Offbeat movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant offbeat movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out offbeat, surreal, atmospheric, weird, cult film and clever films and TV shows about / with dialogue, storytelling, mentor, cult, destiny, surrealism, time travel, suspense, imagination and twists and turns plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Fantasy genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as offbeat: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Big Fish (2003), Being John Malkovich (1999), Amelie (2001), What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Mr. Nobody (2009), Fight Club (1999), Rick and Morty (2013), The Triplets of Belleville (2003), Coraline (2009).
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List of offbeat movies
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, witty, dramatic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hotel, prison escape, art theft, mentor protege relationship, luxury hotel, murder, prison, painting, escapades, gunfight, fictional country, mentor ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 60s, 80s, year 1985 ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, hungary, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his ...
Style:
psychological, surreal, melancholic, mind bending, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
memory, surrealism, amnesia, love, existentialism, memory loss, love story, relationships, alternate reality, couples, loneliness, introspection ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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446K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true ...
Style:
surreal, sentimental, feel good, touching, fairy tale ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
fish, magic realism, father son relationship, surrealism, fantasy world, journey, loneliness, mermaid, death, magic, witch, childhood ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century, 1940s, 80s ...
Place:
texas, usa, alabama, paris france, miami ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, cerebral, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
puppeteer, subconscious, psychology, twists and turns, surrealism, existentialism, portal, insanity, body swapping, mind control, manipulation, philosophy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city
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764K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a ...
Style:
feel good, touching, inspirational, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
loneliness, love, fall in love, life, social relations, female protagonist, love and romance, optimism, existentialism, lifestyle change, destiny, surrealism ...
Time:
year 1997, 70s, 90s, year 1974, 20th century ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, montmartre paris, quebec
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Style:
absurd, humorous, parody, gothic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, dark humor, werewolf, friendship, supernatural, zombie, goth, buddies, immortality, social misfits, roommate, found footage ...
Time:
year 1997, year 1978, year 1912, 21st century
Place:
new zealand, oceania
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237K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, surreal, philosophical, mind bending ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
destiny, time, philosophy, alternate reality, surrealism, depression, butterfly effect, utopia, multiple outcomes, life changing experience, twists and turns, bittersweet ...
Time:
future, year 1975, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
canada
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2.2M
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
surprise ending, psychological, thought provoking, twist ending, surreal ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, plot twist, fight, self destructing, insanity, fighting the system, split personality, schizophrenia, losing-it hero, against the rules, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
delaware, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.
Style:
adult animation, entertaining, humorous, cynical, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
mad scientist, scientist, graphic violence, time travel, prodigy, dark humor, relatives, grandfather grandson relationship, youth, family relations, satire, grandparent and grandchild ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music, Sport
Country: France, Belgium, Canada, UK, Latvia, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Style:
surreal, humorous, anime, witty, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, french, tour de france, chase, bicycle, friendship, escapades, rescue, very little dialogue, old woman, riding a bicycle, championship ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
france, paris france, canada
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238K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, family outing, preschoolers ...
Plot:
monster, children, parallel world, alternate reality, stop motion, secret place, weirdo, fantasy world, clue, loneliness, heroine, family relations ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, michigan, texas
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The year is 2022, and after an unlikely event, only one man is left on earth: Phil Miller, who used to be just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank. Now, in his RV, Phil searches the country for other survivors.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, exciting, not serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
alone in the world, survival, post apocalypse, survivor, partners, chaos, save the world, distopia, virus, isolation, deadly virus, couples ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
tucson arizona, usa, arizona
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.
Style:
thought provoking, surreal, mind bending, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
conspiracy, hidden truth, politician, who to trust, dishonesty, graphic violence, mysterious character, scientist, twists and turns, life turned upside down, virus, blackmail ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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627K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. ...
Style:
melancholic, philosophical, futuristic, touching, clever ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
loneliness, artificial intelligence, existentialism, love, philosophy, human nature, a.i., unlikely relationship, cyberspace, divorce, psychology, unlikely couple ...
Time:
future, near future, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
twists and turns, small town, supernatural, surrealism, small town life, law enforcement, time, interdimensional travel, special agents, mysterious event, good versus evil, anger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Style:
touching, romantic, emotional, realistic, depressing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
mental illness, love, bipolar disorder, depression, life philosophy, social misfits, supportive parent, gambling, male female friendship, football, psychology, adaptation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, philadelphia, new jersey, baltimore
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Style:
road movie, surreal, witty, enigmatic, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
road trip, dream girl, self discovery, life philosophy, alternate reality, choice, wish come true, self fulfillment, on the road, hopes, alternate dimension, twists and turns ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
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1.3M
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife in this gritty, complex thriller that packs more knots than a hangman's noose. To carry out his plan, Shelby ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, confusing, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suspense, amnesia, memory loss, murder, plot twist, revenge, memory, paranoia, vengeance, psychology, twists and turns, haunted by the past ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Style:
touching, philosophical, dramatic, sentimental, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
destiny, aging, true love, life & death, life philosophy, child as adult, existentialism, love and romance, tragic love, fall in love, impossible love, puzzle ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 2000s, 70s, 1930s ...
Place:
new orleans, usa, english channel, pearl harbor, france ...
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201K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
small town, serial killer, surrealism, murder, supernatural, investigation, nightmare, hallucination, secret, mysterious death, evil spirit, small town life ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century, 90s
Place:
washington state, canada, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Greece, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, artsy, melancholic, philosophical ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
vampire, goth, love, supernatural, eternal life, musician, immortality, family relations, fate of humanity, supernatural romance, vampire bite, true love ...
Time:
2010s, year 1975, year 1968, 21st century
Place:
detroit
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, gothic horror, dark, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, goth, barbershop, social injustice, villain, dark humor, judge, insanity, revenge, loss of loved one, murder, cannibalism ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, edwardian era, 1850s, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
Style:
exciting, mind bending, intellectual, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, fbi, prodigy, college professor, talented, riddles and clues, hallucination, genius, intelligence, schizophrenia, law enforcement, professor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, psychological, intellectual, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, friendship, midlife crisis, age difference, older man younger woman relationship, relationships, fish out of water, love story, unlikely couple, actor, adultery, culture clash ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, canada, yale university ...
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249K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. ...
Style:
emotional, erotic, entertaining, biting, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, youth, gay, bipolar disorder, gay teenager, family problems, teenage life, juvenile delinquency, siblings relations, life is a bitch, drinking problem, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has ...
Style:
surprise ending, thought provoking, clever, twist ending, confusing ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
time travel, twists and turns, time loop, plot twist, time paradox, time machine, mission, parallel universe, changing the past or future, mysterious character, existentialism, special agents ...
Time:
year 1975, future, 1940s, 20th century, year 1981 ...
Place:
usa, new york, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, absurd, not serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
invasion, twists and turns, alternate reality, dark humor, alternate universe, buddies, save the world, parallel universe, dog, drugs, fictional reality, adaptation ...
Place:
usa, las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.
Style:
dark fantasy, humorous, splatter, funny, campy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, time travel, monster, siege, cult, evil dead, beast, demon, supernatural, sword fight, skeleton, good versus evil ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, 20th century, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
england
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141K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, ...
Style:
gothic, fairy tale, humorous, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
surrealism, good versus evil, puppet, fantasy world, friendship, rescue, heroes, maze, beast, imaginary kingdom, female protagonist, hopes ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, feel good, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
children, countryside, friendship, magical, childhood, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, sick mother, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, little girl, young heroes ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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