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 6.9
 212K
Enemy (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Spain, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Style: surreal, psychological, twist ending, mind bending, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: doppelganger, infidelity, symbolism, paranoia, mental illness, lookalikes, obsession, nightmare, surrealism, disturbed individual, actor, existentialism ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
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 6.5
 53K
The Double (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Style: psychological, surreal, mindfuck, bleak, art house ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: shyness, doppelganger, surrealism, suicide, loneliness, depression, workplace, office, obsession, losing-it hero, loser, wise man ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: britain, usa
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 7.5
 547K
Source Code (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, clever, mind bending, thought provoking ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: time loop, time travel, train, alternate reality, parallel universe, memory, twists and turns, save the day, destiny, changing the past or future, bomb, terrorism ...
Time: future, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, somalia, afghanistan, illinois
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 8.3
 361K
The Hunt (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Style: bleak, thought provoking, psychological, depressing, sad ...
Audience: adult
Plot: injustice, life turned upside down, child abuse, false accusation, divorce, social injustice, social relations, pedophile, parents and children, teacher, church, punched in the face ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 2013, 21st century
Place: denmark
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 7.2
 109K
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, art house, black comedy, atmospheric, surreal ...
Audience: teens, adult, teen drama
Plot: incest, dysfunctional family, isolated house, cat, child abuse, brother sister incest, eccentric family, overprotective father, confined, sexual awakening, perversion, greek ...
Time: 2000s, year 2010, year 2009, 21st century
Place: greece, europe
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 7.6
 27K
Control (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, his fellow inspectors, who are all without exception likeable characters, a rival ticket inspection team, and racing along the tracks... And a tale about love.
Style: psychological, dark comedy, surreal, atmospheric, black comedy ...
Plot: subway, train, workplace, serial killer, social misfits, dark humor, european, underground, love, musician, angel, claustrophobia ...
Time: year 2003, y2k, 21st century
Place: hungary, budapest, eastern europe, europe
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 7.6
 281K
RoboCop (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style: futuristic, entertaining, black comedy, cyber, intense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, kids
Plot: cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, police, androids and robots, robocop, violence, revenge, dystopia, graphic violence, gory, superhero ...
Time: future, 80s, year 1987, near future
Place: detroit, usa, michigan
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 8.7
 2.0M
The Matrix (1999)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style: philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience: kids, date night, family friendly, manly, chick flick ...
Plot: artificial intelligence, philosophy, virtual reality, dystopia, distopia, martial arts, existentialism, cyberpunk, alternate reality, gunfight, fight, visceral ...
Time: future, 20th century, near future, year 1999, 90s ...
Place: persia, los angeles
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The Stepford Wives (1975)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The urban aspirant photographer Joanna Eberhart moves from Manhattan to Stepford, Connecticut with her family. Her husband Walter Eberhart decided to live in a calm suburb, but Joanna did not like the neighborhood with beautiful and perfect ...
Style: psychological, scary, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: robot, feminism, conspiracy, small town, housewife, women's liberation, suburbs, androids, social commentary, paranoia, utopia, distopia ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, connecticut, manhattan new york city
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 8.0
 233K
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn't safe around their strange neighbors.
Style: psychological, atmospheric, surreal, suspenseful, gothic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: satanic cult, paranoia, devil, satanism, murder, pregnancy, supernatural, witchcraft, coven, supernatural horror, secret society, demonic possession ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1968, year 1966, year 1965
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, persia, eastern europe, usa
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 6.8
 83K
The 'Burbs (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, funny, witty, horror comedy ...
Audience: teens, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot: neighbor, suburbs, neighborhood, paranoia, obsession, dark humor, investigation, vacation, old dark house, eccentric family, disorder, goofy hero ...
Time: 80s
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 8.2
 1.2M
The Truman Show (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for ...
Style: philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, surreal, touching ...
Audience: teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: self discovery, simulated reality, alternate reality, freedom, video surveillance, small town, fictional reality show, hidden camera, utopia, dystopia, paranoia, god complex ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1998, future
Place: florida, persia, america, usa
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Starship Troopers (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style: futuristic, stylized, bloody, exciting, allegory ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: military, alien invasion, creature, alien, space travel, monster, soldier, space and aliens, space wars, outer space, fictional war, evil alien ...
Time: future, 23rd century, 90s, year 1997, jurassic ...
Place: buenos aires argentina, space western
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the ...
Style: disturbing, controversial, psychedelic, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Audience: adult
Plot: insanity, psychology, surrealism, gang, dystopia, rape, violent, controversy, violence, psychopath, brutality, sociopath ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1971, year 1995, 70s ...
Place: britain, london, england, united kingdom, europe
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 7.1
 387K
Snowpiercer (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Style: suspenseful, futuristic, thought provoking, allegory, philosophical ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot: post apocalypse, train, survival, distopia, dystopia, revolution, rebellion, end of the world, social differences, winter, capitalism, snow ...
Time: future, near future, 2010s, year 2013, year 2014 ...
Place: britain, south korea, east asia
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 6.0
 22K
Starry Eyes (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Style: scary, surreal, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot: gory, hollywood, religions or cults, ambition, aspiring actress, secret society, filmmaking, occult, casting, casting couch, violence, friendship ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california
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 7.9
 527K
Children of Men (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style: atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, bleak, spiritual ...
Audience: adult
Plot: apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, dystopian future, end of the world, chaos, redemption, heroic mission, pandemic, post apocalyptic, fertility, dying ...
Time: future, year 2006, distant future, near future, 2000s ...
Place: england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
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 6.8
 6K
Innocence (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium, UK, Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A look inside an offbeat boarding school for young girls.
Style: disturbing, surreal, art house, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: boarding school, friendship, childhood, coming of age, little girl, boarding school life, girls' boarding school, society, school, obsession, teenage life, escape ...
Time: 90s
Place: france
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 6.7
 24K
Mirrormask (2005)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home
Style: stylized, surreal, offbeat, visually stunning, mindfuck ...
Audience: teens, pre-teens, date night, teen fantasy, kids ...
Plot: fantasy world, circus, magic, imaginary kingdom, trippy, coming of age, alternate reality, alternate dimension, parallel universe, good versus evil, imaginary, save the kingdom ...
Time: year 2005
Place: brighton, england
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Shock Treatment (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Janet and Brad Majors, unhappily married, are separated after appearing on a game show. Janet becomes a superstar while Brad is thrown into a mental hospital. But what does fast food magnate Farley Flavors have up his sleeve?
Style: surreal, cult classic, allegory, spoof, horror musical ...
Plot: satire, cheerleader, brainwashing, social commentary, fictional game show, small town, insanity, sex crime, rock opera, mental institution, surrealism, nervous breakdown ...
Time: year 1981
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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia, Italy
Duration: 73 min.
Story: In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to organize a ball, however the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. They plan to organize a beauty pageant at the ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, surreal, allegory ...
Plot: satire, firefighter, political satire, theft, corruption, bureaucracy, small town, confusion, fire, husband wife relationship, farce, cancer ...
Time: year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place: czechoslovakia, czech republic, eastern europe
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 7.9
 49K
No Man's Land (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Belgium, UK, Slovenia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Two soldiers from opposite sites get stuck between the front lines in the same trench. The UN is asked to free them and both sides agree on a ceasefire, but will they stick to it?
Style: bleak, harsh, political, talky, thought provoking ...
Plot: anti war, politics, soldier, military, civil war, survival, war, intrigue, bosnian war, un, wartime, bomb ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 2001, year 1993, 2000s
Place: bosnia, serbia, balkan, bosnia herzegovina, eastern europe ...
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 4.2
 1K
Convergence (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Detective Ben Walls finds himself in a modern day Dante world, passing back and forth between the present and the future. Surrounded by the residents seeking redemption, Ben is left with the task to find a way out.
Style: allegory, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural, hospital, trapped, struggle for survival, survival, mission, private detective, hell, redemption, vengeful ghost, trap, invention ...
Time: year 1999, year 2015
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Heart of Glass (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the ...
Style: surreal, art house, disturbing, experimental, allegory ...
Plot: surrealism, great ending, magic realism, death, folk horror, village, dream, warning, murder, village life, factory, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: year 1976
Place: germany
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The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
Style: cult classic, black comedy, satirical, independent film, allegory ...
Plot: alien, alien invasion, extraterrestrial, blaxploitation, drug abuse, urban, black, friendly alien, mind power, invasion, ufo, drug ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, harlem
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Eight and a Half (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story: With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.
Style: art house, psychological, surreal, cerebral, black and white ...
Audience: date night
Plot: filmmaking, surrealism, childhood, dream, midlife crisis, stream of consciousness, memory, catholic, adultery, actress, movie business, showbiz ...
Time: 20th century, year 1963, 60s
Place: rome italy, italy, europe, copenhagen, paris france ...
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The Directive (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In the aftermath of an incurable virus spread, a robot seeking to eradicate humanity deceptively guides a Red Cross survivor to sanctuary with the false hope of his family awaiting in Safe Zone 57.
Style: suspense, allegory, educational, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot: sole survivor, zombie outbreak, robot, journey, expedition, infection, cholera, quarantine, murder, surrealism, betrayal, psychiatrist ...
Time: future, 2020s, year 2019, near future
Place: utah, colorado, china, usa, washington d.c. ...
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 5.6
 422
Field of Dogs (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Poland, Italy, Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A visionary romance based on a contemporary reading of Dante.
Style: allegory, bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: obsession, a vision, supermarket, loss, car accident, sleeping, escape from reality, breast feeding, death of girlfriend, underground, sleep disorder, mental disorder ...
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Reaction Time (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A family confined to a villa in which they live. Outside an unnatural fog that burns people that enter in contact with it. No possibility for communication with the outside, only a hypothesis about a possible cause of the phenomenon. In complete ...
Style: allegory, bleak, suspenseful, scary, disturbing ...
Plot: family relations, abusive relationship, parents and children, fog, dystopian future, characters in danger, supernatural, vestiges of humanity, survival, murder, revenge, human existence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, Japan
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Birdboy and his animal friends plan their escape from an ecologically devastated island in this surreal, animated fantasy.
Style: suspense, gloomy, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: nightmare, murder, pursuit, stranded, hallucination, escape, death, violence, monster, island, friends, anthropomorphic animal ...
Time: 2010s
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