco, alabama, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The final days of Hank Williams.
Style:
captivating, sincere, touching, serious, sad ...
Plot:
country music, friendship, redemption, starting over, rise and fall, musician's life, road trip, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, downfall, rising to stardom, society ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, year 2010, year 1952, 2010s ...
Place:
west virginia, usa, alabama, ohio, virginia
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796
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the city of Jaffa; a young girl plans to run away with her secret lover, when a tragedy forever changes the course of their lives.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot:
forbidden love, family relations, dysfunctional family, pregnancy, family feud, interracial relations, love and romance, life is a bitch, society, life turned upside down, family business, realism ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, persia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Bisexual attorney Alain is bedding his female boss, his murderer client, the client's hairdresser girlfriend, and a precocious boy who knows what he wants and tries to convince Alain that he can 'have it all'.
Style:
sexy, erotic, homoerotic, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gender, looking for sex, lgbt, obsession, destructive relationship, male pubic hair, love triangle, dangerous attraction, looking for love, lgbtq, couples, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
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