Biting movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant biting movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out biting, suspense, weird, stylized, realistic and psychological films and TV shows about / with storytelling, murder, loneliness, satire, dark humor, blood, dialogue, husband wife relationship, runaway and pornography plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
biting movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as biting: Antichrist (2009), Lolita (1962), American Beauty (1999), Dogtooth (2009), Teeth (2007), The Shape of Water (2017), Wild Tales (2014), The Opposite of Sex (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Let Me In (2010).

List of biting movies

 6.5
 144K
Antichrist (2009)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Style: disturbing, sexy, dark, psychological, bleak ...
Audience: adult
Plot: insanity, depression, cruelty, guilt, controversy, fear, violence, woods, female nudity, nudity, black magic, male nudity ...
Time: 21st century
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 7.5
 115K
Lolita (1962)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's ...
Style: erotic, disturbing, sexual, psychological, sexy ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: forbidden love, lolita, age difference, girl man relationship, seduction, pedophilia, lust, mother daughter relationship, obsession, older man younger woman relationship, nymphet, sexualized violence ...
Time: 1950s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1962, near future ...
Place: new hampshire, usa, ohio
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 8.3
 1.3M
American Beauty (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Style: melancholic, thought provoking, sexual, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot: midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, existentialism, age difference, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, dysfunctional marriage, youth, adultery, suburbs ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place: usa, america, los angeles, iran
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 7.1
 122K
Dogtooth (2009)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family ...
Style: disturbing, black comedy, sexy, psychological, art house ...
Audience: teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: incest, dysfunctional family, isolated house, brother sister incest, paranoia, sadism, brother sister sex, child abuse, overprotective father, eccentric family, abuse, isolation ...
Time: 2000s, year 2010, year 2009, 21st century
Place: greece, europe
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 5.4
 49K
Teeth (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly ...
Style: sexy, biting, black comedy, satirical, medical horror ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: rape, violence, coming of age, dysfunctional family, sex scene, teenager, revenge, body horror, chastity belt, dark humor, sex, rape and revenge ...
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The Shape of Water (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min.
Story: An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Style: touching, romantic, biting, fairy tale, disturbing ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, adult
Plot: sign language, interspecies romance, creature, love story, female protagonist, rescue, supernatural, interspecies sex, laboratory, cold war, scientist, friendship ...
Time: year 1962, year 2017, 60s, future, 2010s
Place: maryland, baltimore, los angeles, america, pittsburgh ...
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 8.1
 236K
Wild Tales (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
Style: suspense, dark comedy, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: multiple storylines, revenge, dark humor, twists and turns, sex scene, human nature, vengeance, violence, corruption, destiny, wedding party, comedy of errors ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, y2k, 21st century
Place: argentina, south america, persia, latin america
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The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.
Style: dark comedy, biting, erotic, sexual, independent film ...
Audience: teens, date night, girls' night
Plot: lgbtq, gay, gay interest, sex, lgbt, gay man has sex with a woman, heterosexuality, death of lover, coming of age, satire, pregnancy, teenage girl ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: louisiana, canada, los angeles, las vegas, palm springs california ...
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 7.2
 101K
Gosford Park (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style: detective, period piece, costume drama, biting, satirical ...
Plot: murder, whodunit, society, murder mystery, country estate, estate, high society, murder investigation, butler, police investigation, twists and turns, servant ...
Time: 1930s, year 1932, 20th century, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place: england, detroit, london
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 7.1
 133K
Let Me In (2010)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
Style: atmospheric, suspense, gothic, creepy, biting ...
Audience: teens, adult, teen drama
Plot: vampire, loneliness, childhood, first love, blood, gory, friendship, coming of age, supernatural, friends, mysterious character, children ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, year 2000, 20th century, year 1983 ...
Place: new mexico, usa, italy, europe, stockholm sweden ...
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 7.8
 661K
Nightcrawler (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Style: neo noir, psychological, disturbing, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience: adult
Plot: character study, sociopath, journalism, obsession, cynicism, psychopath, manipulation, morality, journalist, violence, deception, ethics ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, venice beach california, america ...
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 7.1
 11K
The Treatment (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known ...
Style: disturbing, biting, sexy, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: child abuse, police, pedophile, child killer, missing child, kidnapping, police investigation, uncover truth, haunted by the past, serial killer, investigation, law enforcement ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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 7.2
 765K
Now You See Me (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style: surprise ending, clever, entertaining, twist ending, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: heist, teamwork, fbi, outsmarting, scheme, perfect crime, twists and turns, con artists, stage magic, bank robbery, cons and scams, magician ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style: clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time: 80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place: new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Style: atmospheric, disturbing, surreal, biting, satirical ...
Plot: farce, bourgeoisie, high society, social commentary, absurdism, satire, social satire, surrealism, dark humor, decadence, dinner, dream ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place: europe, paris france, france, spain
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 8.0
 9K
The Comeback (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The series initially follows Valerie Cherish (Kudrow), a veteran sitcom actress who has been out of the spotlight for more than a decade, as she attempts in 2005 to return to the industry that made her famous. Valerie lands a role on a new network ...
Style: sitcom, biting, humorous, not serious, captivating ...
Plot: comeback, actress, lifestyle, workplace, media satire, backstage, celebrity culture, disorder, self involved, artists and showbiz, husband wife relationship, television ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
Style: dark, surreal, creepy, biting, art house ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, cat, prostitute, loneliness, murder, father son relationship, drug addict, following someone, drug use, women, feminist ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, year 2014
Place: middle east, iran, persia, maghreb, california
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 7.9
 748K
District 9 (2009)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Aliens land in South Africa and, with their ship totally disabled, have no way home. Years later, after living in a slum and wearing out their welcome the 'Non-Humans' are being moved to a new tent city overseen by Multi-National United ...
Style: serious, biting, suspense, tense, breathtaking ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, extraterrestrial, distopia, space and aliens, alien encounter, metamorphosis, mutation, ufo, alien invasion, first contact, social commentary, transformation ...
Time: year 2009, future, 2000s, year 2000, year 1982 ...
Place: africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The tables are turned as four teenagers are sucked into Jumanji's world - pitted against rhinos, black mambas and an endless variety of jungle traps and puzzles. To survive, they'll play as characters from the game.
Style: breathtaking, biting, funny, exciting, saga ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, teens
Plot: jungle, adventurer, game, zoologist, friendship, video game, magic, high school, surrealism, archaeologist, teenage boy, team ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, year 1996, year 2016, jurassic ...
Place: new hampshire, hawaii
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 7.4
 39K
Contempt (1963)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker ...
Style: art house, erotic, philosophical, biting, grindhouse ...
Audience: adult
Plot: filmmaking, screenwriter, satire, femme fatale, writers, film producer, estranged couple, car accident, film industry, passive aggression, swimming pool, relationships ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place: rome italy, italy, france, mediterranean sea, southern italy ...
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The King of Comedy (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style: tragicomedy, black comedy, dark comedy, funny, satirical ...
Plot: character study, obsession, desire for fame, ambition, delusion, showbiz, dark humor, satire, artists and showbiz, nervous breakdown, kidnapping, manic ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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 9.2
 2.5M
Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style: epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time: ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place: idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
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 6.2
 35K
Alone (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot: kidnapping, psychopath, trapped, chase, road rage, maniac, survival, kidnapped woman, highway, lost in the woods, cruelty, stalker ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: oregon
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Dylan Moran: Like, Totally (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min.
Story: Dylan Moran returns with an all-new stand-up show. Unpredictable, startling, bizarre, elegiac, but above all brilliant and hilariously funny, Moran is a master of comedy.
Style: witty, talky, funny, hilarious, biting ...
Plot: dark humor, stand up comedy, life philosophy, honest, culture clash, sarcasm, irreverent, storytelling, comedian, live performance, writer's life, character study ...
Place: ireland, dublin ireland
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Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: When several young hunters arrive at a secluded lodge in the Pacific Northwest little do they know that they will become the hunted.
Style: sentimental, suspenseful, biting, independent film, natural horror ...
Plot: bigfoot, sasquatch, monster, hunting, narration, creature feature, forest, wilderness, hunter, giant monster, panic, killer animal ...
Time: year 1971
Place: washington state
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 5.1
 345
Livescreamers (2023)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A popular group of video game content creators must face the ultimate lesson in teamwork when a haunted multiplayer game begins killing them one by one.
Style: tense, suspenseful, biting, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot: supernatural, video game, gamer, found footage, supernatural horror, ghost, death threat, game of death, threat, paranormal, paranormal activity, paranormal phenomena ...
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 8.5
 16K
House of Cards (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: Francis Urquhart is the chief whip of the Conservative party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced majority, he fully expects the new Prime ...
Style: tense, witty, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot: political intrigue, politics, state affairs, manipulation, journalist, reporter, deception, power struggle, intrigue, dishonesty, coworker, conservative ...
Time: 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: england, britain, london, europe
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 4.3
 470
Adopted (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: For hundreds of years, Africa has existed in a state of despair. Famine, civil wars and rampant disease have left the continent without hope, but for the efforts of Western do-gooders. At first, they arrived with food, bibles and the magic of ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, biting, mockumentary ...
Plot: satire, celebrity culture, adoption, family relations, disorder, lifestyle, society, culture clash, profanity, babies and infants, orphan, misfit ...
Time: 90s, turn of the century, 21st century
Place: africa
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 8.0
 997K
The Martian (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Hungary, Jordan
Duration: 144 min.
Story: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw ...
Style: futuristic, biting, clever, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night
Plot: survival, mars, astronaut, stranded, space travel, nasa, isolation, science, outer space, struggle for survival, space, loneliness ...
Time: year 2015, 2030s, year 2016, near future, future ...
Place: china, london, houston texas, pasadena california, beijing china ...
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Desperate Housewives (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired Sundays at 9 P.M. Eastern/8 P.M. Central, on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012. ...
Style: witty, humorous, sexy, soap opera, sexual ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: housewife, female friendship, suburban life, neighbor, family life, social relations, friends, investigation, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, infidelity ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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